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Hi there, my phones screen will not work, my friend kept opening and closing they keypad quickly after which he gave me the phone back and the screen did not work!
The problem im having is that the touch screen dont work, nothin else is wrong, the screen is not cracked, jus that it dont touch sceen no more.
The bad thing is I put it on boot mode and erased the phone memory, and since the touch screen dont work i can allign the cross thing.
Does anyone know a way in which i could fix this?
Cheers.
pod8 said:
Hi there, my phones screen will not work, my friend kept opening and closing they keypad quickly after which he gave me the phone back and the screen did not work!
The problem im having is that the touch screen dont work, nothin else is wrong, the screen is not cracked, jus that it dont touch sceen no more.
The bad thing is I put it on boot mode and erased the phone memory, and since the touch screen dont work i can allign the cross thing.
Does anyone know a way in which i could fix this?
Cheers.
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Mmmm. Tricky perhaps. A hard reset will either cure or leave you stuck. If you hard reset and the screen is indeed dead (touch wise) then you'll never get past the alignment stage. If the touch issue is software related then you would be sorted with the hard reset.
A gamble I think!!
However you are stuck at the moment so in a sense you have nothing to lose. If it ends up being useless then you are faced with a warranty (hopefully) repair otherwise some DIY though it's not entirely obvious what has broken/come loose - possibly just a ribbon connector.
Mike
Maybe the ribbon cable came loose on the LCD side?
myztikal47 said:
Maybe the ribbon cable came loose on the LCD side?
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Yeah i think its that as well, i hard reseted it a few times with no effect, in the begining of the day, it could still reconise the screen taps around 2/3 times before it totally went dead.
Are there any tutorials on how to open it up to check the ribbon?
Thanks.
This maybe the hardware problem with the mainboard itself. I read about this on here a few times, most people had the get their phones exchange....
myztikal47 said:
This maybe the hardware problem with the mainboard itself. I read about this on here a few times, most people had the get their phones exchange....
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Yes, I am equally unsure that this is just a simple loose connector. It may be, but it appears to be fine for a short while and only then goes off.
Like you myztikal47, I suggest going for warranty replacement if at all possible. Only if you have no warranty shuld you attempt a repair yourself - this is a notoriously ellusive fix and indeed I would say there is no 100% works for all answer. Certainly do not assume it's the screen - most probably it isn't and you'll waste your money.
There are dismantling links in this forum - but you'll find them on my small Hermes site http://michael-channon.spaces.live.com- go to the loose keyboard section and you'll see the links.
Mike
my 8525 had the same exact problem, and i swapped the LCD and still doess the same thing...
I dont know what the problem could be, and i dont have a warranty.
What could be going on????
Any 1 know where 2 find the service manual????
Jorge
[email protected]
mikechannon said:
Yes, I am equally unsure that this is just a simple loose connector. It may be, but it appears to be fine for a short while and only then goes off.
Like you myztikal47, I suggest going for warranty replacement if at all possible. Only if you have no warranty shuld you attempt a repair yourself - this is a notoriously ellusive fix and indeed I would say there is no 100% works for all answer. Certainly do not assume it's the screen - most probably it isn't and you'll waste your money.
There are dismantling links in this forum - but you'll find them on my small Hermes site http://michael-channon.spaces.live.com- go to the loose keyboard section and you'll see the links.
Mike
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Ok my best bet is to take it to carphone, i got my screen replaced there a few months ago, think i still have a 1 year warrenty
Thanks for all your help anyways
Tytn Service manual
jblandon1024 said:
my 8525 had the same exact problem, and i swapped the LCD and still doess the same thing...
I dont know what the problem could be, and i dont have a warranty.
What could be going on????
Any 1 know where 2 find the service manual????
Jorge
[email protected]
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Here you can found the manual
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0GD472TP
Roby
The warranty for my HD is gone and I would probably need to change the touch screen digitizer myself, found these on ebay for ~60€, but does anyone know how to change them? Again, any help would be appreciated!
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HTC Touch HD, it has been a wonderful phone until now. I have encountered a wierd problem with the touchscreen.
First the touchscreen stopped working completely, after awhile it suddenly started working, at first it recognized some bits and pieces but now it recognizes every touch as normal, except..
