Hello all,
I've experiencing some problems with my GSM Evo 3d. The touch buttons (home, menu, back & search) are not (always) responsive when i puss them. So when i want to go the the home screen or to options the devices won't respond or sometimes responds a while (~>2 mins) later (multiple times). [Sometime it's also typing random letters or making random touch gestures (launching programs, typing in message e.g.)]
This problem I'm experiencing with multiple custom roms (CM10, CM9, mwakious3Drom, Virtuous_Eclipse) so i tried flashing back to stock rom (tried RUU_Shooter_U_HTC_Europe and RUU_SHOOTER_U_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_3.28.401.1_Radio) but the problem persist. I believe the problem start when flashing CM9 DevilToast a view weaks ago, but I'm not sure. Before this i was running Virtuous_Eclipse for a few months without any problems.
Unfortunately i don't have a Nandbackup from stock anymore (lost/deleted it when switching sd card), so no going back to my original stock.
I've searched the forum and google but didn't find a thread similar or a solution. Anyone a clue to fix this issue or to whats it relating to?
Thanks in advance!
Sounds like your digitizer is going bad.
Jsparta26 said:
Sounds like your digitizer is going bad.
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So it's hardware gone bad? No software problem?
That the buttons not responsive i get more often on custom roms, but that also could be judgemental since i hardly use(d) the phone when i'm back to stock.
(btw i'm s-off)
Honestly, the Rom itself is normally not the cause but rather the kernel you maybe using or the digitizer itself. What kernel have you been using if I may ask?
Jsparta26 said:
Honestly, the Rom itself is normally not the cause but rather the kernel you maybe using or the digitizer itself. What kernel have you been using if I may ask?
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I believe when flashing one of the custom roms (CM9 or CM10 i think) i/it flashed a custom kernel. But since i flashed stock RUU rom.zip yesterday i guess it's back to htc kernel?
Tru 'settings, about phone, software info, more' the following kernel info is presented:
Kernal version:
3.0.16-ge733189
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT
After reading your first reply about digitizer i found out that when applying pressure (by pushing) to the side of phone just above 2d/3d switch its 'applying touch' to the screen.
as said by Jsparta26 you have a faulty digitizer..I had the same problem...my phone had a mind of its own pressing things and not letting me do what i want...I think the only fix is going to service centre for replacement or fix...i got mine fixed..n its fine till now ! (i was noot rooted then)
invince2 said:
as said by Jsparta26 you have a faulty digitizer..I had the same problem...my phone had a mind of its own pressing things and not letting me do what i want...I think the only fix is going to service centre for replacement or fix...i got mine fixed..n its fine till now ! (i was noot rooted then)
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Okay, looks like i've to get it fixed too...
Will the fix fall under warranty, or is warranty void bij unlocking hboot, rooting, and flashing custom roms e.g. ?
klooster said:
Okay, looks like i've to get it fixed too...
Will the fix fall under warranty, or is warranty void bij unlocking hboot, rooting, and flashing custom roms e.g. ?
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Depends on your carrier. You could lock it down before taking it in. But is leave it s-off and just lock the bootloader.
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coal686 said:
Depends on your carrier. You could lock it down before taking it in. But is leave it s-off and just lock the bootloader.
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I bought the phone >1 year ago in an online shop plus a two year contract of KPN (=carrier). The website of the shop states an one year warranty of the shop itself and a two years warranty of HTC. After 1 year i'm suppose to send it directly to HTC. So carrier (KPN) isn't an issue right? And the bootloader is currently locked tru flashing RUU, thats allright? Or do i need to perform additional steps?
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I bought the phone >1 year ago in an online shop plus a two year contract of KPN (=carrier). The website of the shop states an one year warranty of the shop itself and a two years warranty of HTC. After 1 year i'm suppose to send it directly to HTC. So carrier (KPN) isn't an issue right? And the bootloader is currently locked tru flashing RUU, thats allright? Or do i need to perform additional steps?
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As long as your bootloader at the top says "locked" and back on full stock your good to go.
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As long as your bootloader at the top says "locked" and back on full stock your good to go.
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Relocked you mean right? Cause there is no way back to 'locked' once been unlocked right?
