It seems I have a hardware issue as right after installing a nightly CM9, it seemed to be working fiine when I went to install a simple batery level mod and I got the "UI has stopped working" warning and when I went to reboot to reflash the OS, it suddenly displayed the BSOD (with tightly spaced black thin lines) and now NOTHING I've tried will get it to respond.
I've done all the button push combos, plugged it into the computer, left it on charge overnight....nothing...absolutely nothing.
This was a very stable TP before this episode.
So after diagnosing it with an HP chat session...and volunteering the CM9 install, of course my warranty is void and they want $235 to repair it...I could replace it cheaper.
So, any independants doing repairs on these yet? Preferably in the midwest.
I don't think they'd repair it anyway if you sent it in (even if warranty is still on) because it has a 3rd party OS on it. You may just get it returned in the mail despite them knowing it beforehand.
I bricked my Nook Color running CM7 after installing a battery app. from the market before, and someone warned me against them here on XDA saying this is not uncommon.
Now I try to avoid installing any now on my TP and just use the built in battery reader. With my Nook, I did manage to unbrick it via button reset combos. Hope you sort it out with your TP.
Tried webos doctor? I have seen it fix this.
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WebOS Dr. can't see it due to it not turning on....
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WebOS Dr. can't see it due to it not turning on....
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There is a guy on webosnation.com who repairs Touchpad.
Try this forum (I dont remember his name): http://forums.webosnation.com/hp-touchpad/
might be helpful, ive recovered a few "completely bricked" Tp's to perfect factory condition, it might look confusing/overwhelming, but its easier than it looks, and better than paying someone to fix it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1564938
My problem is that my TP doesn't show the 1st sign of life....nothing....
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My problem is that my TP doesn't show the 1st sign of life....nothing....
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to me it sounds like either a "hard" soft-brick, or a definate hardware failure.
the TP cant be hard bricked at all, its the best feature about it and can always be recovered with a little elbow grease and carpel tunnel
as for the hardware failure, if the TP is under warranty still, HP will fix the issue or send you a refurb, but at a hefty price...and the problem with sending it to a user to fix is that they might not be able to find/resolve the problem, and you'll still have to go back to HP or move on to a new tablet and sell the TP for parts...
now as for recovering it yourself, have you done any testing to see if you can get the hardware to detect on PC by hearing the "usb connected" sound? there are 3 methods to try this, 1 is just plugging in and hard resetting, the other is to go to the regular download mode, and the last is the dev download mode (i cant remember how to do that one again, you might have to search for it)
if either of these give you the usb connected sound, even for a second, then you are in luck and its just a soft brick which is recoverable.
if not, try to "charge" for a few hours, repeat the test and see if it yields any results. if not, then its a hardware failure, and the smartest bet is to send to HP for repair/refurb
If it is hardware bricked, try seeing if they will accept it back under warranty without telling them about the different OS (unless you already gave them all your info). They may be able to recover it or replace it without knowing. If they find it and want that price, then tell then to shove it and find another.
The chance that they will not discover the OS is pretty good if it is hardware bricked, so absent another good alternative - give it a try.
unfortunately, one look at the partition table, and HP will send it right back, no follow up investigation whatsoever, and include a memo stating price to repair a "voided-warranty" touchpad
i know it sucks, but thats the price we pay (pun unintentional/intended) for quality aftermarket OS's beyond the scope of support
EDIT** Doug, any luck?
No luck...am currently looking for a cheap broken screen TP for parts.....and am guessing I need the logic board.
In the mean time, I bought an Asus TF300T tablet....nice
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No luck...am currently looking for a cheap broken screen TP for parts.....and am guessing I need the logic board.
In the mean time, I bought an Asus TF300T tablet....nice
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hahaha id stop looking, thats a fantastic replacement!
and it sucks that the TP died, its a decent quick use tablet, but it is one of those literal "you get what you pay for" products
I would still sent it in.
If it is so badly bricked that they cannot activate it enough to see anything - you should get a replacement. Otherwise, you should have the option of them shipping it back - unless you just want to forgetaboutit at that point.
