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not working rollr

trackball on my Orbit seems to not work well anymore.
It lost "right" direction, only up/down/left work.
When I move it with my finger towards right, I feel ball not rotating and, in mouse mode, does not move to right.
Could it be only a problem about filth, or that part is really defective?
Is there a way to clean ?

trackball / rollerball failling
I have th same problem since a few days ago, doesn't work when you roll up, rest sides work ok. plzzzzz helpppp!!! I pretty sure is a hardware problem since I have updated the rom twice y still remaining the problem.

and another thing
anyone got a scroll wheel full of fluff that stops it working yet.....still....not a great loss - can't say I really ise the track wheel or the ball!!!!

Is the rollr "stiff" when rolled? Something similar happened to me with my BB Curve. I put a slighty about of water on my thumb and rolled the ball like normal. After a few times of doing this, all the crud was removed and it worked normally.
*note* this "fix" is probably not the best way as water + electronics = paperweight. but my Curve was under warranty and i used a very small amount of water

i've not had a problem with this (surprisingly, i've had my phone for a year and it lives in my pocket)
I would suggest using some solvent and spraying that around the ball and then rolling it for a bit. Contact Cleaner would also work

In my case it was only a problem with filth.
I solved it without disassembling, just pushing the ball with a finger towards not working edge and with the other finger tryng to roll in the opposite direction.
Now it seems to work quite well, even if I still can't undestand why in htc did not think to an easy system for cleaning.

Hey guys I've just resolved the exact problem on my Artemis, thank you for the idea, it was only dirty and I've spray it with little screen cleaning liquid ( it doesn't contain alcohol) and after 2-3 rols the left side is working again

Any other cheapos/ DIYers out there? Show us what you modded!

So, I always try to tinker with things. So far I am not too versed in tinkering with apps, software, wiring, or other nonphysical or internal electronic things, but I'm a just a novice student of XDA so far
Anyways, I looked at the s-pen holder, and found that I had crapped a brick, at the $30-40 price tag. So... dremel! I cut a few pens apart, and finally came across a large sleeve portion, that I could slide onto the pen, until it is stopped my the raised part at the end. What I found, was that, not only did this quickly removable sleeve not block off the S-pen button, it added a comfortable raised area at the button's border. I used to accidentally press the pen button. Not with my cheapskate sleeve!:good: It feels more comfortable, and has more control over writing (i tested that by drawing freehand geometric shapes, sleeved VS naked stock, BIG IMPROVEMENT!)
I also modified the flip case, my velcro-ing 2 small Moleskine books (that have been modified by using electrical tape, to make surprisingly good pen holsters). I found that try as I might, to completely eliminate paper (when you have OCD, it's more trouble than it's worth), I found that it still has its place. I can write to-do's on index cards, put them in the Moleskine pocket, and I can rearrange them as I please, unlike a paged notebook planner. Obviously I can also write physical notes, and have a functionally relevant place to store business cards, and scraps with phone numbers, and detach the physical notebooks for OTG. An added plus, is that my crappy case only does landscape orientation. In college lectures, It is more comfortable to write in portrait, not to mention, the audio recording mic gets muffled in landscape. By removing one of the notebooks, it puts the tablet at the perfect slight angle for writing comfort.
Will post pics once I can sync them up with dropbox. Was wondering if anyone else was tinkering with physical mods. I'd like this thread to be one where everybody gives tips & shows their DIY work. :highfive:

[Q] CapacitiveTouchScreen

Im posting in regaurds to that phenom known as "zombie finger". I appearantly have the zombie finger affliction, and curious as to why. Old school resistive screens dont have this issue.
A little background, growing up electronics have been known to act strangely for me. Infrequently, computers which normally work fine for others had a tendency to just fail when i would try to just power them on. Only thing that would fix this 100% of the time was standing up and allowing someone else to sit down and boot up.
In one town, there was a series of street lamps which would turn off when i walked close and turned back on after i passed by. Albeit this didnt always happen, however my friends could never get it to happen.
Appearantly, I am somewhat sensitive to e.m. fields, best description of the sensation would be pressure. I start feeling more pressure around my face, giving me a slight headache and causes me to either cross my eyes abit, or makes me want to just close my eyes.
Watches and such tend to drain quicker than normal, i give them about a month.
Sticky hand syndrome as well, meaning, i can place my hand on light enough objects (paper, plastic cards, small stationary items) lift my hand up and whoa magically levitate the object with me. Flat handed palm down with verticle lift. Touchscreens suffer from this effect due to my finger not wanting to slide across the screen (when its actually registering my touch).
Could these experiences be linked to each other in some fashion? I do know my body chemistry is different than most (A.D.H.D. is fun) , and blood type (AB-, yes im one of the 1% of the population). This issue has been just a minor annoyance to me, however intriguing. Anyone have any insight into this?
Sorry about the long winded nature of this post.

Reading your post I presume your means of transportation looks like this??
http://api.ning.com/files/Y9Yc5qVXV...g6nT0ZT4QkofobRz-GtzXibYTQf/maxresdefault.jpg

lol
HANSB57 said:
Reading your post I presume your means of transportation looks like this??
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I wish lol, no... Sadly i drive a Ford Ranger. =(
I guess some of that does sound a little strange.... =/

[Q] Flaw, fracture or potential screen crack; Should I be concerned about this?

