Hi all,
1st of all, I'd like to apologise for a 'newbie' not well formulated post. I'm trying by best.
I have an old Samsung Galaxy S, which is in a perfect shape from a hardware point of view, but has a software glitch. Long time ago, when trying to fix a back button lag, I managed to make menu and back buttons unusable (home does work). So I have an iPhone
I don't remember exactly how I did it, but it was not a rom problem, there was a code to upgrade screen firmware or something like that. Custom roms don't help, but I know the hardware is OK.
Can somebody please suggest a way forward to fix (if possible at all). Even keywords to Google would help.
Thanks
I don't have any knowledge of fixing hardware buttons. But installing "soft buttons" to replace them is one solution.
You can install Custom Roms with NavBar feature like JB C-Rom Mix.
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Hi guys,
I'm quite newbie... I've just moved from SPV c600 to DIAMOND. I've one problem that really makes me mad. At first I must tell that I've tried everything hard reset , than checking if any apps is causing that one by one-with no result. Occasionally I just can't pick up/refuse a calls with HW buttons. I use S2U2(installed yesterday), but this problem I had even before i installed that app. Does anybody of you experienced such an issue? Anybody knows the answer how to fix it? Thanks in advance
Same thing happens to me! It is like HW buttons work whenever they want but not all the time. If you install AEButton Plus you can remap HW buttons, but again the same thing will happen. The changes will work sometimes but not always.
I have a similar problem. Can you answer with soft buttons? Hoping some solution ideas will appear here or in that thread.
Same issue here.
I have added my experience to the above listed thread, and also opened a thread at Howard Forums.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?p=12088702#post12088702
This has become extremely frustrating.
Sprint has not been very receptive to this either.
what works for me is to lock & unlock the screen.
unless it case is related to another problem which i have experience before as well. But this has gone away since i loaded a different rom from the original htc.
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this should fix it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=451647
Hey guys so recently I've been having a permanent glitch on my phone. To be accurate, I just started realize this problem yesterday and it got a bit more serious today. It's like this:-
About 1.3cm from the search button softkey, my phone is not able to be touched. As in the screen touch doesn't work. I can't press the backspace key ( when I'm on cyanogenmod or IceCold ) and I can't press the enter key ( When I'm on Nik's ). When I go to Note ( I'm still on Nik's ) and I start to draw something, I can't draw all the way to the bottom of the page, it stops 1.3 cm away from the softkeys. It's that whole horizontal line of " unsensitive touch ". But I can still unlock my phone ( htc's ring lock ) tho I need to do it quick or I'd have to try again.
I tries flashing different ROMs but the problem persists. It's getting a little fustrating and I'm on wits end here on how to fix it. Have anyone had this problem before?
touch screen issue
Hi
i had the same problem, but with my sony ericsson satio. i didn't get it serviced or checked, but sold it off while buying a new phone.
i believe the issue is a touch-screen malfunction since multiple roms you have installed are unable to resolve the issue.
try taking it to a service center to flash the firmware. perhaps the touchscreen needs replacement.
hope this helps.
-f.
@farhadrarapore whatttt Nooo I was hoping no one would give me that answer.. Thanks a lot btw for the reply.. I guess I have to sell it then :''''(
Sounds like a hardware problem to me , but first take it to a GSM repair shop maybe its cheaper than to sell the whole thing and buy a new one...
Hi there,
I'm having a problem with my touch screen. It works fine most of the time, except, when I tap the same area many times very quickly (like when I'm backspacing a whole message), that par of the touch screen eventually becomes unresponsive. It becomes responsive again once I turn the screen lock on and off again (the top button). I've read a few threads around with very similar problems (not on here I don't think).
I replaced the touch screen a week ago, but I've only noticed this today, so I'm not sure whether or not it's related.
I'm just running standard LG software and haven't put any third party stuff on there (apart from apps). I've done a full reset using the update utility, and using the hidden menu, but this did not fix the problem.
Here's some details about my phone:
Model: LG-P970
Android Version: 2.3.4
Kernel Version: 2.6.35
Build Number: GRJ22
Software Version: LG-P970-V20C
Please let me know if I should provide any more information. I'm just interested in knowing whether it's a problem with the touch screen, or the phone's software.
Also, I'm new to forums and what-not, so if I'm doing anything wrong, let me know!.
Ok, I've realised this is in the wrong category. Was bound to have done something wrong - won't happen again!
