I dropped my Dopod after accidentally slip it out of my hands. Just imagine it dropped on marble tiles about 1 meter from the ground and swing off.
At first, it did not turn on and when a reset was done, the screen will appear white with some colour lines.
So I remove the battery for a few minutes (to drain all the electric). God wil, switch on the device, screen blank but then the logo reappeared. What a relief.
My Dopod has the aluminium case on it, which has protected the device. No scratch and no lose stuff on my device.
p/s: Never carry your device in your hands. A good idea is to always carry it in a bag/briefcase. And get a hard case for your device.
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I had my XDA Exec in its pouch and carried in my leather jacket pocket whilst on my motorbike on the motorway.
It started to rain heavily but I thought the phone would still stay dry.
Anyway, when I got home, water had managed to leak into the jacket and through the pouch and the Exec was pretty wet.
I left it to try, but now have the following problems.
1) Screen turns off when used in landscape mode and only works in portrait. Its like the device just turns off.
2) The device seems to slowdown like there are many apps running and the only way to speed it up is to soft reset.
3) My backspace key only works when I press it down hard.
So can this all be repaired, and where do I take / send the device. I'm in the UK.
Thanks for any help.
IMMEDIATELY remove the battery. open the device if you have the tools and let it dry for TWO WEEKS.
Most water damage would be easy to remedy if it were not for an overzealous user switching the device back on way too early.
hmmm though i agree with the advice of taking the device apart i do not agree with just letting it stand for two weeks, that will let the motherboard 'rust'.
mineral spirits and alike are great for cleaning the chips, be very carefull not to use to much for that will also create damage. worst case scenario this will remove any signs of water damage then u can claim on warrenty.
Good evening... Well recently, i bought a Screen Protector from ShieldZone for my hermes. Well I applied it to the screen and so forth to the rest of my device, then i realized the touch screen doesnt work. I take out the battery for a few minutes, and it starts to work, but after a few seconds, it stops working again. Any suggestions?
This happened when i put my first screen protector on too.. What happened is you put the sticker on to tight; there is an equal pressure over the entire screen , so the processor cannot distinguish your pen touch from the rest of the matrix. All you have to do is take the protector off and reapply it with less force and it should work. (It took a few tries on mine to get it right, did the same thing on my wife's Treo 750.)
well,sounds strange,did you align the screen properly??
Im using a not so costly screen-protector on my hermes without a problem.
Probably u may remove the shieldscreen and make sure dat its not a hardware issue,good luck
yeah i took off the screen protector and still i have the same problem. Anyway i can change the pressure settings?
well,Im not sure about pressure settings but you may try re-aligning the screen (in settings) ,it shud help mostly,hope u have warranty which is not void...
I had the phone unlocked, and I put in the latest Cingular OS, even though i am on the TMOBILE Service.
I have the wierdest thing happen this morning!!! I woke up and turned on my phone, and there is a little smudge in the center of it. Almost like there was a air pocket between the protector and the screen, so i took the protector off, and it was still there!!!!!!!!!!!! So, i pressed down on the little spot and it moves around just like an air bubble would. I turned on my phone to see fi there would be any problems and for some ODD reason, everytime i tap the screen it smushes in that spot. It looks like when you press on the lcd screen of your computer and the pixles kinda move around a little!
Was wondering, I have a Cingular 8525 and would this warrant a repair? Meaning, Could I call them up and tell them what happned and they would send me a replacement?
This is really getting frustrating... I had this phone for only 8 days and its already giving me a headache.
Hi,
My S100 keeps hard reseting. It was working ok, until last week. Since then, it has hard reset 3 times now.
It happens randomly. I've formatted the SD card as well, in case the issue was card related. I don't know what to do...
R 1.12.00
G 1337.42
D 1.12.120 WWE
Could it have anything to do with my backup battery?
I've noticed that I have no issues if it's connected to the power, but if my battery gets to half capacity, it's when my problems begin...
ALL help is welcome....
Hi got same problem ...unfortunately while using tomtom so i lose myself somewhere in between Austria,Switzerland and Germany....
so it reset many times even while phisically resetted...it didn't start any more for 10 min and then it starts properly...and again and again.....
noticed low internal battery....will change it (if i found the user manual) and i'll let You know the progress...
