Hello people,
i don't know how but my screen has a small crack @ the lower left side nothing is afected by it for the exception of the use of my touch screen the alignment has changed not on whole screen only in the closest area to the crack. i tried the align screen setting & it didn't work it kept on running in a loop. What should i do until i change the screen?
thanks for your help...
its knackerd, if its insured, get a new fone, if not, wait til the newer better xda's come out cos if the screen is slightly cracked, its knackerd.
nabilaj said:
Hello people,
i don't know how but my screen has a small crack @ the lower left side nothing is afected by it for the exception of the use of my touch screen the alignment has changed not on whole screen only in the closest area to the crack. i tried the align screen setting & it didn't work it kept on running in a loop. What should i do until i change the screen?
thanks for your help...
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I droped my XDA2s some time ago, and the screen was completely cracked and not working anymore.
I send it of to O2 to get it fixed. I also told them to fix the keyboard as it was really loose.
About one month later I got the XDA2s back with a fixed screen, but the keyboard was still loose. I did not exept the XDA, and told the shop to send it back..
One week later I got a new XDA2s with all the extra stuff that is in the box.
I now have 2 holders, batteries, pouches and more..
Only problem was that my XDA2s was unlocked (I got it in KL) The new one I got from O2 was locked.
I knew about the unlocking tool for the XDA2s, but decided to give O2 a hard time.
I called them, and told them that I got the XDA2s in KL and that it was unlocked.
I also told them that I was with Vodafone, and that the XDA2s was of no use like this for me, as my SIM did not work in it.
They told me that they could not unlock the XDA2s. I told them that I wanted my old phone back. They told me that they could also not do this.
After days of emailing with O2, I gave up, and used the XDA2s SIM-lock-remover from here... One second later the phone was unlocked
Still nice of O2 to give me a new XDA2s with all the extra's
re: Screen died? but green & red button lights on
Hi
I have a pda2K i-mate (HTC Blue Angel) but today it looks like the backlight died or its gone into some strange stealth mode
This problem was not caused by ROM upgrade etc, but possibly caused by slight shock (see below).
SYMPTOMS
Currently the screen is blank - no back light and no writing
I try power button - short press, long hold - still not working.
After soft reset
red (end call) and green (answer call) button lights come on
then 2 high pitch beeps 'de-neer'
then 2 lights off
press red key, both lights on
keypad lights works
after few secs idle lights off
press red, then normal pitch beep
After hard reset -
same as for soft
does that sound normal after soft/ hard reset?
but there is no picture at all - couldnt see splash screen or any flicker etc.
Do you think it's hardware or software fault?
or is this maintenance mode or something?
Read somewhere red light on constantly means defective battery, but is that the charge light? or end call light?
Can i change brightness somewhere? (without needing to see screen).
I've taken the battery out a few times, stick it back in after 10 or so mins, doesn't work.
will leave out over night if not sorted by then.
CAUSE:
Lying in bed, getting phone from jacket which was on chair
phone in pocket of jacket, picked up jacket, phone swung down and hit side of bed (not too hard) - pretty flush (but padded) i guess so maybe combination of buttons pressed simultaneously
active sync 4.1 works (managed to do full backup- won't use i know)
after hard resets its now on guest partnership
couldn't get mtty to work with it (after disabling activesync) - just said CLIENT CLIENT after pressing USB mode (didn't see WCE..USB...option)
(probably cuz not in bootloader mode - record button + power/standby + reset?)
Update: Got to type some commands in but dont think PDA was properly connected (no chargin light), or didnt see change in results.
downloaded latest ROM updates from club imate when try to run says wrong country id. Tried Arabic version too, also wrong country id.
Update: Tried standard partnership active sync connected then Rom update - PDA2k_WWE_14000_176_11200
Error 120: COUNTRY ID ERROR
DEVICE INFO
This unit is replacement from UK insurance company so not sure where they got it from. Guess what - insurance just ran out (they cancelled as claimed twice already!)
It's in pretty good newish condition - opened box March 2006, i think it had WMedia player 10 so guess is quite up to date, but can't get device data as can't execute file on ppc without seeing screen (unless other way).
