Hey guys so I'm kinda starting a project. would love some help, so my Optimus got screwed up a ways back and the accelerometer and light sensor got screwed up. so I found another on with a broken screen on it and swapped the motherboard to make a 100% working one. I want to use the old one on a tv, like find a usb to hdmi and use the phone on a tv and get a Bluetooth keyboard. problem is, the phone wont power up without a battery in it. Does anyone know of a trick that I can plug the phone into usb power and power it up with no battery?
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Before everyone starts accusing me of not running a simple search, take it easy, been done. And yet, nothing to help me on the matter.
So here's the thing:
Her phone won't charge. Not when plugged into the wall, BUT when I plug her phone into the computer it is recognized and allows file transfer and everything, but just that - it still won't charge.
Here's what I've found out so far:
- Not a problem with the charger: I'm using the original charger, and it works flawlessly on my own Gnex running PA 4.4
- Nothing wrong with the battery: swap batteries between phones, my phone works fine with her battery, her phone still won't charge.
- When her phone is completely OFF and I plug it in to my PC, it plays the sound of connecting and disconnecting a device, and prompts that it doesn't recognize the USB device. If I tap the power button for a second while it's off (not holding it long enough for it to turn on), it does the same thing connecting-then-disconnecting sounds and "doesn't recognize the USB device".
So - has anyone ever run into this problem before? Know how to fix it? I know the chances are it's just a hardware malfunction, but it's weird because of the ability to transfer files- usually the problem is the reverse.
In the meantime we're using my phone as a charger for both batteries untill we get the spares and wall charger we ordered, but it's a real pain.
Just trying to find a better solution than taking apart the phone and try and fix it or just ordering a new Nexus 5 (which is tempting, but don't really have the money to spend on it...)
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Before everyone starts accusing me of not running a simple search, take it easy, been done. And yet, nothing to help me on the matter.
So here's the thing:
Her phone won't charge. Not when plugged into the wall, BUT when I plug her phone into the computer it is recognized and allows file transfer and everything, but just that - it still won't charge.
Here's what I've found out so far:
- Not a problem with the charger: I'm using the original charger, and it works flawlessly on my own Gnex running PA 4.4
- Nothing wrong with the battery: swap batteries between phones, my phone works fine with her battery, her phone still won't charge.
- When her phone is completely OFF and I plug it in to my PC, it plays the sound of connecting and disconnecting a device, and prompts that it doesn't recognize the USB device. If I tap the power button for a second while it's off (not holding it long enough for it to turn on), it does the same thing connecting-then-disconnecting sounds and "doesn't recognize the USB device".
So - has anyone ever run into this problem before? Know how to fix it? I know the chances are it's just a hardware malfunction, but it's weird because of the ability to transfer files- usually the problem is the reverse.
In the meantime we're using my phone as a charger for both batteries untill we get the spares and wall charger we ordered, but it's a real pain.
Just trying to find a better solution than taking apart the phone and try and fix it or just ordering a new Nexus 5 (which is tempting, but don't really have the money to spend on it...)
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Its the micro USB port the pins are bent homie.
Some pins allow charging some allow data transfer. The ones for charging are damaged in your case.
Sorry to bring bad news.
DR3W5K1 said:
Its the micro USB port the pins are bent homie.
Some pins allow charging some allow data transfer. The ones for charging are damaged in your case.
Sorry to bring bad news.
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Yup. Just this moment after a really really really close examination of the port and comparing it to my own phone, one tiny half a millimeter peice of metal is bent out of place and broken. Gotta order a new port ASAP and try and change it.
Thanks mate!
But hey, look at the bright side... a fun home project to immerse myself in instead of prepare for my finals! :laugh:
DR3W5K1 said:
Its the micro USB port the pins are bent homie.
Some pins allow charging some allow data transfer. The ones for charging are damaged in your case.
Sorry to bring bad news.
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Back with worse news. Just replaced my wife's micro USB port on her i9250 GNex, and.... same thing. Still won't charge, computer recognizes it. Now I'm completely baffled. Thought for a moment that maybe I had been such a fool as to have put back in the old port, but unfortunately, it wasn't my stupidity.
Ideas, anyone?
