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Help needed: How to get in to bootloader without camera button.

Last night´s party was pretty good, but my beloved kaiser ended in the floor after flying 10ft. Now I am having some issues with the hardware buttons, especially with:
°Camera- just not working, and nedded to bootloader aka tricolor screen
°Phone answer- not really needed, I can answer via touchscreen
°Settings- some times work, some other no.
°D-Pad down - just down not working, center top left and right works well.
°OK- some times work, some other no.
°Keyboard P,O,L, Del not working.
So, I am in deep ****, especially because I want to get a new nbh loadeed, but I cant get in to the bootloader using camera+reboot.
Any Ideas? Thanx!

get a new one? that seems pretty rough. right now on ebay you can find one for around $50 if your patient

You might have loosened the cable, or the cable might be damaged. I've dropped my Wizard once, and this happened. Turns out the cable got loose.
The Kaiser has a cable inside, that moves when you open and close the keyboard. This cable can also easily wear out, or accidentally pulled.
I pulled this image from Kaiser Service manual PDF. You can easily see the connector and cable for the front. As you can see, it's pretty easy to loosen the connector from an accidental drop. BTW, Kaiser Service Manual will tell you step by step in how to take apart the Kaiser. You will need a Torx screw driver T5 and T6, not to forget one extremely small Philips screw driver.
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Just reconnect the cable. I recommend getting contact cleaner to lube and clean it first. You can pick up one of these at your local radio shack. Wonderful stuff. Good idea to spray every connector you come across.
Also, if you damaged any of the plastic (like I did) you can repair it easily with a soldering pen, and extra broken plastic lying around. I dropped my Kaiser once, and chipped off a piece of plastic. Nothing wrong with the phone, but cosmetically it annoyed me. Easily took it apart and repaired it with my soldering iron, and some extra pieces of black broke plastic. Just remember the front bezel (where the screen is) isn't plastic, but metal. The center and back is made out of plastic, that btw melts easily to a soldering iron.
Here's an example of some guy repairing a bike doing this. Do it right, and it's strong. Do it wrong, and it'll break easily under stress.

Thanks for the advice. I'll try it tonight.
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Yesterday I disassembled my Kaiser, and cheched all the cables, but it didn't work. Still the same issues.
So I want to know if there is a way via software thru android to get in to the tricolor screen.
I am using kallt kaffe's nbh and eclair.
Thanks!
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no not with android sorry.
if you know how to solder, try resoldering the leads for the camera button.

If the cable wasn't the reason, then you may have to take apart the front screen itself. The front screen is a mess of connections, so you may wanna check them.

I went the whole way dismembering the Kaiser. Cleaned all the connections, and checked all were in place.
Still no luck.
I believe something went really wrong in the motherboard in the last drop.
It´s a shame 'cause this is a very nice piece of hardware and have been with me for the last 3 years.
Maybe its time to use the AmEx and get a Nexus One.
Thank you guys for all the help.

Just a note on this, if the keypad or dpad were the only things with issues, I'd have suspected the main flex also, however as the camera button is firmly fixed to the mainboard, then the damage must have been more serious.
Afraid it might take a lot of serious disassembly and probably a few hours with a microscope to find any fractured connections, which is the usual type of damage after heavy impact. Also the connector for the main flex and the camera button are both on the same side of the mainboard.
I feel your pain, it's one thing to honourably retire a device for an upgrade, but losing one in action is a different thing altogether

Thank you guys for your help. As we speak I am unboxing mi new x10.
If anyone thinks my old kaiser could be used as a spare parts, i can send it for free, just you pay the shipping fee.
THANKS A LOT. I am moving to the X10 xda forum
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Hey, I'm experiencing the same issue. I can boot to android, but nothing I do will get to the bootloader. Zenity tried to help also (thanks!)
I've got a HD2 for me with WM and 2.2, this is for the boyfriend (his first android).

