Screen density failure - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

Trying to change my LCD density while running ics leak. It changes and says to re boot, i do and all i get is black screen. Have to restore to get phone working again. This is only on ics and i am only changing density to 200. I am on my phone and the search function sucks. I have gone thru several pages in various headers and cannot find this question. Just wondering if this is a bug, if it is fixable, and how to fix it? Thank you in advance...
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Are you using an app to change your dpi? Just edit your build.prop in /system using root explorer
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I changed LCDdensity one through Rom Toolbox and it messed up my ICS rom permanently somehow. Even after I changed it back to stock some icons/menus never reverted back to stock so it was all kinds of messed up.
i said screw it and restored from nandroid. I'd do that or wipe and flash rom again if it keeps giving you problems.

What launcher are you using? I got it to work using Rom Toolbox
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Using trebuchet, but had the problem with apex as well. I am using LCD density changer pro from the market.
Edit... Got it to work by editing build prop with root explorer, then downloading just the market fix from the app. Thanks for all input.
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Yeah, I used to use LCD Modder pro, but it gave me way too many problems. Total junk
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Help, Screen view problem!!

Ok, I really don't know what happened. I charged the phone last night, and it froze overnight( not a normal occurrence). So this morning I did a battery pull and restart. It had some issues restarting, it took 3 tries to get it to work. Then when it did start, the display was odd. Everything is very small. The display still stretches the entire screen, just very small. Almost like the phone thinks it is a tablet. I was running cm9, but I flashed back to stock FTF about a month ago. Only thing done since is root (to retrieve titanium backups) and install cwm. I know that I could probably flash again and solve problems, but I just don't want to mess with rooting and restoring again. I tried clearing cache and dalvic cache, but no luck. I have attached screenshots of the problem. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Not sure what is up with the notification bar, but it goes away when in landscape mode. (shown in pic)
Mybe u should refer this to the rom thread or read through the rom thread 1st. Coz mybe sm1 already suffers the same issues with the rom..
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I'm not running any custom rom. I flashed back to ftf. Running stock fine for the past month until today
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Bad .ftf mybe. Did u hav another .ftf u could flash?? If dont try downloading another 1 n try flashing it again. But looking at ur screen did u install custom mod/theme on ur stock rom??
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...That looks pretty sweet actually, garbled notification text aside XD
My big question is what could cause this even? I've nevrr even heard of this happening
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No, no custom themes or any build.prop edits. But, could this be caused or fixed by a build.prop edit?
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"I am a tablet... I AM A TABLET!!!"
>that's your phone trolling you..
It looks like your pixel density is messed up all the small icons I remember messing around with it before and thats what it use to happen when I set it to high... I remember there is an app that can do that if ur rooted but the blurry notification don't know what could cause that
narflynn619 said:
"I am a tablet... I AM A TABLET!!!"
>that's your phone trolling you..
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That quote just made my day...
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It was the lcd density. I went into rom toolbox and checked it. The slider was at the minimum. I raised it to half and rebooted. Problem solved. It also fixed the notification bar. Does anyone know the correct density to use?
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zeeky120 said:
It was the lcd density. I went into rom toolbox and checked it. The slider was at the minimum. I raised it to half and rebooted. Problem solved. It also fixed the notification bar. Does anyone know the correct density to use?
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PPI? 210.
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savage24x said:
PPI? 210.
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Actually, the default density for the Play is 240.

I can't seem to undo my LCD Density change...

OK, I used LCDDensity from the Play Store to change my LCD Density to 280. It didn't seem to work, so I gave up and set it back to 320. Everything looked fine until I opened my keyboard. Here's a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/U7o4R.png
As you can see, the right side of the keyboard is just a bit off screen. I installed SwiftKey in hopes it was just an issue with the TouchWiz keyboard, but no.
Also, as you can see in the scvreenshot, the build.prop is in fact set to 320...What can I do to fix this?
Thanks for your help.
Just manually edit your build.prop to restore density.
Did you reboot after your latest changes?
Wipe out all traces of that LCDdensity app too.
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peneoark said:
Just manually edit your build.prop to restore density.
Did you reboot after your latest changes?
Wipe out all traces of that LCDdensity app too.
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Ugh...now I hate myself. A simple reboot.
Sorry for wasting everyone's time.
Dude, don't worry about it
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Keyboard resets to stock keyboard after reboot.

I have an issue with my s3. Everytime I reboot my phone the keyboard that I have goes back to stock swype keyboard.. I have a purchased version of smart keyboard pro.. it it annoys me to have to go back to settings and have to change it all over again.
I know its not a flaw with smart keyboard pro.. it never gave me that problem with my other phones..
Does anyone know how to fix it?
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Might help might not try fixing permission in recovery and re install the app..
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Same thing happens to me
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galaxys3 returns to galaxy keyboard after reboot fix with Titanium Pro
AlexSochi8 said:
I have an issue with my s3. Everytime I reboot my phone the keyboard that I have goes back to stock swype keyboard.. I have a purchased version of smart keyboard pro.. it it annoys me to have to go back to settings and have to change it all over again.
I know its not a flaw with smart keyboard pro.. it never gave me that problem with my other phones..
Does anyone know how to fix it?
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I figured out a temp fix by freezing the stock "samsung Keyboard" with Titanium backup pro & selecting Siftkey keyboard in regular settings.
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I think it's just part of JB kinda like the annoying input method on the notification every time you type. Happens on stock too just try to not reboot so much or freeze keyboard like other dude stated
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When I was on the stock ROM, I also solved this by freezing the stock keyboard.
I found on Frosty JB (stock rooted, debloated ROM) that it doesn't reset like stock does.
It's little stuff like this where rooting shows its strength and usefulness.
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I've had this happen since the JB update, too. I think it's a "feature" that requires a work-around like the freezing of the stock keyboard like mentioned.
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Pennycake said:
I've had this happen since the JB update, too. I think it's a "feature" that requires a work-around like the freezing of the stock keyboard like mentioned.
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There's an app in the Play store that fixes this problem: http://goo.gl/Yyha9
I have solution for this
Just change the keyboard to system app
through. Titanium backup. Or toolbox
and change the keyboard to default!!