Actually, there is a guide that ramjet put together that will give you "locked" bootloader and s-off after you follow his guide to a T. Here it is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889438
Hope this helps you.
Don't forget to hit my thank you button for the awesomeness lol jp:laugh:
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Actually, there is a guide that ramjet put together that will give you "locked" bootloader and s-off after you follow his guide to a T. Here it is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889438
Hope this helps you.
Don't forget to hit my thank you button for the awesomeness lol jp:laugh:
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Allright, thanks! I'll look into the wire trick.
home mene back and search not hardware issue
I'm having similar problems with my s2 but i am responsible for them acting the way they are. (not working)
i was attempthing to flash jellybean to my sgh-i757m but before doing so i was told to press *#*#2662#*#* and press touchkey firmware update.
Since then my home menu back and search softkeys have not worked. I have done several factory resets and have also since then upgraded my ics to jb and still no buttons!!
dareshell said:
I'm having similar problems with my s2 but i am responsible for them acting the way they are. (not working)
i was attempthing to flash jellybean to my sgh-i757m but before doing so i was told to press *#*#2662#*#* and press touchkey firmware update.
Since then my home menu back and search softkeys have not worked. I have done several factory resets and have also since then upgraded my ics to jb and still no buttons!!
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Seems to me you got lost. This forum has nothing to do with Samsung phones
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I've had my atrix for a week now and it has been working fine. A couple of days ago I put gingerbread on it.
This morning, however, I unlocked the sim. It was previously locked to orange. Now it seems as though my home button does naught. Whenever I press it it vibrates but does nothing. The rest of the buttons work fine.
I have tried rebooting the phone to no avail. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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My lockscreen has dissapeared now.
How did you get Gingerbread? Did you install it by modding (root, unlocked BL, etc) or was it by official means (OTA)?
If you installed it yourself through recovery you might need to try it again, doing the proper wipes of course. If you got the update as an Official OTA then you might need to do a factory data reset.
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I've had my atrix for a week now and it has been working fine. A couple of days ago I put gingerbread on it.
This morning, however, I unlocked the sim. It was previously locked to orange. Now it seems as though my home button does naught. Whenever I press it it vibrates but does nothing. The rest of the buttons work fine.
I have tried rebooting the phone to no avail. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I followed this to the letter.
However my home button and lockscreen are both working now. But webtop and the entertainment mode are not.
I wish I knew more about that version, unfortunately, I have an AT&T version. Which recovery are you using?
felleese said:
I followed this to the letter.
However my home button and lockscreen are both working now. But webtop and the entertainment mode are not.
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LOL. This phone seems to be healing itself. Now everything is working fine. Thanks live4nyy
Good to hear.
felleese said:
LOL. This phone seems to be healing itself. Now everything is working fine. Thanks live4nyy
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sorry to resurrect this, but my friend is having the same issue with his atrix.
he's not rooted nor does he have an unlocked bootloader.
and actually, he's on 2.2.1.
i did a factory reset on his phone by holding the power + volume down buttons and doing it through there.
there's no lockscreen and there's no effect when hitting the home button. there is vibration when touched, but no action on the screen. any ideas? maybe i'll just force the most recent update that came out.
i'm thinking maybe i'll root it and unlock it for him and flash a ROM or something...? he's not fond of doing that because... well, i guess he's not that into trying his hand at hacking his phone.
...i'm going to keep a tight hold on my own atrix... just in case he decides to switch them out...
but yeah. any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks, all.
Y i would try to update first via OTA if avilable so worst case senario it will brick the phone (it shouldnt) but then you can send it off for warrenty replace. but then again a custom ROM such as CM7 would also be a good try and make the phone a lot faster and more fun lol.
hm. just thought of something. since he's on 2.2.1, and the unlocking/rooting methods I see are for 2.3.4, how do I unlock/root his phone?
because if I update to the new 2.3.6 OTA, then I won't be able to unlock/root... correct?
You will be able to unlock it. Just keep reading is my best advice on that. Start at the top of the Development Thread and read it all. I felt kind of overwhelmed at first but now I have full confidence in flashing roms, entering scripts, etc.
abomb78 said:
You will be able to unlock it. Just keep reading is my best advice on that. Start at the top of the Development Thread and read it all. I felt kind of overwhelmed at first but now I have full confidence in flashing roms, entering scripts, etc.
