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Disassemble XDA mini S

Hi all. I remember some details on here about how to repair the stylus issue by taking the handsset apart. Can anyone find the thread? I'm hopeless at searching the forum.
I need to fix the stylus and also the headphone socket, so some guidance would be great.
-Mike

I don't know if this will help but this thread speaks on taking it apart...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=288199

He's right, I remember seeing a really good post with pics showing exactly how to fix it. Was a couple of months back that I saw it, and it may have been a link to another site, I cannot remember, but I am buggered if I can find it now!!!

Oh dear. This is not how I pictured the component to look at all.
At least I saw it in the manual before taking it apart myself and voiding warranty. Thanks guys.
I'd better try and get it done under warranty but its doubtful

Is it possible to replace the USB port on the bottom of a Titan/Mogul?

My plug broke, the little plastic piece that separates the pins finally gave out and not knowing I plugged in my USB cable and bent the pins. Now my phone doesnt work. It boots up but beyond getting to the Today screen is un-usable.
Can I open it up and just replace the port? (any tips on where to buy the part, I have the tools already Im sure and am willing to solder really really really small connectors. )
Or am I stuck buying a new phone?
Thanks in advance.

yes you are in luck, i am currently developing a program that will do exactly that and much more, just give me a few decades

xboxhaxorz said:
yes you are in luck, i am currently developing a program that will do exactly that and much more, just give me a few decades
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Lets not act like this is an impossible task. Im just curious if anyone's done it? Or is everyone in the development and hacking forum are software focused.

judogti said:
My plug broke, the little plastic piece that separates the pins finally gave out and not knowing I plugged in my USB cable and bent the pins. Now my phone doesnt work. It boots up but beyond getting to the Today screen is un-usable.
Can I open it up and just replace the port? (any tips on where to buy the part, I have the tools already Im sure and am willing to solder really really really small connectors. )
Or am I stuck buying a new phone?
Thanks in advance.
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Hey bud..
Sorry to hear that issue , as a Sprint Store & Repair Tech Mgr I would leave it to a tech to get workin on it.. If you want to you can sauder it and try to fix the pins but you run he risk of uniting circuitry when you put back together..which will completely kill your phone.. Suggestion: Repair Center or Insurance.. last option uprgade or purchase a new phone..

this is definitly and absolutly the wrong thread man. you are asking a hardware question of a specific phone on a software developers side ?!
so please accept the rules, because some people here have enought of junior posts like this. Read thread one ! although i wouln'd event post it there.

bluemetalaxe said:
this is definitly and absolutly the wrong thread man. you are asking a hardware question of a specific phone on a software developers side ?!
so please accept the rules, because some people here have enought of junior posts like this. Read thread one ! although i wouln'd event post it there.
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Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it!
Can you ball park the cost of such a repair? I dont mind paying, but if its close to the same cost of picking up a used phone on ebay (~200-250) I'd rather just get a new phone.
Thanks!

http://www.cellulardr.com/HTC8925ChargePort.htm
That is the part you are looking for right? The little USB female portion of the phone?
It's kinda expensive and risky, good luck with your repair, I hope this helps!

http://www.cellulardr.com/HTC8925ChargePort.htm
That is the part you are looking for right? The little USB female portion of the phone?
It's kinda expensive and risky, good luck with your repair, I hope this helps!
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That is the part indeed, and you've just answered my lingering question! lol it would be cheaper for me to get a used one off ebay. If that part costs 50 bucks and a service tech would take at least 1 hour to fix it I'd be looking at a little less than just buying another. I appreciate all the help with this.
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Reviving an old HTC

Well, I'm about to buy a HTC HD2 (the t-mobile version) to repair it, (like a hobby thing), anyway, the phone seems to have the LCD broken, the digitizer seems ok (but as far as I know they aren't expensives, like U$S 15), So here are the questions:
I want to buy the LCD replacement, but I'm not sure which one (I know I have to buy the T-mobile version) but some seems to require soldering a connector, and others don't, also do I need special tools for opening the cellphone? Is there any guide on the internet that you could recommend me? and how much should I paid for the Lcd? any other advice? Thanks!
edit: I forgot the [Q] on the title.. can't edit it, sry I'm new

you can probably open it without using special tools, altough you will need T9 screw drive if im correct, here's a video of official assembly/disassembly video leaked by HTC. pocketnow[dot]com/hardware-1/official-htc-hd2-disassembly-assembly-training-videos-leaked
LCD and digitizer is glued together, theres a video there showing how to take it apart i think.
Good Luck!

