sooo.... about a month ago my phone stopped working just booted to the Sony Ericson screen i have not warranty so it thought id have a look in to this . first thing i did was connect it to the computer this allowed the phone to boot normally but the touch screen wouldn't work but as soon as the usb was disconnected it would reset and get stuck at the logo again. so i turned it off and left it for 24 hours when i tried it again the screen boots normally but the touch screen isnt working i can navigate with the joypad tho. i have done a factory reset and updates etc still no luck so i have tried replacing the digitizer still nothing .
so basically at the moment i cant get the touch screen to work any ideas
thanks for any responses
flash a new firmware with flashtool that mite sort your touchscreen/digitizer
Shaun27 said:
flash a new firmware with flashtool that mite sort your touchscreen/digitizer
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i have been thinking about this but i didn't see how this would work but ill try anything at this point
thanks
any luck?
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i have been thinking about this but i didn't see how this would work but ill try anything at this point
thanks
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It might work because the coding for the touchscreen is in the firmware
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ap1927 said:
i have been thinking about this but i didn't see how this would work but ill try anything at this point
thanks
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Hey did you try this? I'm trying to resurrect my R800i but I seem to have the same problem with my touchscreen not working. I tried the old cracked touchscreen digitizer which was working before I replaced it with this current one but that did not work. I even changed the main flex cable ribbon last night with a new. That just fixed the screen scrambling sometimes and the accelerometer issue but did not fix the touchscreen issue.
If anyone else can help also I'd really appreciate it. I may just go ahead and back up the phone and game data especially then flash a new ROM.
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Hello XDA ..
My G2 LCD stopped working for no reason .. It started flickering and losing colors two days ago .. and yesterday it went completely black .. I did not drop the phone or damage it anyhow ..
I opened it up and checked all connections and it looked fine .. the LED and digitizer screen work fine as well as the capacitive buttons at the bottom so I figured it is not a connection problem ..
I had Cyanegon on it for like 5 months and never had an issue .. I recently installed Virtious Sense ROM and I have been switching between the two the past week ..
My question is ,, do you think it is a software problem for example the lcd driver got messed ..?? or is it just the lcd was broken somehow
I am intending to buy a new lcd and replace the one I have now but I thought I should make sure that the one I currently have is actually broken before I replace it ..
Thank you,,
Edu
PS: if you can think of an easy way to check the functionality of the LCD let me know ..
Its rather hard for a software (even if it is firmware) to cause problems to an LCD. If you can se the backlight turning on but the screen not showing anything, i suggest you start trying out some unbricking methods.
Now, if the screen doesnt turn on AT ALL, then its possibly a hardware fault. The only way to be sure is to have an extra lcd available to connect to it. You could also try and give your lcd to someone with a Desire Z to try out your lcd on his phone and see what happens.
The "easiest" way though is to get a new one.
is the ribbon cable connecting the screen to keyboard damaged?
dumraden
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the backlight does not turn on at all .. so I guess you are right it should be a hardware issue
thanks for the suggestions
evilcuber
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yeah it is connected .. I have checked all the connections before posting
thanks for helping
same happened to my phone
Hi,
I recently got my phone unlocked via testpoint (I think) and it was fine for a week or so but then the touch screen started locking up after i turn the screen on and bring up the lock screen and wouldn't respond to my touches (so I can't answer my calls/texts until I restart my phone), the screen itself was fine as I can see everything still and the phone still responds as the gamepad is still functioned so I could turn it off and on again which then fixed it for a few hours.
This has been happening a lot recently and a new problem has developed which is that it will not boot properly, if I have it plugged in and boot from the "charging mode" its fine but the screen doesn't work until about 10 reboots and on battery it hangs at the Sony Ericsson text screen (On boot) and I have to battery pull it and reboot it many times before it will boot successfully again.
It is running a stock gingerbread ROM (Build .42 - rooted). This worked perfectly and never locked up once before the unlock, so I'm placing my suspicions on that. -.-
any ideas for fixes are greatly appreciated as having this phone doing this ALL THE TIME is very frustrating and seems to be happening more regularly and sometimes even when the screen is turned on and I'm using the device.
Thanks in advance and for reading all of that (If you did )
The fact that you unlocked it shouldn't matter that it's having issues booting up. I had mine unlocked via testpoint and it was all good. Try reflashing your stock FTF.
I think build .42 is Verizon, right? But what phone version do you have?
I have the R800i - originally locked to orange. I flashed a .42 build i fund on the internet, i think it was a Chinese ROM as it came with Chinese keyboard etc. and various Chinese apps
hmm, as I'm typing this I'm waiting for it to reboot - Not working -.- I got told by the guy who unlocked it that i cant update my phone or it may blank screen on me or something? i didn't want to risk anything by re-flashing it as i don't want to have to buy a new phone if this one completely messes up to the point that it's bricked I'm thinking a reflash is the way to go... Can titanium backup backup whatsapp properly so i dont have to sort out my activation stuff again? it's assigned to my old number atm so yeahh...