Found a parts TP on eBay...so now when it and the tools I ordered arrive..we'll see how "fixable" it may be
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Found a parts TP on eBay...so now when it and the tools I ordered arrive..we'll see how "fixable" it may be
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unbelieveably fixable (youll love the size of the battery ), the worst part is the reassembly of the screen with the rubber gromit/gasket that goes around it, what a niusance!
excellent breakdown here: http://www.ifixit.com/Device/HP_TouchPad
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hahaha id stop looking, thats a fantastic replacement!
and it sucks that the TP died, its a decent quick use tablet, but it is one of those literal "you get what you pay for" products
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i dont know about that. I think you get a bit more than you pay for. I would say it's worth about 250 (w/ android) considering a smaller and less specced kindle sells for 200.
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i dont know about that. I think you get a bit more than you pay for. I would say it's worth about 250 (w/ android) considering a smaller and less specced kindle sells for 200.
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that really depends on the users needs, especially if the require fully working camera, bt etc. and full H/W accel video (and proper manuf. support/updates)
the touchpad is an excellent "fun" tablet to muck about with, and an amazing cheap tablet (i still use webOS once in a while too! ), but if you need something reliable, lightweight, and fully supported, then any of the big 5 are an excellent choice for that.
having said that, i 100% agree with you (especially if purchased on firesale) the TP is prolly the only current/next gen tablet ill ever own anyway because it does everything that i need in a tablet and then some
EDIT** and when i said "you get what you pay for" i literally meant you buy it, its yours, and it is what it is unless you are willing to take the risk (no real support from HP)
WOW...^^ I fixed it!! I was waiting (still am ) for a parts TP I bought from eBay and thought I'd try just putting it all back together...(I'd taken it apart awaiting the parts)...and I'll be damned it came back on and has been fine!!
My guess is that the charging circuit in these things is ultra sensitive and demanding of it's own proccess. I still am not sure why mine glitched and died, but simply removing the battery for a period of time and reinstalling it seemed to fix the problem. Battery was at 35% when it awoke...when it died it was around 85%.
Thanks for all the ideas and help......now if I could just get my $$ or the TP from eBay (it's been 11 days) I'd be even happier.....
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?? any idea and it just stays like that
Have you tried a hard reboot? What is the status of your NC? Rooted? Stock 1.2? CM7? Had you "done" or "loaded" anything just before? Is there a bootable uSD in the slot?
Bit more info would be spiffy here.
With so little to go on, it's hard to say what's happening; but it looks like a problem with the hardware to me. Particularly, the LCD panel seems to be on the fritz.
How old is the Nook? Had it been working fine for more than just a few days before this problem occurred? Any drops or spills in the recent past?
When was it purchased? Seems like the LCD panel is busted. If it's rooted or not, take it to the BN Store and have it replaced.
It was a trade and it was fine it for weeks and then one day started doing this, and now just hardly ever get it too turn on and it does that when it does.
i nor he never moded it in any way, hardware or software. it's stock
Oh and it does it with or without a SD card in it, i recently made the SD card into a clockwork one to try and fix it but no luck since it wont even come on hardly ever and sticks there and sometimes gets to the big U but never past there
manderw82 said:
It was a trade and it was fine it for weeks and then one day started doing this, and now just hardly ever get it too turn on and it does that when it does.
i nor he never moded it in any way, hardware or software. it's stock
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Well, everything made by man breaks eventually an this one is definitely broken. If there is no sign of obvious trauma or water damage, you can probably get a warranty replacement.
I'd say it's time to take it to your local B&N store and get a new one. I imagine they would like to see the receipt, but I'm not sure.
If you can't get the receipt from your friend, you might have to try to sell it to the guy in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145789
You could also try calling B&N Digital Support like the guy in the last post of that thread suggested.
Good Luck
I realize its the screen, even when I put in the SD with clockwork it goes haywire. Where on earth do you get a screen???