YaPeL said:
Well, I'm about to buy a HTC HD2 (the t-mobile version) to repair it, (like a hobby thing), anyway, the phone seems to have the LCD broken, the digitizer seems ok (but as far as I know they aren't expensives, like U$S 15), So here are the questions:
I want to buy the LCD replacement, but I'm not sure which one (I know I have to buy the T-mobile version) but some seems to require soldering a connector, and others don't, also do I need special tools for opening the cellphone? Is there any guide on the internet that you could recommend me? and how much should I paid for the Lcd? any other advice? Thanks!
edit: I forgot the [Q] on the title.. can't edit it, sry I'm new
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Hey there YaPeL and welcome to XDA!
Here is a link to some disassemble and reassembled videos. I found this posted by fellow member apallohadas in another thread. Wish you luck.
http://pocketnow.com/hardware-1/official-htc-hd2-disassembly-assembly-training-videos-leaked
Edite: the poster above bit me by posting the URL lol. But it seems thier effert to post it as a link failed

T-Macgnolia said:
Hey there YaPeL and welcome to XDA!
Here is a link to some disassemble and reassembled videos. I found this posted by fellow member apallohadas in another thread. Wish you luck.
Edite: the poster above bit me by posting the URL lol. But it seems thier effert to post it as a link failed
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check the link before posting first !

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check the link before posting first !
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Yeah sorry about that. I just spent like at least twenty minutes to get that link to work and for some reason it just would not so I just copied and pasted the URL. I have never had that problem....... Aghhhhhhh. Anyway sorry again.

Well, thanks for the warm welcome! and about the price to pay for the screen + digitalizer? 80 U$S is alright? (if, it can be told) and thanks again for the info, in a few months I'll post some before and after screens

Oh, and by the way, I don't have a T-Mobile Sim card, Will I be able to unlock the phone? thanks.

T-Macgnolia said:
Hey there YaPeL and welcome to XDA!
Edite: the poster above bit me by posting the URL lol. But it seems thier effert to post it as a link failed
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I can't post any links till i get 8 posts thats why my link didnt work, altough i did put down [dot]

jamaza said:
I can't post any links till i get 8 posts thats why my link didnt work, altough i did put down [dot]
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Yeah I noticed after I added that that it was your first post just never did bother adding that to my post. I meant no harm or disrespect by it though. Thanks for trying to help out here as all should do when they can.

One-click Unbrick

Don't know if this is old news, but got it from my tech news app. It says it's for the Captivate but will work on any device that uses Odin. So it should work for the Vibrant. http://www.talkandroid.com/45252-one-click-unbrick-for-samsung-captivate-let-the-flashing-commence/

Great find. Hopefully this really works for us.
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pretty cool! ty for info

Interesting. Who's going to brick their phone and try it out?

This could be a life saver for any and all newbs...Hell, it'll help veterans out too.

Always nice to have another tool in the shed. Nice find.

badaphooko01 said:
Don't know if this is old news, but got it from my tech news app. It says it's for the Captivate but will work on any device that uses Odin. So it should work for the Vibrant. http://www.talkandroid.com/45252-one-click-unbrick-for-samsung-captivate-let-the-flashing-commence/
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lol... that's a link to another site which linked to the front page of this site which linked to the original thread.... here's the original thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310

AdamOutler said:
lol... that's a link to another site which linked to the front page of this site which linked to the original thread.... here's the original thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
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sorry dude, didn't feel like doing the extra work, just getting the word out there. Didn't mean to steal your thunder. You can post it in the Dev section where it really belongs.

thanks good find. might be worth checking out

Wow this is great! Really useful

AdamOutler said:
lol... that's a link to another site which linked to the front page of this site which linked to the original thread.... here's the original thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
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I will have to give it a go when I do my next brick. Notice I didn't if I brick my phone again lol

badaphooko01 said:
sorry dude, didn't feel like doing the extra work, just getting the word out there. Didn't mean to steal your thunder. You can post it in the Dev section where it really belongs.
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You didn't steal my thunder at all. I was amazed at how this shot out across the entire internet. 700+ downloads since 3july11. it just shot out of nowhere and on every Android website out there. I posted in the Captivate dev section... I wouldn't want to create multiple threads, also I wouldn't want to put it in the "general" section as it's specific to Samsung devices.

OneClick unbrick is "successful" but still have Black Screen
I have spent countless hours over the last three days trying to unbrick my Samsung Vibrant (I think the reason that it bricked that few days ago I rooted it, added Voodoo, then tried upgrading to Froyo; I think that I should have first removed Voodoo before upgrading to Froyo?).
In any case, after reading through many posts, I have tried two methods to debrick the device, both of which report "success", but NEITHER of them has actually fixed the problem: after the phone boots up and the samsung "S" sign appears for a minute, then my screen remains black, except for the lights which are on at the bottom of the phone.
Specifically, method #1 that I've tried is using Odin3 in order to flash a .pit file (i've tried s1_odin_20100512 as well as s1_odin_20100803 and s1_odin_20100513) along with the PDA file (T959UVJFD).
Method #2 that I've tried is using OneClick Debrick.
Both of these report success. But my phone is still stuck with the black screen!
Can anyone please help?? I am close to giving up and buying an iphone.

