I know its not that big of a deal because the camera isn't amazing but i would still like to take pictures ever so often with my phone. My camera randomly acts up for weeks at a time when all the camera picks up is green and red lines. I've tried everything from doing a soft reset, to completely replacing the rom, out of frustration i've even tried hitting it and throwing it hard agains my mattress. Has anybody experienced this problem or have any clue on how to solve it?
(i bought it on ebay so no warranty)
yes I had same problem with my herald last month. It was under warranty. Service replaced mainboard and it is ok now.
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Oh dear.
After thinking that software was causing an alignment problem (pretty sure MultiIE DID make it worse), I reset the device to factory settings and it still happened. Each day I needed to recalibrate the machine several times, making it unusable.
So it is in the post to HTC Europe for repair and I am without my MDA Compact!
Let's hope they fix it and send it back soon.
I am having the same problem with my O2 mini on which I have to realign the screen every hour or so. I have done many hard resets but there was no improvement. I have tried many ROMs as well. So I suspect its a hardware problem. Any suggestions apart from sending it to the service centre?
I'm having the same problem, I think our only solution is to take our JAMs to a service center
me too... but already pass my warranty period~!!!! da*n :!: some1 can tell me how much to fix this problem?? oh, again,
I think it's better
Maybe a little to early to say but I just got my Magician back from the HTC Europe centre.
They have simply re-flashed the Rom back to 1.12 (May 2005). When I first unpacked it I thught the screen was out of alignment again and rang to complain.
The thing is, I have since set it, played around with it for a few hours and it seems absolutely fine.
Since all my testing previously was with the November ROM (1.13), and the problem started around December time, I wonder if it's a problem with the new November Rom?
I'll keep you posted on what happens over the next few days.
Yes it was too early
Seems to be a problem still. What happens is it loses alignment after being switched off for more than a couple of minutes.
HTC are ringing me back soon.
It's going back again!!
HTC are taking it back for another look.
Observations
I have been living with the problem, and over the period have noticed that sometimes problem is not at all there, and sometimes its pretty bad.
Interestingly, when the problem crops up, if I press the screen a little harder with my finger, the screen just returns to normal alignment. So now I just press the screen instead of doing a screen alignment - takes only 1 second.
yeah~! same exacly here... just pressed it hard then it will back to normal but sometimes not, and still, im not happy with the quality of xda mini... for such an expensive toy, this \things should not happen to too many ppl.
thx,... waiting for your update... and pls let us know the cost...
Yippeee - it's fixed
Just got it back again from HTC Europe.
They have replaced the LCD and I now have perfect screen alignment again. I can even turn it off and the problem doesn't come back!
Very, very happy.
Repair was under warranty so it didn't cost me anything.
HTC have provided very good service to me on this. I am very impressed that they continued to listen and fixed the problem for me.
mini screen misalign
just started experiencing this about a week now, very iritating, and a bright dot appeared on my mini at the lower left edge, its especially obvious wen playing a video with dark or black scenes coz the dot is really bright
i still have warranty til may16 i hope i dnt have to bring it to the service cnter
I got a serious problem with my mda vario here.
sometimes, 7 out of 10 times, when i get a call the screen gets totally corrupted and jumbled like on the picture in the attachment. i can only see black vertical lines on a white screen. in order to make the screen work properly i have to turn the phone off/on (stand-by mode) then.
does anybody know where the problem is?
i have to confess, that the phone slipped out of my hands and fell on the ground 3 times so far.
thanks
well, you say youve dropped it 3 times already? is it possible that something may be loose inside? is there cosmetic damages from dropping?
yes, there are some scratches on it. i don't really think that something is loose or broken, because the screen gets only on icoming calls corrupted.
so i don't think that it is due to a loose contact or something like that...
I have exactly the same problem. I personally think it is unlikely that dropping the phone has caused it as it corrects when you cycle the power button. Any help on this from other forum member would be much appreciated.
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I have exactly the same problem. I personally think it is unlikely that dropping the phone has caused it as it corrects when you cycle the power button. Any help on this from other forum member would be much appreciated.
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Any resoluation this? I have the exact same problem!!
Oh dear ... somethings in the air...
mine's got it also. first time i saw it was a couple of days ago. only happens with the alarm clock in the morning :?
My phone is crap like hell... gotta hard reset and reconfig the damn thing. acting up lately...
