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So today i found out that my mini usb connector doesn't work anymore, i can't even connect to my PC or the charger, I'm legitimately screwed. I tried moving it about in it's place and it's kind of loose. I tore the phone down using mckebab's (spelling?) guide, and found out the soldering is ****ed. Damn Sony Ericsson, I wish their boot loader was as loose as their **** hardware. What can i do now? Besides getting a different phone? I can't flash back to stock rom but i guess it won't matter because i don't have a warranty.
there are companies in the uk that will repair that and resolder a new one on
not sure on the price but its a common problem with the x10
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not sure on the price but its a common problem with the x10
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...Wich really means a serious problem. Having the usb connector busted means not charging, not transfering, not storaging...
... But the most worrying issue is the first one. Without charge, no battery, and no X10.
Is there anything we can do to prevent this? (aside from being extra careful when plugging the cable, of course)
Mine is starting to have the same problem. I'm pretty sure I have a one year warranty though.
same here, need to double check every night if its charging
Same here... .
Ring sony, you probably need a new mother board.
Is there any smartphone without hardware issue??? i mean:
HD2 Capacitive screen dead - Samsung I9000 SDCARD slot dead - X10i USB Charging + sync dead - HTC Desire HD Camera bad focus left side, Iphone 4 Death grip etc...
What's wrong with them???!!
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Same here... .
Ring sony, you probably need a new mother board.
Is there any smartphone without hardware issue??? i mean:
HD2 Capacitive screen dead - Samsung I9000 SDCARD slot dead - X10i USB Charging + sync dead - HTC Desire HD Camera bad focus left side, Iphone 4 Death grip etc...
What's wrong with them???!!
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Haha
Mine got busted 3 days ago, fortunately still works if i keep a pack of cigrettes underneath the head of the mini-usb(my phone has become a smoke addict? ). Have warranty, so gonna go and get it repaired on Monday/Tuesday(when i manage to flash SE fw back)
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kLouD
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if youare unable to flash back to sony FW to send it in for repair just go mad with root explorer and delete most of the system so it wont boot
You could even make up a nice story that youve been externally charging your phone for a while until you had time to send it in but now its totally nacked, they will probably replace the handset for a new one if they recieve it not booting and usb connection not working aswell
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if youare unable to flash back to sony FW to send it in for repair just go mad with root explorer and delete most of the system so it wont boot
You could even make up a nice story that youve been externally charging your phone for a while until you had time to send it in but now its totally nacked, they will probably replace the handset for a new one if they recieve it not booting and usb connection not working aswell
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Ha ha.. nice solution, not being able as in don't hv my laptop with me has its display toasted . This is India we are talking about and they are a lot more reluctant to replace and more willing to repair.
I wonder if they will even repair mine as it has been bought from Greece.
I have the documents in Greek. Lol
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kLouD
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shouldnt matter where its from just give the IMEI numbe ron the phone nothing more i did and they said 2yr warrenty on the product [was increased to 2yr for some reason ]
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shouldnt matter where its from just give the IMEI numbe ron the phone nothing more i did and they said 2yr warrenty on the product [was increased to 2yr for some reason ]
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Cool Will give just the IMEI Number only.
Thanks for this idea.
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kLouD
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But how did you folks manage to screw it in the first place? Any precautions that we can take? Cant afford to screw it on mine, SE India support isn't that great.
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But how did you folks manage to screw it in the first place? Any precautions that we can take? Cant afford to screw it on mine, SE India support isn't that great.
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Yup. How it happened? All I remember is that one moment it was working fine and the very next no charging, no LED glow. Tried moving the USB in its place and it worked at a certain position.
Precaution: treat you phone like your life's only love-intrest
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kLouD
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For some reason, the phone won't charge at all through the wall charger, but if i connect it to the pc, and bend it, it works. But i have to keep it bent and pressed really hard. Also, i would take kloud_'s advice. So i'm going to try to flash it to stock rom while holding it in all the way through the process.
Edit: nope.
