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Plug HDMI cable in - screen goes black & phone freezes. Why? A known issue?

Is this a defect? Do I need to return the phone? I'm working with all the latest OTA updates.
I've tried to force 720p and 480p through settings, and tried auto-detect.
If I have it on the gallery app in a slideshow and plug it in, I see the "HDMI" label in the status bar before it goes black.
Strange thing is that the buttons still light up and go off with the HDMI cable plugged in if I hit the power button. But I can't use the power button to turn it back off. I have to do a battery pull.
PITA! HDMI was one of the reasons I bought this dang phone?
Can anyone out there think of any reason why this might be happening?
Thanks for any help.

You're not the only one. My cable is collecting dust somewhere for the past month. Maybe cyan will fix it? This is my first htc and I'm starting to think I shouldn't hold my breath for the company to fix it. As time progresses, I'm liking this phone less. I don't know if all htc phones are like this that it seems like it was rushed to market too soon without fixing the glaring bugs with it.
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I share some of your sentiment, but not all of it. I still love this phone. But HDMI was one of their big, giant marketing points that got me to buy it. A phone with an HDMI out! That's crazy! Also, when I think of what I can do with it it's pretty cool.
But for it not to work at all? Not one bit? That is just crazy.
My theory is that they didn't realize what kind of copyright hell they were unleashing upon themselves when they put it on there, and so they intentionally broke it. If they ever release some kind of source code maybe one of these chefs can make it work.

Can you try another cable that is known to work? I've been messing around the HDMI output the past week since I got my cable (Molex #687860003, from eBay), and I think the implementation is pretty fault-tolerant. I've been plugging and un-plugging it repeatedly and never had a lockup, with and without the Gallery/Video application active. Blu-Ray rips at 1280x720p look and sound amazing for such a small device. There was some discussion on another forum about a bad run of Amzer cables (that caused lockups), so maybe it's worth borrowing someone else's cable and giving it another go before turning in the phone for replacement. Good luck.

I use it everyday without a problem (Youtube).

rasterX said:
Can you try another cable that is known to work? I've been messing around the HDMI output the past week since I got my cable (Molex #687860003, from eBay), and I think the implementation is pretty fault-tolerant. I've been plugging and un-plugging it repeatedly and never had a lockup, with and without the Gallery/Video application active. Blu-Ray rips at 1280x720p look and sound amazing for such a small device. There was some discussion on another forum about a bad run of Amzer cables (that caused lockups), so maybe it's worth borrowing someone else's cable and giving it another go before turning in the phone for replacement. Good luck.
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Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately, I don't have another accessible. But you are correct in that I should try it with another cable (and probably on another TV as well).
I went ahead and bought this one. It looks legit, plus it's long. I'll test it again when it arrives. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...40086&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_3062wt_1137

ive been using mine since day one without a problem. i bought the phone and cable from sprint on launch day.

The problem is with the old fps fix kernels. now they support hdmi out too. htc has the most lazy ass devs ever if they capped the fps cuz of hdmi... lmao

gmelchert said:
The problem is with the old fps fix kernels. now they support hdmi out too. htc has the most lazy ass devs ever if they capped the fps cuz of hdmi... lmao
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Wait! Come back!
By "old" fps fix, which do you mean? I'm using the netarchy-toastmod 3.7.2.a kernel, which supposedly had hdmi fixed. (I'm going to update to the latest now, I hadn't noticed there was another.)
Should I be using a different kernel?

Use version c.
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Ok Mr Momoman. I will try when I get home.

Sprockethead said:
Wait! Come back!
By "old" fps fix, which do you mean? I'm using the netarchy-toastmod 3.7.2.a kernel, which supposedly had hdmi fixed. (I'm going to update to the latest now, I hadn't noticed there was another.)
Should I be using a different kernel?
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thats odd... It worked fine on the 3.7.2b that i was using... hmm yeah try the upgrade

Yeah the release notes say that HDMI is working on all 2.7.x releases. Who knows. I'll try at home and report.

