I dropped my S710 a couple of days ago and have smashed the screen. Two questions:
1) Is it possible to Hard Reboot the phone with a combination of keys/buttons in order to re-install the ROm and this clear all held information?
2) How easy is it to replace the screen, are there different screen types that I need ot be aware of and are there instructions anywhere on how to do it?
Thanks
Thunderer64 said:
I dropped my S710 a couple of days ago and have smashed the screen. Two questions:
1) Is it possible to Hard Reboot the phone with a combination of keys/buttons in order to re-install the ROm and this clear all held information?
2) How easy is it to replace the screen, are there different screen types that I need ot be aware of and are there instructions anywhere on how to do it?
Thanks
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yes you need to press left and right softkey while pressing power then release power.
2.)you can get replacement screens in ebay. youst look that you by the ones for htc vox or similar devices
From my personal experience: avoid the cheap replacement LCD. They work ok, but the brightness is very low, just a bit more than the original dimmed. Try to get a cheap (worn or otherwise broken) with the orginal LCD instead.
Edit:
Replacement is for experienced only. If you never opened a delicate small device and reassembled it yourself you should not try.
Thanks .........
Thanks for the prompt responses ...........
i have tried the hard reboot but i cannot seem to get it to work the screen is locked and i have had too many attempts at unlocking. normally after 3 failed attempts it asks for a combination of key strokes before i am allowed to try to unlock again. but because the screen is broken i cannot see what they are!
Are there instructions anywhere on how to un-assemble the S710 in order to replace the screen?
There is a service manual floating around, it should be in the Wiki. If the link is down, google the file name or post and I'll have somebody send it to you.
It's a slider device, it has a lot of moving parts. You'll want to have experience or some good manual dexterity to try fixing it. I've taken mine apart many times without ill-effects.
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OK, heres the deal..
Yesterday I managed to crack the bottom-left corner of my BA screen (damn medkit shifted onto it in my car glovebox ).
As i was checking to see how much of the screen was still responsive (seemed OK, still usable, only the 'New' button and the bottom item of the menu didnt work) the battery died (as in completely, hard reset died)..
So i plug in the power, and start the familiar initial setup. I get to the callibrate screen screen and am unable to continue..
So my question is: Is there any way to bypass the calibrate screen section of the initial setup? Im pretty sure enough of the screen still works for the device to function, if only i could get past this damned calibration screen..
Clearly i cannot bypass it completely, as the screen does need to be calibrated - but is there any way I can recover my BA?
Cheers All
Check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=1910
or this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=6855
Also, if you can still see the image it means that only the digitizer (touch sensitive part) is broken, and not the screen so it shouldn't cost to much to replace.
And remember - search is your friend! :wink:
This might be a bit toooo late, but just in case some one is stuck with a broken screen as dabs and I were.
I received a k-jam (lucky me, it was for free) with a broken touch screen, it was left uncharged for a long time so after charging it, it entered the unwelcomed welcome mode (you know, align, copy, time zone ...) and there were no way of passing this part of initialization.
I had to do some search over the net, and I found a good article here ((Can I use a PDA that has a broken touch screen)) http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?m=200510 which advised the use of "RemoteCalibration.exe" directly from the pc. This killed the welcome.exe program and I managed to re-use the K-jam again. The only draw back about this way is that I will have to connect the K-jam to a pc every time I hard reset, I hope there is a way to do the same action via mini sd cards.
After that, I installed fakecursor (but I'm looking for a better sw to emulate the touch screen function as this one cancels most hardware buttons on the devise) but at the moment, I'm using all the k-jam's functions.
Hope this would be of help to some one out there
Hi everyone,
Last night my polaris started playing tricks on me. Basically the touch screen is not responsive but the hard buttons all work. For some reason though when I try to do a hard reset (GPS, Internet and reset) it doesn't perform a hardreset. Also I can't put it into boot loader mode
Any suggestions?
Can you try and flash a new ROM?
Yes i've flashed another cooked ROM and till nothing, even D/L official 6.1 ROM and still no touch screen.