It is very inaccurate and the "sum of inaccurity" seems to change depending on where I push the screen, the screen alignment option in settings does not fix this.
I recorded two videos to show this problem better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd1vjiHr2QU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TynTTFIQJv8
Any help would be appreciated on how to fix this!
looks broken id return under warrenty did it get any knocks / drops? do you have insurance?~
spzero said:
looks broken id return under warrenty did it get any knocks / drops? do you have insurance?~
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I have handled it with great care so no big knocks or drops. Ill contact the store about the warranty. Just wondered if theres a way how to simply fix this.
Just noticed, the screen works normally sometimes for one touch, then it goes back to the inaccurate **** :/
Im now guessing that some cable could be loose or something like that?
Have u tried recalibrating the screen? I can't remember exactly where I found it, but its in programs or settings somewhere.
Viba said:
...the screen alignment option in settings does not fix this...
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Yes I have..
Anyway I RMA'd it now. Hope I get a new one
I can tell you from previous experience, HTC does NOT warranty touch screens. You mentioned "a store", so I hope they help you, because HTC will not. >sigh<
Seems a little unfair if they don't seeing as the HD is purely touch screen!
SomethingWicked said:
I can tell you from previous experience, HTC does NOT warranty touch screens. You mentioned "a store", so I hope they help you, because HTC will not. >sigh<
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Hmmh, well the store probably sends it to some service center here in Finland that fixes HTC phones.
Indeed sounds very stupid if the warranty doesnt cover the touchscreen.
Perhaps my HD suffered from something else than a broken touchscreen, eg. mainboard or a chip that controls the touch screen. Who knows I'm just hoping it "passes" the warranty :|
Well... Had Hard-SPL on my touch hd and duttys 1.7 rom, so the warranty is gone
Didn't know they were so picky about it, they said it would cost 605€ to repair the screen. So now I should probably start looking for a screen digitizer on ebay and some help on how to change it... Already downloaded the service manual, but there was nothing on how to change the digitizer, could anyone here show me some light to this? Thanks.
I have dismantle my HD to see if there's any way to change only the screen (it's broken)
There's no way, as far as I saw. You have to replace LCD, tourch screen and screen. It's one piece and there's no way easy way to open it without break it.
You can find all of them for about 200E.
drabisan said:
I have dismantle my HD to see if there's any way to change only the screen (it's broken)
There's no way, as far as I saw. You have to replace LCD, tourch screen and screen. It's one piece and there's no way easy way to open it without break it.
You can find all of them for about 200E.
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So there's no way I could replace only this?
http://global.ebay.com/Original_Digitizer_Touch_Screen_For_HTC_Touch_HD/310124432320/item
Another sad story // hopefully with a good ending
I kinda have the same problem as Viba and others. Sorry for the looong post. But decided to describe in more details my experience up to now, and hope you can help as well.
All of a sudden, I started having problems with the touch screen of the Touch HD. I started noticing that whenever I touched the Touchflo buttons, the phone vibrated. Soon I came to realize the if I touched in some spot, the phone recognized that I was touching lower, to the point that it could not recognize touches in the taskbar, for instance.
The united has 2 or 3 months max. It had some falls before and I do not really know who (or which one) was the culprit.
Tried this as fix: re-alignment, hardresets, Official ROM upgrade. Then I started reading and understanding that the problem was probably the digitizer ("nice to meet you").
I live in Brazil and the Touch HD is not expected be released here any time soon. So the few HTC service centers do not know how to fix it and do not have parts for it. And also, I bought mine from an auction site by some user who bought it abroad, with no warranty whatsoever. I am left alone in this.
I was very frustrated and eager to get my device running again. So I started looking for a new digitizer and also the tools to open my phone. The digitizer (just the digitizer, not the LCD screen) I ordered from an ebay shop in Hong Kong on Monday and is expected to still arrive sometime in this century (IF Brazilian port authorities do not mess up). The tools arrived yesterday.
I downloaded the service manual and said to myself, let's see if the digitizer problem is maybe due to a loose flat cable. Got to work and carefully disassembled the device as per the service manual. (I have to say that, although I try to be carefull, I always scratch, bend or mess something up when I do jobs like these. So I was afraid of cracking some plastic or worse and actually did some.)