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For some reason, the phone won't charge at all through the wall charger, but if i connect it to the pc, and bend it, it works. But i have to keep it bent and pressed really hard. Also, i would take kloud_'s advice. So i'm going to try to flash it to stock rom while holding it in all the way through the process.
Edit: nope.
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Hey,
You said you don't have the warranty... so I think its better that you keep it the way it is just get it repaired from companies that the dibberly mentioned in 2nd post.
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kLouD
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I only use the usb connector to charge the phone
to transfer files i do it over wifi with wifile explorer,its on the market.
My condolences
LMAO thanks.
Anyways, i got the phone back a few days ago, and it still doesn't work as it used to. Doesn't charge through wall charger at all, and if i connect it to PC, it takes a few seconds to connect and charges, but extremely slow, also, SD card doesn't get detected. If i charge it while the phone is on, the battery will still drain even though it should be charging. Hell, i can't even get into flash mode, the led turns green but it stays there and flashing fails. All this just when the x10 started getting interesting with 2.3 being announced and the boot loader being bypassed. FML.
I soldered my connector back on when mine broke. But not every one has access to micro tools.
Overheating of the phone to many times and not making sure your charger is firmly seated before letting it charge overnight can cause the solder to heat up and come loose.
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I can't help with your other problems but maybe the charging. Mine charges slow using usb as well. What i did was, i took an extra micro cable, exposed the wires, clipped the green and white, capped the white & green going to the computer, and joined the white & green going to the phone. With that, you can use any usb wall or car charger with the cable. Just can't use it for data transfer, its why you use a spare.
Alternatively, if you have a usb wall charger that's universal, open it and make sure one of the two middle pins on the usb connector aren't connected to an outside one (cheap ebay ones do this). If it is, then disconnect/desolder them. Then connect the two center ones. Looking at the four soldering points coming off the usb to the board, it should look something like this
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This information can be found on the forums/internet for universal charges, i believe. Not sure if i read about anyone doing it to the cable though. Also, I can't see your previous posts at the moment (on my phone) but did you say you opened it? If so, have you reopened it since you got it to make sure they did a secure soldering job? If that wasn't you, then my mistake, but i would still check it. Good luck, hoped this helped you or someone.
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Soo... I think the USB port on my T-Mobile HD2 is gone. I can feel it jiggle around when I plug in a USB cable... that and nothing happens when I do. No charge, no USB notification, nothing. Not even plugged directly into the power adapter.
My question is whether anyone knows any way to repair the phone for cheap? I've taken the phone to several cell phone repair shops, but no one can do anything without sending it off to HTC. If they do that, then HTC will charge me a crapload because the custom software on the phone somehow must've caused a hardware problem. Because the USB port is broken, I can't flash back to factory, soooo... there's nothing I can do there either.
Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
My first and only suggestion is to look for the not working phone body of HTC HD2 at ebay.com or similar. If You have some manual skills it wouldn't be so hard to replace it by Yourself. Of cause it is almost open heart surgery but it is possible to do by DIY.
If something like this would happen to me I would do so. You can look for only micro USB port to take it away from other non-working device like old camera or mp3 player or other phone.
Why they decide to use mcroUSB instead much solid miniUSB i don' know.
You can also look for micro USB connector
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You can put a stock winmo rom (LEOIMG.nbh) on the root of your sd card and boot up into bootloader by holding the volume-down button while booting. Then the bootloader will detect the .nbh and ask you to press a certain button to install it. Then you can send the phone off to htc, it will be completely stock.
-HD2 Android-
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You can put a stock winmo rom (LEOIMG.nbh) on the root of your sd card and boot up into bootloader by holding the volume-down button while booting. Then the bootloader will detect the .nbh and ask you to press a certain button to install it. Then you can send the phone off to htc, it will be completely stock.
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Wish I could, but apparently the cell phone repair shop that tried to fix my phone decided to tell HTC about my custom ROM though he told me he would be doing the repairs (only reason I left the custom ROM on there). But they actually decided to ship it to HTC. HTC decided to record the serial number so I can't send back to them anyways. =/
About the DIY repair. Would it just be a case of re-soldering the USB port back on the phone? Or is it something more technical? I'm asking because the cell phone repair shop I tried out said that they needed to replace that entire board. AFAIK, that board is the mainboard. Doing so would require buying another HD2 body, but I'm afraid that would cost far too much as I am a college student with ridiculous school fees and a very low income.
