Wednesday, November 08, 2006
V220 camera problem - A solution
hey guys..
"My Motorola v220 camera only shows me a black screen with the back button option and after a few seconds get back to the main screen.. "
I had this problem since last week.. i bought a v220 for my mom on ebay and i unlocked it.. and the camera didnt work.. so.. after google it for awhile (got frustrated cuz nobody gave a straight answer).. i decided to take it apart by myself and see if there was something broken ..
I realized of something.. the problem might be in the Flex Cable (its the yellow flat cable the connect the upper part - LCD and camera- with the lower part -main board-).. what is this mean?.. well.. for me it could be:
first, the phone was probably dropped and the flex cable got loose..
Second, the flex cable got all dirty or dusted..
Third.. the flex cable broke
fourth, the camera broke..
In my case.. was the two first ones.. and what you need to do is.. (in case you know what you re doing and do it at your own risk):
-take apart the housing till you get the upper part (where the lcd screen is) just with this flex cable (google for a v220 housing installation or go here http://www.daydeal.com/pages.php?pageid=5 , ill use some images from this site to explain myself)
- you ll need T6 screwdriver.. (the flex cable is the yelloy flat cable shown in the picture above)
- take apart the upper part carefully (above).. and you ll have something like this (below):
- now take apart the face plate.. and then you ll have to use again your T6 screwdriver..
NOW, before taking apart the last plate.. as you can see.. part of the flex cable is hanging.. So.. first, check if there's any dust inside.. or between the little part hanging.. it has like 4 flat connections one overlapping the other one, check if it has some dirt or dust between them.. and try to clean it out..
Since this part of the cable is not well protected, it always get dirty and dusted for the normal wear of the phone.. and that doesn't allow a well signal connection with the main board (lower part of the phone)..
Ok.. now.. if you already did that.. we take the screws off.. and well see something like this..
Ok.. Now what you have to do at this point.. is to unplugged the flex cable as shown in the picture above.. and clean it if needed.. (you can use something like your mouth to blow it hard enough.. thats what i did.. ha).. and plug it back..
This should be enough..
Now.. before you put everything back together.. you can taste by connecting the lower part fo the cable to the main board and attach the sim card to the back plate and battery with a string or something similar.. so you can power it on..
If there wasnt signal before.. try the camera option a couple of time .. you will see now the options of the camera like zoom and bright.. and eventually you will have your camera back to work..
I tried this way.. and i was able to take pictures back again.. but after a few hours.. the camera stop working again.. i close the phone and opened it again.. and try couple times the camera button again.. and it worked.. sometimes.. the connection get lost.. but its normal if you re phone has been dropped before..
This is just a provisional solution.. but it will work till you either buy a new flex cable or buy a new phone!!!!.. haha.. hope this post was usefull..
ps.. If this doesnt work for you.. your camera might be broken.. or you will definitely have to buy a new flex cable and try it out.. Once again.. just do this if you ve had experience taking apart your phone..
Cheers
Angel
"My Motorola v220 camera only shows me a black screen with the back button option and after a few seconds get back to the main screen.. "
I had this problem since last week.. i bought a v220 for my mom on ebay and i unlocked it.. and the camera didnt work.. so.. after google it for awhile (got frustrated cuz nobody gave a straight answer).. i decided to take it apart by myself and see if there was something broken ..
I realized of something.. the problem might be in the Flex Cable (its the yellow flat cable the connect the upper part - LCD and camera- with the lower part -main board-).. what is this mean?.. well.. for me it could be:
first, the phone was probably dropped and the flex cable got loose..
Second, the flex cable got all dirty or dusted..
Third.. the flex cable broke
fourth, the camera broke..
In my case.. was the two first ones.. and what you need to do is.. (in case you know what you re doing and do it at your own risk):
-take apart the housing till you get the upper part (where the lcd screen is) just with this flex cable (google for a v220 housing installation or go here http://www.daydeal.com/pages.php?pageid=5 , ill use some images from this site to explain myself)
- you ll need T6 screwdriver.. (the flex cable is the yelloy flat cable shown in the picture above)
- take apart the upper part carefully (above).. and you ll have something like this (below):
- now take apart the face plate.. and then you ll have to use again your T6 screwdriver..
NOW, before taking apart the last plate.. as you can see.. part of the flex cable is hanging.. So.. first, check if there's any dust inside.. or between the little part hanging.. it has like 4 flat connections one overlapping the other one, check if it has some dirt or dust between them.. and try to clean it out..
Since this part of the cable is not well protected, it always get dirty and dusted for the normal wear of the phone.. and that doesn't allow a well signal connection with the main board (lower part of the phone)..
Ok.. now.. if you already did that.. we take the screws off.. and well see something like this..
Ok.. Now what you have to do at this point.. is to unplugged the flex cable as shown in the picture above.. and clean it if needed.. (you can use something like your mouth to blow it hard enough.. thats what i did.. ha).. and plug it back.. This should be enough..
Now.. before you put everything back together.. you can taste by connecting the lower part fo the cable to the main board and attach the sim card to the back plate and battery with a string or something similar.. so you can power it on..
If there wasnt signal before.. try the camera option a couple of time .. you will see now the options of the camera like zoom and bright.. and eventually you will have your camera back to work..
I tried this way.. and i was able to take pictures back again.. but after a few hours.. the camera stop working again.. i close the phone and opened it again.. and try couple times the camera button again.. and it worked.. sometimes.. the connection get lost.. but its normal if you re phone has been dropped before..
This is just a provisional solution.. but it will work till you either buy a new flex cable or buy a new phone!!!!.. haha.. hope this post was usefull..
ps.. If this doesnt work for you.. your camera might be broken.. or you will definitely have to buy a new flex cable and try it out.. Once again.. just do this if you ve had experience taking apart your phone..
Cheers
Angel
Welcome Note
Well.. im creating this site to tell everybody about some issues Ive had in the past and present with my cellphones.. Most of them i had to do it by myself.. eventhough i ruined some of them.. ha.. but oh well.. thats the only way to learn..
I only have and deal with Nokia and Motorola cellphones.. but .. if i get a different brand.. ill post it here..
You re welcome to share or ask any question as long as it has to do with something related to the Post Title.. suggestions and comments are welcome..
I only have and deal with Nokia and Motorola cellphones.. but .. if i get a different brand.. ill post it here..
You re welcome to share or ask any question as long as it has to do with something related to the Post Title.. suggestions and comments are welcome..
