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Hey guys-- got back from the t-mobile store and they told me the data port is dead (from water damage). It turns on with a fresh battery fine, but apparently I'm getting an error code. That code is probably that the data port is messed up because I can't charge my battery. I'm assuming I have to replace it. Does anyone know of a video tutorial or something that will show me how to do it?
thanks.
the chances of the data port being physically damaged by water is very slim- I think they are trying to tell you the circuitry is faulty. If you had ripped the charger out and bent or broke the port, then I could see it- but water cannot bend or break that way and corrosion is unlikely unless its been sitting a while.
Back to the original subject though, I just replaced a faulty USB port on my friends Moto Q. It wasnt bad, but you need a very small pencil iron (I use a station) and good eyes, otherwise you will bridge the tiny connections and be fubar'd.
gospeed.racer said:
the chances of the data port being physically damaged by water is very slim- I think they are trying to tell you the circuitry is faulty. If you had ripped the charger out and bent or broke the port, then I could see it- but water cannot bend or break that way and corrosion is unlikely unless its been sitting a while.
Back to the original subject though, I just replaced a faulty USB port on my friends Moto Q. It wasnt bad, but you need a very small pencil iron (I use a station) and good eyes, otherwise you will bridge the tiny connections and be fubar'd.
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Where did you find the port to replace it with...
find a bricked one on ebay or something..or someone selling one with a cracked screen etc...use it for parts
welp, i've never soldered... guess you gotta learn sometime. ports are bout 25 bucks... Guess I have a new hobby. Or maybe I should just buy an external battery charger... soldering sounds more fun though. Yeah, what i meant by getting an error code is when i plug in the charging cord into the cell phone, I get a red light instead of yellow/orange. But, I have to push up on the cable where i insert it into the port to get anything. So, its not dead, but either dying or drunk....... drunk from oil.... which it swam in... and got sick from. vegetable oil, not motor oil... which would be a waste of oil. Anyways, thanks for the replies and if you stumble upon a vid for the dash, please post it. I found some on blackberries, but not an excaliber.
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my friend sourced his usb port from Mouser (P/N 538-67503-1020) for $1.12 each. I still have one (he got a spare) but I dont have a dash to take apart and compare the pins. I assume they are all the same generic port, but the pin spacing could differ
http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?qs=7zcQ9RRVJlhHWuXYKEhKMg==
that's pretty sweet speed. I bookmarked that webpage (dunno why really). I could just always link from here; but anyway, I received a new battery that I ordered before the geniouses at t-mobile told me that a red light is an error code, my old battery is perfectly fine, my data port is broken, and no... a new battery won't fix it. *** what's my point you ask?***
They don't know jack fecal matter. I just popped in the new battery and 1) my phone turned on, 2) my charging light turned orange, 3) my plug doesn't need adjusting to charge the phone, and just now 4) my phone has signaled to my through a pretty green light that the new battery just finished charging.
So, to recap, the guys at t-mobile said my port was fried and that all my problems were due to that. My theory was that oil (and come to find out water) damage caused the battery to malfunction and thereby refused to allow a current to charge it resulting in the errors. Turns out, I was right.
Thanks speed and all for your replies. If I need a cheap miniusb port in the future, I now have a good source. Now, Anyone know if a new lcd will fix the splotchy marks on my screen (look like dark puddle spots). I'll post a pic in a new post in a minute.
Yah you can grab a new LCD off ebay (fairly cheap) and then go to youtube and youtube "fix dash screen" and there is a tutorial on there that will guide you on replacing your screen.
just make sure its the lcd thats the problem- the outer clear part that you can touch is separate, and comes with the case. Mine are scratched to hell on both my Dash's but I refuse to buy new cases to fix them
i dunno what's up anymore
I don't know what to think of this thing anymore. This morning it wouldn't turn on, even though I had the green light on the device as it was plugged in all night. So, I kept fiddling with it hoping it would turn on so I could have ATT do a remote hard reset. Well... it wouldn't cooperate. So, I left it alone. Then this evening I was about ready to bury it and I tried the power button one last time and it turned on. But, the battery was really low and I got the red light again when I plugged it in. I guess the battery got a bit of a charge in itself just sitting there. So, perhaps the t-mobile guys do know what they're talking about. Well... i did actually get the orange light while it was on for that sweet minute, which should mean its charging, but I guess its not actually charging the battery. I suppose the last way to go is external charger. I'll probably pick one up off ebay for 15 bucks.
