whats up everyone!
i just finished the hinge fix about an hour ago. It was very easy to do, this is the first electronic device i have taken apart.
Well, here is a video to show the outcome.
Giving big thanks to Omarsalmin for providing me with a replacement spring!
thanks bro!
Video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q08xiLzChGI
Impressive. Wish I had the guts to open mine :/
durps said:
Impressive. Wish I had the guts to open mine :/
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Its honestly not that hard. As long as you follow the steps. You should be fine.
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Lol i will open the g2 up once the warranty is gone
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Whats the type of spring your using? Im really interested in doing this.
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xl DIGITAL lx said:
Whats the type of spring your using? Im really interested in doing this.
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Here you go bro.
http://www.smallparts.com/stainless...filterBy.item_diameter_string-bin=0.12+inches
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mftek said:
Here you go bro.
http://www.smallparts.com/stainless...filterBy.item_diameter_string-bin=0.12+inches
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Thanks dude, going to try stretching the spring just to see how it feels first and then im going to buy the springs. Have you tried stretching the original spring and trying that?
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xl DIGITAL lx said:
Thanks dude, going to try stretching the spring just to see how it feels first and then im going to buy the springs. Have you tried stretching the original spring and trying that?
I personally haven't tried, but one of my buddies said after a few days, up to a week of use, it goes back to the way it was.
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Well then, its better just buying it, thanks ill get back to this post as soon as i get it on my phone
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xl DIGITAL lx said:
Well then, its better just buying it, thanks ill get back to this post as soon as i get it on my phone
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Sweet! When are you planning on doing it?
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Wow! Very nice! The springs seem to not be available right now. I also have a little fear of disassembling my phone.. The last time I did it, it was on a Sony Ericsson k800i, I ended up break the power button off without even knowing it until there was no feel in the power button when I tried to turn it in.
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Wow! Very nice! The springs seem to not be available right now. I also have a little fear of disassembling my phone.. The last time I did it, it was on a Sony Ericsson k800i, I ended up break the power button off without even knowing it until there was no feel in the power button when I tried to turn it in.
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Thanks bro, well, to be honest, its not hard at all.
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hey,
for everyone not being able to buy a new spring right now.
i tried just to stretch the spring buy ya...it goes back after a few days...
so i heated it up and then stretched it.
it works like a charm!
just take a lighter and then stretch it with some tools cuz otherwise ull get burned.
for now it seems to work reeeally good. have beein using that for 6 days now.
(and i open and close it a lot!!)
just try it out.
nick
the-nj said:
hey,
for everyone not being able to buy a new spring right now.
i tried just to stretch the spring buy ya...it goes back after a few days...
so i heated it up and then stretched it.
it works like a charm!
just take a lighter and then stretch it with some tools cuz otherwise ull get burned.
for now it seems to work reeeally good. have beein using that for 6 days now.
(and i open and close it a lot!!)
just try it out.
nick
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Cool! Thanks for posting another way to fix.
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Related
Does anyones kickstand randomly open I'm thinking they should of put a lock on this guess i gotta mod my case
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It shouldn't
Swyped from my Evo 4G
looks like we have the first report the of kickstand wearing out, damn only been a month too :/
I haven't had this issue. My kickstand is pretty solid and hasn't popped out accidentally once.
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It shouldn't
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Is Swype back?
Kickstand is still rock solid here. "knockonwood..."
maybe I need to return it I can shake the phone real.good and the kickstand will fly out
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hmm, i tried to shake my phone and 'whip' it to try to get the kickstand to fall out.
nothing.
and i fiddle with it...just like i do with the battery covers on remotes etc
i open my kickstand by pushing on one end so the other end pops out.
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Is Swype back?
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when did it ever leave?
Hah me too that's why I looked at this post.I was thinking my fiddling was gonna wear it out but I'll tell you guys I have a bit of adhd and I play with the kick stand constantly on a launch device.no issues
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when did it ever leave?
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I think you have to use the version floating around the forums. IT has been a few weeks but there is a thread discussing it and the link to the file works fine.
It just seems lose maybe I should take it to sprint and make them tighten it
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behind the screen there is a small piece that is loose. is this normal?
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Is it a little square piece, that looks like the top is not connected to the rest? I have that too so i assume its normal.
Thank you, i thought i had destroyed my new PLAY a little bit.
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SondreVAIO said:
Thank you, i thought i had destroyed my new PLAY a little bit.
