Hi guys, hoping someone can help me.
The title says it all really, but I'll describe exactly what happened. Last Friday my dearly cherished Note finally stopped charging completely, after kicking up a few issues for a week or so. I ordered a replacement USB strip and battery (I was getting screen flicker problems on low battery, and research said battery issue, so why not) and when they arrived I replaced the USB, charged the new battery and flashed an updated ROM.
The phone immediately started getting really hot up towards the top, where I'm led to believe the CPU is, but I assumed this was just because I was flashing then immediately restoring apps with TB, so I let it calm itself down and rest for a bit, and no more super heating.
At some point during this whole process by speaker went kaput, except it's not the speaker itself because I've just replaced that and still borked.
Can anyone suggest what it might be and how I might fix it? Thanks in advance!
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Also, I've tried the same build that I was using before the replacement, and other ROMs too
Is the sound on buds ok? Maybe just a ribbon connection if so
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howard bamber said:
Is the sound on buds ok? Maybe just a ribbon connection if so
sent by reversed alien technology....
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Headphones is fine. I'll try reseating the cable shortly. Really hope that's it. It's it possible to attach it wrong? If so I really should have checked that first!
Nope. Ribbon's seated fine. Maybe I've been sold a duff USB strip. Anyone got any other ideas apart from that?
I've no idea bud. My phone had the USB problem too. Did what you did and was ok. Like I said the only thing I saw when doing it is the ribbons. Check them all. Not just the one to the USB board. You may of knocked one and they are sensitive mothers...
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Another issue, I think is related. My signal is a bit iffy. At home where my g/f has perfect connection with a crappy Alcatel (without even capacitive screen!), I get a VERY choppy connection. 3/4 in one place, 0 a couple of feet away. Am I right in thinking that the cable connected to the USB strip is something to do with the aerial?
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was working night shift. when I looked on the ground and noticed that the screen on my phone was on. so I graped it to turn it of, when I realiced that it wasn't the screen but the flash on the back next to the camera. its not as bright as when the flash is actually turned on in the camera menu. and the only way I found to turn it of is by pulling the battery out, anyone had/has a similar problem.
Michael
there was someone else who had a post about this before - search "light always on" or something like that but there was a recent post with someone who had the same problem
I did a search. not that i didn't do so before. the only thing that came up was for a different phone (wizard) not for Xperia. been looking around now for the last couple days and haven't been able to find anyone else with a similar problem. well at least on the internet.
any one else
Michael
dreamsaga said:
I did a search. not that i didn't do so before. the only thing that came up was for a different phone (wizard) not for Xperia. been looking around now for the last couple days and haven't been able to find anyone else with a similar problem. well at least on the internet.
any one else
Michael
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went back through each page looking for it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=541959
Twas on page ten - but it looks like it never came to a conclusion... sorry dude
I wonder if he/she did ever fix it. well if I can't fix it soon I will have to take it back to the shop.
Edit: after posting I did another search and wolla. found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485701 . this might explain it a liitle bit. after reading does posts I think I better not wast my time. since it really looks like a hardware issue
well. send it off to three on monday. they called me back yesterday.
the LED is allways on due to the wiring on the main board being corroded. we have disconnected the wire. because the damage is from corrosion we can't fix it under warranty. we are sending it back to you today.
were did the corrosion come from. its never been anywere near water.
dreamsaga said:
were did the corrosion come from. its never been anywere near water.
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Sweat (perspiration lol)?
or maybe if you live near the ocean?
When lights are always on like that it does usually mean there was or is some trace of liquid on the circuits or on the led itself.
When you receive the phone, try disassemble it and clean the corroded circuit with alcohol and it should be good, if its only the short causing the led to always receive power.
That sucks though...
I was the first to post about this issue. 4 months on or so and I still have the same problem. The light has remained on all the time since then, although not as high intensity a when the flash is on. It's no big deal, you get used to it, like the led lights on the side of the phone. I'd also like to say this has not impacted on the flash whatsoever. It still works
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I was the first to post about this issue. 4 months on or so and I still have the same problem. The light has remained on all the time since then, although not as high intensity a when the flash is on. It's no big deal, you get used to it, like the led lights on the side of the phone. I'd also like to say this has not impacted on the flash whatsoever. It still works
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You mean to say that it has been running non-stop(minus restarts) for 4 entire months???
thats good news for me to know the LED is so durable.
so you haven't tried disassembly and cleaning it yourself, the corrosion that is. I taken my x1 apart already and its not that hard, just have to be gentle.
