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hello.. ive been away on holiday with my xda and unfortunatly ive smashed the screen, is there any way of getting it to reset so im able to use activesync to download the info on there, as i cant get passed the "align screen" part .. please help if u can.. there are our first baby pics on there and im gutted to have lost them, i dont mind taking it to bits if i have to thanks dave
If you can't get any activesync access, one of us might have to write you an autorun program that you can stick on a memory card. Insert it, it'll autorun, backup all your memory, and make a ping sound.
You could probably also use it to write align screen data to the registry so it'll skip that screen.
Can you see the screen, or nothing at all?
V
yep
ace m8... sounds like u know what to do... (the wifes chewing my ear off about this) er yeah.. the screen still lights up and displays however the glass front has been smashed so the touch screen wont register anything
i have a 1gb sd card and that sounds like the way to do it if at all possible,
as before, any help will be gratefully recieved
thanks
autorun program?
how would i go about getting an autorun program?
does anyone know who i could approach?
Did this ever get sorted out?
V
It's just me, but if you are on the align screen (without choosing it from settings) doesn't that usually mean that you preformed a hard reset so all those baby pictures are lost anyway?
I think, from the F*cked Hermes threads, that if the screen gets massively disaligned the OS will initiate a screen align itself. I'm not sure, I've never seen it happen.
Screen align can also be kick started with a press of enter + messaging (on some devices).
V
What to do with a blue angel with a broken touch panel?
This doesn't directly relate to the baby pictures issue, but more generally a blue angel / sx66 with a broken touch screen. I found a place online that would fix it for $140 or so, but it's not worth that much according to its condition and recent ebay sales. Anyone know of a cheaper way to get one repaired, more in the $40-75 range using used parts? I know I could sell this one for parts and I may do that, but would rather fix it up and put linux on it.
Quincy
quinxy said:
I found a place online that would fix it for $140 or so, but it's not worth that much according to its condition and recent ebay sales. Anyone know of a cheaper way to get one repaired, more in the $40-75 range using used parts? I know I could sell this one for parts and I may do that, but would rather fix it up and put linux on it.
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It is not an easy DIY project to replace the touchscreen on Blueangel:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BlueangelLCD
I have tried to separate it from the broken LCD, and broke it after all, too.
cant you just connect as a guest?
Try this free software, lets you control XDa from PC
Hi I have the same problem but used this program to control the xda even though cant see the screen, it recreates the screen on the pc, as long as activesync is connected this will self-install.
Regards
Michael
shouldnt your files be backed upto your computer once you connect to activsync? mine has always done that. also i have a program that you can use that will let you control your phone from your pc. let me know if you need it and i will send it you
Hi All, I've down a fair bit of web searching but haven't found a reason as to why this would be happening. So here goes:
Basically, I bought the Asus P525 when it was about 9 months old, and after about 4 months it decided to flash this up on my screen - Invalid or Missing Sim Card. It seemed to fix itself, however, and I had another week of using it. Then, it did it again, and fixed itself again shortly after, but it wasn't long before it was dong it so often that the phone became unusable. It would flash that up, and usually stay that way, it would become a rarer thing for it to fix itself. So, back to my crappy old nokia with half working buttons I went, telling myself I should ring an Asus repair center and talk to them about it. Anyway, a couple of months later I got around to ringing them, they told me they'd probably have to replace the mainboard, and it could cost me more to do that than to get a replacement phone. Not very impressed as I was, I decided to boot the phone back up, and amazingly it worked again, and gave me another week of usage before packing it in. Now it's stopped working, so I tried different roms and different firmware, to see if that would fix it... nope.
So here I am. Anybody experienced this? Any idea what I can do? I don't have heaps of bucks to throw around on phones, I really like this phone except for this obvious problem, so would like to keep using it. But I don't think the future looks bright for it
Any help is extremely appreciated.
Thanks
Matt
Seems I've asked the impossible...? Anybody have any ideas? I'm going out of my brain trying to work this one out...
Matt
It seems noone in this part of the forum likes to answer questions I'm afraid.
As to your problem, it's likely a hardware fault and theres a loose connection betweeb SIM and phone somewhere.
You could try cleaning the contacts with an electrical contact cleaner solution sprayed on a cotton bud and wipe the pins that sit on the SIM.
Maybe you could also try using a needle underneath the pins and gently pull them up so that they make better contact with the SIM (maybe some are bent).
Bear in mind, I have no experience with this device and the sensible option would be to take it to a repair shop for service.
