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Does anyone have this dock..

laying around in house to see if it will work for our G2X?
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-ECR-D1B7BEGSTA-SGH-i997-Multimedia-microUSB/dp/B004WOBN3I
I know its not for the LG, but its a micro USB and has everything working for it including the size ( i think).
If we can not find a decent LG dock, then this one might be a good option... but dont know if it will work for our phones or not. So hoping someone has one laying around at home that they can try out and report back.

Looks like it works with the Infuse 4G. Compare sizes and see if it'll work.
Possibly. The Infuse 4G was huge:
http://www.sizeasy.com/page/size_co...tion-vs-T-Mobile-G2x-vs-iPhone-4-vs-Infuse-4G
If there is a backplate, it should fit in there with room to spare. Might not be a good fit but it'd work. For $50 bucks though I'd think I'd want something tailored specifically to my device.

agreed... i rather get something for the phone.. but doesnt look like LG has any decent docks that does activate the dock features and all.....
from all I keep reading on the desk dock.. it doesnt really do much other then hold it in place.

I don't know, the dimensions given by Amazon are Product Dimensions: 4 x 3.5 x 4.5 inches which, after you consider the excess on the side, might be a snug fit. Although, given the specs I've found on the Infuse, either these dimensions are wrong or it's not for the Infuse, but more of a Samsung brand charger than a specific handset and, again, is labeled wrong by Amazon.
No matter what, the mini USB is in the correct location. And even if it's a little wider, it still looks better than anything offered by either LG or anyone else. If you try it or anyone else, post up. Cause I'm interested!

I will buy it and post a mini review for you guys, it looks like a perfect fit.

huntman21014 said:
I will buy it and post a mini review for you guys, it looks like a perfect fit.
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If it fits I buy one. Definitely post some pictures.
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huntman21014 said:
I will buy it and post a mini review for you guys, it looks like a perfect fit.
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Awesome! I look forward to it!
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huntman21014 said:
I will buy it and post a mini review for you guys, it looks like a perfect fit.
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Any update on this? I too am looking for something JUST like this.

wow... nice dock.. and checking the sized.. the G2 is significantly smaller than the infuse.. this should actually work.. hazaaaaa. Did anyone buy this yet?
You can always return it to amazon with no issue if it doesn't work eh?

Why not one of these universal ones on ebay? Link to my search: http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=un...+cradle&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
Particularly this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/UNIVERSAL-DESKT...689784?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item5d2ec60c78
They are soooo much cheaper and I would think reception to the cell tower (4G Internet) would be less likely to be interfered with if none of the rear surface area is covered. With my G2 I noticed that my connection speed and number of bars was a lot lower when I laid it flat on a table. When I either propped it up on the table, or held it flat with just my finger tips (basically leaving the back uncovered) the connection was fast and strong again.
I like this idea too because I can place it anywhere in the room for best reception and run an extension cable to it to keep it charged, while using the the 4G with wifi hotspot on my PC.
I wonder which is best as a homemade tripod. At those prices I could buy 1 of each and try them all.

huntman21014 said:
I will buy it and post a mini review for you guys, it looks like a perfect fit.
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Any update on this one Huntman? Dont know if you got this ordered or not... just curious

Well, I just purchased it. Used the super saver shipping (5-8 [email protected] charge) so I guess we'll know in 5-8 days.
I'll post pics and final judgement as to whether or not it works...

I have the official LG desk and car docks. The desk is not fancy, but it hold the phone up, you just have to plug the power cable in if you're placing the phone in the horizontal orientation.
The car dock is great, solid, great fit. But I may remove the magnet that tells the phone to go into "car mode", since generally that's not helpful to me.

dylanear said:
I have the official LG desk and car docks. The desk is not fancy, but it hold the phone up, you just have to plug the power cable in if you're placing the phone in the horizontal orientation.
The car dock is great, solid, great fit. But I may remove the magnet that tells the phone to go into "car mode", since generally that's not helpful to me.
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can the car dock be mounted to my dashboard? i don't like sticking to windshield.

anyone pick this up yet?