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yeah. well, I'll let him know that he better get to reading...!
I just received my phone and noticed an odd screen issue after updating the firmware:
Notice the slight line around the screen. The odd part is that I do not see the line when I have a white screen, I also do not see it when I am in clockworkmod nor do I see the lines when the boot screen is loading.
Is my screen going out or what?
I had this problem with my first Atrix and I searched high and low with no workable solution. Some say it is a firmware issue. Honestly, there's no fix to my knowledge, without forking over some cash for a new digitizer. Only option is to get another one or another phone Lord willing. Apologies. Well, unless you can bear with it. It doesn't effect performance from what I saw, but it's annoying and no matter what I couldn't ignore it as if it wasn't there.lol
#Sent from my God given Atrix 4G
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I had this problem with my first Atrix and I searched high and low with no workable solution. Some say it is a firmware issue. Honestly, there's no fix to my knowledge, without forking over some cash for a new digitizer. Only option is to get another one or another phone Lord willing. Apologies. Well, unless you can bear with it. It doesn't effect performance from what I saw, but it's annoying and no matter what I couldn't ignore it as if it wasn't there.lol
#Sent from my God given Atrix 4G
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Well I can deal with it as I got a pretty good deal on the phone (off contract via ebay) but it is still very annoying. If I can deal with it till November, I am eligible for an upgrade from ATT (with some money of course).
I would definitely blame it on the firmware. If you are getting crazy lines all the way through you could probably blame it on the video. I see this all the time at my work. Try a hard reset, back up your data.
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Burrito
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I would definitely blame it on the firmware. If you are getting crazy lines all the way through you could probably blame it on the video. I see this all the time at my work. Try a hard reset, back up your data.
Cheers
Burrito
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Thanks!! I will try to fully upgrade the firmware to 4.5.141 instead of stopping at 4.5.91.
How would you go about upgrading the firmware if you already unlocked the bootloader and rooted the device? If this is indeed a firmware issue, how would I go about this. I searched the forum and found a lot of conflicting answers. If you could provide me with a good link, I would appreciate it.
Thanks
I am thinking about following this in the morning when I have my phone fully charged and I was wondering if you see any issue with running this?
http://www.android-advice.com/2012/fix-bricked-motorola-atrix-after-ota-update/
My phone is not bricked but I want to revert to stock (locked bootloader, remove root, etc) to see if the issue is indeed a firmware issue. Then I can re-unlock the bootloader, enable root again and restore or reinstall CM9.
Thanks
comhack said:
I am thinking about following this in the morning when I have my phone fully charged and I was wondering if you see any issue with running this?
http://www.android-advice.com/2012/fix-bricked-motorola-atrix-after-ota-update/
My phone is not bricked but I want to revert to stock (locked bootloader, remove root, etc) to see if the issue is indeed a firmware issue. Then I can re-unlock the bootloader, enable root again and restore or reinstall CM9.
Thanks
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You will not ever lock the bootloader once unlocked. All you can do is hide the unlocked text. It is a fuse that gets burned when unlocking the bootloader.
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You will not ever lock the bootloader once unlocked. All you can do is hide the unlocked text. It is a fuse that gets burned when unlocking the bootloader.
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Ok, I am not worried about the unlocked text, all I want to do is update to the official firmware.
comhack said:
Ok, I am not worried about the unlocked text, all I want to do is update to the official firmware.
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Can't help there. I'm done with crapblur. Staying on cm roms now. You could go with nottachrix, his rom is based off 2.3.6 and you can choose full blur or blur removed when installing.
Well I think I hardbricked my phone anyway --
Failed to boot 1
PwrReason: PWR_KEY_PRESS
Starting Fastboot protocol support
Battery is too low to flash
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Granted the battery did run out of juice but not until I finished upgrading the firmware:
1FF-olympus-user-2.3.4-4.5.91-110625-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf
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I made sure not to flash lower than the original 4.5.91
Pretty much before I got a chance to install clockworkmod again, the battery died. When I went to restart the phone to go into SBF, I got the above message. I tried booting the phone without the battery in it and it says the "Failed to boot 1" (since I do not have a rom installed yet) but if I try to run fastboot, I get the battery is too low to flash.
