[Q] Black/blank screen - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello. Today, after cleaning off lcd diffuser, I got lcd connected back to the motherboard, but when I booted it, image was in half with different colors, I tried to reposition connectors, and it was ok for a sec, until it went totally black. Only backlights working. Tried to charge battery externally, nothing. Still black screen. Both cells are 3.84v, I think thats good enought to boot at least into bootloader. Everything black. Any ideas? Any way to check that lcd are ok? As I think that might be lcd problem or lcd wiring problem.

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No image after lcd replacement

Hi, I've unfortunately broken my hd's lcd.
I've replaced it at home, but after I turn on the device, it vibrates one time, then I hear the htc opening sound, but there is no image or light.
So I guess the device itself is functional, but there is a problem with the lcd.
Somebody told me, that if I put on it a new stock rom it would fix the problem.
But when I connect the hd with an usb cable to my computer, nothing happens, there is no connection estabilished, the computer doesn't see the hd.
When I plug the device to charge, it charges.
So how can I replace the rom on my hd? :S
I've also tried to update the device from an sd card, I've formatted an 8gb sd card under win7,put on it an official rom, with the device turned off pressed the vol down button+the power button,then release the power button,the the vol down button,then press the power button.
But it's the sam: vibrateing when turning on,then after 30secs the htc sound,but no update..
Have you taken your HD apart again and checked the physical connection of the ribbon connectors for the LCD and Digitizer? They have to be pushed all the way into the socket and the sockets must be locked in a couple of different methods depending on the connection type. If they aren't in properly, you would probably experience the problem you've described.
Before trying to explore software issues, make 100% sure that you don't have a hardware issue.
I had the sync connection issues, then I found this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=524619 I followed the instructions and was able to get connected again. It's worth a try.
if you change the lcd and don't get any image on the device
I would think
the lcd you got is dead
or the image display port of your motherboard is dead
Rudegar said:
if you change the lcd and don't get any image on the device
I would think
the lcd you got is dead
or the image display port of your motherboard is dead
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I also have the same no image issue. I have also tried a second LCD with no luck. Once I was able to connect to the phone again, I flashed the stock rom from HTC, still no LCD. Tried leaving the battery out overnight, still nothing. I have been able to get the phone display to work by putting the phone body minus battery by an exterior window for about 1/2 hour, its cold in my neck of the woods. Pop the battery back in and I have a screen again, for about 5 minutes... One time I was able to get the phone to stay on for over an hour by doing the above steps and then right after putting battery back in cool phone, I immediately synced up with my PC and it stayed alive.. I don't know what the deal is.
Update for those who care. I have been playing with the cold phone/battery and have found out the following:
Cold battery/warm phone = no LCD
cold phone/warm battery = no LCD
cold phone/cold battery = working LCD every time.
I have also been able to use the phone, after both batt. and phone are cold, for as long as I want as long as it stays active and does not go to sleep. The phone will not come back on if I let the screen turn off by itself or if I push the power button to turn it off unless I cool it off again. I plan to call HTC in the morning to see about a repair, but have had fun playing with this weird situation.
So,I've opened up my HD and found out, that the data cable that is connected to the volume button has been detached from it.
Is it possible to solder it back without changing the piece?
My hd is still in the srvice shop for a price offer, but after I will get it back, I will try your cold lcd/battery thing.
Will it work with the fridge too? Because it's getting warm up here
So,if I undertand you correctly: after the lcd and the battery is cold, the lcd works, and if you connect it with the pc, it's stays alive until you put the screen to sleep,than it's dead again?
Zirowe said:
My hd is still in the srvice shop for a price offer, but after I will get it back, I will try your cold lcd/battery thing.
Will it work with the fridge too? Because it's getting warm up here
So,if I undertand you correctly: after the lcd and the battery is cold, the lcd works, and if you connect it with the pc, it's stays alive until you put the screen to sleep,than it's dead again?
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The cold trick has worked every time for me. I only hooked it up and had it on while connected to the pc once, but I think it should work again.
On another note, I heard back from the repair center and they wanted to replace the LCD (for $300) and I then explained to them that the LCD was not the problem and then was informed if it was indeed the mainboard that needed replacement then it would cost even more... I tried to plead with them that it is a common problem with HD's and even though the warranty is void I think they should cover it, didn't work.. It's times like these that I curse my curiosity and ability to repair my own things.
Zirowe said:
My hd is still in the srvice shop for a price offer, but after I will get it back, I will try your cold lcd/battery thing.
Will it work with the fridge too? Because it's getting warm up here
So,if I undertand you correctly: after the lcd and the battery is cold, the lcd works, and if you connect it with the pc, it's stays alive until you put the screen to sleep,than it's dead again?
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As far as the fridge goes, it should work just don't leave it in too long.. if it gets too cold then you might get condensation when it heats back up.
Forgot to add that I got my HD back from HTC yesterday. Got excited thinking they went ahead and fixed it for me!! But no... It worked just fine for about 5 hours after I unboxed and put my battery back in. Was turning on and off like normal, then after bout 5 hours it was back to the usual working phone with no LCD. I did notice that the screen was pulsing, for lack of a better term, it would dim then come back up to full brightness, then dim and repeat. There has got to be a way to fix this! (other than the mainboard replacement)

