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Hi, i recently got my HTC KAISER,
unfortunately, the case that came with it to me is terrible, until now because of it, the phone fell from my hand 2 times until now. i have a feeling that the hinge is a bit loose from the screen. does anyone know how to tighten it back to the screen? from the right hand side there is about 2mm gap, and it makes a sound when i touch the screen since it hits the back.
any help, is appreciated.. esp if they are productive.
Thnx in advance
How can we help fix it if it was dropped? You didn't even provide any pics of it and I highly doubt we can help you. If its damaged its damaged, and your only course of action is to take it back and see if its under warranty and cross your fingers. I wish you the best of luck and hope someone can repair it for you. As far as the case I totally know how flimsy they are.
What does this have to do with XDA development?
Try the ATT wireless forums. This forum is for development.
what a couple of unhelpful posts, have we no mercy? this forum is full of topics that are 100% kaiser but 0% development, why are you picking on the poor guy with the (possibly) broken phone? and why direct him to some AT&T forum when he's already said it's an HTC branded phone? if you're going to kick a man when he's down, at least read his post properly first.
to the op: I feel your pain. in my first couple of weeks with the kaiser I must have dropped mine a dozen times, I think it's something to do with the extra weight. anyway, I too had some issues with the screen afterward - at one point their was a definite gap between the screen and keyboard as you described. I really noticed it and worried at first, but after a few days use and pocketwear, I found it pretty much closed up by itself. similiarly, i've found times where the top half of the phone has become misaligned to the left or right, so it overhangs slightly - this can be cured with a gentle but firm push the other way. I think the whole mechanism has been designed with a bit of give in it, so it can take odd knock without shattering, but still be nudged back into place without any real damage done. My advice - keep using it, slide and tilt it a few dozen times, and see if it falls back into shape. if it doesn't, try a firm but gentle push in the right direction, and if *that* doesn't work then take it back. but don't take any nonsense in the shop - insist on a warranty repair.
What are you talking about? I was blunt and straight to the point with the op. I told him we can't do anything and where he needs to go. I'm not gonna hold someones hand and tell them everything is gonna be fine and there's light at the end of the tunnel. He made a thread with NO pics to even show us what is going on so are we suppose to guess?
You don't have to be a customer of ATT forums to post there. The Kaiser design and the Tilt design are identical except for logos and the front cam.
The discussion would probably be better there instead of xda-developers
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What are you talking about? I was blunt and straight to the point with the op. I told him we can't do anything and where he needs to go. I'm not gonna hold someones hand and tell them everything is gonna be fine and there's light at the end of the tunnel. He made a thread with NO pics to even show us what is going on so are we suppose to guess?
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there may be people on the forum that are famaliar with taking apart the Tilt and tightening the hinges. this is why he posted.
Thnx for the support
Thnx for all of the support until now....
i am begining to accept the fact that i can bear the hinge problem which might not be a problem since the aligning is ok slightly loose, but today in the morning, i noticed that after the fall, the "start" button of the keyboard is sticking out, is there anyway to stick.fix it back in like the rest of the keys (something similar to the laptop buttons, by pushing it in, in a way??)
thnx for all of the support.
There is a thread around here some where that has a ZIP or a link to a PDF file that shows you how to take the phone apart. The reson for the PDF was to show you how to make the screen tilt even more than what it does stock. Search for it, I dont have the link, but I have seen it and read it on these forums.
pls
any ideas concerning the keyboard problem?
The start is not in its place no more, it is somewhat hanging...
plssss help...
thnx
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there may be people on the forum that are famaliar with taking apart the Tilt and tightening the hinges. this is why he posted.
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As am I. Again. We're not mind readers. If you have a hardware problem you post pics and point-out exactly what's wrong so people can trouble shoot it. Take it to at&t like the first post suggested. I think a few of you need a cab that installs common sense before you post.
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There is a thread around here some where that has a ZIP or a link to a PDF file that shows you how to take the phone apart. The reson for the PDF was to show you how to make the screen tilt even more than what it does stock. Search for it, I dont have the link, but I have seen it and read it on these forums.
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The dismantling guide that Grizzley refers to is available here (Tonychen's guide):www.mikechannon.net (in the manuals section)
To the posters that don't like the OPs post:
If the post had been made in the Upgrading Forum then I would join you in saying this is not a development or upgrading matter. However the post was made in the regular Kaiser section and is therefore a completely legitimate post. In fact, we have a tradition of trying to help those that want to dis-assemble their device for whatever reason. Even if they don't, but just need more info on the mechanics of the device then that is ok too. Thinking of the TyTn/Hermes, a fix was found for the loose keyboard problem via dismantling procedures and physical examination of the device. Problems can be physical as well as software related, so don't be too narrowly focused in this general Kaiser forum.
