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UPDATE: Screen is back on, but no touch sensitivity. Probably hit a brick wall on this one.
Hello all... so I think I may have bitten off more than I could chew Someone stopped on my phone and cracked the screen. After doing some research online, I found the Universal Repairs site, and bought a replacement screen and the necessary tools. The instructions didn't look too bad. Got the package, opened it up and proceeded to do every step in the guide as cautiously and carefully as possible. Thought I was doing pretty well too, until I had the whole phone put back together and tired to fire it up...
I popped in the battery, held down power, and felt the small rumble. That was good, but all the phone proceeded to give me was a blank screen, and after about 30 seconds, the LED turns purple briefly and shuts off. Plugging the phone in doesn't yield any LED color at all. I am able to get a blue light when entering fastboot mode, so that's something... I am unlocked, and was running a fairly recent version of FXP/CM 9.1. Right now I am downloading the latest CM 9.1, and will attempt to flash the kernel to see if that breathes any life back into the phone, but I'm a little pessimistic at this point.
I searched the forums for any approximation of this particular issue, but came up empty handed. Does anyone know if there's any hope for recovery in this situation? What does the purple LED indicate in this case? If flashing the kernel doesn't help, what other options do I have? Is it possible to try and find a service center and have the phone repaired/replaced at this point? Thanks very much in advance for any helpful responses.
It looks like I'm going from bad to worse. I tried using the Sony PC Companion program. It seemed to recognize the phone at first, but now it won't go into fastboot mode or flash mode at all. No more purple LED, all I get now is blinking red. I've never been very good at quitting when I'm behind.
EDIT: Nevermind, that all appeared to be just a symptom of a low battery. After charging it up for a little while, I'm back to the purple LED, and being able to go to flash mode or fastboot mode. However, flashing a FXP ftf did not do me any good, so I'm back to square one. If flashing the kernel didn't do any good, I doubt using fastboot to flash the ROM again would make any difference. Please help if you can, thanks.
I ordered a screen from them. Install was really easy but there was no touch sensitivity. I've been arguing with the company for over a week about it. And there 800 number didn't work.
You may want to take it apart again and check your connections, mainly the ribbon cables.
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Hi slayer. I thought there was no way that would do any good, with the amount of dismantling and reassembling I did throughout the night, but I gave it one more shot, and lo and behold, the screen fired up. Reflashed to the latest FXP and I'm up and running...
...but I'm in the same boat as you. No touch sensitivity. And looking around, it seems like that's a common problem with repairs universe screens. I made double sure that the ribbon going from the phone to the digitizer was in there as snug as possible. Seems like a defective chip on the daughter board, although I have no way of knowing, that's just my guess. Sucks cuz now I have my phone back, but I can't make or answer any calls...
Anyone got any bright ideas for this?
Well I finally got them to send me another replacement, same thing. I think I'm just going to have to order one from someone else. I was thinking I might have messed up the ribbon cable but after reading that I'm having my doubts. I have a funny feeling they are sending pieces of glass calling them digitizers.
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Ordered another digitizer from a different vendor. I'll let you know how it goes.
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alright, I have had my et4g for about a year and a half now, I have successfully flashed probably close to 100 times if not more, back and forth from GB to ICS, NOT because Im actually smart enough to know whats going on, just that Im smart enough to read and follow the steps you smart people lay out for me in your posts.
I am also pretty sure I have gone back from JB to GB before but I dont remember for sure. I was currently running FK23 and wanted to revert to EL29 and just get whatever the latest official build was onto the phone because I was going to sell it since I just upgraded. AND heres where the problem came, I was doing the restore one click el29(same computer/cable/file I have always used) and everything was going fine and out of the corner of my eye I noticed the monitor dimmed a little bit (didnt sleep or anything, just dimmed. on a laptop that was plugged in) and not sure if thats when it happened but I saw the red fail, the bar on the phone was SO CLOSE to completed its not even funny, but it just continued to sit there. I noticed at the end of the script was a series of "removed" "added" and ended at another "removed".
I can get it into download mode but 2 different computers, 2 different odin OC's, 2 different cables, full odin, nothing recognizes it. when I plugged it into the other computer the computer played the sound and brought up a notification that the usb device had malfunctioned.
tried to use kies as well because when trying a normal boot it says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies & try again" but it doesnt recognize the phone either, and I have no recovery code to try.
