I am running an ICS ROM (probably Sam's first nightly) and I am getting what appears to be an SOD.
However, today when it happened, the light in my office illuminated the screen enough that I saw it was faintly displaying the boot animation. (looking at the screen at any angle, it appeared to be completely black)
In all of the instances of SODs here in the nookColor forums, I haven't seen this mentioned.
So, maybe this could help the devs out there, knowing that the screen isn't 100% off and the system completely frozen.
(if I get some time later, i'll try to get a logcat)
So, to satisfy this belonging in the Q&A, has anyone else noticed this?
If this is completely useless information, please feel free to delete.
Kem-El
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After the main boot screen in my Galaxy S I get the attached screen
(it says "Galaxy S" and then Glitch with a kind of honeycomb background and an android guy).
The phone boots fine though(I cant tell if it's a placebo effect or not but I get the impression all animations are smooth but choppy in a way) and calls fine. I'm just wondering if I should worry about this screen?(Should I try to use my warranty?)
EDIT:
Please ignore, it seems someone decided to install a kernel on my phone without telling me...
Have you flashed a new ROM or theme? If you had, read carefully again thread you've taken theme or ROM. But if you haven't, you can forget about it, when phone works fine it's nothing more than a mess.
That is the opening screen for a custom kernel for cm7 made by tk-glitch. You seem to be totally unaware that you are running a custom kernel, and I would assume cm7. The flashing fairy came while you were asleep?
Is that even your phone? Found it looking lost on a table somewhere?
Beyond that, the phone is fine.
Edit...a friend installed a kernel without telling you, you say? Really? Not just a kernel, apparently an entire ROM. This sounds really, really weird.
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Reeks of theft.
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So i got my transformer yesterday, first thing i did was upgrade to 3.1
luckily it did not have any dust under the screen or any other build defects that seem to be rather common (other than some minor light bleeds but that's only noticable in the dark and is not a dealbreaker for me)
one thing that I find really weird though is that in the android market when I click the "install" button it does 2 things 1) starts the download 2) starts the previously installed application... what the hell? has anyone else seen this?
Oh yesh. This happens quite regularly to me and is a known bug AFAIK. Honeycomb market has quite a few quirks. As well as the bug you mentioned, using the back button takes you back to the top of the page of your last search instead of your last position down the list, which also annoys quite a few people. Myself included.
Top tip: Use market.android.com wherever possible.
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oh okay good to know
btw do you also have lag the first ~5 minutes after boot (sluggish homescreen navigation etc.) that goes away afterwards
Hey guys, I have an issue with my screen slightly flickering when it is woken up by pressing the power button then put back to sleep.
I've had this issue ever since I've switched to ICS (tried multiple ICS roms, including ASOP built ones and Stock).
I have an i9020a, so I'm not sure if its attributed to this specific model. EDIT* apparently it affects other models as well based upon the information in the forum link at the bottom of this post**
Currently I'm not using any voodoo controls to adjust colors.
How to reproduce:
1. Press power button to put screen to sleep.
2. Press power button to wake screen up.
3. Press power button again to put screen to sleep. At this point when the screen goes to sleep you should see a slight flicker, sometimes hard to see so look closely, but the lockscreen time and unlock button will become visible for a second and then the screen will go black.
4. Repeat if it doesn't occur the first time, because i notice it happens the majority of time but not always.
Hopefully someone else can reproduce this and then maybe we can find a way to fix it. Thanks guys.
EDIT** Found some more information on this bug:
-Video of problem (more drastic than mine, however same issue) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRub7rhwiZ0&feature=youtu.be
-Another forum discussing the problem - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1417513
Flash matrix kernel 14.5 and it will go away
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Esteway.619 said:
Flash matrix kernel 14.5 and it will go away
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I'm currently using matrix kernel 14.5.....not the voodoo colors one.....and it still have the problem if I pay close attention (it's not as bad as that video, very had to see, but still there nonetheless). FYI it's not the green screen flicker; could be related, but it happens on the OTA ICS as well.
On Steve Garon's kernel the flicker isn't noticeable at all when brightness is set anywhere higher than lowest brightness. Even when on lowest brightness settings, the flicker is less noticeable when compared to the other kernels I've used.