Yep. Although remember the intensity is not that high as when you switch on the flash to take a pic. And actually even though the phone is off the led remains on. It's the battery you need to take out. So it's been on constantly for the past 4 months.
same problem
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well. send it off to three on monday. they called me back yesterday.
the LED is allways on due to the wiring on the main board being corroded. we have disconnected the wire. because the damage is from corrosion we can't fix it under warranty. we are sending it back to you today.
were did the corrosion come from. its never been anywere near water.
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so did you ever solve this problem? i have the exact same issue with my xperia. Any help would be appreciated.
hi everyone
i took apart my x1 yesterday to replace a faulty flex/ribbon cable that was causing my screen to go off when the phone was open. i thought everything was fine as my screen is now fixed, however i answered a call this morning and had no sound. the person at the other end could hear me but i could not hear them. i was also unable to hear my voicemail when trying that this morning too
it seems strange as well because sound effects etc are working on the phone if it is not on silent and my i could hear my alarm no problem this morning.
does anybody have an idea what may be causing this? im sure i plugged everything in as i followed tutorial videos strictly but maybe i did miss something or not plug in something fully. i changed the housing as well if that makes a difference?
thanks
Probably a loose connection for the internal/in-call speaker. Might have dislodged it when you took it apart.
i'm having this eact same problem and will now have to take apart my xperia for about the tenth time -.-
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Probably a loose connection for the internal/in-call speaker. Might have dislodged it when you took it apart.
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ok thanks, was thinking something along those lines as it works if i put a call onto loudspeaker. looks like im going to have to take it apart again
thanks for posting your opinion anyway
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i'm having this eact same problem and will now have to take apart my xperia for about the tenth time -.-
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Hi there,
I have just taken my xperia apart and im pretty sure i figured out the problem. If you replace the flex cable for the screen etc, you need to make sure that you take off the internal call speaker from the old cable and put it onto the new one. its literally a small black square that goes into the top connector of the ribbon cable. this is something i never noticed when replacing the cable and so thats why i had no sound in calls. have yet to put the phone back together but im pretty certain this is the issue.
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Have tested the phone now and it was indeed the problem mentioned in my last post. Looking back, i can't believe i overlooked the internal call speaker and not realised it was still attached to the old ribbon cable.
Thanks to harveydent for pointing me in the right direction. hope this is some help to you kissiman and anyone else who may have done the same
Oh man, thank you for this post!!! I just took my phone apart and put a new black housing and noticed the same issue. I'm going to try to fix my phone ASAP. Thanks for the advice!!!
Taking a look at the black piece you had mentioned, I realized that it may be the camera part of the phone. Well, I'm making sure I have all the connections connected and putting it all back together now. Hopefully it works this time!!!
Help me please ....My galaxy note n7000 showing charging message after removing charger pin.............:crying:
Try rebooting the phone... It should solve the problem
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clean the charger port with a needle with power off. if it is clean there is this thing in the middle of the port that you have to push it higher very gently. don't blow in the port .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFB5S-MWFL0
Just started experiencing the same thing this morning, is it battery related or other hardware issues? coz i reinstalled the ROM I am using and even tried another custom ROM but it's still having the same issue.
Is time to replace battery ！check it out 1st b4 doing anything ！
abbott10k said:
Just started experiencing the same thing this morning, is it battery related or other hardware issues? coz i reinstalled the ROM I am using and even tried another custom ROM but it's still having the same issue.
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most probably the port.. clean and test it
got around to cleaning the USB port, now it's fine. It was also affecting transferring of files larger than 400mb from PC to phone too. the phone would freeze and I'd have to reset it.
Thanks for this video. I faced the same issue which is now sorted out after cleaning the charging port.
Thanks to the OP who floated this thread.. I had similar problem yesterday. special thanks to @andreasarxon. and nokiamodeln91. Thank you guys at xda. Probably due to rough handling of usb cable this happened. All is well now.