I bent one of the pins for the battery connection inside my phone. I use my phone a lot and keep 2 spares at all times. I tried bending it back into place, which sort of works, but my phone constantly loses power because it doesnt align perfectly.
Is there a module I can swap out, and if so, a link to it. I can do a bit of soldering if absolutely required, but I'm hoping this is a plug and play part.
I see no one has replied lol, ill have to look into it but from experience I would have to say its part of the main board and is not plug n play. If you could even find the replacement part for it I am sure the soldiering portion of it would be the most difficult.
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Can u post a pic? On my girls vibrant the 3 snapped off half way and it still works dine
lando123 said:
I bent one of the pins for the battery connection inside my phone. I use my phone a lot and keep 2 spares at all times. I tried bending it back into place, which sort of works, but my phone constantly loses power because it doesnt align perfectly.
Is there a module I can swap out, and if so, a link to it. I can do a bit of soldering if absolutely required, but I'm hoping this is a plug and play part.
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Having some issues with my ET4G here, not really sure how it happened. My phone went into random bootloops earlier today after pulling it off the charger in the morning. I finally was able to get it booted up but the notification light continued to stay red and it basically thinks there is a USB cable connected to it. When plugged into a pc or charger it does not charge or mount into odin. I've got the thing booted into odin mode now and plugged in, but odin just isn't seeing it. Both sprint and sammy both said they have NEVER heard of this issue, I don't know if I believe it. I have a replacement on the way (when I brought it to the sprint store the tech cracked the screen putting it back together so they are replacing it for me) but I'd like to get it atleast half working for the weekend. Any help would be appreciated!
Edit: I forgot to mention that when I put a battery in the phone, it automatically boots up. Sometimes it is successful, but sometimes it just loops at the screen you get when you charge your phone while powered off (note the phone is unlpugged!!!) Pretty weird symptom, but I know the phone doesn't normally boot itself up when a battery is put in it.
i see this alot with the samsung replenish...my theory is youve been using an off brand charger and its made the pin inside the charging port crank up at an angle, making the device think its always plugged in
i fix the replenish's easy enough by taking some tweezers and bending the little pin inside the port back down, works everytime
im a tech at an indirect store fwiw
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i see this alot with the samsung replenish...my theory is youve been using an off brand charger and its made the pin inside the charging port crank up at an angle, making the device think its always plugged in
i fix the replenish's easy enough by taking some tweezers and bending the little pin inside the port back down, works everytime
im a tech at an indirect store fwiw
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This sounds highly possible. Also try pulling your sd card to see if that makes any difference.
Looking inside the charger port it doesn't look like anything is out of sorts. A little corrosion from humid weather and working outdoors but never any water damage. I'm looking at the inside of my phones port right now and all the gold strips are at the same level, and the cable seems to click in just fine. Am I missing something? And yeah for the record I have like 4 different USB cables I use and they are all different brands. Let me know if I should be looking for something else, or if you guys have any other input. I was able to get it to mount before I left for the sprint store, pushed a stock setup and older modem so they wouldn't question anything, but now it's just completely not connecting. Also, when I was able to mount it earlier, it would not charge but was atleast recognized by odin. When the sprint tech had my phone apart I saw the charger port myself it didn't look to have any physical damage to it...such a weird issue!
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This sounds highly possible. Also try pulling your sd card to see if that makes any difference.
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Yeah pulled the SD card as well. Tried most of the typical stuff but please mention anything "obvious" sounding anyway cause at this point I'd be willing to try double backflips to get the thing working.
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i see this alot with the samsung replenish...my theory is youve been using an off brand charger and its made the pin inside the charging port crank up at an angle, making the device think its always plugged in
i fix the replenish's easy enough by taking some tweezers and bending the little pin inside the port back down, works everytime
im a tech at an indirect store fwiw
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You're referring to the 5 gold strips on the topside of the port on my phone, correct? I mean that's what I assumed but if I'm wrong or there are pins I'm unaware of let me know.
if everything is a go, you might consider trying a hard reset
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You're referring to the 5 gold strips on the topside of the port on my phone, correct? I mean that's what I assumed but if I'm wrong or there are pins I'm unaware of let me know.
