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CM 7.0.3 messed up my phone?

I had cyanogen 7.0.3 (stable) with the theme Dark Ginger since it came out until about 6/17/11 .. I was using the phone texting and web a few minutes before the phone restarted by itself I took it out and saw the HTC screen and put it back in my pocket when I checked the phone back a few minutes later after I unlocked the phone by pressing the track pad the screen was black and I know the phone was on since the command buttons on the front of the phone was on .. So took out battery and reboot about 3/4 of the HTC screen was black and the remaining portion had random white lines running vertically when it got to the second splash it was completely black with a few gray lines and when the phone started up the only thing that was on was the lights on the buttons again .. There is no physical damage on the phone so I know the screen was not cracked and even though the whole screen was black I picked up a call by swiping my fingers across it a few times lol ... Just wanted to share my experience maybe you can't have a rom on your phone more than a month or 2? I guess you have to keep flashing new roms on the phone ... I got a new g2 in the end luckily

that does sound more like physical damage or a manufacturing fault. I would be very very surprised if a rom could do that to a phone

Krazi Bluntz said:
maybe you can't have a rom on your phone more than a month or 2? I guess you have to keep flashing new roms on the phone
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You kidding? The vast majority of smartphone owners stay on the stock ROM, and are on the same ROM for many months, maybe even years, aside from OTAs (and depending on your phone and carrier, the OTAs can be very infrequent).
I agree with above, what you've described sounds more like a hardware issue. Even if the phone was not damaged, things just go bad after a while. And screen failure is a known issue with this phone.

Its probably a manufactured fault .. When I had my g1 I used to flash new roms every other day or week I had it for 2 years without any problems .. the g2 is the first time I actually left the same rom on my phone for an extended period hence the thought that the rom was to blame was a possibilty since it looked like it got a virus or something when it crashed* so suddenly :/

It doesn't seem like something a ROM would do to your phone.. probably faulty connections to the screen or something..

I've had a nokia and a motorolla do that, one was dead the other was the connector. If it's under warranty, which I doubt since you've flashed it, send it back otherwise open it up and check the ribbon connector to the lcd screen isn't loose (based on how I fixed my moto). Failing that you could probably get a replacement screen off ebay (based on my nokia).

Thanks for all the responses I actually got an exchange for another g2 .. I appreciate all the hard work the devs put into their roms and the time they spent on them I just posted this topic to maybe solve the problem incase someone else is faced with it .. since I don't have the phone anymore I can't verify if it was the screen or some other mechanical problem

[Q] Mysterious vertical light banding/gradient.

Hey guys. I have this phone for almost a year now. This problem was quite a while back but now.it seems more annoying to me. When on a gray/dark gray background, such as the quick settings toggle on Lollipop. I can see TWO banding or gradients that WHITEN the place where they are. They are arranged like 1 cm from the left and right edges of the screen. I don't know why they are there.
Questions:
1. Is it because of the battery? Like if the battery got swollen, it pushed the panel. BECAUSE THE BATTERY ALIGNS PERFECTLY WITH THE GRADIENTS ARE PRESENT.
2. Is it because of a faulty LCD Panel? Since this phone had no falls whatsoever, im not sure about the LCD being faulty
I think its the battery
WHY BATTERY?
1. Because the battery might push the panel from the back.
2. The phone when i bought it new had a little *creeking* when i pressed from the side of the sim tray and the bottom. But now there aint. Its like its tightely held up. Something a swollen battery might indicate.
3. The battery life had been worse over the time.
4. I use the phone quiet alot when on charge. So.. Yeah
If anyone has more knowledge about the case. Do leave a response. I will be THANKFUL TO YOU. even a little information will be appreciated and will be THUMBS UP accordingly. Thanks!

Bro i got the same problem. The LG G2 my second phone and this line suck monkeyass. Dont take it to the repair or something it gets worser and worser. LG(Netherlands) also confirmed that this is normal and its written in their specification. I told everyone that they have to buy LG phones but now i strictly say dont buy this phone. I know 3 more people with different screen problems on the G2. Sell it! And dont touch any LG phones.

aame
Ive had this problem on three of my g2's. The first wasnt that noticeable, it was on the right wdge of thw screen. i got it replaced due to permanent lines.
The second had the EXACT same problem you describes, but i noticed it right when i got the phone. It looked like something was pressing too hard on the bottom right corner. Got it replaced.
The third one had a similiar problem. But right in the middle of the screen. When i press anywhere on the screen, rippling appears in the middle of the device. Its as if im pressing in the middle of the screen to hard.
Im currently on my seventh g2, all verizon variants. These phones are GREAT phones performance wise, but they are complete sh1t in every other aspect. Ive had every problem you can with these phone. Screen problems, headphone jack problems, speaker problems, mic problems, and camera problems. Im now saving up for a oneplus one device.