I have searched and found NUMEROUS threads about this problem, most never were resolved, ALL that were resolved were other devices or they could still boot, or something else.
I have no idea where to go from here, can anyone give me some help?
thanks in advance
Is it possible that the USB port on the device has finally kicked the bucket? Check the pins. See of they are lifted, bent, broken, etc. You can also pull the device apart and check the solder joints on the port. They could just have a bad connection on one of the data leads. Another thing to try, get a full stock flashable restore zip file and place it on your external SD card. Rename it to "update.zip" then in CWM or the stock recovery hit apply update from SD card.
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volume up + power just takes me to the "firmware upgrade encountered..." message, no way to get to recovery. looking in with a flashlight the port seems to be fine. now it has been acting up lately where it wouldnt charge if the cord was coming out at a little bit of an angle. it really only was happening with this dirt cheap car charger I got off monoprice though and Ive still been able to transfer files and charge for quite some time so I figured that wouldnt be the problem, especially when the problem happened in the middle of it having a steady connection for ~20 minutes prior to the issue.
know of a source to buy a cheap port I can try and repair myself (Im better at that sort of thing than messing with software so I think I might be able to do it)
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volume up + power just takes me to the "firmware upgrade encountered..." message, no way to get to recovery. looking in with a flashlight the port seems to be fine. now it has been acting up lately where it wouldnt charge if the cord was coming out at a little bit of an angle. it really only was happening with this dirt cheap car charger I got off monoprice though and Ive still been able to transfer files and charge for quite some time so I figured that wouldnt be the problem, especially when the problem happened in the middle of it having a steady connection for ~20 minutes prior to the issue.
know of a source to buy a cheap port I can try and repair myself (Im better at that sort of thing than messing with software so I think I might be able to do it)
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It might auto flash it at that point if it scans and detects "update.zip". I may be wrong though... Ebay will have them. I will think of some other options and report back. Last resort is to J-Tag it if even replacing the port doesn't work and there is nothing you can do with software. Either that or replace it with insurance and tell them you were updating to the newest ICS.
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well, didnt know what JTAG was, looked it up and looks like I have to send it off somewhere and pay 40+ bucks plus shipping to possibly get it fixed, to probably not sell the phone for THAT much more, so if it comes to that I just might leave the phone in its current state and forget about it. Ill try the port first though, and anything else you(or others) can think of trying. also I dont have insurance, I dont get it on my phones. I used to but by the time Ive had the phone for a while plus the cost of the deductible I could just buy a nice one off contract on ebay or something anyways. and this is actually the first time in a very long time I would need to make a claim. last time I would have needed to file it lost/stolen/broken was back on cingular when I had that wierd spin open walkman phone because it fell apart. and monthly insurance costs since then could buy me a couple new phones by now.
also, could it be that the usb port finally crapped out if the computer sees it every time I plug it in, it just says the usb device has malfunctioned. Im trying to find an update.zip to give a shot right now also, so far they are very specific on the condition of the phone to flash (must run this version, usb storage off, usb debugging on).
auto update.zip was a no go
try a 3rd cable
well, I can give that a shot but I used both cables to successfully transfer files from the wifes et4g to the computer that I am trying to fix my phone with, so I know the drivers are in there to recognize the phone and the cables work with another phone of the same model.
last night I tore the phone down and just made sure everything was clean and connected. none of the data connections behind the usb port were damaged, or inside the port but who knows about the part you cant see. anyways the phone still turns on and shows on the screen so I didnt make it worse. I ordered up a new port last night also so I guess as a last resort I am going to try that. I did notice that the moisture indicator on the inside of the back panel that pops off when dissasembling the phone shows it has gotten "wet", but I know its never sat in a puddle, never left on a counter with a spill. I have talked on it in the rain (inside the hood I was wearing) and also gotten some rain drops on the screen while I was dialing the number in the rain or checking a text in the rain but I just wipe it off and put it back in my pocket, which might have been a little damp from the rain, so how sensitive are these things, humid air must be enough to trigger the little purple "x"s then, right?
I had a Nexus S that quit working. Like your phone, it would go into download mode but none of my 3 computers would recognize it, but they did recognize my og Epic. Turned out the internal memory went bad without warning. It was still under factory warranty so I sent it to Samsung and they replaced the mainboard. I hope your problem is something simpler.