Up to where the service manual show, it went incredibly very well. But that's the problem. The service manual guides you to disassemble the unit up to the point where you are with the bezel, LCD and digitizer in one piece.
But hey! I saw zillions of internet shops selling the bezel (actually, the hole housing, but with no LCD), the digitizer or other parts separately! What is going on?
So I started trying to unmount the bezel, LCD and digitizer. Tried several things. It got really late. I was impactient. So I tried splitting the digitizer from the LCD, by inserting a hard plastic aluminium tip between the digitizer and the housing. A very thin plastic kind of tape came out (at lest part of it). So I tried doing it more. No success. And then I put a very thin screwdriver between then (just enough to get an ulgy bent it the plastic housing).
When I had played enough with that puzzle, I gave up and began mounting everything back. The good part is that I was able to get everything back and the phone is working. Well, except for the digitizer.
First thing I did was to kidnap the wife's Nokia E71 I bought her last month and she is not using yet (she couldn't learn to use yet; well, she hasn't even tried it), because I have to have mobile access to my emails.
And I really started now to consider other alternatives. Will some user like me EVER be able to change just the digitizer? Is it even possible? If it is, I would like to give it at least another shot.
But I am also afraid that it could be another part which is in failure. I just don't want to spend more $$$$ in this. It would be better to buy another phone (and maybe not a complete touchscreen - gosh, I miss my Tytn II). I so regret being a gadget freak and not waiting a release in my country.
Shoud I send my phone abroad for a service center repair? My sister lives in Dubai and she may be able to help.
Should I give up my unit and seel the used parts in ebay?
Hope to hear your suggestions. Thanks anyway.
Viba said:
Well... Had Hard-SPL on my touch hd and duttys 1.7 rom, so the warranty is gone
Didn't know they were so picky about it, they said it would cost 605€ to repair the screen. So now I should probably start looking for a screen digitizer on ebay and some help on how to change it... Already downloaded the service manual, but there was nothing on how to change the digitizer, could anyone here show me some light to this? Thanks.
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before doing this what about removing hspl and reflashing back a stock rom
change shop and you might, and i say MIGHT, be lucky
much better than screwing up the machine
Rafael K said:
I kinda have the same problem as Viba and others. Sorry for the looong post. But decided to describe in more details my experience up to now, and hope you can help as well...
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Nice to know I'm not alone with this problem
Sucks that the digitizer couldn't be removed separately, would help alot if someone knew how to do this, if even possible..
crashDebug said:
before doing this what about removing hspl and reflashing back a stock rom
change shop and you might, and i say MIGHT, be lucky
much better than screwing up the machine
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I have already tried with 3 custom roms and 2 original SPL:s with two original roms.
The Finnish law allows me to get my HD replaced if I could prove that the custom rom didn't brake the digitizer. Already sent some emails to the local repairstation for HTC phones here in Finland, lets see...
I run a repair center (US). I have not gotten curious enough to take mine apart, but if someone has a dead one to experiment with, PM me.
Broken digitizer glass
I have the same problem with the digitizer glass being broken. I have had the back off the phone and stripped it back as far as I dare, but the service manual just doesn't tell you how to replace the digitizer and glass only. Checked out youtube where there are many videos with instructions on how to replace the screens and digitizers on lots of different phones as well as the iphone, just nothing on the Blackstone yet.
Any one else found a solution or decent instructions?
Today I disassembled my HD too, found a loose screen wire but nothing else. Even when I attached it properly the screen didn't work.
Has anyone found out how to change the digitizer?
some info
Hello,
I am also have HTC Touch HD, and I am also thinking about replacement of touch screen and housing because of scratches. Here instruction in Russian
http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/htc-touch-hd/
step 24 is not shown on the picture, but there is mentioned that in order to replace screen you should push it forward from back side of the screen; also mentioned that screen is fixed with double sided tape (probably it is fixed to the touch screen)
Also, did you try to use any polish to remove minor scratches on the touch screen? HTC Touch HS has resistive screen and probably may be polished (in contrast to capacitive touch screen that has some coating).