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I've never noticed it, untill you pointed it out haha
SondreVAIO said:
behind the screen there is a small piece that is loose. is this normal?
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Looks like they access the LCD connections from that hatch.
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Looks like they access the LCD connections from that hatch.
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:O u sure, im not gonna rip off that one
yeah I have the same loose piece, never noticed before hehe.
you must have given it a good rub down to notice that
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you must have given it a good rub down to notice that
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I was searching for scratches. Ehen I found out that this piece was loose
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Great discovery man! Too bad I can't open it..
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Mine is not loose. Did you push on it to hard?
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Mine is not loose. Did you push on it to hard?
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Nope. It was like that from the begginging
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ncaissie said:
Mine is not loose. Did you push on it to hard?
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Mine was loose from the beginning
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same here, loose from the beginning.
word of thought: if everything still functions, there's nothing to worry. after all, worrying too much and making every little thing matter often leads to breaking your devices. leave it as it is if it's not causing trouble.
subcu1ture said:
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Just don't press the button under the hatch.....
FK1983 said:
Just don't press the button under the hatch.....
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That button summons the android. Final fantasy style
I thought that button is the last step after turning your phone into airplane via Airplane mode. I'll try now and let you know.
Edit: Tried it, and... left wing came out, and then I heard scream and green juice flew out of phone... guess it was too much for the little Android inside...
Lmao awesome I heard if you rip the screen from the gamepad, you summon they father of Androids.
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Blagus said:
I thought that button is the last step after turning your phone into airplane via Airplane mode. I'll try now and let you know.
Edit: Tried it, and... left wing came out, and then I heard scream and green juice flew out of phone... guess it was too much for the little Android inside...
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I think it only works, if there is an Iphone near
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Blagus said:
I thought that button is the last step after turning your phone into airplane via Airplane mode. I'll try now and let you know.
Edit: Tried it, and... left wing came out, and then I heard scream and green juice flew out of phone... guess it was too much for the little Android inside...
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See, this is what happens, I said don't press the button!
Now you have one huge wing and you have killed THE DROID!!!!!!
Sadly i had to say goodbye to a very dear friend today...... my Shift decided to take a dump on me, the friggin power button decided it was going to stop working and now she is powered off with no way to turn her back on...... Since its time for an upgrade im going to be going in the route of the Nexus as i can get it online for 29.99..... Im gonna miss the old shift but im not even gonna risk it getting one because i know itll be 2.3.3 and unrootable. Met some good guys in here and im sure ill still be seeing you guys around. If anyone wants, i have a shift that is rooted and currently running Cyclonic rom but will not power on because of the broken power button i will let it go very cheap, i also have a brand new otterbox still in the box ill sell for 20ishbucks shipped. im gonna miss the ol shifty
Rooster85 said:
Sadly i had to say goodbye to a very dear friend today...... my Shift decided to take a dump on me, the friggin power button decided it was going to stop working and now she is powered off with no way to turn her back on...... Since its time for an upgrade im going to be going in the route of the Nexus as i can get it online for 29.99..... Im gonna miss the old shift but im not even gonna risk it getting one because i know itll be 2.3.3 and unrootable. Met some good guys in here and im sure ill still be seeing you guys around. If anyone wants, i have a shift that is rooted and currently running Cyclonic rom but will not power on because of the broken power button i will let it go very cheap, i also have a brand new otterbox still in the box ill sell for 20ishbucks shipped. im gonna miss the ol shifty
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Send me your old one. How is the power button broken?
Took the back off and the power button was completely broken off at the solder joints, cheap HTC crap
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Sorry for your loss man... You know you have to leave the huddle now right.
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I'll cry if I have to leave the huddle! Don't make this day any worse man! I can still tinker with the wife's Droid inc which as you can tell is running synergy! But seriously crumpled, don't make me cry
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Rooster85 said:
I'll cry if I have to leave the huddle! Don't make this day any worse man! I can still tinker with the wife's Droid inc which as you can tell is running synergy! But seriously crumpled, don't make me cry
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Just messing with you man. Hate to see you leave the Shift forums..
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Well ya never know, may get another shift, gotta see what the postman says I can do tomorrow since its a company phone
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hey crump how come you never come on irc anymore?
That sucks dude!
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anyone have a trick to get the phone to cut on without apower button?
Rooster85 said:
anyone have a trick to get the phone to cut on without apower button?
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Get on irc and join #htc_evo_shift you might be able to get it repaired at a Sprint store as well. Have you tried that?