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pin is probably the wrong term, but im referring to the thing sticking out in the middle of the port...is it slanted upwards? thats what happens to all these repl
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if everything is a go, you might consider trying a hard reset
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pin is probably the wrong term, but im referring to the thing sticking out in the middle of the port...is it slanted upwards? thats what happens to all these repl
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The plastic housing or harness seems to be parallel to the screen, maybe slightly downward. And the little gold strips on top of the housing all seem to be flat.
A hard reset? I've tried wiping this thing a million times if that's what you mean by hard reset. Driving me crazy!
hmm seems youv worn your options down...ill tell you what, if you live in MI, come visit me in clinton township and ill either fix it or replace it, and can have you in and out in 15 minutes...if not, take it to the nearest repair center and theyll take care of you. if they dont, give me their number and ill call them and make them!!
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hmm seems youv worn your options down...ill tell you what, if you live in MI, come visit me in clinton township and ill either fix it or replace it, and can have you in and out in 15 minutes...if not, take it to the nearest repair center and theyll take care of you. if they dont, give me their number and ill call them and make them!!
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Haha yeah I don't think theres much I can do. I'm pretty sure its software related, when the phone is not in odin mode, it sits there and mounts/unmounts itself on my pc but always as an "unrecognizable device" and I have reinstalled the drivers twice. I have a replacement coming already, just don't feel like going through the weekend without a phone (gosh saying that sounds terrible!) but lets be realistic here, cell phones are almost necessary today, especially being someone who's constantly taking calls from customers!
Hello, I saw that someone else asked a similiar question before but they did not word the question correctly and got little help.
On my HTC EVO logic board, there's three tan "ports" (I don't know what they are actually called). One for the front camera, one for the LCD, and one for the front panel.
While walking home one day, my screen started showing a dark spot. The spot got bigger, and I decided to take apart my phone (something I'd done before a few times) and try to clean things up. I put everything back together, and the LCD would not come on. After numerous tries, I finally decided the LCD was damaged. As I went back in the phone, I saw that regardless of whether you flipped the black tab on top of the LCD tan 'port' back or forward, the cable was capable of being pulled out, e.g., it was not secure. At the time, I thought nothing of it, but now that my new LCD should be here, I'm worried.
Is my LCD not working because the 'port' is broken? If so, what can I do to repair it? (I heard it is very difficult). I'm worried, because I paid a lot to buy a new LCD and will be unable to send it back.
http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/ZYHLZwIIVhjilEpT.large
Also, my front panel cable never sits 'perfectly'..that is, I have to connect everything else first, and then try my best with the front panel. The tape does not stay down flat completely.
These sorts of connectors can be fixed,but there is quite a bit of skill involved. Upload a picture and I can tell you better how hard it is. What I can tell you is that you probably cant do it yourself. I base this on the fact that those who have the necesesary skils will instantly know its going to be a pain. In fact,its easy to screw it up ,and sometimes you do,even if you DO know what your doing. Since I dont want to take my phone apart,Ill need to see a picture of it before I can tell you anything more. One thing to keep in mind is that sometimes the ribbon cable CAN be pulled out anyway,and is making good contact and there is some other problem. If you have not installed the new LCD,install it and see if it all works. If so,your good to go. As a general rule,the connectors are delicate and its not a good idea to pull them out. In fact,dont disconnect them if you dont have to. They have a limited number of connect/disconects they can take and they are very easy to break.
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These sorts of connectors can be fixed,but there is quite a bit of skill involved. Upload a picture and I can tell you better how hard it is. What I can tell you is that you probably cant do it yourself. I base this on the fact that those who have the necesesary skils will instantly know its going to be a pain. In fact,its easy to screw it up ,and sometimes you do,even if you DO know what your doing. Since I dont want to take my phone apart,Ill need to see a picture of it before I can tell you anything more. One thing to keep in mind is that sometimes the ribbon cable CAN be pulled out anyway,and is making good contact and there is some other problem. If you have not installed the new LCD,install it and see if it all works. If so,your good to go. As a general rule,the connectors are delicate and its not a good idea to pull them out. In fact,dont disconnect them if you dont have to. They have a limited number of connect/disconects they can take and they are very easy to break.