I had chat session with club imate support
they asked for my IMEI, serial number and contact details. i think they told me to send to service centre or something but got a phone call at end, and the session timed out, great (one of those days!)
Any idea if it would be under warranty? Original purchase over 1 year, but this is a new unit from March 2006
How long do repairs take with imate - Ashford Kent centre?
Today has been a nightmare, i'm one of those people who doesn't eat / sleep / work properly until PC or PPC is fixed (sure most ppl here are too ) . I rely on both PC's for my e-commerce business. Normaly i find answers in forums, but today i've been going in circles...
spent over 7 hours searching so far, trial and error etc and can't find the exact solution, it's been fun but this permanent frown and dodgy gut is not very pleasant now - (sorry for moaning and rambling )
Thanks in advance for any tips or pointers
PS. I'm new here, great forum!
Might check out WM5 upgrade if get above working :S
the connectors come loose inside.
the connectors come loose inside.
It takes quite a bit of force to pull the screen ribbon connector off of the main board... you must have whacked the phone pretty good for this to happen. I guess if the backlight is not comming on anymore, then it could have happened. If this happened, you are in luck. Otherwise, it is something else.
Check out my new pics on dissasembly of your device at
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=DIS_BA_PICS
I still have to finish the post there... but it should help you I think.[/url]
yodafreak said:
Check out my new pics on dissasembly of your device at
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=DIS_BA_PICS
I still have to finish the post there... but it should help you I think.[/url]
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Nice pics, don't mean to sound pedantic but that's a CDMA NM8 harrier in your guide not a GSM NM8 blueangel. Althought the overall shape is the same the sim card holder ( blanked off in the harrier ) is in a different place and the blueangel does not have a flash unit above the camera. The backup battery is socketed directly to the board and not on a fly lead also. But hey, all the screws are in the same places!
Richard
Nice pics, don't mean to sound pedantic but that's a CDMA NM8 harrier
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DOH! You're right. I guess I found something that looked similar to the Audiovox PPC6600/VX6600 Harrier(CDMA) Blueangel(GSM) or whatever the heck they are calling this thing!
I figure the BA crowd can still use the info because there are many similarities (however, I can't get back into the page to edit, says 'page not found', using IE6)
Update:
Thanks guys for the pics much appreciated,
might still have to open it, but i thought i'd try the warranty route first.
So after getting an invoice for the my third replacement insurance unit (now faulty) i sent the PDA2K to the imate repair centre.
Few days later got a quote of £410.35 to repair the mainboard. (9 pounds to get it sent back with no repair)
Out of Warranty Reason
illegal Unlock
I called the repair centre and they said the warranty was rendered invalid because 3rd party software was installed that turned the IMEI numbers to zeros on the mainboard.
Now what does that mean?
a) Insurance company phone shop gave me a dodgy phone? :roll:
b) i installed some software that somehow did that (not that i'm aware of)
c) the repair centre just came up with a crap reason and high bill to stitch me up :twisted:
I've sent a fax to insurance company and email to imate support and will see what happens.
Anyone had a similar reason for out of warranty?
What does it mean when IMEI on mainboard all zeros?
Thanks again for help
Cheers
(PS Should this be a new thread now?)
One thing to throw back at them - why on earth would an i-mate device be locked in the first place for you to unlock it?
All zeros usually means the security area is corrupted. Doubt you need a new board BTW, just a flash with jtag.
Do a search for problems with SBE's repairs...
Richard
Thanks Richard will do a search,
heres what club imate had to say:
Dear Customer,
Thank you for your email and apologies for the delay caused. Regarding your query, please note that the unit was received in the service center with a null internal IMEI number which in turn void the warranty. Please note that the service center checks the device for any fault using professional tools and follow policies of the service center and their decision is final as for the warranty issue.
Regards
Technical Support - i-mate™
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Brilliant
Probably posting in the wrong place, but giving this a go.
I have an SPV m2000 with a broken touch screen and need to replace it, I am expecting one in the post and want to know if anyone has step by step instructions as how to do so. I have alreay bought one and broke it trying to change them over.