(ps... AFAIK i barely dropped the phone... maybe 1 or 2 times. nothing more)
I have the same problem
I have read the service manual of wizard and said:
Unusual Vertical / Horizontal lines or partial display
(1) Check the connection of LCM FPC whether is properly connected. (Is a conector between motherboard and LCD)
(2) Try with another LCM. (LCM=LCD Screen)
(3) Try with another Main Board.
(4) Replace LCM if necessary
(5) Replace Main Board if necessary.
(6) Once the defective part has been identified, verify it again with the defective part whether the
symptom could be duplicated
Any sugestion?
Okay..
so far, i have installed Molski 2.26 rom (30meg free version) and upgrade the radio rom form 2.25 to 2.47.
I have not had another occurance of this so far.
Maybe a fluke.
Screen fixes when pressure applied to bottom of the screen
Guys,
I now have to keep my finger pressed hard against the bottom of the lcd unit to get the screen to display to work properly. it is under warranty with Imate but they want me to send it to Abu Dhabi for repair. I'm in Canada and concerned that I may not get it back.
So has anybody else identified this as being a loose connection rather that a real hard fault. Also has anybody fixed their unit by dismantling and reseating the connections.
Finally has anybody used the Imate repair service and was it timely & reliable?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Mick
This is a real hard fault.. had it with my mini s, took it into the shop, it was away 2 weeks... and in the end they gave me a replacement!!
I agree - took it completely apart and cleaned everything ....
And still have the issue.
Serves me right for buying something in Middlesbrough I suppose
It must be a hard fault with the LCD assembly. Will have to see how Dixons handles an overseas repair.
Take care & thx,
Mick
I had the same problem, in the end i took it into my local t-mob shop to have it repaired, they ended up sending me a new one.
Well, I've exactly the same problem since the past two-three weeks, it also occurs only in the morning. I'm living in the Netherlands and this is happening since it's rather cold over here, especially in the morning (3-4 degree Celcius). Since my bedroom window is open during the night, it gets rather cold in my room.
During the rest of the day it is +8 degree Celcius, and the phone works flawless. Maybe this problem has something to do with the Temperature?
Temperature
Bebob - don't thin so as I have had this problem for a number of months and the temp here in the summer is high (30+ degrees C)
It looks to be a bad connection type issue and may be a bad screen cable. It makes sense though that the issue is at the bottom of the screen cos this is where we press the select buttons all of the time.
Pls keep me posted on how you do. mine is going to a local repair shop (on my dime) tomorrow to see if they can fix it.
If not can any of you guys recomend a new unit that could be considered an upgrade to the KJAM ?
Many thanks
Mick
suggestions needed
friends, i have o2 mini s and got the same problem with screen for the last 3 weeks....
can anyone tell me that will the problem aggravate or else will i be able to use my cell properly for few months...
and also what will be the approx cost of repair..
all suggestions will be warmly appreciated...
It's happened to me as well. I have lived with that for one month now. It is happening, when I touch the cursor keys or when touch the lower part of the display. I tried "shaking/hitting" the xda and it looks better, so I assume it is a faulty connection cable.
I have active Cleartype and no more vertical lines for the past 2 days.
I seems to be a problem when background is white and leters are black.
Regards
similar problem
i dropped the phone (T-Mobile MDA Vario) and now when i turn it on the screen is fine for 5-30 seconds but then it scrambles, but works again if i smack the bottom of the phone on my hand!
t-mobile staff told me there are sensors to identify if it has been dropped. I'm suspicious that it could even be programmed to go "faulty" once it is dropped as the screen is fine for a limited time so it obviously works somewhat. do you know if this is the case? or what's happened? also is it a simple thing i could do myself? i didn't take out insurance so that's why i haven't just claimed off that as i'm really broke
Any help is appreciated
Regards,
Steve
whiteish screen / over temperature
hi,
I have a problem smilar at qtek 9100. I had upgade to my ppc wm5 to wm6 around 3 week ago and overclocked to 221 mhz with batery status today plug-in . 2 days ago Screen became whiteish (almost no contrast or over gamma) and working temperature is around 30c. I tried to re-flash with many kind roms but noting chaged.
Is there anybody has these kind of experice. If I can not solve. I am planing to buy new LCD ( I am not sure new LCD will solve the problem)
Thanks
Same problem here. Dropped it ONE time and the screen went crazy. Sent it to my t-mob shop and they got it repaired. They said in the report that they changed the "flex". Dunno if this helps.