All the best
Also, about this problem see
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3911326
You guys should be smarter! If you want to warranty exchange it, flash the normal SPL again and flash a stock rom!
Hello Gents and Gals. I am trying to fix my friends HD2, I flashed his ROM with Energy couple of months ago and all was working fine. He gave the phone back to me saying that it is locked.
I tried unlocking the phone but it seems that the screen is unresponsive, so I flashed it again by going into the boot loader screen "Volume Up + Power Button". The phone stated that it is starting for the first time but the screen was still unresponsive. Any ideas on how to fix this issue? Or do I need to tell him to send the phone back to HTC for repairs?
Sounds like the touch screen died ....
Time for a repair ..
Also this really should have been posted in general , as it is not a ROM release , just an FYI
Aww okay. I'll let him know. Thanks.
I'll post like this in General next time. Tks.
HI, I have now the same problem after ROM Flashed, did you solve the problem by yourself, or really the touch screen died.
Rgds
Same thing with me. I ordered new digitizer+LCD and changed them, but the screen is still unresponsive. Other ROM didn't help.
Some advices?
i seen this happen with several phones, reflash to stock and send to HTC they will repair it for free.
I have same problem,yet my phone was bought 18 months ago...worked perfectly until now.
Can a touch screen get defective after normal usage ?
alexandruvlad said:
I have same problem,yet my phone was bought 18 months ago...worked perfectly until now.
Can a touch screen get defective after normal usage ?
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Yes it can, if your touch functionality of your HD2 has stopped working then your digitizer has probably went out.
T-Macgnolia said:
Yes it can, if your touch functionality of your HD2 has stopped working then your digitizer has probably went out.
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Yeah,that's what i thought too - but i read some situations where replaced LCD + Digitizers didn't solve this problem.....
alexandruvlad said:
Yeah,that's what i thought too - but i read some situations where replaced LCD + Digitizers didn't solve this problem.....
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This is usually due to the replacement components not being properly installed. Also when one is working with the internals they have to be very careful as some of the internals are very easy to break without you even knowing you did. So the cases you spec of are more than likely not because it was not the Digitizer or LCD was not the problem, but human error.
i fixed mine and it didnt cost me
the unresponsive screen maybe the digitizer buts its more likey the end call button, believe it or not dirt can get behind the contact or because the back button is next to we use the far edge of the end call button thus leading to bending the contact, when any of this happens your screen will be unresponsive
you can either take it to a shop and pay for a new screen and digitizer or take it apart and clean the contacts
go to ifixit for step by step guides
hope that helps
Intrigued
dgr1983 said:
... buts its more likey the end call button, believe it or not dirt can get behind the contact or because the back button is next to we use the far edge of the end call button thus leading to bending the contact, when any of this happens your screen will be unresponsive
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I have no idea what are you talking about, that doesn't make sense, as far as I know is no direct relation between END button and (non-working/responding) touchscreen: you may even disconnect/replace bottom buttons ribbon/flex from motherboard and touchscreen will work if OK(or not, if defective).
Is there anybody who can confirm this(or not)?
3 weeks ago I had a LCD/digitizer replaced (cracked screen, but was still working) all was great till 2 days ago. Screen stopped working - took it back to the place I had replace the screen and they tried 3 brand new screens and still no go. Ended up being my main board - luckily I had a spare HD2 and they pulled that board and all is well again.
Believe it or not your LCD/digitizer might be fine - find someone or a way to test main board would be where I would start after the last 3 days.
Good luck
PS - I did NOT try the end button idea prior to the repair.
Zergalot
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3 weeks ago I had a LCD/digitizer replaced (cracked screen, but was still working) all was great till 2 days ago. Screen stopped working - took it back to the place I had replace the screen and they tried 3 brand new screens and still no go. Ended up being my main board - luckily I had a spare HD2 and they pulled that board and all is well again.
Believe it or not your LCD/digitizer might be fine - find someone or a way to test main board would be where I would start after the last 3 days.
Good luck
PS - I did NOT try the end button idea prior to the repair.
Zergalot
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If still in your possession, I would be interested to buy the motherboard you just replaced!
PM me if interested!
htc hd2 screen died
I also have a 2009 htc hd2 on which screen does not work.
