I have an xda that will not work unless i use headphones. I have searched the forums and i see that most problems point to the headphone socket being locked into 'on' position. I have opened up the xda and have actually soldered a new headphone socket (from an xda with broken screen) onto the board but still have no sound. I also tried swapping the speaker from the other phone.
Any ideas what else to check? All connections seem fine etc
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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
I was using an audio adaptor in the audio socket of my XDA. Unfortunately a small piece of this adaptor has broken off and I can't get it out of the audio socket. This means that the XDA always thinks that the handsfree is plugged in I can't get any audio in or out. And I cannot use the adaptor or handsfree in the audio socket. The XDA all works apart from no audio in or out.
I sent the XDA off to Accord in Melbourne which is the only XDA repair centre in Australia as listed on the O2 website. They charged me a $45 inspection fee and told me that the only way they can fix the problem is by replacing the whole mainboard. They quoted this at $1350!
I am obviously after a cheaper soloution and I hope there is someone in Sydney who can help me out or atleast point me in the right direction.
Very frustrated. Please email me or reply with any suggestions.
Andrew.
A colleague of mine has the same problem. He dropped his xda while the headphone was inserted. The headphone connector broke and remained in the socket. I opened up the xda and it seems impossible to get the connector out. There is no way of pushing it out through the other side. I think you do have to get a new mainboard. Only thing you can try is putting some super glue on the tip of the remaining part and insert it into the socket. Maybe you can pull it out. I didn't try this though.
Hi everyone, just my 2 cents ...
I've found 2 websites that manufacture & sell 4-pole 2.5mm headphone connectors (socket type) that resemble the one in the XDA itself but I'm not sure whether you can replace the broken socket yourself ...
http://www.smk.co.jp/whatsnew_e/651kk_e.html
http://www.suyin-europe.com/pdf/mob...o_connector/audio 2.5mm/010007FR005SX02ZL.pdf
The 2nd URL came from this page:
http://www.suyin-europe.com/products_mobileapplications_audio25.htm
The item is one of those called "Earphone jack SMD 4-pole + normal close switch ..."
I'm also looking for 1, if anybody comes across this in Maplin UK or some other website, let me know, thanks ...
i've never seen the insides of an xda or the audio plug,
but that glue trick might work
or, get a pin, hold it with a plier, heat it up
and stick the audio plug with it,
if there is any plastic in it it should melt and stick to pin
then pull the pin.
i dunno... it might work.
are you sure you cant push the pin back out if you open the xda?
If I'm not wrong, the headphone connector of the XDA looks like 1 of those 2 connectors from Suyin Europe or SMK Japan, and so I think there isn't any hole on the "internal side" of the socket by which the stuck connector can be pushed out from ...
anyone get hold of a 3.5mm socket liek that? i wouldnt mind opening my xda up and soldering a 3.5mmone in as 2.5mm is stupid lol
gaz
Audio socket solution?
Hi
I had a similar problem, except that a piece of the headphone plug wasnt stuck inside - what happened in my case was that one of the connectors in the socket got permanantly shorted with another, making the XDA think that the headphone was on all the time.
I tried fiddling around with a paper pin to try and prise the shorted piece loose, but noticed that at certain points when the paper pin was touching all the pins in the socket the xda would actually become vocal all of a sudden.
So I took the same paper pin, bent it into a sort of 'u' shape (very very close) and jammed it into the audio socket, effectively shorting all the contacts inside.
Presto, it worked ! Of couse, since I have a paper pin stuck inside I can no longer use my headphone (till I find another socket somewhere), but at least I can use my XDA !!!!!!!! No problems in voice clarity, either.
gazzaman2k said:
anyone get hold of a 3.5mm socket liek that? i wouldnt mind opening my xda up and soldering a 3.5mmone in as 2.5mm is stupid lol
gaz
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I'm able to obtain 3.5mm 4-pole sockets from quite a number of shops that sell electronic components here in Singapore so you should be able to get some from UK, but I guess the "space" on the motherboard of the XDA is only big enough for the 2.5mm socket as the 3.5mm socket is slightly bigger in size; furthermore, the hole near the bottom-right of the XDA is only big enough for a 2.5mm socket so .......
ill drill it lol
I recently replaced my screen and now when i plug in my headphones the music only plays through the right speaker. Anybody know why this is happening??