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Well, I don't really have a means of taking a quality photo except with my computer webcam but I'll try in a second. I can't really show you because there isn't much to see. The little black bar that flips up and down to 'lock' the port is ineffective; the cable can be pulled out regardless. I know I can't fix the port/connector by myself, so I'm hoping that's not the issue. You have given me a lot of hope though. The new LCD should be here by Wednesday at the latest, so I'll be able to test it then.
Does my front panel affect the LCD? Since I dropped my phone on the corner, even with a new panel it does not sit 'perfectly'. I don't think they're related though.
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Well, I don't really have a means of taking a quality photo except with my computer webcam but I'll try in a second. I can't really show you because there isn't much to see. The little black bar that flips up and down to 'lock' the port is ineffective; the cable can be pulled out regardless. I know I can't fix the port/connector by myself, so I'm hoping that's not the issue. You have given me a lot of hope though. The new LCD should be here by Wednesday at the latest, so I'll be able to test it then.
Does my front panel affect the LCD? Since I dropped my phone on the corner, even with a new panel it does not sit 'perfectly'. I don't think they're related though.
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I dont think so. I bet your ok. Just dont keep playing with the connector. I know,Ive done it. I sit there messing with it,wondering,is it broken? Is it good? Then the little black peice comes off in your hand or the plastic breaks and "well its sure broken now!" Remember,that little latch does not so much hold the cable in place as hold the cable against the contacts,if its making contact,its good to go.
Hi, all. The new LCD I receieved did not work. There are very minor differences in the two; such as some type of blue gunk on the silver part of the LCD, the connector is more of a dark orange on the new one while the original is a yellow-orange, etc. Also, again, the connector does not 100% fit in the slot. It goes in, but a small corner sticks out a bit and you have to either hold it in or clip it in [which I can't, because the black clip is broken].
The only possibilities I can think of are
A] Because the little black thing is damaged, no LCD will work in it. Therefore I need a new phone.
B] The LCD does not work.
C] The LCD is the wrong size.
At this point I want to just give up and get a new phone, which is very heart-wrenching because I love my EVO and I doubt I can afford the only other phone I like, the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G.
Is anyone able to identify what connector is used on this phone for the LCD? I broke a pin on the connector while trying to repair a cracked screen. I would like to buy it and re-solder it on to fix the phone.
Can someone link the correct connector maybe from digikey.com?
Broken latch
I too have a problem with the connector... the plastic part that connects the ribbon cable to the main board has broken. There must be a place to buy these tiny plastic latches... does anyone know? Your assistance will be greatly appreciated!
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Many One X owners, including me, has be having from display/screen issues that are quite annoying. And apparently, none has a definite answer as to what the main cause is. hTC has exchanged all those faulty devices, claiming it's a "hardware" issue...while in fact, it's their stupid back covers...i'll explain as we speak.
First, to know what screen/display problem i'm talking about, please refer to this Video.
Few days ago, i got my hands on a "Dead" One X...but i just refused that fact...because it just works! but no screen....screen is always blank....can touch it, go to dealer and make a phone call even. Sometimes the screen turned, sometimes, and it was like in the video, exactly like it.....so what's the problem?!
yesterday, i'll be honest, i got mad at this phone and held it with a tight grip...my finger happened to press just above something...and the screen turned on! worked great in fact! i was astonished! it just worked....but, oops, i turned off screen, then when wanting to turn it back on...blank...
I kept pushing on the back casing of the phone, trying to find the same place that made the screen turn back on...and viola, same place pressed on, screen back on.
Wanna know what's causing all of this?
Here you go:
Click me!
And those connectors Should be in good contact with this on the back cover
Click me too!
But you know, hTC ****ed this one up, just like it does on most devices with connectors on the back cover...*sigh*...like the sensation for example...