I got it today... and it is sexy!!!
Now for the low down:
-Yes, the phone will connect in (w/o a cover on only)
-there is a gap though on either side, maybe a 1/4" at most
Even w/the gaps, I can still place it on it's side and the phone stays connected,
although, since it's being held up by the slim-usb connector, I can't see it being
good for the phone.
Now for the bummer (well, kinda) to get full functionality of the dock, you have to DL 'Samsung Home Dock' app from the store. Now, since it's free, you wouldn't think it was so bad, until you find out itlooks for the specific samsung fingerprint in the build.prop in order to install (to DL from market as well, I just took the apk file from xda.) So, now I need to find a build.prop that will sneak me through this little speed bump. Shouldn't be hard, just not enough time to search it out tonight.
Fortunately, the speakers on the G2x are so bad ass, even w/o the addt'l speaker built into the dock, it still kicks it out.
I'll get pics posted tomorrow after work.
Over all, considering our options, I think it's a winner!

RhynosAndroid said:
I got it today... and it is sexy!!!
Now for the low down:
-Yes, the phone will connect in (w/o a cover on only)
-there is a gap though on either side, maybe a 1/4" at most
Even w/the gaps, I can still place it on it's side and the phone stays connected,
although, since it's being held up by the slim-usb connector, I can't see it being
good for the phone.
Now for the bummer (well, kinda) to get full functionality of the dock, you have to DL 'Samsung Home Dock' app from the store. Now, since it's free, you wouldn't think it was so bad, until you find out itlooks for the specific samsung fingerprint in the build.prop in order to install (to DL from market as well, I just took the apk file from xda.) So, now I need to find a build.prop that will sneak me through this little speed bump. Shouldn't be hard, just not enough time to search it out tonight.
Fortunately, the speakers on the G2x are so bad ass, even w/o the addt'l speaker built into the dock, it still kicks it out.
I'll get pics posted tomorrow after work.
Over all, considering our options, I think it's a winner!
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Were you able to get the samsung home dock app working?
Any pics you were able to take of it?

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Were you able to get the samsung home dock app working?
Any pics you were able to take of it?
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Sorry, been swamped w/work. I've tried some customizing in the build.prop, but I don't have the experience to figure it out. So no go on the samsung app just yet, but I haven't given up.
As far as the pics, I've just got to UL to my computer to post them. Will do tonight.

Doesn't Mugen Battery offer one specifically for the O2x/G2x?

mumbojumbo01 said:
Were you able to get the samsung home dock app working?
Any pics you were able to take of it?
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Here are some pics of the dock, with and w/o my G2x in it. I want to apologize for the fingerprint smudges that are all over it... Who am I kidding, all that proves is how much I love this phone and use it.
Anyway, on w/the pics.
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Dock itself, sans phone[obviously]
rear view of dock. here you can see the built in speaker, speaker line out and the mini usb [power] connector.
A good [but very smudgy fingerprint-tastic] view of the phone in cradle.
This is a close up of the gap.
To be fair, as I've said in a previous post, I can set it on it's side while the phone is in and it doesn't sway at all due to how far in the usb connector fits. Still, I have to think it wouldn't be healthy to place it on it's side w/o some kind of cushion. I'm in the works of forming a silicone slide to custom fit it. Once I have time to do it right that is. I'll post pics after I'm done.
As far as getting the Samsung Desk Home to install, I still haven't figured out how to properly modify the build.prop to recognize it . I've got a post in the modding are of xda for assistance. The last thing I want to do is somehow brick my phone for a dock app [although I would LOOOOVE to be able to use that line out w/my google music beta as an alarm!] but no response yet.

LG optimus 3D Dock

Hi,
Is there anyone who bought one of those aftermarket LG 3D dock's such as this one on ebay:
www.ebay.nl/itm/Dockingstation-Lade...gstationen&hash=item27c0562090#ht_1089wt_1139
www.ebay.nl/itm/Dockingstation-Lade...gstationen&hash=item35b632025e#ht_2326wt_1139
I'm wondering if they thought about the little piece of plastic covering the USB connector, a part from that it seems a pretty nice way to store the phone next to say you bed or on you desk.
Any thoughts?

broken links

darknite999 said:
broken links
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Even though im a member since 2006, im not allowed to post links yet.
Update: nevermind, fixed

Bought it a couple of days ago.
- Yes, they thought about the USB covering.
- Unfortunately they forgot about the headphone jack. It's not accessible. To make it accessible you have to use a dremel or similar tool to cut away a bit of the rail which helps the phone slip into it's place.
- Two of my batteries sometimes lose contact when in the charger. Most times they charge well.
- The blue power indicator is very bright.
- Due to the phone's angle of 55° when in the stand the stand is best used on a desk when looking down on it from an angle.

