Short Question:
basically i have a hd2 that has a broken power/end call button ,and no volume rocker at all , would it be possible to install android or updated WP on this phone without those buttons ?
Long Question:
from experience to go into a bootloader or some sort i would need to do a button combination , unless i can get into bootloader or recovery through the OS , i currently have a totally stock hd2 running on WP version - who gives a damn , i got this phone for free as-is and i was thinking of putting maybe gingerbread on this phone , if its possible to proceed without the buttons can i get some links or redirections ? also if its impossible to continue without the volume rocker or power button for android , how about an upgrade to wp 7 ? any type of upgrade would help this phone , thanks in advance
for the curious people i let the phone sit intill the screen locks , and to unlock it i just click any button , to power the phone on i do the method where you plug a usb first and then put in the battery , and for volume control i go into the menu and adjust the settings
SneakyGuyDavid said:
Short Question:
basically i have a hd2 that has a broken power/end call button ,and no volume rocker at all , would it be possible to install android or updated WP on this phone without those buttons ?
Long Question:
from experience to go into a bootloader or some sort i would need to do a button combination , unless i can get into bootloader or recovery through the OS , i currently have a totally stock hd2 running on WP version - who gives a damn , i got this phone for free as-is and i was thinking of putting maybe gingerbread on this phone , if its possible to proceed without the buttons can i get some links or redirections ? also if its impossible to continue without the volume rocker or power button for android , how about an upgrade to wp 7 ? any type of upgrade would help this phone , thanks in advance
for the curious people i let the phone sit intill the screen locks , and to unlock it i just click any button , to power the phone on i do the method where you plug a usb first and then put in the battery , and for volume control i go into the menu and adjust the settings
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i have seen people with this situation and helped them. so i'm gonna make a tutorial for everyone.
also with your conditions, installing wp would not work, as you need power button to enter bootloader.
regarding android, it could be hard for you, as volume buttons don't work, changing volumes should be hard. and so is locking the screen, but if you have a working proximity sensor, it should be easier.
Edit: started writing tutorial, should continue tomorrow
gilbert32 said:
i have seen people with this situation and helped them. so i'm gonna make a tutorial for everyone.
also with your conditions, installing wp would not work, as you need power button to enter bootloader.
regarding android, it could be hard for you, as volume buttons don't work, changing volumes should be hard. and so is locking the screen, but if you have a working proximity sensor, it should be easier.
Edit: started writing tutorial, should continue tomorrow
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Okay thanks ! Make sure to leave a link once its done man
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Okay thanks ! Make sure to leave a link once its done man
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working on it atm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44432010
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Couple of days ago I noticed that my DHD's volume down button does'nt work anymore. First I didn't pay attention, thought that after restart it will be solved, but it didn't. The volume down function doesn't work in any software (up works just fine). Before I decide to go to warranty, what do you think, is it a software or hardware problem? There is no accidents or any damages happened, I know and physically the button seems to work. Please help!
Normally buttons are hardware, in your case its easy to tell.
remove the battery. Put it back in. Hold down the volume down then turn on the phone, if it starts normally your button is dead, if you get into bootloader mode it could be software and you should try reflash or wipe in settings
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Im the same, except now my volume up doesnt work either
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Thank you so much Blackhorse!
Although the first try didn't succeed (perhaps I didn't hold both volume down and power button long enough), the second try started the bootloader and I was able to use both volume buttons. After another boot the stock rom started normally and now my volume down function is back! Hopefully it stays so...
Hey guys,
My volume keys have died. Part of the wire strip that is connect to the buttons is torn.
Any ideas if there is a replacement upperboard yet?
having the same issue... going to try blackhorse's solution and see if it works
best regard
André
unfortunately it didn't work. I guess the volue down button is dead, even though I had absolutely no accidents with it.
does anybody have an idea of how to solve this, since I live in Brazil, but bought DHD in Germany?
any help would be very appreciated
best regards
André
same problem here, my buttons stop working. What I usually do then is lift the volume keys up slightly and slide some paper underneath to clean some dust and then usually it works again (for a while)
My Power button is not working!
I dont have a repair center nearby, nor do I want to spend a fortune repairing it.
I have solved most of the problems, but only few questions remain..