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I realize its the screen, even when I put in the SD with clockwork it goes haywire. Where on earth do you get a screen???
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You don't get a new screen. You get a replacement unit from B&N, more than likely refurbished.
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You don't get a new screen. You get a replacement unit from B&N, more than likely refurbished.
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But the refurb Nook Color - I received - along with many others - looks and works like Brand new device.
I guess I am stuck. This was bought way past any exchange period. I think the unit is all bad anyway, besides the screen it will hardly ever turn on.
Hello. Yes, I'm a noob. I watched video, and also have been trying to find a solution for last three days. I just really am unsure where to even start!!.... :silly:
I just purchased this Samsung Galaxy Tab:
ebay. com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-w-Otter-Box-Charger-3G-SPH-P100-/140863908008?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&nma=true&si=zdNnh%2F8hBkAfClqVXbmhnrVFeI4%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
(Sorry I can not link without spaces)
I have no SD card.
This is Sprint version of Tab, though I'm not sure if that is still attached to the tab.
I do not know if this is rooted (item description does not say anything about that, but I'm guessing it is..)
Received it, charged it, tried to turn it on, and it loops the glowing Samsung boot screen.
I tried to load in recovery mode and the attached image is the screen that I get. fails to mount anything!
(again tried to link to image also but not allowed )
I downloaded both kies and odin but can"t seem to connect the tab to the PC? I have never used any of these programs and was just not expecting to need to so soon.
I'm not trying to do anything fancy just yet, just want to be able to turn the tab on!!
I have searched these forums, and others, youtube, can't seem to find my exact problem and getting to be at wit's end..
I used to be pretty tech savvy but haven't done much dealings in last few years so rusty. And I have never had any kind of smart phone or tab before and so I'm just a bit nervous on where to start or to do anything because I think it is good that it at least still turns on?? Don't want to worsen the problem.
I am just between trying to resolve this matter, if it is possible or if nothing is possible, attempting to use the ebay buyer protection but i'd rather it not come to that! (also why I haven't made any changes just yet)
I do not have any other communication device at the moment, was kind of relying on this tab for work, and don't have time or money to spend waiting for that to go through plus a replacement unless I have absolutely no choice.. :crying:
I would be eternally grateful for any help in what direction to go. If I could JUST get a jump start I think I tend to pick things up alright.. as far as development goes. Just off to a bad start with this tab and pretty please if you don't mind give me some reassurance (and maybe some links) that it will be okay :victory::highfive:
Probably has been rooted. Boot into recovery ( power volume up ). Press vol up and power. Once the tab starts, keep your finger on volume up and quit the power button. Once you are in recovery, take a picture of the screen and post here.
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Probably has been rooted. Boot into recovery ( power volume up ). Press vol up and power. Once the tab starts, keep your finger on volume up and quit the power button. Once you are in recovery, take a picture of the screen and post here.
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i figured so! the attached picture in the original post is from holding the volume up button while powering on. that is supposed to be in recovery mode, but there is "(No such file or directory)" for.. seems to be anything.
junoorudont said:
i figured so! the attached picture in the original post is from holding the volume up button while powering on. that is supposed to be in recovery mode, but there is "(No such file or directory)" for.. seems to be anything.
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You may want to contact the seller before raising buyer protection.
Maybe he is willing to take it back or willing to refund you some money, then let you play with it.
I hope it is not a case of bad NAND chip.
priyana said:
You may want to contact the seller before raising buyer protection.
Maybe he is willing to take it back or willing to refund you some money, then let you play with it.
I hope it is not a case of bad NAND chip.
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I have contacted him, though he doesn't seem to understand what is the problem either. I definitely would prefer to arrange something with him I just don't even know my options right now if that makes sense. He said he hadn't had this problem so I don't know.. because I have not done anything with it myself but open the mail and plug it in. If it was working for him correctly, the chip wouldn't be bad would it?
He had photos of the tab on running screens in his listing. Seems to be the same one.