Cool. Thanks, i connect my p920 to the stereo via bluetooth anyway, but thanks for the info!
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Why don´t you just buy genuine LG dock?
LG Optimus SDT-190
In picture it looks like u are able to use headphone?
22.49€ with free shipping from play.com

yesse87 said:
Why don´t you just buy genuine LG dock?
LG Optimus SDT-190
In picture it looks like u are able to use headphone?
22.49€ with free shipping from play.com
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the SDT-190 has no additional battery charger
it's more expensive
was hoping for the other dock to allow the phone wearing a gel case (it doesn't)

Ordering SDT-190 from LG Shop @ 16 Euro
PS. I just hope they will have it in stock.

And it has arrived - directly from LG Poland - took only 1 working day for the order to be processed and delivered by UPS.
Three pics as attached below.
Feels solid, heavy and of excellent build quality.
As you can see, it has two connectors: micro USB and micro HDMI
The phone's ports have those covers, which once you turn them 180 degrees hide into cavities which are located on both sides of connectors (on the dock).
Sliding into ports is easy and comfortable - no extra force or pressure is needed to place the phone into the dock - as well as no extra effort is needed to navigate the ports onto the connectors.
The cut you see on the left hand side is provided for the mini jack port (audio output), so that headphones or external speakers can be plugged in - yes we would prefer the audio port to be at the back at the dock, but this is good enough.
The USB port at the back enables us to charge the phone via USB cable (also works for connecting the phone to a PC as a USB mass storage) or the mains charger.
The docking station is ideal for everyday charging as well as watching movies, or YT
I believe it may also work as a stand when using a Bluetooth keyboard - one that I am waiting to arrive - excellent set up for typing vant numbers of emails and messages while away from our computer/away from home.
Overall I'm happy with the purchase, and I do think I would buy any other dock imitating the genuine original LG accessory.
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Did your bluetooth keyboard work and what model did you use?

no it didnt work. only CM7 has L2CAP Bluetooth Protocol open/supported, and that's needed to connect the keyboard properly.
So I've sold it...

will this work?
any way to add bluetooth support?
http://www.thinkgeek.com/clearance/on-sale/e0e7/

you need to read the product description to see which OS it supports, or ask the seller.
you can't just turn the L2CAP protocol on just like that.

hello all..
can anyone give me a recommended dock with adjustable angle position?
thx btw..

You would be better of looking on ebay to see of there are any. I don't recall them.
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tomek_wap said:
You would be better of looking on ebay to see of there are any. I don't recall them.
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I see..
Thx for the reply sir..

I just bought LG O3D Dock, but I'm suprised that it not switch to LANDSCAPE mode when docked?! I sometimes get stucked in landscape when exiting camera so I know it's possible. Anyone can help with this problem, that means> switch to landscape when in dock?

I think there isn't a landscape mode on the original launcher...
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I use launcher pro. It has the best landscape as far as i can tell. I tried some more complete alterntives but i always switched back. Get the free one and be happy.
Cheers.
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I need the original dock, where can i buy it? I'm italian i can't find it here :-(
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[Q] Wide or narrow flex cable ?

HTC Desire S
Purchased in Israel (eline)
P/N: 99HMN143-00
IMEI： 358967049XXXXXX
S/N： SH1AJTJXXXXX
I need to replace the display and I was thinking about buying this, however the site warns that there are two types of LCD flex cables - narrow and wide. Is there any way to know (without opening up the phone) whether I have the narrow or wide LCD flex cable ?
And if I do have to open the phone up, what is the minimum I need to do in order to determine the flex type (going by tutorials such as this,this or this)? Also, I don't have any reference, so even if I see the cable I'm not sure how I'll be able to tell whether it's the narrow or wide one ?
Thanks

It's never a good idea to publish imei numbers
Swyped from my DesireS

ben_pyett said:
It's never a good idea to publish imei numbers
Swyped from my DesireS
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Thanks, but as you can see I've censored the last 6 digits (5 in the s/n)

t0x1n said:
Thanks, but as you can see I've censored the last 6 digits (5 in the s/n)
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Why exactly do you need to know this about the flex cable? I'm just curious...