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
I never changed the screen on my BA but I have disassembled it to paint the housing (wich isn't bad but already have a new one on the way).
I simply removed every screw I've found and I belive in the wiki there are some pictures of "where goes what". As far for the screen I don't really know how you broke it but when I opened my device and put it back again I had no problems.
ok everyone my first post here and I am not very familiar with the technincal stuff so please explain the fix properly (if their is any)
I have the o2 xda orbit and I never tried to modify it (change firmware, rom etc) or upgrade to WM6. Everything is original the way that it came. I have been using the orbit for about 6 months now and I had bought it off ebay.
Just yesterday I was chargin the orbit through the usb cable and I removed it since i had to go out and i just put it in my jeans pocket and after 5 min when i took it out there was a blank white screen. I took the battery out overnight and turned it on in the morning but still the same thing happens. The images below show exactly what shows up on my screen
I dont know what to do The minute i turn it on that is the only screen i see. No windows logo nothing. I removed the sim card and memory card. But still no luck. Can i change it through warranty eventhough I live in Canada? ANy help is appreciated!! I would be glad to give more information to you if I can.
If you know of any other forums where i can get better help, please let me know.
Switch it on but hold in the voice record button when you do it, do you get a Red/Green/Blue screen?
Maybe, it saw a ghost?
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Switch it on but hold in the voice record button when you do it, do you get a Red/Green/Blue screen?
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nope same blank white screen with a line in the middle.
Looks like a serious hardware death there. Did you buy it off an ebay shop or private? If from a shop you may be able to make a warranty claim, if not you'd have to post it to a repair centre and cross your fingers.
I am presuming here that you have tried a Hard Reset too, ie holding down both softkeys whilst resetting, then releasing the softkeys when you get a confirmation message.
if i press the reset button nothing happens. Orbit only responds to the power button. I bought it off ebay and hence the problem. Do you think it is only a screen malfunction and if i buy a replacement screen I should be able to solve the problem? is it easy to replace the screen by myself?
I DONT KNOW IF IT'S WORK for you BUT... I work in a big shop where a lot of clients buy differents models from Htc and, 2 months ago, somebody have the same problem (with 2 lines) WITH a Tytn. We have flashing his tytn with the original rom and the problem has gone !
Have you try to make a connection with you pc ??? If activsync work...(maybe the bootloader work and ... of course, you can't see if the htc is running because you screen d'ont work for the moment)... you have nothing to loose if you try... If activsync dont work, try to put a original signed rom from htc to the root directory of your microsdcard and follow this tread from the xda-wiki section : http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Artemis_SD_Card_Flashing
REALLY, I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL BUT I REALLY THINK THIS IS MADE BY SOMETHING WRONG (FOR ANY RAISON) IN YOUR ROOT DIRECTORY AND THE SCREEN CAN'T WORK NORMALLY... oF IT'S MEABY DUE TO A BAD CONTACT BEETWEEN YOU SCREEN AND THE "MOTHERBOARD" FROM THE PDA.
I HOPE THIS CAN HELP YOU.
derooseolivier said:
I DONT KNOW IF IT'S WORK for you BUT... I work in a big shop where a lot of clients buy differents models from Htc and, 2 months ago, somebody have the same problem (with 2 lines) WITH a Tytn. We have flashing his tytn with the original rom and the problem has gone !
Have you try to make a connection with you pc ??? If activsync work...(maybe the bootloader work and ... of course, you can't see if the htc is running because you screen d'ont work for the moment)... you have nothing to loose if you try... If activsync dont work, try to put a original signed rom from htc to the root directory of your microsdcard and follow this tread from the xda-wiki section : http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Artemis_SD_Card_Flashing
REALLY, I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL BUT I REALLY THINK THIS IS MADE BY SOMETHING WRONG (FOR ANY RAISON) IN YOUR ROOT DIRECTORY AND THE SCREEN CAN'T WORK NORMALLY... oF IT'S MEABY DUE TO A BAD CONTACT BEETWEEN YOU SCREEN AND THE "MOTHERBOARD" FROM THE PDA.