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well, I can give that a shot but I used both cables to successfully transfer files from the wifes et4g to the computer that I am trying to fix my phone with, so I know the drivers are in there to recognize the phone and the cables work with another phone of the same model.
last night I tore the phone down and just made sure everything was clean and connected. none of the data connections behind the usb port were damaged, or inside the port but who knows about the part you cant see. anyways the phone still turns on and shows on the screen so I didnt make it worse. I ordered up a new port last night also so I guess as a last resort I am going to try that. I did notice that the moisture indicator on the inside of the back panel that pops off when dissasembling the phone shows it has gotten "wet", but I know its never sat in a puddle, never left on a counter with a spill. I have talked on it in the rain (inside the hood I was wearing) and also gotten some rain drops on the screen while I was dialing the number in the rain or checking a text in the rain but I just wipe it off and put it back in my pocket, which might have been a little damp from the rain, so how sensitive are these things, humid air must be enough to trigger the little purple "x"s then, right?
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ah, another phone is using those cables fine. . Ok, my bad. Does sound like something borked on the phone (USB, flash memory, etc).
The purple X's dissapeared and the paper turns red when it gets wet. You are good.
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oh, ok. for some reason I thought that they were white then the purple x's appeared when they got wet, didnt spend any time today messing with the phone at all today, although nothing I can really do anyways til the port comes in the mail.
My G2 might be dead. It won't boot up. When I press the power button it vibrates three times then blinks an orange light on and off continuously. The only way to stop it is to remove the battery. When I hold volume down and power it vibrates about five times then has a green light for a little bit. Either way nothing shows up on the screen. It was doing this same thing a few weeks ago, I messed with it a little bit and it worked fine. Adb will recognize the phone only if it has the blinking orange light. I have tried charging it, of course. When charging it has a solid orange light until full, then it's green; just like normal. I wasn't doing anything unusual when it started (flashing a rom, messing with system files, etc.) it just happened out of nowhere. My rom is LewaOS. The first time it happened I think I was using JoyOS. I don't think it is a faulty battery, because I tried swapping batteries with my brother's MyTouch 3G Slide and the issue was the same. (I know they don't have the same battery, but I held the battery in at an angle so the contacts would meet). Has this happened to anyone else? I would really like to get this figured out, because I don't have enough money for a new phone and the old school Nokia I am using for the time being is sort of a pain.
Does this mean it is bricked?
What happens when you plug it in to PC? Does windows auto search for a driver called qusbdownload or something like that?
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If it is "on" when I plug it in Windows tries a driver called Qualcomm Technologies something or other then says the driver failed.
Then chances are its bricked, this means the phone is trying to get into an HTC download mode that no one has gotten to work with the vision to the best of my knowledge. There has been work done on other phones (the debricking project) that makes use of this mode to unbrick your phone, but nothing for this phone
You can try to leave out the battery for a week (fully charge battery first) and the test it, some say this works and it did work for me on a similar phone in a similar circumstance or you could get someone to JTAG it back to life.
Also I have read that some people have been able to open the phone and clean it thoroughly, reassemble and then it works. I've opened these phones many times and don't know what components need cleaning but you can enter this mode holding the volume down button while plugging phone into PC, so maybe the volume rocker or USB needs cleaning
Just some thoughts, best of luck to you!
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Even though you're basically informing me that I have a bricked phone, I'll hit the thanks button for your knowledge. I will try some of what you said, then probably commence the search for a phone I can afford.
haha, i dont require thanks, i help for the sake of helping! but thanks!
HERE IS A LINK to more info about the vision, including brick advice and teardowns of your phone.
If your looking for a cheap fix you can often find a used cracked screen broken g2 on ebay for under 40$ and its easy to swap logicboards. if you really want a qwerty phone there are few to choose from and this is still one of the top choices.
I own many qwertys, htc g1, g2, mytouch 4g slide, samsung sidekick 4g, just bought a samsung relay and really my favorite to this day is still the htc vision.
my advice if you cant get yours working, consider swapping logicboards, take about 10 minuets and LOOK HERE cant promise anything of course but sounds like a perfect phone to swap logicboards and only costs 24$
best of luck!
