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[Defy General] wizard123:
As said many times before, the ear piece in my post works fine BUT it is pot luck which type of speaker you actually get on ebay as most of the sellers do not use actual pictures of the item they are sending. Since originally posing this my Defy is still going strong and has no issues what so ever, also as noted yes you can buy the original oem which i first posted BUT i also said i personally would not use another motorola speaker as they always fail and not just on this phone model either.

I will say again this tutorial is a rough guide intended to help and common sense is required !

I will say i am glad it has helped alot of people.
[Defy General] Gobsheen:
Things to keep in mind.......

Dust! I changed my earpiece last night for another Motorola one. Works fine and changing wasn't really a big deal. Where I cocked up though was taking the opportunity to clear the dust/lint that collects between the two halves of the case......now I've got a few very annoying bits of dust under the screen! So, be very careful if you're cleaning away the dust. Don't (like I stupidly did) blow it away because some will make it's way into the screen. A small vacuum would be ideal or very carefully brush it away. Just leave it alone is a good option too!

Take your time removing and replacing the 7 outer screws. My earpiece came with a T5 driver. Even though I was being careful, taking my time and making sure the driver head was firmly in the screw head, the driver still skipped about and started rounding off. So, the driver was mega cheap quality and as soft as butter......shouldn't blame my tools, should I?! I'm going to buy a better one before I tackle the dust.

ESD (Electro Static Discharge, if anyone cares!), can damage electronic devices, potentially shortening their life. If you've got ESD gear, you know what to do but if not, I'd suggest......

- Get everything together (phone, earpiece, every tool you might need) in advance so that you can sit down and complete the job without having to go anywhere. Moving about on a carpet can generate loads of static. Try it with a balloon!

- Earth yourself as best you can. Even just touching a large metal object (shelves etc) will take much of the static from you.

- Avoid touching and handling the PCB.....just the minimum, holding the sides.

No point worrying too much about ESD, but the above is pretty easy to do.
[Defy General] balek:
waterproof

job done for me, many tkx!

A little question about waterproof:

It is the plastic membrane or the glue ?

My new earoiece does not have plastic membrane.
[Defy General] robrob777:
Guys, I can't find the K850i speaker, I purchased the original earpiece but it is in transit from hong kong.

in the meanwhile do you guys think that the HTC evo 4g earpiece will work? looks similar than the k850i

http://www.borggadgets.com/images_auctions/htc/evo/earspeaker1.jpg

http://www.borggadgets.com/images_auctions/htc/evo/earspeaker2.jpg

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-HTC-EVO...916?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20bd1839a4

For the records, my phone is a Tmo US Defy (early december '10) Android 2.1.

Merry Christmas.
[Defy General] JostVice:
http://www.ebay.es/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220759138304#ht_1845wt _909

This is not the earpiece you bought, right?

Anyone has link to one that guaranteed fits ??

EDIT: is this the good k850i one? http://www.ebay.es/itm/Sony-Ericsson-K850-K850i-Speaker-Lautsprecher-Buzzer-/220639357020
[Defy General] Joelesprod:
Bought the original replacement for The defy, followed the guide from post #11, everything is working fine now!! :D:D
[Defy General] tronjojo:
Thanks so much for the help! I recently had to replace my earpiece, but when i received my k850i earpiece it didn't fit! after removing bits of plastic hear and there, i still couldn't et it to fit (it was too thick for the phone!) i ended up breaking it. unfortunately i broke the original moto earpiece when removing it (the adhesive really worked well) i had to replace w/ another moto earpiece from ebay. but of course it didn't work either. what i ended up doing was folding up some aluminum foil so it was about as thick as a business card, cut littel pieces off and placed them on the contacts of the earpiece. now my phone works great!

hope this can be helpful to anyone.
[Defy General] robrob777:
Thanks for the help too, feedback.

I didn't find Sony's earpiece so I bought the original Motorola Defy's ear piece out of EBAY.

Comes from Hong Kong and it arrives in around 1.5 weeks to US.

Works great, I bought 2, it is like 2.5 usd.

