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 Oct 17 2004, 09:20
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Wonder anyone has had this problem before - sure would appreciate some advice. The joystick on the SPV E100 is malfunctioning - any movement in any direction results in the joystick being 'clicked', if you know what i mean. i.e. a down press. However, I cannot do a down press! that doesnt work.
This has rendered the phone quite unusable, as I cannot scroll down the contacts list, SMS's ,etc. Tech support here in the UAE (the phone is branded as i-mate here) advises me to do a hard reset - am not sure that's going to solve this, as it is likely to be a hardware issue... Any thoughts? |
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Oct 17 2004, 22:17
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 Addict  Group: Posters Posts: 751 Joined: 25th September 2003 From: Norway Member No.: 16,915 |
have you unstalled xbar ???
there is a bug in xbar that lock action key 
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Oct 18 2004, 04:40
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 3 Joined: 17th October 2004 Member No.: 60,800 |
No, I have not installed xbar. BTW, the problem did not start after installation of any software or after any 'event', it just did. I used the phone one afternoon, normally and in the evening, I noticed this problem. I did not do any software installs, tweaking, and suchlike in the interim.
Thanks. |
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Oct 18 2004, 05:38
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 Hardcore  Group: Posters Posts: 1,962 Joined: 6th June 2003 From: kYuSi, PiLiPpHiNeS Member No.: 7,452 |
have you heard of Orneta Tester? not quite sure if you can still find it...
try to test it with that tool and give us some feedback... Posted from my SmartPhone! -------------------- "Do not follow where the path may lead.
Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." |
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Oct 18 2004, 06:01
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 Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 488 Joined: 2nd June 2004 Member No.: 45,211 Device(s): jasjar; tytn; touch |
i don't think it has to do with any app. i think the action button itself is faulty. i am having the same irritating problem too!
lukeap 69 -------------------- May the Force be with you...
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Oct 18 2004, 06:15
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 RN, MS MVP-MD Group: Moderator Team Posts: 4,532 Joined: 7th August 2003 From: Legazpi, Philippines Member No.: 12,251 Device(s): ASUS P525, ASUS N10J-A1 |
Try a contact cleaner for that.
-------------------- Jakult everyday, everyday OK!
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Oct 18 2004, 06:55
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Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 1,962 Joined: 6th June 2003 From: kYuSi, PiLiPpHiNeS Member No.: 7,452 |
@lukeap69
i'm only suggesting him to TRY the app... there's nothing wrong with trying... Posted from my SmartPhone! -------------------- "Do not follow where the path may lead.
Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." |
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Oct 19 2004, 05:33
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 3 Joined: 17th October 2004 Member No.: 60,800 |
Well, I did try out Orneta Tester and the results are consistent with what I am seeing in normal use. Any directional movement (up/down/right/left) of the joystick first generates the corresponding event and then immediately (within a fraction of a second) generates the Enter/Action button event.
A down press on the joystick does not generate any event. Any user-serviceable way to clean the contacts - the phone is anyways out of warranty. I am not particularly keen to have my phone away for 10 days. I can tweak around a bit, have done so with other stuff in the past. Thanks in advance. |
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Oct 19 2004, 09:40
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 Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 3,622 Joined: 18th January 2003 From: Fife, Scotland Member No.: 2,019 |
The only area you are likely to get to is the connector between the keypad and the main board, if you were to open the directional switch itself i doubt you would finnish with success. The directional switch is only about 2mm cubed.
You could always hunt about and try find a new keypad. I will be selling one on ebay in the next couple of days. -------------------- Regards
Ian |
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