[Q] Rom Toolbox Themes and Icons

I noticed I could potentially change my icons and themes from RT, but attempting that on my DX caused bad results. Has anyone tried it with this S3 rom, or any others? GS3 SGH-T999 with Root66 4.1.1 T-Mobile rom with flashed boot animation enabler and CWM Touch 6.0.1.2 (I think)
Thanks!
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*Bump*
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For most part RT Pro works. Some Status Bar icons can be changed will others dont do anything. Ive noticed that some work like a battery icon change works visually but the percentage of the battery level was always off. I know boot animation can be used but on a CM10 based rom it does not store the boot ani in the right folder but I do believe it does store it correctly on a stock rom.
Never fails to try just do a Nandroid backup. I do it all the time.
Okay, I'll give it a go after my next backup. I got the boot animations to work after flashing an enabler I found on another post. It still does the T-Mobile chime, but that's fine.
Thanks for the feedback!
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Tried RT Pro icons and it didn't do anything, other than bugger my accounts up. I just restored the backup from TouchWin to get it back. I'm curious if It's just where Samsung stored the icons, since some came up not found on system, or if Samsung has them blocked, and it requires an enabler, like the custom boot animations do. I'll have to finger walk a bit more and see if there's an enabler, or another app that can change icons. I looked into UOTKitchen, I think it was called, and It's got some neat icons I'd like to use, but I'm worried about using it to mod Root66, and totally screwing up the rom, or worse, fouling my phone up.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
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seattlestexan said:
Okay, I'll give it a go after my next backup. I got the boot animations to work after flashing an enabler I found on another post. It still does the T-Mobile chime, but that's fine.
Thanks for the feedback!
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Same here too....

note 2 running like a tablet

hey people today i was just messing around with rom toolbox on my note 2 international version and i dont know what happened but when i rebooted the phone it looked like it was running galaxy tab version of android...and the main thing is samsung keyboard keeps on crashing every 5 seconds so i can even use it to make a call..plzzz people help ...i need to get thsi thing working in another 12 hours or so cause i need to leave for for work so i would really appreciate a fast reply ..i just want to get beack the note 2 ui..i dont care for the data so consider all options.thanks
If u dont care about any data then Id say : factory reset, clear caches (are u on a custom rom)
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AskinSavascisi said:
If u dont care about any data then Id say : factory reset, clear caches (are u on a custom rom)
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i didi a factory reset and also cleared the cache .....still having the problem
Are u rooted?
Try to flash stock rom again using odin. U can find the stock roms @ sammobile
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AskinSavascisi said:
Are u rooted?
Try to flash stock rom again using odin. U can find the stock roms @ sammobile
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ok bro.gonna try that
Just change lcd density.
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Your problem is actually the DPI.I think you lowered it.As far as I know Note 2's Density is 267,change back to that value
DonSpeedy7 said:
Your problem is actually the DPI.I think you lowered it.As far as I know Note 2's Density is 267,change back to that value
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320 to be precise
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Is there a way to change the density on stock (wanam) roms?
p4j1 said:
Is there a way to change the density on stock (wanam) roms?
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Build. Prop editor.
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Flash MiniTab rom. It's full note 10.1 rom, and it's really awesome!
Worked out? On paranoid it was easy to adjust dpi settings, phablet; tablet mode etc.. but never saw dpi settings on touchwiz so thats why just flashing stock seemed a good solution.
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If your phone is rooted, download es explorer, click on the favorites then go to root/system and open built.prop with e's editor and scroll down to
ro.sf.lcd_density=xxx
And change the xxx to default which is 320. Then exit and reboot.
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Thanks for the replies, I tried an app from the playstore to change the dpi but the samsung keyboard just kept crashing every 5 seconds.
Is the above method better or will the same thing happen?
The Samsung keyboard will keep crashing until you set the DPI back to 320. I believe anything lower than 280 causes the Samsung keyboard to crash. You might have to install a new keyboard from the play store or something if you don't have one so you can actually edit the build.prop file.
Just a note, if you go about editing the DPI from the build.prop, the value is actually in there twice so you'll have to change both lines in order for it to work.
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UtkarshGupta said:
320 to be precise
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Ah,sorry.267 is ppi not dpi
D3_ said:
The Samsung keyboard will keep crashing until you set the DPI back to 320. I believe anything lower than 280 causes the Samsung keyboard to crash. You might have to install a new keyboard from the play store or something if you don't have one so you can actually edit the build.prop file.
Just a note, if you go about editing the DPI from the build.prop, the value is actually in there twice so you'll have to change both lines in order for it to work.
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Just the first one would do.
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