This is how to install XXKP8 ICS in under 4mins

Ok guys made a real quick video on how to install ICS 4.0.3 onto your Galaxy s2
I show exactly how to do it as ive done it on my phone a few times, ill give you the detail and help if you need it.
Cheers guys.
YOUTUBE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYvLAnsq6oI

ChriisM said:
Ok guys made a real quick video on how to install ICS 4.0.3 onto your Galaxy s2
I show exactly how to do it as ive done it on my phone a few times, ill give you the detail and help if you need it.
Cheers guys.
YOUTUBE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYvLAnsq6oI
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I would use it, but the battery drain is HUGE! So that I can't leave home for more than 3 hours...

sebarkh said:
I would use it, but the battery drain is HUGE! So that I can't leave home for more than 3 hours...
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Yeah the battery drain is a problem, i currently took my phone of charge this morning at 11 and im getting the 'low battery notification' after 7h 37m of moderate/heavy usage, which imo not bad for a beta rom.

is this for daily use????
is this a Beta version or still it is the Alphe one?

ChriisM said:
Ok guys made a real quick video on how to install ICS 4.0.3 onto your Galaxy s2
I show exactly how to do it as ive done it on my phone a few times, ill give you the detail and help if you need it.
Cheers guys.
YOUTUBE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYvLAnsq6oI
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I have one question - what is Your reason to do repartition ?

slig said:
I have one question - what is Your reason to do repartition ?
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i repartition simply to avoid access FCs , i flash without repartion at the start and everything was FCing.

Please just post this video in the existing threads.
Closed.

New Owner with checklist ...am I missing anything? Recommendations are welcome

Hello all!
So I am getting the Note on Tuesday or so and this is a list of things I will be getting with it.
#1 Blue Galaxy Note (of course)
#2 2 cases
#3 2 anker batteries
#4 charging dock
#5 screen protector
#6 SANOXY Micro USB Host Mode OTG Cable
#7 EXPANSYS MHL microUSB to HDMI Adapter
#8 HDMI Cable 2M
# 9 RII Mini Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard
And I think that is it for now. I will be using a PS3 controller for gaming and the mini keyboard would be nice to use also with my HTPC.
Then on the software side, it is currently running CM9.
From what I have read flashing from recovery with CM9 is no problem...correct? Or do I still want to use Odin, etc?
I just hope my emulators are all working
And I hope Netflix TV out also works as it never worked with my Captivate. I could do others but not Netflix.
Any recommendations or suggestions are welcomed.
Thanks!

Maybe you want to get a longer micro usb cable. The one that comes with the Note is awfully short.

Good one. That indeed is something I did with my Captivate. Is this a normal usb I can get locally ?

And from whom you will get all this? Nice package btw...
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zviki said:
And from whom you will get all this? Nice package btw...
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Thanks!
Some of it came with the phone from the original owner the rest I am getting from different places. Just wanting to get the full experience right away

Looks like I made a stupid move by asking the other user to flash CM9 because I just read the CM9 log:
Speakerphone is a bit broken
USB OTG doesn't work
MHL doesn't work
So two cables I wont be able to use right away.
I guess its time to start reading up on what I can use to get those working.

shaolin95 said:
Good one. That indeed is something I did with my Captivate. Is this a normal usb I can get locally ?
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What you need is a cable usb type a (ordinary usb plug) - micro usb. You can get any such cable, it's not necessary that the cable meets any specific requirements.
Sent from my Galaxy Note running ICS

shaolin95 said:
Looks like I made a stupid move by asking the other user to flash CM9 because I just read the CM9 log:
Speakerphone is a bit broken
USB OTG doesn't work
MHL doesn't work
So two cables I wont be able to use right away.
I guess its time to start reading up on what I can use to get those working.
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But you can go back to GB,right? Just be very careful! and read all guide.
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Yeah I have been considering GB for sure but it seems ICS is "safe" as long as I dont user recovery or trying to reset it.
decisions...