I am not for sure if this is a hardbrick or if my battery is just dead but I have charged it for about an hour so far with the same message.
I ordered another battery before this incident so I should get another next week but I am so worried that I hardbricked my device and I will not be able to recover.
Frick!!!
I am so screwed...... I cannot get it turn on with just the battery in but I can disconnect the power cable and the screen stays at Failed to boot 1.
I am at a loss as I have read a ton of threads here on the "battery too low to flash" but none of them are same as my issue. I really do not know what I can do as I bought the phone on ebay for $200 and just received it yesterday.
Well now I have it plugged into my computer and the screen is off but now the green charging light is on again. The computer recognized it as a usb device called MOBOOT and the Motorola USB Networking driver miniport is showing up in Device Manager.
Any ideas?
I am using this method (post 2) DIY active micro-usb cable to battery posts (post #2 method) to charge the battery for a few hours:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1528729
Then I will will try to continue the OP's method to recover my device.
I cannot believe it, this method fixed my issue with "Battery is too low to flash"!!!
I am now in the process of flashing the firmware via RSD Lite.
I had an issue with the Bluetooth and wifi radios on my original atrix so I bought a used one. the used one had an issue similar to yours though not as severe.
I finally got around to replacing the actual LCD with the good one and problem is gone... I don't think it's firmware related, more than likely, hardware is the culprit.
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I had an issue with the Bluetooth and wifi radios on my original atrix so I bought a used one. the used one had an issue similar to yours though not as severe.
I finally got around to replacing the actual LCD with the good one and problem is gone... I don't think it's firmware related, more than likely, hardware is the culprit.
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Actually the screen is really not that bad as the camera I used shows the lines much more than they appear.
BTW how much did the lcd cost and where did you buy it from?
My power button is acting up more and more. I have to press it 3 time on average to get the screen to turn off.
I am HBoot 1.4 revolutionary rooted. I have the sprint protection plan and would like to get this fixed.
I don't know what is best to do. Flash a stock ROM and take it in or un root and take it in.
What do the XDA-gods think is best when dealing with sprint repair?
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Flash the newest RUU you can find. It'll updates your bootloader to 1.5 but you'll still be S-off.
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Flash the newest RUU you can find. It'll updates your bootloader to 1.5 but you'll still be S-off.
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Ya you shouldn't have a problem with sprint seeing your rooted they don't care. Just make sure they don't swap your phone out .. Somtimes they do... Well my store does can be a pain in the ass if you wanna keep the one you have..
I was just wondering if sprint would kick it back if they saw s-off. What are the chances they would boot into hboot and see that it is s-off?
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HuDuVuDu said:
I was just wondering if sprint would kick it back if they saw s-off. What are the chances they would boot into hboot and see that it is s-off?
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Very slim ... I wouldn't worry about it worst thing they would do is say to unroot it .. But for a power button issue I don't think you will have a problem.
Most stores honestly won't really go looking for evidence of root unless they suspect that you've actually caused your problems by doing so.... Obviously, hardware issues don't even come close.
Thanks. Anyone have a link for a stock ROM? It is running a ruu best?
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Thanks. Anyone have a link for a stock ROM? It is running a ruu best?
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I think someone may beat me to it on the link.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420206
Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.17.651.5_deodex.zip You want this one.
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My power button is acting up more and more. I have to press it 3 time on average to get the screen to turn off.
I am HBoot 1.4 revolutionary rooted. I have the sprint protection plan and would like to get this fixed.
I don't know what is best to do. Flash a stock ROM and take it in or un root and take it in.
What do the XDA-gods think is best when dealing with sprint repair?
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When I worked in repair at corporate we dealt with all kinds of problems, software, hardware, customer information mostly.
Sprint actually recycles their phones, taking working parts off returns and replacing them, never would they check hboot.
Most of the techs know nothing unfortunately, they run a standard check, none of which entails checking for root.
The biggest thing they look for is water damage/corrosion all they will do is try replacing your power button, which prolly will work, otherwise your looking at a refurbished replacement.
