Broken Power Button and WM 6.1 Help - HTC Excalibur

nicematt said:
So I dropped my dash and it landed perfectly on the power button. I wasn't even that far, I was sitting down and it slid out of my lap as I was sitting down on a small chair.. maybe 2ft drop at most. Well it pushed the power button too far in and it ****ed up something to where I cannot use that button. I have, however, stuck a paperclip in the right position or the right "button" on the phone's motherboard/chip and it has turned off/on.. but that's a gamble (I don't know how I hit the right spot, but I've done it twice).
Is there any way I can fix this? I know the warranty will not cover it.. so I'm thinking about opening up the phone myself, but I don't know what I would do from there.
Also, if I wanted to flash the new 6.1 ROM, does it require use of this button? I've been too afraid to attempt this new ROM as I don't want to get stuck in a situation where I can't turn my phone off.
*Currently I'm using a program on my phone to perform a "soft reset" when I need to restart my phone.
Thanks for any help!
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Oops, double post. Sorry.

You don't have to use your power button to flash a new OS. However if you run into problems, you might need to use to turn your phone back on. It's a gamble.... it all depends if you're up to it or not!

Ok, how about opening it up and fixing it? Is it possible to open it up and re-seat the power button so that it works again? Should I buy a new button from someone with parts?

You get a whole new case, which I'm sure comes with a button... or Try www.cnn.cn for parts. Or open the phone and see if you can fix it, maybe it's just an easy fix.

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[Q] Hard bricked?

Ok, so two days ago I woke up to a dead phone.. Plugged my phone up, and it turned on by itself. The phone comes up to the lockescreen, but the power menu appears on it's own, and I realize that the phone is thinking that the power button is being held down. The phone continues to think the power button is being held down, however it's not stuck, the button can click just fine. At this point, my phone is stuck restarting itself so I take out the battery and set it aside for the day. I get home and try again, everything is normal, but the power button doesn't work. I get up the next morning and the phone is dead(presumably) and I plug it up to harge, however the battery animation and led light that usually turn on when I connect the phone don't show up! The phone doesn't power on, it doesn't charge(from what I see) and the power button is broken >_> I am rooted. I have CM10 installed, however I haven't modded in a few months, so I can't see what the issue is. Everything was working fine 3 days ago, however i think my phone is hard bricked.. Is there a way to get out of this? I have insurance, but my phone is rooted, so do you think sprint will accept the phone and give me a replacement? Can I unrooot the phone somehow before I turn it in?
Thanks for reading, any help is very appreciated
Insurance?
With sprint, you have the option to buy a protection plan, but they only cover certain things, and I don't know if they accept rooted devices
KooladeKC said:
With sprint, you have the option to buy a protection plan, but they only cover certain things, and I don't know if they accept rooted devices
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Odin the unrooted stock ROM and take it to get it fixed-http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=166
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Nexus has grainy screen

Hey all; I got a Nexus 7 this past December and everything was working great until yesterday.
I took it out of my school bag and when I pressed the wake button this happened:
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Now whenever I wake up my Nexus the same thing happens. Sometimes it goes back to normal after a few seconds, but it continually freezes or has random slow downs.
I reset the device and erased all my data and whatnot, but still the same has happened.
Any suggestions?
What ROM are you running, stock or custom? Try reflashing a ROM (let us know if you aren't familiar with that) in case something's corrupted. Hopefully it isn't something with hardware.
This should be a hardware failure.Take it to the service.
@Pandae: Everything was stock. @GeoVali99: Correct-o, sir!
Ended up being a hardware issue so I'm getting it repaired.
I appreciate the words though!
Hi!
I've got the same problem.
Can someone tell me how to fix that Problem by my self?
I have no guaranty left...
Thanks!
DeStulp said:
Hi!
I've got the same problem.
Can someone tell me how to fix that Problem by my self?
I have no guaranty left...
Thanks!
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Not a big deal. The LCD is fine. What happened in my case when I got exactly the same screen is that the amber ribbon (LCD to motherboard) seated wrong, and I bent a pin on the motherboard connector out of shape. You open the back cover and reseat it, but make sure you do not damage the pins. In other words do it very gently, do not force anything, and monitor it all with the help of a magnifying glass.

