I dont know whats this thing that keep showing up everytime i take pictures.its on the right side of the picture that looks like a curtain .
gejenn said:
I dont know whats this thing that keep showing up everytime i take pictures.its on the right side of the picture that looks like a curtain .
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Well if there's no crud on your lens, and it dooesn't go away after a day or so, I'd say it's time to get a replacement.
Did it just start doing that out of the blue? i.e. has it worked properly before?
Looks like water or some liquid got in there, do you still have the 1 year warranty on the phone?
That looks like a ton of noise - more than likely the camera is shot or the connector is messed up. Doesn't look like the lens is cracked - definately looks like internal electronic damage or fault. If you don't have physical damage - get it covered under warranty or replaced if you have insurance.
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Well if there's no crud on your lens, and it dooesn't go away after a day or so, I'd say it's time to get a replacement.
Did it just start doing that out of the blue? i.e. has it worked properly before?
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it only been a week since i got this phone,tried everything i.e hotfix,camera tweaks. still same thing,havent tried the video if it does the same thing.i didnt get any warranty on it so is it still replaceable?im using elegancia ROM,i dont think its a rom problem right???
Well you have a 1 year warranty from HTC that covers things that go wrong with the phone itself, not dropping it/screen cracks...but if you have other ROMs installed that voids the warranty (someone correct me if I'm mistaken)
SecrtAgentMan said:
Well you have a 1 year warranty from HTC that covers things that go wrong with the phone itself, not dropping it/screen cracks...but if you have other ROMs installed that voids the warranty (someone correct me if I'm mistaken)
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i could always reset to default factory settings right?
No idea if they can check if you've had previously installed ROMs or not, call up T-Mobile though and ask if the manufactuers warranty covers the camera, don't say anything about the ROM though.
Yes, the warranty covers every part of the phone including the camera, and yes you can return it to stock to meet warranty requirements...I believe it's simply a process of first flashing back to the stock rom, and the proper SPL. Directions for that are over in the ROM dev section here.
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Yes, the warranty covers every part of the phone including the camera, and yes you can return it to stock to meet warranty requirements...I believe it's simply a process of first flashing back to the stock rom, and the proper SPL. Directions for that are over in the ROM dev section here.
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Thanks guys!!! I might call TMO first tomorrow morning and ask for replacement,im gonna try to flash a different ROM right now too and see if there's any changes.
WOW!!!
Its a ROM problem! just falsh it with energy rom and right away use the camera and its not there anymore(the distortion)
gejenn said:
WOW!!!
Its a ROM problem! just falsh it with energy rom and right away use the camera and its not there anymore(the distortion)
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Yeah it looked like a software, not hardware issue, notice how the noise was overlaid on the date/time stamp. if it were a sensor issue that date/time stamp would have been on top of the noise. Definitely an odd issue, because it did look like hardware at 1st glance.
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I've had the Nexus since it's release last month and noticed some dust particles under the screen at the bottom left had corner.
After searching and reading a few thread on XDA and other forums it's clear that i'm not alone and the problem has become a lot worse over the past week with a cluster of dust gathering in the corner and a lovely sprinkling of dust across the whole bottom of the screen.
Now i've spoken to HTC UK on the phone who have arranged to collect the unit with a turn around time of 5 working days. All well and good however... I've rooted and updated the ROM to Cyanogen's 5.0.2. Now I understand that this voids your warranty so wondered what to expect one the HTC guys get a hold of the phone and figure this out?
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I've had the Nexus since it's release last month and noticed some dust particles under the screen at the bottom left had corner.
After searching and reading a few thread on XDA and other forums it's clear that i'm not alone and the problem has become a lot worse over the past week with a cluster of dust gathering in the corner and a lovely sprinkling of dust across the whole bottom of the screen.
Now i've spoken to HTC UK on the phone who have arranged to collect the unit with a turn around time of 5 working days. All well and good however... I've rooted and updated the ROM to Cyanogen's 5.0.2. Now I understand that this voids your warranty so wondered what to expect one the HTC guys get a hold of the phone and figure this out?
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You should post this question in one of the other dust/warranty threads (I suggest mine). Anyway, I'd flash back to stock ROM if I were you, and then cross your fingers.
I sent mine back in with an unlocked bootloader for the dust issue. They exchanged it with no issues.
Ok so you'll have guessed my next question already.
Does flashing back to stock ROM remove any sign of it ever been flashed? e.g. remove the lock icon on bootup? and where would I fijnd the stock ROM?
Carloswithac said:
I sent mine back in with an unlocked bootloader for the dust issue. They exchanged it with no issues.