I HOPE THIS CAN HELP YOU.
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Could you give me step by step instructions on flashing the xda orbit rom. Out of frusturation i tried updating the orbit to WM6 and it successfuly updated according to message on my computer screen. So i have wm6 on my phone now but still the same problem.
I exctacted the file and put it in the root of my sd card and pressed the voice button and power button. Now how do i know that the ROM is being flashed? (since i just see the white screen). Even for the orbit should i just name the file on the microsd card as ARTEIMG.nbh ?
Thanks for all your help..but since i am new to this could you please explain teh process in more simpler terms?
Thanks again
dealsoutlook said:
ok everyone my first post here and I am not very familiar with the technincal stuff so please explain the fix properly (if their is any)
I have the o2 xda orbit and I never tried to modify it (change firmware, rom etc) or upgrade to WM6. Everything is original the way that it came. I have been using the orbit for about 6 months now and I had bought it off ebay.
Just yesterday I was chargin the orbit through the usb cable and I removed it since i had to go out and i just put it in my jeans pocket and after 5 min when i took it out there was a blank white screen. I took the battery out overnight and turned it on in the morning but still the same thing happens. The images below show exactly what shows up on my screen
I dont know what to do The minute i turn it on that is the only screen i see. No windows logo nothing. I removed the sim card and memory card. But still no luck. Can i change it through warranty eventhough I live in Canada? ANy help is appreciated!! I would be glad to give more information to you if I can.
If you know of any other forums where i can get better help, please let me know.
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Sorry to tell you dear friend but your LCD is cracked, you can see it very clearly on the first picture, bottom right hand corner.
simple way to test if true is to connect to the pc and see if its recognised.
sorry to give you some bad news.
neilhhardy said:
Sorry to tell you dear friend but your LCD is cracked, you can see it very clearly on the first picture, bottom right hand corner.
simple way to test if true is to connect to the pc and see if its recognised.
sorry to give you some bad news.
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i dont mind the bad news. So if i just buy a replacement lcd from ebay would that work? How hard is it to replace LCD? Is it something that i can do by myself? What should i be buying THIS OR THIS. You guys know of any other cheap places where i can buy lcd screen? My computer does recognise the orbit once i connect it to the computer and activesync successfuly completes the operation. So i am guessin there is something wrong with the lcd screen.
If You Put Out Your Battery More Than 30 Second, It Make The Same ?? And In The Same Place???
NOW YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOOSE... if is it the screen, you must change it...
But before, try to flash one more time your artemis with the original wm5 and, for sure, begin to make it supercid before (so you are sure you dont make a second problem !).
The client with a same problem (but not with the little trace at the right side from your screen) is happy now ! Play also a littlebit to make hardreset, softreset, usb bootloadermode ... And maybe you will see the color coming back!
I said one more time, i am not a professional for this problem but, "still trying" is never bad.... And for the screen... if you command him, you must waiting... so... try it first and if you have no more solution to try, send the pdaphone to htc... And if it's the screen, pay the replacement to htc and dont make it you self ( ebay?? are you sure 100 % the screen you buy its working???!!!??? ).
Yeah, if your computer recognises it, it'll just need a new screen.
cr0bar said:
Yeah, if your computer recognises it, it'll just need a new screen.
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Ok, first bit, there is a section on this forum on linking where to buy a lcd with touch screen, and there is also a guy who has done this, you can read up on it, but it will take you some time and hours removing the covers ( trying not to damage them ) and also hours of painfull cleaning, dust is the worst thing you could ever imagine,as soon as that nice lcd comes out of the package you will have dust all over it and once you have the phone back together the smallest amount of dust trapped inside will drive you crazy.
The best action for you to do would be to send it off for repair, in the end you will have your phone fully working.
the price of the replacement LCD is around 80 Euro's + sending cost.
the price you have to look into for a repair could be double.
but look into this carefully and ask yourself these questions.
