[Huawei Nova/Nova Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] #Henkate:
Sad news

MY NOVA IS DEAD!

On Monday's night my Nova fall into the toilet (yes, toilet xD).

I've took it to the kitchen and placed it on something and i ate. When i've finished to eat, i've took it and put it in my pants and went to the bathroom to wash my hands because they were kinda oily and smelly from the meat i've ate. Right after i've got in the bathroom, Nova fall from pocket into this kind of thing ( it's placed in right, right after you get in the bathroom). I was lucky that there was no water this time. I've took it back from there and put it again into pants's pocket, then i washed my hands, then i was wiping my hands with the towel and that's when Nova fall into the toilet. We have the towel placed on kind of wire (in air, if you know what i mean). The toilet is next to the toilet, but it's not placed right above the toilet. It's placed in the left of it. That's how it fall... It's not the first time i've did this (taking Nova into pants's pocket after eating and going to wash hands), but i think it was the first time i've put it in those pants's pocket when i've did this.

I've had notification(s) before it fall, so the led was blue and blinking. After it fall, i've took it back and shaked it up-down to get water out as much as possible. Few mins later, i've tried to power it on, but of course nothing happened... I know that i shouldn't have done that, but i think on the moment i just wanted to see if it works, otherwise i don't know the explanation myself lol. I could still see the blue led (but not blinking), with like low brightness. Then i've took the sim card and sdcard out and i didn't put the sim card tray back. I've let it like that overnight.

Next morning, i've tried to power it on again, but nothing happened again. I couldn't see the blue led anymore. Then i've plugged it to charger, but nothing happened as well. Then i've noticed that front camera is kinda whiteish and it was sort of transparent before like it is supposed to be. Then i've plugged it to PC and the led started to blink with red color for few seconds and then stopped. I've kept pressing on the power button, but nothing happened.

Then I've put it on this kind of radiator, but i didn't let it to get too hot (it was hot like when it was charging, slightly more or less. Then i've tried to plug it to PC again, but the same thing happened and nothing changed. Then i've noticed that if i put it with the top (the side where's the jack) in the "grill" of the radiator and leave it there for few mins, then the front camera isn't white anymore, but if i take it off the radiator, then it slowly becomes whiteish again. Then i've noticed that the front camera isn't whiteish anymore when i put it with the screen on the radiator too. Note that I've took it from the radiator to let it cool down and then I've put it back to ensure that's not getting too hot.

After searching a bit on internet, i've seen some people recommending cat sand silica gel. I didn't have the silica type, but normal one for cat, so i've put it in cat's sand and after some mins i've took it out and the jack was full of sand and a place in speaker's grill had sand too and i've should've been some pieces of sand lol.

Then i've put it in uncooked brown rice and i've let it in there overnight. Next morning, it still was dead, but the front camera was back to normal and it wasn't whiteish anymore. Then I've plugged it to charger and the red led was blinking longer but eventually turned off like in the previous day. The screen wasn't turning on, but it was supposed to. Then i've noticed that if I plug it in right after the led turns off, then the led won't turn on. It was turning on only after replugging the charger after some time. Then i've put it back into rice and let it again there overnight.

Next day (basically yesterday), it still was dead, but the red led was blinking and wasn't turning off anymore unless i was unplugging it from the charger. There was something which i've noticed in the previous day too: when i was keeping pressing the power button for like 3-6 seconds when the led was on, then the led was getting off and after like 3 seconds it was getting on again and blinking. That's how it does when it's turning on iirc (if it's off and battery less than 15%).

Then i've called the same service where my first nova got repaired in past and they've said to go to them with the phone to verify / check it and said that it doesn't cost anything to check. I was quite surprised that it doesn't costs to check it. After some time, i've went to the service and i had to leave it there because the guy said so. They were closing at 18:00 and he was like there's no time. There was also another two customers. He gave me some paper like with the first Nova and he said that he'll call me and say whether it's possible to repair or not and how much it would cost to repair. He needed my IMEI for verification i guess and he said that's on the sim card tray (i had no idea about that; it's written very small on it, but it's there), but i've forgot the tray home. I've asked then if i can call back when i get home to tell him the IMEI, but he said nope because that's the only Nova anyway xD.

Today's morning i've got called by the guy from the service and said that sadly, there's nothing that can be done because the motherboard was / had short circuit or whatever it is called and said that if I wouldn't have tried to charge it, then maybe there would've been a chance... Assuming that he was honest and that he didn't do something though (i'm not very sure, but i think that he was honest).

I've went to the service to pick the Nova and took my first scratched Nova too with me. I've asked him if it would be fine after replacing the motherboard (that's why i took my first Nova with me), but he said that he doesn't know in what state is the display and that the bottom part from USB was melted. I dunno if he meant that the USB thing which goes into USB is melted (it isn't straight) or the entire bottom part, but if it's the first one, well, it was like that since I've got it (it is a resealed one, remember?). So he can replace the mobo, but if the display would be dead too, then it wouldn't even worth the money in my opinion, unless it would be cheaper than it was when my first Nova was repaired.

