Unique Install Situation - Cracked Screen
First the bad news. My screen on my iBook G4 is busted. I picked it up by the screen and pinched it and crack city. I do get about a 4 inch triangle in the upper left hand corner that I can see.
I decided to re-install my Tiger OS tonight after painstakingly backing up all my files and keychain passwords, (one-by-one - the keychain pwds). I've been using a nice flat 19 inch vga to replace the cracked screen.
My horror at starting the install was due to my 19 inch screen staying blue and my cracked screen displaying the install process! I narrowly escaped the install process with my limited view of the iBook screen.
Q. Is there anyway to boot to my vga screen? I do have screen doctor installed so I am capable of screen spanning. That said, since the screen cracked I use my computer in Mirror Displays mode.
This is a double whammy if it means I can never update the OS! The iBook is just over a year old and no, I don't have applecare.
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.4) Wireless, 768 RAM, 133 MHz
Take out the hard disk, do an install on it, put it back. There's a few gotchas in grub and stuff, but generally it'll work fine.
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Unique install situation, need some input
I will try to explain this the best I can. I have two laptops, an inspiron 1525, and an inspiron 4000. Both of them are running Ubuntu 10.10. I used Arch in virtual box on the 1525 for a while and I want to install it on the 4000. Now, the CD-ROM drive on the 4000 does not work and I do not have a flash drive. I DO have an external HDD although I have over a terrabyte of stuff on it and I am not prepared to lose any of that.
I read the Wiki on installing from another distro as I'd like to use the 1525 as the host system to install arch on the 4000. I have pacman installed on the 1525 however I am a bit lost when it comes to setting up the 4000 to boot into the Arch install. I do not want to dual boot, I want to just use the arch install to format the drive and start fresh. I just can't for the life of me figure out how to get this going.
So, my question is...what are my options as far as getting Arch on my inspiron 4000 taking into consideration I have no media to boot from, thus preventing me from booting up into a live cd to to set up my partitions prior to the Arch install.
PXE is an option I guess however I have not tried doing an install of anything that way before.
Or, how exactly can I use my inspiron 1525 to install arch on the 4000, if that is even possible.Take out the hard disk, do an install on it, put it back. There's a few gotchas in grub and stuff, but generally it'll work fine.
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Cracked screen - incomplete synch - need to do num...
Hi, I am trying to do a back-up of my cell, a 6730, which fell, got hit by a car and has a totally cracked screen. The cell makes/receives calls but can no longer be used.
I have connected the phone to the pc via the usb cable and managed to copy photos and videos.
I have installed Ovi Suite but except for maybe at the first attempt (I may have hitten the wrong key), Ovi Suite does not "see" the device (but my pc does). I have tried to manage the phone via Ovi Suite and already sent myself a few messages. I think I managed to open them, enter the pin code and save without seeing the screen. Ovi now tells me I am halfawy done (it shows 1 of 2), it says set up partially completed and that in order to complete it I should synchronize the phone now by selecting synch in the menu, but I cannot see that.
Can anyone help with this. I am currently looking to retrieve my phone contacts and calendar.
I plan to copy everything on my old N73 until I will decide what to buy next.
Thanks to those who will help.
Solved!
Go to Solution.Hi everybody. I seem to have found a solution (at 5 am...).
I first found out that if I didn't truly close Ovi and it stayed active in the lower right corner bar, I did not have a new chance that it would see my cell. I restarted it and for a moment it saw it alright but then it went again and saw no devices.
So.. I tried installing PC Suite, which I knew from before. It saw my cell but it said it was connected under a non-compatible connection (I was not able to find out what it meant) and that my modem was not functioning properly and probably also my USB connection. So I tried an Internet connection and don't even know how now, if whether through the USB or Internet, I was able to download some more recent sofware and after that I was finally able to do a back-up, except with PC Suite, not Ovi. I can understand it better, it provides more indications so you know what to try next. -
Anything I can do? I've had it less than a year. It's also being extremely slow lately in doing anything.