I do agree with those that say you must give full details and pics if at all possible with this kind of problem, otherwise we are left guessing and possibly wasting time suggesting things that maybe inappropriate.
Mike
Pictures are here
Here are the pics...
look at the "start" button, it is not completely removed, it is hanging on like this....
look at the gap from the right hand side (Power + camera button side) is bigger that the gap from the sim slot side, therefore generating a plastic tap sound when pressing on the screen from the right side. as you can see in the pics, the gap is bigger than the paper clip size.
any suggestions for reducing the gap, and fixing the "Start" button?
any suggestions?????
help would be appreciated!
Ok, after seeing what's wrong you def need to take it back to the store you bought it from. Ask them if they can sen it out for repair. They'l most likely give ya a temp phone til it comes back. Now, it's probably not gonna be covered for obvious reasons, however, it might be cheaper to have them repair it rather than buy another one. Worst case scenario you could replace it with a refurb. Refurbs are excellent and some you can't tell if they're refurbs to be honest. Cost is approx $149, plus shipping. Let us know what they say when you take it back.
Other than taking it to the store, any possible suggestion that i could take action on by my self to fix this issue quickly?
because they will ask me to leave it with them for a couple of weeks!
I know cnn.cn does sell replacement parts, if your willing to do the repair yourself. Sorry I cant help anymore
jon_k said:
What does this have to do with XDA development?
Try the ATT wireless forums. This forum is for development.
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Hey jon_k, hat was bloody helpful mate!!!!!
I trust that you will be shown the same courtesy by the rest of us should you ever have a "non-development" question!!!
BTW, this forum is NOT just about development....ummm, can you read dude?
a$$wipe.
MACkjam said:
Hey jon_k, hat was bloody helpful mate!!!!!
I trust that you will be shown the same courtesy by the rest of us should you ever have a "non-development" question!!!
BTW, this forum is NOT just about development....ummm, can you read dude?
a$$wipe.
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jon_k's post was over 20 days ago, and he's already been corrected by a mod. Before this gets out of hand, let me remind you to not feed the trolls!
With the help of the link above you will be prepared to open the Kaiser. OK, you have to have the tools mentioned and do take a deep breath before you start, but as soon as you start the process is simple. Print out the photo's and write on the paper the colour and type of the screws you removed.
The glued on case above the battery compartment is the meanest of them all to remove and thats where you start with. So when that is done in about 5 minutes you can discover the buttons from the inside and in 10 minutes you come to the hinges where you find a total of four philips screws to tighten.
Beware for one thing though. The black plate which holds the slider system is held by six torx screws. Check them too, but don't tighten them too much or you will end up with a broken screw. Guess how I know
Regards, Roel
Hello, looking for a broken/borked/dead HTC One to attempt a different disassembly method to try to help the One community.
It is my understanding that they are glued together, not screwed, and that the suction cup method does not work. I used to retrofit headlights that also used glues, some heat glues, some needed a solvent. I have a lot of technical skill, and i would like to try my hand at popping one apart WITHOUT destroying the case/screen. I dont care if its water damaged, cracked screen, whatever, as long as its intact.
Posted this in all HTC One sections, please PM me if you have one or know of one, i'll pay shipping to and fro (i will NOT attempt repairs, JUST non-destructive disassembly) and post the results and a video on youtube if successful, and ship the unit back disassembled if successful, and not damaged further if not successful.
Please PM if interested or if you have any heads up to exchange contact information.
Thank you,
Slade8525
iFixIt already have a teardown guide up. http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC+One+Teardown/13494/1
from that its almost impossible for anyone to dissassemble unless youre a expert in this stuff.
ive taken many tiny complicated things apart; soldered with a single strand of copper wire onto a 'dead' laptop motherboard to fix a desoldered chip, and taken apart headlights/tail lights and many other electronics dubbed 'impossible'.
its glued together; there are a hundred ways to get glue apart without high heat or fluid immersion or cutting. you can gas it in a bag to dissolve the epoxy without damaging electronics too. cheaply and safely.
IINexusII said:
iFixIt already have a teardown guide up. http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC+One+Teardown/13494/1
from that its almost impossible for anyone to dissassemble unless youre a expert in this stuff.
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Ifixit screwed up royally. The way they did it was completely incorrect. Do not use that as a guide for anything other than what not to do.
Heat gun, proper plastic pry tools, and small screwdriver with a t5 bit should the tools needed. And of course the proper disassembly steps in the right order. Ifixit missed that last part and already admitted they screwed up.