1. Anybody have an idea how to start (switch on) the phone (once switched off) without connecting to charger?
2. Any way of entering Magldr screen without holding the power button down?
Any reply is highly appreciated.. Thanks a lot
Look for a button changer (or remapping button function) software in android develop hacking section of the forum.
I think i had read something about it there.
God luck.
piratashitzu said:
Look for a button changer (or remapping button function) software in android develop hacking section of the forum.
I think i had read something about it there.
God luck.
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Initial power supply to start the device before even the kernel loads cannot be done by software, so 1 seems to be impossible now..
About entering magldr, as it is closed source, maybe i'll have to ask help from cotulla himself
I re-compiled cLK with the windows button remapped to the power button, but not much use..
since yesterday, i have this nasty problem with my touchscreen. when i press the power button to wake the phone, or to get into the power-menu, the touchscreen stops working. this does no happen if i press any other button.
sometimes, i can use the phone again if i wait until the screen turns off and then wake it up by pressing any other button, but most of the time i need to pull out the battery and restart the phone. even when i pull out the battery, the screen won't work sometimes, and i have to restart the phone again.
when i first experienced this problem, i was using the nexushd2 v2.0 rom, i then updated to the v2.1, which didn't help. i tried reinstalling the rom, wiping the /data/ , the cache and the dalvik cache (multiple times) and eventually changed to the typhoon cm7 rom (with repartitioning and reinstalling the magldr), the problem is still there.
the phone did never get wet, fall down, or anything the like. pulling out the sd card makes no difference.
i hope someone can help me there
May be it´s a hardware problem, some HD2 have it.
You can test it, if you go back to windows.
its the good old digitizer its right under the power button press the end button hard and it should work again but if you press it again it will corrupt use softkey or remap your hardware buttons
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=22866591
Kameirus said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=22866591
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Lol, I was about to do that
@OP, in future please use the search button before posting. There are far too many threads in this forum with exactly the same issue as Kamerius has just proved, so why couldn't you save both us and yourself some time and search first? Anyway, what you have is a digitizer issue, but a quick temporary solution is to simply press as hard as you physically can on the end call/power button. The screen should work after that. Use a button remapper or some sort of widget to enable you to use the phone without ever touching the end call button, and make sure to use other buttons to wake the screen.
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Lol, I was about to do that
@OP, in future please use the search button before posting. There are far too many threads in this forum with exactly the same issue as Kamerius has just proved, so why couldn't you save both us and yourself some time and search first? Anyway, what you have is a digitizer issue, but a quick temporary solution is to simply press as hard as you physically can on the end call/power button. The screen should work after that. Use a button remapper or some sort of widget to enable you to use the phone without ever touching the end call button, and make sure to use other buttons to wake the screen.
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lol
i have the same problem with the endkey but with the rom in my sig
it actually has a softkey button that can be setup with a power softkey ..longpress on the softkey and it pulls up the power menu
just like it would do if you used the hardware power button
Yeah I thought there were softkey power buttons but I wasn't sure and I'm on my phone so couldn't be arsed to search
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Kameirus said:
link that doesn't work anymore
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Nigeldg said:
many words
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well, sorry dunno why i didn't search the forum before
pressing the power button hard worked , but i think i'll keep using soft buttons and wake the device pressing any other button (i don't think the brute force method is a good idea as i want to keep my phone some time longer )
Touch Screen Problem in HTC HD2
Thanks for your reply
Well i had HTC HD2 and i had install Android 4.0.3 and it was working fine from last 1 month but today suddenly it stop working touch screen and after 1 hour it started again but i wont able to touch every where it randomly working
So after then i read you reply and i try it i had press Hard Power button and then its started working fine and its work for 1 hour and then again stop so i again press hard power button and its started and also iam not using power button for any use
so you can let me know what is the permanent solution for this do i need to change touch screen completely it is damaged
pls let me know i will very thank full to you because 8 month back i already replace touch screen once and today again same problem
thanks
nrvjain said:
Thanks for your reply
Well i had HTC HD2 and i had install Android 4.0.3 and it was working fine from last 1 month but today suddenly it stop working touch screen and after 1 hour it started again but i wont able to touch every where it randomly working
So after then i read you reply and i try it i had press Hard Power button and then its started working fine and its work for 1 hour and then again stop so i again press hard power button and its started and also iam not using power button for any use
so you can let me know what is the permanent solution for this do i need to change touch screen completely it is damaged
pls let me know i will very thank full to you because 8 month back i already replace touch screen once and today again same problem
thanks
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I am facing the same issue except no matter how hard I press the red button....LCD doesn't works. I have even replaced the thin metal strip which rests under hardware buttons.