[Q] TV-LIKE(snowy) screen , any help with that? It must be a design defect

Hi all dear members. Since the first day i bought this phone i've been seeing lots of screen issues about it but i never thought i would have one. It's proved me wrong.
So here's my problem, my device has developed halo all around it when the bg color gets grey. Most of the time , it's not obvious. I can live with that. Recently, my screen starts to show me some tv-like stripes every now and then, it doesn't last long. after one second or two, it disappera and then it'll show from time to time.
I'm afraid it's just the start. It's similar to most of the issue ppl claim as screen flikering or screen jittering or shaking screen, it's a bit different though.
Has anyone encountered the same issue. More importantly, has anyone found any solutions yet? I searched google and failed to find answers. And i looked into it on Baidu,a chinese search engine, where i found some answers that claims it's not the screen issue ,instead , it's just the ribbon cable is lose. And anyone who replace a new screen for that is stupid.I'm just not sure about this.
My phone was bought on the internet and shipped to China, thus, I don't have warranty to rely on. And my phone is only 10 months old. I never dropped it and i have kept it well.(LG logo on the rear back still falls off), I just don't get why LG made this so vulnerable.
Even though i have ordered the nexus 6, my g2 running CM12 is still crazily fast and I don't want to give up on it. I'm so happy about my d802 except for all issues about the screen.
Any help would be aprreciated. Thanks again. Hi all dear members. Since the first day i bought this phone i've been seeing lots of screen issues about it but i never thought i would have one. It's proved me wrong.
So here's my problem, my device has developed halo all around it when the bg color gets grey. Most of the time , it's not obvious. I can live with that. Recently, my screen starts to show me some tv-like stripes every now and then, it doesn't last long. after one second or two, it disappera and then it'll show from time to time.
I'm afraid it's just the start. It's similar to most of the issue ppl claim as screen flikering or screen jittering or shaking screen, it's a bit different though.
Has anyone encountered the same issue. More importantly, has anyone found any solutions yet? I searched google and failed to find answers. And i looked into it on Baidu,a chinese search engine, where i found some answers that claims it's not the screen issue ,instead , it's just the ribbon cable is lose. And anyone who replace a new screen for that is stupid.I'm just not sure about this.
My phone was bought on the internet and shipped to China, thus, I don't have warranty to rely on. And my phone is only 10 months old. I never dropped it and i have kept it well.(LG logo on the rear back still falls off), I just don't get why LG made this so vulnerable.
Even though i have ordered the nexus 6, my g2 running CM12 is still crazily fast and I don't want to give up on it. I'm so happy about my d802 except for all issues about the screen.
Any help would be aprreciated. Thanks again.

Hi, I also have a problem with the screen on my lg g2, appeared to me that the white line disappears and comes back, when I do print screen and transfer the image on the computer that line is not visible, and that line is not always the same intenziteta.Try to do print screen and set an image or we send the mail to compare the problem

i'm so pissed about the screen, yes, my gnex bought 3 years ago looks yellow and ****ty. but other than that, totally fine, but for g2, ive read so many complaints about it. Guess no one has figured it out. Maybe I will open my phone and try to figure out when the screen completely goes crazy. During I type, it has happed for 4 times . so very annoying.
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I think you should try to put in some rom, I hope it's a software problem, I found the solution for my phone cloudy g3:good:

i flash different cm12 nightlies. i don't think its a software related issue. I'm not the only one with this issue. Yesterday I opened this phone ,well with my fingernails. And coz I didn't have the right screwdriver, I wasn't able to open that black cover at the button down bellow the battery, but I cleared the places around the USB port and there's a black tape glued near the camera , I pressed it and I put the phone together and guess what, the problem was gone for one day, and I will continue to keep an eye on it.
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LeEco Pro 3 Display