So what to do now?
i tried a bunch of things, and almost broke those connectors with a stupid thick aluminum foil on top of them...
also i tried bending them up, but that doesn't help either, as when the cover pushes them down, their shape will change and well...didn't work.
i also tried putting aluminum foil on the metal connectors on the actual cover...didn't help as well!
it seems only pushing on it from outside does the trick!!
i also tried pushing on the connectors together while the back casing is off, didn't work...as it seems there must be a triple connection...board, connectors, and cover...
I think the only solution would be with a new back casing? but...if hTC f****d it up with this one, wouldn't all back casing suck too?? or is this a manufacturing problem that the connectors are just short and won't connect well?!
here are pictures of how the phone turned on magically after pressing over that connector, and another of how the screen gets messed up when the, well, there's not a good connection...Thank you hTC!
Sample 1 Sample 2
Tomorrow i will buy a new back casing and report if that helped me or not.
I only came to this because i have no warranty...if you have warranty, please consider an exchange!
Oh, and finally, i was able to get into bootloader, first time i saw that screen! always has been blank!...pushing on the connector also did the trick.
Finally!
Soooo...comments?
If anyone has an idea on how to make the back casing come in better contact with those connectors, please let me know.
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Hmm, why did you put this into Q&A?
what? in a bad mood and wanna bash me?
where should i put it then? as people with such problem would come ask here, am i right?
EDIT: lol, it's all good now ^^
arabology said:
what? in a bad mood and wanna bash me?
where should i put it then? as people with such problem would come ask here, am i right?
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Well nah, would post it into General , as this was more like a guide. I wasn't bashing.. and not in a bad mood... If anything I bumped your thread up...
Also wanted to say that those contacts and that case seems to be f..cked up in general. As next to those you have the WIFI ones which in another thread, thats in General is shown how to fix...
My first comment was a compliment and you could clearly see I was smiling as I am on my avatar smiling. No reason to get defensive...
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Well nah, would post it into General , as this was more like a guide. I wasn't bashing.. and not in a bad mood... If anything I bumped your thread up...
Also wanted to say that those contacts and that case seems to be f..cked up in general. As next to those you have the WIFI ones which in another thread, thats in General is shown how to fix...
My first comment was a compliment and you could clearly see I was smiling as I am on my avatar smiling. No reason to get defensive...
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oh well...also WIFI connectors are bad?...no wonder SIII is flying and hTC is dying...
anyway, maybe a moderator can take this thread to the general forum, thanks for pointing those things out!
and sorry i seemed mean, but many, really, many users have nothing better to do but nag...trolls
thanks ^^
Soldering would fix this!
putting two round solders on the gold plates of the back cover. i will try that tomorrow. but i fear they would squash the connectors on the board? as that's what happened when i used two tiny balls of aluminum foil....one connector got squashed by it and i had to push it back up and play with it to make it look normal again.....hmmmm
arabology said:
Soldering would fix this!
putting two round solders on the gold plates of the back cover. i will try that tomorrow. but i fear they would squash the connectors on the board? as that's what happened when i used two tiny balls of aluminum foil....one connector got squashed by it and i had to push it back up and play with it to make it look notmal again.....hhhhh
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Moved to general forum hope youll fix it bro...
So it is a hardware fault,would never guess that...in the general forum you have a topic with the name "wifi fault" give a look on that
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muamers said:
Moved to general forum hope youll fix it bro...
So it is a hardware fault,would never guess that...in the general forum you have a topic with the name "wifi fault" give a look on that
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*nods* already took a look at that
will try the soldering...or connecting a wire between both connectors...one of those should work
arabology said:
*nods* already took a look at that
will try the soldering...or connecting a wire between both connectors...one of those should work
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Like you guys would say: "inshallah" :d
Just dont rush with the opening and be carefull
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waw another fellow citizen
so before we go ahead and go
doooom gloooom htcccc suxxxxxxx
lets first affirm tons of people have no problems with their wifi and their screens
so yes those connectors issues whether screen or wifi are another forum of a manufacturing defect, things might not be perfectly aligned and hence the issue
the flickering issue your thread title suggests finding the source of, isnt related to this, 90% of the corruption we saw out of box on the HOX turned out to be software including the back-light flicker which HTC fixed by readjusting the LCD voltage
moving on to your question a new back cover might very well fix it unless the misalignment is on the board
but im wondering why is this pin related to the screen to begin with? the Sensation didn't have such a pin you could remove the back cover and the screen kept operating, also the disassemble photos that were posted for the HOX showed the board and screen running perfectly without the back cover
as for the stupid copper foil, make sure you don't loose it unless you are planning to make a bomb its added to distribute Tegra3 heat
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*nods* already took a look at that
will try the soldering...or connecting a wire between both connectors...one of those should work
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Before you do that, please check the WIFI thread. There was already one member that described that soldering or adding a wire might be possibly harmful in the long run.