[Q] Display frozen, but files load on computer

Hi everyone,
I sat down with my Nook in my back pocket today, and when I got up it was frozen on the startup screen, displaying "Nook by Barnes & Noble" and 5 dots with the first filled in. Since then the screen has not changed no matter what I do.
The device is responsive in two ways. Firstly, when plugged into a computer, the contents of the My Files and screensavers folders are visible and interactive. Secondly, when plugged into a computer or wall socket, the charging light comes on orange, and if the power button is held down for 10 seconds it turns green briefly, then goes back to orange. No change whatsoever is observed on the display, not so much as a flicker.
So, that being the case, any suggestions for fixing it? If the current display cannot be salvaged, is it worthwhile to try to buy a dead unit and Frankenstein a functional Nook? If so, how much could I expect to pay?
Thanks in advance!
New NSTs are currently going for £30 in the UK, so I'd put that at the top end of what to pay for a used one.
There's a 0.01% chance that the display connector needs to be reseated.
Open up your Nook and try reseating the connector.
Thanks! I'll go ahead and try reseating the display connector as soon as I can find a T5 screwdriver.
My Nook gets display frozen as well
My Nook Glowlight is in the exact situation as the OP.
I tried to reseat the connector to the screen on the mainboard by opening the rear case, no luck.
Any suggestions?
update: I replaced the mainboard with the one from my fathers, who has the same glowlight, it works. So it seems something is wrong on my own mainboard, not the whole main board though. Have no idea where to fix it.
I have a same issue with Nook Touch...its stuck half on "connect to charge" screen and only 25% display is working. Is there any guide on reseating the display connector?
Reseating the display connector is only a shot in the dark.
I don't think that that is the problem, but it would be stupid if it were.
There could be many things that cause the display to die.
Power circuitry is always suspect and the eInk uses higher voltages.
viny2cool said:
I have a same issue with Nook Touch...its stuck half on "connect to charge" screen and only 25% display is working. Is there any guide on reseating the display connector?
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Did you solve it, i have the same issue.

Problem with display - new or repair?

Please for advice! I had to replace the motherboard on my G2 D802, I think everything done correctly. After turning the phone on, the display remained black and refused to turn anymore. I put the old board with that previously loaded, but now it is the same result. I asked friend and took his board and ribbon cable (kit) - Alas, the result is the same, namely: pressing the power button, the phone vibrate briefly flashes the upper led diode green and blue - the screen is black. When is connected with the PC being recognized, even updating software in this state. I think the display has a problem or his ribbon cables .... I do not understand much. I hope someone advise me what I can do or where to read !!
Thanks in advance !
It's very possible that the ribbon cable broke if you weren't careful. If that's the case then it's not something you can fix and you would need a new screen. It could also be that you aren't seating all of the connections properly. Take it apart again and note ALL of the connector locations. While you're in there, VERY CLOSELY inspect every millimeter of the pcb and ribbon cables for damage. If you don't see anything, carefully reassemble it being sure to squarely lines up the ribbon cables before firmly seating them(you can mess up the whole board if you press on them too hard if they're askew).
I reviewed the cable but nothing impressed me. Because I am the second owner, assume that it is possible to display is not original, but some cheap fake. Is it possible this option ?? Attached pictures:
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I reviewed the cable but nothing impressed me. Because I am the second owner, assume that it is possible to display is not original, but some cheap fake. Is it possible this option ?? Attached pictures:
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From the pics, that display does not look like it's fake. The letters and cable itself looks to be identical to the one I took out when replacing my screen. If it worked fine before taking it apart, it should still work with the new logic board.
Btw, when I was replacing my screen I didn't correctly seat one of the two ribbon cables that go across the battery and my display was also black even though the display cable itself was correctly installed. After taking it apart again and methodically taking note of every connector on both sides of everything and very carefully putting it back together, it fired right up. That's why I said to check EVERYTHING - it doesn't necessarily have to be the display/cable.
Good luck.