I have this beautiful and powerful phone LeEco Pro 3 that i`ve been using for half an year or so with AOSIP ROM. Its a wonderful phone with an amazing performance.
The thing is my display started a problem history that has become a long history i will try to resume in a few words.
It started in one day i pressed the power button in order to light the display on and check something in an APP i needed. I found out that before the display lighted on some weird colors and artifacts appeared on screen. But indeed the display worked fine.I thought it was just a temporary thing and just kept using it until In the second day that the weird colors and artifacts became permanent, so i realized i was in trouble. :crying:
Tried sending the phone to technical assistance.
The first one - Told me that they could get a new display for testing but indeed the results were the same and they were seeing oxidation in the display connector on the board, not the display flex cable but the main board connection. They said they would not go further into it and they decided to give the phone back to me. Weird thing is that when i turned the phone one it worked for one day without issues. He said the phone was in the same condition, but that is not what i saw. The problem indeed happened again one day later , but it was less worse as i could at least see the screen, but almost half the screen was horribly shaking, trembling.
The second one - Once the tech guy looked the phone he said he didnt see any sign of the phone getting opened. He said he would be seeing signs of glues or anything like that but in his opinion it was definitely not opened. But he warned me the display could physically brake once he opens it as the phone got contact with oxidation in the toilet(I used to left it in the toiled while i take bath). So i was afraid and decided to back off.
The third one - Said he could not find any display so he sent the phone back to me. Didnt open it at all as he was trying to wait for the new display to arrive in order to be safe. They said they are 90% sure its display replacement would do the job. The thing is - if i used in hot environments the issues seems to slowly disappear . If i use it in cold environments the problems seems to get worse
So here i am. I CAN buy another screen over the internet. But i am afraid if it will work or not. Have anyone there faced same issue? What do you recommend me to do? What would you do
Thanks in advance

VicPereira said:
I have this beautiful and powerful phone LeEco Pro 3 that i`ve been using for half an year or so with AOSIP ROM. Its a wonderful phone with an amazing performance.
The thing is my display started a problem history that has become a long history i will try to resume in a few words.
It started in one day i pressed the power button in order to light the display on and check something in an APP i needed. I found out that before the display lighted on some weird colors and artifacts appeared on screen. But indeed the display worked fine.I thought it was just a temporary thing and just kept using it until In the second day that the weird colors and artifacts became permanent, so i realized i was in trouble. :crying:
Tried sending the phone to technical assistance.
The first one - Told me that they could get a new display for testing but indeed the results were the same and they were seeing oxidation in the display connector on the board, not the display flex cable but the main board connection. They said they would not go further into it and they decided to give the phone back to me. Weird thing is that when i turned the phone one it worked for one day without issues. He said the phone was in the same condition, but that is not what i saw. The problem indeed happened again one day later , but it was less worse as i could at least see the screen, but almost half the screen was horribly shaking, trembling.
The second one - Once the tech guy looked the phone he said he didnt see any sign of the phone getting opened. He said he would be seeing signs of glues or anything like that but in his opinion it was definitely not opened. But he warned me the display could physically brake once he opens it as the phone got contact with oxidation in the toilet(I used to left it in the toiled while i take bath). So i was afraid and decided to back off.
The third one - Said he could not find any display so he sent the phone back to me. Didnt open it at all as he was trying to wait for the new display to arrive in order to be safe. They said they are 90% sure its display replacement would do the job. The thing is - if i used in hot environments the issues seems to slowly disappear . If i use it in cold environments the problems seems to get worse
So here i am. I CAN buy another screen over the internet. But i am afraid if it will work or not. Have anyone there faced same issue? What do you recommend me to do? What would you do
Thanks in advance
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There are many many post on this subject, recently in fact. That has links. In fact, you can find them on Alibaba that are all black and made specifically for the Le Pro 3. Here is a link of a guy who used the cool s1 display
Yes it sounds like the display or the flex cables.
Link 1
Here you go cheap and they have the black one

tsongming said:
There are many many post on this subject, recently in fact. That has links. In fact, you can find them on Alibaba that are all black and made specifically for the Le Pro 3. Here is a link of a guy who used the cool s1 display
Yes it sounds like the display or the flex cables.
Link 1
Here you go cheap and they have the black one
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Thank you!
So i can go on and buy another display . Would you do it without worrying?
In the country i live in the display costs 189. The phone costs 900 or 1000.

G900A Black screen (sometimes)

Hi, the problem started a few weeks ago, when i low down the brightness the screen starts to flicker and it turns to a green/yellowish color, a few days after i woke up and turned my phone but it was black (i leave the phone charging every night before go to bed) when i turn it on by power or home button i just see a few horizontal lines in the upper part of the screen, but it wont turn on, so i got to remove the battery wait a while, then put it back and turn it on again, the screen still black for a while (i cannot see anymore the S5 logo) leave it for a moment, then after few pushes (well a lot actually) to the power button it turns on again and works just fine for the whole day, I've change the android last year to 6.0.1 with odin (I'm not from usa), and changed the battery a couple of months ago, what could it be the problem? battery? dying screen?

