So, I tore this part of the motherboard.
Should I solder a connection back in there or am I screwed?
Try soldring it to c if it woorks else u need to buy a new motherboard flex cable n its not that expensive
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I looked at it closer and that ribbon has about 50 small wires running the length of it, so there's no way I can solder it. The ribbon is wired into the blue PCB, and the whole assembly runs about $50. Not worth it for a phone I intended to use only for testing ROMs.
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I also tore this piece on my motherboard during a digitizer replacement now no wifi,Bluetooth or volume buttons. I am going to replace it (30$ on eBay). Im hoping it solves my problem. I was also wondering should I reflash my rom after a dissasembly?
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Doughboyzilla said:
I also tore this piece on my motherboard during a digitizer replacement now no wifi,Bluetooth or volume buttons. I am going to replace it (30$ on eBay). Im hoping it solves my problem. I was also wondering should I reflash my rom after a dissasembly?
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I can't speak to that part. I got this phone from a friend who shattered the screen, and I couldn't even flash a Rom because of the sorry state of the digitizer.
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Doughboyzilla said:
I also tore this piece on my motherboard during a digitizer replacement now no wifi,Bluetooth or volume buttons. I am going to replace it (30$ on eBay). Im hoping it solves my problem. I was also wondering should I reflash my rom after a dissasembly?
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U dnt need to flash the rom it will be present when u assemble the phobe
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Anyone know how, after replacing the flex board for the power button/camera, how to put the camera on to the new board?
Thats a good question maybe be extreme careful...i think u have to pick it up with a plastic tool or?
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Yeah changed flex and after that my cam and the flash u must be pick it up carefully push on the side a small button and free the cam from his small cage thats it.
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Does anyone know of one? I got my digitizer replacement in just want to do some research before I crack mine open.
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Last time I checked I couldnt find any but if there is one out there it would most likely be on Youtube.
Well just went and did it without ever doing a digitizer replacement before now my beautiful g2x is flawless even fixed my backlight bleed 100% somehow.
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gaisto17 said:
Well just went and did it without ever doing a digitizer replacement before now my beautiful g2x is flawless even fixed my backlight bleed 100% somehow.
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Why didn't you make a video?
No video camera and the video would've been 3 hours long
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No video camera and the video would've been 3 hours long
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LOL.....were you sweating bricks until you saw it boot back up?
Yes I was a little worried but i was REALLY careful to not tear ribbon cables or soldered wires while taking it apart and man the glue that holds the digitizer down is ridiculously strong!
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Yes I was a little worried but i was REALLY careful to not tear ribbon cables or soldered wires while taking it apart and man the glue that holds the digitizer down is ridiculously strong!
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Did u heat it with a heating gun? That helps a lot. A hair dryer works too but takes a little longer.
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I wonder what you did that fixed your screen bleed?
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Yeah, show us some pictures!
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Yes I was a little worried but i was REALLY careful to not tear ribbon cables or soldered wires while taking it apart and man the glue that holds the digitizer down is ridiculously strong!
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how did you deal with the glue?
Literally broke the digitizer out and chipped at the corners till it all came loose very barbaric strategy
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gaisto17 said:
Literally broke the digitizer out and chipped at the corners till it all came loose very barbaric strategy
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+1. That's funny as hell.
Where did you buy the digitizer? I need to buy and LCD and the Digitizer but im not sure the build quality will be good.
EBay but the listing I got it from jacked the price up
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If its the same one I saw from gadget fix on ebay its for $349 that way too much. I found the digitizer for the p990 but im not sure if it works. I know the LCD work because ive read a few ppl doing it but i havent been abe to find anyone yet saying that the digitizer works too. They should because it the same phone but i want to make sure before I do it. My biggest issue is that im stuck, I dont know if i should just wait another week and get the sensation or fix the g2x.
anyone no where i can pick up a full housing replacement for p920? it had a cracked digitizer which replaced but the housing is slightly damaged and wouldn't mind sorting that out as well
Tried ebay??
