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The other night my phone randomly shut off and would not turn on for like 8 hours. When it did, it got SUPER hot in the back where it would just about scald your hand. It shut off again and i got it back on in a few minutes.
But my problem is ever since then I have not got good signal at all where I use to get full signal. I dont't think it's ever connected to 3G either. And i can't get enough signal to place out calls.
My wife has the same phone and since i have flashed it, ive never got as good signal as here. Which im guessing the problem is my radio is a lot older version then her's. I just dont know how to succesfully update the radio.
But my main issue is that i have little or no signal in places i got good signal until this happened. Is it possible that this ruined my anteanna or something?
Carrier: Bluegrass Cellular
Current ROM: MIUI-110070 (also tried cynageonmod and the original sense UI)
Baseband version( assuming that means radio) 2.05.10.08.11 (wife's radio version is like 5... or 7... something)

something i just noticed.. Network says US Cellular, but i have bluegrass. But im just assuming that has something to do with me running MIUI instead.

Needing help!

But my main issue is that i have little or no signal in places i got good signal until this happened.
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That's the main issue here and that's what we should focus on.
The Desire overheating issue is a known one and it's mostly related to a faulty mainboard. It's patched by underclocking/undervolting or completely fixed by replacing the mainboard. My best guess is that when you installed MIUI, thus replacing the stock kernel with one that can overclock the CPU, the CPU got somehow overclocked/overvolted and that caused the overheating thus damaging the mainboard. As i said, it's a guess; the mainboard could have easily failed by itself, as no tech is fault-proof.
Try replacing the ROM with a stock one and see what happens. If the problem persists, you could try flashing a newer radio (there are lots of guides here on how to do that), but mind you, it's not a recommended procedure for a damaged phone, as if the phone shuts down and the radio flash fails, you'll end up with a permanent brick.
There is a hardware fix you could try, but that involves taking the phone apart. It's not a very invasive procedure, as you need only undo a couple of screws and dismantle some plastic parts. Do a search for "antenna contacts fix" in the Desire section.

[Q] Phone looses date&time

Hope I can get some help with this annoying issue.
Phone looses date&time after the battery is plugged out. Also the automatic date&time settings don't work. Each time I take out the battery the phone resets to a very early date like 1980 or something like that.
I guess this is a hardware issue but how can I fix this?
Thanks for all the replies.

MiLoKa said:
Hope I can get some help with this annoying issue.
Phone looses date&time after the battery is plugged out. Also the automatic date&time settings don't work. Each time I take out the battery the phone resets to a very early date like 1980 or something like that.
I guess this is a hardware issue but how can I fix this?
Thanks for all the replies.
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May be the reception is not good in you area.
Also do you have the automatic restore switched on?

I don't think it is about weak reception as I have a similar wildfire s and that one with the same simcard gets automatic date&time settings. And also that one does not loose the date&time when the battery is plugged out.

MiLoKa said:
I don't think it is about weak reception as I have a similar wildfire s and that one with the same simcard gets automatic date&time settings. And also that one does not loose the date&time when the battery is plugged out.
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How about trying to Factory Reset the WFS that has the problem and setting it up from scratch.
Just an idea.

I also tried that and have reinstalled the whole stock rom. I mean a RUU from the scratch. But no luck.
Is it possible that having a different CID than the stock rom can cause a problem. Or is there anyone like me who changed the stock rom and has a different CID than his software. I used a goldcard to change the stock rom. The phone has originally HTC__044 but I have installed the europe RUU.

MiLoKa said:
I also tried that and have reinstalled the whole stock rom. I mean a RUU from the scratch. But no luck.
Is it possible that having a different CID than the stock rom can cause a problem. Or is there anyone like me who changed the stock rom and has a different CID than his software. I used a goldcard to change the stock rom. The phone has originally HTC__044 but I have installed the europe RUU.
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Sorry I don't know about CID's.
I'm having my own issues at the moment trying to create a Goldcard. Seems impossible for me. Nothing works, no matter what method I try.
Anyway, do you have the same ROM on both phones?
If so, then they should both work the same no matter what.
However, if you have a Custom ROM on one maybe there is something the phone simply does not like and therefore cannot continue to keep the Date&Time settings.