Goodbye
I guess this is my farewell to the G2 and Desire Z forums. You guys have been great. I thought about buying a Vision with good internals and swapping them, but in the end I decided it was time to try something different. I've had this phone for a while. Ideally, the HTC One (M7) would be the successor of my G2, but it just doesn't work with my tiny budget. My second choice would have been a HD2, but, again, I don't have enough money (that's how small the budget is). Today I ordered a Motorola Milestone 3 for $49 on ebay, so when it arrives I'll hopefully be able to get my SIM to work in it. I thought I would never buy a non-HTC phone again (never a Samsung, not even once). Oh, well. Who know, maybe someday my desolate G2 will get jealous of the Milestone and decide to boot up again.
A while back i used to "try" to root stuff. I sucked at it BAD. Anyway, I have a Galaxy Note 8.0 (GT-N5110) that I had rooted to a certain point (very superficial) and I just kept it the way it was, that way I could use Multi-window for any app. This morning I unplug my tab from the charger only to be disappointed that it will not turn on. Ive tried different power outlets, different cables, different base chargers, even the whole "power+vol_up+home" thing... nothing. I never updated the tab when Kitkat came through the pipeline. Im freaking out that a new major update automatically happened overnight or something. Im sorry to trouble you all, but does anyone have suggestions? Since it's rooted I can't take it to Samsung or Best Buy. Honestly if I could just get it back to stock, that would be awesome, but im more concerned about getting it to simply turn on. Any Ideas?
If your device is rooted you won't get an OTA update so that could not be the problem. You can try to unplug battery (mus open the device)"and see what happened. Maybe your battery is faulty or someting else.
K... I appreciate it Ill take a look. But, lets say I actually open it (without making things worse), how do I determine if the battery is in fact faulty? If it is, can I get a replacement? preferably an official samsung one.
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Scratch that. Sry, Im just always scared of doin stuff, so I always feel like I have to ask the question, but I'll look it up. Im confident at least this should be easy enough for me to do Thank you again.
The problem with this device is you cannot pull out the battery easily. Maybe after that steps it boots up again.
Battery removal wasn't bad... now I'm just waiting for a new one (ordered on ebay, crossing fingers hoping it was legit). What did you mean "after that steps it boots up agin."? Will the tablet boot up without the battery if it's plugged in or something?
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Battery removal wasn't bad... now I'm just waiting for a new one (ordered on ebay, crossing fingers hoping it was legit). What did you mean "after that steps it boots up agin."? Will the tablet boot up without the battery if it's plugged in or something?
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Wow, that suck. sorry for you man. For now, try to plug the tablet to a computer and while device manager opened and see if there is change. If the change say "qhsusb" or something along that line and not your model number . . . changing battery wont do anything because it's already hard bricked. if not, finger cross.
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What did you mean "after that steps it boots up agin."? Will the tablet boot up without the battery if it's plugged in or something?
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No. But sometimes after this step and reconnecting the battery the device boots up. Also a battery calibration is done.
I tried plugging in the tablet to the computer with the old battery and then without any battery. Neither one prompted anything in the device manager. Today I got the new battery (assuming its legit and in good condition) in the mail. I plugged it in, and nothing. Plugged the tablet with the new battery to the wall charger, nothing. Plugged the tablet with the new battery to the computer while running device manager, nothing.
I'm going assume that the new battery is dead and let it stay connected to the wall charger for 8+ hrs, and see if there are any changes.
I just really don't understand what the deal is and why this would randomly happen. Ive never had problems with the firmware or anything. I have felt like there was an issue with the battery being that it doesn't seem to be keeping much of a charge... but for it to just Hard Brick like this seems so out of the blue. Can anyone provide me with additional suggestions please?
Maybe I'll ask it this way...
Is there any way to test if the batteries are food? That way I can at least determine if the tablet is in fact hard bricked or just bad batteries.
Might not be what you want to hear, but if different cables, chargers and batteries don't work, then maybe there was a power surge overnight while the device was plugged into the wall that took out the device (I once lost a computer that way and now I only use surge suppressors (note that not all power bars are proper surge protectors! See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surge_protector ) that are UL 1449 certified with a low clamping voltage and high energy absorption rating as a minimum; the fancier ones can even tell you if your wall outlet has a grounding problem). Or your tablet's USB port is broken, but that doesn't make sense based on what you've said thus far. Or you're just super-unlucky and all of your replacement parts are also faulty (it could happen). Either way, I've got my fingers crossed for you!
In the meantime, a multimeter would be able to tell if the batteries hold a charge, and whether or not power flows to the device when the battery is attached or the device is plugged into the wall or computer.