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Tried ebay??
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i'm also interested. ebay is lame. all you get it terribly cheap plastic. the best i could find were threads of homemade units.
Just wanted to share a little love story about my 3 Sensations:
Back in July I got my first Sensation off eBay. Turns out it had a blocked IMEI. Happily, the seller refunded my money and paid for return shipping.
Second one, I got off Craigslist for $200. He said it had been fully functional, and when we met up I remembered to try everything EXCEPT for wifi. Turns out, it wasn't working.
After trying the software fixes, I tried the solder reflow fix with a heat gun and aluminum shield. It worked! But in the process I roasted my FFC. No bother, wifi was more important.
But only a few weeks later, the mic cut out on a work call and never came back. Upon opening her up again, I found the FPC connector for the microphone cable had come apart. Instead of ordering one from China for $10 shipped, I decided to just try and find a broken Sensation that I could salvage the motherboard from. If that failed, at least I had an FFC and 3 identical FPC connectors to try soldering in place of my broken one.
Well, I got one delivered from eBay yesterday, with a totally smashed screen (no output) for $35. I swapped the whole motherboard into my old chassis and crossed my fingers. I had on my hands a perfectly good motherboard, wifi chip, FFC, and clear IMEI. Success!
I then unlocked and loaded up frankinstine's AOKP port and it feels every bit as responsive as that Galaxy S3 I almost sprung for over the weekend.
tl;dr: Android/Sensation/xda/DIY/no contracts FTW.
In before cool story, bro.
Also, in before pics or it didn't happen.
Sound very determined to have sensation for cheap lol
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Indeed! You gotta admit, after modification, nothing has beaten it on T-Mo, until the N4.
You can easy change imei on sensation if you are revolutionary bootloader. Its just a simple command
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gefilus said:
You can easy change imei on sensation if you are revolutionary bootloader. Its just a simple command
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And one that is not to be discussed on XDA as it is illegal in most countries
I know, i won't tell how or anything. But i just say its easy on sensation.
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gefilus said:
You can easy change imei on sensation if you are revolutionary bootloader. Its just a simple command
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I know I just didn't want to go there. It's one thing to tether without permission but that could get me thrown off of the network for good.
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That black spot grows when the phone gets hot. All other functions are normal.
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v.konvict said:
That black spot grows when the phone gets hot. All other functions are normal.
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Repair your phone as soon as possible because this spot is due to overheating and if you are using OC then use without it otherwise the only solution is to go Repair Shop
No i am not using it overclocked. I left it tethering and came back and found that. I dnt have an htc repair shop where i am and i dont trust these other repair guys. So i wanna knoe if its the lcd or what that is broken.
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No i am not using it overclocked. I left it tethering and came back and found that. I dnt have an htc repair shop where i am and i dont trust these other repair guys. So i wanna knoe if its the lcd or what that is broken.
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Well, your LCD is definitely breaking, its spreading out when hot because the heat makes the liquid more thin I believe. If you are sure all other functions are normal and that you are not getting any forced overheat reboots or the digitizer is fully functional then I would at minimum replace the LCD, if possible replace the LCD + digitizer as a whole unit as its easier to fit
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heavy_metal_man said:
Well, your LCD is definitely breaking, its spreading out when hot because the heat makes the liquid more thin I believe. If you are sure all other functions are normal and that you are not getting any forced overheat reboots or the digitizer is fully functional then I would at minimum replace the LCD, if possible replace the LCD + digitizer as a whole unit as its easier to fit
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Will putting it in the fridge work though...all other functions are normal though.
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Will putting it in the fridge work though...all other functions are normal though.
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No! That's a very dangerous thing to do! It won't help the screen and moisture will build up on your mother board and kill your phone!
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heavy_metal_man said:
No! That's a very dangerous thing to do! It won't help the screen and moisture will build up on your mother board and kill your phone!
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ohh well thanks for the support i guess am just gonna have to use it like this until i can get a replacment or at least sell it.
Only replace the lcd
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