I would immediately assume the touch screen is broken but the fact I can't use the hard reset combination (even though the individual buttons work) has got me confused
Hi!
I've the same issue.
This morning everything was fine but, now i can't use the touch screen.
It seems that the "cursors" is always in the upper right corner, but as i move it clicking in the other part of the screen it runs back in that corner.
I'm not able to hard reset, i've tried to do a clearstorage but i'm not able to enter the security code "1234" as i haven't the cotnroll of the screen
Have you solved this problem?
I will let you know shortly but cut a long story short it looks like i broke it
on closer inspection of can see a small dent/scratch on the screen so ordered a new touch screen off ebay. It arrived today so i'll be putting it in shortly so fingers crossed it was actually the problem. I figure the problem was the screen causing a permanent short and hence interupting my attempts at a hard reset
The screen cost about $35 AUD delivered and it took me about 30 minutes to pull the device apart, just have to see how long it takes to get it back together now
I'll post back soon
To me something similar has hapened.
Once i was changing the values of the pressure settings and the screen become unresponsive!
It was quite easy to fix it:
-just press the GPS button and the center button at the same time, then you will enter the menu were you can align the screen and, at the same time, the pressure registry values become as default.
Hope this helps with your problem, good luck with the screen replacement!
It's alive!!!!
Replaced the digitizer (touch screen) and all works again ...
Just to warn you though it isn't for the faint of heart, I thought i'd broke it a couple of times throughout the repair, next time i'll be getting a repair quote first
Congratulations!!
As my polaris is still under warranty i'll send my to the official assistance for the touch screen replacement!
Yesterday i've got my Cruise back from assistanza.. thay have replaced the whole mother board and now the touch screen is working
its a good idea to install my mobiler. this lets you control the device using a pc when the touch screen doesn't work. you can then back up your stuff before sending off for repair.
A friend brought me a good one today. He has an AT&T Touch Pro with a touch screen issue.
He brought me the phone months ago and I flashed the ROM. All was good. He then deleted a bunch of files one night accidentally and hard booted the phone in an attempt to get the files back. Upon hard reboot the phone hung at the calibration screen and he could not get past that. To describe, the screen calibration works on 3 of the 4 corners, if you hold the press the stylus to the screen quite firmly, but the top right corner will not calibrate however long I told the stylus to the screen.
He brought it to me today and I figured that a fresh ROM would resolve the issue. So I loaded a new ROM and the phone hung again at screen calibration. So I did some research and found a "welcome.not" work around to get us past the screen calibration issue. This was successful and I was able to get us to the home screen.
The issue is that the screen is very unresponsive and I have flashed the device so it's not a ROM flash issue. Is there a driver he might have accidentally deleted that is not reinstalled on a ROM flash? I know I am probably grasping at straws here but I thought this community might have some insight to what the issue is.
I have also considered the idea that I may need to replace the digitizer for this phone if that is the issue and am prepared to do so but thought I would throw this question out to the community for any tips/tricks or ideas you may have before cracking the case on this thing.
Thanks for your help in advance.
--Mike
Oh and I forgot to mention that sometimes the screen works if you tap it continuously but most times, there is no response.
--Mike
Moved as not ROM Development.
Hey Mike,same issue over here.I couldn't find any solutions so far.By the way,what's that "welcome.not" thing?
Well,after some google search i ended up with this.http://bittangents.com/2008/10/28/removing-welcome-message-doctors-appointment-on-pocket-pc-2003/
I suppose that you were meaning that...right?
Check out this one too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=355010
The calibration of the screen
IWPantel - Thanks for referring to my blog
To stop the welcome message, you need to put the Welcome.NOT in the root of a sd card or of the device. I don't believe this is your issue, however.
There are typically three reasons why the screen will become unresponsive.
#1 You have a bad touchscreen. Assuming that the screen was working perfectly, I highly doubt this is your issue.
#2 You are calibrating the screen with the stylus straight up. Believe it or not, the touch point changes if you are straight up and down, or if you have the stylus as if you are writing. The angle will affect the touch point.