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a lot of techs dont even look for s off... most people dont even know what it means.
throw a stock ROM on it... boot it once to make sure all is good. you don't need to flash all the updates. stock rom, stock kernel will do. nothing else would effect the power button not working anyways. that is either hardware or kernel related.
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a lot of techs dont even look for s off... most people dont even know what it means.
throw a stock ROM on it... boot it once to make sure all is good. you don't need to flash all the updates. stock rom, stock kernel will do. nothing else would effect the power button not working anyways. that is either hardware or kernel related.
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I would go with hardware related Also the button on the back plate could be worn out I have seen em stick to go screwy..
OP have you taken your battery door off and pressed the button with your finger nail or a pencil for the hell of it..
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I would go with hardware related Also the button on the back plate could be worn out I have seen em stick to go screwy..
OP have you taken your battery door off and pressed the button with your finger nail or a pencil for the hell of it..
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good idea, just to rule that out.
HuDuVuDu said:
I don't know what is best to do. Flash a stock ROM and take it in or un root and take it in.
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Flashing a stock ROM will unroot your 3D.......lol
Does not matter what you have since it seems to be a hardware issue
mnomaanw said:
Flashing a stock ROM will unroot your 3D.......lol
Does not matter what you have since it seems to be a hardware issue
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No........ It won't.
^what he said.
flash a stock rooted rom
infEcted inbred
mnomaanw said:
Flashing a stock ROM will unroot your 3D.......lol
Does not matter what you have since it seems to be a hardware issue
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Flashing a stock (rooted) rom, is what I was going for.
Removing the back cover and using my nail, works. Putting the cover back on, it starts doing the same thing. The screen turns off, then comes right back on. Seems it is the cover not the physical button.
Thanks to all
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No........ It won't.
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Yes it will......flashing any ROM whether stock or custom without superuser/supersu = unrooting your phone.
mnomaanw said:
Yes it will......flashing any ROM whether stock or custom without superuser/supersu = unrooting your phone.
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You can I guess be "unrooted" while running a stock ROM, but you'd still have S-off so you could just flash something else afterwards.
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Flashing a stock (rooted) rom, is what I was going for.
Removing the back cover and using my nail, works. Putting the cover back on, it starts doing the same thing. The screen turns off, then comes right back on. Seems it is the cover not the physical button.
Thanks to all
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Ya you need a new battery door you will be all set man I would just take it to sprint and say I need a new battery door cover mine is causing my power button to stick and not work.. The button is fine but the one on the door is wore out.
Its from mashing your power button too many times while flashing Roms in recovery! You flash crackhead you! =P Its like rubbing one too many out in one day, after a while it starts to sting, now imagine how your poor phone feels. =[ lollll
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so i had this problem with my phone that about a 1 cm margin on the right side of my phone just doesnt respond and before you ask yes i factory reset and even went back to stock rom, but it just wouldnt fix it.
so had this problem for about one month and i got extremely annoyed with it ESPECIALLY because i got this phone when it came out so i still have more than a year left with this phone.
so i finally decided to give HTC an email about it.
they promptly responded with an email with a phone number for me to call and check on my warranty and talk about repairing my phone.
i called like a couple minutes ago and after like five minutes of staying in phone call limbo and listening to some catchy elevator music i got through to someone who sounded like she was tired because she slurred her words. it was not a bother for most of my friends talk like that. anyways back to the subject, i told them id numbers and told them that my LDI(liquid damage indicator) was white, which means no water damage. and she said
"well it seems everything is in order, your warranty is still in effect and we can replace your device's screen and you can have it back within two weeks for free you would just have to pay about ten dollars for shipping."
Eh i didnt care as long as i get this **** fixed. BUT THEN
i had to ask the question
what if i unlocked my bootloader?
she slowly responded with "well i'm sorry but that would void your warranty"
FUUUUUUUUUUU-
then i proceeded to ask her why, she said that if i sent in the device then more than just the screen would have to be replaced because they would have to get something with a locked bootloader. i asked how much...
