Power Button Not Working, Maybe Need To Downgrade!

OhShizzl3 · January 15th, 2011, 08:27 AM

Hey, basically I updated my ROM about a week ago for my SD card to come up with "Read Only" and I read that I need to get an adaptor to link to my computer to fix the disk from there (which is ordered but hasn't arrived yet)
Yesterday because I really needed me camcorder for something I decided to try and format the card from Clockwork which didn't work, I then formatted the "SD-ext" which is when everything started to go downhill.
After I turned it on for some reason the power button don't work anymore and I have to unlock my phone using the click button in the middle at the bottom. The power button does kind of work but it randomly pops up with the menu which comes when you hold it down every now and then.
Is this a hardware issue so I have to downgrade?
If so can I have step by step instructions because I hear it's a very risky process, though I do hope it doesn't come to that

If anything needs explaining again I will do so

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

JohnnyBravo1000 · January 15th, 2011, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by OhShizzl3

Hey, basically I updated my ROM about a week ago for my SD card to come up with "Read Only" and I read that I need to get an adaptor to link to my computer to fix the disk from there (which is ordered but hasn't arrived yet)
Yesterday because I really needed me camcorder for something I decided to try and format the card from Clockwork which didn't work, I then formatted the "SD-ext" which is when everything started to go downhill.
After I turned it on for some reason the power button don't work anymore and I have to unlock my phone using the click button in the middle at the bottom. The power button does kind of work but it randomly pops up with the menu which comes when you hold it down every now and then.
Is this a hardware issue so I have to downgrade?
If so can I have step by step instructions because I hear it's a very risky process, though I do hope it doesn't come to that

If anything needs explaining again I will do so

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

Did you not do a Nandroid backup which you can revert back to?

OhShizzl3 · January 15th, 2011, 08:45 AM

Well after I formatted the SD card it kinda went.
And btw the power button is definitely a hardware issue as I put the phone into recovery and I can't select any option.
I guess the only thing I can do right now is to put downgrade to stock and see if HTC can fix it =/

How would I go about doing this coz I have no clue, I never used a warranty on anything before

And can someone please link me instructions for downgrading please?
I keep seeming to find old versions ...

Hadron · January 15th, 2011, 09:30 AM

If you want to unroot and revert to stock firmware you need an RUU. Droidzone recently posted an FAQ on these, so this should be up to date: Frequently asked questions (FAQ) on Goldcard, Bricking, RUU, Fastboot, Recovery and others

OhShizzl3 · January 15th, 2011, 09:44 AM

Okay, and should I do this even though the SD card is on "Read Only" or should I wait for the adaptor comes so I can format it on the PC?

Hadron · January 15th, 2011, 10:02 AM

Is your SD a goldcard? If so you might need it in the phone to run the RUU. Don't know whether the RUU process needs to write anything to the SD - it isn't obvious to me that it should, but I've never had to use one.

Edit:
Personally I'd be inclined to wait until the card is working, so that I could back the phone up and copy everything to a computer as well. And then I'd probably try a clean ROM install and see if the problem is still present, just to be sure it's really hardware (and save the hassle of sending it off if not).

But a question just occurred to me: did you use recovery or hboot to test the power button? It's the bootloader which uses the power button to select options, not recovery (which uses the trackpad). Mind you, if it didn't turn the screen off when you pressed the power button when in recovery the button wasn't working anyway. And I'd not recommend entering the bootloader if the power button is suspect, because I don't think you could boot the phone again without the power button...

OhShizzl3 · January 15th, 2011, 10:09 AM

Oh sorry yeah it was the bootloader bit. The power button is definitely faulty because when I put the battery in I didn't need to press the power button to turn it on so I think it definitely needs to be fixed

And no the SD card is not a gold card, but as this hasn't been done before I guess I'll just wait for my adaptor to be on the safe side. I don't really want a £400 paper weight lol

OhShizzl3 · January 15th, 2011, 10:11 AM

Btw, stupid question I know but how do I know which RUU is for me?

SUroot · January 15th, 2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by OhShizzl3

Btw, stupid question I know but how do I know which RUU is for me?

Was your phone branded? If so what carrier?

OhShizzl3 · January 15th, 2011, 10:19 AM

I bought it on 02 contract but it wasn't branded on the box or phone or anything

And when I do unroot will I have to use the power button during any part of it? ... Because right now it's having a mind of it's own

SUroot · January 15th, 2011, 10:21 AM

Was it carphone warehouse? Or something?

The boxes aren't branded. O2 branded handsets have an o2 boot screen. That's the only noticeable branding really

OhShizzl3 · January 15th, 2011, 10:28 AM

Yeah carphone warehouse, no when it boots the HTC logo comes up

SUroot · January 15th, 2011, 10:34 AM

Totally unbranded then, so no goldcard required.

Look for posts by eddyOS. Very recently he linked to the latest ruu you can use. I.e. 2.29.405.5

OhShizzl3 · January 15th, 2011, 11:19 AM

Yep just found the Froyo RUU ... Thanks again

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