Anyone?
Exactly, the same issue started to happen yesterday!!!
mwuahjaan said:
I am facing the same issue except no matter how hard I press the red button....LCD doesn't works. I have even replaced the thin metal strip which rests under hardware buttons.
Anyone?
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I tried changing the metal strip too. But it still the same. Doesn't work.
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hi guys,
I would like to install wp7 on my hd2, unfortunatly the volume keys are broken (the phone falled down some months ago), so evenif I can try to install magdlr than I couldn't move down to step 5 to flash Wp7
Any idea? is there a way to make the phone start magdlr already with the option 5 selected and run?
Thank you very much for your help.
Luca
Pool guy, that seems have no way except you try to fix the volume keys!
You install cwm touch recovery so you don't need the volume buttons if you ever want to install android. goo.gl/0yPBR
naaa I can't believe there is not option to make MGLDR start directly simulating the pressing of an option! ... Unfortunatly I can't fix the button as already changed the display when the phone fallen down ...and when I re-assembled unfortuntly I missed the 2 pin that make contact to the board for the volume ...But I don't understand why I can update the 6.5 version just using the ruupdate and can't update with wp7 with the same method
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naaa I can't believe there is not option to make MGLDR start directly simulating the pressing of an option! ... Unfortunatly I can't fix the button as already changed the display when the phone fallen down ...and when I re-assembled unfortuntly I missed the 2 pin that make contact to the board for the volume ...But I don't understand why I can update the 6.5 version just using the ruupdate and can't update with wp7 with the same method
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it's called a different installation process...they are 2 different os! plus, with wp7 you need magdlr and set the last24nand and clearmbr. you don't use magdlr to install wm6.5.
how can you be missing the 2 contact pins? they are part of the board. you must mean the plastic volume rocker. just reinstall the rocker or use a pin to make contact with the required volume contact.
pfonti said:
hi guys,
I would like to install wp7 on my hd2, unfortunatly the volume keys are broken (the phone falled down some months ago), so evenif I can try to install magdlr than I couldn't move down to step 5 to flash Wp7
Any idea? is there a way to make the phone start magdlr already with the option 5 selected and run?
Thank you very much for your help.
Luca
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You can do it ... I have similar problem ...
I have working only volume up button, power up , and windows key
So if volume pass connected to phone than -> remove the plastic -> take screwdriver -> the volume up button you can find the pin in the center -> go till one side up from usb flasher -> then on the side down you have another three pins -> touch the first simeosly with second (central) pin -> it will start the flash usb
Atherwise contact with cottula
sorry for my ugly language ...
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how can you be missing the 2 contact pins? they are part of the board. you must mean the plastic volume rocker. just reinstall the rocker or use a pin to make contact with the required volume contact.
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uhm probably you have never opened your hd2 (lucky you!!) ...it's not so easy...the volume key is a little bar linked to the mainboard of the phone. In this bar you have 2 electrict contact for vol up and down. on these contact they attached something like 2 little green bubble that when you click on the plastic it press on the bubble and the bubble press on the contact..now i have missed the green bubble
I realized too much later that the two little bubble that I found around aren't something "unusefull" but something EXTREMALY usefull!!
Ok, now I should re-open the phone, and try to make contact with the phone open and it's not so easy...it would be more easy if magdlr could start automaticly in the flash mode.
thank you anyway.
Luca
Hello
i have strange problem
when i care the device by one hand Subconsciously i press power button ...and this make phone shutdown ...i think the button place not good for me cuz i dont have this issue with previews phones
is there any way or suggestion ?
Mohannad-K said:
Hello
i have strange problem
when i care the device by one hand Subconsciously i press power button ...and this make phone shutdown ...i think the button place not good for me cuz i dont have this issue with previews phones
is there any way or suggestion ?
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hm...you need to hold dow that buttom for more than 5 secends to initiate reboot.
maybe if you use some case...button will be harder to press
Hold the phone upside down.
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