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STE is offline STE
2009-12-19 , 12:13
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Hi guys,

please advise.while testing easy-debian and openoffice my device froze. I can't even power it off (i think holding the power on/off switch for a longer time should usually work?). I see only one option: remove the battery. Bad Idea? Any other idea?

Thanks,
ste

BTW: Yes, I am panicing

edit: I just did it. Everything fine
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mysticrokks is offline mysticrokks
2009-12-19 , 12:31
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remove battery it wont be a problem at all..

its no different from force power off

if your phone doesnt reboot- it wont be down to taking out the battery
 
dba is offline dba
2009-12-20 , 04:50
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Originally Posted by mysticrokks View Post
remove battery it wont be a problem at all..
Nota bene: cutting power is only a last resort sort of alternative. Filesystem corruption is not a pretty thing.
 

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Fötus is offline Fötus
2009-12-20 , 05:14
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What did you do now? Did it work? What happend?
 
go1dfish is offline go1dfish
2009-12-20 , 05:24
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Next time try opening/closing the lens cover.

This manoeuvre has recovered my n900 from unresponsiveness quite a few times.
 

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kjmackey is offline kjmackey
2009-12-20 , 05:55
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Yes, my N900 froze this evening - something in the web browser. Opening the lens cover generated enough of an interrupt to unfreeze.

The browser window I had open was gone when I looked at the task manager.

Interestingly, the menu that appears when you hit the power button appeared as soon as the device unfroze - as if it was queued to display, but couldn't because something was blocking.

All the above was without anything from extras-testing or extras-devel installed. But I doubt I could reproduce the scenario clearly enough to file a bug.
 
adrianp is offline adrianp
2009-12-20 , 07:21
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Originally Posted by dba View Post
Nota bene: cutting power is only a last resort sort of alternative. Filesystem corruption is not a pretty thing.
Which is also why people should have regular backups.
 
mysticrokks is offline mysticrokks
2009-12-20 , 17:34
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ok you shouldnt power of a device whist its doing something- but in this situation there isnt another option
 
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