(solution) Ghost touch, ramdom turning on and off screen

You need to make sure its not app, rom, kernel, related, try booting in safe mode to see if problems persits if no then is app related.
If you wipe and reinstal rom and problem persist then this might be help full
Before anything else i sugest you look for zenfone 2 dissambly vids so you get to know what you are going to be doing, it is easy.
Before telling you the solution let me explain my phone symptoms:
1) Ghost touchs, be aware if you have selected show cursor coordinstes or show touch, much of the times this ghost touch doesnt appear.
2) Phone screen starts turning on and off by itself. This is very annoying I tried turning off doble touch to wake but this didnt help.
So what is the solution?
You need to open the back of the phone unscrew everything and then in the charging usb port you need to make sure that the back part of this pice doesnt make contact with the metal back plate. What I did is to use an electrical pice of tape that cut. And simple as that my phone working normal again.
Remeber to screw everything tight as possible.
Pd: i didnt took any pics but im show what part of the phone im referring
Hope this helps have a great day
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Can you show more photos of this process?
It doesn't work for me
and the image is for removing antenna cable from other tutorial. don't remove antenna cable.

LG LS992 have to press power button HARD to turn on, fingerprint settings gone

My LG LS992 with zvc update, unlocked using AT&T service, is acting funky, the power button has to be pressed kind of really hard in order to power on the device, or to turn the screen on and off when on. The fingerprint section of the settings is also completely gone, I'm wondering what exactly do i need to do to get it back working again>? my G5 is preciiuos to me, and i could never let it just die, without giving it a solid hard effort to revive it from its death bed...
Any Ideas? Man i want this to be fixed.. Man i hope its fixable... Please any insight would be wonderful.
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My LG LS992 with zvc update, unlocked using AT&T service, is acting funky, the power button has to be pressed kind of really hard in order to power on the device, or to turn the screen on and off when on. The fingerprint section of the settings is also completely gone, I'm wondering what exactly do i need to do to get it back working again>? my G5 is preciiuos to me, and i could never let it just die, without giving it a solid hard effort to revive it from its death bed...
Any Ideas? Man i want this to be fixed.. Man i hope its fixable... Please any insight would be wonderful.
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I would turn the fingerprint scanner off and make use of the double screen tap as much as possible if I were you. Without replacing the power button/fingerprint scanner, that's the best I can give you. I'm sure you could buy a new phone for as much as that would cost you.
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Samsung Galaxy tab S4 - VZW Bootloop / Splash Screen

Boot Looping Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 scenario​1- If you cannot access your device, download the ADB and latest version of Odin
2- Hold Volume Down + Power and HOLD (I'm talking even after booting, I believe this clears the cache and re-initializes
device lock
3. Repeat. . . .
Many people give up or move on to something else at this point to try to fix, if it's still not working
squeeze the front and back panels together (softly) to ensure no loose Display cable,
then... hold
VOL+ VOL- + PWR This resets the device as if you were pulling a physical battery out, clearing the cache, repairing security program. REPEAT until Tablet says cannot initiate Encryption service, and will repair itself. IT WILL REBOOT
No need to hold the buttons this time as you will see your login screen.
The Secret is VOLUME UP - VOLUME DOWN + POWER for 45-50 second intervals.
Took me a day and a half so I figured I would save you some trouble.
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Other Possible remediations
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+Yes it is still possible that this does not repair your tablet, I do not suggest taking off the back chassis as I have seen professionals break and hard brick devices this way.
IF YOU DO - Use guitar picks and or the official phone repairkit tool. YOU WILL need it.

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