Galaxy Note Crown Stand Dock Review

Hey guys! I just wrote a review on my blog, but I thought I'd also post up some pictures and some thoughts for you here.
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I wouldn't recommend the dock as a stand-in dock, where you plug it in on the go, or quickly. The phone is only supported by the actual USB plug! So I'd be REALLY worried about the port getting loose over time, so I'd skip that. I had that happen to my SGSII. But on the other hand, you can lay it down and it was made for this, too! So there is no need to worry about the usb plug getting loose. I really like it for this. Just look at the last 2 pictures.
I hope you like it! It's a decent dock, I guess. It's more of a stand now. Haha.
Link to eBay store:
http://www.ebay.es/itm/Myrin-Sync-Charge-Dock-Crown-Stand-for-Galaxy-note-Black-/230721361620
Price was 30 USD, around 22 euros. Free shipping.

How much was it and where did you buy it from?
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How much was it and where did you buy it from?
Sent from GT-N7000
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Added a link and price at the end of the first post

Is that a SEIKO watch in the background I see?
I think its the same model as mine (discontinued) the "Superior 5"

ekin said:
Is that a SEIKO watch in the background I see?
I think its the same model as mine (discontinued) the "Superior 5"
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Actually it's a Fossil. I've always liked Fossil watches, they're the only brand I own. Funny, isn't it? haha.

Funny, I'm wearing one now. Fossil, its a good brand.

I wouldn't recommend the dock as a stand-in dock, where you plug it in on the go, or quickly. The phone is only supported by the actual USB plug!
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Am tempted by this dock... but don't understand what you're saying here. I mean... in the images it looks like there's a rear-support for the phone to lean against. Do you have to faff with this or something, or does it remain up, so you can just drop the phone on and have it lean?
Alternatively, does anybody have suggestions for docks that work with cases? I got the iGadgitz case (link), which I'm totally pleased with... it doesn't turn your pockets inside-out when pulling it out.

vodzurk said:
Am tempted by this dock... but don't understand what you're saying here. I mean... in the images it looks like there's a rear-support for the phone to lean against. Do you have to faff with this or something, or does it remain up, so you can just drop the phone on and have it lean?
Alternatively, does anybody have suggestions for docks that work with cases? I got the iGadgitz case (link), which I'm totally pleased with... it doesn't turn your pockets inside-out when pulling it out.
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Tap it to the right or to the left, and it'll put some kind of strain on the phone's port. That's what I don't like. I have a dock that DOES support the sides, and still ended up busting the port. I don't use the inbuilt charging feature. I just put it in the landscape orientation and use a normal microusb, and that also allows me to grab my phone while I'm waking up in the morning and unplug it correctly.

zkyevolved said:
Tap it to the right or to the left, and it'll put some kind of strain on the phone's port. That's what I don't like. I have a dock that DOES support the sides, and still ended up busting the port. I don't use the inbuilt charging feature. I just put it in the landscape orientation and use a normal microusb, and that also allows me to grab my phone while I'm waking up in the morning and unplug it correctly.
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Ah, gotya. Yeah, my Streak sits in landscape, with a fat connector, so never realised the difference with the Note and a tiny connection.
And bugger... your port has already been wrecked? So it's a real issue. Bah.
Mmm... not exactly swamped with options that allow for cases though, but don't think I can risk it since I've gotta stick with this baby for 23.75 months yet
That said, this thing does last an entire day, unlike my Streak... so maybe I'll just get a spider-holder or something without charge/usb.

I use the dock daily. I just don't use the built in charger. I turn it on its side and use the regular charger. I think the angle's great.
But this does make me miss the blackberry dock. Blackberry's have metal connectors ONLY for docks that will never mess with any ports . Fantastic idea in my opinion. Oh well. This is a monster of a phone! hehe. Sold my 9900 for it

Awesome.
Thanks for the info, I've gone a head and ordered one.
I guess it'll be safe on my desk, as the odds on knocking it are near zero. As an alarm clock though, I totally get you... I'd wreck it in a single day.
Ah, charging all day at work... I'll probably save a million* in electric bills.
*Ok, maybe $0.01 per month, lol.