1: aww dude that sucks, they got you by the serial #
2. I have a broken micro-usb too, saw the disassembly vids, and it looks to me that the m-usb port is attached to the mainboard, and you have to consider too that if you try this as a DIY project, people have had wifi coax become damaged, lcd/digitizer damage, who knows what else from 'professional' repairs, let alone doing it yourself.
2 options, get a card reader and an external hd2 battery charger (and preferably a spare battery), or have the micro-usb port fixed by someone else or by your self.
The external charger and spare battery is cheaper by far, i paid only like $8 for each, and it's surprisingly reliable and practical.
Hope i helped
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i would totally call out on that shop and demand they fix it, since they ruined your warranty by sending it off to htc without your consent..
also, search on ebay, theres a cellshop in texas that repairs the port for $50, you mail it to them takes about a day and they mail it right back.
That sucks...I feel like the micro USB on my hd2 is about 2 die...if the phone moves at all connection and charge is lost. why oh why did these bums pick micro USB there's got 2 b a reason
To me is a serious design flaw...I mean its only a matter of time b4 the micro USB will fail on each and every hd2 regardless of how much u baby it device (which most of do)...after a certain number of charges the port goes bust
IMO the micro usbs put 2 much pressure on the port itself it's simply not big enough/solid enough of a connection to support the weight of the wire itself and over time gravity loosens and destroys ur port until u can't even.charge
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I agree, the micro-usb is crap. Had my hd2 for like 2 weeks and i broke it by the charge cord getting caught on my foot, sending the phone flying. Luckily, i found that i could get a connection to my comp by holding the cable 'just right', flashed magldr and cwr, and just charge my batteries on the external charger now. I was stuck on the winmo 'test' rom for like 6 months lol.
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I agree, the micro-usb is crap. Had my hd2 for like 2 weeks and i broke it by the charge cord getting caught on my foot, sending the phone flying. Luckily, i found that i could get a connection to my comp by holding the cable 'just right', flashed magldr and cwr, and just charge my batteries on the external charger now. I was stuck on the winmo 'test' rom for like 6 months lol.
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dude same thing happened to me yesterday i was charging my phone and i got up to do something. And the cord caught on my foot and the phone went flying also. and when i tried to charge its like if you move the phone even the slightest it looses connection. But i found a fix that worked for me. im using my external hardrive cord to charge. the connection is a little thicker and fits in there perfectly so now i can move it and it stays connected... Only downside to me is the cord is really short
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i would totally call out on that shop and demand they fix it, since they ruined your warranty by sending it off to htc without your consent..
also, search on ebay, theres a cellshop in texas that repairs the port for $50, you mail it to them takes about a day and they mail it right back.
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Yeah, I railed at him for a good 10min in the shop with customers looking (hope I drove away some of his business...). He said that he couldn't fix my phone because I had *illegal software* on it... really? I doubt that a software problem caused the microUSB port to just break off the mainboard.
I've also looked at the disassembly video, and it doesn't seem impossible, but the cost of a micro-usb port is around $35 from what I gather. I think it would take some soldering to replace it, but I have neither a solder nor the experience to attempt it the first time on a $400 device.
I guess I'm stuck with the microSD adapter and external charger for now. ~sigh~ Maybe I'll try another internet-based cell repair shop. Anyone know anything about cellulardr.com? It's based just a couple miles from where I live and they have the part in-stock with a 50% discount that brings the price for repair down to $35 + $35 for parts which is a little high... but if it gets the job done...
I'm a [fraught] example of the result of thinking the usb would somehow last if I was just gentle. Who was I kidding, it was shot to pieces.... I've dropped £100 fixing the phone's screen which resulted in the volume buttons and vibrator dying (I argued till I was blue in the face- before I demanded they reglued the screen back on, a day after it had been 'fixed')... Damn crappy little repair shops, no leg to stand on.