Yeah,but on GB everything works.
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try cyanofree .... I dont have any problem at all except the fact that it's been discontinued
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[FIX] Xperia SP Vibration

The video below will show you how to fix the missing vibration in the Xperia SP [Most of the time]. Thanks for watching and please do subscribe to help me out in my channel and also do remember to leave a THANKS for this post! :good:
Any questions? Post it down below or create your own seperate thread in the Q&A Forum! (I'm actively helping out there too! :angel
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dude its awesome !!
is there anyway you can uplod a better quality video so i can see the specifics ?
thanks anyway bro great job.

moh3en xperia said:
dude its awesome !!
is there anyway you can uplod a better quality video so i can see the specifics ?
thanks anyway bro great job.
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Actually I could but my hdcamera is on repair. I could try my webcam. Ill update the thread if I can get a new vid up

cool man !
thanks

Furrydaus said:
Actually I could but my hdcamera is on repair. I could try my webcam. Ill update the thread if I can get a new vid up
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Just take photo of that component or most important steps.
Anyway, could you tell more about that vibration problem? Idk if I have one or dont, I might be thinking everything is ok but be wrong.

le grande magnetto said:
Just take photo of that component or most important steps.
Anyway, could you tell more about that vibration problem? Idk if I have one or dont, I might be thinking everything is ok but be wrong.
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Sure. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll hit you guys up with smtgh better in a day or two

cant even open that back cover and i think i broke it a little !! :silly:

moh3en xperia said:
cant even open that back cover and i think i broke it a little !! :silly:
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Ive broke the screws before but I didnt mind. Just make sure to slowly remove the internal cover sloely to prevent the headphone jack wire being removed. If it does then you'll have to put it back and such. It isnt recommended to leave the phone in a windy area to prevent dust from entering

dude not working for me..
i open the back cover and rotate that thing but did not work
i think the vibration slab is dead
thanks anyway

moh3en xperia said:
dude not working for me..
i open the back cover and rotate that thing but did not work
i think the vibration slab is dead
thanks anyway
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It's a trial and error procedure. Try moving the slab a little left or right. It doesnt neccesarily have to be how I showed you guys in the video. Test the vibartion by booting up your device and if it doesn't work, just turn it off. And try again lol
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it`s automatically got fixed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i mean what the hell was that ?!
anyway :good:

moh3en xperia said:
it`s automatically got fixed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i mean what the hell was that ?!
anyway :good:
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Idk but that's how I've fixed my device for the whole year
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Sorry for hijacking this thread but it is not that old.
Lately I have noticed that whenever my xperia SP should vibrate it does, however a weird sound is also coming out of it. I think it's the little buzzer (the little vibration thing) sliding/touching a wall inside the phone causing it to sound like that. Also, sometimes it gets stuck in a position preventing it from starting again ( too strong static friction I guess ). I just have to pat it genlty so the little buzzer rotates and it can vibrate once again but again with the weird sound.
Anyone having similar problem? Should I send it to sony or try to repair myself?

Xperia SP not vibrating
Furrydaus said:
The video below will show you how to fix the missing vibration in the Xperia SP [Most of the time]. Thanks for watching and please do subscribe to help me out in my channel and also do remember to leave a THANKS for this post! :good:
Any questions? Post it down below or create your own seperate thread in the Q&A Forum! (I'm actively helping out there too! :angel
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"Video is unavailable!" Would someone describe what to do? My phone does not vibrate! Thanks!

[SOLVED] lollipop HDMI doesnt work anymore

problem solved, look at my last post

plugged in my now and it works ? check with another cable if u have.

mortuus82 said:
plugged in my now and it works ? check with another cable if u have.
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it works for you on lollipop?

yes thats the only thing thats positive for me so far hahahahaha but i wish that didnt work and my lag, heat and micro freezes would be gone...

mortuus82 said:
yes thats the only thing thats positive for me so far hahahahaha but i wish that didnt work and my lag, heat and micro freezes would be gone...
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oh uhm. just rebooted my tv (turned completely off instead of standby) and now it works. somehow my tv turned the 2nd hdmi slot off.
and the best thing about hdmi in lollipop is. IT Finally Shows in maximum resolution. my tv is 1080p and now with lollipop my TN7 also sends 1080p to my tv instead of the 720p resolution cap like it was on KitKat

GodOfPsychos said:
problem solved, look at my last post
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hey buddy, couldnt find your post.
Can you please direct me to your previous post cuz i cant get the HDMI to work for me