[REF] T-Mobile Galaxy S2 T989 Teardown

Since I saw A request of a teardown (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1443139) I decided to do one at my work and since i own the TMO SGS2, I wanted to share.
And i must say this phone is all housing, compared to the Skyrocket and way different than the Skyrocket on the inside. (People had been saying they are similar or the same)
PLEASE THIS IS NOT A GUIDE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THIS FOR DISSASEMBLY OR ANY WAY TO FIX YOUR DEVICE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE IF YOU ATTEMPTED IT.
I work doing this and I've been almost a year and a half working in repairing and Programming androids. (and Blackberry)
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Yes the Phone I used had liquid damage
And Finally the s2 (Top) and Skyrocket (bottom) SIM reader, Camera, USB port, ear speaker etc are different (you obviously can see it)
I didnt Separated the LCD/ Digitizer from frame because the risk of breaking lcd/Digitizer is VERY HIGH! I just wanted to show the phone on the inside!
Hope this Contributes

dont worry about breaking the lcd, this phone uses amoled+, which is flexible(but dont breakt he gorilla glass...obviously)

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I didnt Separated the LCD/ Digitizer from frame because the risk of breaking lcd/Digitizer is VERY HIGH! I just wanted to show the phone on the inside!
Hope this Contributes
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Terrific stuff, thanks for sharing!
How many screws, and types of screws, did you have to remove?
How difficult is it to replace the screen assembly? Does the entire phone have to be disassembled to get to it? Can you provide a few pictures?

prech said:
Terrific stuff, thanks for sharing!
How many screws, and types of screws, did you have to remove?
How difficult is it to replace the screen assembly? Does the entire phone have to be disassembled to get to it? Can you provide a few pictures?
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Just the six you see on the back. Once you pop the back the board feels almost loose. I had to be careful cause when poping the back the board almost went with it. the screen alone with the frame felt rather flimsy I guess taking that screen of can be compare between the hassle with the Evo 4g and the Inspire (which I find the Inspire to be one of the stressing phones out for screen replacement.) Due to the fact you can damage the frame in the process. You have to dig the screen out. Unlike the i9100 which came out fast with a little heat.

AznDud333 said:
dont worry about breaking the lcd, this phone uses amoled+, which is flexible(but dont breakt he gorilla glass...obviously)
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But still its a risk I mean replacing it its not cheap at all! Almost $230 for the screen assembly. I am still trying to handle these screens (at least i was able to separate the i9100 screen from the frame with out causing further damage than it had, so I guess thats a start.)
If i get a phone for screen replacement Ill surely take pics.

lilizblack said:
But still its a risk I mean replacing it its not cheap at all! Almost $230 for the screen assembly. I am still trying to handle these screens (at least i was able to separate the i9100 screen from the frame with out causing further damage than it had, so I guess thats a start.)
If i get a phone for screen replacement Ill surely take pics.
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Kudos bro! Thanks for the thread. I'm looking to join you soon!

excellent reference stickied

that's pretty cool. thanks for the pics!

yea that was me! thanks a million lilizblack! Hit the thanks button!

thanks for the pics! I've been looking for this too.

question for OP:
How many screws, and types of screws, did you have to remove? Are special tools needed?

Nice post man and nice pics! ;D...I always wondered what the inside looked like.

prech said:
question for OP:
How many screws, and types of screws, did you have to remove? Are special tools needed?
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since the op didnt answer
6 screws(unaware of size of screw driver, but it's pretty small)
also, mainboard is not screwed onto the body

SWEET.
now slap some artic silver 5 or verrrrrrrrrrry thin heat pads on your chips and beg for a 2ghz kernel HOLLLLLLLLLLLLA

tiguy99 said:
Kudos bro! Thanks for the thread. I'm looking to join you soon!
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unless guys wear green nails, I would say it's a chick, not a bro

Where can I order the OEM part from? I can only find it on globalpartsdirect.com but I do not have an EIN number to be able to purchase from there. That and they make you order a minimum of 2.