$200 without shipping
well right now i am slamming my head into the wall for the unfortunate turn that happened.
i just thought to post this to let the community hear about.. well just to tell somebody, post your thoughts
Just relock it, go back to stock and send it in
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familydude99 said:
so i had this problem with my phone that about a 1 cm margin on the right side of my phone just doesnt respond and before you ask yes i factory reset and even went back to stock rom, but it just wouldnt fix it.
so had this problem for about one month and i got extremely annoyed with it ESPECIALLY because i got this phone when it came out so i still have more than a year left with this phone.
so i finally decided to give HTC an email about it.
they promptly responded with an email with a phone number for me to call and check on my warranty and talk about repairing my phone.
i called like a couple minutes ago and after like five minutes of staying in phone call limbo and listening to some catchy elevator music i got through to someone who sounded like she was tired because she slurred her words. it was not a bother for most of my friends talk like that. anyways back to the subject, i told them id numbers and told them that my LDI(liquid damage indicator) was white, which means no water damage. and she said
"well it seems everything is in order, your warranty is still in effect and we can replace your device's screen and you can have it back within two weeks for free you would just have to pay about ten dollars for shipping."
Eh i didnt care as long as i get this **** fixed. BUT THEN
i had to ask the question
what if i unlocked my bootloader?
she slowly responded with "well i'm sorry but that would void your warranty"
FUUUUUUUUUUU-
then i proceeded to ask her why, she said that if i sent in the device then more than just the screen would have to be replaced because they would have to get something with a locked bootloader. i asked how much...
$200 without shipping
well right now i am slamming my head into the wall for the unfortunate turn that happened.
i just thought to post this to let the community hear about.. well just to tell somebody, post your thoughts
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dude! just make a cover up and re-lock your boot loader... they dont need access to anything to replace the screen.
its litterally like a couple screws, pull the phone apart, disconnect a ribbon cable, pull old screen out, put new in, and so on... (they dont need in your hboot)
so just lock it, call back, and tell them whats going on. dont mention anything about hboot/unlocking. just let them fly into it blind
i was thinking that but do you think that would work??
for some reason i think that it will leave type of footprint and then i get a call from HTC saying
"your device has had an unlocked bootloader, please fork up 200 bucks"
also another thing, do you think if i actually do that would it be safe to go back to stock rom, in case they test it and see the custom rom and sayWTFBBQSAUCE
F#$k that, send it without the battery and relock it lol
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Use the S-Off method, but do not install Juopunut's HBOOT. It will say your phone is locked instead of relocked. Then you can use a fastboot command to make it S-On. They won't have a damn clue what hit them!
thanks everybody,
i dont think i will have to s on my bootloader because i have yet to s off.
this exact reason was why i was holding off on s off because that will definitely void the warranty, well i think i will start my journey on locking my bootloader,
so just to make sure, what should i exactly do.
this is what i think i should do
go back to stock rom, i think(btw if anybody has the stock rom, help me out)
lock bootloader,
lose root?
and then im set?
regardless i will wait untill this weekend to do any of that because i am busy during weekdays,
Also, to get s off, wouldnt i just have to do a command like 'oem lock'
or something like that
familydude99 said:
thanks everybody,
i dont think i will have to s on my bootloader because i have yet to s off.
this exact reason was why i was holding off on s off because that will definitely void the warranty, well i think i will start my journey on locking my bootloader,
so just to make sure, what should i exactly do.
this is what i think i should do
go back to stock rom, i think(btw if anybody has the stock rom, help me out)
lock bootloader,
lose root?
and then im set?
regardless i will wait untill this weekend to do any of that because i am busy during weekdays,
Also, to get s off, wouldnt i just have to do a command like 'oem lock'
or something like that
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Noobs lol jk, just do this
Go to hboot screen
Then to fastboot
Open up terminal on pc
Type this
Fastboot oem lock
Then it will say "Relocked" on top
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EclipzeRemix said:
Noobs lol jk, just do this
Go to hboot screen
Then to fastboot
Open up terminal on pc
Type this
Fastboot oem lock
Then it will say "Relocked" on top
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Make sure you actually connect device and no, it doesn't matter what Rom you are on
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familydude99 said:
thanks everybody,
i dont think i will have to s on my bootloader because i have yet to s off.
this exact reason was why i was holding off on s off because that will definitely void the warranty, well i think i will start my journey on locking my bootloader,
so just to make sure, what should i exactly do.
this is what i think i should do
go back to stock rom, i think(btw if anybody has the stock rom, help me out)
lock bootloader,
lose root?
and then im set?
regardless i will wait untill this weekend to do any of that because i am busy during weekdays,
Also, to get s off, wouldnt i just have to do a command like 'oem lock'
or something like that
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There's a thread in the development section with the collection of stock roms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617644
Thanks,
now last question, probably.
once i lock the bootloader,
will i lose root and lose my custom recovery
familydude99 said:
Thanks,
now last question, probably.
once i lock the bootloader,
will i lose root and lose my custom recovery
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no. lock your bootloader and flash a stock recovery.