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Great news? What was the turn around time? I'm not sure how the hell i'm going to cope without my Nexus for anything up to 7 working days!?!?
Carloswithac said:
I sent mine back in with an unlocked bootloader for the dust issue. They exchanged it with no issues.
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Maybe because it's just a hardware and no software issue
If you got a software issue and you're rooted: no replacement
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Ok so you'll have guessed my next question already.
Does flashing back to stock ROM remove any sign of it ever been flashed? e.g. remove the lock icon on bootup? and where would I fijnd the stock ROM?
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Nope... no way to relock the bootloader atm. The padlock will still show if they turn it on. So far they've been good about replacing phones with the dust under warranty (I'm assuming because it's prevalent enough). But technically they could deny a warranty claim according to their warranty provisions.
Still on topic about warranties and dust....
I called in, they said they would do a swap.
Do I have to send in the phone AND accessories, or just the phone?
-Please dont be the accessories...Headphones broke, lost the sleeve..-
Edit- I didn't tell them my bootloader was unlocked, haven't authorized the card yet, either. I'm waiting until tomorrow.
Will they deny my warranty claim?
Some people say they will, others say they won't!
its very confusing...
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Still on topic about warranties and dust....
I called in, they said they would do a swap.
Do I have to send in the phone AND accessories, or just the phone?
-Please dont be the accessories...Headphones broke, lost the sleeve..-
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Its usually always just the phone. I know with tmobile, they make you even take out the battery sd card and sim card.
McFroger3 said:
Its usually always just the phone. I know with tmobile, they make you even take out the battery sd card and sim card.
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Oh, that's very nice to know.
I just noticed the dust problem about two weeks ago -_-
I was thinking "Haha, no dust under my screen!" All of a sudden, phone goes off, and there's a few particles ..in the middle of the screen..
i just now fell victim also , will they replace it with a little dust or something significant? i just peeped a small strand of hair on the top part of the screen.
Any way to prevent or minimize the amount of dust entering???...Would a Screen Protector help?
KlanXX said:
Any way to prevent or minimize the amount of dust entering???...Would a Screen Protector help?
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As I stated in the 2nd post... check my original thread regarding the dust issue. It's MANY pages long, but just search for threads I started in this forum and you'll find it easily.
There's a technique that I suggest in which you use a hairdryer to heat up the screen thoroughly then push with a moderate/heavy amount of force till the screen clicks and reseals properly. It's worked for me and numerous others...
OK. After I installed HSPL and mistakenly installed the 1.43 ROM i thought it was just OK. So I let it go until it reach 100%, after that the phone just went completely off. It won't start, it won't charge and it won't turn on. I try to do a hard reset but same thing nothing works. So right now its completely no working. Do you its still fixable?
nope... you'll have to wait and see if one of the brilliant devs come up with a work around. till then you have a very nice paper weight. If you got it from t-mobile you might still be able to warranty it but you run the risk of them finding out that it has the HSPL on it.
Yes I got it from Tmobile. I just got it yesterday and I went back to the store and they're going to give me a direct replacement. I'm just trying if it might still be revive. I know it can be done but i think its difficult.
if it was just a bad/wrong rom you would be able to boot to bootloader and flash a different rom.
problem is that the official roms also include a radio, and it is the radio from the 1.43 that has bricked your phone, not the rom.
no one has yet managed to start their phone from this kind of brick.
I know..hopefully one of this days one of the developers will be able to crack it and find a cure for it.
There is no cure I can think over other then pulling the actual radio chip and putting in a new one. I would think it would be like killing a BIOS chip on your computers mother board.
paolodoctolero said:
I know..hopefully one of this days one of the developers will be able to crack it and find a cure for it.
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no replacement? it's still under warranty....
Wil Badger said:
There is no cure I can think over other then pulling the actual radio chip and putting in a new one. I would think it would be like killing a BIOS chip on your computers mother board.
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I agree. I don't think that there will ever be a cure for this kind of flash.
Question, though... I know HTC has some ways they can directly patch into a phone's hardware. Would it be possible for them to see the data on the ROM section?
I ask, because this would probably be the only way they could detect a Hard SPL or cooked ROM, I think...
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They're going to replace it but the store that I bought was out of stock when I went there. They said in 5 days they receive their new HD2 and they will call me.
samsamuel said:
no replacement? it's still under warranty....
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paolodoctolero said:
Yes I got it from Tmobile. I just got it yesterday and I went back to the store and they're going to give me a direct replacement. I'm just trying if it might still be revive. I know it can be done but i think its difficult.