The other phone is HTC__Y13 which is already a europe version. Anyway I will try to download an Asia RUU version and see if it fixes it.
For you the easiest way to make a goldcard is goldcard tool which worked fine for me.
http://android.modaco.com/topic/308798-pc-application-goldcardtool/

I finally found the problem. After a desperate trial of several softwares I decided to open up the phone.
The tapes over the connectors and a small battery were missing So I patched this by getting some tape over it and now it seems to work fine. Apparently it was somehow short-circuited by touching the back cover of the phone and probably some other parts as well.
Awkward how can HTC forget to place tape. I bought this phone from the internet so I had no warranty to bother myself as it takes ages to send and receive back. but I am also %100 sure it is not a refurbished phone as it is a trusty reseller I bought several times mobile phones. I already complained to the place I bought but anyway I am happy that the problem is resolved

MiLoKa said:
I finally found the problem. After a desperate trial of several softwares I decided to open up the phone.
The tapes over the connectors and a small battery were missing So I patched this by getting some tape over it and now it seems to work fine. Apparently it was somehow short-circuited by touching the back cover of the phone and probably some other parts as well.
Awkward how can HTC forget to place tape. I bought this phone from the internet so I had no warranty to bother myself as it takes ages to send and receive back. but I am also %100 sure it is not a refurbished phone as it is a trusty reseller I bought several times mobile phones. I already complained to the place I bought but anyway I am happy that the problem is resolved
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I got mine brand new from O2 and still get this problem so its probably just HTC cutting corners, for a change. Pics of repair please so I can try and sort mine out.

greavous420 said:
I got mine brand new from O2 and still get this problem so its probably just HTC cutting corners, for a change. Pics of repair please so I can try and sort mine out.
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Unfortunately I have already put my phone together, but if you watch the video below, go to minute 2:00 of the video and play. There you can see which connectors I mean. Or just watch any disassembly video on youtube to see what I mean.
I put a long tape covering the two connectors and the battery.

[Q] Gnex "boardswap" after failing wifi

I couldn't turn on wifi anymore, the switch stayed greyed out and 1 out of ten times i could switch it on it kept giving the message "turning on wifi". The phone got really hot on the backside next to the camera lens so i send it for repair (Dynafix - Netherlands) now my gnex is repaired and they did a "boardswap" (?) this means that they replaced the whole motherboard? Is this a good thing? An second question, could the wifi module be defect because of flashing roms?
Thanks very much

appie72 said:
I couldn't turn on wifi anymore, the switch stayed greyed out and 1 out of ten times i could switch it on it kept giving the message "turning on wifi". The phone got really hot on the backside next to the camera lens so i send it for repair (Dynafix - Netherlands) now my gnex is repaired and they did a "boardswap" (?) this means that they replaced the whole motherboard? Is this a good thing? An second question, could the wifi module be defect because of flashing roms?
Thanks very much
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Yes they likely replaced the whole motherboard.
No, roms should not harm your wifi module.
Overclocking and excess heat might be able to though.

Flashing ROMs normally doesn't do anything to the motherboard, itself, but if flashing the wrong radios, or installing the wrong drivers could cause such a problem...
But as long as the phone is working, all is good, don't you think?
If you ask me, I do it this way:
(This is an example only). Phone broke, phone bootloops, with stock ROM, flashing a new ROM won't help, I phone my carrier, I get a replacement, if I don't like the device anymore, I phone again, say the device I got is also defect, I get a new phone of my choice, for free...
I have had to do this twice (hTC 7 pro and Samsung Galaxy S II, yet the GS II was really defect, so was the 7 pro), now I've got a GNexus, it won't boot, doesn't show up, at all, neither as OMAP, or anything. I could probably JTAG it, but as I regret buying the phone, because I miss the button, and I don't want to risk the same think happening, I phoned up my carrier, I'm getting a GS 3 on Friday...
(I will still help with GNex problems, though)