Have you try with other earphone? Maybe the earphone is broken..
Yea i've tried different headphones, the left speaker is always out, if I pull the jack out a little the left side will work but the the right stops so im assuming its some sort of hardware issue but I dont know where to look
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You'll have to take the Streak apart and check the jack. It's likely the solder connecting the jack to the board is broken. Either that or the contacts aren't making contact by being bent.
Yea I was inspecting that piece but couldnt tell if anything was defective about it, I think i'll just order another one of that part since thats probably the problem, thanks for your help
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Hey,
So I got a new pair of headphones today (Shure Se215's) and I have a major issue with them connecting to my Galaxy sII.
The headphones work perfectly in other devices and I have never had any trouble with other headphones in my own phone.
However with these new headphones the jack seems dodgy. It only gives full sound (not switching between mono and stereo, just tinny as ****) when on the right angle. So right now I cant use them together without constantly holding the cable in the right position.
One similar thing which I have noticed is that connecting an AUX cable has always been dodgy too. The phone will not pick up that it is plugged into an aux cable (Car or home stereos) until I wiggle and jam it in and even then it takes a few seconds if it works at all.
Any help would be great! I have done a lot of searching on here and around the web and haven't found any issues quite the same as mine.
I'm not scared to open up the phone and play with hardware if people think it is necessary.
Cheers
Dodgy audio jack, what more is there to say?
Fix under warranty or take to phone shop.
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bobdoblo said:
Dodgy audio jack, what more is there to say?
Fix under warranty or take to phone shop.
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Maybe he could try that superb headphones you bought.........lol
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TehKnowItAllNoob said:
Hey,
So I got a new pair of headphones today (Shure Se215's) and I have a major issue with them connecting to my Galaxy sII.
The headphones work perfectly in other devices and I have never had any trouble with other headphones in my own phone.
However with these new headphones the jack seems dodgy. It only gives full sound (not switching between mono and stereo, just tinny as ****) when on the right angle. So right now I cant use them together without constantly holding the cable in the right position.
One similar thing which I have noticed is that connecting an AUX cable has always been dodgy too. The phone will not pick up that it is plugged into an aux cable (Car or home stereos) until I wiggle and jam it in and even then it takes a few seconds if it works at all.
Any help would be great! I have done a lot of searching on here and around the web and haven't found any issues quite the same as mine.
I'm not scared to open up the phone and play with hardware if people think it is necessary.
Cheers
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Buy a new part online and do it yourself. I did it for mine when the vibrating module died, it was ridiculously easy and I'd never done anything like that before.
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theunderling said:
Maybe he could try that superb headphones you bought.........lol
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Having Mic issues. Mis will only work when on speaker phone. I have replaced the Mic/charging port chip in the phone and still have the same issue. Before the charging port wouldst allow me to connect to the computer but with the new chip it will. The Mic still doesn't work.
Any ideas?
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Same Issue!
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Having Mic issues. Mis will only work when on speaker phone. I have replaced the Mic/charging port chip in the phone and still have the same issue. Before the charging port wouldst allow me to connect to the computer but with the new chip it will. The Mic still doesn't work.
Any ideas?
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I just replaced my that whole bottom section because my Note wasn't charging, and now I can only use my phone on speaker. I'm not finding very much help online, everyone says clean the mic hole out but thats not the problem. I even tried to put mic'ed headphones in it and I could hear the other person, they just still couldn't hear me, which makes me think its a connection problem. Were you ever able to fix the issue you had?
So my headphone jack gut busted a few days ago no idea how but the phone make strage things when i put my headphones in. so sometimes its only mono sound and sometimes non. sometimes the phone recognize my headphones even they are not pluged in.
Is it a big deal to replace the jack or should i let pros do the work?
Thanks in advance
Hi Darkmind82 i've got the same problem and I fix it. To fix it you have to pull with a little think like a pin the contact inside the jack hole, the first one that you can see. with the same pin look if there are a dust inside the jack hole and remove it.
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