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hello,
Has anyone looked into finding the debug/jtag pins/port?
I have a 100% bricked vibrant here. Someone gave me. I want to start to look into it. Looking for some help.
New pics up using a tri-pod.
Small pics
http://www.mrcellphoneunlocker.com/vibrant_macro
Raw Large Pics
http://www.mrcellphoneunlocker.com/vibrant_macro/Raw/
Doing some searching around I found the CPU is a S5PC110 and i found a dev-board.
http://www.armdesigner.com/KIT S5PC110 (Android 2.1).html
[email protected]
Thanks!
What are those?
It's what you use to fix/base flash bricked phones.
How the hell did you get a 100% bricked vibrant I didnt think they existed.
Sgs
Doubt it is bricked. Maybe hardware dead, but not bricked.
Unless he tested something for you that you were not willing to test.
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Vanilla gorilla said:
How the hell did you get a 100% bricked vibrant I didnt think they existed.
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I had one as well, but it was my fault, I clicked "repartition" on Odin. I couldn't find a fix so I exchanged it within the 14 days.
They exist... I had one... Wouldn't power on at all..
No recovery
No download
No vibrant screen
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kopykatkiller said:
Doubt it is bricked. Maybe hardware dead, but not bricked.
Unless he tested something for you that you were not willing to test.
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My apps dont brick phones.
He flashed MS_GURU rom -> and tried to go back to US. and it died. no power to screen. the phone just gets hot. Ive disas the phone. I will take some pics soon.
But, nice try on the bash.
As Fes would say... "ah, burn..."
Hahaha
But yeah your app doesn't work..
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rhcp0112345 said:
He flashed MS_GURU rom -> and tried to go back to US. and it died. no power to screen. the phone just gets hot. Ive disas the phone. I will take some pics soon.
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Nice. Please do. Then we can finally settle what chip is running and if there is FM hardware or not. Hope you have a nice camera! I want HUGE and close pics
BTW, what you think the odds are the usb doubles as jtag? Briefly going through all the code, I could have sworn I saw stuff related to ttyS0, baud rates and all. Maybe just need the right pinout.
fearmonkey said:
Nice. Please do. Then we can finally settle what chip is running and if there is FM hardware or not. Hope you have a nice camera! I want HUGE and close pics
BTW, what you think the odds are the usb doubles as jtag? Briefly going through all the code, I could have sworn I saw stuff related to ttyS0, baud rates and all. Maybe just need the right pinout.
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Would be interesting. Im going to take the pics as soon as i can. its weekend. prob monday or tuesday.
if you think it works as TTY. Its possible. I dont see any pins on the boards. Thats why i asked.
JTAG and serial console are different things. jtag won't show in the kernel, it is a physical set of pins for direct access to the cpu and/or flash.
The serial console might be available via usb (eg on the g1 it is, with a custom cable) but it is only helpful for kernel debugging - if a kernel is broken, but not too broken, you can get logs out of it while it starts up..
Ok. I made an attempt at taking the pics. This is my first time to do macro shots
If anyone can give me suggestions to make better. Let me know.
http://www.mrcellphoneunlocker.com/vibrant_macro/MrCellPhoneUnlocker/TMO_Samsung_Photos.html#grid
Disconn3ct said:
JTAG and serial console are different things. jtag won't show in the kernel, it is a physical set of pins for direct access to the cpu and/or flash.
The serial console might be available via usb (eg on the g1 it is, with a custom cable) but it is only helpful for kernel debugging - if a kernel is broken, but not too broken, you can get logs out of it while it starts up..
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Indeed. But seeing the tty stuff in the kernel just made me think that if the usb can double as a serial port, it might also double (triple?) as an easy to reach jtag port. Then again, I dunno how many cables a jtag needs. iirc, microusb has 5.
New pics up using a tri-pod.
http://www.mrcellphoneunlocker.com/vibrant_macro
let me know
Raw pics big ones: Best quality: http://www.mrcellphoneunlocker.com/vibrant_macro/Raw/
MOD, Why were these two threads moved? These are DEV threads. not Gerneal threads. Please move them back.
Thanks!
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MOD, Why were these two threads moved? These are DEV threads. not Gerneal threads. Please move them back.
Thanks!
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They don't actually read threads before moving them.. cm6 trolling bs is in dev, but all the active dev threads are getting moved..
The only thing developed in these threads were pictures...
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The only thing developed in these threads were pictures...
