Touch Pro Slide out Keyboard Stopped working - wtf??? - Page 6

brokestudent12 · #51 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 12:25 AM

Can someone recommend a good touch onscreen keyboard to use in the meantime?

Thanks guys. PPCG is awesome

**thacounty** · #52 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 10:43 AM

Finger Keyboard 2.1 for sure!! Its on XDA.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=501122

ott · #53 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by thacounty

This has nothing to do with the hardware of the phone, and since mine and most other peoples problems on here have been hardware I don't see how this would work.

I second that, the statement about the SD card is false. The reason for your keyboards going out is pressure overtime on the spacebar, the ribbon cable running from the keyboard to the circuit board is directly under the keyboard and it attaches to the keyboard their as well, pressure overtime causes the ribbon to fail. Another "theory", (which I haven't found to be true in most cases, but its possible) is that the ground contacts on the circuit board for the keyboard have been bent and aren't making contact to ground the keyboard, which causes it to fail, or be intermittent. This is unusual, as the only way to get this to happen is to somehow jar them enough to bend them or just a factory defect. So the SD Card theory is false! NEVER seen this happen, not sure how a faulty SD Card would cause hardware like this to fail.

HTCotta · #54 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 01:01 PM

Have you had any issues with keys "sticking?" Not physically, just getting things like "What are yooooooooou doing?" etc. If so, you have a hardware issue with your keyboard and you need to go to the sprint store and deal with them stealing your phone for a half hour or more just so they can tell you that you need a new one. I'm on my fourth touchpro since May. Grrr...

**thacounty** · #55 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by HTCotta

Have you had any issues with keys "sticking?" Not physically, just getting things like "What are yooooooooou doing?" etc. If so, you have a hardware issue with your keyboard and you need to go to the sprint store and deal with them stealing your phone for a half hour or more just so they can tell you that you need a new one. I'm on my fourth touchpro since May. Grrr...

Same problem. Some peoples stick some die out, some like mine do both. Sucks!!

sudermatt · #56 (**permalink**) 07-06-2009, 12:44 PM

My keyboard started to go out about a week ago.

I am totally freaking out because I'm one of those Sprint->Verizon ebay phone guys. I have no insurance...I'm just hoping for this phone to hold on until the next gen comes out (skipping TP2).

anyhoo! looks like the "Hard Spacebar" solution seems to work for me.

fishpony · #57 (**permalink**) 07-06-2009, 12:50 PM

my keyboard hasn't worked for a couple weeks or so. the hard spacebar temp fix works now that i try it. Hopefully sprint will give me a brand new one when i get it replaced tonight. how long does the hard spacebar usually work for?

sudermatt · #58 (**permalink**) 07-06-2009, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by fishpony

my keyboard hasn't worked for a couple weeks or so. the hard spacebar temp fix works now that i try it. Hopefully sprint will give me a brand new one when i get it replaced tonight. how long does the hard spacebar usually work for?

I'll let you know...I just found the solution this morning.

htcman724 · #59 (**permalink**) 07-06-2009, 02:55 PM

here try this weather cab it works fine there might be a bug in the one your using.i have this in mine and not a problem..

bboyneko · #60 (**permalink**) 07-13-2009, 01:06 PM

mine stopped working this past weekend..i tried sfot resets, hard resets, re-flashing to sprint stock rom..nothing worked..definitely hardware.

Im about to run to the sprint store..see what they can do. I'll report back.