Hope that helps.
yeah I know what you mean
Thanks for the suggestions. I have tried to bend the pins up but that didn't work. I haven't tried cleaning the contacts... sadly though I think that may not be the issue. I'll definitely give that a go, I'll try just about anything, because obviously if I can't get it to work it will just sit in my girlfriend's car so she can use the maps and camera on it. Seems such a sad waste really...
thanks again for your help
Matt
I just powered it up, and it's working again. God knows for how long though... could it be a battery or cpu issue?
Anyone else having issues with the mSd card slot?
Plug a card into mine and it makes a sound and works, knock the device or touch the card and it makes the unplugged sound and disappears..
Looking into the port the pins look like they are at a bit of an angle and the plastic slot moved a bit, a few of the screws weren't exactly tight so I gave them a quick tweak, the slot itself doesnt move anymore but the problem persists..
I've raised it with MS support and they are doing an advanced replacement but didnt know if anyone else had seen, had or heard of this before, I'd put it down to a build quality issue tbh..
Just hope they dont say its not covered as some of the screws have a bit of silver showing where I tweaked them, didnt take it to bits or anything depends how anal they are I guess...
Nope no issues.
I have seen a few people show images of obvious user damage they claim as magically appearing that Microsoft did returns on. You should be fine.
Had that same issue on mine; if I held the card in with my fingernail it would work fine, but as soon as I let go it would come out just enough that it would disconnect. Microsoft exchanged it no problem. My only issue was the support rep told me to send back all accessories, yet they only shipped me a lone Surface, with no charger! When I asked another support rep about it, they said that the accessories ship separately, which means I received my Surface overnight, but had to wait a week for the charger.
Yes, I had this issue on my previous surface. I got an exchange on it, as it randomly stopped booting a few weeks ago, and I haven't noticed it on my current one.
As long as I'm not the only one then, I did try a few different cards so knew it wasnt that, its not like I use the card much atm but its nice to have the extra space seeing as I dont have a bloody drop box app yet
Guy I live chated too at Surface support said just send the Surface back without any of the accessories, then rang me a few hours later as there was a problem on the system and then went through it on the phone, if only Samsung support were as good with this Slate 7 I have :/
Anyways replacement should be in the building shortly, it left the local UPS depot just before 6am, not sure how much use I'll get out of it tho as the charger is sat at home and I didnt even think about it until I saw the post above...
New device 50% power, that'll do, installing updates now, d'oh, battery will probably be dead by the time its done, it sbeen going for an hour and is installing 4 of 18...
Replacement sd card is a much better fit, doesn't wiggle in the slot at all and doesn't disconnect when you touch it..
However I might have a different problem now... :\
bump... anyway to fix this without an exchange? going back to school tomorrow and the closest MSoft store is 2 hours away (Tucson --> Scottsdale). The MSD is def loose and it constantly is disconnecting. pain in the ass when trying to listen to music.
my current solution is I stuck a tiny folded sheet of paper in between the msd and the tablet to try and hold it in place. so far so good, but its only been a few min...
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bump... anyway to fix this without an exchange? going back to school tomorrow and the closest MSoft store is 2 hours away (Tucson --> Scottsdale). The MSD is def loose and it constantly is disconnecting. pain in the ass when trying to listen to music.
my current solution is I stuck a tiny folded sheet of paper in between the msd and the tablet to try and hold it in place. so far so good, but its only been a few min...
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I did mine on an advanced exchange so wasn't an issue for me, meant putting a holding charge on my card tho, not sure if that's an option..
Well I have been a owner of a LG Nexus 5 for the past (almost) 2 years now, in fact I am coming to the end of my contract very soon and will be able to either goto another company or get a new phone.
Anyways, sometime ago I experienced a problem with my microphone and external speakers not working, or at at least some of the time... After a bit of research online I found out my problem was related to a connection inside the phone that connected the bottom assembly to the main board at the top of the phone. It required me to remove the back panel and a few screws to remove the plastic cover, but the poster suggested putting some tape on top of that connection to hold it down more firmly to the socket it connected too. So I did this. I put some black tap (electrical tape cut to fit.) on top and then assembled the phone again. Viola, It worked!
Well, a short time after I decided that I wanted to update my phone from stock kitkat (4.4.4). Always been curious about custom ROMs and gave Cyanogenmod a try. Not only that I got bold and tried the nightly releases of the new marshmellow update. After some time I started experiencing things not working, like the camera, and a lot of freezing, hang ups and random reboots (not so much the reboots as the constant freezing). Often I couldn't get anything on the screen or the phone to respond from a locked state and when I did, often the phone would lag so much, that doing anything would take a long time and proved to be impossible.