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Just curious if anyone would like a crack at repairing a water damaged HTC One. It was dropped into a chlorine pool for 4 seconds, screen flickered until it went black, I tried to shut it off, it then vibrated for hours until the battery died and it never turned back on. I totally understand that my One is most likely done but it couldn't hurt to rip apart my shiny paper weight!
Thanks guys
Did you put it in rice when you got it out of the pool?
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Did you put it in rice when you got it out of the pool?
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Yea I did but I was still vibrating and flickering. Ieft it in there for 24 hours to no avail.
according to the teardown from ifixit this phone is pretty much impossible to self repair.
valtonray said:
according to the teardown from ifixit this phone is pretty much impossible to self repair.
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The guy who designed it said there is some special tool, maybe someone other than HTC got their hands on one?
I had a water damaged One from a pool. There is no repairing it. Your board is dead as is your battery,
I would say your best bet at this point (short of destroying your phone by attempting a self-repair) is to put your phone in liquid as close to 100% alcohol as possible.
If that doesn't help, I'd look into getting a replacement.
id be willing to try to repair it, or at minimum take it apart. I was a sprint store tech years ago, and repaired every model, even the ones they said were unrepairable
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id be willing to try to repair it, or at minimum take it apart. I was a sprint store tech years ago, and repaired every model, even the ones they said were unrepairable
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Lol this is completely unrepairable. I think ifixit rated it a 1. I don't really see how to open it being a unibody. Only thing I see is removing the speaker grill then move on to the LCD and see if u can get access through there but I doubt it
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No actually it isnt unrepairable at all. Betting i crack it apart just fine and can reassemble without htcs special tool
94tbird said:
No actually it isnt unrepairable at all. Betting i crack it apart just fine and can reassemble without htcs special tool
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Perhaps with a bunch of nicks from prying and some hot glue dripping out the sides. Perhaps.
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Perhaps with a bunch of nicks from prying and some hot glue dripping out the sides. Perhaps.
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You describing your repairs? Mine are meticulous and precise
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You describing your repairs? Mine are meticulous and precise
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You really sound arrogant. You haven't ever repaired the device before. Stop assuming everything will be fine. It may or may not be. There is no definitive answer. For all we know you can kill all of your hardware.
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You describing your repairs? Mine are meticulous and precise
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You haven't taken into consideration how much brute force is required to pry the shell from the phone's guts.
But, if you can do it, we'd all like to see a YouTube video. I would like to change the color of my shell.
ill just leave this here lol its a guide on how to take it apart hes going to work on a better version of the tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyrxa23OwME
Before you go taking your phone apart, i had the same issues with water damage.
I spilled beer on it, the phone bootlooped until the battery died. To make a long story short. I ran the damn phone under water to rinse off any beer and sugar residue. Stuck the phone in a bag with those moisture removal packs. I let it sit in the bag for about two weeks. I then tried plugging in the phone and i got contstant boot looping only while the phone was on the charger, otherwise it was dead. I figured my phone was a paperweight. I accepted defeat and for an entire month, my phone sat on my desk while i looked at it everyday thinking what a waste. One day i decided to plug it in to see if anything changed. To my amazement i saw a solid orange charge light. I let it charge overnight and when got up in the morning, solid green. I powered the phone on and was so excited to see my phone come back from the dead. I know this is pure luck that my phone is still functioning today, but the only reason it is working is because i thought about disassembing my phone but never went through with it because it is almost impossible to reassemble without damaging the phone. In this instance, luck and patience is what gave my phone a second chance. Im not saying the same miracle will happen for you but i wanted to share my story in hopes that you dont rip the phone apart risking permanently damaging the phone, just yet. Let the phone thoroughly dry, you never know.
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94tbird said:
You describing your repairs? Mine are meticulous and precise
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I don't repair phones that are impossible to repair.
I think I'll take all of these ideas haha. I'll try the pure water rinse, then pour rubbing alcohol through it, then stick it in rice for two days or more. Should be fun. Or maybe I could just send it to 94tbird if you wanna have a go at it?
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You really sound arrogant. You haven't ever repaired the device before. Stop assuming everything will be fine. It may or may not be. There is no definitive answer. For all we know you can kill all of your hardware.
Sent from my One true love.
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and you sound like a tool, so well leave it at that.
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You haven't taken into consideration how much brute force is required to pry the shell from the phone's guts.
But, if you can do it, we'd all like to see a YouTube video. I would like to change the color of my shell.
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im sure it can be done, and im sure i can fabricate any tool i need . ive seen the disassembly videos and read the report from the site that rated it. doesnt deter me.
