Suddenly, some horizontal lines appeard on my Hermes screen, and the colors are not like before, screen becomes faded and dull and when you look at it you feel it as shaking??!!
Although my Hermes didn't fall down and it doesn't have any problem.
I've upgraded it to the AT&T latest official ROM, done the Hardreset many times, removing battery for more than 2 Hours, replacing battery with a new one, but nothing was changed??!!
Anyone faced same problem, or somebody can advise regarding this issue?
There is no dealer in my area or anyone who can fix it, so if it needs any check from inside I will do it by my self, but in this case I need details and pictures on how to open it, because I want to keep it in its excellent cosmetic condition.
Thank you.
Anybody who can help??
You can find a guide on dismantling the hermes here and another one directed a screen alignment problems here but im not sure if that is your problem. Sounds like the connector is coming loose and needs to be adjusted.
Why dont you try re flashing. An error might have occured when you flashed it.
I had a similar problem...on my screen some dots appeared to be dead. I flashed another rom and it appears to have fixed it for now...who knows.
Did you dropped it onto the floor ?
EDIT: Ups, you said you didn't dropped it. Well...something definitively changed...Do you have HardSPL ? I also upgraded the HardSPL to the last one.
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Before I start getting flamed.....I have been researching the methods to solve this bricking for the last 3 days and NOTHING has worked.
I have tried HARD resetting (2 soft keys and reset) tried flashing with bootloader version 1.04....NOTHING.
I cannot understand what to do next. Nothing is working, the WMBLACK screen is coming up and then the white screen!!!!
I have followed several instructions and I must be doing something wrong!!!
Is there anything else I can try?
Thanks
NJV
Have you gone here
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Unbrick
Yes....this is the first place I looked....I have followed everything....still nothing.
Hmmm... doesn't sound to me like a brick in the true sense. Do you have Hard-SPL installed? If so I'd check for bad blocks. If not, I'd flash Hard-SPL, then check.
See bootloader section of the Wiki and the Hard-SPL thread (mtty, 'info 8' and 'task 2a' in particular).
EDIT: Oh yeah, I think a bad battery can cause weird behavior like that, too. Gotta spare you can try?
I've tried loading hard SPL and it keeps telling me it can't communicate with the unit.
I will go back and try what you have mentioned again.
I unfortunately don't have another battery.
Thanks I will report back....your help is appreciated.
You have to 'force SSPL' on the Hard-SPL install...
Hey mate, remi from australia here. I have a Dopod 838 pro which is the same as your device and I had the same problem a couple of months ago when Black released version 3.5 of WM6. I searched long and hard on the internet for solutions to this problem, some ppl thought it was a heat related issue which I thought could be correct because when I had the problem, if I left the device off for a couple of hours then turned it on again and did a hard reset it would work for about 10 mins... however yea 10 mins and the same issue again, other people thought it was a short circuit in the device and others managed to get rid of the white screen by applying presure to the chassis above the right soft key, above the "ok" button..... but none of these worked for me, when I was getting the problem the keys would malfunction and stop worling then the screen would go white and it would be stuffed again. after a while it was permanent and no hard resets helped anymore. I went to my dealer and they organised a new handset to be sent out to me within a couple of days. when it arrived I compared mine to the new one and one thing I noticed was that the LCD on my bricked device was a very clear white constantly, when it was off, like it had burnt out completely and the new dopod had a dark black LCD with no visible boarders, clearly showing the lcd was stuffed. so if the bricked device has a screen which has a clear white boarder on the lcd like a white picture in a blck frame its really stuffed. but yea the only way u can fix it is by sending it off to your dealer for repair or try and get a replacement out of them!
regards
remi
I had the same issue. Turned out the video chip had come loose from the board and a couple of necessary connections weren't happening. I had to send mine in for repair.
I was out of warranty and sent mine to PPCtechs. They sent it back as good as new with a shiny screen protector.
