It is good to hear that the global image is fine.

I have flashed both images.

As for nokia care.. How much would that end up costing me in time, shipping and the plain cost of fixing it? More than the cost of a new phone? It would probably get close close. Also, It seems in this case they usually just replace the phone, meaning it is probably not worth fixing...

You seem to think that this must be a hardware problem. I have read both service manuals for this device. I don't have the tools needed to debug the phone such as they use in the higher level service manual. Cracked solder joints are a possibility. I might well give the main board a run over with the heat gun tomorrow, see if that helps.

I'm still looking out for anyone with any insights into this. Help me out here.