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Whoops. I meant flash a stock ROM lol
hasoon2000 said:
no. lock your bootloader and flash a stock recovery.
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Whoops. I meant flash a stock ROM lol
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HAHA thanks, i thought something was wrong in that phrase.
well i have to ask a friend if i can borrow their computer because i am on a mac.
. thats why i said i will have to do this this weekend.
but thanks, i gave you your credit and pressed the thanks button, along with all the other people that helped me out here
familydude99 said:
HAHA thanks, i thought something was wrong in that phrase.
well i have to ask a friend if i can borrow their computer because i am on a mac.
. thats why i said i will have to do this this weekend.
but thanks, i gave you your credit and pressed the thanks button, along with all the other people that helped me out here
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i didnt help at all? lol
Well, most likely, your warranty would not be void due to your bootloader being unlocked regardless of what the rep told you. As long as rhe issue with the phone is a hardware issue, which yours certainly is, it should still be covered by the warranty unlocked or not..
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ziggy, i did give you thanks, like i said i gave thanks to everyone who helped me
trich said:
just relock it, go back to stock and send it in
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if you relock your bootloader it will no longer say unlocked nor locked.... It will say "relocked" .... And htc would know you messed with it.....
mznatnat said:
if you relock your bootloader it will no longer say unlocked nor locked.... It will say "relocked" .... And htc would know you messed with it.....
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As AJ said above, just because its relocked doesn't mean the warranty is voided.
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Hi Guys,
In the past few days ive noticed that if i dont check my phone regularly it will simply refuse to wake up (screen on). I know the phone is still working as the LightFlow settings still use the notification light when needed. I have also had situations where the phone wakes up but theres no touch functions, but locking and waking up again fixes that in 1 try. Has anyone else had this issue or am I going to have to send the phone back?
Thanks
Michael
P.S. The phone is not rooted and hasnt been updated since out the box. Any suggestions to root the phone to fix this will be ignored.
Uninstall LightFlow it has been known to cause this issue.
That is all we can suggest unless your willing to root.
Lennyuk said:
Uninstall LightFlow it has been known to cause this issue.
That is all we can suggest unless your willing to root.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I had my HTC Desire rooted and this has put me off rooting my phone at the moment, but I was waiting for the Jelly Bean AOSP anyway.
Not trying to take this too far off topic, but what do you have against root? All root effectively is is an admin mode, you don't have to flash a custom rom.
Lennyuk said:
Not trying to take this too far off topic, but what do you have against root? All root effectively is is an admin mode, you don't have to flash a custom rom.
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I dont have anything against root. Its just that when I have a problem with my phone and people suggest to root it, if it doesnt work im kinda screwed over with warranty etc.
Unfortunatly removing Lightflow didnt help and its still happening
if it doesnt work im kinda screwed over with warranty etc
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It's quite easy to revert back to Stock for warranty repairs.
Rooting does not brick your phone.
d4fseeker said:
It's quite easy to revert back to Stock for warranty repairs.
Rooting does not brick your phone.
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Wont they reject it if its rooted? This would be the first phone ive sent for repairs. My HTC Desire never faulted in 2 years but this is starting to annoy me just a month and a half into my contract.
mtmannion said:
Wont they reject it if its rooted? This would be the first phone ive sent for repairs. My HTC Desire never faulted in 2 years but this is starting to annoy me just a month and a half into my contract.