I guess was trying to see if I even had a chance at it working regardless. I am on a very limited budget so its already been an inconvenience, but thats the risk I take buying second hand I suppose. Just trying to make the best of it any which way. I just have no idea what this screen says about the condition of the tab..
I have no ill will toward the seller just trying to find best resolution.
I'm not opposed at playing around with it, as long as I would actually have a good chance of it actually working and had a clue where to start.
Otherwise I would probably like to return it. Like I said, going the buyer protection route is worst case scenario to me. And I would not use the buyer protection after altering the programming in any way. That is also part of why I have not tried anything so far. Don't want to totally break or brick it.
I just want to turn it on. I actually hadn't even had the notion of playing with any of it whatsoever until I found I had a problem, and started researching it
or if it is fixable . (which I still do not know)
I think I have decent ethics,, mostly I'm just trying to figure out what is wrong with the tab, both for myself and / or the seller if we do happen to return the tab :fingers-crossed:
Thank you!!
I am sure you have the right ethics.
What we are worried is if he hasn't got one.
How do you know the picture is of this tab, and was the condition right before the sell?
If he is genuine, there can be a compromise. Either he take it back, or take it back to fix it and send you again (after sufficiently proof to you that it is now running, with video of him flipping it front and back next to the TV news or something, hahaha, pointing the same scratches and marks on the tab he is holding), or refund you a little money.
But if he is unwilling to compromise, and you would like to try fixing it yourself and be a good guy, then bite the bullet and try and prepare to bear the loss.
But give him no star, afterall it is his choice not to keep you happy, right?
Edit: also I have no experience with CDMA tab to try to guide you. If it were a GSM tab, at least I have some experience.
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I am sure you have the right ethics.
What we are worried is if he hasn't got one.
How do you know the picture is of this tab, and was the condition right before the sell?
If he is genuine, there can be a compromise. Either he take it back, or take it back to fix it and send you again (after sufficiently proof to you that it is now running, with video of him flipping it front and back next to the TV news or something, hahaha, pointing the same scratches and marks on the tab he is holding), or refund you a little money.
But if he is unwilling to compromise, and you would like to try fixing it yourself and be a good guy, then bite the bullet and try and prepare to bear the loss.
But give him no star, afterall it is his choice not to keep you happy, right?
Edit: also I have no experience with CDMA tab to try to guide you. If it were a GSM tab, at least I have some experience.
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Ah thank you anyway! I am definitely picking up what you're putting down. He has great feedback, 100% positive, or else I probably would not have ordered it, though this seems to be the only electronic type sale he's made. We will see how it goes. I believe its the same device because it included the otter box and I saw no others like it. There are virtually no scratches on it, one tiny one I found near volume buttons, but that is it. And the smear on otterbox in photo seems to match. Though there's no box on the tab in the photos in which it is running properly, they do seem to be on the same carpet as the others.
OHHH ebay I forgot why I shyed away from that website. I really was trying to be very discretionary in ordering the thing but I guess it doesn't always make a difference hahah I almost wondered if he possibly had taken the photos, then tried to wipe his data before sending, and that is where something went wrong. Who knows! I am waiting for his response to the email with photo I posted here.
Actually its relieving just to talk to someone who gives a hoot about it any which way. :highfive:
Really hope can work something out.
If you decide or have to keep this device, can you, at least, get the seller to tell you what recovery and what o/s was installed on your tab?
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If you decide or have to keep this device, can you, at least, get the seller to tell you what recovery and what o/s was installed on your tab?
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Thanks for suggestion. He is actually corresponding with me a little bit at a time. So I just asked him specifically what you just asked, and a few other questions regarding the tab's past, will update as soon as I find out. It is certainly more difficult with such little knowledge of the history of the item. I did receive confirmation from him that it was rooted. Nothing beyond that so far, however.
But hey on the lighter side of the situation! Haha, My trusty ol' horoscope ( -__- ) popped up and it says:
You're more in tune with the tech world than usual and now is a good time to price out gadgets for later consumption. You may want to look into stuff that doesn't quite make sense to you yet. :good:
That's a good "sign" right?