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Which would be used by a general user? I dont think so. Why the hell would they care the inside. LOL
These pictures were meant for hardware people. To give ideas.
ok i dont even know where to start... I dont usuallypost that many threads *****ing and complaining about my phone.. but enough is enough...
I haven't rooted...(well I did a while ago BUT)... I took part in that beta testing update crap so it unrooted me.. but these problems I have been having are since the LAST "update" which was well over two months ago now (I THINK)...
1st problem I am having is randomly I cannot input text into ANY thing on the phone... I am using smart keyboard pro.. but even when i change input methods it still does not register anything i am typing... in fact when i switch the phone to landscape mode the text box goes dark grey...
2nd also when this happens... nothing will happen when i attempt to make a phone call... i click the name .. nothing happens.. i go into dialer... i cant input the number i try other methods of dialing out nothing happens....
those are the two biggest problems I have as I need to communicate with my clients all day long i cannot have this type of inconsistency.
ohh and also the finger print scanner just plain doesn't work when i go through the process of setting it up.. it wont even register the "test" swipes... its like its broken all together.... any one else having ANY of these problems?? please help me
I've never had any of those problems ever and I've had my atrix since launch date. Maybe you have a deffective device call and see if your provider will do anything about.
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Have you tried flashing a fresh sbf?
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Tyro.Eh said:
I've never had any of those problems ever and I've had my atrix since launch date. Maybe you have a deffective device call and see if your provider will do anything about.
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Problem is I bought the phone back in march from at&t unlocked it using it on Rogers the phone hasn't always done this only with In the last month and a half or do but it has gotten progressively worse to the point where it is so unreliable Ive had to switch back to my n1 which even though is only first Gen snapdragon technology running cm7... is making my this dual core look pretty ****ty right now...
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Have you tried flashing a fresh sbf?
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to be honest... and i know it sounds pretty stupid.. but... i really dont know how to flash the sbf... i know what it is followed the thread on it when it first came out... but never put the effort into figuring out how to actually do it... and right now i just don't have the time to sit down and do that.... (lazy.. it is what it is) but that could very well fix my problem i guess right... ugghh
ok
good luck sell me ur atrix I need a second one for testing purposes
If you feel adventurous enough, try disassembling the device and reseating the LCD/digitizer cable.
I had an issue with a Samsung galaxy s vibrant about a month ago that would register touch inputs when it was just sitting on the table. I did what I suggested above and the problem was solved.
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So you cant input any text and you cant make any phone calls. You know what sbf is youve seen the thread and realize that it could fix the problem but your admitedly too lazy to do it. Okay, thanks for sharing!
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Ive had to switch back to my n1 which even though is only first Gen snapdragon technology running cm7... is making my this dual core look pretty ****ty right now...
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LOL! I mean, why don't u just go back to it and making useless comparisons?
If you took some time to read, your problem would already be solved.
1. Your digitalizer may not be working well. Guarantee will cover this.
2. SBF from scratch to discard a software issue.
None of the issues you are experiencing is related to the phone being a dual-core mobile or not.
I've been able to solve some problems by reading and taking the advice from the forums.
If your Atrix looks ****ty, it's not on it. Mine shines!
Waste of forum space!
Warranty!
Bye!
Don't let the door hit you....
Err... you have a broken phone, bro. There are lots of bugs with the Atrix but yours is simply a broken phone.
Hell if you want to complain about a phone, give me it. Ill put the work into fixing it and love it. >.< this phone sucks.
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Contact your motorola service center dummy
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come on ill buy it off you Mine is great ill fix that s*it and give it to my girl.I'll give you 50 bucks cash lol.
That's what you get for buying motorola.
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C'mon man, flashing an SBF is simple! The instructions on XDA are very detailed. I am a lifelong Mac user, and even I figured out how to flash an SBF via Windows. It would not take more than a couple hours to download all the stuff you need, and re-flash an SBF. What's your build number now?
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That's what you get for buying motorola.
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What are you even doing in this forum? My Aria is sitting in the box on the floor.
Swifted from my Atrix.
I've come across the keyboard input bug with alternate keyboards before.
SBF your phone, there's plenty of guides available how to do this, or you can download the moto update tool from their website.
Well as they say on WOW and other MMORPG...