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I don't repair phones that are impossible to repair.
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everything msut be impossible to you. nothing in this world is impossible. impracticable maybe, but not impossible.
Jammmmm said:
I think I'll take all of these ideas haha. I'll try the pure water rinse, then pour rubbing alcohol through it, then stick it in rice for two days or more. Should be fun. Or maybe I could just send it to 94tbird if you wanna have a go at it?
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Give their ideas a go, but if your stuck, and you dont mind, i sure dont mind giving it a try for you. If you do decide to let me try, shoot me a pm.
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and you sound like a tool, so well leave it at that.
im sure it can be done, and im sure i can fabricate any tool i need . ive seen the disassembly videos and read the report from the site that rated it. doesnt deter me.
everything msut be impossible to you. nothing in this world is impossible. impracticable maybe, but not impossible.
Give their ideas a go, but if your stuck, and you dont mind, i sure dont mind giving it a try for you. If you do decide to let me try, shoot me a pm.
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So I sound like a tool because you're being arrogant. That's fine. You show no respect for other members and I'm sure you won't be here long with that attitude.
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For reference only! This will absolutely VOID any warranty you may have on your device. If you believe you have a VALID reason to take apart a fully functioning phone, you DON'T! You are responsible for your actions and the reuslt of your actions, don't lay fault with anyone else.
The phone used to create the guide is my first D415. It took a long walk of a short box and shattered the screen. Let's leave it at that, please. And you thought I was going to take apart a fully functioning phone, didn't you?
You shall acquire and assemble in the same place, these items
The phone you wish to disassemble
A "precision" philips head screwdriver (don't know what a philips head is? Please go elsewhere)
A thin piece of plastic, an ID or bank card, guitar pick, even the edge of a plastic knife (file off the "teeth") You get the idea....
Optional items
Small blunt tip tweezers
Container to hold screws and such
Magnet to find the screws you drop (you will drop at least one)
Magnifying glass
Pictures say more with less words, so.....
I missed something when I tried to embed my pictures. For now, please look at the attached photos. Sorry about that.
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there is an excellent video here
******UPDATE******
My apologies for not staying up on this. Life and my One+ One obsession got in the way. As
Refer to video link above for detailed instructions regarding hardware disassembly/reassembly process
I have ordered a WHITE replacement screen to test. Let's hope that it arrives with touchscreen issues.
I will update thread upon arrival of touchscreen.
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Here is a photo album consisting of extra pictures that didn't make the guide. Some have fairly useful info as well as a few DON'T do this or you will break your phone even more pictures.
I've also added an update concerning reversed x axis starting at post #43
ID Numbers to compare
ID #'s are listed to the side. Again, sorry I couldn't embed them. I still searching for a solution....
jran0880 said:
If you believe you have a VALID reason to take apart a fully functioning phone, you DON'T!
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Reasons, you say? Ha! Since when have I needed... reasons... to do anything?
But anyway, this is a very good guide! Thank you for taking the time to write it with the very detailed pictures! This should definitely be a sticky!
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I have begun the process of disassembling the phone, and so far I was able to get 1 screw out (yay me). Guess what color the screw was? Green.
Very comprehensive guide, you really went out of your way! Kudos!
Please tell me how to get my pictures to display in my post. I thought I followed the instructions I found. However, the OP was from 2012. The link I created for each picture had HTML tags and from reading, xda does not use HTML for security reasons. So I deleted the HTML tags and tried the bb code, with no luck. Your guidance is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Please tell me how to get my pictures to display in my post. I thought I followed the instructions I found. However, the OP was from 2012. The link I created for each picture had HTML tags and from reading, xda does not use HTML for security reasons. So I deleted the HTML tags and tried the bb code, with no luck. Your guidance is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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To show pictures, like in @Ilxaot's post above you, they need to be online somewhere. Use the Image tag
and the enter the image URL.
Now as I write this, I cheated with the image in my last paragraph. I copied it from the editor, right click -> Copy, and then pasted it in to the edit box... Weird. That may work too. LOL
jasonmerc said:
I have begun the process of disassembling the phone, and so far I was able to get 1 screw out (yay me). Guess what color the screw was? Green.[/QUOTE
Any luck with the other 10?
Any of the identifiers i posted help at all?
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Using your guide, I successfully disassembled, replaced LCD and digitizer of my son's phone (like yours, sudden stop at high velocity) with Chinese purchased parts from eBay. BTW, didn't drop one screw lol. However since they weren't OEM parts, I've got the reversed touch I've read about and seen videos of (swipe right, screen moves left; touch right side of screen for a check box on the left side). Any idea of a fix? Let me tell you it was a pain signing into WiFi. Thanks for your guide and photos.