Oops, sorry..
Swyped from my DesireS

enigmaamit said:
Why exactly do you need to know this about the flex cable? I'm just curious...
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I need to buy the right display replacement according to the flex cable type. I thought that by providing the P/N, S/N and IMEI (the latter two in censored form, of course) I might provide enough information to deduce the type.

t0x1n said:
I need to buy the right display replacement according to the flex cable type. I thought that by providing the P/N, S/N and IMEI (the latter two in censored form, of course) I might provide enough information to deduce the type.
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I really don't know man... if i were you, i'd go to a local service centre and ask them how to determine which type of cable my phone uses... I know taht's not very helpful but that's all i could think of right now. I'll try to get more details and get back to you if i find something useful.
Sent from my PC without the XDA/Tapatalk app. Ha!!

The first of your tutorials, I believe at 2:30 you can see the flex connectors. So since you have to disassemble your phone anyway when the screen arrives, look at it as training
The question is - ok, you see the flex, how do you know if it's the "narrow" or the "wide" one, these aren't absolute terms. I suggest searching for some reference photos on the internet to be sure.

Jack_R1 said:
The first of your tutorials, I believe at 2:30 you can see the flex connectors. So since you have to disassemble your phone anyway when the screen arrives, look at it as training
The question is - ok, you see the flex, how do you know if it's the "narrow" or the "wide" one, these aren't absolute terms. I suggest searching for some reference photos on the internet to be sure.
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Thanks, good points
I think I found a pretty good reference (gotta love eBay):
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That's great! Since you'll have to take the phone apart to replace the digitizer anyway, i suggest you do it now, and see what cable you have... and order the appropriate one accordingly.

@t0x1n
This is really a use full information. Please let me know where from u got the narrow flex LCD+digitizer set.... i have broken mine and i need to fix it as well. looking for an early reply ...

somnath.trader said:
@t0x1n
This is really a use full information. Please let me know where from u got the narrow flex LCD+digitizer set.... i have broken mine and i need to fix it as well. looking for an early reply ...
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@somnath.trader
I think this is the digitizer I bought:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item5d3db9cd39
It didn't work and I had to buy an LCD so I bought this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Screen-...-Desire-S-S510E-G12-Narrow-Flex-/310517355375
Neither worked for me, but it may be my fault for incorrect assembly, or the fault of the lab that tried to fix it.

So there is no way to know if for example my HTC Desire S have a Narrow or a Wide cable?
The only possible way to examine that is to tear the phone apart? ^^
Hmm, then i might need to buy this or something? :
General Cellphone Replacement Repair Open Tools ( +,-,T5,T6,Plastic Tools *2)
So there is no possible way by using the P/N or S/N to know if there is a Wide or Narrow cable?

Help:htc one x inside repair !

So i have and issue, here i have attached pictures with :
1. broken connection line. Question - is this repairable ? or it can only be replaced and where? can it be soldered ?
2. broken lcd socket. as you can see in the image the socket has one line broken. does this affect a lot ? or it is not a big deal ?
waiting for reaplyes.
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i'll give it a shot for your answers -
the first one - the ripped flex cable - is not repairable - has to be replaced. As for where you can have this done - I don't really know. If you are lucky its just a cable that plugs in on both ends - if you are unlucky, its connected to something expensize on the other end and you can't just replace the cable - I don't really know, haven't taken my HOX apart. You can see the plug on the one end though - maybe get some pics of the other end of the cable? As for soldering - probably not - if it's only a single layer flex there's a small chance, but you would have to be a really good solderer to solder it. If it's a multiple layer flex cable, then there's pretty much no way.
The 2nd one - the broken lcd socket - that really depends on what ithe broken pin was used for. I'm not familar enough with the hardware inside the HOX to tell you, but there's a chance that its not needed or not used or used for something that's not important (like ambient light detection) and with it not working your phone may still work. That being said, it may also be used for something important, and without that one pin your screen won't work. Without the schematics and/or pinouts for the phone, it's hard to tell. Maybe someone here with more knowledge than I have will be able to help you with that more.