Hello folks,
DW put the phone for charging in the charger present in the hotel room and it heated up the cable. (Don't ask me why she felt it was a good idea.) She pulled the cable out when she saw smoke coming out but now the phone won't charge. I am not too sure if the USB port is messed up or the daughter board is messed up..
I am curious how should would you recommend me proceed with this? Is it worth even getting it repaired that pre-owned Pixel XL are available for about $160-180. Anybody had similar experiences. Would love to have some ideas.
Thanks in advance.
Nope. Phones dead. Get a new one for 130 bucks. Or get a newer phone.
Why do you say that (just trying to understand)? If the charging is restricted to daughterboard then the replacement should work and if the phone was 'shot' it won't even turn on but it works flawlessly.
I have already written the phone off and looking for a new phone but throught maybe I could fix it somehow so that my kid would use it as a playphone.
Hey so i had my charger plugged in after having trying it on someone elses phone, but it said moisture detected in their phone. I plugged my phone in a little later and noticed a smell a few minutes later and came back to a powered off, warm phone with a hot cable.
Phone works, charging cable no longer fits all the way, and phone wont charge. Any idea what i can do ? Pretty sure warranty is done since ive had this phone since it came out. Is there an easy way to open it up and replace the port, ive replaced the camera lens glass in the past and dont mind getting dirty.
Thanks a bunch
Check with Google and ask them if they can help you out. You'll get a definitive answer as to whether you are still in warranty or not. Regardless of the answer however, you will need to send the device to them for servicing, as while you could use an iFixit teardown to open up the P2XL and replace the port, it's very likely that the really tiny surface mount components in the charging system were also damaged with this mishap.
The charging port on this phone is absolute garbage. I swapped a phone out because it would no longer hold a cable in the port. The slightest touch to the phone would make the cable unseat. Im having the same problem on the 2nd phone
And ever since i upgraded to 10 the phone charges SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO slow unless im on a google quick charger where i think its just charging normally
Hello fellow Xda forum members, I'm hoping someone can shed a light on what has happened to my Samsung P5210 tablet. Unfortunately this tablet has turned off and will not swtich on at all, my pc & odin don't recognize it. I've charged the battery externally but it won't turn on, & if I plug it into a wall charger the motherboard starts heating up on the upper right hand side of the tablet (under the power button). I've unplugged all flex cables and even changed the power connector cable but to no avail. I've tested the power connector on the mainboard with a voltage pen tester & no voltage passes when the tablet is being wall charged or when the battery is connected. Has any ever had this problem & how did they solve it? I'd really like to recover my files that were on my tablet if it was possible. Thank you for any assistance provided. Rocco
Does your PC recognise it in Device Manager?
Thank you Jespert for your reply. No, unfortunately neither desktop pc's nor laptops recognizie the tablet. I had the chance to bring my tablet to a technician
for repairs and he was able to turn on the tablet externally without using the battery and they kind of think that a transisitor could be at fault as the battery and connectors work perfectly.
maybe display problem? mine won't turn on so I disconnected the display cable and put it back in and it worked
Hi Andrei the Android Guy, thanks for the read & reply. I replaced the flex cable & disconnected the battery connector which worked in the past, so I think I can eliminate all other possibilities (I did unplug all other flex cables just in case). The tablet warms up when charging so I checked up on the internet & it seems that these series of Samsung tablets suffer from power management problems, something which was confirmed from the technician I brought it too for repairs (they managed to boot it up by rebuilding the charging circuit & it worked fine). I'm really griping about the fact that I couldn't copy my files before it turned off.
I got a Nextbit Robin recently and it always shows that it's charging no matter what, causing it to not turn off.
I've already tried to clean the flex cable, and I discovered that even if I didn't plug the USB C flex in, it's still keeps thinking it's charging, so it should be something on the board causing this.
This a hardware problem. I accidentally plug phone with cheap charger and then i got this same problem.
I replaced the power controller (PMI8994) and this issue has gone
betepok3 said:
This a hardware problem. I accidentally plug phone with cheap charger and then i got this same problem.
I replaced the power controller (PMI8994) and this issue has gone
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Where do you get the parts? I am still looking for a battery to replace and can't find one.