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Using your guide, I successfully disassembled, replaced LCD and digitizer of my son's phone (like yours, sudden stop at high velocity) with Chinese purchased parts from eBay. BTW, didn't drop one screw lol. However since they weren't OEM parts, I've got the reversed touch I've read about and seen videos of (swipe right, screen moves left; touch right side of screen for a check box on the left side). Any idea of a fix? Let me tell you it was a pain signing into WiFi. Thanks for your guide and photos.
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Maybe you can flip the digitizer 180°? I dont know if that would be possible (if the digitizer would even be able to fit in the phone the other way) but maybe it will work...
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jasonmerc said:
I have begun the process of disassembling the phone, and so far I was able to get 1 screw out (yay me). Guess what color the screw was? Green.[/QUOTE
Any luck with the other 10?
Any of the identifiers i posted help at all?
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I gave up. You see, the eyeglass screwdriver I have is EXTREMELY small and doesn't fit in the screws perfectly, but it's the best I've got. Coupled with the fact that green LockTite is on the screws (green LockTite is the strongest LockTite they make), it pains my fingers to have to keep on jamming down on the screw to get enough of a "hold" on the screw while I turn it. Maybe in the future I'll buy a bigger screwdriver so I can have a better grip on it, but for now I'm done.
It's probably for the better anyway... I probably would have dropped the digitizer in the toilet or something if I got it apart.
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Maybe you can flip the digitizer 180°? I dont know if that would be possible (if the digitizer would even be able to fit in the phone the other way) but maybe it will work...
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I gave up. You see, the eyeglass screwdriver I have is EXTREMELY small and doesn't fit in the screws perfectly, but it's the best I've got. Coupled with the fact that green LockTite is on the screws (green LockTite is the strongest LockTite they make), it pains my fingers to have to keep on jamming down on the screw to get enough of a "hold" on the screw while I turn it. Maybe in the future I'll buy a bigger screwdriver so I can have a better grip on it, but for now I'm done.
It's probably for the better anyway... I probably would have dropped the digitizer in the toilet or something if I got it apart.
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Yeah, i dont recommend attempting cell phone disassembly while pearched on the "throne". Not judging! Just a personal decision on my part.
I wish i had the sense to know when to take that deep breath and calmly walk away. If i were in your shoes, the other 10 screws would be rounded out by now. There would be no accidental drop into the toilet, the phone would go down as the only l90 d415 to understand the meaning of swirly.... Wouldve made a great video though.
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pre4speed said:
Using your guide, I successfully disassembled, replaced LCD and digitizer of my son's phone (like yours, sudden stop at high velocity) with Chinese purchased parts from eBay. BTW, didn't drop one screw lol. However since they weren't OEM parts, I've got the reversed touch I've read about and seen videos of (swipe right, screen moves left; touch right side of screen for a check box on the left side). Any idea of a fix? Let me tell you it was a pain signing into WiFi. Thanks for your guide and photos.
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It looks like theres a flat connector between rhe 2 pieces. Perhaps it is connected "backwards"? I will look into it on my "donar" phone and see if i can figure something out. Will post findings within a day or 2.
*Edit - check @jasonmerc's reply as well. Good thought!
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Maybe you can flip the digitizer 180°? I dont know if that would be possible (if the digitizer would even be able to fit in the phone the other way) but maybe it will work...
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No that wouldn't work since the digitizer came with the double sided tape but thanks. The buttons also don't work and touch doesn't work at all with the phone laying flat
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Yeah, i dont recommend attempting cell phone disassembly while pearched on the "throne". Not judging! Just a personal decision on my part.
I wish i had the sense to know when to take that deep breath and calmly walk away. If i were in your shoes, the other 10 screws would be rounded out by now. There would be no accidental drop into the toilet, the phone would go down as the only l90 d415 to understand the meaning of swirly.... Wouldve made a great video though.
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Oh no, I'm not disassembling it there XD I'm doing it in my room. Just a bad joke on my part... With my luck, I'd have the digitizer laying half-off my desk, and I'd accidentally launch it in the air my hitting my hand on the part off the desk. It would then travel in the perfect arc to the bounce off the hallway wall, enter the restroom, and drop in the "throne" because the lid was left open.
I think some of the screws are actually a bit rounded off, but not to the point of not being able to work with them. That's part of the reason why I'm hesitant to proceed; I don't want to round them off completely because my screwdriver doesn't perfectly fit. I'd greatly appreciate if someone told me the exact screwdriver they used to disassemble this, and maybe where it was bought as well.