Just make sure you read up on how to use one first so you don't accidentally electrocute yourself:
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/how-to-use-a-multimeter
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In the meantime, a multimeter would be able to tell if the batteries hold a charge, and whether or not power flows to the device when the battery is attached or the device is plugged into the wall or computer.
Just make sure you read up on how to use one first so you don't accidentally electrocute yourself:
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Ill definitely be looking into this option in depth tomorrow, and deeply appreciate it. At least it's something. T_T I don't want my tablet going to electro grave. This sucks so bad. This has been a month from hell
First my printer decides its time to start printing crooked over a couple of months, getting so bad that it jams up a few weeks ago, requiring me to get a new printer, which has been a fiasco in and of itself that still hasnt been resolved. Ive gone through 4 printers in one week, all of them different model printers, all from HP, and each and every one of them defective.
Then my laptops video card tweaks out because of installing Splashtop Stream, which starts a domino effect requiring me to do a factory reset on the laptop.
Then my Tablet just decides to kill over.
Then my Microsoft Arc mouse decides it doesn't the want to wheel to work requiring me to purchase a new one, and when I receive it, the cover for the battery compartment is missing and the wheel click is defective. It took 2 and a half weeks to resolve
Then I get bronchitis.
all in less than a month.
Alright, ya... it's dead. Oh well. Here's me trying to make the most of it: are there any places that buy bricked tabs? I figure the parts have to have some sort of salvage value.... maybe.
You can't go to a Samsung service shop? They might not fix it under warranty, but I assume they'll have a look at it and give you an estimation? I feel for you, we all have had these awful weeks... I soft bricked my pad, my computer started to play up, my other computer decided it wanted to die after years of hard work and not skipping a beat, my son got the flu, the missus was on her monthly(grumpy wife..take cover), and when I took a break from it all on the toilet I found that we had run out of paper! To make matters worse, my favorite football team lost from a second division team.. This all happened in one single day! So chin up, it might take a week, but when all it's fixed again you'll experience deep appreciation for the things you have taken for granted.... (xda fixed my tablet, time fixed my wife)
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Sry for delayed response.
Im very very doubtful that Samsung will help. I have two more... ideas, before I go to Samsung. Non-invasive of coarse, wouldn't want to make matters worse.
K, So first off I took the tablet with extra battery to a tech place in the area that said the batteries are fine, but when they put a multimeter to the motherboard nothing came back. Basically its dead according to them. There's one more shop in the area I want to get a second opinion from. Next, does anyone know anything about an app called "Splashtop Stream"? I'm a fond user of Splashtop to control/view my computer straight my tablet, but when I installed "Splashtop Stream" to use the tablet as an extended screen (not just a cloned second screen), my tablet and both computers I tried it with did NOT like it. I immediately uninstalled it, but it dawned on me that it was just a matter of days later that my Tablet died. I hate to grasp at straws, but if an app like that is too resource intensive, I'm okay with seeing a connection that it fried my tablet. I can't just ask Splashtop "Hey, does your app fry motherboards", so I need a way of researching legitimate known problems. I can't afford a $400 tablet right now.
The reason why I'm using Samsung as a last resort is because it's outside my warranty time, and the moment they know that I did even the simple fast-mod on it, they'll slap it down and won't help. There no custom boot or Roms on it.
With all this said, any suggestions anyone?
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You can't go to a Samsung service shop? They might not fix it under warranty, but I assume they'll have a look at it and give you an estimation? I feel for you, we all have had these awful weeks... I soft bricked my pad, my computer started to play up, my other computer decided it wanted to die after years of hard work and not skipping a beat, my son got the flu, the missus was on her monthly(grumpy wife..take cover), and when I took a break from it all on the toilet I found that we had run out of paper! To make matters worse, my favorite football team lost from a second division team.. This all happened in one single day! So chin up, it might take a week, but when all it's fixed again you'll experience deep appreciation for the things you have taken for granted.... (xda fixed my tablet, time fixed my wife)
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O_O That does suck!! Sry man.
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Sry for delayed response.
Im very very doubtful that Samsung will help. I have two more... ideas, before I go to Samsung. Non-invasive of coarse, wouldn't want to make matters worse.