Can I have your stuff??
http://youtu.be/lRDkn49dGqM
Anyone got any ideas? It's a brand new SGS2, just got it like an hour ago. I am using my girlfriend's exact same SGS2 to film this, and I plugged it in to the same USB port with the same cord and it worked fine.
Also don't mind my mother and brother yelling at their dog, or Iron Man playing in the background
k4zyn said:
http://youtu.be/lRDkn49dGqM
Anyone got any ideas? It's a brand new SGS2, just got it like an hour ago. I am using my girlfriend's exact same SGS2 to film this, and I plugged it in to the same USB port with the same cord and it worked fine.
Also don't mind my mother and brother yelling at their dog, or Iron Man playing in the background
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If you got this from AT&T bring it back. It's defective. If you didn't get it from AT&T, you can always call 611 and have them ship out a warranty exchange. Good luck!
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If you got this from AT&T bring it back. It's defective. If you didn't get it from AT&T, you can always call 611 and have them ship out a warranty exchange. Good luck!
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I did get it through an ATT store....ugh, what a hassle. It's actually my mother's phone, she used her upgrade on her account, then gave the phone to me. Wonder if she'll need to be there, I live 2 hrs away and we were going to leave to head home tonight......
Defective huh? Is this a common problem?
k4zyn said:
I did get it through an ATT store....ugh, what a hassle. It's actually my mother's phone, she used her upgrade on her account, then gave the phone to me. Wonder if she'll need to be there, I live 2 hrs away and we were going to leave to head home tonight......
Defective huh? Is this a common problem?
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Yes, unfortunately the account owner must be there. You may get lucky, but I highly doubt it. I haveb't heard of this problem before, so I can't really say if it's a common issuse.
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just tried plugging it into the wall.....same thing. Guess we'll just have to stay the night again and have her come with us in the morning...and deal with traffic tomorrow!
k4zyn said:
http://youtu.be/lRDkn49dGqM
Anyone got any ideas? It's a brand new SGS2, just got it like an hour ago. I am using my girlfriend's exact same SGS2 to film this, and I plugged it in to the same USB port with the same cord and it worked fine.
Also don't mind my mother and brother yelling at their dog, or Iron Man playing in the background
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Just curious, did you say you were using a different charger than the stock one?
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k4zyn said:
I did get it through an ATT store....ugh, what a hassle. It's actually my mother's phone, she used her upgrade on her account, then gave the phone to me. Wonder if she'll need to be there, I live 2 hrs away and we were going to leave to head home tonight......
Defective huh? Is this a common problem?
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Hey, I just thought of something. See if your mom can call a corporate store in your area and have her give verbal authorization for you to exchange the device. You will need your driver's license. It's worth a shot. Keep me updated.
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Just curious, did you say you were using a different charger than the stock one?
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No I was using the cable from the box, I also tried various other ones, same thing though.
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Hey, I just thought of something. See if your mom can call a corporate store in your area and have her give verbal authorization for you to exchange the device. You will need your driver's license. It's worth a shot. Keep me updated.
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Yeah we're just going to stay here tonight and run up there tomorrow, but I am going to call them before we go because my parents live 45 mins from the ATT store, and she is tired of dealing with it, lol.
k4zyn said:
No I was using the cable from the box, I also tried various other ones, same thing though.
Yeah we're just going to stay here tonight and run up there tomorrow, but I am going to call them before we go because my parents live 45 mins from the ATT store, and she is tired of dealing with it, lol.
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A minor annoyance, but at least you'll be able to replace it. Don't let this rare occurance discourage you. This is a great phone; the best I've owned yet, and I've had just about every phone on the market. Let me know how things worked out for you.
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I agree on needing to go back. True stock having issues like that is very likely hardware.
Call the store before you go and explain the situation. Warned in advance they will probably be ok with just calling her up to get confirmation and ask the last 4 digits of her social security, if she's listed as primary account holder.
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i think know what your issue is... i bet if you check your battery its not OEM and is a i9100 battery... Get a OEM battery and/or another one that has been confirmed to working with the i777 and this may fix this issue.
Same thing happens to me when i have my knock off ebay batteries in
Pop in the battery from your girlfriends phone and see if it still does it.
Looks an awful lot like the bootloop issue with i9100. I think the previous post is correct.
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I swapped my battery into my GF's SGS2 and it did the same thing...looks like the battery IS the problem. Mine doesn't say "Near Field Communications" and it has a different serial # than hers. It does look OEM though.
That's pretty messed up. First I've heard of getting an international battery from an At&t store.
