Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on?!
 

Last I used it, hit the power button and then locked the screen. Came home 4 hours later, went to turn on, nothing, so I figured the battery died. Plugged it in, the Nokia startup screen came up, stayed there for a few seconds and then the screen went off for a second, then back again, went on for about 30 seconds total and then just completly shut off. I've left it plugged in over night, same thing, help power button for a long time trying to turn on without it being plugged in nothing happens. Removed the battery for an hour, tried to boot up into usb mode, nothing.

Current os was OS2007HE with a 1gig memory card.

I've searched and searched for an anwser, I dont think that the white screen of death is applicable from what I read but then again no real clue here. Maybe dead battery. Anyone anywhere help please, i just bought this thing a week ago!

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on
 

As long as You can see nokia's logo clearly and without distortions on any part of the screen - You are not affected by WSOD.

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on
 

I went and bought a new charger @ best buy, same thing. Anyone? Please?

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on
 

What is the latest status, can it be turn on or completely dead?

bun

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on
 

the device will not turn on by itself, when I connect it to the ac adapter it will show the nokia startup screen, stays there for about 5 seconds, the screen shuts off for a second and then back again. Does this for about a minute and then shuts off completly, I tried connecting it to the pc, in xp it shows that it has detected a device and then it will say the device has malfunctioned. Doesnt stay on long enough for me to detect it in linux. I dont understand the last thing i did with this thing was read a pdf, hit the power key and select " lock screen and buttons" ?!

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on
 

It is NOT WSOD. It is NOT power on problem. Have you tried the obvious.........repeat take out the battery, go to do your daily house chore for awhile, walk the dog, do the dish, say a little prayer....and put the battery back and see what happen.


bun

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on
 

yes i took out the memory card and battery overnight, same thing. Why dont you think its a power on problem?

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on
 

You said the tablet still shows something, the Nokia screen. The classic power on people referred to has NO response whatsoever....any how, stick it in a plastic bag and stick the whole thing in refrigerator for 10 min or so and see how it goes.

bun

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on
 

lol really? wow, you think the processor is overheating or something? I'm interested to know your reasoning. BTW this will have nothing to do with if I do it or not, right now your can pretty much tell me to leave it in a dark room for 24 hours and do jumping jacks and I'd do it. Nokia please come back!!

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on
 

woo hoo! I got it working, I had it plugged in for a while and I started playing with the power plug, after lots of frustrated plug in and outs, taking out battery, memory card etc (and I did this a lot before) the device all of a sudden got a vague "charging" icon, I let it charge all way up and now its up! I wonder why this happend, maybe bc it lost charge while I was using the memory card? no idea, but I would like to know if anyone has any ideas as to why this happend, is this just user error on my part? I know it would be hard to tell, but maybe someone has had similar issues. I initially thought this was a known issue like the wsod, (although i never thought it was what my problem was after research)

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on
 

saruji, If I remove my memory card, my 770 loops at boot also.

When I put it back in, it is fine.

Go to Applications> Control Panel> Memory and see if you requested virtual memory into the card.

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on
 

yes it is on, however the first time i managed to get back in i had no memory card in, as i thought it might have been the problem, hmm i dont know i think i'm just a ****** in one way or another. But thank you for your help.

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on
 

Not knowing the answers is not a bad thing.

:D

I had the WSOD, I did what you describe when trying to get a 8GB card to work, and panicked.

http://www.hells-handmaiden.com/images/DontPanic.jpg

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on?!
 

I have a big problem with my Nokia 770. It will not turn on. I will plug the charger in, and the white screen with the Nokia logo comes on for a few seconds and then shuts off. It will do the same thing when I unplug it. At first the battery, the charger and the charging pod were suspected culprits, but all came back fine. When I plug it into my computer, the bluetooth symbol appears in the upper right hand corner, but only when the charger is plugged in. My computer says it found new hardware, but then the Nokia shuts off again. It's been like this for over a month, and nobody can fix it. What is wrong?

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on?!
 

Does it shut off completely? or does it remain on, displaying a blank white screen?

A blank white screen could be the notorious WSOD (White Screen Of Death), for which there is no known fix. However, WSOD rarely happens these days - it seems that only a certain number of 770's were susceptible to this failure, and they have mostly failed and been thrown away long ago.

If the screen shuts off completely, there is more hope for your 770.

You mention problems with charging, but you say that the battery is OK. Has someone tested the voltage and found that it has a full charge, or what? You will need a full battery before you can do anything else.

Have you tried removing the memory card before turning on the 770? Data corruption can happen any time and can lead to any number of weird effects.

If it still won't turn on, the next thing to try is to reflash. Have you done this? The procedure to use depends on whether your desktop computer uses Windows, Mac or Linux. You have to start with the 770 turned off, the memory card removed, and the battery full.

Assuming that you use Windows, you need to download and install (on your PC) the Nokia Internet Tablet Software Update Wizard, which you can get from here: http://europe.nokia.com/support/prod...ftware-upgrade .

After you have installed the Wizard on your PC, you can use it to automatically download and install the OS2006 operating system on your 770. Other operating systems are available from http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_770.php if you are interested in trying them.

Unfortunately, it has become difficult to find much help for the 770 on the wiki page at http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware. Links for the 770 are still there, but they are hard to find amid the great mass of material for the N900.

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on?!
 

nice to see people still are using 770. tells something about the IT and it's capabilities. I use mine connected to my stereo for listening to web radios. Just wanted to let you know ;)

Re: Default Nokia 770 flashes the "Nokia" startup screen @ bootup and never turns on?!
 

Dont have to read further. Power problem. Isolate either the battery is the problem or charger is the problem will solve the problem. I have seen this way too often. Yes, I am still using my 770. When the battery is down, 770 will behave like that.

bun