Same problem over here.
I used to use the Doom kernel for over a year without problem but then the touchscren would frequently lose it's ability to react to touch usually a reboot would fix it, at some point i had to hold a button while bootup for it to react again soon i discovered that sliding the gamepad out was what killed the touch capability sliding the gamepad back in did not restore it only a reboot or as i discovered holding the home button for about 10 seconds how ever it was less and less functional until at somepoint nothing would restore it and the touchscreen permanently lost it's touch. Assuming it might be a software problem i reflashed stock rom and stock kernel the problem still persists and i am not sure if ihad this problem before reflashing or not but i also now have the problem that when pressing the power button the phone does not react for 15 seconds before getting to the sony erricons (or doom kernel) writing to not move one step further no matter the wait while starting with usb plugged in again takes 15 seconds wait time before anyting shows up but then after 30 seconds continues to the next splashscreen to start properly.
Initially i assumed it would be a software problem (like slyhedgehog56) how ever as not even reflashing the entire system fixed it i think that option is out of question. with the touchscreen capability i would blame it on the digitizer but would a digitizer problem also cause the boot issues? With unlocked boot loader i am obviously out of warranty and id rather not have to buy a new phone i would what so ever not mind doing some basic human capable repairs on it (for example exchanging digitizer) how ever i don't want to invest into repairs that possibly wont help anyway.
I hope somebody can provide us with some insight.
Well you've also got to consider is electricals can go wrong weather its a phone laptop toaster ect sometimes stuff just stops working for no reason and something will break just the way it works unfortunately
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ILikeTheWayYouMove2 said:
Well you've also got to consider is electricals can go wrong weather its a phone laptop toaster ect sometimes stuff just stops working for no reason and something will break just the way it works unfortunately
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Well while it certainly is true that everything stops it's not quite for no reason i mean there is most certainly some reason, it's not like the device just randomly decides "im perfectly fine but i wont work anymore" if it's a broken contact a lose cable or a fried chip something IS to blame for malfunctions and if there is a specific pattern of malfunctions it may be possible to track back just what component gave up.
So thank you for notifying me that things break at times i will still continue to wait if somebody possibly has more detail on this particular malfunction though.
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Same problem over here.
I used to use the Doom kernel for over a year without problem but then the touchscren would frequently lose it's ability to react to touch usually a reboot would fix it, at some point i had to hold a button while bootup for it to react again soon i discovered that sliding the gamepad out was what killed the touch capability sliding the gamepad back in did not restore it only a reboot or as i discovered holding the home button for about 10 seconds how ever it was less and less functional until at somepoint nothing would restore it and the touchscreen permanently lost it's touch. Assuming it might be a software problem i reflashed stock rom and stock kernel the problem still persists and i am not sure if ihad this problem before reflashing or not but i also now have the problem that when pressing the power button the phone does not react for 15 seconds before getting to the sony erricons (or doom kernel) writing to not move one step further no matter the wait while starting with usb plugged in again takes 15 seconds wait time before anyting shows up but then after 30 seconds continues to the next splashscreen to start properly.
Initially i assumed it would be a software problem (like slyhedgehog56) how ever as not even reflashing the entire system fixed it i think that option is out of question. with the touchscreen capability i would blame it on the digitizer but would a digitizer problem also cause the boot issues? With unlocked boot loader i am obviously out of warranty and id rather not have to buy a new phone i would what so ever not mind doing some basic human capable repairs on it (for example exchanging digitizer) how ever i don't want to invest into repairs that possibly wont help anyway.
I hope somebody can provide us with some insight.
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I'm not gonna lie myself as the same thing exactly happened to my phone and it died week ago.
Here's how it started
1 Touchscreen died for 5 Seconds when I didn't use phone for long.
- Over two weeks this dead time longly extended.
3 Touchscreen became completely dead and unusable.
- Tried stock rom, Markpython's Ics Rom and Slimbean (no result so hardware problem).
5 Relocked the bootloader, flashed stock fw.
- Device won't boot unless in USB Mode
7 Phone turns unusable (Yes I can navigate using gamepad) and goes to Sony Centre
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I'm not gonna lie myself as the same thing exactly happened to my phone and it died week ago.
Here's how it started
1 Touchscreen died for 5 Seconds when I didn't use phone for long.
- Over two weeks this dead time longly extended.
3 Touchscreen became completely dead and unusable.
- Tried stock rom, Markpython's Ics Rom and Slimbean (no result so hardware problem).
