Hi we had a diamond 2 that stopped responding to touches on the screen, it had a fairly deep scratch so I assumed it was a damaged digitizer. I ordered one from ebay for £10 and have replaced it only to find that I still have the same problem.
Could this be cheap faulty digitizer from ebay or is there a problem with the main board. I have noticed that if the screen dim's when I touch it does brighten up.
Thanks
Sully
Did you calibrate the screen?
Hi Bruce
I could not calibrate as the digitizer did not respond to my touches. I tried mymobiler but I could not click yes to allow it to run, again because the digitizer did not respond to touch.
Is there another way to calibrate a new digitizer?
Thanks
Sully
hungabunga said:
Hi Bruce
I could not calibrate as the digitizer did not respond to my touches. I tried mymobiler but I could not click yes to allow it to run, again because the digitizer did not respond to touch.
Is there another way to calibrate a new digitizer?
Thanks
Sully
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Since the backlight brightens on touch, something is registering, so I wouldn't thing it would be the digitizer itself.
Have you looked at any of the other replacement threads? Perhaps this issue has been covered, but I'm not sure.
I read that if it doesn't work, try loosening the screws by 1\4 turn and see if responds then.
Not sure if this post will help.
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Hi,
The touch screen of my HTC elf doesn't work anymore.
I am going to order some parts to change the digitizer myself and also the casing to make it look a little newer.
Anyway, I'd like to understand how the touch functionality works exactly. Is it a pressure on the digitizer itself that make a "touch" or is it a pressure on the digitizer that press the screen and this action make a "touch" ?
When I power my disassemble Elf, a pressure on the screen itself doesn't do anything....
I'd like to know if I need to order a screen as well
Hi,
just replaced my own elf's digitizer a month ago... and the phone is like new.
To answer your question it's the digitizer that reads pressure and sends the data to the system (if you already disassembled it you should have noticed a flat cable that connects the digitizer to the board).
So if the screen on your elf is working you should solve the problem by replacing only the digitizer.
You rock, I order now
This is my first post here and though i read similar posts on this subject i would
like to read your opinions on this one.
I accidentally dropped some water on my touch hd and my display got damaged.The phone worked fine and so did the digitizer but the problem was that the backlight of the display was dead.At some point the backlight turned on but when i tried to input the unlock code it turned off right away (did this several times).I knew that i should replace the lcd (and the digitizer just in case).
I bought the lcd and the digitizer seperately and i managed to assemble the phone back using the service manual.Since then when i turn the phone on I hear the starting sound,i get the vibration then after a while the screen with no backlight again displays the "tap here to configure your phone" screen (after the hard reset),when i tap i get no response.
I checked the connections many times and i also used a second digitizer with no success.
Is there a possibility flashing a new ROM will solve the problem?
If so is there a way of flashing a ROM when the phone's screen is not usable?
Waiting for your precious opinions/suggestions/knowledge
Thanks in advance.
Hello,
Flashing the ROM won't solve an obviously hardware problem.
If you changed the LCD and still have no backlight, then either you bought a defective screen, or the problem is elsewhere, maybe on the main electronic board... Which would be bad news.
BTW, I wanted to change the digitizer in the apst years, but its not provided with the glue, so I had to buy a whole assembled screen + digitizer.
How did you manage to glue the digitizer on the screen ?
I aligned the screen with the digitizer and then i used small pieces of a special thin and trasparent tape to hold it in place.The tape holds the screen tight and it is barely visible, it also has the advantage that you can seperate the lcd and digitizer anytime you want with ease (though you have to be very delicate when applying it to get a good result)
I asked for a replacement of the defective lcd and i hope i will get a new one.
I cracked the Digitizer on my Aria and spent the past few hours replacing it. Upon boot, the LCD works fine as well as all hardware buttons, however now the touch does not work, I can press VERY hard on the screen and it kind of works, but for normal touches it does not. I was wondering what you guys thought, could it be a connection issue with the flex cable or a hardware issue with the Digitizer. I don't know if it matters, but there is also a slight gap between the Digitizer and the Body of phone now. Thanks.
David.
david2777 said:
I cracked the Digitizer on my Aria and spent the past few hours replacing it. Upon boot, the LCD works fine as well as all hardware buttons, however now the touch does not work, I can press VERY hard on the screen and it kind of works, but for normal touches it does not. I was wondering what you guys thought, could it be a connection issue with the flex cable or a hardware issue with the Digitizer. I don't know if it matters, but there is also a slight gap between the Digitizer and the Body of phone now. Thanks.
David.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwomVNUtCm0
I watched that video and another to change it. The problem is now that I changed it, it's now unresponsive. It worked before with cracks. I think it may be defective and I plan on emailing the company I got it from tonight.
Nevermind
Figured it out. For some reason HTC made the phone lock the screen anytime the Proximity Sensor is covered. Kinda weird, considering my SGS only locks when on the phone app, but yeah, if anyone else has this problem, make sure the Proximity Sensor is lined up correctly with the holes for it in the glass.
I was applying a Zagg Invisible Shield on my HD2 today and the only thing I can imagine is maybe I pressed too hard on the screen while squeegeeing the solution and now my touch screen is not working. Everything else is working fine, I can still answer calls using the buttons at the bottom but the touch screen is dead. Is there hopefully some kind of fix for this or am I SOL and need to replace the digitizer? Thanks in advance.
11PCX said:
I was applying a Zagg Invisible Shield on my HD2 today and the only thing I can imagine is maybe I pressed too hard on the screen while squeegeeing the solution and now my touch screen is not working. Everything else is working fine, I can still answer calls using the buttons at the bottom but the touch screen is dead. Is there hopefully some kind of fix for this or am I SOL and need to replace the digitizer? Thanks in advance.
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may be your pressing hard has broken the connection or has caused a loose connection between the digitizer and the flex cable/ribbon.
if your good in DIY may be you can dismantle and fix it..
if not a repair shop is your option !
hope your screen works again !
Thank you sir but very fortunately it started working again.
U R a lucky dog.hah...Press Ur display quitely in next time.
So my friend got huawei X5 U8800, it had shattered screen which worked fine. So he bought new screen (I think it's called digitizer, the LCD itself was intact) and installed it. Now only the soft buttons work. Is there something that could cause that? Apparently there was only one ribbon cable to connect.
Sorry if I'm missing something obvious.
If the soft buttons work, the problem might be in the digitizer, as the soft keys are actually just extended touch screen. So it might be a faulty digitizer. And there is only one ribbon cable on the digitizer connected to motherboard.
Blefish said:
If the soft buttons work, the problem might be in the digitizer, as the soft keys are actually just extended touch screen. So it might be a faulty digitizer. And there is only one ribbon cable on the digitizer connected to motherboard.
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Thanks for your input. I'm not very familiar with these screen replacements (never had to do one). So can I assume that it should work like "plug and play"? If that the case then I assume that the phone itself has some problems of it own or the digitizer is faulty like you said.
Also sry for my english, not my native language etc.