....small reply...i check in the User Manual but no idea on how to change and which is the internal backup battery....any suggestion ? ? ?...pls ?
up.........thnks
uh...well i have the same problem and i know why it happens...
It's just that the back cover has a small plastic notch at the bottom right side which must touch and push a small switch located at the bottom right (the switch is located just above the red plastic thing).
Since my back cover has a side plastic notch that is broken, sometimes the back cover gets a little bit loose, forcing the bottom switch notch to release that switch which in turn forces the ppc to sometimes reboot/hard reset.
Check if your back cover is Okey.
Keeper
Keeper said:
uh...well i have the same problem and i know why it happens...
It's just that the back cover has a small plastic notch at the bottom right side which must touch and push a small switch located at the bottom right (the switch is located just above the red plastic thing).
Since my back cover has a side plastic notch that is broken, sometimes the back cover gets a little bit loose, forcing the bottom switch notch to release that switch which in turn forces the ppc to sometimes reboot/hard reset.
Check if your back cover is Okey.
Keeper
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WOAH...got it....(i'll keep testing tomorrw while running somewhere in France....) is enough to force it with a ...."piece-of-something" placed there in case? or there are some other indications on "how to"??.....
say thanks anyway is always not enought......
yes...you can use whatever you like...(you can even glue it)
Honestely i don't know what was HTCs ideia of putting that dumb switch in there...
Regards,
Keeper
Yeah, that switch is pretty dumb and a waste of money. None of my newer HTC phones have that switch. I guess in more recent phones they realized it was a waste.
The switch was there for a good reason
Hi! The switch is there to turn off the phone when you open the battery cover. Remember, WM 2003 is based on volatile memory, so if the power goes out, all of your data gets deleted and the OS has to reload from flash rom. Anyway, to my understanding the switch has to do with not using the backup battery without the actual battery in there as the backup battery is strong enough to power the volatile memory but not the entire device. The solution I chose for my device is a piece of clear plastic tape running along the crack between the battery door and the camera housing. I attached the tape to the sides as well, and made sure to use the stylus to push the tape down between the grooves on the sides. Otherwise dust would get in right away and weaken the bond blah blah blah.
Summary: Tape on the battery cover, the switch was a good thing. All devices since MDA Compact run WM5, which is non-volatile memory based and is always stored no matter what.
Hi guys,
At first I decided to open up my Magician, to look for that "backup" battery.
Didn't find any.
Turns out, my hard reset problem is caused by my phone battery. The regular battery is wasted. So wasted that the phone cant hold the backup. I found it weird that the phone wouldn't hard reset if was kept on power. As soon as i unplugged it, it went bye bye.
I managed to test it with a battery from a friend, and as soon as he used my battery on his phone, the backup warning come up.
I don't wanna say that, in some cases, the back lid won't cause this problem.
In my case, thankfully I managed to sort out where the problem was.
Thanks!
It keeps hard resetting
Hi Guys,
i've tried all the above written tips and tricks; but, my magician still have the same problem, every time i removes my battery it goes hard reset and again i've to start from the scratch - align screen - then it installs the applications again and back to the square one.
previously it was ok and after a year and half of using it started going soft reset now and then itself - i gave it to a local services center, they said that it has a loose contact to the battery that's why it gets soft reset, so i got my battery connector replaced. it solved the soft reset problem, but now the bigger problem has come up - it goes hard reset every time i remove my battery.
one thing i've noticed - it never hard resets when i keep it connected with my charger or usb cable
any one has any idea why its happening...
well i would suggest that your backup battery is dead...
Keeper
that i've checked keeper it always shows 100%.
and all the time since i bought this i've never seen that thing moving from 100%,
ok just tell me is it possible to replace the backup battery?
Well, i doubt it...all this stuff is really small...honestely i don't even know where is the backup located at, in the pcb... (photo of the pcb is in here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/files/naked-magician-insane.jpg)
I would suggest that you should go to a repair center and ask them for a repair cost budget...that way you'll be informed what exactly is wrong with your pda...
Keeper
webshocker, if you want to try and replace your backup battery, check the photo in attachment that i've made...
It seems that it ain't that hard to replace it...
Regards,
Keeper
Hey again gang,
I bought a used G1 on craigslist for $25 a week ago.
This thing has been dropped a ton of times and a very small crack in the upper right corner of the screen, but the screen works fine. It powers on and operates 100%.
