Hi
So here is what has happened.
Friend went fishing. Friend drops S2 into ocean. Friend dismantled phone and let dry. Friend this dismantled phone completely and clean the board with a ear bud and compressed air. Noticed corrosion on charging unit.
Phone wouldnt charge the battery. So we ordered a new charging unit and replaced it and phone switched on. home button and touch buttons at bottom dont work. and screen laggy as hell. Also can't swipe between home screens as each swipe the phone thinks we are long pressing.
Ordered a new screen. Same problem. So my next question is what to do?
Can't get into download mode to try a custom rom or even reflash stock rom.
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is there a way to enter download mode without a working home button? just want to see if i can install a custom rom and try use onscreen button like paranoidandroid...
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Hi guys. I have a problem with my hero. I was jogging one week ago and I had the phone in my pocket. And the rain came, I start running back home and I forget about the phone. When I got home the phone was all wet and had a lot of water inside. I tried to dry it up but the nothing. Today I got the phone back from a guy who rapiers phones. He manage to dry it up. The phone is opening until the first screen were is written "HERO", but it`s not going any further. That guy said that the phone needs a new software, but he does`t have a cable to connect to his computer. And when I gave him the phone I didn`t gave him the usb cable. Now I`m trying to connect the phone to my laptop to install a new soft but it`s not connecting. The orange led it`s on ( showing that it`s charging ), but the HTC sync does`t find the phone to connect with him. Any ideas? I would be grateful.
Could you provide us with some more information?
Was the phone rooted? Is there a custom rom installed?
ROMS don't get broke that easely by themself.
ltraddical said:
Could you provide us with some more information?
Was the phone rooted? Is there a custom rom installed?
ROMS don't get broke that easely by themself.
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yes the phone was rooted , it had the 2.1 official update from VillainROM, and the latest radio : update-hero-radio-63.18.55.06OU_6.35.15.01-signed.
I tried as well to open in the boot menu by holding down the home key and the power button, but remains stuck at the first screen "HERO".
Doesnt sound promising im afraid.
1. Try fastboot devices after booting with back and power held down.
If it enters white screen and shows on pc, all is not lost.
Otherwise,
2. Put phone in bag of uncooked rice for 2 days. Or even better is to put it in sealed bag with silica gel sachets for 2 days
This should really dry it out. Failing that, you are looking at opening the phone, as i am sure the water damage stickers are voided now.
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Doesnt sound promising im afraid.
1. Try fastboot devices after booting with back and power held down.
If it enters white screen and shows on pc, all is not lost.
Otherwise,
2. Put phone in bag of uncooked rice for 2 days. Or even better is to put it in sealed bag with silica gel sachets for 2 days
This should really dry it out. Failing that, you are looking at opening the phone, as i am sure the water damage stickers are voided now.
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i tried fastboot. It`s entering the white screen but still the HTC sync doesn't do nothing. dammit
Tmobile UK HD2 with Cracked Dig/LCD, so I took it apart and bought a new lcd/dig. Put phone back together and I have a few problems.
Firstly to get the phone to turn on I have to plug in the mains charger, and then insert the battery. On doing this the phone powers up without me pressing the power button.
Screen light turns on but nothing on the screen. No button lights either.
I know the phone is on as I can use the vol up and down and the sounds are there.
I presume the phone works as the green light flashes to indicate I have a message etc.
Ive re-checked all connections and all are sound.
Only thing I cant check is the LCD itself.
Send the screen back ?
Anyone got an idea what could be wrong ?
anyone help with this as I am without my phone on NAND DAY !!!
Further info: Phone defo working as I can flash Stock Roms to it no prob. Also syncs to my PC. Saw that the black bar than pushes down to hold the LCD ribbon in place has broken, but unsure if this is to secure the ribbon or does it make the connection ?
5haddex said:
anyone help with this as I am without my phone on NAND DAY !!!
Further info: Phone defo working as I can flash Stock Roms to it no prob. Also syncs to my PC. Saw that the black bar than pushes down to hold the LCD ribbon in place has broken, but unsure if this is to secure the ribbon or does it make the connection ?
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Hmm, it's possible it helps to make the connection... When you pull it it should secure the cable and at the same time make the connection better.. Try improvising, do something to hold the thing tight there.
Hello once again audience,
I have a big problem, and this is exactly what happened since 3 days ago...
At about 7 A.M. my brother was brushing his teeth and he sprayed water onto my phone by accident or something, so I thought it was just a little bit of water and just wiped in away. I did not TRY to use my phone until about 10 A.M. when I realized the screen was not working. I pulled out the battery and reinserted it to try to boot it, however I only saw the Samsung SII wordings for a split second before it blacked out.I let it run for awhile and then I realized that the touch key lights are working, and when I tap the center of the lockscreen I feel the vibration where you unlock your phone the little lock symbol. I retried this 5 times before giving up. Then about 5 hours later, I tried it again and this time it booted up nicely! Everything was tip top, except that 1 hour later it blacked out again... So when I reached home, I plugged in the charger when it is switched off and to my surprise I see the charging logo, and I tried to boot it up and it worked. It worked for 2 days. On Sunday, 2 days after the incident, first thing in the morning I wanted to check for whatsapp messages and I realised it blacked out again. This time I had ENOUGH! So I put it in some rice and checked on it every 4 hours. So now, I think it has improved. When it boot up I see the flickering of the Samsung SII wordings as before and then it boots into the ROM fine just black screen with working touch keys and everything else. But now when i turn the screen 'off' and turned it back 'on' using the power buttons I see catch a glimpse of the 4.2.2 lockscreen clock (very dark but clear) for about 1 second and it blacks out, just like when the Samsung SII logo pops up. This has been going on for about a day. What do you all suggest I do? Keep in rice? Keep it charging? Turn it off and try my luck hours later? I really need this back up as soon as possible, and thanks button would be pressed where it is due!