Do a search for flashing Eugene's froyo that does not brick. There should be a post with a walk through explaining how to recover from a bad flash when voodoo wasn't disabled.
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Galaxy Note FAQ

Hello Everyone,
I am in the process of compiling a Galaxy note FAQ, to hopefully help avoid thread clutter through repeated questions.
I'll be putting it here:
http://lishutterbug.com/note
It will take me a while to get all the information I can find compiled up, but you can keep an eye on the page as I update it through the coming days.
Any suggestions/comments are welcome.
If I make any mistakes, or if you have any information to add that isn't in this forum (I plan on grinding through every thread) then please let me know!
Thanks!
- Frank

Great idea and a nice start.

Thanks, well done.

ChodTheWacko said:
Hello Everyone,
I am in the process of compiling a Galaxy note FAQ, to hopefully help avoid thread clutter through repeated questions.
I'll be putting it here:
http://lishutterbug.com/note
It will take me a while to get all the information I can find compiled up, but you can keep an eye on the page as I update it through the coming days.
Any suggestions/comments are welcome.
If I make any mistakes, or if you have any information to add that isn't in this forum (I plan on grinding through every thread) then please let me know!
Thanks!
- Frank
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we should make this a sticky

A lot of recent questions are covered in my FAQ (which is approaching something useful) so I'm doing a bump.

Excellent write up man, good job!

+1 gr8
TapaTalking on Note

Went through the FAQ, really great!
One thing is wrong though. Opera doesn't have any Night Mode.
There used to be a hacked/modified/modded version with night mode but it's an old version, and download links are broken.
BUT, I found this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281738
you should reference it, it's working, i tested it with Mozilla + Proxy plugin.
This way I have Stock browser with stock experience working perfect, and mozilla firefox for battery saving browsing.

Bookmarked. Thank you!

eitama said:
Went through the FAQ, really great!
One thing is wrong though. Opera doesn't have any Night Mode.
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Right - I'll have to correct that.
There's no night mode, but there is a way to force it to use white on black.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326434
I'm adding to the FAQ on a daily basis.
Just added a bunch of service menus, some of which show some interesting stuff.
- Frank

ChodTheWacko said:
Right - I'll have to correct that.
There's no night mode, but there is a way to force it to use white on black.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326434
I'm adding to the FAQ on a daily basis.
Just added a bunch of service menus, some of which show some interesting stuff.
- Frank
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Awesome
BTW, I was forced to help a friend get gmail widget on his Galaxy S II, and I realized a few things google did in Gmail 2.3.5 to prevent external apps from accessing gmail data, Hence, no widget without any hacking.
Eventually I came across a post which I don't remember where it is, which explained how to decompile Gmail.apk with apk manager, change some lines in the manifest xml, recompile, install and bam, Email Widget started working.
This could prove very useful on a large screen such as the note's.
On the 5th of dec, i get my own note, i'll be doing it and youtubing/documenting it.
Wanna add it to the FAQ?

If u can provide a back to top link to the table of content every end of the ans will be good

You write that you can use a SGS2 bootloader to reset counter using the jig. I did that with xxkka ROM and now my brand new Galaxy Note is bricked.
Thanks a lot!
Edit: It wasn't bricked after all! That bad flash only killed the screen! Got it flashed again with the orig rom without being able to see what I was doing! Now the screen is working again!
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_JKay_ said:
You write that you can use a SGS2 bootloader to reset counter using the jig. I did that with xxkka ROM and now my brand new Galaxy Note is bricked.
Thanks a lot!
Edit: It wasn't bricked after all! That bad flash only killed the screen! Got it flashed again with the orig rom without being able to see what I was doing! Now the screen is working again!
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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I have been reluctant to add mods/hacks to the FAQ for this very reason.
I only add stuff if there are several 'thanks, that worked for me' posts after it.
The problem with this sort of thing is that there is no guarantee that methods will continue to work with future updates. So it's inherently risky.
Perhaps I should just post links to the posts containing methods to do stuff.
- Frank

devswim
Is there a section on charging .
I am having trouble charging on the cradle(not charging at all).
I have tried everything.
Thanking you in advance

Great effort! Thanks!
BTW, you can also take a screenshot by pressing the Home key & the Power key together.
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