Linux and a dead smartphone

[Duncan MacGregor]

On May 8, 2007 08:19:02 am Duncan MacGregor wrote:
> Maybe you can restore the Palm.
>
> It is worth noting that in many Palm devices, there is a cable connecting
> adjacent circuit boards. The contacts for these cables are physical, not

Of course the connections are mechanical, subject to oxidation and becoming 
loose.

> soldered. So pulling the plugs on such cables and reseating them will often
> restore operation.  This certainly works on Palm III-series devices, and
> before you scrap the Treo it is worth a try.

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