And now I can't charge it.
Waited 2 days for a wall charger (and believe me that was hard as it's my work phone) to find that nomatter how long it's charged for it's dropping from 80% to dead in about an hour no activity.
I wouldn't mind so much but to have finally found a rom I liked, right through from WM to SD android versions to now Cotullas Nand, I'm reluctant to give it up, even though it's more than likely on it's last legs.
Why do phone manufacturers make crakcing phones which **** hardware and builds?
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Why do phone manufacturers make crakcing phones which **** hardware and builds?
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You answered that question yourself when you said:
I'm reluctant to give it up, even though it's more than likely on it's last legs.
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If they made these things more reliable, they'd never have a means to convince you to buy another device .
well a usb port repair is totally possible with just an soldering iron, but you will need a fine tip for that and some flue that does not require cleaning. if any of the contact pad came off you better know where they go or find a way to trace where it goes. if they are broken and you find where they are connected you can use a copper wire taken out from copper brace to bridge them. lastly a broken usb port from the motherboard will never be secure again, so you have to put some padding under it so it will not be moved again; otherwise it will break and may take some contact pad with it in which makes it harder to repair again.
I fixed one of these before with only 1 broken pad that I can trace. so it is definitely possible to be done, but it will be very hard if this is your first time repairing phone. it is possible to rip the volume flex cable like I did. It took me 4 hours to solder flex by rewiring copper wires.
By the way hd2 usb port is only 7$ from eBay.
P.S the good thing about fixing phone is that, I got it from eBay, fix up, and working at $120 XD
Phone going crash
I don't know what happen recently with my phone. It just starting crashing on normal activities. I thought it was probably just the rom, but I flashed HyperDroid GBX v12, clk version and damn....i can't even get pass the boot animation. After a while I did...and then I connected my USB to my computer. Within seconds, phone crashed. I need help. I've task29 this kid like 4 times and then installed clk again.
Sometimes it is just the usb cable quality causing a bad connection... I had this Chinese micro usb data cable and it would only work at a "just right" angle, until I went to Radioshack to buy a 27 $ gold plated usb cable lol
Now everything works good and saved me from having to replace the microusb port on the phone.
Woow I thought I was the only one! I feel all your pains man..
First things first, those of you whose USB is still working, get clockwork mod set up before the USB dies.. at least with a card reader you could still flash thru zips.. I got an external charger and an extra battery as well, now I feel like my hd2 was sorta reborn! Haha..
Dunno bout you guys but I'm starting to feel that our beloved hd2 is slowly being abandoned really sad thing.. and I blame the hardware problems for this trend..
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Dunno bout you guys but I'm starting to feel that our beloved hd2 is slowly being abandoned really sad thing.. and I blame the hardware problems for this trend..
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Nah, it's just nearing the end of its life cycle. There are better phones coming out now with faster processors and more resources to run bigger software and flashier graphics.
The HD2 has actually stayed on the top of the hill for a surprisingly long time, and in some ways still is.
The biggest difference with the HD2 compared to other phased-out smartphones, I think, is that the HD2 is still very useable even though it is well beyond its originally intended amount of time in the limelight.
I notice this whenever I dig out one of my old devices that I haven't used in a long time, like my Kaiser or Rhodium. They are so slow and basic that they're almost unuseable, where the HD2 is fast, smooth, and seems modern still.
But the mUSB port on these things is ****. Mine's been half-busted for almost a year. I have a wall charger and extra battery, and if I hold the cable just right, I can usually get a connection to the computer, but it's just easier to pop my sd card in one of my old devices to connect to pc and transfer files. The mini-USB ports never gave me near as much trouble as the micro ones, I wish they'd have never switched.
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Nah, it's just nearing the end of its life cycle. There are better phones coming out now with faster processors and more resources to run bigger software and flashier graphics.
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Hi all,
Just thought I'd let you know how I fixed my HD2's loose / non-functioning microUSB port.
I've had similar problems for the last 6 months or so - dodgy microUSB connection resulting in massive amount of fiddling in terms of getting the cable just right, then pretty much completely screwed!