Thanks
Hi there,
Tell me please, does the same happen on the touch keys (menu, home, back, search)?
Also, do you have any screen protector applied?
I have said this few times in other posts..iIts a strange bug, like the touch being lost.
Its fixed easy by locking the phone, thus shutting down the screeen and touch sensor. After few seconds unlock the phone and check if it is solved, or do the process again.
Thanks
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the replies, sorry I've been away for a while.
It doesn't tend to happen on the home, back, etc, keys. It tends to happen mostly near where the backspace key on the keyboard is. It happens in other places, but it takes a lot more to trigger it to happen in the other places. (by trigger, I mean if you tap the same spot heaps when writing a message it starts to happen).
Also, yes, I've applied a screen protector. The screen protector got put on about 10 hours after the new screen, but I can't for the life of me remember whether or not it was doing it without the screen protector.
Yes, locking and unlocking the phone does fix the problem, but it's a bit of a pain doing this a few times when writing a long message.
I'd really like to know if anyone can tell me whether replacing the touchscreen will solve the problem, or if its to do with other hardware/software. I've since started using the CM roms and it's still an issue.
Cheers.
I have a touch-screen problem with my LG P970 (CM-10 stable)
Hi,
I have been using my lg p970 for more than 2 yrs however when I installed cm10 stable i my phone it works fine for some time then touch-screen does not response properly. When I touch in one corner response comes from other corner, especially while typing when I press one key 2-3 other keys are also pressed even though the keys which are press not even close to each other. I have install another keyboard from market this has reduce some misbehavior.
Please any one has a 100% solution to this problem please reply.
Thank You.
von Mandrake said:
Hi there,
Tell me please, does the same happen on the touch keys (menu, home, back, search)?
Also, do you have any screen protector applied?
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Maybe this thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516931
No solution yet, but lets gather the resources!
Another one
I'm with one of these P970h, the screen/digitalizer is cracked but works ok, I tried updating to CM10, the touch/soft buttons stopped working (they light up), also tried official 4.0.4, no luck, then the original 2.3 carrier modded, perfectly working! came back to 4.0.4, dont work anymore...
For me it is rom related...
for now I'm using NavBar with 4.0.4
Any ideas?
another one here..almost same with other members here,softkey not respon when in 4.0.4 and up ROM both stok official or custom,but working when back to 2.3.x down ROM and it not really responsive at all.try and pray for solution.
stubbornboy said:
another one here..almost same with other members here,softkey not respon when in 4.0.4 and up ROM both stok official or custom,but working when back to 2.3.x down ROM and it not really responsive at all.try and pray for solution.
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My main reason for reverting back to 2.3.4. Usually occurred when receiving a call; I couldn't answer or reboot the phone. I had to pull the battery every time.
I'm not aware of any fix, save reverting back to a GB ROM.
androcraze said:
My main reason for reverting back to 2.3.4. Usually occurred when receiving a call; I couldn't answer or reboot the phone. I had to pull the battery every time.
I'm not aware of any fix, save reverting back to a GB ROM.
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i think its hardware issue,,if i press and hold a little while on upper screen (right beside lg logo) touch screen became normal again. but sometimes need to hold on there when touch not work again. a member on this forum call it a flex issue of the touchscreen.
anyone know how much cost to replace it with new flex to fix this issue?
stubbornboy said:
i think its hardware issue,,if i press and hold a little while on upper screen (right beside lg logo) touch screen became normal again. but sometimes need to hold on there when touch not work again. a member on this forum call it a flex issue of the touchscreen.
anyone know how much cost to replace it with new flex to fix this issue?
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If it works with 2.3.4 and not other versions, it's a ROM issue. Changing the screens probably won't help.
This loss of touch was reported by many users, and it's always a 4.0.4+ problem. Something software-wise is crashing, or there's a driver bug.
androcraze said:
If it works with 2.3.4 and not other versions, it's a ROM issue. Changing the screens probably won't help.
This loss of touch was reported by many users, and it's always a 4.0.4+ problem. Something software-wise is crashing, or there's a driver bug.
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its also frezee not only touchkey but also screen sometimes but normal again when i hold that point,im on 2.3.4,but work only screen when in 4.0.4.
and it seem to be more responsive touchkey when i press and hold the upper screen that i say before better than i hold nothing (not so responsive).
See this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=53032940
Hello there!
As some of you already know, but some probable don't, the B is a variation of the Galaxy S made for the regional area of Brazil, and it has some differences from the usual i9000, but hopefully not so many that someone well versed in this hardware won't be able to help me out.