Most the ribbon cables you can purchase online. Google around. The pin broken is going to matter. Thats your main board and even if u can fibd one its going to be extremeky expensive. Start searching around for a broken one you can buy for parts or something.
Lastly, how in thee hell did you do that much damage disassembling it?? Omg lol
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basicmods said:
i'll give it a shot for your answers -
the first one - the ripped flex cable - is not repairable - has to be replaced. As for where you can have this done - I don't really know. If you are lucky its just a cable that plugs in on both ends - if you are unlucky, its connected to something expensize on the other end and you can't just replace the cable - I don't really know, haven't taken my HOX apart. You can see the plug on the one end though - maybe get some pics of the other end of the cable? As for soldering - probably not - if it's only a single layer flex there's a small chance, but you would have to be a really good solderer to solder it. If it's a multiple layer flex cable, then there's pretty much no way.
The 2nd one - the broken lcd socket - that really depends on what ithe broken pin was used for. I'm not familar enough with the hardware inside the HOX to tell you, but there's a chance that its not needed or not used or used for something that's not important (like ambient light detection) and with it not working your phone may still work. That being said, it may also be used for something important, and without that one pin your screen won't work. Without the schematics and/or pinouts for the phone, it's hard to tell. Maybe someone here with more knowledge than I have will be able to help you with that more.
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well the ribbon part goes from power button, so thats why i was worried ;/. and going to light sensor, but dont know where it goes after, so it looks like one way , becouse comes out of power button, so it might be a chance of me to stick it together ?

18th.abn said:
Most the ribbon cables you can purchase online. Google around. The pin broken is going to matter. Thats your main board and even if u can fibd one its going to be extremeky expensive. Start searching around for a broken one you can buy for parts or something.
Lastly, how in thee hell did you do that much damage disassembling it?? Omg lol
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i dont know where to purchase this kind of cable , can you please navigate me ? its a power button cable.
as for lcd well i will try with this connection, if i will fail, i will have to wait for more spare parts from htc one x.
this damage was not made by me, i am trying to fix it.

found the cable , Power Flex Cable For HTC One X . such a litle thing , but still has a cost on it... does it look like i can stick this one together, or no chance?
Power Flex Cable For HTC One X
http://www.parts4repair.com/htc-one-x-power-flex-cable/

So guys can any one help me with search of replacing this part ? or fixing...

same website sells theese
the connector is there on the same website
/htc-one-x-lcd-screen-fpc-connector/
but this is hard to solder on...

SergioHeadAche said:
the connector is there on the same website
/htc-one-x-lcd-screen-fpc-connector/
but this is hard to solder on...
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I also need to replace my connector. Please let me know if you succeed to replace the connector, it doesn't seem very easy.
Regards
Jocke888

i'm needing to replace my fpc connector for the lcd too, as the little white looking tab has snapped off. any pointers on replacing this. got a new cheapo hot air rework station coming to play about with so hoping to use that to remove and replace the connector so any pointers will be handy thanks

http://www.parts4repair.com/htc-one-x-lcd-screen-fpc-connector/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuOOjIRGFWk

Lol thats my vid of when i was replacing my connector
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Navigation Light Flex ribbon
ok so I have a slightly different issue... I was replacing my LCD screen and everything was going perfect till I hooked the Navigation Light Flex ribbon back up and now it causes the LCD to stop working. When I disconnect the LCD works and the but the rear speaker, mic, vibrator and nav button lights do not. any ideas on what's causing the issue?

usafandersons said:
ok so I have a slightly different issue... I was replacing my LCD screen and everything was going perfect till I hooked the Navigation Light Flex ribbon back up and now it causes the LCD to stop working. When I disconnect the LCD works and the but the rear speaker, mic, vibrator and nav button lights do not. any ideas on what's causing the issue?
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Please do not post in multiple places for the same problem, it's again xda rules.
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Sounds like a short of some kind.
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[MOD/SOLDERING] Boot Kindle Fire HD 7" Into Fastboot with out Fastboot USB Cable

As I search for an alternate point to actually solder to this is the best I've got so far.
In order to completed this you must have a moderate amount of soldering experience and a damn steady hand.
EASY: First solder to the easy spot which is 3-4volts when unit is off.
Use a strand of copper from a speaker wire since the gauge is thin enough you should be able to attach it rather easily
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HARD: Next what you want to do is hold the Kindle on an angle where you can access the power button and touch the other end of the copper wire to the following point. If the unit doesn't automatically turn on you may have to manually power it on carefully while touching the point.
HARDER: Solder to the point and run a switch in line for a fastboot/unbrick mod. Maybe later...