Hi, guys...
After spending fours years tinkering around with budget to mid-range Android devices, last month I decided to treat myself to a top-of-the range, flagship device... and four weeks ago I bought (off contract) the HTC One M8. And I am absolutely delighted it with it... it is truly an amazing piece of technology.
However, a few days ago, when cleaning the screen, I noticed a mark... which I just assumed was a finger mark or something. I wiped it away, and it was gone...
...or so I thought...
A day or so later, I notced that the mark had returned... in exactly the same place. It's in the very upper right hand corner of the screen, to the right of the front facing camera and to the left of the SD card tray.
The mark is in the shape of an elongated 'S'.
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A few things puzzle me about this mark or blemish...
** It can only be easily seen in specific lighting conditions, ie., when the light source is hitting the screen at an oblique angle...
** It's less noticeable in natural daylight, then in artificial light...
** It's totally invisible when that of part of the screen has just been cleaned.
In other words, in order to see this mark/blemish, I have to deliberately 'dirty-up' that part of the screen. Either by rubbing the screen with my thumb or finger to leave some sweaty residue, or by lightly breathing on the screen, the way one would on a pair of spectacles in order to clean them. Indeed, this was how the blemish came to my attention. I normally lightly breathe on the screen, and then wipe it with a soft microfiber cloth. I suspect that the presence of finger grease or breathed water vapour is altering the refractive index of the glass, such that reflected light is making this blemish or flaw visible. But that's just an educated guess... it's been 35 years since I studied optics for my physics 'O' level at school. Funny how some things stay with you though.
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I have appended three screenshots of this strange blemish or mark. It should be noted that getting these shots was extremely difficult, as the light source had to be angled obliquely to the screen of the M8 for the mark to become clearly visible to the camera I was using. I took over sixty shots, and these are the best three.
Ironically, and despite these difficulties, these three shots make the blemish look much worse than it actually is. In normal use, I've got to look really hard for the blemish to actually see it. If you didn't know it was there, you likely wouldn't see it... or you'd just dismiss it as a smudge of grease.
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So, what exactly could this mark or blemish be?
A manufacturing defect of some kind?; Some natural flaw in the Gorrilla Glass?
If this is indeed the case, then I can relax and live with it. The mark is borderline invisible anyway, and doesn't impact my normal use of the device in any way.
Unless it's the portender of something much more serious, such as...
A fracture inside the glass? - And this is what worries me.
It's not a crack (yet... and it may never be)), and when I run my finger nail over the area affected, I can not detect a crack. The glass feels consistently smooth. Whatever it is, it's 'inside' the glass itself.
However, if it is a fracture, then what are the chances of it propagating into a full blown crack at some point in the future?
Have any XDA members seen anything similar on other devices they've owned?
Should I pre-emptively initiate RMA proceedings with HTC before it does becomes a crack? Or am I worrying unnessarily? I know I can get a little OCD/obsessive about details like this, and I tend to loose perspective a little.
So... any thoughts, insights, recommendations or advice would be warmly welcomed.
Thanks in advance.
Rgrds,
Ged.

if it really bothers you, take it back to where you got it from and ask for a replacement.
i don't know exactly what it is, but it does appear to be a defect of some sort.

detaching screen

the screen on my v500 is detached from the body in some points, looks like it kinda "unglued". how would I go about gluing it back?

khaotik said:
the screen on my v500 is detached from the body in some points, looks like it kinda "unglued". how would I go about gluing it back?
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Had the same issue with my vk815. Mine was lifting across the top, top corners and halfway down each side. What worked for me was, using a heat gun on low setting (hair dyer might work too) GENTLY heat the edges of the panel and apply firm pressure where heated to re-adhere the panel. I started with each corner then worked across the top and sides letting it cool between each section. You'll need to continue applying firm pressure to the area you're working as the panel cools down. You'll want a cloth or cloth gloves to protect your digits as I had to get the panel fairly hot for the panel to stay adhered. Take your time and keep the heat a few inches above the panel at the edges and moving. Depending on the extent of the lifting you may need to work sections at a time. It may take a couple tries to find the right temp to get the lifted areas to stick. If its hot to the touch, its probably good to stick. If you have an SD card installed and working in that area probably best to remove it for good measure to avoid overheating the card. Let the device cool thoroughly before powering back on. So far using this method mine has been holding up but it did take a couple sessions to get it all stuck back down.
DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE. I SHARE THIS AS I COULD NOT FIND ANY MENTION OF IT AND HAVING REPLACED HYBRID SCREENS, WHICH, REQUIRED HEAT TO RELEASE THE SCREEN FROM THE SHELL, I THOUGHT I'D APPLY THAT PROCESS TO THIS APPARENT MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SO FAR IT HAS HELD FOR ME. YMMV. GOOD LUCK!

bmangia1 said:
Had the same issue with my vk815. Mine was lifting across the top, top corners and halfway down each side. What worked for me was, using a heat gun on low setting (hair dyer might work too) GENTLY heat the edges of the panel and apply firm pressure where heated to re-adhere the panel. I started with each corner then worked across the top and sides letting it cool between each section. You'll need to continue applying firm pressure to the area you're working as the panel cools down. You'll want a cloth or cloth gloves to protect your digits as I had to get the panel fairly hot for the panel to stay adhered. Take your time and keep the heat a few inches above the panel at the edges and moving. Depending on the extent of the lifting you may need to work sections at a time. It may take a couple tries to find the right temp to get the lifted areas to stick. If its hot to the touch, its probably good to stick. If you have an SD card installed and working in that area probably best to remove it for good measure to avoid overheating the card. Let the device cool thoroughly before powering back on. So far using this method mine has been holding up but it did take a couple sessions to get it all stuck back down.
DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE. I SHARE THIS AS I COULD NOT FIND ANY MENTION OF IT AND HAVING REPLACED HYBRID SCREENS, WHICH, REQUIRED HEAT TO RELEASE THE SCREEN FROM THE SHELL, I THOUGHT I'D APPLY THAT PROCESS TO THIS APPARENT MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SO FAR IT HAS HELD FOR ME. YMMV. GOOD LUCK!
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cool, tnx