Kudos to joshuadjohnson22 and AntwanL for spotting that.
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If it doesn't say NFC, it's an international battery and this is exactly what will happen.
How the hell you got an International battery from an AT&T store, I don't know - that's surprising... Was it an actual AT&T corporate-owned store or "mall kiosk" type third-party store?
i know some people that will go to AT&T and ask to try something on a new phone, in fact when i was getting boot loop he told me to go to AT&T and toss that battery in... maybe someone did this and decided to swap the batteries? Its the only thing i can think of
k4zyn said:
http://youtu.be/lRDkn49dGqM
Anyone got any ideas? It's a brand new SGS2, just got it like an hour ago. I am using my girlfriend's exact same SGS2 to film this, and I plugged it in to the same USB port with the same cord and it worked fine.
Also don't mind my mother and brother yelling at their dog, or Iron Man playing in the background
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I'd call them now to have them put one to the side for you. I'd hate to make that drive and then have them be out of the phone!
We just got back from the ATT store, they replaced the phone for me. He told me it was in fact an international battery. He remembered me from last night so they didn't even have to call her to verify the account, heh.
Anyway, problem solved
k4zyn said:
We just got back from the ATT store, they replaced the phone for me. He told me it was in fact an international battery. He remembered me from last night so they didn't even have to call her to verify the account, heh.
Anyway, problem solved
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Glad to hear you were able to get it replaced.
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Is it possible to remove this NFC battery requirement so that I can use a standard non-NFC battery?
These NFC batteries are hard to find, basically impossible to find outside of the US. I have the same issue with using the otherwise identical i9100 battery. Using the battery is fine, but once the phone is plugged into the USB it goes into the boot loop.
I had my iPhone 4 stolen (right in front of my eyes) before I switched to GNote.
I was wondering if there is an app/mod to enable password entry before a phone could be shut down. I guess you can simply take out the battery, if you really wanted to shut down even with this app/mod.
If it is possible, I might consider superglue-ing the backplate to the phone. So, if my phone is stolen, I will hopefully have more time to track my phone and recover it.
Anyone?
Then how would you access your sim or SD card? I would highly suggest just keeping it in your pocket when you go out from now on.
And if you're held up at gunpoint just give it to him and chalk it up to the cost of staying alive.
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P.s. this is coming from a guy that's had a gun put to his head for $80 and a phone.
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Then how would you access your sim or SD card? I would highly suggest just keeping it in your pocket when you go out from now on.
And if you're held up at gunpoint just give it to him and chalk it up to the cost of staying alive.
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I was at McD's with my brother and my girlfriend. My brother was sitting across from me, and the phone was on the table inches away from me.
This teenager came up behind my brother, reached over him across the table to grab my phone and took off. We chased after him outside. He sprayed us with a bear spray (stronger than pepper spray), but I had glasses on, so I still caught him. But while we were struggling, he tossed the phone to another kid and I chased after him. By this time, I was too tired and they both got away.
I lost my phone, ruined a very nice coat and shoes because bear spray won't come out of it, and police lost my driver's license while taking my statement.
It was a very sh***y day, and if you don't have anything constructive to say in response to my question, don't reply. I know I won't be able to access the SIM card and SD card, but I rarely ever need to anyways, unless there is a major issue. I will deal with it then.
Jesus man thats terrible I am really sorry to hear about that. Ill keep my phone much closer to me now.
As for those kids you should have gave the one you caught something to remember. Something he will remember for the rest of his life.
I would have taken his left eye with my thumb.
Get a pistol for next time and he'll stop one way or the other. Preferably the other imo. One less wannabe thug making babies.
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^ yep.
Got my CCW last year havent looked back since.
Well, in any case, is this type of mod possible?
Or, maybe a fake shutdown mod? It looks like the phone is shutting down, but it is not?
ddochi11 said:
Well, in any case, is this type of mod possible?
Or, maybe a fake shutdown mod? It looks like the phone is shutting down, but it is not?
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I'm sure you could write an app to do it.
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There are apps where you can find GPS coordinates. Might help if someone steals your phone.
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There are apps where you can find GPS coordinates. Might help if someone steals your phone.
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You are missing my point. If someone powers off the phone or pulls the battery, GPS tracking stops.
I want to make it as hard as possible to power off the phone.