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hey crump how come you never come on irc anymore?
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I've been hanging out in the CM touchpad channel. I need to jump back into the Shift irc
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VICODAN said:
Get on irc and join #htc_evo_shift you might be able to get it repaired at a Sprint store as well. Have you tried that?
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Short the solder pads with a tiny tiny wad of aluminum foil, Done this before on other devices. if the pads lifted, use sewing needles and just pierce the traces and touch the 2 needles
crump84 said:
I've been hanging out in the CM touchpad channel. I need to jump back into the Shift irc
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Come back to #htc_evo_shift ! We miss you!
morbidpete said:
Short the solder pads with a tiny tiny wad of aluminum foil, Done this before on other devices. if the pads lifted, use sewing needles and just pierce the traces and touch the 2 needles
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This sounds super fun haha
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southernstyle said:
This sounds super fun haha
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It worked though!
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Rooster85 said:
It worked though!
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Nice! Gotta remember this in case my phone ever acts up
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morbidpete said:
Short the solder pads with a tiny tiny wad of aluminum foil, Done this before on other devices. if the pads lifted, use sewing needles and just pierce the traces and touch the 2 needles
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Exactly what I did when my HTC Vogue had a broken power button.
Yea I was able to turn it on using a piece of solder to short the contacts out, then used button remapper to make my volume down key my power key. As long as I restore the remapper app with data everytime I flash ill be set unless I need to do a battery pull, then its back to shortin the contact!
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So you got it working now?
Evo SHIFT
Well sometimes I leave my phone by the sink while I shower, uncovered, and I was wondering if it's bad to do that. Could the steam mess up the internal parts or anything?
I have had a problem with the white sticker turning red, meaning water damage same thing.. But no real problems with the phone afterwards, however that voids warranty. :-\ so cover it up, or just leave it somewhere else up to u.
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CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
I have had a problem with the white sticker turning red, meaning water damage same thing.. But no real problems with the phone afterwards, however that voids warranty. :-\ so cover it up, or just leave it somewhere else up to u.
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If the moisture (steam) gets to that sticker it will void the known warranty.
Where is the sticker btw? I actually just checked T-Mobile's extended monthly warranty(which I have), and I guess water damage is covered, so I guess this isn't needed anymore.
Well just to be safe. It's back of the phone when you take out the battery is believe.
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On second thought,not worth a reply.
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steven-026 said:
Well sometimes I leave my phone by the sink while I shower, uncovered, and I was wondering if it's bad to do that. Could the steam mess up the internal parts or anything?
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just wondering....
but why do you take your phone into the bathroom with you?
saranhai said:
just wondering....
but why do you take your phone into the bathroom with you?
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Timer maybe.. Lol my sister has to time her showerss with her iTouch cause she will take 2 hour showers.. Maybe?
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CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
Timer maybe.. Lol my sister has to time her showerss with her iTouch cause she will take 2 hour showers.. Maybe?
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Never heard of an iTouch before...
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iPod 4th gen sorry that's what she calls it
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CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
Timer maybe.. Lol my sister has to time her showerss with her iTouch cause she will take 2 hour showers.. Maybe?
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lol i see... hahaha
CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
iPod 4th gen sorry that's what she calls it
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yeah, i usually call my iPod Touch and iTouch. it's easier to say lol
Yeah well it's like "TOM" I never knew that meant time of month.. Same thing as this is assume
No big deal shouldn't have asummed you all know what I mean
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I jest. I sell wireless for a living and sometimes you get those that come in and ask for the "4G". You ask which one and they look at you like you're an idiot. I then proceed to tell them it's only a type of phone and that there are many 4G phones. Same concept maybe.
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On second thought,not worth a reply.
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So why did you continue to post in this thread, if it's not worth a reply?
saranhai said:
just wondering....
but why do you take your phone into the bathroom with you?
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I think I know what you're thinking of
I use it to listen to music, and to keep track of how long I've been in the shower for.
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Well just to be safe. It's back of the phone when you take out the battery is believe.
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All I see is a small, black, circular sticker that says void? Maybe it changes with different gens of the phone?
It is white on bottom right corner of the cutout where the battery fits in think.
I'll check its been there with all my others. I should check haha
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CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
It is white on bottom right corner of the cutout where the battery fits in think.
I'll check its been there with all my others. I should check haha
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No need , I hadn't realized you said "when you take out the battery" instead of battery cover haha.