If all else fails and something breaks or the screws get rounded off completely, I'll grab a sledgehammer and finish it off. I'll even upload a video of it (and call it "How-To: Quick Disassembly of the L90")
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No that wouldn't work since the digitizer came with the double sided tape but thanks. The buttons also don't work and touch doesn't work at all with the phone laying flat
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Hmm... Then there's gotta be some sort of manual screen calibration app out there. I'll look for one and post back if I find anything.
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I found a thread talking about how to calibrate the touch screen of a chinese android tablet. I haven't read it yet, so I personally don't know if this will work or not for the L90, and if they do the instructions you will have to follow will probably be way different when it comes to actually calibrating. Quickly looking at the thread it looks like one will need ADB and a computer to do this.
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE THREAD
I'd say hold off on doing this until I or someone more technically experienced can confirm that this would work. If you do want to give it a go, please realize you are proceeding at your own risk.
EDIT: Having read the thread, those values for the screen are going to be different for the L90 since the screen resolutions are different. We are going to have to find the values for the L90 and then invert the X axis values and that should solve your touch screen inversion (we are basically creating a double-inversion. Who says two wrongs don't make a right?)
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jran0880 said:
Oh no, I'm not disassembling it there XD I'm doing it in my room. Just a bad joke on my part... With my luck, I'd have the digitizer laying half-off my desk, and I'd accidentally launch it in the air my hitting my hand on the part off the desk. It would then travel in the perfect arc to the bounce off the hallway wall, enter the restroom, and drop in the "throne" because the lid was left open.
I think some of the screws are actually a bit rounded off, but not to the point of not being able to work with them. That's part of the reason why I'm hesitant to proceed; I don't want to round them off completely because my screwdriver doesn't perfectly fit. I'd greatly appreciate if someone told me the exact screwdriver they used to disassemble this, and maybe where it was bought as well.
If all else fails and something breaks or the screws get rounded off completely, I'll grab a sledgehammer and finish it off. I'll even upload a video of it (and call it "How-To: Quick Disassembly of the L90")
Hmm... Then there's gotta be some sort of manual screen calibration app out there. I'll look for one and post back if I find anything.
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I found a thread talking about how to calibrate the touch screen of a chinese android tablet. I haven't read it yet, so I personally don't know if this will work or not for the L90, and if they do the instructions you will have to follow will probably be way different when it comes to actually calibrating. Quickly looking at the thread it looks like one will need ADB and a computer to do this.
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE THREAD
I'd say hold off on doing this until I or someone more technically experienced can confirm that this would work. If you do want to give it a go, please realize you are proceeding at your own risk.
EDIT: Having read the thread, those values for the screen are going to be different for the L90 since the screen resolutions are different. We are going to have to find the values for the L90 and then invert the X axis values and that should solve your touch screen inversion (we are basically creating a double-inversion. Who says two wrongs don't make a right?)
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Figured out how to obtain th XY values for normal screen, if someone can figure out where modifications need to be made, Im thinking framework? The values for XY can be enabled in Developer Options - show touches and XY values. Turns out 10 taps to become a developer (its true cuz i read the toast) has other useful tools. I will decompile any suggestions related to touch screen calibration.
Brings back found memories of the famed L9 P769. It only took me 6 unintended 911 calls to reflash back to stock. Yep, 6! 5 with no sim. Took less than 2 seconds to pinpoint location on last few calls. 5 cars fully lit in my front yard and another 2 setting perimiter. Not once, but twice! Threat of jail made the choice to stop obvious.
"What are you in for?"
"I tried to unlock my bootloader." :cyclops:
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jran0880 said:
jasonmerc said:
Figured out how to obtain th XY values for normal screen, if someone can figure out where modifications need to be made, Im thinking framework? The values for XY can be enabled in Developer Options - show touches and XY values. Turns out 10 taps to become a developer (its true cuz i read the toast) has other useful tools. I will decompile any suggestions related to touch screen calibration.
Brings back found memories of the famed L9 P769. It only took me 6 unintended 911 calls to reflash back to stock. Yep, 6! 5 with no sim. Took less than 2 seconds to pinpoint location on last few calls. 5 cars fully lit in my front yard and another 2 setting perimiter. Not once, but twice! Threat of jail made the choice to stop obvious.
"What are you in for?"
"I tried to unlock my bootloader." :cyclops:
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I don't know, I think we just need to go to that file that is mentioned in the calibration thread, and whatever values are for the Y axis, just change them to a negative, since according to a video I saw of this issue with 3rd party digitizers in the L90 only the vertical axis is inverted (touch on the left side of the screen, and it registers on the right side). Of course, that is assuming that 0 on the vertical axis is in the middle of the screen. If not, then it will involve a little more math to get stuff right. Shouldn't be too difficult, though.