Try Visidon - it's a face unlocking app - i use it to lock my settings, play, email and other apps you want to face lock
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You are missing my point. If someone powers off the phone or pulls the battery, GPS tracking stops.
I want to make it as hard as possible to power off the phone.
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Hi everyone, hoping for some help.
My galaxy s2 wont power on at all.... I have tried plugging USB into the PC and pressing Vol Up but nothing - this happened after replacing the USB charge port. The power flex cable accidentally ripped off.
I plug it into my laptop and it starts installing the driver but then fails. Anyone experienced this before?
Detach battery, leave it in 5 minute and attach again , power on. I face this problem before(but the cause is not same to you ) and my phone power on after i do those steps. Hope your phone will work again.
Or you could wait for KeithHarris39 who knows what he's talking about with this stuff to read your thread (he's posted to Q&A in the last hour or two, so he's probably around somewhere) & he'll actually give you some idea of what might have gone wrong/what you can do about it.
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Or you could wait for KeithHarris39 who knows what he's talking about with this stuff to read your thread (he's posted to Q&A in the last hour or two, so he's probably around somewhere) & he'll actually give you some idea of what might have gone wrong/what you can do about it.
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i cant send u a pm ...tried it says u dont want to get disturbed..
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Why would you want to send me a PM ? I have the PM system turned off by design.
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Why would you want to send me a PM ? I have the PM system turned off by design.
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something worth ur interest...
If you are describing the flex cable that is/was attached to the USB charger board.....then the 'inadvertent detachment' is likely the cause of your issues......
First, the damage that *has* taken place is likely to have caused a lack of charge reaching the battery....which is likely the reason the phone won't boot....dead battery and no way to charge it.
Second, it's likely the PC isn't installing the drivers as the damage caused is probably stopping the PC recognising the phone for what it is.....we all know PC's are dumb, if they're not told exactly how to do something, they just sit there scratching their metaphorical heads....lol
Repairing this part is *highly unlikely* to succeed........the only option....get another replacement.... the only saving grace......they're not that expensive......
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I very much doubt you have anything to say to me in PM that would be 'worth my interest'. However, if you still believe that to be the case, this thread is as good a place as any to say it.
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something worth ur interest...
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Maybe its the winner of the next Melbourne Cup..........
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I very much doubt you have anything to say to me in PM that would be 'worth my interest'. However, if you still believe that to be the case, this thread is as good a place as any to say it.
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just wanted to ask u whether u would be interested for getting a RC title..if yes then would have nominated u to the committee .
u really thought i would ask u for investing money
Thankyou for the offer, that's very kind of you to think of me that way & I do appreciate it But no, I'd rather not, thanks.
Why not ? You might be a gambling guru for all we know
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just wanted to ask u whether u would be interested for getting a RC title..if yes then would have nominated u to the committee .
u really thought i would ask u for investing money
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Thankyou for the offer, that's very kind of you to think of me that way & I do appreciate it But no, I'd rather not, thanks.
Why not ? You might be a gambling guru for all we know
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k mate ..its ur decision c ya around here itself till my s2 lives...
keithross39 said:
If you are describing the flex cable that is/was attached to the USB charger board.....then the 'inadvertent detachment' is likely the cause of your issues......
First, the damage that *has* taken place is likely to have caused a lack of charge reaching the battery....which is likely the reason the phone won't boot....dead battery and no way to charge it.
Second, it's likely the PC isn't installing the drivers as the damage caused is probably stopping the PC recognising the phone for what it is.....we all know PC's are dumb, if they're not told exactly how to do something, they just sit there scratching their metaphorical heads....lol
Repairing this part is *highly unlikely* to succeed........the only option....get another replacement.... the only saving grace......they're not that expensive......
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Thought as much but only just got back on here. Thanks for your time. Already ordered the bits that all arrived today ( except I missed the bloody posty )
So I will let you know how my soldering skills hold up after years of being dormant! The board itself seems fine... just kicking myself for giving it that little pull and forgetting that the power button is stuck on. Doh!! The phone is my old one and now belongs to the Mrs... wasn't too happy with me lol. So much so, and I'm sorry to say she switched to the dark side.. iPhone.
Now I think I'll see what ROMs are good for the s4... easy rooted it from day one but now I feel ready for a change. First android I've never completely changed
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Ok so I reattached the parts.. but still won't boot up. I plug it into the laptop and connect to Odin.. the id:com turns blue and unknown upload mode is on screen... but it just hangs and does nothing any ideas?
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