[Q] Nexus 4 do not turn on after LCD/Display crashed

Hello guys!
I've dropped my nexus 4 and the LCD crashed completly. Then i bought a new LCD (only LCD) and tried to change by myself, but everything went wrong, i couldn't attach it with the glue that they sent me and i saw some cracks on the display.
After the "change", the phone does not turn on anymore, just blink the notification led with red color.
Now i'm thinking to buy the full display (LCD+Display) and try to change it again, i mean, it can't be hard to do, you just have to connect the cables and close (that's what i think).
Is there a way to discover if the full display will bring my phone back to life? :crying:
Thank you!!
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The blinking red LED could indicate a fully discharged battery. Try leaving it on a 2.0 amp charger for a few hours to see if you can get it to boot.
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The blinking red LED could indicate a fully discharged battery. Try leaving it on a 2.0 amp charger for a few hours to see if you can get it to boot.
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I've tried it but the phone still the same. Maybe it's happening due the display is broken (cracked in the top right). I've installed a new one lcd thinking this could be the problem but now i'm thinking it's the display. Is there any way to test the motherboard and see if it's ok? If i could test the motherboard, i could decide between buy a new complete display (lcd + display) or another phone.
Thanks!
I don't know of any way to test the motherboard without a working display.
Heeyy, i've tried a new one charger, the phone blinked the red light a few minutes and then the screen turned on, but unable to see anything, due the broken display, but² the power button dont do anything, not even to turn the screen off. By this we can conclude that the motherboard is ok, and the problem is the display, right?
I've attached the photo of the screen. The white traces is where the display is "cracked", not really cracked, it's like a kneaded cloth, but it matches the cracks that the screen had.
As a test of the motherboard, let the phone charge with the new charger for a couple of hours. Then, try and power up the phone in fastboot mode, and type "fastboot devices" from a command prompt. Hopefully, the command will return the phone's serial #.

No power, notification LED flashing

Hey.
I've tried to fix my phone screen's digitizer (first idea was to unplug the screen and plug it back in, which kinda worked). The phone worked fine while disassembled and I did a stupid thing - I turned it off by disconnecting the battery, as the power button was not working while disassembled. After I put it back together it did not turn on anymore (disassembling it again does not help). The notification LED is flashing while I'm holding the power button, it also starts flashing when I plug in the charger.
What could be the issue here?
EDIT: I figured out the issue - I broke off a tiny component on the motherboard while putting it back together. Took me a while.
How is the phone now? Did you replace the motherboard or lcd display? Did you repaired? Is the phone fixed?
XDA_PH said:
How is the phone now? Did you replace the motherboard or lcd display? Did you repaired? Is the phone fixed?
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I have soldered on a new capacitor (one that I broke off) and now it is working fine. I still have to replace the display though.
Can you take a picture where is the component located
Can you take a picture or link where is the broken component located?
Mine unit is also broken, the amoled is dead but still active the touch is working and alarm is working just no display but after i decided to disassemble the mi 9T my self. Every time i charge the notif led blinks and also the battery is drained
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Can you take a picture where is the component located
Can you take a picture or link where is the broken component located?
Mine unit is also broken, the amoled is dead but still active the touch is working and alarm is working just no display but after i decided to disassemble the mi 9T my self. Every time i charge the notif led blinks and also the battery is drained
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Did you solve the problem? I have the same problem on my device

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