It would be an high risk which I should take if I were to get the mobo replaced with the one from the first Nova (or new mobo) because the display might need to be replaced too and the money from the donations which i currently have wouldn't even be enough to replace both of them, maybe only the mobo if he would take it from the first Nova or screen from the actual Nova (drown one) to the scratched one (first Nova), but in both cases it would be like a lottery if only mobo or display would be replaced. To recap:

1) Take motherboard from first Nova and put it into the drown Nova --> it's like a lottery because the display might be dead.

2) Take the display from the drown Nova and put it into the first Nova where it's scratched --> it's like a lottery because the display might be dead.

Also, if you remember, the first Nova has headphone jack broken, front camera broken (i don't care about it though) and possibly the loudspeaker too.

3) Take mobo from first Nova and put it in the drown Nova and get a new display replacement assuming the actual one is dead --> money from donations which i currently have wouldn't be enough.

4) Get a new display replacement for the first Nova --> money from donations which i currently have wouldn't be enough.

Also, if you remember, the first Nova has headphone jack broken, front camera broken (i don't care about it though) and possibly the loudspeaker too.

I CAN TRY TO FIX IT!

There's a cheaper way to try to merge both Novas into one and that would be DIY (do it yourself). Basically, i'm supposed to disassemble both by following some youtube tutorial and make one Nova and i want to try that. A set of the tools needed (scredriver(s) and other things) costs about 6-10 euros and the glue for the display costs about 2.58 - 4.08 euros (B-7000 model, the one which [MENTION=4699730]Vinnom[/MENTION] said that he has and used on his Nova). According to [MENTION=4699730]Vinnom[/MENTION], if he's not mistaken, the usb and front camera because they're modular (he isn't sure about the jack).

If i get the needed tools and the glue for the display, i can try to:

1) Take mobo from first Nova and put it in the drown Nova and see if the display works.

2) Take the display from the drown Nova and put it in the first Nova and see if it works. If it does, then try to take front camera and jack from drown Nova and use them in the first Nova.

To recap:

1) First Nova = working motherboard, but scratched display (jack, front camera dead and possibly loudspeaker too).

2) Drown Nova = dead motherboard and possibly dead display too.

I'll need to take some money out from PayPal to buy the tools and the glue and that takes few days. Until then, maybe my father will help me and i give him the money back when the PayPal's money gets in. I don't see this as a waste of money (getting the tools and the glue) because maybe i can get Nova working and if not, they can still be useful in future (if a phone would get in water again or something).

WHAT ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT?

Well, i guess you know what that means... The development will be stopped since i don't have the phone. Also, i'm out of free credits on Azure. However, i can still make builds with monthly security patches (after they get merged in lineage's sources) and maybe some minor / small changes to Nova's trees if i have access to a VM. [MENTION=4699730]Vinnom[/MENTION] is willing to help me with a GCP account (Google Cloud Platform, so then i can do that, but do not expect me to do any changes to Nova's trees since my phone is dead. Maybe [MENTION=4699730]Vinnom[/MENTION] can do monthly builds with security patch too and he wouldn't need to give me a GCP account. I don't know, i haven't asked him before.

As for Pie, i've already booted it before as i've told you. I will clean up the Nova's trees (if needed) and publish them to github and i might also publish the build i've booted back then + a flashable zip with display blobs or make a new build if i have access to VM.

If i can fix my Nova on my own by merging them, then obviously the development will be resumed.

THANK YOU!

Thank you everyone for your kind words, for your support and for your donations during this long journey!

Lucas ([MENTION=4850735]wangdaning[/MENTION]), i still can't thank you enough for your kind words and for the efforts you've done for me. I've promised before that i'll take way more care of this Nova which i've got thanks to you and i've really did, but i wouldn't have expected it to fall from pants's pocket just like that. I'm sorry that i couldn't keep my promise about this and about android Pie. Please let me know if there's something which you'd like me to do.

[MENTION=6875738]acerspyro[/MENTION], since my phone is dead, please don't forget to cancel to be my patron on Patreon. There's no need for you to donate me money, especially since i no longer can mantain the development. I assume that you've also read what about the development? part.

Once again, thank you everyone!

PS: Now i'm using the old Samsung Galaxy S Advance. It has the sim card tray broken, so i can't put my sim card in it. It's slow and it also has a bad battery, but at least it's something that i can use xD. I no longer can say that my phone is faster than my PC though xD. My father offered me his scratched Galaxy S7 (exynos) as he has a Galaxy J3 2017 too which is dual sim and he can put his two sim cards in it, but i didn't accept it.