I don't know if it is the "revised" earpiece though, and I have no way to know, that's why I bought 2.
[Defy General] avs84:
just replaced my earpiece. Was very easy and works great again. Thnx for the great guide wizard123

Sent from my MB525
[Defy General] xinaesthete:
Many thanks for the guide, it was most useful. However, one more thing to watch out for that I don't think was mentioned is the separate bits of plastic for the screen lock and volume buttons, which can quite easily fall out get mislaid as one takes the case apart.

This happened to me, with the volume button. Any advice, please post on my thread.

As for the earpiece, the first one I ordered didn't fit even after some butchering, I think that was a k850i but perhaps I should check. Anyway, I ordered a Defy part and it seems fine for now.
[Defy General] prshah:
Hello,

I too am facing this problem! Can anyone make any suggestions? AFAIK, the earpiece has not been replaced in this unit...

EDIT: While going through the pictures in post #11, I realise that I HAVE NO YELLOW RUBBER WASHERS! Can anyone tell me where these washers are to be fitted, and approximate dimensions? I'll try to organize an equivalent...
[Defy General] sonhy:
yellow rubber gaskets goes up top

here is a picture:

http://i45.tinypic.com/5x1h1y.jpg

and the video (just search "mb525 defy dissemble")

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uSH1UuEOvI
[Defy General] @non4:
Did this fix the problem for you? I have the washers but my casing is not sealed properly as previous owner cracked it, when I did the repair I notice I have to keep the volume slightly lower than is comfortable for people to not hear the echo, I really want a fix but am scared that another disassembly might worsen the cracks and make the issue worse :/
[Defy General] Auris 1.6 vvt-i:
People hear the echo because the previous owner (or you) have lost the microphone seal (see picture)

Had the same issue and resolved it by making a seal myself.
[Defy General] @non4:
Thanks a ton! how do I make a new seal?
[Defy General] Auris 1.6 vvt-i:
Well, use your imagination and whatever you have available... :) I used two layers of some thick double adhesive tape. ;)
[Defy General] @non4:
Thanks I'm currently trying cutting some rubber to size, but in case that doesn't work can you tell me exactly what you did? like if you need a hole to speak through like the original part? Also a picture if you don't mind taking the screws out one last time :eek:
[Defy General] Auris 1.6 vvt-i:
Of course you need a hole like in the original one. And sorry, but even if I opened the phone, I wouldn't have what to take a picture with. Just cut a slim rubber ribbon (as wide as the original one), make a small hole in it (as big as the one on the faceplate) and make sure it is thick enough to make full contact b/w the faceplate and the mic. If it's not well sealed, people will keep hearing the echo.
[Defy General] @non4:
Thanks a bunch, great help! My defy is back together and I just need to test a call, if it doesn't work I'll try with tape as you did :)

Update: Just tested it on my landline, the echo is present but its tiny now. My method: Find some rubber of a similar thickness to the original filter and simply cut a strip that fits the gap, in my case it was too difficult to make a hole but the size I had to cut it left small gaps anyway. Sound is much improved, and I had a chance to remove some dust I missed from the first time I repaired it :D
[Defy General] Harishsudharsan:
Please upload pictures. Will be very helpful. Thank you.
[Defy General] @non4:
Can't, my casing is already falling apart and one more opening may kill it, besides this method ended up muffling my mic so I ended up using those instant puncture patches instead, just fill the space properly and make sure whatever you use has a hole where the original part does and sits snug against the motherboard, this sort of thing is trial and error I'm afraid

Sent from the real world by hacking into the matrix
[Defy General] bucan.234:
Please somebody help me, I have a death loudspeaker on my defy.

It just no sound at all.

No more ringtone when someone calling me, no more music on loudspeaker. It just mute mode to me :(

How can I fix it. Motorola service center in my country it just sucks they charge over price
[Defy General] rubjonny:
Just checking in to add a couple of extra tips! if the speaker you get has 2 prongs you really should bend them as flat as you can as per wizards advice, you want it so the motherboard sits as flush as possible without having to use any pressure. ideally it should be flat enough that the 2 round seals will slip over the screw posts.

also make sure you dont over-tighten the silver screws on the back, in particular the top right one (when the phone is face down)

if you dont take these 2 tips into account you risk killing your proximity sensor, I learnt this the hard way. I also then killed my digitiser whilst fiddling about pressing the screen about trying to get it to make contact! luckily a new digitiser fixed everything for me, you can even get them with a new speaker included!

