PE stuck initializing - Page 2

sarah11918 · 05-31-2011, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pyxiwulf

well....I have an operating PE with ermine 0.9!

Woohoo!

Filark · 05-31-2011, 10:01 PM

Whew!!!

I've been gone all day. So nice to come back to a success story! As you can tell, you are among friends.

Congratulations and welcome back to your PE!

yugami · 05-31-2011, 10:32 PM

What exactly did you do that fixed it?

emusan · 05-31-2011, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yugami

What exactly did you do that fixed it?

I think she just had her husband do the golden update and it worked for him, "magic touch" lol.

pyxiwulf · 06-02-2011, 12:42 AM

yugami,

a combination of the #42, extra long hold of the reset button before doing it, golden update, and a user change. that's why he's hardware and I'm code, lol

Emeralds · 06-18-2011, 01:35 AM

I was having the same problem as pyxiwulf, finally got to the "Updating Software" screen...where it got stuck for 30+ minutes. After hitting reset again to get out of that (holding the power switch had no effect), I tried a second time with that flash drive (the first flash drive was apparently not recognized) and it moved past the "Updating Software" screen...only to get stuck back at three dots like the problem I started with. Help!

I don't know if it is relevant, but before I got stuck here with my PE, I had to turn it off by holding the power switch because it froze. The cause of the freeze was inconsistent. I had no problem starting it back up after any of those forced power downs. After turning it off "properly" (hold down rotate and select power down), it would not power back up, I just got stuck at those three dots.

Any ideas? I had just started to rely on this little device when it pulled this stunt.

cosmopolman · 07-05-2011, 03:40 PM

Having the same problem too. Just when I had my PE the way I wanted it. I twas working perfectly, and then wifi stopped working, so I went for a reboot, and here I am. Well, time to try the Dingo downgrade :-(((

cosmopolman · 07-05-2011, 03:58 PM

BTW, what am I missing in terms of "#42"? Is that the freezer technique?

vicinc · 07-05-2011, 04:25 PM

I recovered the data from a borked HDD with 5 hrs in the freezer gave me 50 minutes of working before starting going bad again. enough to recover all my data!

pyxiwulf · 07-05-2011, 04:46 PM

42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

cosmopolman · 07-05-2011, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pyxiwulf

42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

But it's not the answer to how to fix the hanging PE :-(
I golden-refreshed with Ermine, successfully, but afterwards, it keeps hanging on 4th dot. No progress.

I will let the power run down, cool it overnight, put it in the freezer, and then I'm totally out of ideas. I really don't want to rebuild my config from scratch (by downgrading and reupgrading). Is there anything left to do but that?

vicinc · 07-05-2011, 06:44 PM

HHGTTG>Douglas Adams. It is mostly British humour.

cosmopolman · 07-05-2011, 06:51 PM

I read the whole series in 8th grade. And live in London :-) While 42 might help me find my own place in the universe, I think the eDGe is from some other dimension, where laws of this universe don't apply. Wish there was a way to boot in safe mode, like Windows (for once).

Emeralds · 07-05-2011, 09:09 PM

Remind me, what all does the downgrade reset/remove?

Do you have the file to perform the downgrade in the boot process, since it can't seem to complete said process?

cosmopolman · 07-05-2011, 09:25 PM

https://www.entourageedge.com/suppor...barticleid=263

It installs update.zip fine (Ermine too), but then the next reboot still hangs. So, I'm going to try rolling back to Dingo, which will clear out all the settings and configs (and probably my apps!).

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05-31-2011, 10:01 PM	#17
Filark Armed with a smile :) Posts: 1,421 Karma: 2463560 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California, USA Device: enTourage eDGe & Pocket eDGe, Samsung Galaxy Note II	Whew!!! I've been gone all day. So nice to come back to a success story! As you can tell, you are among friends. Congratulations and welcome back to your PE!

05-31-2011, 10:32 PM	#18
yugami Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 18 Join Date: May 2011 Device: PRS+950	What exactly did you do that fixed it?

06-02-2011, 12:42 AM	#20
pyxiwulf Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Entourage Edge	yugami, a combination of the #42, extra long hold of the reset button before doing it, golden update, and a user change. that's why he's hardware and I'm code, lol

06-18-2011, 01:35 AM	#21
Emeralds Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: USA Device: Entourage Pocket eDGe	I was having the same problem as pyxiwulf, finally got to the "Updating Software" screen...where it got stuck for 30+ minutes. After hitting reset again to get out of that (holding the power switch had no effect), I tried a second time with that flash drive (the first flash drive was apparently not recognized) and it moved past the "Updating Software" screen...only to get stuck back at three dots like the problem I started with. Help! I don't know if it is relevant, but before I got stuck here with my PE, I had to turn it off by holding the power switch because it froze. The cause of the freeze was inconsistent. I had no problem starting it back up after any of those forced power downs. After turning it off "properly" (hold down rotate and select power down), it would not power back up, I just got stuck at those three dots. Any ideas? I had just started to rely on this little device when it pulled this stunt.

07-05-2011, 03:40 PM	#22
cosmopolman Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Pocket Edge	Having the same problem too. Just when I had my PE the way I wanted it. I twas working perfectly, and then wifi stopped working, so I went for a reboot, and here I am. Well, time to try the Dingo downgrade :-(((

07-05-2011, 03:58 PM	#23
cosmopolman Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Pocket Edge	BTW, what am I missing in terms of "#42"? Is that the freezer technique?

07-05-2011, 04:25 PM	#24
vicinc Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 443 Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Device: Pocket Edgex2(1unborked), Alex, Nook B&W, Nook Color, Nook STR	I recovered the data from a borked HDD with 5 hrs in the freezer gave me 50 minutes of working before starting going bad again. enough to recover all my data!

07-05-2011, 04:46 PM	#25
pyxiwulf Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Entourage Edge	42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

07-05-2011, 06:44 PM	#27
vicinc Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 443 Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Device: Pocket Edgex2(1unborked), Alex, Nook B&W, Nook Color, Nook STR	HHGTTG>Douglas Adams. It is mostly British humour.

07-05-2011, 06:51 PM	#28
cosmopolman Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Pocket Edge	I read the whole series in 8th grade. And live in London :-) While 42 might help me find my own place in the universe, I think the eDGe is from some other dimension, where laws of this universe don't apply. Wish there was a way to boot in safe mode, like Windows (for once).

07-05-2011, 09:09 PM	#29
Emeralds Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: USA Device: Entourage Pocket eDGe	Remind me, what all does the downgrade reset/remove? Do you have the file to perform the downgrade in the boot process, since it can't seem to complete said process?

07-05-2011, 09:25 PM	#30
cosmopolman Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Pocket Edge	https://www.entourageedge.com/suppor...barticleid=263 It installs update.zip fine (Ermine too), but then the next reboot still hangs. So, I'm going to try rolling back to Dingo, which will clear out all the settings and configs (and probably my apps!).