X10 restarting frequently after 2.3 update

Question

I am unable to use the phone after I updated to Android 2.3. The phone is frequently restarting randomly.  I followed the information from http://talk.sonyericsson.com/thread/19735.  I have tried to perform a software repair using PC Companion but it says no software update available. Updating with or without the sim card still have the same behaviour after updating to Android 2.3.  I also formatted the SD card using the phone. I did not have this problem before the update. I performed a downgrade to Android 2.1 and the phone is stable again. My phone is now back on Android 2.1 as it was not stable on Android 2.3.
Anyone got any ideas what else I can try?. I really want to get 2.3 on my phone.

Answer 1

How long have you had the phone for?
Not sure if your problem is the same with what I observed recently.
I think it could be a battery issue.
Are you able to source another newer battery for the phone?.
The reason I am asking you to see if you can get another battery is because of the following.
I was helping a friend recently to update his X10 to v2.3 and his phone was also behaving in a rather similar manner.
Just by chance I stumbled across the cause of the problem ie the battery. It was not because of bad contact points. I cleaned the contact points and check that the contacts were not loose.
Sounds strange but after I put in my battery which is much newer than his, we could not believe our eyes. The phone suddenly became stable.
The frequent restarts stopped.
I can't think of any reason why v2.3 is less tolerant of old batteries or may be his battery is slightly faulty.
Anyway, see if you can get another battery and try.
Put it in before attempting the update again and let me know the outcome.