Changing the electricity stuff, how its called, the resistance or something (for the antenna though)
I'm having the same damn issue (check the picture) and thanks to Arabology for the well explanation on the problem. what I did was to send my phone to the service center and they told me it will take 3 working days (today was just the 1st day) for the technician to diagnose the fault and decide whether to replace the device or to repair it.
given that its a well known defect - should I just demand an exchange for a new device just incase if they revert that they repaired my phone? because I am sure the chances for the problem to reoccur is high.
Also just so you know I purchased this phone only about 3 months ago in HTC roadshow launch of OneX in Malaysia. HTC needs to come out with really quality products otherwise they will loose all their customers to samsung & apple (I believe they already lost major % of their loyal customers to their rivals)
oh well hope to get a good news soon. will keep u guys posted.
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well, My One X is just cursed, few days ago it feel off my hand and the screen got cracked. now i'm waiting for my local repair station to get hold of a One X digitizer.
ALSO, HUGE NEWS, seems i was wrong. it's not the connectors. it's the whole part where there is a copper kinda sheath over it...i guess that's where are the cores are plus the Nvidia Tegra chip??! turned out, when i push there, that the screen lights up. at first i thought it's the connector, coz that's the most reasonable right?
what could be wrong under that? well, that place can be taken off, there's a metal housing that can be lifted off....idk, nothing seems wrong there...but seriously, just a slight push lights up the screen! so now i'm using the oldest trick in the book, i put a wrapped paper at the back of the casing, just where it will push over the place i talked about, and now screen is always on....just this small push does the job!! no more flickering!
i repeat, it's not the connector nor the back casing.......only God and hTC knows what's going on...
i did further investigations and tried to relate the "push" to any connections that could be on the board from the other side, but after disassembling the phone, there does't seem to be anything on the other side of the board that needs that certain force to help the screen to light up....idk, this just boggles the mind.
...anyone has any clue?!?
BTW, phone is working great even with the cracked screen, playing Dark Meadow just fine
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I'm having the same damn issue (check the picture) and thanks to Arabology for the well explanation on the problem. what I did was to send my phone to the service center and they told me it will take 3 working days (today was just the 1st day) for the technician to diagnose the fault and decide whether to replace the device or to repair it.
given that its a well known defect - should I just demand an exchange for a new device just incase if they revert that they repaired my phone? because I am sure the chances for the problem to reoccur is high.
Also just so you know I purchased this phone only about 3 months ago in HTC roadshow launch of OneX in Malaysia. HTC needs to come out with really quality products otherwise they will loose all their customers to samsung & apple (I believe they already lost major % of their loyal customers to their rivals)
oh well hope to get a good news soon. will keep u guys posted.
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i say you should demand an exchange. hopefully the device they'll give will be of a different tier of products that doesn't have that silly, unknown problem.
also, i'm pretty well sure that they won't repair your device. as i read many users regarding this issue, all of them got an exchange......seems pretty messed up. and i doubt my paper trick will hold long before this issue comes back
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Before you do that, please check the WIFI thread. There was already one member that described that soldering or adding a wire might be possibly harmful in the long run.
Changing the electricity stuff, how its called, the resistance or something (for the antenna though)
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now that i have a paper inside my back casing, i can see that my WIFI connection is not at it's best, because of the extra space it took. so i'll most probably solder all the connectors
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what could be wrong under that? well, that place can be taken off, there's a metal housing that can be lifted off....idk, nothing seems wrong there...but seriously, just a slight push lights up the screen! so now i'm using the oldest trick in the book, i put a wrapped paper at the back of the casing, just where it will push over the place i talked about, and now screen is always on....just this small push does the job!! no more flickering!
i repeat, it's not the connector nor the back casing.......only God and hTC knows what's going on...
i did further investigations and tried to relate the "push" to any connections that could be on the board from the other side, but after disassembling the phone, there does't seem to be anything on the other side of the board that needs that certain force to help the screen to light up....idk, this just boggles the mind.