this is the one I bought its great, you just need to swap the rubber gasket over:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251099879134

currently out of stock but worth droppign an email to see if he will get any more in soon, he also does proper speakers:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251106562191
[Defy General] nidhish91:
At times my earpiece stop working. I just blow air into it and its fine. But I think I'll have to replace it ;/

S3nt fr0m my D3fy/w1u1 GB st4BL3
[Defy General] ovu85:
just got mine back to normal. Brought a SE k550 earpice peeled off the foam from the front of the speaker (outhewise the case won't fit) put everything back and it's working fine.

here's how to do it http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=defy+disassembly

P.S. : if the left back scrwe is too tyte screwed you will have problems with the proximity sensor as i did.

So there's the SOLVE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMk1S90MjbY&feature=youtu.be
[Defy General] Untraumatized:
So I left the yellow washer things out because you didnt say to put them back in... should i redo it...
[Defy General] rubjonny:
the washers add extra waterproofing around those silver screws i believe, its up to you really
[Defy General] rdar_93:
Help me find this pleasee

Dude this was some very very informative information, but I need to know also where I can buy this. My earpiece died today, and the phone still works almost perfectly. The only problem is, I'm from Trinidad and Tobago, and I highly doubt that they sell the earpiece in my country. :( I do have access to Amazon but they dont have any for sale.
[Defy General] _ossie_:
EBay - I bought a pair for $10 including postage (I'm in Australia) and included the necessary tools. There are a number of sellers in HK and China.

The whole process took me less than half an hour and I'm not particularly steady with my hands. \

Unfortunately I cracked my case where one of the screws go levering off the PCB so I guess my Defy is no longer waterproof ... but the earpiece is fully functional again.
[Defy General] rdar_93:
Okay, so I've ordered the speaker (k850i) but, I think I lost my gasket?

So when I removed my earpiece from the phone, I kinda......didnt do it nicely. I used a precision flat head screwdriver to pry it upwards and get it out. There was some adhesive on the speaker, and I dont remember if it looked like a gasket. Just curious if there was a sort of clear gasket in there, cause..... I'd like to still take swims with my phone :D The waterproofness is awesome.
[Defy General] allBliss:
Didn't see this post, and sent my phone for repair last week. Cost 250 INR (~5$), so it was ok, but could have experimented :)
[Defy General] rdar_93:
I bought it and insatlled, but it's not working

So I bought the k850i and assembled everything properly, turned it on and made a call. I was really happy that I could hear through my earspeaker again! But, it accidentally fell..... :( Then it stopped working. No more sound. So, I think the impact probably bent the terminals on the inside, so, I'll be scrapping my phone, yet again. Has this happened to anyone else?
[Defy General] saman0suke1:
I just replaced my earpiece, but it's a little bit loose, what can I use to fix that? do I use tape or something? it's working great, so i wouldn't like to run it by putting tape in an incorrect place, please help me out, thanks!
[Defy General] go0pen:
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[General Questions and Answers] amooor:
Hi there the software in my phone is not working I want to make update form this step :

___________________________________________________________________

Ok, here is how i got it working for me (T-Mobile Germany Device, 1.25 branded stock rom):

1. Download 1.09 rom from here

2. Extract the 1.09 rom to a folder, let's name it 109

3. Download 1.30 rom (u can find the link in the first post)

4. Extract the 1.30 rom to a folder, let's name it 130. Use WinRar to extract the 1.30 rom's exe file - right click on the file and then look for extract entries of winrar

5. Download ModelID.zip from here

6. Extract ModelID.fig from ModelID.zip and place it into the 130 folder.

7. Reboot your Mozart Phone to Bootloader mode (Switch off then hold Vol. Down and Swith on. Release Vol Down when u see rainbow background)

8. Connect your Mozart Phone to the PC and wait for the Drivers to be installed. You should see USB written on your Phone.

9. Go to 109 Folder and start ROMUpdateUtility.exe

Go through it with next, next, etc. Let your Phone upgrade the firmware. After it gets to 100% Phone reboots to Bootloader Mode itself (and ROMUpdateUtility.exe states an error, but well, it seems this error wont bother us).

10. Go to 130 Folder and start ROMUpdateUtility.exe

Go through it with next, next, etc. Let your Phone upgrade the firmware. After it gets to 100% you are done.

