Hi everyone,
I have an 8125 which has screen totally dark. The phone works fine and even the touchscreen works. However you have to try really hard to see anything.
My guess is that the connector that delivers power to the screen is not working. Has anyone had this problem before and solved it???
thanks
Check your backlight settings. If you need to be able to see the screen easily, just use Activesync with MyMobiler. You can see and operate the screen from your Windows computer using MyMobiler, and it's free, and very handy. I use it all the time for adding contacts and tasks, or editing my rlToday XML files.
I loaded a program once that caused blackouts like that. No matter what I tried, it kept setting my backlight to all the way down. Don't remember what it was, though...
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The other day I tried my XDA2 as an MP3 player for the first time, walking to the supermarket with headphones on. I realised that you must keep the machine turned on otherwise Windows Media Player stops playing. Bit surprised by this! (Does this fit with what other people have found? Seems a little impractical.)
So, I had to walk to Tescos with the XDA2 switched on in my trouser pocket. By the time I got there, I'd managed to open the Contacts app, find an ex-girlfriend's contact info and edit it. I'm not sure how I did this in my pocket. (But she always used to call me 'Clever ****' )
Anyway, has anyone heard of an app that covers the screen with some sort of blank page and turns off the backlight, so that I need to touch a specific spot to reactivate the regular display? With something like that, I couldn't accidentally mess about with the machine and cause havoc. If such a thing doesn't exist, does someone fancy making one? Surely it would be so simple.
Would be interested in your thoughts, XDA2 brethren.
sublimatica
WMP has an option to Toggle off the screen.
Tools - Settings - Buttons
Hardware buttons are still live but the screen, and touch capability, are disabled. It also helps to extend battery life.
COOOL!
Perfect! Map the Action button to the screen toggle and my prayers are answered! Thanks a bunch for that - I'd discovered how to map play, pause, stop etc to the cursor pad, but didn't realise what 'screen toggle' did.
Nice one. Much appreciated.
Can you help me I have an Orange spv m3100 that has no display on the screen the screen switches on well a light comes on, yet there is no display start buttons etc displayed. When I use the buttons on the side etc they make clicking noises and everso everso faintly I think I see things moving ie when I click the windows button on the screen I think I see the start menu drop down (but to indistinguishable to do anything with.)
Can you tell me what parts you think I need to replace lcd/digitizer/lcd and where I can buy them from.
I have not backed up any of my contacts and all I really want to do is retrieve them then I dont care what happens to the phone. So any suggestions how I can do this would be greatly appreciated.
an active sync connection should put all your contacts onto your computer,
conversely get a software like true connect and then you can control your PDA from your computer screen. - this software puts a small window with what is on or what should be on the pda screen.
hope this helps.
If you want to replace your screen, send it to apex laptops in england somewhere!
PS is your screen just blank and white? - Cuz mine is doing that at the moment, whatever you do - do not hard reset your device.
I think its a connection problem with the pins in the cable.
Can anyone shed any light on why my buttons, just the ones on the unit itself, aren't producing their lovely orange glow anymore? The d-pad light still works, but the OK, Win & browser buttons are dark.
The only thing I could think of was that I installed SBSH, like everything because I'm fed up with Spb, so I uninstalled w/ several reboots. Still no go.
Maybe it's better that way. Less battery drain. It's not like I can't find them, but they were cute. My 3-year-old daughter loves the orange.
UPDATE:
I never did figure out what it was. Between booting up with PhoneAlarm, UltimateLaunch, MccMoblieFinder, LivePVR (which I'm not sure works) something crashed, so I hard reset.
I did figure out after my reset that the backlight doesn't actually go all the way off; when the buttons are off the screen is as dim as it's going to get (and now with rk-backlight, I am finally free of SPB - they lost thier robustitude with newer OSs and everyone else seems to have caught up with thier graphics, but with a smaller footprint.)
Does your backlight work? i always thought it was just the backlight shining through the buttons.
Well, no, actually I've never really thought about it.
Mine are off until the backlight comes on then they are on.
I noticed the other day that mine had gone off too, but a soft reset sorted it.
keyboard backlights!!!
Janis said:
Can anyone shed any light on why my buttons, just the ones on the unit itself, aren't producing their lovely orange glow anymore? The d-pad light still works, but the OK, Win & browser buttons are dark.
The only thing I could think of was that I installed SBSH, like everything because I'm fed up with Spb, so I uninstalled w/ several reboots. Still no go.
Maybe it's better that way. Less battery drain. It's not like I can't find them, but they were cute. My 3-year-old daughter loves the orange.