I'd like to know if it's
- a common problem
- is it possible that it's a software (flashing) issue
- can it be replaced and for how much
martinmartiini said:
I also have a 2009 htc hd2 on which screen does not work.
I'd like to know if it's
- a common problem
- is it possible that it's a software (flashing) issue
- can it be replaced and for how much
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From my own experience :
1. It's a common issue, there are hundreds of reports in this forum and I read them all because I had the same problem some months ago
2. Probably not. It's generally hardware-related and often the digitizer (touch responsive screen) . Brief explanation : There's a flaw in the design of the HD2, the thin cable wiring the digitizer to the motherboard, is just below the power button. After some extensive use of your powerbutton, it might happen that the power button touches the cable and cause some kind of shortcut in it which makes the digitizer unresponsive to the motherboard.
3. I replaced mine here : http://www.htcphonerepairs.co.uk/ . Fast repair, secure shipping to Belgium, good price and excellent customer support. (Sounds like advertizing but I swear to be only a happy customer )
There are also multiple videos on youtube explaining how replacing the digitizer yourself if you dare !
Also, I read answers saying that you can somewhat "play" with your buttons (especially the power one) to turnaround the problem. That's correct, BUT it's absolutely inevitable that the problem with come back again if you use the buttons, and you'll have to force more and more to unblock again and repeat again and a again... and that will damage your button bar.
I did this during almost 2 months and that put down all my buttons and now they are really close to the chassis which is very annoying. If only I knew it before I would have replaced the digitizer directly !
For 6 months with my new digitizer + using ICS with soft buttons, I have no problem at all !
bib*oops said:
I have no idea what are you talking about, that doesn't make sense, as far as I know is no direct relation between END button and (non-working/responding) touchscreen: you may even disconnect/replace bottom buttons ribbon/flex from motherboard and touchscreen will work if OK(or not, if defective).
Is there anybody who can confirm this(or not)?
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Just because this dude has "no idea" it doesn't mean he knows it better.
It IS the END button that gets pressed too often and at some point it begins to mess with the digitizer connection. It can be dirt. It can just be the cable came lose and needs tightening, it can be wear-out.
whatever it is, it is caused by the end-key being too close to the connector cable.
If you guys only searched for this on the HD2 Forums before posting this Thread hat not been necessary. It is the most well known design flaw of the HD2 and as such well documented and commented here.
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Just because this dude has "no idea" it doesn't mean he knows it better.
It IS the END button that gets pressed too often and at some point it begins to mess with the digitizer connection. It can be dirt. It can just be the cable came lose and needs tightening, it can be wear-out.
whatever it is, it is caused by the end-key being too close to the connector cable.
If you guys only searched for this on the HD2 Forums before posting this Thread hat not been necessary. It is the most well known design flaw of the HD2 and as such well documented and commented here.
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This is truth. Save yourself some time and frustration and repair it or get it repaired. It's a great phone.
Sneakyghost said:
Just because this dude has "no idea" it doesn't mean he knows it better.
It IS the END button that gets pressed too often and at some point it begins to mess with the digitizer connection. It can be dirt. It can just be the cable came lose and needs tightening, it can be wear-out.
whatever it is, it is caused by the end-key being too close to the connector cable.
If you guys only searched for this on the HD2 Forums before posting this Thread hat not been necessary. It is the most well known design flaw of the HD2 and as such well documented and commented here.
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You didn't get it right or at all:
END key may determine touchscreen failure along the time(being the CAUSE! of this), but the EFFECT is an unusable touchscreen, which cannot be repaired in any other way than replacing it(the touchscreen!!, I mean).
Any other attempt to repair, clean, bend, press, cut or whatever WILL NOT FIX an already faulty touchscreen (even caused by END button excessive or not usage) and who thinks otherwise, no problem with me: SWEET DREAMS!
You sound like my comment hurt you. Sorry if it did. I'm not one hundred percent sure that this issue can be fixed without replacing the screen, yet fairly certain. I've now disassembled two HD2 and couldn't quite find the precise spot where the damage occurred, yet after properly assembling the devices again, one came back alive, the other not. The one which has the screen and buttons not working right is the one that got thrown at me by a kind person. It most likely has physical damage somewhere, although I couldn't locate it. The other one didn't get damage and has screen and buttons work well after complete disassembly and assembly.