Good luck upgrading!

Edit: To the question about backup - flashing wipes all your data, so u will have to download and sync all the stuff again. I have got an app from the market, it let me download it again i hope at no charge after i signed in with my live id. So again - get all important stuff backed up before u flash.

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you can see the attachments my phone now is does not work

am new in WP7 my phone is HTC mozart

I want update to RUU_Mozart_HTC_Europe_1.30.401 but it damage my phone it show my colors screen

I bought before 2 weeks and now it is not work

what i can do to Retrieval the WP7 in my phone
[General Questions and Answers] marcox92:
help

Your links are disabled ? can you give me the link for Model ID ?

Thanks
[Vibrant Accessories] danalex0829:
Hey everyone... im trying to get two ffc one for my vibrant and one for my wifes so if anyone has anyleft or know a link to where i can get them... i would really appreciate if u can provideme with those... im willing to pay 30 for each... found one place but its like 50 or so for each and another place for 33 but have to buy minimum of 4... soi would really thank you all if anyone can help me...
[Vibrant Accessories] |Melvin|:
i just can tell you to search it on ebay , if non, google it...or just search for the i9000 ffc...its like the same
[Vibrant Accessories] hockeyrcks9901:
I have one you can have for $30 shipped. Just let me know if you want it.

Typos and other gibberish courtesy of Swype
[Vibrant Accessories] djordan79:
http://www.mobiletechvideos.com/blog

Look under products section...

He also has a great video tutorial

on how to install the ffc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyGNJ0lIug8&feature=youtu.be
[Vibrant Accessories] anthonys2r:
sold 10char
[Vibrant Accessories] BoomBoomPOW:
New 4G cameras? Are you referring to the Samsung Galaxy S 4G's camera?

http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-T-mobile-Galaxy-S-Vibrant-T959-Camera-p/smsng6085857.htm

There's also the i9000 camera...

http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-Galaxy-S-i9000-Camera-p/smsng6087125.htm

So the camera for the Galaxy S 4G is compatible with our Vibrants? :confused:
[Vibrant Accessories] danalex0829:
Thats the same question i was aking myself...? On which i posted another thread... and supposedly they do work... so will be ordering those i guess and just sellthe extra one
[Vibrant Accessories] icky2g:
Any update on the banding with the new "4G" Cameras? They are currently out of stock with the first linked "4G" camera, but have the I9000 in stock. I'm looking for the best one...
[Vibrant Accessories] bnielsen40:
Those that bought the 4g ffc's should let us know how they work out.

The way I understand it, banding aside, is that the 4g cams will only work on a rom based off the t959v (Vibrant 4g) rom, which at the moment is only Bionix Frost. The i9000 ffc will work with everything else, including Bi-Winning and Simply Honey, and also any 2.2 roms if you push the ffc mod files that can be downloaded from the ffc support thread in the dev section.

I originally wanted a 4g cam, but then learned this and decided to go with the i9k instead. It seemed to have much more support in the chance I have functionality issues.
[Vibrant Accessories] killa-kali:
sooo..does anybody have an extra i9000 ffc the v0.2 one that i can buy off them?
[Vibrant Accessories] bnielsen40:
Go to mobiletechvideos - he has them for sale. Also, having just bought one, I'll add that he's great at sending it quick and helping you troubleshoot any issues.
[Vibrant Accessories] killa-kali:
i was going to get one off his site, but he is currently all sold out..and he has no idea when he will get some more in. =/
[Vibrant Accessories] tnimoruen:
If you have already made the ffc hole and want to play with something else while you wait for the v2 or the 4g ffc cam, I can sell you a spare v1FFC I still have. It would be $20-25 shipped. Let me know if you are interested.
[Vibrant Accessories] killa-kali:
Thanks bro, I appreciate it..but I haven't even started anything yet, and just want to do it all at once with the V2 ffc.
[Vibrant Accessories] yalkowni:
They are out of stock almost everywhere but you can preorder it and get2 for 80 at mobile tech videos
[Vibrant Accessories] dcaples002:
I have a a V1 if your interested.
[Vibrant Accessories] jwilli73:
I would check globaldirectparts. They normally keep ffcs in stock. I work on phones for a living and that's where I get my parts from.
[Vibrant Accessories] markgeb50:
i'm interested. thanks
[Vibrant Accessories] yalkowni:
i have some extra's also willing to sell 50$
[Vibrant Accessories] ranga:
Hey, I am interested in buying one. Please PM me if you are interested in selling.