...anyone has any clue?!?
BTW, phone is working great even with the cracked screen, playing Dark Meadow just fine
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there was some guy, who posted a youtube video of when he pushed a certain area of his screen (the front part), it would switch off!
It only did it when pushed in that area, it was literally like a second power button.
Sorry I don't know exactly what it was, just the fact that somebody else had a similar problem!
HTC repaired my phone as the screen was faulty, it had a yellow tint, when i sent it for repair it did have screen flickering, ever since its come back, with a new screen, i rooted it and also put in the NEW ARHD rom, 2.05.2 base or something, it has stopped flickering :fingers-crossed:
walker07 said:
I'm having the same damn issue (check the picture) and thanks to Arabology for the well explanation on the problem. what I did was to send my phone to the service center and they told me it will take 3 working days (today was just the 1st day) for the technician to diagnose the fault and decide whether to replace the device or to repair it.
given that its a well known defect - should I just demand an exchange for a new device just incase if they revert that they repaired my phone? because I am sure the chances for the problem to reoccur is high.
Also just so you know I purchased this phone only about 3 months ago in HTC roadshow launch of OneX in Malaysia. HTC needs to come out with really quality products otherwise they will loose all their customers to samsung & apple (I believe they already lost major % of their loyal customers to their rivals)
oh well hope to get a good news soon. will keep u guys posted.
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Finally found someone with the exact same problem. I haven't been able to use my hox properly for weeks. Think I need to be sending back to HTC
Sent from my X10i using XDA
Finally I've got my OneX replaced with a new unit.:laugh: Hoping this will not have any sort of hardware faulty anymore.
interestingly. while waiting for my turn in the service center, I was just talking to a guy sitting and waiting beside me who came to report a problem with his OneX
and apparently its his 4th time visit to the service center. And all his previous 3 visits ended up with his OneX getting replaced each time....and each time with a different hardware issue (screen flickering / dead pixels / color faulty). Oh man....I thought the OneX was the best quality product from HTC.
and now I'm having a slight regret that I shud have just waited for another 2 more months and bought the SIII instead. God knows what other problems my OneX is going to come up with.
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Update:
well, My One X is just cursed, few days ago it feel off my hand and the screen got cracked. now i'm waiting for my local repair station to get hold of a One X digitizer.
ALSO, HUGE NEWS, seems i was wrong. it's not the connectors. it's the whole part where there is a copper kinda sheath over it...i guess that's where are the cores are plus the Nvidia Tegra chip??! turned out, when i push there, that the screen lights up. at first i thought it's the connector, coz that's the most reasonable right?
what could be wrong under that? well, that place can be taken off, there's a metal housing that can be lifted off....idk, nothing seems wrong there...but seriously, just a slight push lights up the screen! so now i'm using the oldest trick in the book, i put a wrapped paper at the back of the casing, just where it will push over the place i talked about, and now screen is always on....just this small push does the job!! no more flickering!
i repeat, it's not the connector nor the back casing.......only God and hTC knows what's going on...
i did further investigations and tried to relate the "push" to any connections that could be on the board from the other side, but after disassembling the phone, there does't seem to be anything on the other side of the board that needs that certain force to help the screen to light up....idk, this just boggles the mind.
...anyone has any clue?!?
BTW, phone is working great even with the cracked screen, playing Dark Meadow just fine
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Probably what's referred to as a dry joint or some other connection not connecting very well, not uncommon in electronics.
You need to get it repaired or replaced, simple as that. If it is a dry joint under one of the chips that use a ball grid array of solder points, you will never be able to sort that out yourself and it would be scrapped more than likely rather than a repair attempted for such a fault. To repair, it would need to go into a special over to heat it enough to melt the solder under the chip. Exerting pressure will just eventually make things worse as you can end up fracturing more of the soldered connections as there is little give to resist flexing.
Regards
Phil