so awhile ago i cracked my lcd...bought a new one...took the tilt apart..replaced the lcd...everything works fine exept now there are five keys on then keyboard that do not work...R T G V and Y...its in the shape of a T on the keyboard..lol...every other butotn works fine..ii took the phone apart twice and checked the connections...and everything seems fine...
what can the problem be? am i going to have to replace the keyboard? if so where can i find a cheap one? is there anything else i should try?
thanks in advance!
anybody?....
I think I has to be a cable issue. Is it possible there is a little tear in one of the ribbon cables? I have seen replacement keyboards for sale before. I can't remember the website but think ccn is on it's name.
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I was tapping away happily on my little used XDA2i and suddenly the touchscreen stopped working. There is no damage to it and I tried to soft and hard reset and nothing works.
Now I am at the opening screen after hard reset and it looks like the touchscreen is kippered.
Any ideas of a cheap mending solution?
Just to clarify - the display works fine it just doesnt respond to touch.
bushako
dude...i think the connectors must have gotten out of place from the motherboard...a simple solution is to go and hand it over 2 da nearest phone repair shop and i doubt it would be cheap so just find a way to open the pda(which is very very very simple and easy) and i have done that a hundred times and the xda2i still works perfectly..one of da reason why i love it soooo much,lol...anyways...the connectors are visible ones you get to open the back panel and see for yourself...
I have just got an XDA 2i. i got it very cheap in a not working state and the problem was as you described. The machine would power up but not accept input from the touch screen. I disassembled it, cleaned it up and rebuilt it and it now works fine. I assumed it was the connector for the touch screen. The job was quite simple but i am fairly technically competent. A replacement screen can be found on Ebay for as little as £14 GBP.
Ok, I have had this to pieces and also dismantled the screen to see what the problem might be, gave everything a wiggle and then rebuilt the machine.
Touchscreen still not working though the LCD still seems fine and so i am assuming that I haven't broken it.
Not sure what to do next as I cant find any XDA 2i touchscreens on fleabay. Anyone had exactly this problem and replaced only the touchscreen (not the LCD too) and could give me some tips. I couldnt see how to replace just the touchscreen ie where it would connect to the mainboard. Also - Stev - when you said you cleaned it - do you mean you actually cleaned the touchscreen part or the machine generally.
Thanks
Touch screen problem with no alignment
Have got 2 Qtek 2020i with defective touchscreens.After hard reset they get to the "align screen" image, and the PDA responds to the touch by moving the cursor between the 5 adjustment points - but alignment seemingly never occurs, as I can continue forever.I guess the touch screen in itself got misaligned - anyone with experience in this ? .I found replacement touch screens from Hong Kong for as little as $6.99/pc, and $2,50 for shipment to Denmark.
I have bought a replacement touchscreen from ebay, however it looks like it needs soldering at the back and the ribbon on the screen is a different layout. Anyone have any idea what to connect and to where?
Does anyone know whether the touch panel from XDA II will be able to fix to XDA IIi ? I am having problem with my XDA IIi(Alpine) it seems the touchscreen is not responsive. I have already tried opening the Alpine check the connectors it seems to be okay so i am suspecting the touch screen is the fault. I have found this website http://mobile.brando.com.hk/TouchScreenO2xdaII.php selling the replacement touchscreen but it stated there XDA II. Will it be a match for Xda IIi? Will it be easy to fix? Anyone with experience please help. Thanks.
I bought one on ebay for £12.98 that said XDA 2i and it looks like the one in your picture, which I dont think is the right one - I reckon that is the XDA 2 one version. I phoned the company I bought it from, in London and they said if I send the whole lot to them they will fit the new screen for £20 more which seems fair enough. That would mean the touchscreen fitted for £32 - a lot less than the £80-100 I've seen elsewhere.
Hi all.
Here is the story. A while back. The LCD of my TyTN II got cracked (Sigh). I ordered an LCD from ebay, and very carefully replaced the one in my TyTN II.
Everything actually went smoothly as far as I could tell. LCD, touchscreen, connections, the phone is working perfectly except......5 buttons in the keyboard decided to stop working. Specifically the letters R-T-Y-G-V.......
I don't get it....How could this have happened? If i damaged the keyboard connection, shouldn't the whole keyboard stop working? why just those five buttons?
It's really frustrating. specially after going through the effort of changing the LCD.