5 Relocked the bootloader, flashed stock fw.
- Device won't boot unless in USB Mode
7 Phone turns unusable (Yes I can navigate using gamepad) and goes to Sony Centre
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Sounds like the exact same problem yes (including the gamepad navigation) would you mind keeping me/us updated over how it goes? what they blame to be the culprint etc?
friends too..
Turns out a friends Xperia play has the EXACT same problem so the test point unlock isn't the issue here tried reflashing this one and no help at all, it will boot if I gold the power button then plug a USB cable in but the screen doesn't respond to touches. The same for both phones, they won't boot without a USB connected and will occasionally work once every 50 or so tries without the cable -.-.
I'm at a loss, I've searched the internet to find no help and everyone just saying "use the Sony repair tool" no. It doesn't work!
sewer56lol said:
I'm not gonna lie myself as the same thing exactly happened to my phone and it died week ago.
Here's how it started
1 Touchscreen died for 5 Seconds when I didn't use phone for long.
- Over two weeks this dead time longly extended.
3 Touchscreen became completely dead and unusable.
- Tried stock rom, Markpython's Ics Rom and Slimbean (no result so hardware problem).
5 Relocked the bootloader, flashed stock fw.
- Device won't boot unless in USB Mode
7 Phone turns unusable (Yes I can navigate using gamepad) and goes to Sony Centre
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slyhedgehog56 said:
Turns out a friends Xperia play has the EXACT same problem so the test point unlock isn't the issue here tried reflashing this one and no help at all, it will boot if I gold the power button then plug a USB cable in but the screen doesn't respond to touches. The same for both phones, they won't boot without a USB connected and will occasionally work once every 50 or so tries without the cable -.-.
I'm at a loss, I've searched the internet to find no help and everyone just saying "use the Sony repair tool" no. It doesn't work!
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I have the same exact problem ,I made a very interesting detailed thread about it a few minutes ago , please have
a look at it and put a comment or something ...
Totally Depressed : My Xperia Play is Stuck at Sony Ericsson Text at Boot Screen !
Still nothing for me
Still in repair centre.
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(Yay finally got an S3 like I said in my Rom thread)
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Still nothing for me
Still in repair centre.
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(Yay finally got an S3 like I said in my Rom thread)
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Thank you for keeping us updated and yeah i can imagine it takes a little longer over the holidays.
(btw congratulations on the S3)
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Thank you for keeping us updated and yeah i can imagine it takes a little longer over the holidays.
(btw congratulations on the S3)
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I got it back , I haven't done any testing but it seems to be working fine.
Boot = OK
Touchscreen = OK
Gamepad = OK
Touchpads = Not Tested but should be ok.
Version = .42 (2.3.4) (UK GENERIC) - Same version as I gave into store.
The software was upgraded to the very last version?
Fought last version was .62
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Forgot to say they changed the digitizer.
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sewer56lol said:
I got it back , I haven't done any testing but it seems to be working fine.
Boot = OK
Touchscreen = OK
Gamepad = OK
Touchpads = Not Tested but should be ok.
Version = .42 (2.3.4) (UK GENERIC) - Same version as I gave into store.
The software was upgraded to the very last version?
Fought last version was .62
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Forgot to say they changed the digitizer.
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Awesome! Keypad fault interesting
hmm you said you had flashed another rom that means you had your bootloader unlocked and your warranty voided right?
Did they charge you for the repairs?
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Awesome! Keypad fault interesting
hmm you said you had flashed another rom that means you had your bootloader unlocked and your warranty voided right?
Did they charge you for the repairs?
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I relocked my bootloader beforehand giving it to repair centre.
I fought I said this a couple of posts ago.
And no they did not charge me at all.
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I'm not gonna lie myself as the same thing exactly happened to my phone and it died week ago.
Here's how it started
1 Touchscreen died for 5 Seconds when I didn't use phone for long.
- Over two weeks this dead time longly extended.
3 Touchscreen became completely dead and unusable.
- Tried stock rom, Markpython's Ics Rom and Slimbean (no result so hardware problem).
5 Relocked the bootloader, flashed stock fw.
- Device won't boot unless in USB Mode
7 Phone turns unusable (Yes I can navigate using gamepad) and goes to Sony Centre
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Yes i know that you mentioned it however i thought they would/could check the status using the IMEI and could tell if it was locked nlocked though admittingly getting the code to unlock it using th IMEI does not actually mean that you unlocked it... ut alrigh thanks again
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I relocked my bootloader beforehand giving it to repair centre.
I fought I said this a couple of posts ago.
And no they did not charge me at all.