It's probably too late to suggest this now, but I believe GravityBox or some other Xposed module can remove the emergency call button from the lockscreen.
EDIT: Just checked the /data/data directory and I did not see any touchscreen calibration data folder. I did also read something about these Chinese android tablets coming with a TSCalibration2.apk (TouchScreenCalibration) program, so maybe you need to install that first before you can find the folder since that folder is probably the data for this app. I've had zero luck so far finding a download link for this file. Will report back if I find anything.
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Truly appreciate all the work you are doing trying to help me out. I'm thinking its not going to be fixable. I would contact the seller and return the part, but return shipping to China would probably be more than the phone is even worth. I was even thinking to just put the original screen back on but the double sided tape is basically destroyed. It was only the LCD that was damaged in the sudden stop, the screen didn't crack at all.
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truly appreciate all the work you are doing trying to help me out. I'm thinking its not going to be fixable. I would contact the seller and return the part, but return shipping to china would probably be more than the phone is even worth. I was even thinking to just put the original screen back on but the double sided tape is basically destroyed. It was only the lcd that was damaged in the sudden stop, the screen didn't crack at all.
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I will be updating the OP to show FULL disassembly soon. I need to sort out the pictures and point out some things to watch out for as well as some DEFINATELY DON'T DO THIS items.
The parts that appear functional are availlable for donation, FREE of CHARGE (aside from the cost to ship via USPS flat rate box) to help another, less broken D415, continue life. The lcd assembly is yours if you'd like.
I will include a list of parts for donation in the OP.
Also, if you want to try tinkering around with the screen calibration, here is the TSCalibration2.apk (It is a system app from my VisualLand prestige 7L).
http://1drv.ms/1vrxBoX
Don't toss it to the curb just yet. And the double sided tape is WAY easier to fix than UV glue! Thank you LG for that. I'm seeing low priced OEM glass for the D415 starting to show up on eBay and amazon, as well.
And I still don't know what I'm dong wrong when I try inserting full pics instead of thumbs!
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Oh no, I'm not disassembling it there XD I'm doing it in my room. Just a bad joke on my part... With my luck, I'd have the digitizer laying half-off my desk, and I'd accidentally launch it in the air my hitting my hand on the part off the desk. It would then travel in the perfect arc to the bounce off the hallway wall, enter the restroom, and drop in the "throne" because the lid was left open.
I think some of the screws are actually a bit rounded off, but not to the point of not being able to work with them. That's part of the reason why I'm hesitant to proceed; I don't want to round them off completely because my screwdriver doesn't perfectly fit. I'd greatly appreciate if someone told me the exact screwdriver they used to disassemble this, and maybe where it was bought as well.
If all else fails and something breaks or the screws get rounded off completely, I'll grab a sledgehammer and finish it off. I'll even upload a video of it (and call it "How-To: Quick Disassembly of the L90")
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*Slow Clapping*
Link to screwdriver I used:
http://www.homedepot.com/b/Tools-Ha...tt-hdx+4+in+1?Ntx=mode+matchpartialmax&NCNI-5
@whodisname likes the bit set in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56592768&postcount=1037
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jran0880 said:
I will be updating the OP to show FULL disassembly soon. I need to sort out the pictures and point out some things to watch out for as well as some DEFINATELY DON'T DO THIS items.
The parts that appear functional are availlable for donation, FREE of CHARGE (aside from the cost to ship via USPS flat rate box) to help another, less broken D415, continue life. The lcd assembly is yours if you'd like.
I will include a list of parts for donation in the OP.
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Also, if you want to try tinkering around with the screen calibration, here is the TSCalibration2.apk (It is a system app from my VisualLand prestige 7L).
http://1drv.ms/1vrxBoX
Don't toss it to the curb just yet. And the double sided tape is WAY easier to fix than UV glue! Thank you LG for that. I'm seeing low priced OEM glass for the D415 starting to show up on eBay and amazon, as well.
And I still don't know what I'm dong wrong when I try inserting full pics instead of thumbs!
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Thank you for the offer! That is very kind of you, however, the lcd seems to function fine. It's the touchscreen that is wonky. As for the pictures, I use tapatalk, so I only know how to insert via the app which is
Hello.
I made another topic regarding my non-functional Sony Xperia Z1 C903. I decided to take it apart even more, to see if there were any connectors loose. I didn't find anything, so the next step was to check the motherboard.