Thank you all for this too long message I really want it to work again!
In rice & don't touch it for a week, but given you've already used it immediately after it got wet, the damage may already be done.
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In rice & don't touch it for a week, but given you've already used it immediately after it got wet, the damage may already be done.
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Oke, lets say it's damaged, it's the screen that's damaged only right? hat would be chep to replace, yes?
The screen/digitiser are replaceable (whether you can do it or not depends on how confident/dextrous you are), Google search/eBay will give you an idea of how cheap. Or you could always ask a local mobile repair shop (then you'll obviously pay for labour, but if you're not confident enough to do it yourself...).
Edit - Mr eBay tells me I can get one for just under AUD$107
I would eat the rice, then sell the phone on ebay as "water damaged".
I have the same problem but its not water damage . The phone screen isn't turning on but the sounds and touch keys are working. What should I do? I have pictures on the phone and want to print them or save them but the screen won't turn on. Agh!
MDevine12345678910 said:
I have the same problem but its not water damage . The phone screen isn't turning on but the sounds and touch keys are working. What should I do? I have pictures on the phone and want to print them or save them but the screen won't turn on. Agh!
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If the device powers on normally (except for the screen) and you don't have pattern unlock or other security enabled, it's a simple matter of powering the phone up and connecting to a PC via usb.....
The files should then be accessible via the windows explorer program.....
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My phone was working perfectly normally last night, and when I went to bed I put it to charge like normal and went to sleep. Today morning I found my phone to be completely dead and the charging light wasn't on as well. At first I thought it was the outlet or wire so i replaced both of those to no avail. The charging light isnt coming up, and the phone isnt reacting to any button presses either. I had the lollipop ROM installed.
Is there anything I can do?
Hold power + volume up until it vibrates, then turn it on. I believe it is caused by a random restart that can't get through because of the alarm that is set. I cannot confirm it though, because logcat always crashes before it happens and I am not capable of getting around it. It is also the reason why I will change my phone soon. That is something I found while googling.
You should try removing the battery and putting it back, but do it only if nothing else helps. (You will have to open your back cover so you will loose warranty and your phone will no longer be waterproof.)
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My phone was working perfectly normally last night, and when I went to bed I put it to charge like normal and went to sleep. Today morning I found my phone to be completely dead and the charging light wasn't on as well. At first I thought it was the outlet or wire so i replaced both of those to no avail. The charging light isnt coming up, and the phone isnt reacting to any button presses either. I had the lollipop ROM installed.
Is there anything I can do?
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Very easy restore with PC companion.
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You should try removing the battery and putting it back, but do it only if nothing else helps. (You will have to open you back cover so you will loose warranty and your phone will no longer be waterproof.)
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I would never go so far as doing this.
TC, I recommend opening up the Sim card flap, find a pin and and press hold of the yellow button that you see in it. It is basically the best solution to hard reset the phone.
My friend got his new HTC Desire 826 in July 2015. He is having issue with his phone, the screen totally blackouts. He doesn't want to repair the phone because it has no more warranty and will cost much to repair. He asked my help to recover any data possible from his phone.
This was the info I got from him: The phone would restart itself once in a while in the recent few months of use (almost the time that the warranty ended). The screen would black out sometimes, a physical hit on the phone helped to recover it. At the last few moments before the screen totally blackout, the screen showed the mirror image of what it's suppose to show (he had to put it in front of a mirror to read the message). And then it just died and never come alive again. He can't remember whether he set the phone to silent mode.
What I did: Removed and put in the battery, pressing power button gives me a short vibration (I assume that means it can be turned on). Dissemble and reassembled the boards, flex cables etc. No burn mark or broken connection seen. Connect to TV using MHL cable, no signal detected. Soft reset by pressing POWER + VOLUME UP button, it vibrated and screen was still black. Since then, charging after turn on doesn't shows red light below the front camera. The metal cover above the motherboard was usually very hot whenever the phone is on. I'm working like I'm blind, omg >_<.
What's wrong with the phone? What should I do? Possible to repair? Some questions I'd like to ask.
1) Using MHL, does the phone screen need to be working then the TV will show what's on the phone screen?
2) Is there anyway I can connect the phone to other external screen and control externally?
3) I'm hesitant to repair the phone, the heating up of the motherboard scares me that the phone won't last long even after repair. Anyone has this phone and how do u go about this heating issue?