I started thinking it was the nightly releases as the source of my problem and just kind of shrugged it off and figured "they will eventually fix the problem". I kept this thinking for quite some time. But it occurred too me one day that something else was causing the issue I was facing for the simple fact that the lag started showing up in the recovery mode (also custom) and a lot of times would continue to show up after I rebooted my phone. Hence, would rule out any 'software' issues I was facing.
I began to think that my problem was hardware. Maybe it was just time for a new phone. But still months away from the end of my contract, this meant I would have to pay off the 'problematic' phone first before getting a new one. I really didn't like that idea. So while looking into this problem, in a last ditch effort, I opened my phone again. Dunno why but I also decided to get rid of the tap on the connection I tried to fix before... I popped off the connection there and had a look at it. It didn't seem damaged in any way nor did the socket. Strange as it was I put that connect back in the socket and put the cover plate back on making sure not to torque the screws and assembled everything back up....
Now the mic and ext speakers work just fine and the phone is working like I just opened the box and took it out for the first time. And I have not once seen any problems... I understand what's happening here... still just wanted to share that for it was definitely weird or what?
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0pUNVcVRCJ7MThMc0NHLUNkSEU
Sorry about the link, only way I can upload an image.
Just so there is no confusion... an image of the effected area, inside the phone. The arrow points to the connector and more importantly the area of the connector that seems damaged. If I press lightly where the arrow is pointing on this image, the assemable at the bottom (speaker/mic) will work, indicating a loose connection. Although after visual inspection, I cannot see any damage to connector or the socket. I suppose the only way to really "fix" the issue is to order a new part. As stated previously, already tried tape on the socket to help hold it down, but that seem to cause just as many issues with the phone performance. Any other suggestions?
When ordering a replacement part, you need to be careful because there was another XDA member replaced the same part with a cheap 3rd party solution and the phone would not charge until he replaced it with an oem part.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/to-buy-usb-charging-port-flex-cable-t3314357
Does anyone else have issues with there ext. speaker and mic not working?
An update on the phone;
back to square one. My ext speaker and mic will not work. And that socket has something to do with the LCD connection on the screen as it will black out if just the right area on the back of the phone is pressed. Only way to revive the phone is to long-press the power button for a reboot. Then will come up fine but speaker and mic still do not work.
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When ordering a replacement part, you need to be careful because there was another XDA member replaced the same part with a cheap 3rd party solution and the phone would not charge until he replaced it with an oem part.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/to-buy-usb-charging-port-flex-cable-t3314357
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Wow, that sounds pretty low level tactics of LG... just shameful really, but not hard to believe these days...
Quite honestly, I am just going to replace the phone. Think I got a pretty good run out of it and think its pretty well time for an upgrade. Anyway, for the reason I got the phone, it wont matter the speaker and mic don't work. Just going to use it for development and it will be a good test device.
Oh an this post is related to this thread so I thought I would link it for it may help someone else facing similar problems....
https://forum.cyanogenmod.org/topic/125227-nightly-cm13-releases-make-my-nexus-5-very-slow/
I'm not sure that LG had anything to do with the low-quality replacement parts.
If I were you, look for a n5 with a smashed screen that is suitable for parts.
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I'm not sure that LG had anything to do with the low-quality replacement parts.
If I were you, look for a n5 with a smashed screen that is suitable for parts.
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Good idea, except the iphone is the most popular phone around here ... find it pretty hard to find one, been looking. But thanks.
I have seen quite a few busted n5 phones in Toronto. I have managed to get working phones with a smashed screen for as little as $30 which is rare for Toronto. Average I pay is $40 to $50. For this price, I either use the phone for parts in several phones or I get third part screen from Aliexpress for around $40 CAD.
I just want to update this as well...
I am fairly certain (now thinking about causes) its not really a design flaw, but more so because I frequently sat on my phone when it was in my back pocket...
audit13 said:
When ordering a replacement part, you need to be careful because there was another XDA member replaced the same part with a cheap 3rd party solution and the phone would not charge until he replaced it with an oem part.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/to-buy-usb-charging-port-flex-cable-t3314357
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It was not me but I had that same experience. Replaced with a cheap oem and it didn't charge after that.
I found out why. The charger usb socket was not connected to anything ! Unbelievable! It lacked the black plastic backing for that part of the cable to connect to.
Anyone experienced this? Phones just out the box, got my apps installed and was testing the phone out. Screen splits and looks like it's overheating. Assuming it will have to go back for an exchange.