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Ok so i searched and not found a solution to my problem. I have an xperia play r800x and in the past I've rooted it. It got bricked before but i flashed stock firmware and re-rooted to get back to normal. Now the screen doesn't turn on. it seems like it happened overnight and the the phone is not unlocked to different carriers. I have charged it (led shows full charge) tried different firmwares and re-flashed countless times but cant find out how to get it working again. It vibrates to turn on and the led is responding but the screen stays black. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Ok so i searched and not found a solution to my problem. I have an xperia play r800x and in the past I've rooted it. It got bricked before but i flashed stock firmware and re-rooted to get back to normal. Now the screen doesn't turn on. it seems like it happened overnight and the the phone is not unlocked to different carriers. I have charged it (led shows full charge) tried different firmwares and re-flashed countless times but cant find out how to get it working again. It vibrates to turn on and the led is responding but the screen stays black. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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if you can see initial bootlogo or get in to recovery, sad to say on my opinion its hardware
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if you can see initial bootlogo or get in to recovery, sad to say on my opinion its hardware
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i can only get it into flashmode and fastboot no logo or recovery
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i can only get it into flashmode and fastboot no logo or recovery
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im sorry my friend but i got to say that it may be the display itself that may be broken with your beloved play.. it may be 10% chance that it is software
Look at it from different angles onetime my backlight was dead because my flex cable was broken but if I looked super closely I could see it still worked but I had to get a new flex cable so my backlight would come on lol
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So i have a big problem with my xperia arc s. after i bought it from ebay i flashed it with ultimate hd 3.02 .. and then i flashed lupus v10 kernel .. everything was ok but after sometime it started showing problems it started to freeze all of a sudden and then it used to shutdown by it self and when i try to turn it on nothing will happen . and after some indefinite time it will turn on again . after some days it turned off and never turned on , no matter how much i tried . so i went to the sony care center they said mother board is dead. so i was totally hopeless but after 2 months .. i was just curious and i tried to charge the mobile and surprisingly the green light turned on which meant it was getting charged which never happened before .. i pressed the switch and it turned on . it worked totally fine for around 2 hours and then it froze again and it wont turn on any more . so i just cant figure out whats wrong with the phone.. PLZ help.. any help is appreciated ..thanks
Did you try to restore stock firmware at any point? Either with Flashtool or PC Companion or EMMA?
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Did you try to restore stock firmware at any point? Either with Flashtool or PC Companion or EMMA?
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i could not . because once i shutdown the phone for anything , it wont turn on instantly so it was really difficult to get it in fastboot mode.. and now its just like dead no light nothing ..
Thanks for the reply kanaksharma .. i will contact u as soon as i get back to home .. which might take a few days ... at least i hv some hope now
If the Sony centre said the motherboard had problems, I'm not sure you will be able to repair it completely without sending it to repair for a new motherboard.
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If the Sony centre said the motherboard had problems, I'm not sure you will be able to repair it completely without sending it to repair for a new motherboard.
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yeah i know but there is no harm in trying ..
This is exactly the same issue I had. I solved it by replacing the mainboard / motherboard. Read my thread about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2462281
The only way to fix this is by replacing the mainboard / motherboard.
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So, my screen cracked by itself but I didnt get it fixed on the warranty.
Anyway, I bought a new screen from ebay, seemed allright.
Got it yesterday. Took off the old cracked screen, maybe a bit hard cause now its super broken.
When I put the new one in the phone doesnt boot. Just shows the Sony logo then reboots in infinity.
I did PC Companion repair which didnt say anything special just that it got the work done. Still the same problem.
Did the Sony Emma program which should flash the phone the offical way, right? No problem according to the program but when I try to start the phone the same problem.
Tried flashtool and flashed the phone with official..hmm ftf file. Still the same problem.
If I connect the old, very broken, screen the screen lights up all the time on the back side of the screen (the screen doesnt show anything on front side since its really broken) but dont know really if it kind of works.
So, did I screw up the phone when I took the screen off and broke something or could a faulty screen (the new one) actually be what causes the boot loop? That seems weird to me but i gotta ask. If the phone was really dead Emma or flashtool would say so right?
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Some new information. With the old broken screen I can connect the phone to the computer and the phone pops up in explorer. Which it doesnt with the new screen. Bloody what,
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Some new information. With the old broken screen I can connect the phone to the computer and the phone pops up in explorer. Which it doesnt with the new screen. Bloody what,
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Is the "new" display unit original from Sony or a chinese replicat?
If not original, i think it is a hardware problem (chinese crap...)
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Is the "new" display unit original from Sony or a chinese replicat?
If not original, i think it is a hardware problem (chinese crap...)
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Yes, its a chinese copy. So that is probably my problem.
But since it will take months to get a new one any other ideas would be very nice.
Its just weird to me how the screen causes reboots, but I guess thats it.
Hi, did you manage to get it working with an original screen?
I have the identical problem.
Same problem
I have the same problem has anyone resolved the issue
Thanks in advance