Morning,
Yesterday I was using my phone as normal, texting, sent a message, closed the screen, and it went all white. I opened it again, stayed all white. With the screen open, I pressed "end" to lock the phone, then unlocked and it was fine. Closed the screen again and it went white again with RGB lines all over it.
When the screen is closed, it will not show the screen other than with RGB lines all over it. If I have the screen closed and locked, slide it open, which automatically unlocks the screen, it displays fine. Or, if I leave the screen open, let the screen time out, or lock it manually, then unlock it with Menu+Menu, then it works fine.
So basically, it's F'd when the screen is closed. But when it's open, or slid open to unlock, then it's fine. Also, when I slode it 90% closed, it will switch to portrait mode and display fine. But when I close it 100% and the slide channel on the back of the screen hits the two metal contacts at the top of the channel, it goes jacked.
Any help would be appreciated. I really don't want to have to replace this phone....again.
Oh, I read the threads of the ribbon coming loose, but I don't know if this applies to my situation.
My phone just started doing this exact thing today. I am unrooting and exchanging under warranty...
Looked thru the ribbon thread and it doesn't appear to be the same thing...
It was fine one second and the next it was totally f'd. I'm sad...
But you will be happy for another year or so when you get your replacement.
knowfear said:
But you will be happy for another year or so when you get your replacement.
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This is true but I'll remain annoyed when I can't figure out what caused it, Lol. I'll just have to keep researching...
And just when my phone was doing so well
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Hello,
I have the htc 8925. a couple of weeks ago, my screen turned whitish blue. it completely washed out... i did a soft reset and it came back to normal. however a couple of days later, it happened again... i took out the battery, let it rest, and all was fine... but the white screen came back.
this is my problem. if the white screen were permanently there, i would have no issues with buying another screen. but it seems as though this is a "connector" issue and not my screen. sometimes, i just tap the screen and it turns white, i tap it again and it goes back to normal.
i have browsed through all of Mike Channon's posts and his website, i have dismantled my phone twice. everything seemed secure.... what would help me is if anyone knew exactly where the connector issue for the white screen on the kaiser where coming from.
i would appreciate all responses from anyone, expert or not. i dont want to buy a new screen because it seems as though my screen is fine, but just placed wrongly.
thanks again
Jennifer
also
i just noticed also that when i apply pressure to the lower right corner of the screen, the white screen goes away, but when i let go, it comes back... just wanted to add that
Had the same thing happen to a Tilt I bought from AT&T on the second day. Not sure what was wrong with it but they just sent me a new one. From my reading it seems to have something to do with the flexible video cable.
My tilt is acting very nasty lately. Over the past few weeks, I noticed that when I turned on the display, occasionally I would get something that looked like the static that you see on TV, but with colors. I would just turn off the screen, and turn it back on to clear it.
Now it's gotten worst! 98% of the time, it intermitantly gives me a blank solid white screen when I turn it on. Occasionally I can just turn to screen off, and on to reset it.
I'm running OEM WM6.1, and I've tried to reinstall the OS, but it didn't help. My phone has taken a beating, and the top corner has had a small crack in it over the past 2 months, but it didn't effect the touch screen, or picture. I also took off the cover to make sure the cables were all snug, and it didn't help.
Any suggestions?
Something got corrupted. If you search WIKI, it's call the 3 color screen stuck .. and you're better off posting at thread below. I hope someone can give you help (if you follow those steps and still no good)
As rule of thumb, do a lot of reading first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=423486
On a second thought, it might be the LCD itself broken ..
Oh, believe me.. I'm not one to turn to the forums without doing research myself! All the research I was coming up with seemed to point to a slightly different WSOD though. I think you are right about the screen being broken. I've reinstalled the software, and it acts up even when booting up!
Unfortunately, I'm not impressed with ANYTHING on the market to date! If I'm unable to fix this, I'll just go back to a RAZR until the next gen WM7 phones come out. (With a tilt screen of course!!)
Oh, and even though the screen goes white, it's not stuck, as it fully boots up; I can hear sounds, and even activate the touch screen.
