Hey, recently I was just using my phone and it wouldn't respond to any of my touches / screen presses. I tried doing a factory reset (using CM 7 stable), but it still doesnt work. The menu buttons arent working either, but the trackball works fine. If I press REALLY hard down on the screen it registers my input. Any idea what happened or how I can fix it?
Was playing with a phone just last night with a non-responsive touchscreen. Couldn't get past the "Touch the Android to Begin" screen after reinstalling CM7. I found that if I gently pressed and twisted the bottom of the phone around the trackball, the touchscreen would come back. Give it a shot.
Have you ad trouble with this from before? Try installing another rom with wipe
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Here is my problem, how it happened (I think) is below.
Right now the unit boots up fine, and all of the buttons work well, the only problem is that it is not accepting any sytlus input. When I touch the screen, nothing happens. I can use the buttons to navigate (to an extent) however the touch screen input is dead. The display is fine.
What I have tried:
The other odd thing is that I can no longer hard (cold) boot. I have tried repeatedly and it will only soft boot.
I have tried upgrading to a newer version of WM (5.03.02) which seemed to take fine, however I can't hard boot, so it really didn't completely upgrade.
I have a hard boot software installed on the device, however I cannot seem to figure out a way to access the start menu without the stylus.
I have left the battery off the unit for 3 days, and still wouldn't hard boot.
What I think happened:
I was using 2005 for a few weeks, and it was working fine. I left the unit in my bag for about a week, and the battery drained completely down to the point that I was unable to turn the unit on. I put it in the charger, and it came back to life, however the today screen was not where I keep it, although it was also not quite at the default either (somewhere in between). That was when I noticed the stylus wouldn't work.
My guess is that the input driver got hosed somehow. It is possible that the screen got damaged, but it was in my hard case, and it would be doubtful, but not impossible.
What I need:
Some way to hard boot the phone.
Some way to access the start menu without the stylus
Other suggestions.
Sorry for the long message, I just wanted to get down as much info as possible.
1.12.00
1337.42
5.03.02 (sort of, loaded, but not hard booted)
Thanks
Found a way to hard boot
In case anyone else runs into the same problem I did above. I was able to hard boot with the following method, which did clear up my screen input problem.
Soft reset, then record + media buttons to take me to the format screen. I changed the second two to yes and hit the mail button. It hard booted and seems to be ok so far.
The device powers on. The buttons on the side and button work fine. The animations of the OS are working. I have tried a hard reset, soft reset, and standard power on/off. Does this mean I should try replacing the digitizer? Any ideas that I can get done by the end of the week before I go on vacation.
ddelella said:
The device powers on. The buttons on the side and button work fine. The animations of the OS are working. I have tried a hard reset, soft reset, and standard power on/off. Does this mean I should try replacing the digitizer? Any ideas that I can get done by the end of the week before I go on vacation.
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I think, You need screen calibration
One easy thing to try: Place the palm of your hand on the screen. Hold it there for 10 seconds. See if it works now. Helps if your hands are warm.
I've had the same problem with screen. It helps if you put your palm over the screen but it's only temporary solution. Does anybody know what is the reason for this and what needs to be done/replaced.
Would appreciate any help.
Hello everybody,
I was doing a lot of research on this issue and was using the search function of course, however I was not able to find a fix to the problem I am experiencing.
I have a Samsung at&t captivate with cyanogenmod 10.0 installed.
The problem:
Lately I experienced strange touchscreen problems, where it seemed that my phone did what it wants to do. Opening google maps zooming in and out, opening other apps and it even called a friend one time. All that did not seem to follow any pattern, it was more like someone randomly touched on my screen.
What I tried:
After doing some research, I booted to recovery and deleted the cache and dalvik cache. After I rebootet the phone everything seemed alright, except for when writing a message, some keys "p" and "?" where not working.
So I rebootet to recovery again and did a factory reset, and installed cyanogenmod 10.0 again. Everything seemed alright at the beginning, but when I clicked my way through the welcome process, I noticed that the "p" key does not work again, all the other keys though, especially the ones in the bottom right corner, work just fine.
And here comes the problem: On the next screen "Google & location", I can not press the ">" button to proceed in the bottom right corner!
