Hi guys,
the last five days i was having problems with my usb port and it really scared me because this is how i lost my last phone.It first started to charge randomly,sometimes charged sometimes not,until it didnt charged at all,but thats not the case with my x8(i hope so ).
If you having promblems with charging too, keep reading this thread and i hope you will get an answer.
Usb looseness can be caused due to several reasons,what im gonna tell doesnt guarantee that it will solve your problem.
1)Change your charger
-If the problem is in the usb cable that will solve your problem for sure!
if any of your friends have the same phone borrow his charger and try to charge your phone.
I dont really suggest to buy a new one just like that,maybe read further and if nothing happen then go for a new charger.
2)Clean the usb port
-Its really common for the usb port to fill with dust and lint and as a result usb cable doesnt fit in the port well.
Check this thread out to see what you have to clean
telmosousa said:
A while ago I noticed that my micro USB cable does not fit well on my U8800 and when I picked up my phone the cable the cable always fall out without doing any force. After reading various sites, to decide what would be the best way and after I did it I'm now leaving here how to solve this problem. In my case it was dust and lint that accumulated because of taking the phone in pocket, etc..
Tutorial
You should use a toothpick, previously buffed with a fine sandpaper like the image below. You can use other objects, but with the toothpick you can do it without turning off the phone because it isn't a electrical conductor and you can also sharpen the tip very easily.
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You should clean the area paint in blue below:
After this you should give special attention to areas in microusb port marked in red below which is where bolts fits and attach the cable to the port. You should try to clean as much as possible the dust that has entrenched there.
In my case after 5 minutes of hard work this was the result:
I used the lamp on my bedside table for a better look inside the door. Those black things are dust that came out of there now do not have any slack in the port works at 100% and I can move the phone without any problem.
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3)move the thing* inside the usb port
If you didnt understand what im talking about i hope the pic will help you
-Try to barely move it with a pin or with you finger or with something else, if the problem resist try to move it a little bit more,be carefull!!!Don't push it too hard it can break!!!
For me it works when i push it from the front side of the phone to the back,but if that doesnt help try the opposite.
This is how i solved my problem,after noticing that my usb cable was unstable when it was plugged in, i tried to move it and it worked,now it charging normally and if i move it the opposite direction it doesnt charge
*****Warning*****That is for when you have problem with it, if your port is ok dont mess with it!!!!!!!
And dont mess with this too much,you can break it!!!!!!
I'm not responsible for any damage you possible do to your phone
If you have any suggetion for the thread or for my english( ) please feel free to tell me by posting your comment or by pm
*does anyone know the exact naming?i cant find the proper word...
Thanks! Nice thread! I have this problema too..
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Thanks for the guide! It could be useful
Thx Im going to try!!!
im glad you liked it
Good work bro.
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Hi,
I'm totaly confused about what I found on the main board of my HD2.
Now, Simple you think, if you look on google you find the pinout to be:
5 VCC +5 V
4 D− Data −
3 D+ Data +
2 Type A: connected to Ground
or
Type B: not connected
1 GND Black Signal Ground
Easy... Or????
My USB is broken from the PCB (looks like the coper on the pcb is not that thight to the bord. Well.. Since I did study electronocs, I should be able to fix it. I took my HD2 appart, but I found this:
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Now if you look at the connections, Pin 1 is clear, Pin 2 is connected Pin 5 is also clear. Pin 4 can be through an other layer, so that is also explanable.
BUT: Pin 3 ? Is that one not connected? Does it just use ground instead of data-?
Who can give some answers? I don't understand.
Thanks
Hi again,
Ok, I know it should be connected somewhere, but I can not find out where I can connect it. I hope someone knows where I can find a coper line or component which should be connected to pin 3.
I now heve all connected except pin3 which makes USB useless, but the charging works.
There is one more question, does anyone know where I could get a new mainboard for this phone and what the price is?