I took receipt of a HTC Sensation a few weeks ago, so decided to spend a little while opening up my now redundant HD2. Dissasembly is pretty easy & self-explanitory, but the leaked videos showing you how to do it is pretty useful. I'm no whizz at these things, but even I managed to do it (mostly) with just a kitchen knife (forgot where I'd put my small screwdrivers, which I eventually found, but everything seemed more dangerous & exciting with the knife).
ANYWAY, I've managed to secure a completely loose microUSB port which means perfect charging & USB connection again. It was incredibly loose & just fell out when I separated the mainboard from the chassis, but I put a bit of rubber I found under it (soldering iron is for pros... I'm winging it here!) & secured the mainboard tightly with screws.
I mean, there's probably a better way to do it, but I couldn't be arsed using any more ingenuity than required... it's a Bank Holiday after all, and the solution seems to have worked pretty damn well.
Cheers,
Dan.
Hi, I can only charge my HTC HD2 phone using the USB port, but I cannot use the usb port for activeSync and USB function (data transfering). I wonder if the USB posrt is dead already?? Why the phone still can be charged via the USB port? Can anyone tell me how to fix this?
Thanks in advance.
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Hi, I can only charge my HTC HD2 phone using the USB port, but I cannot use the usb port for activeSync and USB function (data transfering). I wonder if the USB posrt is dead already?? Why the phone still can be charged via the USB port? Can anyone tell me how to fix this?
Thanks in advance.
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I had the same problem last week. My pc couldn't recognize it, but i was able to charge it.. I just took an other usb cable and the problem was solved.
Yes my phone shut down on its own. Rebooted it launched car mode right away I went and shut it off and then BLANK.
And now if i can even get it to power on it does for less thn a second before going dark.
I tried both my extended and stock battery. Phone be dead.
Next question can I take it into a sprint store and have it replaced under a defect or am i shelling out cash?
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Yes my phone shut down on its own. Rebooted it launched car mode right away I went and shut it off and then BLANK.
And now if i can even get it to power on it does for less thn a second before going dark.
I tried both my extended and stock battery. Phone be dead.
Next question can I take it into a sprint store and have it replaced under a defect or am i shelling out cash?
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With the battery inserted and the phone off, plug it into the wall outlet. Does the orange/green light turn on?
Try unplugging the charger and remove the battery. Then press and hold the power button (to flush any left over charge).
Insert the battery and power it up. Let us know the results.
Also, did you do anything to your phone? (i.e. SetCPU? Flash a .zip file)
Good luck dude.
I have done all of that.
ALSO NO LIGHT COMES ON WHEN PLUGGED IN with any of my batteries. (STOCK and a 3500mAh battery)
I have put on set cpu using the profile ONDEMAND
I did not flash anything. It was on sitting there next to me and it just shut off. I was not doing anything at the time. When I turned it back on it was in car mode like it sensed the dock. I was like okay well bugs happen. So i swipe down turn it off. And then the car mode indicator stayed on and i was thinking well wtf. Then my screen went black. I then pushed the power button and i swiped to enter into the home screen which was black then a few seconds latter it gave me the loading screen like it was loading sense then *DEAD* ...
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I have done all of that.
ALSO NO LIGHT COMES ON WHEN PLUGGED IN with any of my batteries. (STOCK and a 3500mAh battery)
I have put on set cpu using the profile ONDEMAND
I did not flash anything. It was on sitting there next to me and it just shut off. I was not doing anything at the time. When I turned it back on it was in car mode like it sensed the dock. I was like okay well bugs happen. So i swipe down turn it off. And then the car mode indicator stayed on and i was thinking well wtf. Then my screen went black. I then pushed the power button and i swiped to enter into the home screen which was black then a few seconds latter it gave me the loading screen like it was loading sense then *DEAD* ...