Both devices also have different screen types.
I now gave up both devices and am withdrawing myself from the HD2 world. Too many issues with the devices getting old.
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My phone seems to be working fine, but it is hard to tell since the screen usually won't turn on. I say usually because once or twice a day I can wake the phone up and the screen will work, but as soon as the screen turns off again it usually won't come back on.
I am wondering if I wipe the phone back to stock if that might make it work like normal again, but my question to you is, Can I restore the phone to its original state without using the screen? Every time I try to boot to recovery or bootloader the screen stops working and I am stuck. Can I use ADB to do everything? If so, I need to know the commands to type in.
Is your ribbon cable loose?
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It doesn't appear to be. Is there a good way to check?
Same problem I had. Sent it back to HTC and they fixed it free
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA
Will they fix a phone that is rooted with CM7 on it?
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Will they fix a phone that is rooted with CM7 on it?
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I followed a PDF a member called strawmetal made, didn't need the screen, returned it to stock and sent it in
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My phone also has a problem that sometimes appears.
Sometimes, the screen won't turn on at all. I would use the phone normally and lock the screen. Then, all of the sudden, when I pick it up again it wouldn't turn on at all, it's like it shut down.. After pressing the POWER button, it reboots and then works.
I am still thinking this is a software glitch rather than a hardware problem. The screen came on the first try this morning and I went into Our Groceries to add something. When I backed out of it the screen turned off, and hasn't come on since. Also, last night it was also working and I went into settings to lower the screen brightness. No matter what I set it to it stayed the same, and the Auto setting was unchecked. I think I need to just reflash the rom but I don't know how to do that without the screen being on.
Some phones have problems handling low voltages in sleep mode if you have underclocked it. On one of my g2's i had to 384mhz or something like that for the screen to turn on.
I think it was the underclocking, not shure. But something with the screen voltage
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If all else fails, flash it to a stock rom. Try to make sure all the overclocking features are turned off. Try finding a rom that's just a clean and rooted stock rom. Do that first, then if that doesn't work then flash to stock.
Remember overclocking isn't for every chip on every phone. Not all chips are made equal, and some can be amazing at overclocking or under volting and some not at all.
That is what I am wanting to do, but how do I do that without being able to see the screen? Every time I boot into recovery, or even bootloader, I have no screen to see what I am doing.
loomism2 said:
That is what I am wanting to do, but how do I do that without being able to see the screen? Every time I boot into recovery, or even bootloader, I have no screen to see what I am doing.
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If you can't see the screen even in recovery then it must be hardware. You might have damaged the flex cable to the LCD+digitizer. You can try to flash it to stock with HTC's tools. I remember doing it to my phone without needing to touch it at all. So long as the phone is on and charged, you should be able to do it. Just do a quick search on the forums, but make sure not to flash a rom that you can't root.
You can get it on Ebay for $26. They sell them with tools for a bit more if you don't have the tools.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-Desire-...019?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e67ead4c3
Here's the flex cable with tools.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USA-Main-Fl...758?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c65ba56ce
Wow. So the cable is actually user replaceable? I guess I need a YouTube video or something to show how it's done. Of course, my screen works SOME of the time, so I don't know if I have the guts to perform this type of surgery without a viable backup plan if something goes wrong. This looks like something I would try after I have a suitable replacement phone already. Still, I find it impressive that this part is so easy to find! Thanks for the links!
If you decide to replace the ribbon, go ahead and replace the hinge spring as well, worked wonders for my G2.
i replaced the screen ribbon and the spring at the same time.
it wasn't too hard. takes about 15 - 20 minutes to do it the first time.
you can buy the entire ribbon assembly for pretty cheap. just be VERY careful with the USB/SD card ribbons on the side of the main board. one is a clip, the other is a pull tab. if u dont know which one is which- the phone will not have SD card capability when you break them :-(
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Wow. So the cable is actually user replaceable? I guess I need a YouTube video or something to show how it's done. Of course, my screen works SOME of the time, so I don't know if I have the guts to perform this type of surgery without a viable backup plan if something goes wrong. This looks like something I would try after I have a suitable replacement phone already. Still, I find it impressive that this part is so easy to find! Thanks for the links!
