Hello,
I have an HTC Evo 4G with missing gray plastic from the Volume Up+Down switches.
What I meant is the protruding plastic that can be pushed in as shown through the top-view picture on the left on http://www.etech-pc.com/images/ebay/HTC-EVO-Shift-Power-Volume-Switch-Button-US.jpg . Even though that picture is listed for the Evo Shift, my understanding is that the switch mechanism is the same on the Shift, 4G, and 3D models.
Please note that I am not referring the black plastic rocker buttons (
).
Is there anybody who has the knowledge or maybe has such a spare part who can inform me which of the 4 terminals/leads are closed/shorted and/or open when the (in my case, missing) gray plastic is pushed in?
I can't see what's inside the switch's metal housing even with a magnifying glass (don't have one that's powerful enough) to see if there's something I can poke with a small/thin pin to activate the switch. I am just trying to root the phone which requires the Volume Down button to be pressed while turning on the phone through the Power button. If I can do that, then I don't need to worry about finding a replacement component as I can leave with software volume controls.
In How can I fix my power button? - HTC Evo 4G - iFixit, there's a mention that the Volume and Power switches in the Evo 4G are just "4 lead spst, push to activate, side mount". Using an Ohm-meter on my Evo 4G, I see that the terminals/leads on the same row are currently closed, i.e., low/no resistance.
Any help (schematic of the switch, information, etc.) or pointer to an existing article/blog about this would be very much appreciated.
Thank you.
I have an HTC Evo 4G with missing gray plastic from the Volume Up+Down switches.
What I meant is the protruding plastic that can be pushed in as shown through the top-view picture on the left on http://www.etech-pc.com/images/ebay/HTC-EVO-Shift-Power-Volume-Switch-Button-US.jpg . Even though that picture is listed for the Evo Shift, my understanding is that the switch mechanism is the same on the Shift, 4G, and 3D models.
Please note that I am not referring the black plastic rocker buttons (
).Is there anybody who has the knowledge or maybe has such a spare part who can inform me which of the 4 terminals/leads are closed/shorted and/or open when the (in my case, missing) gray plastic is pushed in?
I can't see what's inside the switch's metal housing even with a magnifying glass (don't have one that's powerful enough) to see if there's something I can poke with a small/thin pin to activate the switch. I am just trying to root the phone which requires the Volume Down button to be pressed while turning on the phone through the Power button. If I can do that, then I don't need to worry about finding a replacement component as I can leave with software volume controls.
In How can I fix my power button? - HTC Evo 4G - iFixit, there's a mention that the Volume and Power switches in the Evo 4G are just "4 lead spst, push to activate, side mount". Using an Ohm-meter on my Evo 4G, I see that the terminals/leads on the same row are currently closed, i.e., low/no resistance.
Any help (schematic of the switch, information, etc.) or pointer to an existing article/blog about this would be very much appreciated.
Thank you.
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