So that's what it looks like naked.

thanks
now at least i know what my cell phone looks like cool pictures

Great post! Thanks for the share it came in handy

AznDud333 said:
dont worry about breaking the lcd, this phone uses amoled+, which is flexible(but dont breakt he gorilla glass...obviously)
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While the technology is capable of being applied to flexible media the amoled displays in our phones are applied to hard glass media and in fact are more likely to break than the gorilla glass leaving the amoled display shattered behind the gorilla glass. This is why you see so many "broken screen" phones for sale on ebay that don't turn on, the phone doesn't appear to fully boot when the amoled display is broken...

Gameklip PS3 platorm adapter to hold your phone:mini review video

I got this yesterday and I really like it.
Makes me want to game more on my phone now!
Its a quick video but I hope you like it!
Regards

I don't like the GameKlip because of:
-The connection between the clip to the controller isn't tight enough
-The piece is not universal
-The device sticks a little too high, should be angled more carefully
-(and finally) its a stolen idea (can't help myself)
Check out the Andraxis Project:
-Its original
(we had the idea to make a connector between phone and PS3 controller to use SIXAXIS App)
-Its universal
-Clip to controller is stronger connected
-Developer is honest, but broke, but active with the project
Here's the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1476571
I just wished I had a few weeks and $10,000 to blow. We could get a better design with an adjustable arm (like your car-phone holders) and we could get it from a Plastics Company in China. That way its much more durable (than Andraxis or GameKlip) and costs cheaper too ($5 each). Actually sounds like a perfect thing for Kickstarter!

Im really sorry for you that they stole your idea. I saw it on some Android news website and thought to myself and wondered if you just changed the name from Andraxis to Gameklip. I didnt even think about it that someone would actually steal such an idea... Thats just a shame.

Piny12 said:
Im really sorry for you that they stole your idea. I saw it on some Android news website and thought to myself and wondered if you just changed the name from Andraxis to Gameklip. I didnt even think about it that someone would actually steal such an idea... Thats just a shame.
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I don't mind.
Afterall, I did make the .stl (that's the 3D model) publicly available.
I just wished if someone did pick up this project (I'm working fulltime, parttime study, and got to do normal chores/left home) however that they would improve it.
His implementation isn't the type of quality I had in mind, I want to ensure maximum connection between your expensive device and the controller. I also want it to be universal because lets face it, Android devices come in all shapes and sizes.
Anyways, I'll leave you guys with a picture of the fun times we had:
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Kangal said:
I don't like the GameKlip because of:
-The connection between the clip to the controller isn't tight enough
-The piece is not universal
-The device sticks a little too high, should be angled more carefully
-(and finally) its a stolen idea (can't help myself)
Check out the Andraxis Project:
-Its original
(we had the idea to make a connector between phone and PS3 controller to use SIXAXIS App)
-Its universal
-Clip to controller is stronger connected
-Developer is honest, but broke, but active with the project
Here's the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1476571
I just wished I had a few weeks and $10,000 to blow. We could get a better design with an adjustable arm (like your car-phone holders) and we could get it from a Plastics Company in China. That way its much more durable (than Andraxis or GameKlip) and costs cheaper too ($5 each). Actually sounds like a perfect thing for Kickstarter!
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This is a very serious issue and I am not going to go into this since it is really not my business and I can surely understand your frustration with this but as the review I have to disagree with some points you mentioned.
-The connection between the clip to the controller isn't tight enough
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I disagree...my Note is very tight in there. I mean I am not going use it to skydive.
-The device sticks a little too high, should be angled more carefully
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No problem for me...feels really good and looks fine when gaming...it just made me realize how heavy the note is lol
Sorry about the other issues but I just wanted to give my impressions.