I just want to share with you this problem and know if anyone else has it in the Mini. The front buttons don't work anymore, and some parts of the screen are not as responsive as they were before. The window that opens when you tap the upper bar for instance, is very hard to get now, so seems to be something that affects the whole front part of the phone...
Hard reset didn't solve the problem, a different rom or even using Android didn't either, so I sent it to repair, since it's still covered by the warranty.
Same problem anyone? Any idea of why this happened? I've never ever dropped my phone, not even once...
Anyway, 15-20 days to have it back (they said...)
Fixed!! 13 days and phone like new, they even cleaned it, looks like brand new from the factory
Thanks HTC!!
Hey guys,
I'm hoping someone can maybe help me out with this issue. For about 2 days now my camera has stopped focusing. When you touch the screen you see the little icon come up in the middle... but it doesn't even attempt to change the focus.
I've tried doing a factory reset through the settings menu, and then through the recovery menu. I've wiped the lens down, and I've tried another app. Nothing worked at all.
I'm 99.9% sure it's a hardware issue that I will have to send it in for...........but that .1% uncertainty brought me here hoping someone has some other step I can try.
I've got a stock phone running 5.0
Thanks
I have the same problem when I try to take a picture when it's dusk.
I had the same problem when I bought my 910A from eBay. It wouldn't focus unless I tapped the phone and sometimes took a good smack to get it to focus. It was a hardware problem so I sent it back for a refund.
Sorry, you mentioned you were looking for a possible fix. I tried going down that avenue, but the issue is inside the camera and to work on that you have to remove the screen which is a major PITA. I looked into Square Trade, which has a $75 deductible and Samsung, which wanted $250 to replace the camera. In the end I tried to work out an exchange with the seller but that didn't happen. So I ended up buying a 910C from a different seller. This one works fine.
So, something happened with my camera. It's not like my phone has never been droped but the last two days I have been fighting this problem. My phone seems to need more presure on camera contact to motherboard than it can achieve by just pushing the thing. Camera is working if I keep some pressure on the contact with the mobo, but as soon as I take the pressure off camera goes black. I'm thinking on attaching some bulky thing right on the contact to get enough pressure there... my phone is not under warranty anymore and I literally don't trust technicians around here.
So, have you ever had a similar problem? Do you know some way to help or get a camera replacement or a tip on how to repair this pinning problems? Anything?
I am facing the same problem for over 2 months. To today I haven't got any solution. According to local repair shops there's a problem with the motherboard and it needs replacement. I visited the Xiaomi official service center but the told me to submit the phone for two weeks. I asked other customers there and they told me that it takes about a month for Xiaomi to repair and return the phone, so I came back as it's the only phone I have?. I'm just helpless.
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I am facing the same problem for over 2 months. To today I haven't got any solution. According to local repair shops there's a problem with the motherboard and it needs replacement. I visited the Xiaomi official service center but the told me to submit the phone for two weeks. I asked other customers there and they told me that it takes about a month for Xiaomi to repair and return the phone, so I came back as it's the only phone I have?. I'm just helpless.
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I did put a bulky object between the two plastic layers in the back of my phone and camera is working again. My warranty was already lost and made sure contact was loose on the mobo, but you may try this without opening your redmi, unless you know for a fact the problem is with the mobo.
Thanks a lot I will try it.
doesnt help me in any way; always have to apply pressure at different spots on the backside of the phone. so i am pretty much helpless, beating the hell out of my phone when i need my camera to work. smh...
Hey i have the same issue for rear camera, though front camera is working. Took to service center, they said to change the mobo...wtf...Also tried to open the screw and pressed the camera socket in mobo, tried to press while camera is on, but nothing works. Searched in google, all are saying its a hardware issue and pressing back camera will work, but no luck for me. Don't want to loose this tiny magic phone with all android developments are happening. Recent 64 Bit rom by pirej is working smoothly. But will miss camera. Any other way to activate this....
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I did put a bulky object between the two plastic layers in the back of my phone and camera is working again. My warranty was already lost and made sure contact was loose on the mobo, but you may try this without opening your redmi, unless you know for a fact the problem is with the mobo.
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:good:I used two pieces of matchsticks and it worked for me.Now there is a bulge on backcover.
I bought camera module from aliexpress and installed it, now my phone camera works fine without any issues.