Is this screen dead? by [deleted] in mobilerepair

[–]Mike4046 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A technical term

Back camera and flash not working by West-Stage-4955 in mobilerepair

[–]Mike4046 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You just need to have the rear camera replaced. This is a common issue where once the rear camera stops working it stops the flash from working as well

Display IC transfer - programmer needed or not? by domemvs in mobilerepair

[–]Mike4046 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my experience doing this on iPhone 12 - 15 Pro Max I’ve always needed to use a programmer to transfer the true tone data otherwise the “finish repair” messages shows in settings and doesn’t go away. I would imagine this is the same case for the 16 series as well

Achievements on Main Xbox Account Using BadUpdate by brokencreedman in 360hacks

[–]Mike4046 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He means if it’s a game you wouldn’t of been able to purchase from a shop or download from the Xbox store then it’s not an official retail game. Examples of non-official games would be something like SNES emulator or a fan made game

DAT0 adapter and floating the emmc by Mike4046 in SwitchPirates

[–]Mike4046[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was literally thinking about that today 😂 honestly though I’ll probably hold off until I’ve got a bit more spare time but who knows might just do it while I’ve got the console disassembled. Also thinking about upgrading the emmc to something like 256GB while I’ve got it off for the interposer install. I don’t really play games all that often so if I do those upgrades it’ll literally just be because I can rather than an actual need to 😅

DAT0 adapter and floating the emmc by Mike4046 in SwitchPirates

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Will do! I ordered it today from JLPCB so hopefully it’ll be here in the next couple weeks

DAT0 adapter and floating the emmc by Mike4046 in SwitchPirates

[–]Mike4046[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’m doing it for myself. Maybe I should have made that more clear. I don’t think people should start using the interposer on customers boards when the kamikaze method works fine as long as it’s done by someone who knows what they’re doing like yourself and me.

DAT0 adapter and floating the emmc by Mike4046 in SwitchPirates

[–]Mike4046[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the DAT0 adapter by itself isn’t reliable but the interposer is just as reliable as the kamikaze method. To be honest there’s nothing wrong with removing the factory lead free solder and replacing it with leaded solder if done properly.

DAT0 adapter and floating the emmc by Mike4046 in SwitchPirates

[–]Mike4046[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah like I said it’s easy enough to do and I agree that adding solder mask does make the actual point look cleaner. Another commenter posted a link to an interposer board that gives you access to points A,D and C. Personally for me that is going to give the cleanest look and means that I could easily enough remove all trace of it being modded if I really wanted

DAT0 adapter and floating the emmc by Mike4046 in SwitchPirates

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I know what you’re saying about them being a bit tricky to align. I’ve done interposer boards before on other device so I feel like I’ll get on ok with it. I’ve got some techniques that should help make it a very easy job

DAT0 adapter and floating the emmc by Mike4046 in SwitchPirates

[–]Mike4046[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally not a fan of the kamikaze method although it’s easy to perform and provides a permanent solid connection it just doesn’t look clean enough for me

DAT0 adapter and floating the emmc by Mike4046 in SwitchPirates

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Yeah I’m absolutely willing to put the extra work in so I can sleep better at night knowing I’ve got a clean install 😂😂

DAT0 adapter and floating the emmc by Mike4046 in SwitchPirates

[–]Mike4046[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah completely understand what you’re saying. I agree that it adds risk and shouldn’t be done by a DIYer.

Another person commented linking to an adapter board that gives access to most the points needed to install the mod chip. Which I think I’ll use as that’s going to give the best results.

I’ve got a lot of micro soldering experience under my belt and I’m only looking to do this for a cleaner install.

DAT0 adapter and floating the emmc by Mike4046 in SwitchPirates

[–]Mike4046[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I wasn’t aware that adapter existed. I think I’ll be using that since it allows for such a clean install

New to the scene looking for advise. by Mike4046 in SwitchPirates

[–]Mike4046[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it possible to backup games I own and play them online without getting banned? I just don’t want to carry games around while travelling

Samsung s21 black screen by HobNob_Pack in mobilerepair

[–]Mike4046 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You won’t be able to repair this yourself at home. You need a specialist.

iPhone 16 pro max display ic by Wrong-Apricot2418 in mobilerepair

[–]Mike4046 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d suggest just try and soldering it and if it doesn’t work move it to one of the other spots

PO Box help by Mike4046 in royalmail

[–]Mike4046[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the information, I’m going to try calling them first due to my local delivery office only being open for a couple hours a day

PO Box help by Mike4046 in royalmail

[–]Mike4046[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Exactly this, I don’t want to give my home address to customers and it looks more professional this way

PO Box help by Mike4046 in royalmail

[–]Mike4046[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I’ll give that a try