K, So first off I took the tablet with extra battery to a tech place in the area that said the batteries are fine, but when they put a multimeter to the motherboard nothing came back. Basically its dead according to them. There's one more shop in the area I want to get a second opinion from. Next, does anyone know anything about an app called "Splashtop Stream"? I'm a fond user of Splashtop to control/view my computer straight my tablet, but when I installed "Splashtop Stream" to use the tablet as an extended screen (not just a cloned second screen), my tablet and both computers I tried it with did NOT like it. I immediately uninstalled it, but it dawned on me that it was just a matter of days later that my Tablet died. I hate to grasp at straws, but if an app like that is too resource intensive, I'm okay with seeing a connection that it fried my tablet. I can't just ask Splashtop "Hey, does your app fry motherboards", so I need a way of researching legitimate known problems. I can't afford a $400 tablet right now.
The reason why I'm using Samsung as a last resort is because it's outside my warranty time, and the moment they know that I did even the simple fast-mod on it, they'll slap it down and won't help. There no custom boot or Roms on it.
With all this said, any suggestions anyone?
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I randomly bumped here and I'm no expert, but if your tablet's motherboard is indeed dead, I believe there is absolutely no way they can tell that the device got rooted at some point. You did not "hard brick" it, that's a whole other thing, or at least so I've learned in my not-very-long experience. "Hard brick" should be the result of flashing a kernel made some other device, which definitely is not your case. Moreover, that does not kill the motherboard, it just makes anything unbootable: it's a software problem, so it can actually be detected. You had a hardware failure that most likely completely wiped any proof that you have ever modified your device, so the only problem that you might have, I think, is them telling you that they take no responsibility for what your power outlet has done to the device, but they shouldn't be able to detect any modification that you have made. In my opinion technical support is worth trying.
Awesome!! Thank you so much!
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Awesome!! Thank you so much!
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You're welcome, good luck!
Just thought Id let everyone know that I managed to get Samsung to compromise on the matter since the Tablet is only 5 months past warranty (1yr 5mnths since purchase). So, not much longer and hopefully Ill have a tablet that works yet again.
This a strange one to say the least. I have a Nexus 7, Zenfone 2 ZE551ML and a Padfone-x so I'm certainly an Asus fan and I decided to buy the ZE550 16gb Zenfone 2 for my son. He loves it. I took it from him for a few days and put it in my bedside drawer. Yesterday I took it out to charge it with my THL 5000t charger (this is the same charger I use on my padfone-x without any issues). I left it charging for about 4 hours, tried to switch it on and found a crack in the lower left third that stretches almost all the way across the screen with that purple ink stain blob running up the left side. There is ZERO physical surface damage to the screen. Nothing. Not a scratch or blemish on the outside of the phone, front, back, sides, screen NOTHING.
The screen is blank now when it's "on" and it's also relatively warm. I can only conclude that the phone overheated and damaged the screen. Did a Google search and found something similar with a Zenfone 5 from last year I think. But I've never heard of it apart from that. The phone is less than two months old so it's still covered by Asus USA but the problem is that I'm in Africa and won't be back for another month or more. Unfortunately I get the feeling Asus are going to dispute my problem based on using a thl charger and/or saying I damaged the phone. I've ordered a screen anyway but I'm going to take it up with them tomorrow and see if they step up. Has anyone else encountered this type of issue with any brand before?
I have no issue with other chargers. i have owe many phone.and many chargers. All of them work but without quick charge option
I suppose its possible that the battery got too hot, expanded and cracked the screen but not the panel...
Wow is all I can say. Asus are replacing the phone completely. No quibbling, just a description of the circumstances and the physical condition of the phone along with the serial number. Excellent, excellent customer service. I'm impressed.
Now, since I'm returning it, can someone tell me how to flash/wipe this phone via pc without a screen?
I would say your best bet is to get the phone into fastboot mode and go from there. This is pretty easy since all you have to do is hold the volume up button while it powers on. In fastboot, you can issue commands from your computer while the phone is connected by USB.
Look in the [index] or around the forum for a guide on flashing either stock or something similar and it should go through all the steps of getting ADB/fastboot working and go through the basics of fastboot. If I find the time, I'll try find one for you in case you don't know where to start.
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I would say your best bet is to get the phone into fastboot mode and go from there. This is pretty easy since all you have to do is hold the volume up button while it powers on. In fastboot, you can issue commands from your computer while the phone is connected by USB.
Look in the [index] or around the forum for a guide on flashing either stock or something similar and it should go through all the steps of getting ADB/fastboot working and go through the basics of fastboot. If I find the time, I'll try find one for you in case you don't know where to start.
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I'll try it and get back to you. Thanks.