Great tut, however it seems there is much more work than to just make a fastboot cable.
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I didn't want to drop 9 bucks on eBay and after like 5 USB cable disassemblies I just said screw it and whooped out the iPod Pryer and multimeter

While you're in there wanna find the UART pads?
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Hashcode said:
While you're in there wanna find the UART pads?
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I have another demo unit. I'll check it out for you. But I'm pretty sure the RX TX pads shown in the picture below are what your looking for.. As for VCC you can use the 3-4v wire shown in picture 1 and ground obviously the black wire where the battery connects a few wires over from the red one.
Also I'm going to do a tutorial on how to flip a demo unit into a full blown unit/cm10 soon since that was what I was doing/did to this unit. I'll be using your files and another users files do you have any objections?
-XE

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I have another demo unit. I'll check it out for you. But I'm pretty sure the RX TX pads shown in the picture below are what your looking for.. As for VCC you can use the 3-4v wire shown in picture 1 and ground obviously the black wire where the battery connects a few wires over from the red one.
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Also I'm going to do a tutorial on how to flip a demo unit into a full blown unit/cm10 soon since that was what I was doing/did to this unit. I'll be using your files and another users files do you have any objections?
-XE
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Hey! Great find. Maybe I'll open mine up tonight and run some tests.
Thanks!
No objections either.
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Hashcode said:
Hey! Great find. Maybe I'll open mine up tonight and run some tests.
Thanks!
No objections either.
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Its not fun until you break it open to see how it works and make it better hardware wise. I can easily doing an inductive charging mod to this. Actually going to very soon since I'm selling my Sero 7 and keeping this smaller tablet.
-XE

There used to be a person here who had the signature "if it ain't broke, fix it"
Seems fitting for the two mods
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mrkhigh said:
There used to be a person here who had the signature "if it ain't broke, fix it"
Seems fitting for the two mods
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I'm a hardcore hardware modder. I love tearing stuff apart. If you look in my sig the inductive charger thats in the Sero 7 after it sells on ebay its coming out and going in the Kindle HD

why not just make a option in the roms?

It's easy enough to do from terminal, this is more of the oh crap I bricked it instance, I do agree, this mod is harsh, butttttt if you were wanting to crack it open anyway.....
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Zpik said:
why not just make a option in the roms?
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This is mainly for modifying the demo units sold on eBay for 1/2 the cost of normal KFires. I got a demo unit off ebay for 80 shipped and flipped it for $150 fully modded with android. I then picked up another demo unit for 70 shipped and am using it for my wife. Never spent a dime on a fastboot cable which is needed for a demo flip.

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As I search for an alternate point to actually solder to this is the best I've got so far.
In order to completed this you must have a moderate amount of soldering experience and a damn steady hand.
EASY: First solder to the easy spot which is 3-4volts when unit is off.
Use a strand of copper from a speaker wire since the gauge is thin enough you should be able to attach it rather easily
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err, why wouldn't you just unplug the battery?
30 awg kynar wirerap wire and copious application of kapton tape barriers is the way to bridge traces, imo.
I wonder if there's a place on the Vcc rail on the output side to pull power from. it'd be better because the current way is skipping the power filtering/protection circuits for the battery and dumping straight pack potential into sensitive chip leads.
also, i'm guessing TX/RX is the uart?

Has this been tested on a bricked model? or was it only used on demo units?
Would like to know, since I bricked my KFHD7 and am currently waiting on a Fastboot cable that wont be here till, the 27th.
Just want to make sure before I crack mine open, will report if it hasn't already been reported to work on a bricked unit

sicerr said:
Has this been tested on a bricked model? or was it only used on demo units?
Would like to know, since I bricked my KFHD7 and am currently waiting on a Fastboot cable that wont be here till, the 27th.
Just want to make sure before I crack mine open, will report if it hasn't already been reported to work on a bricked unit
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It works on all units.

sicerr said:
Has this been tested on a bricked model? or was it only used on demo units?
Would like to know, since I bricked my KFHD7 and am currently waiting on a Fastboot cable that wont be here till, the 27th.
Just want to make sure before I crack mine open, will report if it hasn't already been reported to work on a bricked unit
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If you have the means to do this mod and have a spare cable. I'd go with modding a cable and recommend heat-shrink over tape(improper taping is poor strain relief). He did this mod because you can't exchange a demo unit and problems making a cable.