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I think he is just talking in general.
sometimes a rookie mistake can ruin your life..or your phone just next time you flashed it read the whole post atleast 3 times and if you dont understand something read it again or google it so know what it means thats what I do all the time. flashing a rom takes time you cant really rush it and it happens to alot of us.
sometimes a rookie mistake can ruin your life..or your phone just next time you flashed it read the whole post atleast 3 times and if you dont understand something read it again or google it so know what it means thats what I do all the time. flashing a rom takes time you cant really rush it and it happens to alot of us.
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I really understand whats the do's and don'ts of flashing a ROM. I read it very carefully. It was just I'm so excited with it and didn't even read what I am clicking in my computer. I just hit NEXT..NEXT..NEXT. But what I am going to do the damage is done and there is no point of blaming my carelessness. As what most people say "learn from your mistake".
Hi all,
About 2 weeks ago I noticed the bottom left of my screen would activate by itself repeatedly. This mostly seemed to happen when I was trying to type something. It carried on for a while so tonight I flashed a romkitchen rom (2.3.3) (I was on 2.2.1 before), thinking it might be a bug in the system somewhere. Well the problem is still there and I;ve discovered it's always that same corner of the screen that does it no matter what orientation I have it in. I can't even sign into the market at the moment because it makes it impossible to type and the screen ends up freezing until I press the home screen.
Is there anything this could be other than a hardware issue? I did a full factory reset etc during the flashing process.
If I need to send it back would I need to flash it back to stock? I bout my phone from O2 in the UK, where can I get the correct firmware? samfirmware has loads but how do I know which one I need?
Thanks in advance!
Sounds like a hardware issue. Did it ever get rained on or something? Do you use a screen protector?
You might want to edit the topic title, although it is quite funny. Read it and think a bit.
ROFLMAO
That is by far the funniest thread title I've seen on here yet
It does sound like a hardware issue though.
Hehe....nice title
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FuryriderX said:
Sounds like a hardware issue. Did it ever get rained on or something? Do you use a screen protector?
You might want to edit the topic title, although it is quite funny. Read it and think a bit.
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simply THE BEST title so far!!!! cant stop laughing here!!!!.....sorry
Yeah I agree with the person who suggested it was a hardware issue. Always worth getting someone to check it out for you
Tell it to stop or it will go blind.
let him touching if it gives him pleasure.
Hahahahahahahahaaaa!!!!
UnsecWifi said:
Tell it to stop or it will go blind.
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is it happening only while phone is being charged or all the time?
FuryriderX said:
Sounds like a hardware issue. Did it ever get rained on or something? Do you use a screen protector?
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No water damage or anything. I do use a screen protector but it looks flawless in the affected corner
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is it happening only while phone is being charged or all the time?
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It happens at random. Sometimes it works fine. Not related to being plugged in though
I know someone that had the same issue, though it was with the Vibrant (not i9000m). He sent it to samsung, but it still has the same problem, though not as frequent. I haven't seen him in a while so I'm not sure if he ever got it resolved...
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No water damage or anything. I do use a screen protector but it looks flawless in the affected corner
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Just to eliminate all possible outside influences, take the protector off and clean the screen really well - and see if it still does it. If it does, then bring it in and try your best to be convincing
FuryriderX said:
Just to eliminate all possible outside influences, take the protector off and clean the screen really well - and see if it still does it. If it does, then bring it in and try your best to be convincing
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I'll see how it goes with the protector off. I think my screen is failing though as now on occassion the screen will completely freeze and I have to put it to sleep and wait a few minutes for it to start working again.
Can anyone point me in the direction of carrier specific stock firmwares? I can only find stock android ones.
Thanks,
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Tell it to stop or it will go blind.
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this is so true
I've had the same problem. Unlocked SGS on Orange UK. The problem was on/off for a while but eventually got so bad I couldn't use the phone, removing screen protector made no difference.
I stuck an old Froyo build on and took it into carphonewarehouse, they sent it off and it was fixed in their repair centre. No problems since and that was 4 months ago.
Not sure how you would go about getting the operators rom on there but I'm sure you can mess around with Kies to get it to download the one you want.
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Can anyone point me in the direction of carrier specific stock firmwares? I can only find stock android ones.
Thanks,
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Try samfirmware.com, down at the botton of the GT I9000 firmwares are the provider's ones.
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I've had the same problem. Unlocked SGS on Orange UK. The problem was on/off for a while but eventually got so bad I couldn't use the phone, removing screen protector made no difference.
I stuck an old Froyo build on and took it into carphonewarehouse, they sent it off and it was fixed in their repair centre. No problems since and that was 4 months ago.