You can either replace or have replaced the cracked screen. It's not a hard repair, but if you are the slightest afraid of opening your Blackberry up, get a professional to it for you. Check with Horizon Wireless for parts and/or repair.
For the slow device...
First thing? Check the File Free at Options > Status, what is the number at File Free?
Now, remove the battery of your device, hold a minute, replace and reboot. What is the File Free now?
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I took my Iphone 4 to an Apple retail store. It had a cracked screen and I got and out warrantee replacement for $149. Everthing works but the display is subpar. The wallpaper and images appear muddy yellow and the colors appear washed out.
Can I exchange it for another one?SharmFarm wrote:
Good ev Ning Mario49 firstly I would like to say a great thank you for your attention to trying to help me,,,,, i have looked at the links and will try everything stated first thing…
Hi Mario,,,,
I tried everything in your reply,,, thank you again,, I had done that once before and all was working great,,
I have just now tried the Reinstall via iTunes, about 20 into the download, the iTunes logo on the phone disappeared, and the Apple Logo appeared again,,, I waited until the iTunes stated that the download had finished, and the install was in progress,,,
Nothing happened, still the Apple Logo was visual on the screen, iTunes never recognised the phone which it was on my iTunes account previously,,,
Still just a bunch of lines, maybe 5 or 6 so small writing,, I personally can not read what it is telling me, someone said it reads, incorrect shutdown,,,????????
Please advise,???
I am now at a loss,,, I really became excited when I saw the iTunes icon after putting the phone into restore,,,???
Thank you again
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Using an iPod Touch with a cracked screen?
Hi people,
Well my bad - let my 4 year play some games on my iPod.... usually this is not a problem... but for the first time since I got it (over a year ago) he dropped it on the floor and cracked the screen diagonally from edge to edge (even though I had one of those rubber cases around it).
The iPod still works per normal.... but what I am wondering is if it safe to use in such condition? The cracked is edge to edge so I am thinking if the screen is continued to be pushed upon that the it will only make the situation (crack) worse.
Should I bother continuing to use it - or just go out and get another one? Your opinions please
ChrisMy opinion is, why in the world would you let a 4 yo even touch your ipod?? But to answer your question if you have a warrenty, you might be able to get a new one, even if you damaged it yourself. If the display is still ok, then I see no reason why you can't continue using it, maybe get one of those stick on screen protectors, might help from cracking even more.
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Need advice on selling a 14" iBook with a cracked screen
hi,
I have badly cracked screen on my 14" 1.42ghz,80GB hard drive iBook - less than a year old. It's still usable, but I've decided I want to sell it, but can only fetch about $400 on craigslist.
My question is, what could I get if the screen was repaired?I can have the whole thing done for about $450 at macservice.com, but would hope to sell it off for at least $900, meaning I would make $450 as opposed to $400, which isn't really worth the hassle to me.
Should I try selling it on ebay with a cracked screen? Get it repaired and THEN go on ebay? is there a way to get it repaired for cheaper?
many thanks...
iBook 1.42 GHz G4 (1.5) 14" Mac OS X (10.4.5) 80GB; 512GB RAM;Although some people speak of limited response or little action from
individual instances of their results from contacting AppleCare about
repairs for situations such as your iBookG4 14's display damage,
have you tried talking to someone at Apple about your situation and
how this odd damage came to pass; from just having the computer
sitting asleep for some time, then turning it on to find the crack in there?
Seems to me if it was still running due to some other problem, the heat
from the closed display (though you thought it was asleep, maybe it was
going defective in another way and overheated, too?) cracked the panel.
You may have to ask around, politely, to see if you can talk to someone
in Sales Support if you get a blank wall in AppleCare service support. If
you have the additional coverage of the AppleCare Protection Plan, that
gives you the up to 3 years of phone-in support (and troubleshooting, etc)
along with the additional years of hardware repairs, to three years, too.