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My gfs did that sounds like ur batts are dead man and the car mode is due to a ****ed up cable just happened to my gf didn't know what was wrong thought it was the damn phone but it was the cord
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My gfs did that sounds like ur batts are dead man and the car mode is due to a ****ed up cable just happened to my gf didn't know what was wrong thought it was the damn phone but it was the cord
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Also if u don't have a cord put ur battery in a hero or tp2 n charge ur batt that way
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Uhm okay to the last two posts. CORD WAS NOT PLUGGED IN..
MY reserve battery is always fully charged. and my battery tht i had in it was at 62% on a extended 3500 Siedio BATTERY.
Not the cable I have 6 micro cables in the house. Two for other devices some for my dads and step moms phones and the two for my Bluetooth and kindle.
IT isn't the batteries. or the cables..
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Uhm okay to the last two posts. CORD WAS NOT PLUGGED IN..
MY reserve battery is always fully charged. and my battery tht i had in it was at 62% on a extended 3500 Siedio BATTERY.
Not the cable I have 6 micro cables in the house. Two for other devices some for my dads and step moms phones and the two for my Bluetooth and kindle.
IT isn't the batteries. or the cables..
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Sounds like the phone is pretty much toast then. There shouldn't be any harm in taking the phone in and seeing if a warranty exchange will be done. At worst they'll tell you that you gotta pay up, and at best they'll either be able to fix it or offer a replacement free of charge.
If you gotta pay up then you do always have the choice of refusing, in which case you're left in exactly the same situation you are now; a broken phone and no money out of your pocket. I say take it in, see what happens. No guarantees either way but surely it's gotta be worth a shot.
I got a sprint store that does not do repairs but its a corporate sized store.
Then inn victorville I have a store that is a 3rd party store but offers all services except 4g... They are on the same road. So tomorrow I am hitting the sprint one first to see what the deal is.
Anyways I think i might get warranty due to it just failing all of a sudden.
Also do i have to give them my memory card back?
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I got a sprint store that does not do repairs but its a corporate sized store.
Then inn victorville I have a store that is a 3rd party store but offers all services except 4g... They are on the same road. So tomorrow I am hitting the sprint one first to see what the deal is.
Anyways I think i might get warranty due to it just failing all of a sudden.
Also do i have to give them my memory card back?
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No u get to keep everything
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Sweet. It sucks alot due to it failing and my class schedual for college was on my phone >.<
I start tomorrow again.
You never give the SD card back. It's been a while since I've gotten a replacement phone, but I'm fairly sure you get to keep the charger cable and a/c adapter as well.
That is how it should work.
Have them boost your battery on their cadex machine anyway.
I've seen people come in with supposedly fried phones that wouldn't light up for anything. Quick cadex boost and they're out the door with a working phone again.
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I have done all of that.
ALSO NO LIGHT COMES ON WHEN PLUGGED IN with any of my batteries. (STOCK and a 3500mAh battery)
I have put on set cpu using the profile ONDEMAND
I did not flash anything. It was on sitting there next to me and it just shut off. I was not doing anything at the time. When I turned it back on it was in car mode like it sensed the dock. I was like okay well bugs happen. So i swipe down turn it off. And then the car mode indicator stayed on and i was thinking well wtf. Then my screen went black. I then pushed the power button and i swiped to enter into the home screen which was black then a few seconds latter it gave me the loading screen like it was loading sense then *DEAD* ...
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Hopefully you didn't have your phone overclocked and caused it to go haywire. What kind of Kernel did you use? Was it SBC or non-SBC?
Well my EVO came back alive... Idk why but it just did.. I don't understand why it would re act like this.
But I do not over clock. I use on demand and smart ass for battery. I dont over clock but i under clock to 128 for min. I use the freedom aggressive v8 . I have not had a problem with undervolting ever before..
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check the pins on your usb connector for items than can short (foil gum wrappers etc). That could have been what kicked it into car mode too.
Glad that it came back dude
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I am not sure. i switched to the newer 8.5 kernel and started using my stock battery. So I am not sure what fixed it but it eventually came back to life...