Also, I forgot to mention.. the first problem I started experiencing was that my tilt would go back from landscape mode! It was like the video board was crapping out. I could even see a slight flicker in the display from the refresh rate.
hi i think you may need a new Need a new flex cable ribbon as i had the same problem once
Thanks Tayzaa, I think you could be on to something. I'll open it up and take another look!
Hi!
is this problem solved?
WSOD is bug of Hermes. I would know if kaiser have the same WSOD-bug with D-pad?
most of the time but not always when i slide the phone open the screen goes blank. i need to open and close a few times to get it to properly rotate. is this a hardware issue? how can i fix this. i searched it and others have had this problem as well but i cant find a solution.
Flex Ribbon Issue
See these Posts:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=561151
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682630
Hope your phone is still under warranty, if not you're going to have to pony up cash to SE to fix it or you can try to fix it yourself.
the thing is mine sometimes works fine when i slide it, it rotates normally without black screen. other times when i slide it open the screen goes black, i open and close it a few times and it goes to landscape normally.
I would also suspect the ribbon cable, might be your abrasive wear only just started affecting your phone
are you still on warranty?
For about four days now the screen will go to a dark horizontal lines when you open or close the screen/keyboard. If I turn the screen off and back on it, will be back to normal. Running stock 1.6 non rooted.
DanRo80 said:
For about four days now the screen will go to a dark horizontal lines when you open or close the screen/keyboard. If I turn the screen off and back on it, will be back to normal. Running stock 1.6 non rooted.
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Sounds like a loose connector that gets knocked out of place and then snaps back into place when the keyboard finishes opening. I doubt you're still in warranty, so that's not an option. Does it happen even if you open/close it gently?
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MusicMan374 said:
Sounds like a loose connector that gets knocked out of place and then snaps back into place when the keyboard finishes opening. I doubt you're still in warranty, so that's not an option. Does it happen even if you open/close it gently?
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide
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actually this is happening a lot to me these days some times the phone wont even turn the screen back on..only after a loot of tried can i turn it back on..can i fix this ? or should i just move on with a new phone ?
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actually this is happening a lot to me these days some times the phone wont even turn the screen back on..only after a loot of tried can i turn it back on..can i fix this ? or should i just move on with a new phone ?
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Sounds like a definite hardware issue. You can try taking the phone apart, I did it with a guide, not very difficult. I had to reconnect a disconnected daughter-motherboard cable. The screen is a ***** to take apart but it might be worth it if its affordable to get a newer phone.
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The screen went blank after about 2 weeks of this and won't turn on whatsoever. I replaced the motherboard/to display ribbon cable and it didn't fix the issue. Is there any other fix or should I sell it?
Hey guys,sorry for bringing this up.
Whenever i dial,screen goes black and doesn't come back on.
If i place it flat on a table,then it gets lit but as soon as i rotate the device it goes black again.
My HD7 recently started having this problems...
It started happening after i replaced the micro sd inside with a bigger one.
So my concern is that somehow it moved or got dust when i removed the back plastic cover? Where is it placed anyway?
I tried hard resetting 2 times but nothing works. It would be cool if there was a registry or app to take control of it. Can somebody help?
PS. i cannot send it back because i live in Albania (no official htc shops either around here)
Thanks!
Hello,
The proximity sensor is located on the top left of the device, you can see it when viewed under a bright light. Have you applied any screen protectors which can interfere with them? Replacing the sd card should not have any effect on the proximity sensor. When you rotate the device when the call is placed, the screen should go black by default cause of the sensor
@rhn thank you for your reply.
My phone does not have any screen protector or cover of any kind. Also,if i rotate it while in call it still remains black. As soon as i press the call button,screen goes black and wont come back until the call is ended by the person on the other side.
Really really annoying... Oh sometimes it even flashes after the call has ended...
Sounds like a hardware fault ...have you tried updating your rom?You can find a compatible rom in the rom development subforum..
Yep,tried that too. Just updated today and still the same issue.
It also happened after i changed the micro sd,so maybe something has moved in there. There's no other way than try to open the device and check it out,i guess :/
If you can think of something else,let me know
Warranty
Warranty replacement worked for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=864311
Thanks bofett, i cannot get a replacement. Warranty for this phone was for 5 days!!! (stupid i know....i totally regret picking it up) So that means i'm screwed...
Thank god i still have my great HD2 so i can start opening this phone without fear