Are you sure it's not an horoscope written by the seller?
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Though there's no box on the tab in the photos in which it is running properly, they do seem to be on the same carpet as the others.
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No otter box on the one running properly!
Kind of a clue that it was an older photo?
why would he take out the otter box and run it and take a photo of it?
I am calling foul here.
He must confess and take it back.
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why would he take out the otter box and run it and take a photo of it?
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Well, it actually isn't in the otter box for most of the photos in listing... but that's still a good point... I tried to link to the listing but being a newbie I can't post links. Just realized he is from a town named Brick.. go figure! I don't know if he'll take it back or not..because he listed no returns. So you think the tab is likely not fixable? And I may have been ripped off? Wow what a bummer....
Now wondering if there's a time limit on the buyer protection if that may be part whats taking so long.. dragging it out. As far as that goes, never used it before, but I have no feedback, just started a new account recently because I hadn't used it in 5 + years and could not remember my old one. And his 100% positive feedback, I don't know if I would have a chance anyway
If they take that in consideration..
He probably did write the horoscope. jokes on me i guess..
If you have to keep the Sprint tab, you might want to restock-it back to Gingerbread 2.3. See the following thread, if you have any questions, don't be shy: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275031&highlight=odin+drivers
after seeing the ebay link you PM me, I do think he has reason to take photo of the tab running out of the otter box.
Initially I thought his shots was with the otter encasing the tab, except for the one that it is running. Apparently all of them are with the otter off, but the one running has no otter nearby.
Well, like in my PM, if you can go download mode, there is still chance to get it running.
The most extreme case is with a broken NAND chip, some have removed the NAND (it was glued on, can you believe that) and still run from microSD card.
There are ways, as long as it still boots to download mode/recovery.
Soon it will be your call....
Before removing the nand chip, he should try to restock like I said before and as shown in the thread link I posted.
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Before removing the nand chip, he should try to restock like I said before and as shown in the thread link I posted.
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Yeah, I am sure he know. I already PM him, apparently the same link as yours.
the NAND removal is the last, only if it is proven to be bad.
I forgot to mention that he should include the pit file and repartition the device, just in case.
well i haven't heard again from seller. No matter which way I go it is going to take some time and energy but I would rather not direct it toward dealing with an argument, so going to try to direct all that more positively and give this a go.
Thanks for all the advice for sure!
I am sure I will end up with some more questions at some point. Though, in spite of the fact that I don't think I should HAVE to do all this right away, as I do, I still feel okay about succeeding.. :fingers-crossed:
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Yeah, I am sure he know. I already PM him, apparently the same link as yours.
the NAND removal is the last, only if it is proven to be bad.
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So I have performed the tasks as posted, and made some progress (I think?), though the tab is still stuck on Samsung screen when start up normally.
Now when I load it in recovery mode I get this screen::
If you just Odin the ef17 using rodderick guide, you shouldn't even have cwm 4.0 I think...
Need someone to confirm.
Are you past that point and going for ics?
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I'm on Cromi-X and last night the screen just died. No warning or other issues were noted. My wife was in the middle of a game of PVZ2 and it stopped working, She assumed that the battery had just hit 0%. I have been on Cromi-X for about 5 weeks and had zero problems - the tablet was running just fine. It's still running fine, with an HDMI cable and dock, the tablet is perfectly useable. So now for suggestions.
1) Is there any point in going through the effort of returning the tablet to stock and sending it back to Asus (hoping that they will honor the warranty)? Obviously unlocking and rooting aren't going to cause a hardware failure like this, but their language is pretty clear that unlocking voids the warranty regardless of whether or not this has anything to do with the failure.
2) In a sad coincidence, my second TF701T was damaged yesterday in a car accident (yes, I actually lost two tablets the same day). In this case, the problem seems to be just the digitizer as the display looks perfect below the cracked glass, but I know that replacements for qty=1 aren't really an option. That one wasn't unlocked by the way (too bad they weren't reversed). This one may get covered by insurance since the other driver ran a red light and smashed into the car. However, I might end up with a functional LCD available to use on the other one (I'm guessing that the digitizer is probably fine). I realize that this is a tricky repair.