Hi
I have the Official HTC WM6 ROM installed on my jasjam, been using it for over a month now but now suddenly the screen turns white and the buttons don't work too. it just turns white, only when i soft reset a few times does it come back on. Anybody having this issue??
HELP
Try a Hard Reset but you'll lose all your information.
Hope you backed up!!
You might want to read the following threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=331384 (in case it's a pretty bad issue)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296722 (in case it's bad blocks, which is very fixable)
Thanks so much guys
but i didn't seem to find a solution here, i have the 2.10 - Hard-SPL-V7 flashed.
do you think if i revert to the Orignal Imate WM5 Rom would solve the problem??
Please help me here, i gather its a software issue not a hardware one.
Thanks
It's more likely to be a hardware issue. I had the same problems, some times the hardware buttons from the lower part of the Hermes doesn't work, some times I got a lot of white screens, regardless the WM version. Finally I send it to service and now everything works flawless.
It's a hard problem. I have seen this problem on a french forum.
I have found a link to correct this : http://cnn.cn/shop/8525tytn-flex-cable-p-1732.html
And the topic in french : http://www.forummobiles.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=102083&view=findpost&p=1415329
No more link to this piece on cnn.cn
Thanks a lot guys, luckily mines under warranty so will take it to the guys.
thanks again
cleaned my connectors with alcohol and now everything works
hi,
how did you do that??? can you please guide me please?
Thanks
open your device
disconnect the connectors
and clean both sides with alcohol
Thanks but a little apprehensive to do that, do i have to disconnect every connector there? i mean that could mean disassembling the whole unit, was the white screen for you reoccurring constantly?
white screen
even I am facing the sam issue... screen goes white and lower button wont work... this is mostly becoz of over heated or expossed in sun ... Do any one having actual solution for this??
whit screen
even I am facing the sam issue... screen goes white and lower button wont work... this is mostly becoz of over heated or expossed in sun ... Do any one having actual solution for this??
hi all gurus,
my artemis recently got a white screen of death..
symptom
- the whole screen slowly becomes white
- will happens especially in hot (outdoor, noon time, or when loading big programs)
- the phone itself is noticeable hotter than normal when white screen happens...
- need to unplug the battery in order to restart.. soft-reset wont work when screen goes white..
- at early stage, still can connect to pc and flash new ROM, but now, cannot connect to pc already (pc just wont recognize it)
- the screen is seems to be shaking left to right all the time (a noticeable extra 5 pixels appears on the left most border of the screen, and the goes disappear, repeatingly)
- have already replaced a stable and clean ROM at the stage were the ppc still can connect to pc (i use the ROM before for few months, no problem)
- have try to switch on with a new battery, problem remains..
- battery drains quickly...
does anyone face this kind of problem before? it is hardware problem right? i search on the time, some says is the CPU need resoldering, some says need to replace the LCD ribbons... but the unfortunately things is, no pda repair expert near by area...
any feedback is apperciated. Sorry if my english grammer is not so good.
thanks.
i have the same problem...
i have bought a new battery and it still happens.
I now only get the following on boot:
IPL: 3.04.0001
SPL:1.11.0000
GSM: 03.08.90
I don't get the fourth one and it no longer loads - does this mean that the os is fluffed..?
Had the same problem, hard reset solved it
I have like this proble in my p3300
anyone can help us ??
oman_jeep said:
I have like this proble in my p3300
anyone can help us ??
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Hi...
I had the same prob. as in first post here...with my aretemis.Tried to fix it (after i ve read sh... load of threads) by heating up board and CPU (I was pissed so I just wanted to destroy it) and I managed to do so.
Now I get only red led when it is con.to PC.
After that I found post of some guy from ROMANIA who claims that he managed to fix it by one of these:
1. reheating CPU
2. changing CPY clock crystal
3.(I can't recall third thing, but it was hardware too)
After that I went on eBay, got a better one and now I'm happy with my new artemis,plus I have spare screen battery etc..in case I damage it somehow...