The trade-off though for this is voodoo colors not being able to be tweaked. Although, the kernel includes tweaked color settings that get rid of the stock warm coloring.
Link to thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427352
Hopefully this will get fixed in the next version of ics because although it is a small issue, I like perfection
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I want to say its a driver issue. But I'm not sure. My brother and I both have stock unrooted on i9020T's and it happens to us. I was reading on the cyanogenmod blog that Google made ics so different that they need to rewrite all the drivers. Whether that's the case for this bug is just my hunch.
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I've noticed this also, not sure about the stock kernal. Im using matrix 15.5 I believe. Must have... perfection...
So as ive read it there is no fix currently. Does this happen on the stock kernal? Or other kernals?
Edit: Setting back gamma to 2.3.3 seems to have solved this if nothing is running in the background when you lock. IE; Live Wallpaper/Application Sitting on Screen when Locking. If its just straight basic wallpaper. Its ok.
The only Rom I've seen that doesn't have the screen flicker is Pete's nightly 31 I guess he fixed it I've flashed more than 10 different Roms & all had screen flicker but not Pete's nightly 31!!!
Try it out don't flash any custom kernel no screen flicker don't forget to hit the thanks button if I've helped you!
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Howdy,
I've had my tab for a very long time and have always had this issue where when under load the screen would stop responding to touch and I'd have to lock and unlock the device to get it functional again. It didn't matter if it was stock firmware or any of the various roms out there. It always does it. I was hoping that the ICS update would fix whatever the problem was but it does not seem to have done so. Is anyone else seeing this issue on ICS?
This has been an extremely frustrating issue with this device.
Thanks
I have never had any of the issue you described. Are you doing anything in particular that makes the tab freeze like this? So far the ICS custom Rom is just peachy for me. Faster and smoother than the HC versions.
Yes, I also have this problem. I have tried many different roms but problem is more or less the same with all of them (stock, cm9,cm10).
Today I have sent it to Samsung service center, let's hope they can fix it otherwise it goes in the trash.
I only noticed today, first day with official ics. Sometimes the screen is unresponsive, but after I press 2-3 times it works and it doesn't need to lock it.
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I've has the same issue in starting in Jellybean, where a lock and unlock would fix it.
However, I've had moments where it stopped responding totally, while Android itself was still running fine, and I had to reboot to get it back up. That's happened to me everywhere.
Thanks for the replies. It's happening way more often for me on ICS than it did on HC. It used to happen once or twice a day but it happened 5 times last night. It's almost making the tab unusable. I've talked to a several people around here that have the same tablet and about half mention it happening so it's probably a common issue. As far as I know though no solution.
you can tell when it happens that it's not the os locked up. The volume buttons will show the the volume slider and holding down power will give you the shutdown menu. The screen is just not responding.
Please let me know if Samsung fixes it for you.
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Thanks for the replies. It's happening way more often for me on ICS than it did on HC. It used to happen once or twice a day but it happened 5 times last night. It's almost making the tab unusable. I've talked to a several people around here that have the same tablet and about half mention it happening so it's probably a common issue. As far as I know though no solution.
you can tell when it happens that it's not the os locked up. The volume buttons will show the the volume slider and holding down power will give you the shutdown menu. The screen is just not responding.
Please let me know if Samsung fixes it for you.
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Okay, I'll let you know. I´m not very optimistic that they can fix it, but I had to do something. Yesterday I almost break the tab in half when it freeze all the time. After reboot it took about one minute before first lock up and then I had to lock/unlock and after another 30 seconds it freeze again and again and again......
So got pretty pissed and just sent it away.
Will probably take a few weeks to get it back.
Ever since I flashed custom HC and now stock rooted ics, all lag and freezing has disappeared. Before that it was extremely laggy and needed a reboot every day or two as it got extremely slow. And I'm running sslauncher which is generally not a smooth as some others. But now it just flies.
Sometimes a factory reset, wipe and restore of titanium backups helps a great deal.
