new case probs

[skeeve666]

okay i bought a hermes off ebay, ment to be scratched like u expect after a year in ya pocket.. it was SCRATCHED to hell like a sheet of sand paper was used on it, and somoen had written war and peace on it.

it was cheap so i thught i may as well pick up a new chassie for it, i did it arrived today, i had already watched the few videos about how to dismantle this phone (i am no stranger to doing this as i tend to repair my friends and ppl i knows mobiles and used to have a alpine that went through 2 lcd`s and 3 touch screens until i learned to look after it)

i carfuly stripped it down, replaced all the casing to a new jasjam case, and now the keyboard wont light up (ya i know about the light sensor) and the screen wont auto flip, but i can still use the keyboard just with a normal portate screen, i have tried hard resetting as i am still trying to find a rom i like and dont have any software installed.

is it the kb ribbon thats gone? and anyone know were i can get one in the uk? is there any way of manualy rotating the screen like on the alpine? as i can live with doing that until i get a fix.

[ajom]

I did the same, got a new case but I was lucky, it still works altough the blue light is always on.
To manual rotate the screen you assign a hardware button to it. Go to setting, buttons, select a button and the rotate screen from the program list.
Good luck

[MikeChannon]

okay i bought a hermes off ebay, ment to be scratched like u expect after a year in ya pocket.. it was SCRATCHED to hell like a sheet of sand paper was used on it, and somoen had written war and peace on it.

it was cheap so i thught i may as well pick up a new chassie for it, i did it arrived today, i had already watched the few videos about how to dismantle this phone (i am no stranger to doing this as i tend to repair my friends and ppl i knows mobiles and used to have a alpine that went through 2 lcd`s and 3 touch screens until i learned to look after it)

i carfuly stripped it down, replaced all the casing to a new jasjam case, and now the keyboard wont light up (ya i know about the light sensor) and the screen wont auto flip, but i can still use the keyboard just with a normal portate screen, i have tried hard resetting as i am still trying to find a rom i like and dont have any software installed.

is it the kb ribbon thats gone? and anyone know were i can get one in the uk? is there any way of manualy rotating the screen like on the alpine? as i can live with doing that until i get a fix.

Amost certainly either the Keyboard ribbon cable or its connections (As you say). The magnet operated orientation sesnsor is built into the ribbon cable and is of course also linked to the keyboard open light up action.

BUT, I have seen this happen because the magnet has dropped off!!! It's a small metal oblong and does not look like a magnet.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q109/mikechannon/MagnetSwitch.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q109/mikechannon/Magnetswitchconnectorribbon.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q109/mikechannon/ScreenOrientationMagnet.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q109/mikechannon/ScreenOrientationMagnetLocartion.jpg


Check that magnet is still there and that the sensor on the cable is located correctly.


Mike

[skeeve666]

lol that was the one part i did ot add to the new case! looked at teh old one there it was dismanted my new case.. no magent.. and guess what a spot o superglue later 2 mins to reasemble and BOOM its works again! cheers m8. i love my phone again!!!

[MikeChannon]

http://static.flickr.com/76/178336544_2dcf4247b3.jpg

Mike

[skeeve666]

okays next one for u!

i have also replaed the touch screen, i have resolded, using a low temp iron the new touch panel to the lcd`s ribbon thsi is not teh first time i have donw this as i have already said, i have checked the joint with a multi meter and its okay, but the phone wont work with the touch screen, i was wondering if i need to run alignment again but the firmware i has is the HTC_HERMES_S64_WM_6.1_TouchFlo2D_UC_V1_22.09.2008 one, and it goes stright into touchflow before i can navi to the aligemt prog, i dont wana hard reset as i can still use it as a phone after with the buttons.

is it a alignment prob or just time to go full hog and buy a new full lcd/touch unit tis the black ribbon one 2nd gen. ( i was trying to do it on the cheap :P )

[MikeChannon]

okays next one for u!

i have also replaed the touch screen, i have resolded, using a low temp iron the new touch panel to the lcd`s ribbon thsi is not teh first time i have donw this as i have already said, i have checked the joint with a multi meter and its okay, but the phone wont work with the touch screen, i was wondering if i need to run alignment again but the firmware i has is the HTC_HERMES_S64_WM_6.1_TouchFlo2D_UC_V1_22.09.2008 one, and it goes stright into touchflow before i can navi to the aligemt prog, i dont wana hard reset as i can still use it as a phone after with the buttons.

is it a alignment prob or just time to go full hog and buy a new full lcd/touch unit tis the black ribbon one 2nd gen. ( i was trying to do it on the cheap :P )

Did you try disabling touch flo and aligning the screen?

Mike

[skeeve666]

yup managed to work out how to do it, been playing around and i dont think its compatable, even though it said it was and its the correct size or i just dmg the ribbon, but i can still use the with the keys so until get a new screen ;[