Ranga
[Vibrant Accessories] rolfd:
Just a reminder. All sales should go through the MarketPlace, and sales/buying discussions should never be carried out in PM.

This is for everyones peace of mind.
[Vibrant Accessories] ranga:
Sorry, didn't know about that. I ll follow ur suggestion.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iddqds:
Hi,

I have searched similar threads but none of them have helped to me.

My DREA110 HTC G1 T-MOBILE (UK) phone shows me an EXCLAMATION mark in a triangle form.

When i press ALT - L it shows me ANDROID SYSTEM RECOVERY 2E menu with 4 options

reboot system now HOME BACK

apply sdcard:update.zip ALT S

wipe data/factory reset ALT W

wipe cache partition

these are tried so far.

1-I have rebooted phone using 1 option in menu but got same error message.

2-wiped cache using menu option, restarted and problem continues.

3-downloaded Android 1.0 RC33 from here (http code google com/p/android-roms/wiki/Unbrick) and renamed as update.zip and put into a FAT32 formatted 2gb memory card and used apply sdcard:update.zip option but received error messages below.

E:CAN'T MOUNT /DEV/BLOCK/MMCBLK0P1

(OR /DEV/BLOCK/MMCBLK0

(NO SUCH FILE OR DIRECTORY)

E:CAN'T MOUNT SDCARD:UPDATE.ZIP

INSTALLATION ABORTED

i am a newbie please help.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamnewbie:
Hello

I'd love to refresh this topic. I have same problem.

I can not access device via adb or fastboot. i can't boot with CAM+POWER, device always boots to recovery 2e.

i can't install zip from sdcard (windows formatted fat32) - it gives error "can't mount SDCARD"

i can boot to "blue light mode". but i don't have serial interface to connect.

If anyone can help us with this, please do :)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamnewbie:
Problem Solved. There was a cold solder in front keypad PCB (at connector). It made HOME button "pressed" all the time. After resoldering it works fine.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheShortybro:
What were you doing when this happened?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamnewbie:
I bought damaged device :)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheShortybro:
You may want to look on the inside of your phone. May be because of a stuck home button or something else
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cwwilson721:
I love when this (already solved, but someone solves it anyway) happens...lol

Funny how close it was, though
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kkroo:
I have used several NAND roms on my HD2 and I there is this bug that I have been encountering on ALL magldr ROMs.

When I leave the phone to charge overnight either with the AC adapter or the USB cable, there is like a 50% chance that the phone freezes. Most of the time it will hang after the charging is complete (hangs with green LED indicator on), but sometimes it will also hang with an incomplete charge (hangs with orange LED lit).

I have two HD2s, an EU model and a TMOUS, and they both have this problem.

I have been searching for the past couple of weeks for similar reports, but cant seem to find any.

Has anyone else encountered this problem? Have you found a fix?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Kailkti:
Do you mean it freezes when your phone is off? If so you should read more, MAGLDR is like that. It doesn't charge your phone when off.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kkroo:
No, I am not talking about the phone being powered down, but just with the screen off.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kkroo:
Anyobody else face this problem?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] esahin:
What is your MAGLDR version?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mzebrowski13:
Do you use your phone while charging? Watch out for temperature, if so. Too much can lead to damage and on xda full of such stories, look for it
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kkroo:
I have MAGLDR 1.13 on both devices. Actually, when I am using it while it is charging, it has not frozen on me with MAGLDR 1.13. Instead, it is freezing while the phone is idle.

I cant rely on my phone as an alarm clock since it randomly freezes during the night while charging.

I am new to debugging, but I know that logcat contains all error messages, but it is wiped clean after reboot from my understanding. Is there a way to put it to test overnight and find the error it died on when I reboot the phone?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kkroo:
Any suggestions?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Limited_One:
Yes, I have the exact same thing!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] easselt:
I have to this problem
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kkroo:
I've been dumping logcat to a text file and checking it after my phone has frozen overnight. But, I cannot seem to find anything significant in the last debug lines. So it seems like it is nothing from the software level.

Could it be a bug in the kernel or is it possibly MAGLDR?