3) Are there any known problems anyone has heard of about screens going dead like this? Is there a connector that could have worked its way loose or anything like that?
What do you folks think I should try? If #1 is a 0% chance of getting Asus to fix under warranty, then I'd rather not waste the time and money on round-trip freight. On the other hand, if there is a chance, I'd be screwing myself by opening the tablet to look for something loose or fixable on the connection to the screen which definitely would void the warranty.
Thanks in advance.
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I'm on Cromi-X and last night the screen just died. No warning or other issues were noted. My wife was in the middle of a game of PVZ2 and it stopped working, She assumed that the battery had just hit 0%. I have been on Cromi-X for about 5 weeks and had zero problems - the tablet was running just fine. It's still running fine, with an HDMI cable and dock, the tablet is perfectly useable. So now for suggestions.
1) Is there any point in going through the effort of returning the tablet to stock and sending it back to Asus (hoping that they will honor the warranty)? Obviously unlocking and rooting aren't going to cause a hardware failure like this, but their language is pretty clear that unlocking voids the warranty regardless of whether or not this has anything to do with the failure.
2) In a sad coincidence, my second TF701T was damaged yesterday in a car accident (yes, I actually lost two tablets the same day). In this case, the problem seems to be just the digitizer as the display looks perfect below the cracked glass, but I know that replacements for qty=1 aren't really an option. That one wasn't unlocked by the way (too bad they weren't reversed). This one may get covered by insurance since the other driver ran a red light and smashed into the car. However, I might end up with a functional LCD available to use on the other one (I'm guessing that the digitizer is probably fine). I realize that this is a tricky repair.
3) Are there any known problems anyone has heard of about screens going dead like this? Is there a connector that could have worked its way loose or anything like that?
What do you folks think I should try? If #1 is a 0% chance of getting Asus to fix under warranty, then I'd rather not waste the time and money on round-trip freight. On the other hand, if there is a chance, I'd be screwing myself by opening the tablet to look for something loose or fixable on the connection to the screen which definitely would void the warranty.
Thanks in advance.
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I have something I have just discovered 2 days ago.... When I was playing real racing 3, my tablet turned off as the battery got discharged. I connected the charger and turned the tablet on, then all I could see was gliches on the screen. The colors were hazy.And the touchscreen was not usable. I think it is a hardware issue because it did not affect only android but also the asus logo that appears before loading the os. I tried to reboot several times in vain. Fortunatlely, I found out how to get rid of those glistches. Very simple: when the os boots, I lock the screen then unlocked it. Yeah very weird!!! the problem was reproduced as well as the solution... However, I dont know if it happens only when the tablet goes off while gaming or does it happen every time the tablet gets discharged. Other than that, everything works flawlessly!!!
You unlocked it which means no you no longer have a warranty. ASUS are quite clear on this. You can send it back to Asus and they will charge you to fix it.
Or you could open the back and check the ribbon hasn't come lose? Same with the other one, get a screen from eBay and fix it yourself. Probably some vids you can use on you tube.
Aren't you in Japan? Enjoy your vacation and stop helping all of us.
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Aren't you in Japan? Enjoy your vacation and stop helping all of us.
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I have a feeling he loves it... Win for us!
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So, I opened the tablet. Angry Dinosaur was right, it really is easy. Unfortunately, the cables connecting the display to the board look fine. I haven't seen any spare TF701T screens on Ebay, but I will keep looking. If anyone knows of a place, please let me know. Thanks.
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Aren't you in Japan? Enjoy your vacation and stop helping all of us.
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I'm bored A week speaking Japanese and nothing but Japanese TV and crappy BG WiFi modem I need some normality. That's you guys with your broken gadgets.
