Common Install Problems

Something didn’t go right? Not sure what to do next?
Here’s a list of common problems.

99% of issues can be solved with a full wipe and reinstall.

Stuck on white HTC screen on first boot ?
This error is quite common for Telstra Desire’s.
If this happens:

  1. Remove battery
  2. Leave battery out for a few minutes
  3. Reinsert battery
  4. Reboot into Clockwork by pressing Vol – and Power together
  5. Select “Wipe Cache Partition”
  6. Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset”
  7. Reboot, it should boot properly
  8. If it doesn’t remove battery, reinsert and reboot into Clockwork
  9. Select “Advanced”
  10.  Select “Wipe Dalvik Cache”
  11.  Reboot
  12.  If none of these methods work, post in the Whirlpool forum.



Applications will not restore in Titanium or MyBackup
To get around this error, you will need to:

  1. Plug your Desire into your PC.
  2. Select Disk Drive on the Desire.
  3. Navigate to your SD Card on your PC, open the folder called “rerware” then “MyBackup”, find your save from either of the folders.
  4. Open it with WinRAR, extract all the .apk’s to your SD Card
  5. Unplug the Desire from the PC.
  6. Open the Market, install APK Manager
  7. Open APK Manager, restore apps manually
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