Yup. Left phone on charger overnight - woke up and the camera was flashing every 2 seconds. That's all it will do. Whether it's hooked up, unhooked. As long as the battery's in that's what it does. No rom changes in over 2 weeks. No damage of any sort.... no recovery or anything
Well you can probably do a warranty exchange.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
I had something similar with my nexus one. Except it wasnt the camera but the trackball... changing kernels around seem to help a bit but eventually i took it for water damage. Take the battery out and let it dry off for a day or two. You can also try to pry it open and have your hand at any corrosion if you find any. However i wouldnt recommend that unless you know what yer doing.
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I had something similar with my nexus one. Except it wasnt the camera but the trackball... changing kernels around seem to help a bit but eventually i took it for water damage. Take the battery out and let it dry off for a day or two. You can also try to pry it open and have your hand at any corrosion if you find any. However i wouldnt recommend that unless you know what yer doing.
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He said it was left on the charger, not fell in water.
I'd crap my pants if this happened to me.
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ac7brier said:
He said it was left on the charger, not fell in water.
I'd crap my pants if this happened to me.
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I realize that but like i said i had the same experience and my phone didnt get noticably wet at any time could have been a single drop of water and corrosion takes a while to build up.
Still...
Im wondering if you used your original charger when this happend because i can personally say ive seen my atrix behaving strange when connected to some cheap random charger (touch screen not working for example). Didnt believe it could cause permenant damage though.
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I realize that but like i said i had the same experience and my phone didnt get noticably wet at any time could have been a single drop of water and corrosion takes a while to build up.
Still...
Im wondering if you used your original charger when this happend because i can personally say ive seen my atrix behaving strange when connected to some cheap random charger (touch screen not working for example). Didnt believe it could cause permenant damage though.
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It was hooked up with a Blackberry charger, actually.
Still acts the same.
Check the charger to see if its power ratings are different than your otiginal one.
Also... does the device boot up in any way or is the screen simply black and the flash flickering no matter what?
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guybanda said:
Check the charger to see if its power ratings are different than your otiginal one.
Also... does the device boot up in any way or is the screen simply black and the flash flickering no matter what?
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Looking at it today, I noticed that the charger port (or inlet if you will) is very structurally loose. The voltage on the blackberry charger is about 3/5 that of the stock Atrix charger, if memory serves me - somebody at work switched out the chargers the day after I got the phone. It took a good 6 hours to charge...
ATT said that it would be full cost of phone, because it's personal damage.
I'm looking into the Mi-One.
EDIT: No, the screen will not even begin to come on. Camera flashing is the only indicator of any power. Used an external battery charger, and two different batteries.
The MI-One looks sweet!!!!
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Looking at it today, I noticed that the charger port (or inlet if you will) is very structurally loose. The voltage on the blackberry charger is about 3/5 that of the stock Atrix charger, if memory serves me - somebody at work switched out the chargers the day after I got the phone. It took a good 6 hours to charge...
ATT said that it would be full cost of phone, because it's personal damage.
I'm looking into the Mi-One.
EDIT: No, the screen will not even begin to come on. Camera flashing is the only indicator of any power. Used an external battery charger, and two different batteries.
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Moto will probably either fix it or send you another phone. I know people who bricked from trying to downgrade and they got another phone. I'm sure you could too. I would try that before you buy another phone.
ETA: Now that I think about it not being able to put the rom back to stock would probably be an issue if they can get it to turn on but if they can't they might replace it.
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Looking at it today, I noticed that the charger port (or inlet if you will) is very structurally loose. The voltage on the blackberry charger is about 3/5 that of the stock Atrix charger, if memory serves me - somebody at work switched out the chargers the day after I got the phone. It took a good 6 hours to charge...
ATT said that it would be full cost of phone, because it's personal damage.
I'm looking into the Mi-One.
EDIT: No, the screen will not even begin to come on. Camera flashing is the only indicator of any power. Used an external battery charger, and two different batteries.
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I also think you should bring it up with motorola. Waking up to find your phone bricked is hardly what id call personal damage. You also shouldn't bring up the charger issue. And as for the usb port i'd say it would take too much effort to discern the connection with that and the phone acting as it is, and im sure they would rather just send a replacement unit.