1. Have you ever done this before.
2. Do you have the right tools.
3. Do you have a lot of paitience.
4. Is it worth doing it yourself and causing more damage to the phone ?
if you cannot say yes to all of these points that the solution is to send it off to repair.
hope this helps.
Regards.
Neil Hardy
to dealsoutlook
i've just sent you a pm! please check
Does anyone know, where can it be send for repair to?
I have a bricked phone (even bootloader is not started).
And it was bought at eBay, so no any warranty or so.
This is XDA Orbit and I'm in Austria, where O2 has no representation.
Could you, please, advice the companies/possibilities to reapir it (chip change or direct reflashing - not via USB).
Alex
neilhhardy said:
Ok, first bit, there is a section on this forum on linking where to buy a lcd with touch screen, and there is also a guy who has done this, you can read up on it, but it will take you some time and hours removing the covers ( trying not to damage them ) and also hours of painfull cleaning, dust is the worst thing you could ever imagine,as soon as that nice lcd comes out of the package you will have dust all over it and once you have the phone back together the smallest amount of dust trapped inside will drive you crazy.
The best action for you to do would be to send it off for repair, in the end you will have your phone fully working.
the price of the replacement LCD is around 80 Euro's + sending cost.
the price you have to look into for a repair could be double.
but look into this carefully and ask yourself these questions.
1. Have you ever done this before.
2. Do you have the right tools.
3. Do you have a lot of paitience.
4. Is it worth doing it yourself and causing more damage to the phone ?
if you cannot say yes to all of these points that the solution is to send it off to repair.
hope this helps.
Regards.
Neil Hardy
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Thanks for letting me know..i though it was a pretty simple thing to do by myself. But now I definitely dont want to take that chance. I will shop around for some local cell repair shop. But since this phone is not available in canada I dont know where to go. Does anyone know of a repair shop in Toronto?
I would think the quickest turnaround would be throught HTCamerica. Its located in Houston Tx...
http://www.america.htc.com/support/service-repairs.html
thats just my two cents, turnaround time is like 5 to 7 days after receipt... if they service your phone, they do p3300, you would have to call to find out
Hey Buddy
dealsoutlook said:
i dont mind the bad news. So if i just buy a replacement lcd from ebay would that work? How hard is it to replace LCD? Is it something that i can do by myself? What should i be buying THIS OR THIS. You guys know of any other cheap places where i can buy lcd screen? My computer does recognise the orbit once i connect it to the computer and activesync successfuly completes the operation. So i am guessin there is something wrong with the lcd screen.
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I can help u. just reply. I have gone thru such case. OK Post me and I will guide U
Cheers
This happened to mine too,and screen was not broken.Working internally but white 'screen of death' showing.Sent back to 02 but no mention of fault on return.I think rom suffers corruption since it was after x close, fix.Not sure though!
hi
i more or less accidentally bought a blue angel (o2 xda III) without a camera a few weeks ago. i simply didnt check if it had one. since i don't necessarily need one it is not a big deal but still it would be nice to have one.
so i thought about buying a broken BA to get the camera and back-part of the case from it and put it in mine.
so the general questen, is that possible at all? is the connector whatever i need for the camera on the mainboard though the device actually was not planed to have one?
did someone already try that? because i did not find anything via the search
do i need any extra software, especially rom (i am using sun_dreams wm6 at the moment)?
and just btw can i also use let's say a vpa3? i am not sure since the front-case looks different but the back seems to be the same...
thx in advance
fleity
Every device as HTC Blue Angel (whether S66, xdaIIs, MDA IIIor pda2k) will carry same hardware...I wonder why the previous onwer tempered the BA for ya
anyway, U need a camera with its connection strip/cable. all u need to do is the lift off the plastic metal covered mount on the camera place. and search for a bare connector on motherboard. you can follow Blue Angel Wiki to dis-assemble ur BA and find the right spot to put the camera in.
and NO, u wont need any specific software/OS update too, coz every cooked rom here comes with every driver needed to make components on BA work.
Happy Hacking. just find a broken BA with a WORKING camera and transplant it to urs
thanks a lot for the answers
i will make some photos and post some links here as soon as i got a cheap broken BA and did "the operation"