UPDATE:
I never did figure out what it was. Between booting up with PhoneAlarm, UltimateLaunch, MccMoblieFinder, LivePVR (which I'm not sure works) something crashed, so I hard reset.
I did figure out after my reset that the backlight doesn't actually go all the way off; when the buttons are off the screen is as dim as it's going to get (and now with rk-backlight, I am finally free of SPB - they lost thier robustitude with newer OSs and everyone else seems to have caught up with thier graphics, but with a smaller footprint.)
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HI GUYS,
A late entry but tot u guys might b able to help a brother in need, my Ameo's keyboard back light never seems to come on EVER, & have check for setting or cab files but all to no success, can any1 help PLEASE either by just replying on here or PM me please :-(.
Umm, the ameo keyboard doesn't have a backlight???
Backlight off
there's rk-backlight.exe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=328114&highlight=backlight
check the Settings/system/backlight
The backlight on a working x7500/1 doesn't actually go all the way off, the screen does (standby), and the buttons do when it's in it's more-or-less "off" state (the buttons are off, and the system calls the state "off" but it's just really low.)
If you can see the screen, but there really is NO backlight, my suggestions in this order:
a soft reset
install a backlight contolling software like rk-backlight & set it
a hard reset
a flash of a new rom
send it in to ppctechs.com for repair
Hi mates yesterday i bought a used herm...with excellent condition. but when i opened any dialog. the window closed automatically. and the screen light remains always on. and touch is creating problems.
and after some time the touch screen totally stop working. i dont know what happened. al the buttons are working fine. i upgraded my t-mobile herm to its original t-mobile wm6 rom. and again the touch screen is not working. and the screen light always stay on..
so is this hardware or software problem.?
guide me if you have any clue about this..
according to my thinking.. i think some button is pressed continuesly.. but everything is working fine.. only the touch is not working.
broken digitizer for the touch screen, buy a replacement lcd/digitizer together and replace yourself, about $100Aud. Use Mike Channons site to download the service manual. Use the search function and type in "htc service manual hermes".
As for the light, you will have to use your buttons to navigate to settings>system>backlight>battery power and external power. you can select how long the backlight remains on for.
Cheers...
Hi mate thanks for your reply.. Actually the situation is that. the screen is working perfectly. all buttons are also working perfectly. but suddenly the touch feature stopped working.
that time i was just opening some menus and they closed automatically. it looks like that there is some button pressed. and the screen light never stops. it continuously remains on. all buttons are working perfectly and everything. on the touch feature is not working.
i upgraded my device with genuine shipped t-mobile wm6 rom and again it stopped at the starting screen where i have to click the screen and the device brings the window for stylus adjustment.
so i wanna ask that is this also possible that some touch drivers are corrupted or something like this.? or is this a hardware failure.?
Kind Regards
I had same problem, it was hardware. Thats why I said to change the lcd. It is theoretically possible to replace JUST the digitizer, BUT, it is a MAJOR hassle.
As for getting past the alignment stage, look up Remote Screen Alignment. Its a cab file that stores the alignment settings on your pc. You WILL have to have a friend that has the same phone so you can get their settings as you need to copy them to your pc first. You can then copy the settings to your phone so you can use it until you replace that pesky lcd...
Cheers.....
I had a similar problem with my hermes. After a lot of investigating, I found out that this is a heat related issue with the hermes. The unit will heat up an some connection somwhere gets messed up and continually registers ghost taps on the upper right corner of the screen, which causes the continual opening and closing of programs/task manager. This overloads the phone which then causes the screen to eventually become unresponsive due to excessive computing.
With my phone, it must be heat related because it will only occur during or after heavy use or overcharging. Other people have had this exact problem with the conclusion being overheating. The worse part is, there is apparently no way to fix this, replacing the screen doesn't change anything. setting your screen alignment very far left will fix the problem but then everything you tap needs to be compensated for.
Good luck, hate to be the harbinger of bad news, but it's better to know whats wrong and that you can't fix it then not know whats wrong and keep trying to fix it.
same problem here... only my hermes is overheating already after 5 minutes use...
in the morning it works and when i put it in front of the airconditioning the touchscreen also works...
somebody who has an idea where to look for a solution??
kingsfan said:
same problem here... only my hermes is overheating already after 5 minutes use...
in the morning it works and when i put it in front of the airconditioning the touchscreen also works...
somebody who has an idea where to look for a solution??