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No need , I hadn't realized you said "when you take out the battery" instead of battery cover haha.
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GOT it
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since upgrading a while ago to my current Galaxy Nexus, i checked my Desire HD before getting ready to sell it off, and discovered while it was sitting gathering dust, at some point it died.
I've researched a bit, and found it has the "7 vibrations" behaviour upon trying to boot. I'm happy with my galaxy nexus, soon to be replaced with a Nexus-4, and i loved the Desire HD the whole time i had it. it was a good run.
So if any one could use the spare parts, or clever enough to un-brick it and get even more use out of it, i'm offering it up to a good home.
Just respond with your interest, and maybe a little about why you want it, especially if you're a Dev as i'd love for it to go to the most useful person that benefits the community as a whole. I'll give people a week to respond, then i'll choose the candidate i feel best serves the greater good
Enjoy !
I sent you a pm
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Rust in peace, good Desire HD.
We are waiting for your resurrection!!!
I would be happy to take this to play with just to see if I can get it going again!
If it is more uselful for a Dev I'm happy with that
This is what I think to
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Its worse now but is this a good enough reason? Lol
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Hahahaha...... you still haven't fixed that? You are a true warrior toxiC.
Edit: I vote that you send it to LorD ClockaN.
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I vote that you donate it to randomblame because he served us a hot fresh and delicious rom : pacman and he doesn't own a dhd.
I would love to see him bring pacman into 4.2 if it ever becomes stable.
- but send the volume rocker button to me because mine snapped in half : )
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He didn't give us pacman. He gave us jellytime. Lol. And he has the inspire which is the same. And he did in fact give us 4.2 called trainwreck. Maybe you should keep up on it
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Oops I meant blindumb. And 4.2 is anything but stable (as I mentioned)
Inspire is not exactly the same as dhd but if he doesn't deserve it then power to you for finding someone better.
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more people might want it if it was unbricked
check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2009007
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Its worse now but is this a good enough reason? Lol
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Great Zeus' Beard !
how the .. ???
willstanners said:
more people might want it if it was unbricked
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Why everybody is stating that their devices are bricked? a brick is lifeless and so should be the device. A messed bootloader should not be fixed by flashing a RUU. That can definitely bricked the device.
Messed bootloader have been a big issue since the GB update. Fix for it can be found in the guide in my signature, thou does not work for all devices and bootloaders.
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Great Zeus' Beard !
how the .. ???
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Long story short I was jumped. Found my phone by a dumpster with a cracked screen and alittle black dot. Well that black dot started to etch-a-sketch lines all up on my screen lol. But yeah I've been using it since February or so like this xD
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toxicpaulution said:
Long story short I was jumped. Found my phone by a dumpster with a cracked screen and alittle black dot. Well that black dot started to etch-a-sketch lines all up on my screen lol. But yeah I've been using it since February or so like this xD
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damn, hope you were ok and not hurt ?
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more people might want it if it was unbricked
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i'm sure more people would want it if it was gold-plated and encrusted with diamonds too.
it's bricked, quite hard it seems.
no amount of "unbricking it" seems to work. It's a bricked device offered for free to anyone that wants it, i'm not selling the damned thing and not asking poeple to jump through fire-hoops.
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Why everybody is stating that their devices are bricked? a brick is lifeless and so should be the device. A messed bootloader should not be fixed by flashing a RUU. That can definitely bricked the device.
Messed bootloader have been a big issue since the GB update. Fix for it can be found in the guide in my signature, thou does not work for all devices and bootloaders.
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well, i can't speak for "everybody", but my device seems bricked badly.
no power LED, just 7 vibrations when you it the power button. tried all the un-bricking advice around and this thing doesn't respond or show boot-menus, nothing.
that's why i say it's bricked.
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damn, hope you were ok and not hurt ?
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Lol I'm alive. But broken nose and cheek bone :3 lol not the worst of my injuries but hey it happens. I'm not sure why they didn't take the phone but they messed it up bad lol. I honestly was more distraught over it then myself lol
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i'm sure more people would want it if it was gold-plated and encrusted with diamonds too.
it's bricked, quite hard it seems.
no amount of "unbricking it" seems to work. It's a bricked device offered for free to anyone that wants it, i'm not selling the damned thing and not asking poeple to jump through fire-hoops.
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I'll jump through a fire-hoop too if it convinces you to give it to me
I'll take it if you're willing to ship to UK?
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