Thanks for your answers, very clear! By reading this i think i broke it myself because for a while i had an older radio with a ics 4.0.4 rom but i can't recall the exact time wifi died on me. Well.... my gnex is fixed for free (warrenty) a little more reading before flashing Thanks again for the answers!

familyguy59 said:
Flashing ROMs normally doesn't do anything to the motherboard, itself, but if flashing the wrong radios, or installing the wrong drivers could cause such a problem...
But as long as the phone is working, all is good, don't you think?
If you ask me, I do it this way:
(This is an example only). Phone broke, phone bootloops, with stock ROM, flashing a new ROM won't help, I phone my carrier, I get a replacement, if I don't like the device anymore, I phone again, say the device I got is also defect, I get a new phone of my choice, for free...
I have had to do this twice (hTC 7 pro and Samsung Galaxy S II, yet the GS II was really defect, so was the 7 pro), now I've got a GNexus, it won't boot, doesn't show up, at all, neither as OMAP, or anything. I could probably JTAG it, but as I regret buying the phone, because I miss the button, and I don't want to risk the same think happening, I phoned up my carrier, I'm getting a GS 3 on Friday...
(I will still help with GNex problems, though)
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What? installing the wrong drivers on your computer has nothing to do with the motherboard on your phone. My HTC drivers don't affect my nexus, why would they? Flashing a radio won't hurt the motherboard either. It may disable the wifi but it won't physically break the motherboard.

gsm/dcma signal dropped suddenly

I don't know what happened, but I have had the gio for a year and I've never gotten this kind of problem. I think it's not a rom related problem because I tried to stick a pin into the external antenna to boost the signal and I got it back immediately. Unfortunately there's no spare part of the antenna, so I should change the whole mainboard. Do you know where I can find it and whether it's worth the hassle?

fedr0id said:
I don't know what happened, but I have had the gio for a year and I've never gotten this kind of problem. I think it's not a rom related problem because I tried to stick a pin into the external antenna to boost the signal and I got it back immediately. Unfortunately there's no spare part of the antenna, so I should change the whole mainboard. Do you know where I can find it and whether it's worth the hassle?
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Try flashing a new radio, and if that doesn't work, your gonna need to unroot and get it replaced by Sammy.
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After motherboard replacement, constant signal drops

Hey guys,
I have a 5X that recently had a bootloop. The motherboard was swapped out using a donor phone. The phone is happy now with the exception of constant signal drops. I'm currently running 7.1.2 Pure Nexus rom however this issue was happening on stock 7.1.1 and after a 8.0 update (I reverted back to 7.1.2). The phone will behave normally then out of the blue the single strength indicator triangle is displays empty with an outlined triangle vs the traditional filled. I have no data and no cellular service. The only way I can get service back is after a reboot. Sometimes service will last 10 min, other times 4 hours. When I do have service its significantly weaker than typical, ~ -110. Is there some sort of hardware handshake that needs fixing? Would flashing a different radio be worthwhile? Wifi works fine and never cuts out. Any help would be most appreciated as this is very frustrating! Thanks in advance.
-Jesse

you can flash any roms with your repaired phone?
how did you that??
does your bootloader the "no RPMB" message?
jstein84 said:
Hey guys,
I have a 5X that recently had a bootloop. The motherboard was swapped out using a donor phone. The phone is happy now with the exception of constant signal drops. I'm currently running 7.1.2 Pure Nexus rom however this issue was happening on stock 7.1.1 and after a 8.0 update (I reverted back to 7.1.2). The phone will behave normally then out of the blue the single strength indicator triangle is displays empty with an outlined triangle vs the traditional filled. I have no data and no cellular service. The only way I can get service back is after a reboot. Sometimes service will last 10 min, other times 4 hours. When I do have service its significantly weaker than typical, ~ -110. Is there some sort of hardware handshake that needs fixing? Would flashing a different radio be worthwhile? Wifi works fine and never cuts out. Any help would be most appreciated as this is very frustrating! Thanks in advance.
-Jesse
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openyourmind said:
you can flash any roms with your repaired phone?
how did you that??
does your bootloader the "no RPMB" message?
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I'm not sure I understand the question. After swapping, the device behaves like a new phone. I was able to install TWRP, unlock bootloader, root etc. I do not receive any error about "no RPMB".