dvdmcwilliams said:
Hi, the problem started a few weeks ago, when i low down the brightness the screen starts to flicker and it turns to a green/yellowish color, a few days after i woke up and turned my phone but it was black (i leave the phone charging every night before go to bed) when i turn it on by power or home button i just see a few horizontal lines in the upper part of the screen, but it wont turn on, so i got to remove the battery wait a while, then put it back and turn it on again, the screen still black for a while (i cannot see anymore the S5 logo) leave it for a moment, then after few pushes (well a lot actually) to the power button it turns on again and works just fine for the whole day, I've change the android last year to 6.0.1 with odin (I'm not from usa), and changed the battery a couple of months ago, what could it be the problem? battery? dying screen?
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I had a similar problem with my S5 a while ago.
The screen used to have these so-called snowstorms and kept glitching and freezing. When I turned the screen off and on again it would stay black, then the phone would reboot and I would have that snowstorm again.
I then replaced the screen and after doing so the phone worked flawlessly (hurrah!) for about 3 months (damn). Then it started acting up again (sh**).
I was really disappointed. What a waste of money. What a waste of time.
Then I thought about the motherboard - that had to be the cause I thought.
So then I replaced that. This was about 2 weeks ago.
Ever since my S5 has been chugging along nicely.
So yeah, in the end it could be the following things causing the problem:
-loose screen ribbon connector
-faulty screen
-faulty motherboard
The S5's screen (flickering) is a commonly found problem.
If you want to spend your hard-earned money on a five-year-old phone like I did then here's more details:
The screen is fairly easy to replace. If you want to replace the motherboard you have to disassemble the entire phone. It shouldn't be difficult after you've removed the screen without breaking it.
I managed not to do so. Here's a video of the tear down process which should help you (quite a lot): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_rMo-AdKE&t=191s
If I were you I'd try replacing the motherboard first as it's cheaper. Don't make the mistake of doing it the other way round like I did.
Just search for the model number you want. SM-G900F (Europe and America) has the best support here on XDA and is the most common model.
I wouldn't order a G900A because as far as I know the bootloader is locked down because US carriers don't like us. And I don't think there's an exploit either.
If you want to buy a new screen then make sure you get a genuine one, follow the link or search "S5 digitizer" on eBay: https://bit.ly/2Hww3Dp
The seller I bought the screen from (from China, shipped from Netherlands) isn't selling it anymore so I cannot guarantee any genuineness or functionality. Seller looks reputable though and the pics and description look good and it ships to Europe.
Again, the screen is very expensive, even for an old phone like this! I would try replacing the motherboard first.
Any cheap screens (under 50) you find will most likely be of bad quality. You should not buy them.

James160103 said:
I had a similar problem with my S5 a while ago.
The screen used to have these so-called snowstorms and kept glitching and freezing. When I turned the screen off and on again it would stay black, then the phone would reboot and I would have that snowstorm again.
I then replaced the screen and after doing so the phone worked flawlessly (hurrah!) for about 3 months (damn). Then it started acting up again (sh**).
I was really disappointed. What a waste of money. What a waste of time.
Then I thought about the motherboard - that had to be the cause I thought.
So then I replaced that. This was about 2 weeks ago.
Ever since my S5 has been chugging along nicely.
So yeah, in the end it could be the following things causing the problem:
-loose screen ribbon connector
-faulty screen
-faulty motherboard
The S5's screen (flickering) is a commonly found problem.
If you want to spend your hard-earned money on a five-year-old phone like I did then here's more details:
The screen is fairly easy to replace. If you want to replace the motherboard you have to disassemble the entire phone. It shouldn't be difficult after you've removed the screen without breaking it.
I managed not to do so. Here's a video of the tear down process which should help you (quite a lot): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_rMo-AdKE&t=191s
If I were you I'd try replacing the motherboard first as it's cheaper. Don't make the mistake of doing it the other way round like I did.
Just search for the model number you want. SM-G900F (Europe and America) has the best support here on XDA and is the most common model.
I wouldn't order a G900A because as far as I know the bootloader is locked down because US carriers don't like us. And I don't think there's an exploit either.
If you want to buy a new screen then make sure you get a genuine one, follow the link or search "S5 digitizer" on eBay: https://bit.ly/2Hww3Dp
The seller I bought the screen from (from China, shipped from Netherlands) isn't selling it anymore so I cannot guarantee any genuineness or functionality. Seller looks reputable though and the pics and description look good and it ships to Europe.
Again, the screen is very expensive, even for an old phone like this! I would try replacing the motherboard first.
Any cheap screens (under 50) you find will most likely be of bad quality. You should not buy them.
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Thanks for your reply, i think it will be better to get a new phone then, where i live (f**** argentina) the screen cost more than what i paid for the phone (used but just a few months after release) more than 100 dollars, thanks again.