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Yes, but u can use "triangle away" (by chainfire) to reset flash counter(found in download mode) and flash a stock rom with Odin and back is your warranty.
root...warranty...bla bla bla...why want to return just because of that? do u know that samsung software engineers sucks? i bought nexus, and i just use it for 1 week. want to know why? because it's so boring. the phone so perfect. no problem at all. nothing to tweak, nothing to fix, nothing to improve. i switch back to Samsung Galaxy because of this (before this use SGS1, now SGS3). so, if you have problem like THIS, change your kernel, or just sit and wait for update to fix it. samsung monitoring it (SLOWWWWWLYYY)
mtmannion said:
Wont they reject it if its rooted? This would be the first phone ive sent for repairs. My HTC Desire never faulted in 2 years but this is starting to annoy me just a month and a half into my contract.
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ascariz said:
root...warranty...bla bla bla...why want to return just because of that? do u know that samsung software engineers sucks? i bought nexus, and i just use it for 1 week. want to know why? because it's so boring. the phone so perfect. no problem at all. nothing to tweak, nothing to fix, nothing to improve. i switch back to Samsung Galaxy because of this (before this use SGS1, now SGS3). so, if you have problem like THIS, change your kernel, or just sit and wait for update to fix it. samsung monitoring it (SLOWWWWWLYYY)
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U got a lot blablabla"s, Samsung"s phone has clearly the best hw but they don't give a s... about the sw.
About rooting, what the f... are talking about read the posts made by OP. he asked if u loose warrenty if u root and yes u do, but root is reversible and THAT is what the OP wanted to know
he asked if u loose warrenty if u root and yes u d
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Over here afaik at least within the first period the seller has to actually prove you caused the damage to refuse the claim.
Having a rooted device will not stand as having caused hardware-damage.
So far I've yet to hear about a single case of warranty being refused in this country due to software modifications.
If it was as simple as putting a "Waranty void if removed" sticker on stuff actually having any meaning, that would be the end of democraty. Fortunately the law tells otherwise and manufacturers have to obey it (or buy their own law... at least in the USA that seems to work)
However it most certainly will make repairs far easier if the device is stock since they cannot even try to blame you for incorrect configurations or bad flashes.
ascariz said:
root...warranty...bla bla bla...why want to return just because of that? do u know that samsung software engineers sucks? i bought nexus, and i just use it for 1 week. want to know why? because it's so boring. the phone so perfect. no problem at all. nothing to tweak, nothing to fix, nothing to improve. i switch back to Samsung Galaxy because of this (before this use SGS1, now SGS3). so, if you have problem like THIS, change your kernel, or just sit and wait for update to fix it. samsung monitoring it (SLOWWWWWLYYY)
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zodiaxe66 said:
U got a lot blablabla"s, Samsung"s phone has clearly the best hw but they don't give a s... about the sw.
About rooting, what the f... are talking about read the posts made by OP. he asked if u loose warrenty if u root and yes u do, but root is reversible and THAT is what the OP wanted to know
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Thanks for the help guys, Im on holiday at the moment so I'll see if theres a Kernal update when I get home. If not I'll check on the Jelly Bean (or something popular thats been out for a long time) rom stability and root for that. If nothing helps from those ill use the Triangle program to get rid of the root history and send it back for repairs.
EDIT: My Kernal is from May 13th. Surprised I havent had an update come thorugh yet. There isnt even a check for update button in my "About Phone"
There isnt even a check for update button in my "About Phone"
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Are you by any chance on Orange UK or Three UK? (Can't remember which of both was it)
They've removed that button in their bloatware-edition of the Samsung ROM - probably to prevent users from updating over 3G connectivity.
d4fseeker said:
Are you by any chance on Orange UK or Three UK? (Can't remember which of both was it)
They've removed that button in their bloatware-edition of the Samsung ROM - probably to prevent users from updating over 3G connectivity.
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Bingo, Orange UK.
Happy 666th post
Happy 666th post
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Thanks =) I guess that means I'm far too much online, since I've accumulated these posts only since having my S3 =D
So that number is why I'm having such a particular foul mood today, May be related to exams too I sincerly HATE IT logic, especially Prolog -.-
Sadly there is no such thing as good-luck charms to protect against exams like the Pentagrams protect against evil. (Please noone now say it's the symbol of evil...)
Bingo, Orange UK.
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Just flash any Samsung- or aftermarket-ROM (I recommend CM9 or the CM9-based ParanoidAndroid) of your choice and you're good.
DXLF3 modem should work well according to what I've heard.