#3 You have a conflicting .reg file in the Application or Platform directory of the handheld. The calibration settings are stored in the device's registry and they need to be updated. If you did a persistant registry tweak (where it exports the registry into NV ram, the calibration settings will overwrite the calibration settings you create on system startup.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
-Brent
brentblawat said:
IWPantel - Thanks for referring to my blog
To stop the welcome message, you need to put the Welcome.NOT in the root of a sd card or of the device. I don't believe this is your issue, however.
There are typically three reasons why the screen will become unresponsive.
#1 You have a bad touchscreen. Assuming that the screen was working perfectly, I highly doubt this is your issue.
#2 You are calibrating the screen with the stylus straight up. Believe it or not, the touch point changes if you are straight up and down, or if you have the stylus as if you are writing. The angle will affect the touch point.
#3 You have a conflicting .reg file in the Application or Platform directory of the handheld. The calibration settings are stored in the device's registry and they need to be updated. If you did a persistant registry tweak (where it exports the registry into NV ram, the calibration settings will overwrite the calibration settings you create on system startup.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
-Brent
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Brent, I had the same problem here! My Fuze simply stopped responding to my touchs....
#1 Taking this as true
#2 I tried a hard reset, but nothing happens. I can not touch the screen to calibrate
#3 I just can not understand what you proposed.
Please, help me!
I don`t know why, but my cell just back to normal!
Now it's everything working!
@brentblawat - How come you are a Junior Member when your answer is so hardcore.
Anyhows, I have the same problem with my phone, I have tried all the software tricks I could think of. I guess your point 3 asks us to manually enter the calibration data in registry. Have tried it doesnt work.
I cant replace the hardware as I have Tmobile MDA and I dont get the spare parts for this here. the digitizer is different from the one in Touch pro.
I have searched the internet, YouTube and this forum before I decided to post, so please help me.
The sliding hard keyboard on my HTC Touch Pro 2 Verizon only works and functions correctly when I open slide it half way horizontally. This means I can only use half the numbers of the buttons on the keyboard.
I intend to disassemble and have a look at all the flex cables, connections but everything works fine if I just slide the keyboard half way.
So I guess there must be a problem with the connections or sensor devices of the phone when the keyboard is slided fully.
My question is:
Where exactly should I look at when I disassemble the phone?
How much do I need to disassemble to be able to access the place that may cause the problem? (I’m afraid of disassembling everything.)
Hopefully, what kind of cleaning or fixing connection parts when the keyboard is fully slided I can do on my own at home?
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If I slide it fully horizontally or move the upper part of the phone (screen) upwards after maximum sliding (as the phone designed for), the following problems happen:
1. the touch screen does not work or reacts strangely, sometimes it hangs, no reactions. The send, start, return, light, stop/power buttons on the phone’s upper part don't work correctly.
2. Worse, This sometimes causes black blank screen + hang and I have to remove the battery then power the phone on again.
The backlights and functions of all the buttons + keyboard still work. I bought it secondhand so no warranty, no replacement parts available in Vietnam.
I’m using Mighty rom: WM 6.5 - 5.2.21889 (21889.5.0.87), Radio 1.88.07WV.
1. Try to Hard Reset it.....
Problem Solved.... Congrats....
If Not....
2. Your Flex Cable is damage... Replace it....
Flex cable comes along all the SMDs.... i.e you don't need to solder any part...
Replace it as describe in Service Manual and change it...
Try to Buy it from online shopping websites
my power button stopped working a few months ago, and I decided to buy a replacement button on ebay, but couldn't find any replacement guides or videos online, and the button appears to have real tiny soldering contacts on it. can it be done at home? anyone knows a thing about this? thanks
Not sure if what you're looking for is available but I've been without a power button for over a year and a half. It takes a little getting used to but make sure to have access to / knowledge of ADB fastboot. Two apps i find necessary are Lock Screen Widget and Quick Reboot (if rooted). If travelling, keep a charger with you but luckily with our battery size (in decent condition), this is manageable. If you mess with custom ROMs, follow directions to a T. If you have any questions, feel free to message me.
I believe this is a testament to the quality of this phone, willing to put up with it in lieu of no power button.