Hi,did U solve this?i have problem with microusb too...
pinouts
hope the pic help the to your problem.
be careful when soldering because the small pives will come apart if you atemot to solder with soldering iron.
best will be bga blow gun and positioning small wire near the components still be very careful otherwise you will not have what to fix.
For all, I did not solve it.. The HD2 worked fine, but flashing through USB was inposible. After a few months I droped it :-( screen was broken (Both, digitizer and LCD) and the usb broke again. so I droped it in the trash since it was not worth it anymore.... RIP HD2.... I will miss you....
kruithofm said:
For all, I did not solve it.. The HD2 worked fine, but flashing through USB was inposible. After a few months I droped it :-( screen was broken (Both, digitizer and LCD) and the usb broke again. so I droped it in the trash since it was not worth it anymore.... RIP HD2.... I will miss you....
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Are you joking? Really dumped it?
Very big mistake!
You wasted a totally revivable/repairable hd2
Nope... still have it, but... digitizer + LCD + USB broke... And if I'm not wrong also the volume keys are teared.... So fixing it means buy LCD/digitizer/ribben kabel/mainboard... which is basicly a whole new HD2, without the casing and battery.
kruithofm said:
Nope... still have it, but... digitizer + LCD + USB broke... And if I'm not wrong also the volume keys are teared.... So fixing it means buy LCD/digitizer/ribben kabel/mainboard... which is basicly a whole new HD2, without the casing and battery.
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I'm interested in buying it!
Think about for a fair price and PM me, if interested!
I'm not selling.. sorry...
So for some reason my USB has stopped working and i can no longer connect to a computer or charge the phone.
I've already purchased another phone so i'm trying to repair this one to use as a backup.
I took the phone apart and the USB port looks to be in tact without any problems, does not appear to have any loose connections or broken connectors.
I did find what looks like maybe some type of corrosion that may have seeped under the tape and bridged two connections on the board.
The phone works perfectly fine except for the USB port, as long as i use a charged battery the phone does everything is has been able to since i purchased it the day the EVOs came out.
So my question is, does anybody know a way to root with hboot 2.16 without using USB? The only method I found to root was the most recently beta released version located at http://revolutionary.io/ which requires a connection to the computer.
I found a possible fix for usb not working and in order to try it out i need to have a rooted phone.
Does anybody have any type of schematics for the EVO? Showing pin outs, etc?
Here's a picture of the section i'm most concerned about, so maybe i could possibly bridge the connection if for some reason it was damaged:
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I'm pretty good with electronics and have no problem soldering connections, i do it all the time with traffic signal electronics. Just wondering if someone knows where a schematic or something would be?
Any ideas guys?
Please don't waste a post by telling me to file insurance claim, I did that already and already have a new phone, this phone i want to try and get working so i can have it as a backup in case something happens with my current phone.
Thanks for all the help in advance!
I wanna know the same thing my EVO will charge but won't connect to the pc for some reason.
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Oddest thing! I came to the forum to post about the same problem. I just noticed that I cannot mount my phone to my computer anymore. I did not change ROMs or anything. It was working before.
It will charge but when I plug it in my computer says an unrecognized device is found and that's it. It won't install it and just gives me an error on the PC. This occurs on my desktop, netbook and work computer where I used to be able to mount.
Not sure about any schematics or is any exists for this certain occasion but with the problem you have there I'd say if your experienced enough you best getting brand new charger port from ebay rather then fixing that busted one. you can get a good OEM charger port for $5 on ebay
To everyone that says they can charge but no data connections via usb. We busted our ports somehow guys and girls... It's not aofwatre. Bootloading problem etc.. It's hardware. Known issue if I recall as well.
Also you should try to sand the corrosion with a fine grit if you can. Or maybe it was bridged and you fried something. Have you seen any burnt parts on the boars?
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Is there an official post regarding this "known issue"???