I normally don't do this, but based on what just happened, I added the Amazon 2-yr drops, spills, and hardware failure protection for $45. This one DOESN'T say anything about unlocking voiding a warranty (an that might be hard to prove in the event of a drop anyway). Anyone have any experience with this? For $45 it seems like a decent alternative to the loss of Asus warranty when I root. I can't not do it either, since I noticed such a big improvement on Cromi-X.
SBDAGS, if you are bored for a minute I had another question for you. I know that you love the stock browser and I agree that it's faster than Chrome. I want the extra screen space and so am using the quick controls. The one problem for me is that I like to scroll with my left thumb and pull out the menu with my right. I end up accidentally pulling up the quick controls and jumping to another page when I'm trying to scroll. This happens about every 5th scroll attempt. Do you have any idea how hard it would be to modify the labs setting to allow quick controls to function off left, right, both - maybe check boxes? I searched but couldn't find anything already done. I could create another donation fund for you if you think it's not a huge amount of work.
derekk1 said:
I normally don't do this, but based on what just happened, I added the Amazon 2-yr drops, spills, and hardware failure protection for $45. This one DOESN'T say anything about unlocking voiding a warranty (an that might be hard to prove in the event of a drop anyway). Anyone have any experience with this? For $45 it seems like a decent alternative to the loss of Asus warranty when I root. I can't not do it either, since I noticed such a big improvement on Cromi-X.
SBDAGS, if you are bored for a minute I had another question for you. I know that you love the stock browser and I agree that it's faster than Chrome. I want the extra screen space and so am using the quick controls. The one problem for me is that I like to scroll with my left thumb and pull out the menu with my right. I end up accidentally pulling up the quick controls and jumping to another page when I'm trying to scroll. This happens about every 5th scroll attempt. Do you have any idea how hard it would be to modify the labs setting to allow quick controls to function off left, right, both - maybe check boxes? I searched but couldn't find anything already done. I could create another donation fund for you if you think it's not a huge amount of work.
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It'll be in the smali code probably. A good question for someone like @elesbb who loves these challenges. it's not a question of being bored for this one, I don't have the tools with me to decompile the apk.
Hello everyone,
During the last few months I've had issues where my Xperia X8 would randomly enter a repetitive reboot. After five or so reboots, the phone would stabilize and would function normally for a few days until the same thing happened again.
Lately, it started doing it more often, and especially when I was to either make a call or surf the internet for longer than a minute or two. In other words, the problem finally caught my attention as it interfered with the basic functions of a smartphone.
After restoring a six-months old back-up, removing all of the mostly unused apps, formatting the SD card, testing another SIM card and trying out the GingerDX ROM instead of FroyoPro, nothing of which did anything to solve the problem, I asked a fellow X8 user to lend me his battery for a few days as a last ditch fix which I could do on my own. Luckily, this turned out to be the culprit. Now I'm four days in without a single restart and the phone working faster than ever being all cleaned up.
A short story was made long for future reference if anyone else happened to have the same issue. I also posted in this forum instead of Accessories because this one is most active. Sorry about that
Now I'm in the need of a replacement battery, as my friend would prefer to get his battery back. No fancy stuff - a simple 1200 mAh replacement would do. Does anyone have any experience with this?
What's your opinion on these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/GENUINE-ORIGINAL-ERICSSON-XPERIA-BATTERY/dp/B007C99ES6/ref=pd_cp_ce_0
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mobile-Accessories-Battery-Compatible-Ericsson/dp/B005GK27KA/ref=pd_cp_ce_1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SUPERSTORE-ERICSSON-XPERIA-COMPATIBLE-BATTERY/dp/B003NGCZVU/ref=pd_cp_ce_2
The price looks fine and all that, but we all got burned at some point buying non-official merchandise. I'm pretty sure these are neither genuine nor SE batteries, but might as well do as replacements.
Any suggestions?
xWhiskey said:
The price looks fine and all that, but we all got burned at some point buying non-official merchandise. I'm pretty sure these are neither genuine nor SE batteries, but might as well do as replacements.
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This.
The price seems very low and i guess you can give it a try. In the worst case you will lose 5£ or so.
