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my phone freezes

5 replies · 2,179 views · Started 24 March 2006

well, I have this phone for less then a week, and already it froze about 10 times in varios situations, and self restarted a couple of times. But still I don`t mind, I worked it hard anyways, but now, I hit a dead-end

I took a photo in the morning, while the phone was in silent profile, and it froze, the only way I could restart it was by removing the battery and put it in again

the result is that now I have an incomplete photo on my memory card, now, each time I access the images directory on the memory card, the phone freezes. I tried accessing it via Gallery, File manager, and also through IRDA, in [B]all[B] three cases, the phone freezes and I have to reboot by removing the battery

even more now the phone freezes after making a picture

my only ideea right now is to format the memory card (I really dont wanna do that), so if u have any other ideas pls tell. Also, I`ve heared that the 3230 can`t format any other memory cards than the 32 mb one supplied by nokia, so if u think that formatting the card is the only solution, pls tell me how (and dont tell me to buy a card reader because I don`t have the money)

thx

Well, it's not true that you can't format the MMC if it's bigger than 32 MB. I have a 256 MB one and the phone formated it without problems.

Regarding the freeze, I had a problem almost like this, but the phone only restarted by himself and I needed to look from time to time if it's still on. I was realy mad, so I gave it a format using *#7780#
Result: I lost all the data from the phone memory, but now it works better than ever. I advise you to make a backup of your contacts, or you'll be searching for them for 1 month like I did😉

Another thing, if you have many apps open, the phone will work really slow.

go to the nearest nokia center and upgrade your phone firmware to the latest version of 5.0604 and all your problem will be solve

ratza wrote:Well, it's not true that you can't format the MMC if it's bigger than 32 MB. I have a 256 MB one and the phone formated it without problems.

Regarding the freeze, I had a problem almost like this, but the phone only restarted by himself and I needed to look from time to time if it's still on. I was realy mad, so I gave it a format using *#7780#
Result: I lost all the data from the phone memory, but now it works better than ever. I advise you to make a backup of your contacts, or you'll be searching for them for 1 month like I did😉

Another thing, if you have many apps open, the phone will work really slow.


Hi my problem is that when i switch on itgets through the logo and after that when it comes to the main screen it fades (with hizontal lines about 1px ) to white and it restarts. same thing happen all over again. I tried the safe mode booting but nothing happens. please help me with this.
god bless you!