I've had this problem for a while now where after a bit (haven't kept track of how long yet) the soft keys don't light up with the screen. This isn't so bad in the day time but when I'm in a dark area it's a bit difficult to use the keys. I've tried reflashing my ROM, tried different ROMs, even went back to stock but I still have the same problem. The only way to get them to light up again is by changing the brightness. Anyone know what the hell is going on?
NOTE: I replaced the screen myself but I'm thinking this is a software issue more than anything since the keys do work on a few or more unlocks before they stop.
If you're tried changing ROMs (software) and the problem persists, what makes you think it's not something else (hardware)?
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i have a tilt/kaiser. my third one. after about two months of using this one the backlight stopped coming on at all. everything works on the phone besides the backlight on the screen. i was thinking about buying a new lcd but i wanted to see if there were any other suggestions first. and i have flashed about 3 different roms to it but that is not the issue.
also it gets real hot in a matter of seconds after i turn it on...
bmw06 said:
i have a tilt/kaiser. my third one. after about two months of using this one the backlight stopped coming on at all. everything works on the phone besides the backlight on the screen. i was thinking about buying a new lcd but i wanted to see if there were any other suggestions first. and i have flashed about 3 different roms to it but that is not the issue.
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Do you still have the "Backlight" icon in start/settings/>System tab?
i cant tell. all i can see when i turn the phone on is the att logo, and i can barely make that out with the glare. then all the sounds and lights work on the keyboard and the phones face but the backlight will not illuminate. do you think a hard reset would fix the problem. i mean could it have been something i installed?
yes the backlight can still be manipulated through system settings but it has no effect on the back light
bmw06 said:
i cant tell. all i can see when i turn the phone on is the att logo, and i can barely make that out with the glare. then all the sounds and lights work on the keyboard and the phones face but the backlight will not illuminate. do you think a hard reset would fix the problem. i mean could it have been something i installed?
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You may have to hard reset.
ive already tried a hard reset
What about the warranty?
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ive already tried a hard reset
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If you've completed a hard reset, it's time to look at getting it repaired under warranty for free. Of course if non-approved spl/ROM/Radio are installed you should revert them first but this would be tricky if you can't really make out whats on the screen - then if you can see it enough to do a hard reset....
Ive had my XPERIA for about a year now and the screen calibration has seemed to break on it. The problem is that when taping the screen, it will either click where its supposed to or no where near ive pressed. The calibration seems to be right after soft resetting but minutes later it is usually completley wrong. Ive tryed many different ROMs but I have the problem with all of them, does anyone know what the problem could be?
Thanks Glennlh
Hi, I've started to have this problem yesterday afternoon and I don't know what to do.
Whenever I turn the screen on everything is distorted, with white and black lines going all across the screen. After putting the phone in sleep mode and going back to the lock screen multiple times, the screen fixes itself. When I look at the screen in landscape mode the same thing happens. I'm not sure if this is a hardware problem or something else because sometimes when I drag the notification bar down, that seems to fix the screen itself. Any solutions? I tried searching all over for an answer but couldn't find any.
Thanks.
bump..Someone help please?
Sounds like a hardware problem, loose cable of some sort I would guess. Try to wipe and flash any 1.6 roms to rule out the bad 2.1 rom. Not likely but worth a try.
Good luck.
I have recently purchased this phone via swappa and haven't had any issues prior to this and that has been three weeks (other than a light leak).
The issue that is happening is the LCD will not turn on. When the phone is unlocked via knock on or power button you can move your finger over where the lock circle would be and feel the vibrations showing that it does register the touch. Then usually I would just hold the power button till it rebooted and this would sometimes fix the problem, on a side note the boot LG logo and boot animation do not show up during this time simply the lock screen would randomly appear.
That is problem, now on to what I tried to fix it. I have put on an entirely different rom and the problem persists, I have also flashed a different kernel on the stock rom with no avail. I at first thought it could be due to a faulty proximity sensor, but the last time the screen was on I checked it with sensor box. One way I have been able to reproduce the problem is after locking it putting it in my pocket and waiting around five minutes, this then will make it so the LCD does not turn on ( Which makes it seem like it has something to do with deep sleep). Also something I just found since I was actually able to find the power off button, the screen also won't turn on when the phone is off and plugged into the charger (this makes it seem like hardware issue). It seems like as long as I keep the phone from going to deep sleep the LCD will turn back on.
Some of this makes it seem like a software issue other things make it seem like a hardware issue. I just was wondering if anyone had any ideas or if I need to buy a new screen, if the mobo is bad, or if I could fix this with software. Any and all ideas are welcome.
Thank you all in advance.
I have a strange problem, well a few. If I lock my phone (C6903) using the physical button I can't unlock it again. I try for about 5-10 minutes sometimes and it just wont work. If I hold it down I can feel it vibrate as if it's bringing up the power menu but the screen just stays black. Eventually it will randomly wake up then I can play around as normal. If I leave it to lock itself I can unlock every time, fist time no worries. This is what pointed me to it being a SW problem rather than a hardware problem.
I also noticed that when I do have the screen turning off in the dark, I can see that the screen is still lit up! Just it is black, not completely asleep. It's really quite bright when I have it next to the bed. Also when I am outside I can't see the screen at all really, even with the brightness turned right up.
It's really strange all these happened about the same time. I figured maybe it was a ROM problem and a fresh install of stock ROM would help. Tried it and at first most of these problems went, just the fact I still couldn't really see the screen in the sun. I tried another ROM and at first was just the same but then these problems started again.
Has anyone had any or all of these problems or got any ideas what it could be? I am left thinking now that the problem is more likely hardware related as the problems are so sporadic and happen whatever I have installed.
Any help / suggestions would be appreciated but I have the feeling I will have to just admit the phone is dogged
You say that most of the problems desapararecen to install a new ROM, it is likely that installing something extra to be the cause, I was introduced me something similar with Expoxed Notifications Module.
Try a clean installation without installing test applications to determine if the problem recurs.
Thanks, yes I guess I will try that, bit of a pain having to reinstall apps after every install and restoring messages etc so I might just put up for now.
I also have realised that the screen not turning on and the screen staying on but black happen at different times. i.e. I can now randomly turn the screen on and off no problem (don't think I have installed or deleted any apps or changed anything), but the screen stays awake when off. When I was last not able to turn the screen back on after turning off the screen actually went to sleep. Very strange