Ok guys so today my play officialy decided to call it quits. The screen will not power on but the phone will. This led me to belive that the flex cable is the cause. But before I go out and buy a new flex cable I officialy want to make sure its the right one.
I heard that there are difrent revisions of the cable v1, v2, v3 and I want to make sure I get the right one so my play is r800x modle and I belive it was manufactured 9w11 so anyways guys some help would be nice, thanks
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I don't think there is different versions of slider flex cable (i think only digitizer have few variants)
If you can enter in flash and fastboot mode normally (check with flashtool) then it's probably slider flex problem.
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Bakisha said:
I don't think there is different versions of slider flex cable (i think only digitizer have few variants)
If you can enter in flash and fastboot mode normally (check with flashtool) then it's probably slider flex problem.
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well the kernel and rom boot fine and the digitizer will respond to touch but the lcd will not come on. so i fear its the flex cable that has came loose or has been dameged
crazymonkey05 said:
well the kernel and rom boot fine and the digitizer will respond to touch but the lcd will not come on. so i fear its the flex cable that has came loose or has been dameged
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When my flex was damaged, my touchscreen didn't work. I was afraid that my digitizer was damaged, but i was lucky and it was only slider flex cable.
Try to power on phone and slide in and out game keyboard few times. If screen comes on for even for half of seconds then it's surely flex...
Here is some links that might be helpfull:
and Re-House Your Xperia Play : Things to Know
if you decide to open your Play, just get torex screwdrivers, some peace of plastic (bank card should be hard enough for opening) and be patient
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Now I have tried looking up this problem, though not many results as I'm not really sure what I would exactly describe the happening of my screen besides grey. So forgive me if there has been questions like this already answered.
"Right now my Xperia Play screen is messed up screen. It started today when sliding the gamepad would freeze the system. Now, the screen is making this grey screen (pictures below) and freezes. Sliding out the gamepad and sliding it in seems to unfreeze it for a few seconds sometimes. Though, mostly, there's this. Is there any way I can maybe completely wipe my phone and reinstall Android? I have already flashed it once. Or is this a hardware issue and will I have to go to AT&T to see if I'm able to get a replacement phone?"
Like I said, I've already flashed it once. Did a Factory Reset before hand, though I didn't expect it'd do much. So any other solutions?
Maybe you should head to Sony Centre or AT&T to ask whether what's wrong with it. A reminder, unroot your device and get back to stock if you have custom rom and rooted your Play.
i think when you slid the gamepad it removed the cable connected to the screen. what was it called can't remember
I'm getting this a lot. I think there is a ribbon cable loose somewhere. I'll look into taking it apart sometime.
Same problem as my phone. The slider flex cable is the problem according to 4 old threads I found. If you're still under warranty, send it in. Otherwise, you can buy a new cable on Ebay like I'm doing, for 11 bucks and install it yourself.
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captain67 said:
Same problem as my phone. The slider flex cable is the problem according to 4 old threads I found. If you're still under warranty, send it in. Otherwise, you can buy a new cable on Ebay like I'm doing, for 11 bucks and install it yourself.
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were you able to fix it by changing the flex cable? i did change the flex cable but still same problem.
i don't think that the problem is the flex cable.. any idea guys?
zero801 said:
were you able to fix it by changing the flex cable? i did change the flex cable but still same problem.
i don't think that the problem is the flex cable.. any idea guys?
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The problem is the flex cable, as I have the same problem.
You can find a replacement cable here.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Slider-Slid...059?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ccc0f2003
Recently, I disassembled my Sony Ericsson Xperia Play R800at. I was replacing the housing and digitizer. All went smoothly until I missed an important step. There was a black tab that holds down the flex cable that connects to the digitizer. I forgot that step and my flex cable ripped.I have ordered another as a replacement. I understand that this will cause the digitizer to not work, but I have more issues, and I want to know if they are due to the missing cable.(the ripped flex cable.) I assembled the phone and the screen functions normally. As to be expected, I can't interact with the screen. However, Now my search button and settings buttons aren't functioning. My home and back buttons are working although. Also, My phone will not charge anymore. Is this due to the missing flex cable? I hope I didn't accidentally screw anything up. I was really careful, so I don't know why they won't function. I really hope that these issues are due to the missing cable. :silly:
Sorry, I am not allowed to post links.It has the camera and earpiece on it and is attached to the slider. :"(
How. Could u miss a step itsm really easy to take apart and put together its the flex cable garunteed
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Tutorials
Most of the tutorials seem to be only of disassembly. Little to none are of reassembly. I wrote down a list and reversed the order, but as it got closer to assembly, I started to assemble it myself. Big mistake. I assumed the black tab was only there to hide the chips.
