swanem
31st July 2008, 05:30 PM
First, let me say “hi” and “thank you” for this awesome forum. It has helped me numerous times including new ROMs, upgrading radios, and hopefully now my latest problem. I hate posting in forums because usually someone has asked the question before and someone has answered it, so I am a HUGE fan of the search feature.
Recently, my 4yo was playing with my ATT 8525, he loves the games (he has a DS, so I don’t know what the fascination with my phone is), but when I went to use it later, the D-Pad wasn’t working, so I thought he might have dropped it (no big deal). The phone still worked. I would fix the pad later. I made and received several calls, but eventually I got the infamous white screen. I came to the forum, found my fix for both the D-Pad and the white screen. I disassembled, fixed the issue, reassembled, and booted it up. The D-Pad worked, no white screen, GREAT!
Now my latest issue, after re-assembly, I can’t get reception at all outside. Inside is fine, outside is non-existent. I upgraded my radio to 1.56.70.11, but it didn’t get any better. No worse, but not better.
I attempted pyraxiat’s (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=369975) fix, but I have had no luck. Would a hard reset fix this? I don’t know how a MoBo would go bad just seconds after I put it back together, I’m pretty computer savvy, so the disassembly was not an issue.
I picked this one up off of fleabay, so I really don’t want to send it off and pay more for a MoBo than I paid for the phone. I would just upgrade to a Tilt if that was the issue.
Any suggestions would be most helpful.
RMS
ATT 8525
Recently, my 4yo was playing with my ATT 8525, he loves the games (he has a DS, so I don’t know what the fascination with my phone is), but when I went to use it later, the D-Pad wasn’t working, so I thought he might have dropped it (no big deal). The phone still worked. I would fix the pad later. I made and received several calls, but eventually I got the infamous white screen. I came to the forum, found my fix for both the D-Pad and the white screen. I disassembled, fixed the issue, reassembled, and booted it up. The D-Pad worked, no white screen, GREAT!
Now my latest issue, after re-assembly, I can’t get reception at all outside. Inside is fine, outside is non-existent. I upgraded my radio to 1.56.70.11, but it didn’t get any better. No worse, but not better.
I attempted pyraxiat’s (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=369975) fix, but I have had no luck. Would a hard reset fix this? I don’t know how a MoBo would go bad just seconds after I put it back together, I’m pretty computer savvy, so the disassembly was not an issue.
I picked this one up off of fleabay, so I really don’t want to send it off and pay more for a MoBo than I paid for the phone. I would just upgrade to a Tilt if that was the issue.
Any suggestions would be most helpful.
RMS
ATT 8525