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Title: can i disconnect the screen and use the nexus 7 with a slimport only
Post by: whatwentwrong81 on January 31, 2014, 01:36:13 PM

Sorry if i shouldnt be starting a new thread for this but i need advice. I have a nexus 7 with a smashed screen. I know its easy to replace but i cant really be bothered. I also want a new android tv box i have an ouya and a gbox m3 but theyre not especially great. My nexus 7 on my tv would be far better. So what i want to do is remove the screen and just use a slimport adapter with a bluetooth mouse and keyboard. Will this work.

Title: Re: can i disconnect the screen and use the nexus 7 with a slimport only
Post by: matt on January 31, 2014, 06:23:20 PM

Nice idea! Is it the LCD screen or just the digitizer broken?

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Title: Re: can i disconnect the screen and use the nexus 7 with a slimport only
Post by: matt on January 31, 2014, 10:36:36 PM

From your xda post, its the digitizer. I wonder if you could pull its ribbon connector and try a Bluetooth kB before getting the slimport cable. Or possibly deleting the touch driver, difficult with the crack registering a constant touch. If you reboot does that clear up?

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Title: Re: can i disconnect the screen and use the nexus 7 with a slimport only
Post by: matt on February 01, 2014, 12:49:34 AM

Check out this thread.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428133

If you could create a null driver, maybe it could be flashed with adb/fastboot.

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Title: Re: can i disconnect the screen and use the nexus 7 with a slimport only
Post by: whatwentwrong81 on February 01, 2014, 11:23:27 AM

Thanks for the reply, I broke part of the connector trying to disconnect the screen. Lol. I already had fastboot enabled with root. A long story cut short I bricked me device used wugfresh root tool kit set it to remove root and flash stock android on a soft bricked tablet and the constant touch is gone. (I was just barely able to use a USB mouse with otg cable)