[the list seems to be having problems again; I found my post on the website, but never rec'd it in the mail.]
Replying to my own post... My neo's alive again! This time I was sure it was bricked. I left the battery out when I went to bed. After two hours I was awakened by something so I got up and put the battery in again to check. Again with the white screen and vibrator motor on full blast. Argh. I thought I had an expensive non-linux-running vibrator / booklight. But when I woke up this morning [6 hours after that] I put the battery in and ... all was well! It booted up fine! It reset the RTC, which doesn't usually get lost even after taking out the battery... so I guess there's an ultracap keeping that [and some other microcontroller state] going for a while. I'd never expected that there'd be a difference between 2 hours without power and 6 hours without power. Is there a hidden button somewhere to discharge that ultracap? I'd hate to have it get into this weird state when I start relying on the phone. I don't want to have to start carrying around a torx screwdriver, guitar pick, and resistor. ;) -erik