Charge Recognition
It actually can charge, but only when the phone is powered of. This must be due to the missing components. Maybe because some parts of the phone aren't connected, the phone will not recognize the charger when powered on. What a relief...:angel:
Just watch dissassembly in reverse
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I got the replacement part. I even replaced the slider. I transferred the button cable to the new slider along with the main flex cable and the camera/earpiece flex cable. I am confused. I am inserting the flex cable into the digitizer slot, but it isn't working. I assumed there was a lock mechanism of some sort, but still no luck. I am not sure why it isn't going all the way in. Reversing the steps just isn't working. Placing the flex cable in is way harder than taking it out. Is there a certain way to place this cable in. What I am in need of is a picture of how a functioning digitizer's attachments look. Are you supposed to be able to see the golden tip of the flex cable?(Again, I am speaking of the flex cable with the black tab covering it. It is very small.)
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Lock.
There were locks for just aboul all the ZIF Connectors. Sony Ericsson's manual is the best!:good:
I tried again using the locks on the slots but it still wont work. Even with the manual, no luck... Now, it is charging normally, even while on. This indicates that something has changed. I wonder why the digitizer isn't working though. Maybe I should see what happens If I revert back to my old digitizer...
Hey guys, I'm back while I don't have my iPhone. Now I'm trying to get this damn phone to work again. R800x if you didn't remember. Now, every time I get a new digitizer, It doesn't work. I take the old one off and put the new one in, making sure all contacts in the ribbon are connected to the flex cable connecting to the logic board. Any suggestions to get this damn screen to work again?
Or if anyone has a working, but broken digitizer they replaced, I'll take it
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Hey guys, I'm back while I don't have my iPhone. Now I'm trying to get this damn phone to work again. R800x if you didn't remember. Now, every time I get a new digitizer, It doesn't work. I take the old one off and put the new one in, making sure all contacts in the ribbon are connected to the flex cable connecting to the logic board. Any suggestions to get this damn screen to work again?
Or if anyone has a working, but broken digitizer they replaced, I'll take it
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It may be the flex cable, the little cable which connects to the digitizer is part of the flex cable i believe.
Nabeel_Nabs said:
It may be the flex cable, the little cable which connects to the digitizer is part of the flex cable i believe.
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Except the front camera works (green and fuzzy with no quality what so ever, but works). That's why I don't think it's the flex.
Just replaced it with an extra laying around. Didn't fix it...
savage24x said:
Except the front camera works (green and fuzzy with no quality what so ever, but works). That's why I don't think it's the flex.
Just replaced it with an extra laying around. Didn't fix it...
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Ah sorry, I meant the front facing camera cable, the green and fuzzy with no quality seems to affirm this. Here's a picture of it from ebay - http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-Play-R800-Ear-Speaker-Proximity-Sensor-Flex-Cable-Ribbon-/00/s/NzUwWDEwMDA=/$(KGrHqF,!lEE-j2UWj4YBP34C0rn4w~~60_12.GIF
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Ah sorry, I meant the front facing camera cable, the green and fuzzy with no quality seems to affirm this. Here's a picture of it from ebay - http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-Play-R800-Ear-Speaker-Proximity-Sensor-Flex-Cable-Ribbon-/00/s/NzUwWDEwMDA=/$(KGrHqF,!lEE-j2UWj4YBP34C0rn4w~~60_12.GIF
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I tried two of them though... :/
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Update: bought a new flex cable. Didn't fix it. Well, looks like it is the digitizer. Any other ideas?
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When I disassembled my xperia play for the first time,
the screen digitizer was damaged by my mistake.
I can't sure that, but I guess it can be.
At that time,
the bottom of screen (about 1/3?) didn't work.
So I bought the screen digitizer,
and replace it today.
