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XooM
03-28-2007, 19:53
Alrighty, my X5L shat the bed a while ago and I've got renewed interest in reviving it (minimal attempts when it occured)
Heres the story: It was last fall, and my X5L was working fine (if you accept a cracked screen and partially broken joystick as being "fine"), dual booting between rockbox and stock firmware (as it had been for months with no changes). One day, i left it in the car for a few days before bringing it in. I finally brought it in and left it in my room for a good month or longer without use. When i finally tried turning it on (figuring it would work), it didn't at all. Did nothing, regardless of how the power switch was held (brief or long), so i plugged it in to try and charge it. When I attempt to charge it, the screen cycles between black, a flash of white, and the charging screen, which looks to me like it's cycling through a boot process. hooking up USB doesn't make a difference, and USB alone does nothing. It still has exactly these symptoms today.

Any guesses? It was the fall, so no extreme temps were experienced, that much I'm sure of.

hweb21
03-28-2007, 21:08
Try - boot rockbox while holding the rec button.

XooM
03-28-2007, 21:16
ah hah! easier than i expected... the subpack was at fault, making a crappy connection to the unit. good old fashioned gentle touch got it in the right spot and now she's charging. that was waaay too easy :)
now if only my screen wasnt mashed to pieces and my joystick worked in all directions