shaolin95 said:
This is a very serious issue and I am not going to go into this since it is really not my business and I can surely understand your frustration with this but as the review I have to disagree with some points you mentioned.
I disagree...my Note is very tight in there. I mean I am not going use it to skydive.
No problem for me...feels really good and looks fine when gaming...it just made me realize how heavy the note is lol
Sorry about the other issues but I just wanted to give my impressions.
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No you're alright.
What I mean is that, the bottom clip doesn't cover enough surface area of the top.
That's my honest opinion. This leaves it vulnerable to "pop out" if its bumped, like lets say on a train.
The angle is fine, and he's dedicated a lot of space your the shoulder buttons. However, I think its a little "too much" space. He should've pushed it backwards a little to make it easier to access the /_\ button and keeping the unit more compact.
My biggest gripe is that it isn't universal. Why he chose to go with that, beats me.
And he's encouraging people to buy it for non-compatible devices and just apply Scoth Tape... what if doesn't work, the customer would be unhappy, and he's unwilling to refund them.

Yeah I wish it was for multiple phones or adjustable so I could use it with my case for sure.

Charging Cable loose

Hello everybody,
Two week ago I noticed that the usb-c cable is not "locking" on the charging port and will unplug with the slightest movement. I check various cables and have the same problem.
Is anybody else having this problem?
There is no problem with charging. The biggest problem is when I put the phone in a car mount vertically it just simply unplug.

digitalundertaker said:
Hello everybody,
Two week ago I noticed that the usb-c cable is not "locking" on the charging port and will unplug with the slightest movement. I check various cables and have the same problem.
Is anybody else having this problem?
There is no problem with charging. The biggest problem is when I put the phone in a car mount vertically it just simply unplug.
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I had this problem a few months ago with my S7. Found out it was caused by built up lint in the charging port. Have you checked for build up there?

digitalundertaker said:
Hello everybody,
Two week ago I noticed that the usb-c cable is not "locking" on the charging port and will unplug with the slightest movement. I check various cables and have the same problem.
Is anybody else having this problem?
There is no problem with charging. The biggest problem is when I put the phone in a car mount vertically it just simply unplug.
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0hfrankieboy said:
I had this problem a few months ago with my S7. Found out it was caused by built up lint in the charging port. Have you checked for build up there?
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If that is not the problem see if you can get an RMA from Google. They probably keep some around to use as replacements, even if stock is still low. I had the exact same issue and they replaced my Nexus 6p.

I have this problem as well over the last month. I think its from the plastic inside th C-Port stretching as none of my cables are holding tight. Luckily for me, I have screen burn and have to send my phone in for replacements and can get this fixed as well.

0hfrankieboy said:
I had this problem a few months ago with my S7. Found out it was caused by built up lint in the charging port. Have you checked for build up there?
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Three was a very small piece of plastic inside the port, don't have an idea from where it came from. Thanks!

0hfrankieboy said:
I had this problem a few months ago with my S7. Found out it was caused by built up lint in the charging port. Have you checked for build up there?
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Checked my charging port and there was packed lint, thanks for the idea, Fixed my problem!

gww528 said:
Checked my charging port and there was packed lint, thanks for the idea, Fixed my problem!
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How do you get the lint out of the charging port if that is your issue?

jhs39 said:
How do you get the lint out of the charging port if that is your issue?
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I have a very pointy set a tweezers, the ends are thinner than a straight pin. Use one side to scrape the bottom of the port to loosen up the lint and blew the loose lint out. Keep doing that until it was all gone.

gww528 said:
I have a very pointy set a tweezers, the ends are thinner than a straight pin. Use one side to scrape the bottom of the port to loosen up the lint and blew the loose lint out. Keep doing that until it was all gone.
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I'll have to look for something like that. Thanks.

adding to this discussion, brand new phone with loose usb, actually came loose over night and didnt charge. I found a sticker on the connector in the port that I pulled out with a thumb tack.. presumably this sticker was there from the factory? odd.. but I now get a nice satisfying confirmation click when I plug in haha
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Lint in myPixel2
jhs39 said:
How do you get the lint out of the charging port if that is your issue?
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I just read some of the posts, and low and behold I grabbed a sewing needle and picked out the lint. There was quite a bit, but as soon as I cleaned it out my usb C cable popped right in and charged. Thanks for the info!