Any one got any ideas?
No Clues? Sigh. I can't even sell it now.
Thanks anywayz.
cheers
I have the well known problem with not working touch screen. I have read all this posts on different forums but haven't find the answer. If somebody tried already - please tell me replacement to new (lcd + touchscreen) will fix this problem?
I found plenty of screens on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/PALM-TREO-750-L...9|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50
20-30 bucks.
LCD
gfreeman said:
I have the well known problem with not working touch screen. I have read all this posts on different forums but haven't find the answer. If somebody tried already - please tell me replacement to new (lcd + touchscreen) will fix this problem?
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I had a keyboard problem with one of my treo and I tried to cut up the phone to pieces. I pulled all of string cables one for the keyboard and one for the display. Cleaned all and then assembled it. It looks like workink well but the touch screnn doesn't answered. I cut up again and plug in the display cable again. It works now again.
Since then I dont cut up the phone
shubonker said:
I found plenty of screens on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/PALM-TREO-750-L...9|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50
20-30 bucks.
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Yes I know I also find them, but I want to know, does new screen fix problem, or after purchase of new screen I will have not working treo with 2 screens, and 30 bucks less
laces said:
I had a keyboard problem with one of my treo and I tried to cut up the phone to pieces. I pulled all of string cables one for the keyboard and one for the display. Cleaned all and then assembled it. It looks like workink well but the touch screnn doesn't answered. I cut up again and plug in the display cable again. It works now again.
Since then I dont cut up the phone
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You know I already disassembled it and assembled it back for few times, but it still not working. Everything looks very nice and clear - like new but...
New screen doesn't solve the problem. I purchased a new touch screen (lcd + digitaizer) - it start working for few minutes, then stop again. I put off the battery an leave it like this for a month. Than I switch it on - it works (I successfully unlock it, passed f..... alignment screen). Now I use it, but touch screen doesn't work!
Please if anybody now what is the real problem, let me now.
I have the same problem. I upgraded my Treo 750 to a new ROM. It worked for a couple of hours and then it doesn't work.
I have read in a different forum that you have to turn down the screen brightness to less than 1/2 and it should work. I tried that and it still craps out.
I am also looking for a new digitizer from ebay. Would this work? Or do I have to purchase the screen and digitizer.
Would a new screen or digitizer work or will it crap out in a hour or so?
Besides getting a new phone what would be the next step for a solution?
I think it is a software problem. With WM5, 6 and 6.1 the touch screen didn't work but on the newish 6.5 version here it works just fine, all the time!
same
am currently having the same problem whaat is d solution pls is it rom WM6.5? who hav solve this problem?
Hey guys,
I've had my X1i for a year now. No hard falls most falls are on soft surfaces. & Suddenly today morning woke up & the touch screen isn't responding. So I looked up posts, some said turn it off & turn it back along with removing the battery & it should work fine. Tried that, worked for a bit then stopped working again. Also tried soft-reseting & gave the same result. So is there any other method you guys know ? I'm thinking the other type of reseting..forgot what it's called but that'll delete everything so i gotta back things up first. So any solutions? & thanks in advance.
Have you got a screen protector on it? If so, try lifting the edges of it a little.
Nope, no screen protector. Does it have to do with any .cabs i've installed before ? Or they're not related? Is the battery related? Could it cause something like that?
I once run into the following, it may help you too:
after installing an app(from a cab) my screen was allmost non responsive.
Calibration didn't help.
I have "Advannced config" installed, uppon checkin the sensitivity it was waaaaay down, even under default.
Hope it helps for you too =)
i had the same problem to on my proto x1
it completely stopped working and i tried everything (reflash rom, boot android)
but all without luck so i bought a replacement screen
after a while my touch screen started working again but still occasionally fails
i have not yet replaced my touchscreen, i am thinking about a loose connector or something...
btw i was on official r3 fw
your flex cable might have worn out!
Jonny4911 said:
your flex cable might have worn out!
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Where is that located? Where can I get a new one?
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Where is that located? Where can I get a new one?
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here is one thread about it, there should be others if you search some more than I did
and this would be a means to get a new one (official site, similar price), if it really is the cause and you don't like to tinker
cheers and gl
If your LCD is working, then it could be bad digitizer like mine instead of the ribbon cable. (Well, I use X1 a lot in humid place like bathroom.....). Just pay a few extra to buy the LCD+Digitizer for about ~$30 that will save you a lot headache for just the digitizer alone. There's a thread in X1 accessories forum.
