I killed my HTC Touch :(

[SiM]

Damn you xda developers.

How can you unbrick a phone that doesn't do anything?

I was able to get to the rainbow screen, so I tried a "unbrick" technique (using my original rom backup) mentioned on there and now it doesn't even power on at all

[alsenior]

hope you got the phone insured

[SiM]

hope you got the phone insured

Insurance against bad flashing. Lol, does that even exist?

[Aden]

Insurance against bad flashing. Lol, does that even exist?

Nope. I'm sure it doesn't.

[Rob_B]

Against it being smashed does though..#ahem#


Anyway, no help over on xda-dev? Some helpful people over there.

[SiM]

Anyway, no help over on xda-dev? Some helpful people over there.

Well their "help" posts made it worse... I am pretty sure it is beyond repairable now. I will ebay it for spare bits or I can get £44 from envirofone

[strike-down]

Is there a combination of keys to mash that gets it into an emergency recovery mode (ie will allow connection to computer and reflash)?
I know my lg ku990 has that, but dont know about the htc touch.

[SiM]

Is there a combination of keys to mash that gets it into an emergency recovery mode (ie will allow connection to computer and reflash)?
I know my lg ku990 has that, but dont know about the htc touch.

Well I was on the 3 colour screen which you can connect to PC with by USB and then recover from... but the final twist of the knife came when I tried a recovery method. After that didn't work, I realised that she is dead.

[Rob_B]

At least there is one good thing to come out of this...I was tempted to flash my orbit 2 but there's no way I will be now!

Envirophone test don't they?

[Funkstar]

I've flashed my Kaiser a few times now without incident. Going to flash again sometime this week too

Out of interest, which ROM was it SiM? Any idea why it happened?

[MadduckUK]

I was tempted to flash my orbit 2 but there's no way I will be now!

doooooooooooo ittttttttttt!

[Guy]

Like Funkstar my TYTNII has been flashed many many times without issue.

[Rob_B]

I've always been tempted but never found anything that amazing that makes me want to. I have 'slide to unlock' and Tempus clock/weather thingy so what would make me want to flash then guys?

[MadduckUK]

if you have to ask then i guess its not for you :/

if its working fine for you as it is just leave it

[Funkstar]

Well to start with I wanted shot of all the t-mobile restrictions and a much faster and more responsive camera on my Kaiser. Dutty's ROMs did this, but then I went with a Hyperdragon ROM a few months back for all the software of the new Diamond series.

Looking at the PDACornerUltimate ROM, as I like the black and his replacement icons.

[Andeh13]

id still try the insurance route & just plead ignorance. Tell them you tried to upatde your phone or something. If the folks at XDA cant sort it, i doubt your phone insurance company can!

I cracked the screen on my Kaiser & sent it off to the insurance company, they couldnt find instructions/the parts to fix it (because it isnt a common phone) so just sent me a check for £480 (take off 50quid for the exces) to get myself a new one. End result, 2nd hand/next to new kaiser for £100 and my ski holdiay more or less paid for!