Thread: Display on 770 gone all 'funny'
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2007-07-31 , 08:04
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Originally Posted by fanoush View Post
What exactly is powercycle in this context? reboot unix command (i.e. sw_rst boot reason), poweroff + pressing the power key later or removing and reinserting the battery? Or perhaps all of them? I hope at least reboot does not count.
It's the interruption of power supply to the system.
Doing it cleanly (sw reboot / power button) should be less critical than popping out the battery.

Originally Posted by fanoush View Post
BTW where one could buy the display part? Is the one in N800 compatible? it seem to be supported by n770 linux kernel but is it physically compatible (dimensions, connector, combination with touchscreen,..) and perhaps also supported by bootloader?
The HW interface and flat cable of the 770 LCD is different from the n800 one, we did have at an early stage some adaption wing for using 770 panes on n800 macroboards, but nothing that you could fit in a real device.

About where to get spares, I don't know, I replaced mine with a spare LCD from the lab, but I suspect you might actually find something on google, there are websites specialised in selling replacement LCDs. But stay assured that this would void your warranty, so I see no reason why you would want to take the risk.