Or is there a DIY fix for this? It is quite annoying to transfer files on and off my MicroSD without a USB connection.
No but I have heard people taking their phones in due to USB port issues and said that the people said it was a known issue. As I recall if you look into it you should find that there is alot of problems wiht people and USB port issues.
Yeah i still haven't been able to figure it out, got busy with work and didn't have time to mess with it until just now.
I'm going to order a new usb port and solder it on and see if that works.
I will update this thread with my results, should be in about a week.
had this same problem try a different usb cord that was my fix
I'm installing an HTC flyer in my car permanently where the radio would go (2DIN mounting), but kind of sad at the prospect of losing camera functions (video of dashboard interiors are boring).
So, what would be involved in removing the camera module and placing it somewhere else, as the dash for example? Would I just need to unsolder the camera module, solder on a whole bunch of cables, and connect them to the same contacts? Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
Alternatively, if a device has USB OTG capabilities, is there any way to make it talk to a regular USB webcam?
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Alot of research could go into what you're trying to do.......
However, I'd recommend just trying it and see what happens. Make sure your wires are all the same length.
So yeah.. In this situation, i think the Leroy Jenkins approach is appropriate.
AdamOutler said:
So yeah.. In this situation, i think the Leroy Jenkins approach is appropriate.
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PRICELESS!! lmao. @OP, awesome idea for the in dash flyer. Please post some completed pics!
have you thought about removing the camera from the back ad making "jumper cables" to put it up front? you might need something to make a housing for it to sit in the dash, but it would be better than writing a driver for it.
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The thing is in adding(soldering?) 2 proper connectors to longer flex IMO, hard to do at home, but nothing is impossible. ^^
About OTG connecting - you'd probably use universal WebCam drivers from Ubuntu for eg. though the problem would be in powering that I think, WebCam has to be OTG compliant (with external power connector maybe?) or you'd need some special adapter, the rest is redirecting Android to use your webcam, but don't think it's hard comparing to other things.
I did this with a fascinate in my 87 BMW 325ic
I bought 2 extra cameras ( paid $16ea somewhere, cant remember off hand)
I failed at getting it to work myself as I suck at soldering.
However-
I had a friend take it into work and solder it in for me. We then took a light sensor from a 4th gen camaro , mounted it on my dash, ran the cam there, installed the phone and f-in-a . it was sweet.
this lasted for a full 3 weeks until something came undone and now the cam doesnt work. Ive switched back to the stock deck and just wired a bluetooth receiver into the tape deck, mounted a droid x down by the ashtray and it works. Not as great as what I had, but it works.
Point being, it can be done. and its pretty sweet when done right.
grab fried boards from ebay and start from there.
Wait some more weeks, cotula is developing usb host mode driver, and he has developed a working driver. Its for android. It will be available soon to public when he corrects the errors.
So u can simply plug in an usb cam to ur phone( providing only external power supplay is needed.) So u can do it with out bricking ur phone. Till then use it as a phone..
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I dropped my Axon 7. Though there's no visible damage, the phone will frequently freeze (not turn off) and just continue to display whatever was on the screen at the time. Or the the charging LED will remain on if it was just charging and not actually booted, even if I unplug the phone.
I opened it up and reconnected all the cables, but no luck.
Once it starts, if left gently on a table it will continue to run, but if I jostle it it will likely freeze.
I've been experimenting and know I get the same behavior if the phone is running on AC with the battery disconnected (I think that worked...) , or if I run unplugged with the battery.
Any ideas? Since I already have the phone open and don't much have to loose, I'm willing to attempt more surgery, but I'm not sure how to diagnose the fault. (Yes, past the 2 year damage warranty).
Happy for your thoughts and suggestions!
There was a post on here with the exact same scenario, if I remember correctly it was a cable to the screen/display.
I've dropped phones and sometimes the pins bend slightly so check the connection pins.
I even repaired one that fell into a bowl of milk
found something?