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Some of the suggestions in the white screen thread/s might help. The problem is that those who have the heat related problem will find it very difficult to trace the actual fault. The heat may be causing miniscule expansions on the boards / components and connectors. The tiniest of cracks or poor connections can therefore break with the expansion.
Another theory is that rather than heat it might be a capacitor that is breaking down either over time or again through heating. Unless you are a skilled electronic engineer that is virtually impossible to check, particularly since schematics are not available.
You might just be lucky if you dismantled and re-assembled - it might just re-set a connector or adjust a board so it does not get affected in future. That would be very much a matter of luck and of course potentially the situation might be made worse!
Mike
Hi mates. I am back with some issue.. i moved my device to a repair center and he said that its a software issue. and he fixed my device without changing any rom.. i dont know how..
but again when i open some window like programs. the right scrollbar make a problem... when i move scrollbar it automatically press the top close button..i aligned my screen 3 times but same problem with right side scroll bar.
and after playing with it. the touch totally stopped.
now the thing is.all the buttons are working fine and everything is working fine. even sms and calls. but when i check sms and press my scroller button. it displays the right click menu instead of opening the sms. and the screen light is continuesly on. as something is pressed. so. i think this thing wil help. i am now trying this method to check my pc.
http://inuchanbt.blog54.fc2.com/blog-entry-99.html
check this out as well.
i will send you details soon.
might just have something lodged between the case and screen.. also to get rid of the screen alignment, cable it up and delete welcome from the startup programs and then reset it.. should get you past it so at least you can use it until you repair your screen
Hi to all, i'm new to this forum, i have a problem with my niki 100 20 keys.
I search a lot in the forum for a problem like my but i can't find similar problem.
The problem is very strange, i buy it used.
All work perfectly for the first day.
I try htc hero on sd, all perfect.
I unlock the device, upgraded radio and installed insomniac windows mobile 6.5 without problems and all work perfectly.
After the first day i have a problem on the screen.
If i close the slide, the screen freeze, but the touch screen work because i can tap and launch application, but nothing change on the screen.
If i open the slide the screen appear correctly to the application i lauched when was closed.
With slide open all work perfectly again, touch, calls, suspend/resume.
After 2 days more, the problem go bad.
I have to close/open a lot of time the slide, power off an on a lot of time to have the phone running correctly.
If the screen appear correct and the slide stay open all work.
If i close the slide the screen disappear and i have to open/close and power on/off a lot of time to make it usable again.
At this point i try to open the phone for check the cables.
I found 2 screw unscrewed, one was around inside the phone, the other one was on the magnet of speaker.
The right place for the screw was on the plate under the motherboard.
All the cable was connected correctly.
The touch work always slide open or close
The phone work always slide open or close
The camera work always slide open or close
The screen switch on correctly because i see that the light turn on but it work only web slide open and i have a lot of power on/off to have the image visualized correctly.
Can someone suggest me what can i do?
i hope in gurus of this wonderfull forum
sorry for my english.
i have same problem, maybe is the model help us, how to fix.
for your info, i order the flex cable, as soon as it arrive i make a test and told to you if i resolve the problem.
radio problem
marcoandreacchio said:
Hi to all, i'm new to this forum, i have a problem with my niki 100 20 keys.
I search a lot in the forum for a problem like my but i can't find similar problem.
The problem is very strange, i buy it used.
All work perfectly for the first day.
I try htc hero on sd, all perfect.
I unlock the device, upgraded radio and installed insomniac windows mobile 6.5 without problems and all work perfectly.
After the first day i have a problem on the screen.
If i close the slide, the screen freeze, but the touch screen work because i can tap and launch application, but nothing change on the screen.
If i open the slide the screen appear correctly to the application i lauched when was closed.
With slide open all work perfectly again, touch, calls, suspend/resume.
After 2 days more, the problem go bad.
I have to close/open a lot of time the slide, power off an on a lot of time to have the phone running correctly.
If the screen appear correct and the slide stay open all work.
If i close the slide the screen disappear and i have to open/close and power on/off a lot of time to make it usable again.
At this point i try to open the phone for check the cables.
I found 2 screw unscrewed, one was around inside the phone, the other one was on the magnet of speaker.
The right place for the screw was on the plate under the motherboard.
All the cable was connected correctly.
The touch work always slide open or close
The phone work always slide open or close
The camera work always slide open or close
The screen switch on correctly because i see that the light turn on but it work only web slide open and i have a lot of power on/off to have the image visualized correctly.
Can someone suggest me what can i do?
i hope in gurus of this wonderfull forum
sorry for my english.
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I think it may be radio problem try to downgrade the radio and see what will happen if not try another rom