The problem:
The screen randomly goes out and fades to a black screen but is still back-lit.
The rest of the device is still functioning and operates normally. (continues to play music, doesn't lock up, etc).
At times, this happens when I press one of the bottom four buttons but not all the time. I could just be reading a website and not touching any buttons and the screen will 'fizzle out' and not come back.
The ONLY way I can get the screen to respond is to press the red/end button and make sure the bottom buttons are not lit... then wait 5-20 seconds, THEN press menu to wake up the phone again. At this point I stand a 25% chance the phone will activate the screen again. It WILL wake up the rest of the device correctly every time... just not the screen. 50% of the time I have to let the G1 sit for a few minutes in 'standby' mode then try again.
(i am not a novice with Android phones and know this is not a back-light settings/timeout issue.)
At first I thought "This is a simple short somewhere!", but I am not so sure...
When the device stays on I performed the following tests:
* Applied pressure to the screens surface in every direction and can not duplicate the problem.
* Applied pressure to the movement of the screen in every direction and can not duplicate the problem.
* Applied pressure to every button on the device and can not duplicate the problem.
* Applied pressure to the chassis surface (completely) and can not duplicate the problem.
My next thought was "The guy i got this G1 from dropped it in liquid. I need to remove any mineral deposits from the internal parts!"
... I then gave the device an alcohol bath for 1 minute.
(relax... it was 100% alcohol not 70%)
After letting the alcohol dissipate for 2 days I inserted the battery and started the G1. All was going well for about 20 minutes... then the same 'fizzle out' problem happened.
My next thought was "Maybe the battery is damaged?!?!!"... but then I remembered that the rest of the device still continues to function properly. No lock-ups or anything. Just the screen 'fizzles out' and fades to black but is still back-lit.
I will try a friends battery just to rule this out, but I am not optimistic.
This G1 is not my primary phone. If I can't figure this out I will probably just hang on to it and use it to test apps I make, so it is no big deal.
What do you think the issue is?
a) the screen needs to be replaced.
b) the motherboard needs to be replaced.
c) the battery needs to be replaced.
d) the device has lived a good life... don't waste your time and money.
no tips on this problem?
never mind...
in a fit of rage i smashed it with a hammer.
the good news is, i don't have this problem anymore =)
kidding.... i sold it on Craigslist.
Seems it was jus the screen that was jacked up man, maybe the ribbon that connects the screen to the Mboard was damage/worn out
Ok so I've had a TD2 for 8 months now.
Had it is a soft rubber case for all its life. But my touch screen has started doing funny things. When I try to scroll the screen jumps back to the previous position and when I try and click on a button it doesn't recognize it.
Then I had a look at the So I thought it was the protective layer on the screen so I removed it only to find that the there is a thin line of oily like fluid under the glass of my phone. I think this is screen delamination.
Has anyone else experienced this sort of thing?
Know how criminal the Cell companies are in my country this will never be under warranty.
Does any have any thoughts for me. I'm going to try take it back. Though I have hardSPL the phone.. so not sure what the right steps are to change it back.
hello.
yesterday i ripped off genuine protective layer too. when tried to scroll, had strange reaction- view jumped in oposite to scroll direction. after longer inspection, under protection film, discovered ?condensated? water, so ripped shield and reattached again. worked for few minutes, and after needed to repeat same procedure again. after few rippofs- edges of film doesn't cling any more, so i trow out this film. without film device works very well, and now i think about:
1. buy cheap protective films in 10-20 packs;
2. buy expensive/very strong protection film (do not remember name, know from advertisement- usa military uses)
3. do not use protection at all.
For weak or two, i'll try working without protection. Working with stylus ~3 hours per day (usualy reading books), without stylus (answering call's, copying files, chating, browsing internet, etc), keeping in pocket without keys .
today discovered that same splashes of liquid without protective film. they where smaller and disapeared when i slightly squized phone sides.
You all have collapsed your screen.
The oily film under the screen is referred to as newton rings.
Search for "Topaz screen replacement".
A quick fix is to stick duct tape to it and try to seperate the layers.
If you have HSPL and wish to return it under warranty, you must flash your original ROM then flash stock SPL, however they will not cover the screen and will charge you for the repair anyway.
Thanks Guys
Well I took it in ... and we'll see.
Just a little bummed I really looked after that phone well... little too expensive to replace every 8 months...
Anyway