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Okay, I'll let you know. I´m not very optimistic that they can fix it, but I had to do something. Yesterday I almost break the tab in half when it freeze all the time. After reboot it took about one minute before first lock up and then I had to lock/unlock and after another 30 seconds it freeze again and again and again......
So got pretty pissed and just sent it away.
Will probably take a few weeks to get it back.
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Do you have the 10.1N? I had the exact same issue 2 days ago and I was about to throw the tab outside the window. There are some apps that did the freeze for me...only ones. If this will continue with the stock ics for 10.1N. .. I am going to send it to the service center. I never had such an issue with CM9 or custom roms. Maybe we should all report to Samsung instead of here. They might look into it.
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Byrana said:
Do you have the 10.1N? I had the exact same issue 2 days ago and I was about to throw the tab outside the window. There are some apps that did the freeze for me...only ones. If this will continue with the stock ics for 10.1N. .. I am going to send it to the service center. I never had such an issue with CM9 or custom roms. Maybe we should all report to Samsung instead of here. They might look into it.
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I have the GT-P7500 and it doesn't matter what rom I have. My problem occur even after a factory reset and no apps installed so I doubt it´s any specific application that makes the freeze.
Will keep you all updated if they do anything about it.
Kalles Kaviar said:
I have the GT-P7500 and it doesn't matter what rom I have. My problem occur even after a factory reset and no apps installed so I doubt it´s any specific application that makes the freeze.
Will keep you all updated if they do anything about it.
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So, that is even worse than me. Good luck...but still I think we should send the complains towards Samsungs. How else would they know that there's a problem?
I've got the GT-P7510 as well. It's gotten really bad with Jellybean. I always figured it was the touch screen driver being the issue. I know there are ways you can cause it to happen by tweaking driver settings. I really was hoping that the update to the 3.x kernel would cause them to release a new driver and fix it but it looks like in some cases it makes the issues way worse.
hey,
I've noticed some lines showing up on my screen... they only show once every 10/15 min and run across the vritical when in landscape mode. typically only one or two pixels thick and lasts only a moment.
Like every one my tablet takes a tumble now and again, but if it was hardware then my is it so intermittent?
any ideas?
I think this has happened to mine too but it flashes so fast that I don't know if it's happening or I'm seeing things. It's very rare though for me.
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I get it every now and again, seems to happen when the screen has been on for a long period.
Not sure what is causing it, I tried to Google it but couldn't find anything.
It seems to be software guys, as before the 4.1.2 update I was getting these lines around 2x as often. Hopefully the next ota knocks them out for good.
I think it is WiFi reception strength related. In my case, they appear only when WiFi signal is weak. They have been there since the beginning. But now, not only vertical, some times horizontal lines appear as well. Horizontal lines didn't exist before 4.1.2 update. Same issue have I with my TF700. So, I assume it's both hardware/software related.
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I never had this with stock rom but have had it with some custom roms, I had it with "slimbean 2.7" but since updating to 2.8 it has gone. So, it points to software.
Maybe megamoz is onto something too.
I don't think it is a faulty screen. Something else is going on.
I am on rooted stock, had them both before and after rooting.
Don't think it is related to the WIFI, not for me anyway, as I get it when browsing in the living room and I sit right next to my router so I get full signal.
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I get it every now and again, seems to happen when the screen has been on for a long period.
Not sure what is causing it, I tried to Google it but couldn't find anything.
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that would sound like a prime candidate for me. I have been stuck in hospital for 10 days, and the tab has been on for 15+ hours at a time some days... although the wifi angle is interesting too.
just happy its "normal" and not that I dropped it
thanks everyone for you input
Yeah I am also getting them and they seem to happen more when there is alot of white background on my screen or maybe that's when I notice them more lol but as far as problems go that's all my NEXUS7 has so hopefully it is software and can be fixed with a good old update COME ONNN 4.2 GOD BLESS YOU GUYS
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I see it everytime I use Flipboard, and also have noticed it in Maxthon occasionally. At times it flickers, and others the thin line will stay until I move to another page/screen.
Sensation, ARHD667
its software. i remember seeing a post a while back about a guy who managed to take a screenshot of it. somehow. if it was a hardware issue, it wouldnt appear on a screenshot