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This is the dirty secret of smart phones, in that nearly everything is replaceable, and usually for cheap.
Damaged the phone physically = housing = $60
damaged screen = lcd + digitizer = $50
Even the speakers are like $3, and I know cause I had to replace mine. The only thing that'll make you want to throw the phone away is if the main board or logic board is damaged. Even then you could probably find a broken phone that at least has a working board for cheap. I actually bought a $15 broken G2 that I plan to repair and give it to my sister as a gift. I have enough spare parts to make it work.
As for changing it, there's plenty of guides on how to replace the digitizer on YouTube. You have to replace the cable to get to the lcd+digitizer, so just follow the video up to that point.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-dR8CHEGjY
I have an issue with my screen. It is blank or grey or white lines. The phone works, just cant see the screen.
Anyone know why? Does anyone have a link to disasemble the G2?
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hipertec said:
I have an issue with my screen. It is blank or grey or white lines. The phone works, just cant see the screen.
Anyone know why? Does anyone have a link to disasemble the G2?
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda app-developers app
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here is the like to disasemble the G2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-dR8CHEGjY {thanks to @Dukenukemx }
I just wanted to say Thank You to everyone who helped me on this. I bought the ribbon, watched the YouTube video, and now I have a working phone again! $25 sure beats $350 for a new phone, and it was more fun , too.
Now my screen has trouble displaying colors with gradients. It looks like it isn't showing all the colors, so there is a weird muddy area between the dark and lighter portions, sort of like playing an old Sierra computer game from the 80's. Did it revert to only showing 65k colors instead of millions? Still, not a deal breaker in any way. The phone works and i couldn't be happier!
Hey guys, so a few months ago I dropped my phone and the screen cracked, and I had a local repair place replace the screen for me. Well, the other day, my screen decided to no longer respond to touch but the phone is working fine besides that. (Oddly, when I first turn the phone off and back on, the screen will respond for a few minutes before no longer working.) I took the phone in the place that repaired the screen (they have a lifetime warranty) and they said that they put a new screen on and it still didn't work, so it wasn't the screen and suggested that it was a software issue. I factory reset my phone, and still have the same issue. A few questions:
1. Are they lying?
2. If not, if it's another piece of hardware, will Google warranty the phone since it's within a year, even though the screen has been replaced?
3. I've searched online to see if anyone else has had this problem, and nothing seems to be related to hardware, is it possible that it's software and if so, how do I fix it?
Thanks!
Jokerswild2412 said:
Hey guys, so a few months ago I dropped my phone and the screen cracked, and I had a local repair place replace the screen for me. Well, the other day, my screen decided to no longer respond to touch but the phone is working fine besides that. (Oddly, when I first turn the phone off and back on, the screen will respond for a few minutes before no longer working.) I took the phone in the place that repaired the screen (they have a lifetime warranty) and they said that they put a new screen on and it still didn't work, so it wasn't the screen and suggested that it was a software issue. I factory reset my phone, and still have the same issue. A few questions:
1. Are they lying?
2. If not, if it's another piece of hardware, will Google warranty the phone since it's within a year, even though the screen has been replaced?
3. I've searched online to see if anyone else has had this problem, and nothing seems to be related to hardware, is it possible that it's software and if so, how do I fix it?
Thanks!
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I would go to dev options and enable pointer location, and see if the information is what it should be.
Could be a grounding issue, the n5x has this issue while charging, the fingerprint required more pressure too.
Backup your ROM and flash Google's image,
Is the screen from a reputable company.
I would go to dev options and enable pointer location, and see if the information is what it should be.
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How would I do that without being able to use the screen? The screen does not work at all.
Could be a grounding issue, the n5x has this issue while charging, the fingerprint required more pressure too.
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Why does this occur, and how could it be fixed?
Backup your ROM and flash Google's image,
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I'm already on the stock Google rom.
Is the screen from a reputable company
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Yes, I currently work for a cellular services company and it's the one that we constantly recommend because we hear good reviews from customers about them.
Thanks for your help so far!