But the problem hasn't been solved all the way.
If separate into 6 parts the screen from top.
(For example the top part is 1st part.
And beneath 1st part is 2nd part.)
5th parts doesn't work.
But the bottom 6th part works well.
I don't want to buy else new screen digitizer.
Please let me know how to use my xperia play with any problems.
Please help me.
Thanks about reading my thread.
Jaehyeok Koo said:
When I disassembled my xperia play for the first time,
the screen digitizer was damaged by my mistake.
I can't sure that, but I guess it can be.
At that time,
the bottom of screen (about 1/3?) didn't work.
So I bought the screen digitizer,
and replace it today.
But the problem hasn't been solved all the way.
If separate into 6 parts the screen from top.
(For example the top part is 1st part.
And beneath 1st part is 2nd part.)
5th parts doesn't work.
But the bottom 6th part works well.
I don't want to buy else new screen digitizer.
Please let me know how to use my xperia play with any problems.
Please help me.
Thanks about reading my thread.
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Are you sure it's digitizer problem? Maybe it's flex
I had similiar problem, but in my case whole touchscreen didn't work and it happened randomly on reboot
It turns out that when i was repairing my usb port i somehow didn't place flex cable properly and it was bended over that metal part of slider.
Once i reopen it (only the part with motherboard on it) and place flex cable properly, touchscreen started to work normaly
How old is your Play? When you opened it, does flex cable looks damaged?
Where did you buy your digitizer? If it was from eBay, you could ask for a replacement from the seller you bought it from.
Like Bakisha, it could be the flex cable. If you know the digitizer is working, it usually is the flex cable.
Bakisha said:
Are you sure it's digitizer problem? Maybe it's flex
I had similiar problem, but in my case whole touchscreen didn't work and it happened randomly on reboot
It turns out that when i was repairing my usb port i somehow didn't place flex cable properly and it was bended over that metal part of slider.
Once i reopen it (only the part with motherboard on it) and place flex cable properly, touchscreen started to work normaly
How old is your Play? When you opened it, does flex cable looks damaged?
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In fact, the flex cable of my xperia play looks a bit little.
The black color had been painted on cable wear a little.
So do you recommend me to replace flex cable?
RoboticBuddy said:
Where did you buy your digitizer? If it was from eBay, you could ask for a replacement from the seller you bought it from.
Like Bakisha, it could be the flex cable. If you know the digitizer is working, it usually is the flex cable.
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If I ask for sending normal item without any problem again, should I send to seller the screen digitizer ?
Jaehyeok Koo said:
In fact, the flex cable of my xperia play looks a bit little.
The black color had been painted on cable wear a little.
So do you recommend me to replace flex cable?
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Well, you could open your Play and see if flex cable properly placed. Open slider and put that white plastic inside metal frame. Put back dpad part of phone back, but keep an eye on that white plastic, it have two holes in motherboard to go into, then screw those two screws on motherboard (so it will make flex cable plug in motherboard - look if jack is now properly inserted
Close it and try it.
If you again have problems with touchscreen, then you have two options. Replace flex or replace digitizer. It's hard to say wich is faulty...
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idk but can any one explain to me why does my xperia play flex cable damage so easily i don't even use the game pad cuz this is like the 3rd time i'm replacing the cable
well the 2nd time i replaced the hole middle slider with flex cable and other stuff already installed and nw that cable is broken
i don't even know what to do anymore
RealMcoy said:
idk but can any one explain to me why does my xperia play flex cable damage so easily i don't even use the game pad cuz this is like the 3rd time i'm replacing the cable
well the 2nd time i replaced the hole middle slider with flex cable and other stuff already installed and nw that cable is broken
i don't even know what to do anymore
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Maybe you slide the phone too fast or you push it too strong . My advice is you hold the screen while sliding it , gently and slowly . It may sound cheeky but ... I've been doing that since I first got my phone . And I never had any problem with the flex cable .
thats hw i always do it but i think that this cable damaged by the amount of sliding i did because i changed my digitizer as well (complete with sensors installed) and the proximity gave me some problems
so i had to slide up and dwn when calling to keep my screen alive
i think that damaged my brand new middle slide plate complete with all cables installed (including flex )
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