A usb port malfunctioning is hardly an account for personal damage. The usual case is they simply stop working, but definitely not brick your entire phone.
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I've been having a few issues with my Nexus 4 on 5.1.1.
Twice in the past month I've had random Force closures of all aps. Facebook was the worst. But then it goes on to all other apps including the launcher.
First time that happened I did a factory reset and things went well. Yesterday it happened again while it was on another charger and I can get my phone to boot.
The screen backlight looks like is on when it's plugged into the charger and will go out if I hold the power button down for 5 to 10 seconds.
If I hold the power button down for 10 seconds when the charger is connected the LED flashes red till I take my finger of the Power button.
I've let it charge overnight (12 hours) and I've tried holding both volume buttons with the power button.
As well as Volume up and Volume down separately with the power button.
Is the phone dead? anyone got any ideas on how to bring it back to life
I've got a screwdriver set on order as I don't have fine enough star screwdriver to remove the internal battery connection. Which is my next step..
I think you are right to try replacing your old battery. Be careful while scraping it out where it is glued in not to tear it up too bad because it can 'splode. Might want to use a plastic card for that. I used a metal shim, an iOpener, and am much better now...
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I'm going to try just unplugging the battery from the board first before I attempt to replace it.
Think it's time for an upgrade anyway.
Got my eye on the "OnePlus-X" as my next phone.
Removed the battery and stuck my multimeter into it.
It's got V output of 3.61 volts but amps drop off a cliff to zero as soon as I touch the contacts.
New battery arriving tomorrow.
i have the same problem with my nexus 4 dude. it boots when it is connected to the charger. basically it works like a desktop. I went into recovery mode and did a fectory data reset and wiped all the cache. Pliz help me proceeed. I kind have a hunch that its a software thing. did yours start working ater change of battery? Thanks ..
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i have the same problem with my nexus 4 dude. it boots when it is connected to the charger. basically it works like a desktop. I went into recovery mode and did a fectory data reset and wiped all the cache. Pliz help me proceeed. I kind have a hunch that its a software thing. did yours start working ater change of battery? Thanks ..
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Can you go to recovery without charger plugged in?
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Can you go to recovery without charger plugged in?
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yes dude. i can go to recovery without it even being plugged in. I m pretty frustrated. I plan on giving it to the repair centre but he will charge me a bit high. Doesnt matter will let you guys know if I do find a solution.
Well my "new" battery arrived yesterday.
And it's getting sent back today!!
Got it through Amazon and when the battery arrived it looked ok but would not charge. I took it out to check the contacts and the ribbon came away form the battery! Looks like it was not soldered to the battery properly (if it ever was!) Just glad it didn't cause a short and kill the phone or myself.
Getting one from a different supplier tomorrow. Hopefully this one will work!
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Well my "new" battery arrived yesterday.
And it's getting sent back today!!
Got it through Amazon and when the battery arrived it looked ok but would not charge. I took it out to check the contacts and the ribbon came away form the battery! Looks like it was not soldered to the battery properly (if it ever was!) Just glad it didn't cause a short and kill the phone or myself.
Getting one from a different supplier tomorrow. Hopefully this one will work!
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Please let me know! I've ordered a third battery just now. The first one was an aftermarket one, the second one was apparently a knock-off, this one was smaller than the original one.
The third one is hopefully a genuine LG one since the reseller is listed on LG their site.
Dam!!
Replacement battery arrived today. Looks good.
Installed it and the same thing is happening!
Screen backlight goes on. does not seem to be charging!
Now thinking the motherboard is buggered!
But I'll keep the phone on charge overnight just in case...
Damn that sucks to hear man. Hope it works tomorrow!
Now just searching freebe sites and eBay for any damaged cracked nexus4's I could scavenge from
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yes dude. i can go to recovery without it even being plugged in. I m pretty frustrated. I plan on giving it to the repair centre but he will charge me a bit high. Doesnt matter will let you guys know if I do find a solution.
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After battery replacement, my Nexus 4 is come back
karsondang said:
After battery replacement, my Nexus 4 is come back
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Good on you!
No point in replacing a great phone if you can help it