The contact numbers in the Apple web site have changed somewhat in
the past two years; you may find Sales Support numbers in your original
documentation, and this may get you around the charge to talk to some
one about a repair when you really want to be assured you can get it
repaired when it appears to have overheated while asleep and when you
woke it up, the display was damaged... While it was sitting, all the while;
and not mistreated in any way... You've posted on this matter before;
but you did not say if you had any contact with someone in authority at
Apple Support or Apple Sales Support. Best of luck in this matter! -
Cracked screen voids warranty for a phone with no signal from day 1?
My husband's Samsung Galaxy Nexus has always had poor signal. We can hold his phone right next to my Droid 4 and I'll have 4G with 4 bars of signal and he'll have only 1 maybe 2 bars of signal, no 4G or even 3G. He can't even pick up the WiFi in our house! In addition, there are times I call him and his phone never rings. He drops calls all of the time. While the OS and apps work great, this phone does not work as a PHONE.
So he took it to our local Verizon store and they said it probably has a faulty antenna and that is a warranty item. Awesome news! But wait, here's the $300 catch. Even though the phone has not operated properly since purchasing it in April, the warranty is voided due to a crack on the screen. A crack that mysteriously appeared there on day 4 of ownership, while never having been dropped or abused. Oh, did I mention this was a pre-owned phone? According to Verizon, some lady owned it for a day and decided she wanted to go back to her "dumb"phone. Maybe that's because this phone doesn't work as a phone!!! At this point we wish we could go back to our old Casio G'Zone dumb phone. At least it could send and receive calls.
So, can Verizon/Samsung really walk away from any responsibility to provide a working phone because the screen is cracked? We don't want them to fix the screen. We can live with a cracked screen. We just want the antenna problem that it's had from the beginning fixed! Any ideas for a way around this problem?I'm very sorry that this happened but you can get your phone screen replaced by a local phone repair shop, or you can DIY with the phone repair kit which I would not recommend because if you break it, only you are responsible for it but it is an option .
I know the sheer irony of Verizon warranty not covering cracked screens, when that's the basic thing that everybody is going to need but hey I guess that's the way it has to be, may be they'll change it.
My phone alike many other people with the Galaxy S3 having crashes, restarts, and freezes happening everyday was unable to be replaced because of the cracked screen.
I really like the options that Verizon offers but to be honest I've only encountered one kind person on the customer representative line, and that was the person who let me know about the warranty situation and also the reason I am still with Verizon. Seems like there's an underlying unkindness in their texts and speech. but that's unrelated. Hope you get your phone screen replaced, have a nice day! -
I bought an iPhone 4 less than a year ago, then one day the home button randomly stopped working, I bought the warranty so I decided to call in and see what was wrong with it. The girl said that restoring the phone would correct the problem which it did. But it is only a temporary fix, it happens more often now. So I was meaning to call in soon, but the other day my phone fell out of my pocket IN CASE from a foot height and cracked the screen. I nearly threw up. All the years I have had a phone I have never cracked or broken one, strongest screen my ***. Anyway, if I contact them again now will they fix the home button problem? or will they say that the cracked screen is obviously the cause of the home button not working? which it is not!! I don't care about the screen being cracked its not on the actual screen just on the side so its irrelevant to me. Plus I heard it is outrageosly pricey to replace.
Apple, as I said, does not repair your iPhone. All hardware service issues are handled by replacing the unit. So they can't handle the home-button issue without also addressing the issue of the cracked screen, for which they'll almost certainly charge you. But you can make an appointment at an Apple Store or call Apple tech support and plead your case.
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I got my cracked screen fixed , and ever since my phone has been acting up. Now Im trying to restore it and it wont restore. Also my phone wont work without being on the charger. It just wont disconnect from ITunes Can I get help ASAP
nadiamilan wrote:
I think that is an great idea . But I wanna know if there is anything else i can do besides going all way back to the place i got if fixed at ....
Probably not. -
Mavric doesn't support my 5 years old Big Screen Display, OR? Tried to connect my Mac Book Pro after installing Mavric, The Screen didn't work as before. I could only see the Desktop but not the movies for example.