Clean It With A Little Whisky :]
cotton, dip it in a little whisky and then clean the usb port with a help of a needle/pin... worked for me :]
*make sure your phone is turned off and the battery is out while you do this application*
try and clean your charger as well.. Cheers!
you would have to change the usb port inside the phone. small cleaning here and there is just a temp fix. fortunately the part is easy to install. Takes 10 minutes total. You must take out the original part and take a look at the revision of the part. comes in rev. .8 rev 1.0 etc. Mine is rev. 1.0. now the bad news: most parts you will get from ebay will be defective. I have had 4 usb ports and only one worked. Most have microphone problem. No mic and the other party can't hear you. one had problems with mic and also with charging. The last one had problem with mic which produced loud distortion and no sound can be recorded apart from distortion. In order for you to get the right part, take a look at your defective usb port inside the phone and write down the revision number. must have the same rev number. Then make sure you buy the part with the antenna amplification tape in the back to amplify the cell signal. the parts without this tape will give you a weaker cell signal (40% less). this makes a huge difference where signal is already weak. so take a look at your original usb port first and then get an exact one with reflective tape on the back covering the antenna.
good luck
ravepark said:
cotton, dip it in a little whisky and then clean the usb port with a help of a needle/pin... worked for me :]
*make sure your phone is turned off and the battery is out while you do this application*
try and clean your charger as well.. Cheers!
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worked for me too :good:
just a needle ... without whisky
I replaced the digitizer on my HTC VIVID. Everything powered on, connected and was good to go.
However, I quickly realized it would not vibrate at all for any function.
Does anyone have enough experience to point me to the right direction on what to look at first?
I'm guessing the obvious. something happened putting it back together.
Thanks for any help.
baw3510maverick said:
I replaced the digitizer on my HTC VIVID. Everything powered on, connected and was good to go.
However, I quickly realized it would not vibrate at all for any function.
Does anyone have enough experience to point me to the right direction on what to look at first?
I'm guessing the obvious. something happened putting it back together.
Thanks for any help.
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My guess would be something did not get hooked up properly. I would suggest taking it back apart to validate connections are good and no messed up connectors. I just replaced a digitizer 2 weeks ago and the vibrate worked fine.
jtsurfs said:
My guess would be something did not get hooked up properly. I would suggest taking it back apart to validate connections are good and no messed up connectors. I just replaced a digitizer 2 weeks ago and the vibrate worked fine.
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Rodger doger. Thanks for the response.
Yeh, I figured that was the obvious, but was hoping I could locate someone who'd had a phone vibrator issue (just sounds ****ing kinky right), that would be able to tell me something specific to look at, like how it's connected, etc
Someone's had to have experienced this before.
Still hanging on wating.
Help is out there i know...
B
Just got this:
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The vibrator can be found directly under the battery terminals on the back of your phone.
The vibrator simply plugs into these two prongs. Usually, the vibrator is simply not plugged in all the way. Now if either of the two connection terminals on your phone are missing, or damaged, then the vibrator will not work at all at this point.
Start by breaking your phone down from the back, and check this connection. Sometimes you can get to this part with a small stick like a tweezers or small screwdriver to check if the vibrator is plugged in properly.
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Replaced digitizer on HTC Vivid with your video. Phone will not vibrate for any function. Any quick ideas on what might cause a vibrator issue?
the digtizer works, but the vibrator doesn't.
something happened putting it back together
Hi,
Does anyone have a problem with the dockcharger? I got the dockcharger in the box with the phone, it came with 2 different inserts. But my problem is that 1 insert is to small and the other is probably to big, at least it will not charge. It seems that the phone get to longe back and loose the connection. Anybody have the same issue?
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Hi,
Does anyone have a problem with the dockcharger? I got the dockcharger in the box with the phone, it came with 2 different inserts. But my problem is that 1 insert is to small and the other is probably to big, at least it will not charge. It seems that the phone get to longe back and loose the connection. Anybody have the same issue?
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Hey, I don't have any problem with mine bro. The magnet feels so strong, if I lift my phone, the dock also sticks with it. Tried the other side? I mean rotating the phone itself... IDK it may be possible that your dock might have an inverted magnet, I DON'T KNOW for sure. haha Just trying to help a fellow z1 user.
My phone also stick with the dock if I try to lift it It charge when I put the phone straight in, but when I key go the phone it looses connection so far I solved the problem with a piece of paper, it is exactly enough to keep the phone charging. Strange.....
Solved it! One of the connection pins on the phone got a little bit black plastic on, I removed it gently.... And now the phone charging in the dock