weird... I'm a little confused.
I read in many different forums that the repaired Nexus5x can no longer be rooted.
I have tried it with mine several times already unsuccessfully.
When you start the bootloader you see the message (no RPMB)
Maybe somebody has a solution for this?

openyourmind said:
I read in many different forums that the repaired Nexus5x can no longer be rooted.
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Depends on who does it. LG UK replaced my motherboard last month. After repair, I was able to root it as easily as I did when I first got the phone.

my phone was at lg german
for over 2 weeks I am looking for a solution

Mine was not sent to a repair facility, I was fortunate to have a donor. Thread has slightly gotten off topic. Any thoughts to flashing another radio? Are some OS better suited for specific radios? Is there a way to verify which radio is most compatible with my OS / rom?

When I got my 5x repaired (motherboard replacement with brand new manufactured at 7/8/17) I can root my phone, unlocking bootloader etc.

Hi jstein84, I've the same identical problem (motherboard replacement after bootloop, and now intermittent signal and very poor reception, often -110dB)... Did you find any solution?

sebastian90 said:
Hi jstein84, I've the same identical problem (motherboard replacement after bootloop, and now intermittent signal and very poor reception, often -110dB)... Did you find any solution?
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Could it be that something wasn't reattached correctly by the repairer?

In my case, the phone was perfect for 2-3 months after the replacement (never dropped, never got water in this period). Now, since one week, it started issuing this new problem, which seems to be very common after screen or mb replacement in the 5X. Very poor signal, with every SIM card I tried (it happened after I used the wifi hotspot, but no sure it matters). I've tried resetting network settings and hard resetting the phone, nothing changed. I've also tried to check the speaker component inside the rear case (where there are the antennas). It seems ok, I just noticed that if I cover the bottom left right corner of the phone, the signal totally disappears immediately. I'm getting crazy with this problem...

sebastian90 said:
In my case, the phone was perfect for 2-3 months after the replacement (never dropped, never got water in this period). Now, since one week, it started issuing this new problem, which seems to be very common after screen or mb replacement in the 5X. Very poor signal, with every SIM card I tried (it happened after I used the wifi hotspot, but no sure it matters). I've tried resetting network settings and hard resetting the phone, nothing changed. I've also tried to check the speaker component inside the rear case (where there are the antennas). It seems ok, I just noticed that if I cover the bottom left corner of the phone, the signal totally disappear instantly. I'm getting crazy with this problem...
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You might try flashing the stock firmware with fastboot. I had a similar issue with bluetooth randomly cutting out. After flashing the stock firmware bluetooth now works without issue. I can't tell you why it fixed it because it shouldn't have made a difference, but maybe something got corrupted. Worth a try.
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Thank you for your suggestion! I'll try and then I'll let you know if it works!

jd1639 said:
You might try flashing the stock firmware with fastboot. I had a similar issue with bluetooth randomly cutting out. After flashing the stock firmware bluetooth now works without issue. I can't tell you why it fixed it because it shouldn't have made a difference, but maybe something got corrupted. Worth a try.
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I've flashed the stock firmware with fastboot, but nothing changed. It seems to be an hardware problem: when covering the right side of the phone, in particular the bottom right corner (and not the left one, as I wrongly said before), the signal immediately drops...

sebastian90 said:
I've flashed the stock firmware with fastboot, but nothing changed. It seems to be an hardware problem: when covering the right side of the phone, in particular the bottom right corner (and not the left one, as I wrongly said before), the signal immediately drops...
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I'm glad to see this post is getting some new activity. To answer Sebastian's question, my phone seems better but still not great. I seem to have better coverage but I noticed that if I enter a complete dead zone, I get the hollow triangle, and the phone is not able to get service again until a reboot. This is after returning to a known service area. I have received numerous ota updates since my original post so I'm not sure if that's the cause. I had also tried flashing new radios a few months ago but to no avail. I personally believe that its a hardware issue but I have no way to verify that. I'm glad Im not the only one and I hope this helps out somebody. If nothing else its validation that you're not alone.