I noticed when I first removed the back of the phone, that one of the screws on the motherboard was rusty. When I took the motherboard out, and removed the "covers", I saw that one part of the motherboard was completely covered in rust. I think this is the reason why my phone stopped working, as nothing works and the battery seems to be OK. Can this be true? Can someone with some more knowledge about motherboards confirm? Thanks.
See the pictures below (attachments).
What do you think?
Hi again!
I don't have much knowledge with motherboards but I can tell that water obviously entered from the SIM card tray to the insides of the phone.
You can see that red colour from the water indicator on the metal shield of the SIM card tray.
Regards,
~J2C
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Hi again!
I don't have much knowledge with motherboards but I can tell that water obviously entered from the SIM card tray to the insides of the phone.
You can see that red colour from the water indicator on the metal shield of the SIM card tray.
Regards,
~J2C
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Heye! Is it only you and me active on this forum?
I have no clue how the water went inside from the sim card tray, but obviously it has somehow gotten inside the phone... I'm sure that is why the phone doesn't start.
I will put the motherboard in some alcohol, and brush any rust off and try to run it again when it is dry...
I will give you guys an update
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Heye! Is it only you and me active on this forum?
I have no clue how the water went inside from the sim card tray, but obviously it has somehow gotten inside the phone... I'm sure that is why the phone doesn't start.
I will put the motherboard in some alcohol, and brush any rust off and try to run it again when it is dry...
I will give you guys an update
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No we're not the only ones active but people who don't/didn't have this problem don't really have much to say... y'kno!
And don't forget that Z1 is getting old and people buying new stuff so visitors are decreasing.. You should've seen the forum when the Z1 was released! It was so full.
I'll see if my motherboard had any signs of anything.. Although I've already checked but that was months ago...
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My motherboard doesn't seem to have any damage... Unfortunately I couldn't get some nice pictures with this temporary Nokia X2
I'll try to get some nice pictures and post them here
Edit: that's the best I could do.
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No we're not the only ones active but people who don't/didn't have this problem don't really have much to say... y'kno!
And don't forget that Z1 is getting old and people buying new stuff so visitors are decreasing.. You should've seen the forum when the Z1 was released! It was so full.
I'll see if my motherboard had any signs of anything.. Although I've already checked but that was months ago...
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My motherboard doesn't seem to have any damage... Unfortunately I couldn't get some nice pictures with this temporary Nokia X2
I'll try to get some nice pictures and post them here
Edit: that's the best I could do.
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Seems you are not as lucky as I am...
My phone is now back to life! Cleaning the motherboard worked like a charm!
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Seems you are not as lucky as I am...
My phone is now back to life! Cleaning the motherboard worked like a charm!
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Nice... congratulations! take care of it!
What I want to know is how in the world did connecting magnetic charger that I use to charge my phone everyday made the phone die
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Nice... congratulations! take care of it!
What I want to know is how in the world did connecting magnetic charger that I use to charge my phone everyday made the phone die
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Check your motherboard as well, maybe you have some water in your as well? I mean, I don't even have a clue when water entered my phone... But yea.
Phone still works great. I have added the cameras and so on, and it seems to be working just great. However, I noticed that the LED flashlight is miscolored. The reason is probably a cemical reaction when I was using alcohol to remove the dust....
Thinking of a way to get it back to white again... But can't figure anything out. Can you help? Haha. The pictures look very funny, everything turns blue haha. Good thing I live in a country with almost only sun.. Not much need for the flashlight.
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Check your motherboard as well, maybe you have some water in your as well? I mean, I don't even have a clue when water entered my phone... But yea.
Phone still works great. I have added the cameras and so on, and it seems to be working just great. However, I noticed that the LED flashlight is miscolored. The reason is probably a cemical reaction when I was using alcohol to remove the dust....
Thinking of a way to get it back to white again... But can't figure anything out. Can you help? Haha. The pictures look very funny, everything turns blue haha. Good thing I live in a country with almost only sun.. Not much need for the flashlight.
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There is a solution but it will need soldering.... very very small part.... which is the flash.
The flash is located above the little square that you cleaned. Buy a new one, and solder it!
Next time bro put the motherboard in a cup of rice and let it inside for one day the rice eliminate the moisture!!!
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There is a solution but it will need soldering.... very very small part.... which is the flash.
The flash is located above the little square that you cleaned. Buy a new one, and solder it!
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Hmm, I know where it is located... But.. I tried find one, but I didn't end up lucky... Do you have any link for me please?
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Next time bro put the motherboard in a cup of rice and let it inside for one day the rice eliminate the moisture!!!
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I used a hair dryer instead, to make sure that it was completely dry. But yea, I know, I could have been waiting a bit more.. On the other hand, moisture wasn't the problem here. It was rust.