The "trivial" #1024 GSM fix
Paul Fertser
fercerpav at gmail.com
Tue Aug 11 10:51:10 CEST 2009
Michal Brzozowski <rusolis at poczta.fm> writes:
> 2009/8/11 Paul Fertser <fercerpav at gmail.com>
> Mikhail Umorin <mikeumo at gmail.com> writes:
> > Paul, I think you are missing the risk part of it: if I screw up in software I
> > can just reflash the device if I break a tiny piece of hardware -- my $400 fr
> > is gone.
>
> I'm somehow certain that's a wrong assumption. Unless you do something
> really cruel you're not likely to foobar the whole device. Also even
> some fatal mistake will cost you less than $400 because the prices
> really dropped lately.
>
> I think I've read an email on this group from someone who broke
> their LCD by trying to do the # 1024 fix. The geek inside me will
> gladly wait for one of the resellers to offer the fix.
IIRC it was a buzzfix attempt. Doing #1024 is safer for the LCM (as
you put the device LCM down and solder on the opposite side of the
pcb). Also, even a new LCM bought from one of the resellers doesn't
cost $400.
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