So here is my story.. i have a perfectly working kaiser, and one with a broken lcd.. but both of them are in terrible cosmetic condition.. so i decide to order from ebay a full housing (with keyboard included) to make it look good and give it to my brother as a present..
I perfectly disassemble the device with the working screen and easily install it in the new housing.. but when i turn it on i realise that the only working hardware keyboard buttons were q e u o f h l and some arrows i think...
My first conclusion was that the keyboard included in the housing was not working correctly so i decide to use my old one. but to my surprise the old keyboard also has only the same working buttons!!!
after that i also tried the keyboard from my other kaiser ( with the broken screen) with the same results.
So up to this point, i guess it is safe to assume that the keyboards have no problem.. but then the mystery grows cause i exchanged every single piece of the phone with the broken kaiser's parts and the problem remains the same...
Any idea?? i am an engineer and problems like that that i cannot think of a reason that they are happening drive me nuts!!! please help me sleep at nights..
thanx in advance!
Hooray! Someone else who has the exact same problem as me! The phone I have had the LCD screen replaced and once it was reassembled, the keyboard is wacky. I tried reseating it and the same keys you mention are the only ones working: Q E U O F H L, CAP/Shift, Tab, Space, Enter and the 4 arrow keys. Nothing else works. I'd love to see if anyone has a solution to our problem. =)
Also, I'm not sure if it does it for you but the backlighting doesn't turn back on once it goes off - even when pressing the working keys. I found other posts on this forum with similar problems (with no replies) but their keyboards were not working at all. There has to be a simple solution that we're missing if it's this common.
Thats really weird that we have the same keys working... it really has to be something we are missing... but i have changed everything..
the only thing i didnt change is the lcd, so now that you are telling me that this happened only after you changed the lcd, it got me thinking that maybe the lcd is not as inocent as it may seem... cause,ok, my first thought was like wtf the lcd couldnt mess up with the keyboard.. but now that i think about it it is the only thing i havent tried to replace.. i have a broken one but still quite operative, so i will try with this one and get back at you.. if in the meanwhile anyone else knows something or has an idea, please help a little bit!
Like you, I cannot find any reason between the keyboard and the screen that would cause this. They're not connected in any way or share any cables. They connect to different parts of the main board... there's no logic that I can find.
I got mine second-hand and the original owner said she had the LCD replaced because of a couple dead pixels. The keyboard was working fine before that. Let me know what you find out. I was planning on ordering a replacement keyboard assembly from eBay but since you've tried a couple, that saves me from wasting that money.
Unfortunatelly the extra LCD i had was not operating at all, so the test i wanted to do failed, and i still dont know whats causing the problem... i am more or less convinced that i have to buy a new lcd but it is a bit of a risk to change the screen because some buttons on the keyboard dont work, dont you think?? anyway i am wondering y nobody else has nothing to say... this hasnt happened to anyone else??
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Unfortunatelly the extra LCD i had was not operating at all, so the test i wanted to do failed, and i still dont know whats causing the problem... i am more or less convinced that i have to buy a new lcd but it is a bit of a risk to change the screen because some buttons on the keyboard dont work, dont you think?? anyway i am wondering y nobody else has nothing to say... this hasnt happened to anyone else??
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Hey, why do not you try endkey replacement, you can read and download it at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=704631
Hakim Rahman said:
Hey, why do not you try endkey replacement, you can read and download it at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=704631
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thank you for your reply! but i don't understand how this would help for our problems..
i talked with htc yesterday and they told me it couldnt be the lcd, but during the lcd replacement probably the flexiboard was a little torned (needs a microscope to be verified..) i am giving it for a free test on monday so i guess i l have a more detailed answer soon!!
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thank you for your reply! but i don't understand how this would help for our problems..
i talked with htc yesterday and they told me it couldnt be the lcd, but during the lcd replacement probably the flexiboard was a little torned (needs a microscope to be verified..) i am giving it for a free test on monday so i guess i l have a more detailed answer soon!!
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Hmm, that's an interesting find. It's odd that the same problem exists on different phones, unless it's a common section/piece of the board/assembly that gets damaged. Are you going to try and use the assembly from your other phone? Let me know what happens. I'd like to know what piece I need to buy to get mine working again. =)