Not sure how you would go about getting the operators rom on there but I'm sure you can mess around with Kies to get it to download the one you want.
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Think that's what I'll have to do then. Hadn't thought of using Kies, thanks for that. I'll whack a stock 2.1 rom on there and see if it will update to 2.2 through kies.
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Try samfirmware.com, down at the botton of the GT I9000 firmwares are the provider's ones.
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Thanks, it's a bit unclear which one is what. I'll look into it a bit more.
P.S. how does the multi-quote work on here. When I select the threads I want to quote and press post reply nothing happens
My front facing camera has been distorted at least since I bought the phone... pretty sure this is a hardware issue, as I have had it no matter which rom I use. Not super important, but I wanna see if I can fix it before ICS hits and I want the face unlock feature....
Here is an image to see what I am talking about.
saramon said:
My front facing camera has been distorted at least since I bought the phone... pretty sure this is a hardware issue, as I have had it no matter which rom I use. Not super important, but I wanna see if I can fix it before ICS hits and I want the face unlock feature....
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You'll have plenty of time before ICS hits.......
You could try reloading the camera firmware. There is a thread around here somewhere with instructions and the firmware file. If that doesn't help, then it's time to visit a sprint store with a repair facility near you. They will replace the screen/camera assembly while you wait. They did mine in about an hour for free. I don't have insurance and the phone was 11 months old.
Edit: here's the link to the firmware update info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1185587&highlight=install+camera+firmware
I bought my phone off ebay, do you think that will make a difference?
saramon said:
I bought my phone off ebay, do you think that will make a difference?
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Hmmm. you may be out of luck with sprint then. Try the link for the firmware update in my first reply. Good luck!
Just got done chatting with them, and they will take a look at it, as it is activated on Sprint... the firmware update FCed on me, but I assume that is because I am using CM... not sure though
Should I return to stock before taking it in?
Might be a good idea, just make a CWM backup first so you can re-root and be up and running again in a few minutes.
Turns out the problem I had with my wifi toggling itself off and on every 10 seconds wasn't fixed when i did a fresh installation of 4.4.2 from sammobile. As such Im having to return the device to john lewis, so they can send it off for repairs.
Any advice? I have already done a full system wipe and firmware reinstall, so it should be as blank and back to stock as I can make it.
I'm photocopying receipts and things so I can keep the originals.
But I dont know how this "repairs" procedure works... will I definitly get my original device back, but fixed? If they can't fix it, will I get sent a new device, or will I get sent someone elses second hand refurbished one?
I'm concerned because my tablet is only 6 months old, and is in pristine condition. Literally, it still looks like its just come out of the box. If I get sent a second hand one it wont be in as good a condition. Also I managed to get one *without* the terrible light bleed issues, and so if one turns up with light bleed I'll have to complain and go another 28 days without a device.
So yeh, any recommendations of things I should do to make sure I dont get screwed over by samsung? Any more so than they already are anyway.
In case it doesnt come through in this post, I am rather annoyed. And also protective of my stuff.
Knox bit?
Had you triggered your Knox warranty bit whilst installing custom ROM?
I'm not experiencing problems but feel that Knox should be reset when going back to stock, with a compete wipe, to avoid warranty void claims...
Let us know how your experience goes though...
bbs2web said:
Had you triggered your Knox warranty bit whilst installing custom ROM?
I'm not experiencing problems but feel that Knox should be reset when going back to stock, with a compete wipe, to avoid warranty void claims...
Let us know how your experience goes though...
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Never installed a custom ROM, only ones from sammobile, so far as im aware my warranty is still all valid.
nirurin said:
Never installed a custom ROM, only ones from sammobile, so far as im aware my warranty is still all valid.
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If they have to replace your device, you will not get a new one, but a recondition, however, it will look like brand new.
Wifi issue repair
I sent my P600 in about 3 weeks ago. My wifi and bluetooth would not turn on at all. The slide buttons in settings would slide to green like it was turning on and then slide back to gray a couple of seconds later. I just got it back from samsung. I had tripped the knox e-fuse be rooting my device, Flashed stock 4.4.2 before i sent it in. Sent it in and they never said a word. According to the reciept they replaced the wifi/bluetooth compnent, my device came back with my account and data still intact.
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If they have to replace your device, you will not get a new one, but a recondition, however, it will look like brand new.
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Will it though? If it's second hand then surely it could have scratches on screen, scuffs on the casing, etc etc. Mine literally looks like it's fresh out the box.
It's ready to send back to them now anyway so I guess I'll just have to wait and see, and deal with it when it happens. Thanks for the advice