Ah yes...before I tried to f...(fix) it, I found that my warranty is expired for 1 month....so you can imagine why i lost my patience.
i know this will bring you down,sorry,but I had the same symptoms...
now I'm changing custom roms to see which one fits me, and still i get amazed with this beautiful phone....
cheers,
Z
Looks like a general problem with no fixes/solutions to be found anywhere.
My solution:
Get rid of this HTC sh!t and roll back to Motorola...
Found a solution!
Still being under manufacturers warranty, I took it to the repairs agents, they replaced the motherboard and voila!
Never blame a WSOD on software...
Hi all, just want to describe some problems I've been having over the last week or so.
Basically, my Orbit suddenly developed the habit of randomly freezing and displaying wierd patterns on the screen and requiring a soft reset and also just randomly restarting.
I first noticed this about a week ago, the phone did fall out onto the driveway a few days ago but it wasn't nothing it hasn't been through before and the screen is FINE, no dead pixels nothing. This is the ROM I had on it when it first started happening: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=912989
My initial thought that it was something do with something installed on it, perhaps a software issue so I did a hard reset but same problems. I changed the ROM a few times but same problems. It's getting to the point where I have to look to buy a new phone.
It's quite difficult to describe what happens when the device freezes. I will try and get a picture or video but it's at random . The best way I can describe it is that it the device freezes, a section of the screen goes black slowly before the remaining section fades to black completely sometimes showing white lines. Moreoever, when I say the screen goes black, I don't mean that it goes off, the screen remains on but black.
Perhaps it is a hardware issue with a loose/faulty connection somewhere? My first thought was that it could be down to the screen connection but when the phone is working, the screen is absolutely normal.
Any suggestions are welcome. Please bear in mind that I've got no trouble in opening the device if needs be (had to change the LCD screen myself, I know, I know, go me! ). Thanks in advance!
Just noticed something. I've had it lying around re-filling up the inbox from a backup but as soon as I attached the charger, the problem occured, so could it be down to something from that as a result?
I've just managed to take a few pics. Theres quite a bit of glare unfortunately however this type of pattern doesn't always occur, sometimes it's less noticable than that.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/69/pict0189n.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/232/pict0190z.jpg/
hi dude,
my first thought was battery but now thinking you might have a loose connection with the motherboard and lcd.
i would check lcd ribbon that connects to motherboard first, obviously you know exacly what i meen, if that is not the problem i would buy a new battery (charge while off, do not turn on untill fully charged new battery)
if both of these do not do the trick then i would consider buying a new device. (unless anyone else has any ideas??)
thanks
Rn
Hi all
I have a serious problem with my Defy and I'm hoping that someone will know how to fix it, although I think the answer will probably be "replace the screen" or "it's dead".
Basically, only small part at the top of the screen is working propperly. This area, a strip of about 1cm at the top, shows everything as it should. The rest starts black and then a load of mainly white vertical bars slowly fade in down the screen. These change when the screen does, but with a delay.
The touch screen still works fine, and ocasionally the bottom part of the screen will correct itself, but only for a few seconds.
I'm really hoping there's a simple fix to this. Please help me...
Is it drop or water causing this wierd symptom??
It is a must to replace the display if it drop or water damaged.
But if it happen after flashing then it most probably caused by rom issue.
I haven't dropped it/got it wet. The only thing I have done recently is upgrade to the latest MIUI last week, which incidentally was causing battery draining issues, so I was planning to revert to my nandroid.
The problem is, I can't even do that easily as I cannot see the recovery screen. Anyone know how to get round this?
OK, quick update
I have managed to restore my nandroid through a bit of memory and guesswork (remembering where things were in recovery). Initially the screen was the same, but after half an hour it has come back. I hope this means it works, but I haven't moved the phone since, so I am not 100% certain. I'm looking into the possibility of getting an Atrix now, as I have seen them for sub-£200 on eBay and I have wanted one since they came out. Hopefully the Defy will work, and I can sell it and put the moneys towards an Atrix.