Get it replaced
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Anyone experienced this? Phones just out the box, got my apps installed and was testing the phone out. Screen splits and looks like it's overheating. Assuming it will have to go back for an exchange.
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Definitely not right. Take it back for a replacement.
Finally got the phone exchanged with T-Mobile, new one works fine but man does it get hot. I've had warm phones before but this one, especially during setup got so hot that I was worried about something internally melting. I actually shut it down till it cooled off then finished setting it up. I think whatever thermal throttling LG has setup for the phone is not conservative enough. I read where others have had concerns over the temperature this phone runs at and now understand those concerns. Heat is an electronics device enemy, this phone under setup or heavy use has a lot of them.
Most modern phones get hot now. Samsung Galaxy get so hot you can barely touch them when GPS is running. While I love the features these phones have, I'd sacrifice some screen resolution for better battery life and performance. Why we need quad HD screens this small I'll never know.
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Finally got the phone exchanged with T-Mobile, new one works fine but man does it get hot. I've had warm phones before but this one, especially during setup got so hot that I was worried about something internally melting. I actually shut it down till it cooled off then finished setting it up. I think whatever thermal throttling LG has setup for the phone is not conservative enough. I read where others have had concerns over the temperature this phone runs at and now understand those concerns. Heat is an electronics device enemy, this phone under setup or heavy use has a lot of them.
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My V10 gets hot fast, even when just downloading or updating apps. My G5 doesn't get too warm really at all. It depends on the phone you get I guess. It sucks. A lot of people said their V10 didn't get hot, but here mine does. I guess it's just what you end up with. I WISH they all came the same or that companies would do a little more quality control. I've returned a lot of devices in the past for different problems but it seems there is never a "perfect" one.
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Anyone experienced this? Phones just out the box, got my apps installed and was testing the phone out. Screen splits and looks like it's overheating. Assuming it will have to go back for an exchange.
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Mine got the same issue after 4 months of having it. I have a rooted phone, so i can forget about t-mobile replacement. Any idea if it is a hardware or software thing? Should i get a replacement display?
Thanks
Zaynoun said:
Mine got the same issue after 4 months of having it. I have a rooted phone, so i can forget about t-mobile replacement. Any idea if it is a hardware or software thing? Should i get a replacement display?
Thanks
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I would put the phone back to stock. Call T-Mobile and tell them what happened, I've exchanged Samsung phones that have been rooted and tho I've flashed back to stock knox was tripped and they have never said a word about it. It's clearly a hardware issue and rooting it can't cause that, I can't say if it's policy or not but T-Mobile has always been fair with me, I imagine if the issue was in somehow related to rooting they might say something but haven't ever with me, it's always been hardware so I can't say.
Here's what happened with mine
Called them, told them what's happening and I had to pay $20 for the exchange. I had ordered mine by phone so that's the route I had to take, they mailed a new one to my local store, I went to pick it up and they inspected my original phone for cracked screen, water damage or signs of abuse, they never even turned it on to check bootloader or anything. We swapped phones and I was on my way.
This should help you also, when I originally called in the rep asked if I could send him some pictures of the phone so he could put it on file should this become an issue, which I did. I sent numerous pictures and screenshots so hopefully the next in line doesn't have any issues.
@Ducter I'll give it a try. Thanks buddy.
Lost my T-mobile G5 to the dreaded screen tear just 2 days into owning it. I'm in Canada though so I'm probably screwed for a replacement.
How to fix LG G5 Screen Split issue using Heatgun.
Disassemble LG G5 using the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hveXdJLJEeU
Disconnect the Wifi Cable (Black One), Rear Camera, Front Camera.
Now with just the logic board, place it on a surface that won't melt.
It should look like the picture below. Warning don't take off anything else
https://imgur.com/a/gmp9Z
Turn on your heatgun and apply left right motion only concentrating on the cpu metal plate for around 15 seconds.
Do the same thing on the opposite side of the cpu plate.
Let it cool down for around 10 minutes.
Put it back together and it should work.
I did it atleast four times, first time it worked but failed after few minutes.
Second and third time was not working at all.
The fourth time I did it, it was working.
It's been a while and it still going.
Credits to the poster.
http://bit.ly/2f1knOL
****please disregard. Figured it out. Looks like six screws holding in the logic board also.
Thanks for sharing. I went to the original post and thanked there also.
I'm stuck trying to remove the logic board. I can see how the front camera comes off very easily. I can't find anything that looks like a black cable for wifi. Also can't figure out how to remove the rear camera. Any pointers?
Thank you in advance.