I guess they will work for a while but I'm on the same opinion as what you wrote above.
stamatis said:
This.
The price seems very low and i guess you can give it a try. In the worst case you will lose 5£ or so.
I guess they will work for a while but I'm on the same opinion as what you wrote above.
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Exactly, and some of the reviews look completely rigged.
Anyway, by some stroke of luck I found what seemed to be the only shop in town that still had the EP500 model replacement battery in their storage, so no ordering via web-shop or other internet venues was necessary. I'm from Croatia, so it ended up costing 9£, which would be the exact equivalent as if I had ordered a similar model from Amazon, taking total shipping into account.
One day in, one call, ~10 SMSs and an hour of so worth of listening to music later, about 15% of the battery was spent, but keep in mind I only use 2G and the phone puts itself on airplane mode during night time.
So, I'm satisfied The only thing I can recommend is that you absolutely try your local vendors before trying anything else, as you do get warranty in most cases and you can easily return the battery if it explodes.
I flashed Android N Preview as a secondary ROM using MultiROM, everything worked perfectly, no issues what so ever.
After a day when I was listening to music using Spotify the phone suddenly switched of abruptly with battery over 90%
Since then I couldn't able to switch on the phone again.
No bootloader, no Recovery, Its not booting at all. No response from the phone.
I think it is dead.
Changed the Battery to new one.
Not worked. No sign of anything.
When I plugged in the charger the LED light is on, but I don't think its charging phone is not warm while it is plugged in.
In fact it felt like so chill.
So, I don't know how to recover my phone.
BTW, the phone's bootloader unlocked, rooted stock ROM as the primary one.
Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks guys.
Did you try to press the power button for 15-20 seconds? That's a weird problem.
The same happened to me.,and my phone is stock and locked. Its bricked. Nothing we tried helped
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how do you change the battery on a nexus 6?
kidhudi said:
how do you change the battery on a nexus 6?
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the back plastic sheet is held on with adhesive, I would apply heat first then work it open with a tool like isesamo or maybe a thin credit card or guitar pick. underneath there are 20 torx iirc can't remember size and another plastic shell with many holes in it. this cover, the wireless charging coil, and battery are adhered together i think and there are two small rubber covers for the power button (top) and battery (bottom). remember to disconnect your ribbon cables and treat them carefully.
the real problem imo lies in reassembly. i have repaired many and never feel they are the same as they came from the factory mostly because the back cover doesn’t re-adhere well. invest in some quality 3m adhesive, even a pre cut if you can manage.
Yeah done everything I have in my power nothing works.
Asked service center to check they said the phone is dead.
To get it repaired it will cost 3500 for me, they said.
Damn it.
Don't know what to do.
Now they said that the motherboard is dead, I need to change it inorder to get it work again.
Is it possible like this kind of problem occurs?
I was in Android N listening to Spotify
Putting a pre release OS on a phone, especially using a hack like multi rom, was indeed a recipe for disaster..
I'm certain that your partitions somehow got corrupted, and that results in a un bootable phone
Hopefully, someone reading this thread, who is thinking about doing something suicidal like that will learn from your mistake, but your phone is toast, unless you can get it J-Tagged, which might not even be available for your N6
I've heard the term j-tag a lot before. What does that mean
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I've heard the term j-tag a lot before. What does that mean
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http://www.brickedmyphone.com/products/jtag-unbrick-service/
http://easy-jtag.com/
My phone is officially dead. Service center said that the motherboard is weak and is impossible to repair and only fix is to replace the whole motherboard to a newer one. That would cost me a lot like i could get a new for it and they even suggested me to exchange this phone to a newer one.
And now i got Nexus 6P and I love it so much.
But God i really miss my Nexus 6.
Thanks for the help and suggestion here.
Long live xda.
I couldn't resist to unlock bootloader. Flash multirom and stock root and xposed.
That's the heaven, i can't live without.
I have done it all after i opened the 6P from its box. Lol.
May be i am fastest one to do it.
Thanks xda and friends from it.
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