Syberclone said:
There was a post on here with the exact same scenario, if I remember correctly it was a cable to the screen/display.
I've dropped phones and sometimes the pins bend slightly so check the connection pins.
I even repaired one that fell into a bowl of milk
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Ok - What do you think about this? I can't tell if this is superficial. ($20 USB microscope I bought for my kids rocks)
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Assuming this is the issue, does replacing this cable mean removing the screen? I've heard that's hard...
I can't see from the pic properly but it is possible, the only way to know for sure is to compare with an original condition unit. (Looks better than some I've seen)
I was fortunate enough to have the same phone as a backup so I could check in my case.
Just make sure all connectors are snapped into place and no broken fragments in the connection.
I hope you get it sorted
Some pics of a brand new screen taken with my Axon and a small lens i had lying around
Syberclone said:
I can't see from the pic properly but it is possible, the only way to know for sure is to compare with an original condition unit. (Looks better than some I've seen)
I was fortunate enough to have the same phone as a backup so I could check in my case.
Just make sure all connectors are snapped into place and no broken fragments in the connection.
I hope you get it sorted
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Just in case it wasn't clear what I was was keying in on.
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Just in case it wasn't clear what I was was keying in on.
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That's in the outermost part, it will surely not cause anything at all...
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That's in the outermost part, it will surely not cause anything at all...
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I was afraid of that. Back to the drawing board... or just wait for good Black Friday deals.
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This is in the concept stage. There are no guarantees.
I am converting my Ipod classic to use a series of SD cards, and I picked up a spare iPod for cheap. This is going to be my work log for removing the stock 30 pin connector and replacing it with a USB C connector. I'll need to design and 3d print the bottom cover of the device except where the connector is. I'm not even sure if there's enough room on the board for this to happen, I might end up needing to cut into the iPod board and do tracing stuff to make room.
One thing I'm wondering is if I can attach the firewire of the iPod to the firewire of the USB c port. I think I'll try to make a 30pin connector to USB C to test and see if there's any advantage before I attach anything to the board itself.
http://pinouts.ru/PortableDevices/ipod_pinout.shtml
https://i.stack.imgur.com/Aovh5.png
https://www.mill-max.com/assets/pdfs/149.2.pdf
update 12/20/2018
I have a 3d printer now, and the dev boards have arrived.
Reserved2
Please update your work log!
I thought I was the only one wishing to upgrade my port along with my other mods to my ipod. I'm curious as to how you did it and what steps you took to make it happen! Following for future updates.
tkillen96 said:
I thought I was the only one wishing to upgrade my port along with my other mods to my ipod. I'm curious as to how you did it and what steps you took to make it happen! Following for future updates.
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Unfortunately I'm stuck. I've tried translating the pins from one to another, but nothing I've tried works. It does not recognize it.
If someone knows what pins to what to make the conversion, all I care about is making sure it can still charge and sync. Not the other 30 pin features.
Any updates to this?
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Any updates to this?
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Am wondering the same, has anyone else attempted this? Wonder if there's a QI adapter anywhere. Would love to get rid of the crappy charging cable it requires.
Great project any news
lets reignite this project !
Save the BS and simplify it, just 4 pins, "D+", "D-", "5V+" and "GND", these are all we need to charge and transfer data.
What was the road block here? just unable to obtain USB connection ? Type C is a little tricky as it has a parallel design like lightning. Maybe you had got the pinout jumbled or connected one side in reverse? Ordering some test boards and Type C port components to see what i can achieve!
https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/30-pin_Connector
Someone else commented about QI charging, it is entirely possible and would not be very difficult to do, the only problem is the iPod has a solid metal back so it would need a custom manufactured back replacement. I absolutely love the idea but i dont think anyone has the money/time/resources to design, manufacture the parts required. Because even if they did they would be sitting on it for a very long time with very limited sales(not to mention how many different variations.)