<E-mail Edited by Host>It appears what happened is the installer though it was looking at a empty drive and just went ahead and installed.
I of course am assuming here you didn't use Disk Utility to format the drive first before installing, that would wipe out your files and programs for sure.
So what to do, what to do.
Well there is hope for you as long as the drive wasn't Filevaulted.
I'll explain. When a hard drive writes data for the first time to a drive, it starts at the very top and works it's way down.
When OS X was installed the first time, it was at the top of the drive, unless you upgraded then the upgraded OS X could have been written elsewhere.
Now when you just reinstalled OS X, the new OS went on the top of the drive, overwriting any data that was there previously, so what was there you have lost forever which is about 8GB or so. If it was the previous OS there, then your more in luck because only the old OS X was overwritten.
The remaining space on the drive still can have a copy of your files, provided it's not overwritten yet.
It's because when a hard drive deletes data or reformats, it doesn't remove the data off the drive or overwrites it immediately, it's just made so it's SPACE is available for new files to be written there.
So technically one can recover the deleted data off a non-encrypted/scrubbed hard drive with special software.
The way it does this is it reads the 1's and 0's of the files themselves, and through a lot of figuring out, can tell what that file is and what it belongs too.
So what you will have to do is this:
Create a data recovery/undelete external boot drive
or if you don't have the skills, then take it to a local PC/Mac tech and they can do a direct image of the drive and then you can run Data Rescue on it to rebuild your files. -
It has a cracked screen also but that is not the issue. I am willing to live with the screen
Unfortunately, ANY signs of 'neglect or damage' automatically become the cause of any issues you're having. As in it doesn't matter if your screen was flickering before it was dropped, when they see the dent or cracked screen, that screen flicker was caused by the drop. Because they have no way to know if you are telling the truth (it's nothing personal, they just literally dont' know) so any signs of damage become the reason for your issue. The only way out of that is if you had taken in your iPad and, even if you didn't get it replaced, an apple employee can have documented that yes, that issue existed before the drop.
It's not fun, I know, but that's just how it is. Any signs of 'neglect or damage' and that 'neglect or damage' is the cause of your issues. -
If my iPhone 5 has a cracked screen, can I still trade it in for the iPhone 6?
If my iPhone 5 has a cracked screen, can I still trade it in for the iPhone 6?
I know there is the promotion to trade in for a free iPhone 6, but will Verizon take a cracked phone?
I would hope at the least to still get a discount if not a straight up trade.
Appreciate any info if anyone knows.You can get an appraisal for your phone here https://www.trade-in.vzw.com/home.php5
I think to get the best price towards an iPhone 6 you have to have the appraisal submitted and new phone ordered by tomorrow (9/30/14) You buy the new phone on contract price then they email you a Verizon gift card after they receive your phone and make the final decisions on how much to give you. (Suppose to take 2 weeks after mailing old phone in) -
my iPhone 4 has water damage and a cracked screen but i have no warranty will apple still replace my phone at a cost?
Yes, out of warranty replacement for the iPhone 4 is $149.
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How can i see my warranty if my ipod is cracked screen or open from falling
how can i see my warranty of my cscreen is cracked and it opens
A cracked screen is not coverd by warranty:
Apple's Limited Warranty for iPod excludes coverage for damage resulting from accident, liquid damage, disassembly, unauthorized service and unauthorized modifications. Please review the warranty for further details. When a service is not covered under the warranty, Apple will return your original iPod to you without providing service, and may hold you responsible for shipping costs, plus any applicable sales tax.
An iPod that is ineligible for warranty service may be eligible for Out-of-Warranty (OOW) Service. For example, an iPod that has failed due to damage or liquid damage is ineligible for warranty service but eligible for OOW service. However, certain damage is ineligible for OOW service, including catastrophic damage, such as the device separating into multiple pieces, and inoperability caused by unauthorized modifications. Please see Apple's Repair Terms And Conditions for further details.
copied from Apple - Support - Service Answer Center
You can get it serviced, but you'll have to pay for the replacement:
Apple - Support - iPod - Repair pricing
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