[Amamba]

I just got my 1st SOD after having the phone for 6 months. I installed lots of applications and mods on it (still on original Sprint ROM), so I figured this is a good time for hard reset. Just after HR, with no apps installed, I got another SOD.

Well, there seems to be a number of posts related to this problems, with everyone having their own theory, from faulty hardware to SD / SIM card issue to programs.

I've had various PDAs from the early Palm days, so to me while there's a probability of it being an internal hw issue, this seems much more likely to be either a s/w problem or a card issue. I also noticed that on the morning of the day I got my first SOD the battery was half-drained overnight (which doesn't typically happen) and the task bar wouldn't show.

One of the posts I read indicated this is likely to be a card issue, specifically some program installed on the card trying to load / update while the device is off. This made lots of sense, since even though I did a HR, I didn't wipe the card; if there was some program "hook" in the root of the card, or some corruption on it, this would explain getting a SOD even on a freshly wiped device.

So, I wiped the SD card, formatted it, and only copied back documents, CABs and music - no programs whatsoever. I also decided to go easy on installed programs, installing only in main memory, and only the absolute bare necessities (e.g. going with stock Manilla vs CHT2, which so far I find not at all limiting). Instead of Quickmenu I went with DotFred TaskMgr that doesn't have to be installed. Basically, a device as close to the stock as possible without severely limiting myself.

So far, 3rd day and no SOD... knock on wood.