dead screen

[furbearingmammal]

http://androidoverdrive.com/pete/OEM..._SW_UPDATE.sbf

[mcchub]

that is the one i downloaded thank you guys so much

[mcchub]

new phone is on it's way thanks again everyone

[furbearingmammal]

Happy to help!

[mcchub]

they gave me a droid2 to replace my droid

[furbearingmammal]

You lucky so-and-so...

[Cdjones187]

Yes, they will be able to tell and they will void your warranty. The above post is exactly what you need to do. There are a lot of good threads about RSD Lite in case you get confused.

Good luck.

PLEASE provide ANY verification for the "void your warranty" myth.

Ehud

There was a thread a while back stating verizon is activly looking for rooted phones because it does void the warranty and from there they can refuse service, eventually "saving" them money. ^^ THIS might be a myth, but rooting your phone does void the warranty. Ive heard jailbreaking or unlocking your phone is illegal, and im sure verizon considers rooting to be along those same lines. Anything to help big red keep a little change here and there.

I bought a invisible shield for my droid the day I got it, unknowing all the mixed reviews i decided to take back the 35 dollar piece of plastic. The vzw employee that helped me also had a droid. I had him exchange it with a bodyglove and when he was puting the case on my phone he saw "Simply Stunning v4.5" in the carrier text. He then tells me hes been thinking about rooting so he could install custom roms but was afriad he might mess up his phone. Never seen someone so excited to play with a phone, well besides me when I rooted and installed my first rom (LOL)..

SO if it comes time for a warranty exchange definitely do the RSD procedure explained in post #2.

OR claim through insurance, the company i go through will replace my phone 3 times a year with no deductible and no questions asked (almost, dont claim it stolen) for around 80 a year. If you do this you might as well have a little fun with your friends and figure out how to destroy your phone before sending it back =] Im not saying I have or you should do this, its insurance fraud and I dont think you DROID is worth jail time, is it? ;]

[furbearingmammal]

A recent court ruling declares Rooting/Jailbreaking to be covered by the DCMA, but that doesn't mean the carriers/manufacturers have to allow warranty coverage if you do.

[Se7enLC]

It's a very good idea to flash back to stock before sending in for a warranty repair - If for nothing else, you eliminate the possibility that it's the non-standard software CAUSING the apparent hardware issues. That's kind of the first step in diagnosing a problem like that anyway - bring it back to a "known state" and see if it still occurs.

(obviously a dead screen is hardware - but using some ROMs you can lower the screen brightness so low that you can't see it, which would seem just like a broken screen)