A couple weeks ago, i installed a custom ROM, based on JB 4.1.1 with Devil Kernel, and it worked perfect for about two weeks, but after that the screen would go out sometimes and i would need to get the battery out and do a hard reset. I thought it was something wrong with the ROM and that the phone wasn't exactly in good terms with it. But alas, it got worse. And up to a point in which the i9000B would just power up, you would be able to hear the initial sounds of Samsung intro, and after it had completely booted up, you could feel the haptic vibrational responde from the touch of the screen, everything worked perfect, but the screen was off, the buttons light up, but the screen doesn't. Hold that thought.
With such, i tried many 'resurection' ROMs, to mixed results, but in the end the only real success i had was kind of sheer luck, for the screen would go out again after a certain amount of time, not to get back again. I really thought that somehow there had been some kind of unprovoked physical damage to the phone itself, and that was the reason for the black screen.
But these past days i sort of made a breakthrough, so much for serendipity: i found out that applying pressure (not too much, not too little) in the area immediatly above the middle of the screen, it would stay lit normally. The exact place would be the center following a line that crosses the screen beginning at the bottom of the Vol Down button.
Whole story explained, i just would like for someone more technically versed than yours truly to explain me what the hell is going on with this device, what could be causing it to act that way, and most importantly, how can i fix this, and if i fix this that nothing is going to happen again in case i install, say, CM10. Some help please? I really want to fix this phone, it is already past being a mere challenge at this point.
Regards,
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the best thing to do in this case is flash stock rom with odin ...
and claim ur warranty and let samsung pay for their defective piece,,,
hey there.
i´m using an i9000 with the recent stable fishears cyanogen mod running on it. (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39171569#post39171569 for more technical info)
i was able to listen to music (with the apollo music player that came with the rom) without trouble via the speakers - but after i aquired a headset yesterdsay and plugged it in for a test it worked just fine - only problem was: the phone refused to afterwards play music via speakers after unplugging the headset again - i had to reboot the phone for that to work again. i didnt find any option to choose the output method. am i just blind or is there in fact something missing?
i dont really know if that problem is already known to you guys - so please excuse me if i overlooked an existing thread about this.
also - my english isnt that well used - feel free to ask if you dont understand what i´m writing...
anyway - thx for your efforts - its greatly appreciated.
Have you tried installing other rom to check if issue is with your phone hardware...
i dont really want mess with the rom if not absulutely necessary - there´s always a chance of bricking the phone with such actions...
HTH82 said:
i dont really want mess with the rom if not absulutely necessary - there´s always a chance of bricking the phone with such actions...
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I have flashed i9000 thousands of times however never had any issue with flashing
and while I´m grateful for your response you could work a bit at making it more useful...
so - is this bug known or not? I´m pretty sure that my phone hardware is okay - everything i checked makes it look like a software failure...
HTH82 said:
and while I´m grateful for your response you could work a bit at making it more useful...
so - is this bug known or not? I´m pretty sure that my phone hardware is okay - everything i checked makes it look like a software failure...
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No....I dont think its a bug I have never came across such thing.
Happened to me I was flashing roms when i got my phone and speaker just stopped working. Im pretty sure its the speaker and I heard its a common problem on the i9000. New one is pretty cheap on ebay and the speaker is pretty easy to replace. BUT DONT TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. Try a different rom and if it still doesnt work replace the speaker. Its a pretty easy and cheap repair Good Luck
Let's bring this to life!
I have an i9000M and after installing slimkat 4.4.2 (slimbean) the earpiece stopped working, also the home button. I'll switch ROMs to see. Maybe is the kernel? When I enter recovery (CWM 6.0.x.x) and go to test keys, the home button didn't log.
bluet0rch said:
I have an i9000M and after installing slimkat 4.4.2 (slimbean) the earpiece stopped working, also the home button. I'll switch ROMs to see. Maybe is the kernel? When I enter recovery (CWM 6.0.x.x) and go to test keys, the home button didn't log.
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Not the home button, but the power button is used in CWM 6xxx
tetakpatalked from Nexus 7 flo
I downloaded Semaphore CWM (from semaphore's website) and now all works.
I was talking about the test key option in the Advanced Menu in CWM (you press all keys and it shows if they work, and what command they are assign to do) Volume Up was mapped as Volume Down and vice versa, Back was Home and Home didn't work at all.
Now all works!