Do you think it is a hardware problem? What is against this is, that the same spot where the ">" button appears, works fine on the other screen, when I enter my Email adress.
Every kind of help is very much appreciated!! Thank you all in advance!
Best,
Moritz
moritz1 said:
Hello everybody,
I was doing a lot of research on this issue and was using the search function of course, however I was not able to find a fix to the problem I am experiencing.
I have a Samsung at&t captivate with cyanogenmod 10.0 installed.
The problem:
Lately I experienced strange touchscreen problems, where it seemed that my phone did what it wants to do. Opening google maps zooming in and out, opening other apps and it even called a friend one time. All that did not seem to follow any pattern, it was more like someone randomly touched on my screen.
What I tried:
After doing some research, I booted to recovery and deleted the cache and dalvik cache. After I rebootet the phone everything seemed alright, except for when writing a message, some keys "p" and "?" where not working.
So I rebootet to recovery again and did a factory reset, and installed cyanogenmod 10.0 again. Everything seemed alright at the beginning, but when I clicked my way through the welcome process, I noticed that the "p" key does not work again, all the other keys though, especially the ones in the bottom right corner, work just fine.
And here comes the problem: On the next screen "Google & location", I can not press the ">" button to proceed in the bottom right corner!
Do you think it is a hardware problem? What is against this is, that the same spot where the ">" button appears, works fine on the other screen, when I enter my Email adress.
Every kind of help is very much appreciated!! Thank you all in advance!
Best,
Moritz
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I'm thinking you might have to go back to Stock KK4 and start fresh. If that doesn't work, it's most likely a hardware issue (humidity perhaps). If it comes down to that, take apart the phone and put it in a bag of rice for a couple days. Now if that doesn't fix it, you might have to get a new screen
I'd add bad screen protector to the humidity/hardware list. the key is that it keeps recurring in the same place on the screen. if you rotate the keyboard 90 degrees, does the p key work?
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HI every body, I have a problem and I'm asking for help
a while back my HTC HD7 felt in the sea. I managed to get it dried and fixed and it worked fine
but every now and then the screen goes black. normally i fix the problem by taking the battery out
the problem happened again a few days ago, and the screen won't turn on, when I turn the phone on I see the backlights turning on and the touch work fine and I can hear the keys and the unlock screen sound, but can't see anything
I tried to do a hard reset but the volume up key is not working so I can't access the hard reset menu.
my question .. is the a software to do a hard reset via PC. or can I use the headphone volume keys instead of the device ones???
I'm running WP 7.8 official, and a window 7 on PC.
please any help is appreciated ...
thanks
Hello, I have my moto G 2014 for about 2 weeks now (full stock, never even connected it to the PC). A few days ago sometimes when I lock my phone by pressing the power button the touchscreen becomes unresponsive. The side buttons both work but nothing happens as I tap the screen, I can't unlock it or shut down. Then, out of nowhere it starts to work briefly, and I can shutdown only, not unlock.
But this time it rebooted and remained unresponsive, I can input 2 of the pin numbers and then it goes unresponsive... RMA?
Thank you
This dont look like a problem before..... You seem to be the first one with this problem. Have you ever dropped your phone? Or installed something wierd? Can you also tell what you did before when this problem came?
The phone is imaculated, never droped it. The first signs were after I installed Swiftkey, the key to change between numbers and symbols was not responding. Now sometimes the screen is all unresponsive, other times the top bar can be accessed, other times the menu keys don't work. I did a factory reset, after much struggle to get to the Config. menu, rebooted to the same issue.
Mebseven said:
I did a factory reset, after much struggle to get to the Config. menu, rebooted to the same issue.
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I wouldn't loose to much time, trying to hunt down the problem. Sounds like the digitizer is broken. Unless you use your phone only while connected to the charger. Most chargers will emit a low electrical field that makes it almost impossible to operate the touchscreen. If this is not the case, replace the device.
It's not connected to anything right now, the top bar and 3 menu buttons are working but the rest is dead, can't swipe the screen or select any app, not even the app drawer. I guess it's RMA time.
Yea seems like a good idea, its a great device. I hope your warranty is still working