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[Q] Samsung Galaxy 551 very dark screen bug

Hi,
I've purchased a a Samsung Galaxy 551 (I5510) (Middle east region) about a year ago and i was running android 2.2 fine for a while. When the Gingerbread 2.3 update came out i tried installing a European ROM because the ME ROMs weren't updated, it worked fine but had a weird glitch that if the screen was off (phone still working) for a while it would be very dark when turned on afterwards, it looked like this video:
Youtube > /watch?v=Kwll8ZfgaD0
P.S. I didn't make the video, just linking it because its the same issue
it would randomly work again after a couple of lock-screen off-unlock cycles, then happen again randomly when it's off
I tried a number of GB Roms but to no avail, then finally the latest eu roms (I5510XWKPJ) fixed the problem, nowhere to be seen anymore.
After that i tried installing Cyanogen mod for the phone and the problem came back with different degrees:
1. Cyanogen 7 - normal boot, screen gets dark after being off for a while.
2. Cyanogen 9,10 - show samsung logo at start, screen gets dark as soon as the cyanogen logo appears and continues to be
Any help on what would be causing that especially on the newer CM builds? and why it doesn't happen at all in (I5510XWKPJ)
Thanks in advance,

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Bump, any ideas?

I just realized that i should have made this thread in the ""Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking" thread, i will remake it there so feel free to close this.

Instead you could ask the mod to move it there....
They might consider doin if they feel it's worthy
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Ghostfreak NB said:
Instead you could ask the mod to move it there....
They might consider doin if they feel it's worthy
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Yes, I definitely would have, but since the OP already created a second thread there, this one is closed.

[Solved]touching breaks

Someone just passed to me an a100, it seems nice and all, rooted and unlocked it, now on reaper relix.
My problem is i am experiencing touch breaks, if i were to swap between pages i am experiencing some weird problem.
I downloaded a drawing app to test it, and if i try to draw a line without lifting my finger i notice that the line breaks.
Any workaround?

rain987 said:
Someone just passed to me an a100, it seems nice and all, rooted and unlocked it, now on reaper relix.
My problem is i am experiencing touch breaks, if i were to swap between pages i am experiencing some weird problem.
I downloaded a drawing app to test it, and if i try to draw a line without lifting my finger i notice that the line breaks.
Any workaround?
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Unfortunately this is an issue with the A100, some have the issue others don't(mine does). It seems to be a grounding issue or that is what the general consensus is.
No way to really fix it, if you have a cover taking it off may help, and trying different ways of holding it may help as well.

Yeah. Mine has it too. Using with no case and holding it with 2 hands makes it better. Also using it while plugged in stops it too. Those are the only workarounds I know of.

thanks this made it clear, was think i need to overclock it, but seems more like a manufacturing issue.
i have maxed out my thanks, will thank both of you in the morning.

Guys try cm10 b2. I no longer have those annoying breaks when scrolling. I did a clean install.
*can someone link me gapps or just playstore. Hard to find it using tab.
FromDeA100

rain987 said:
Guys try cm10 b2. I no longer have those annoying breaks when scrolling. I did a clean install.
*can someone link me gapps or just playstore. Hard to find it using tab.
FromDeA100
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Get goo manager from the play store you can get then latest gapps there
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Thx but I already got it from ur cm10 general thread.
FromDeA100

Was going to post the links but since i'm a new user apparently I cant. Arg.

Note 2 - a few annoyances (coming from a Nexus)

I only just recently got my Note II and it has got ARHD on it, which I installed because it's a rom based on samsung software with no comptability issues and great battery life.
I also have a Galaxy Nexus and I noticed a few "problems" the Note 2 has and the older Nexus doesn't:
the browser on the Note 2 looks okay but the pointer precision is just very bad. To give an example: if you swipe your finger up or down vertically for a few centimeters, and then you start sliding diagonally (without having lifted off your finger off the screen in the meanwhile), it will only continue to keep scrolling vertically, it won't "follow" your left or right (or diagonal) movement. When you lift off your finger from the screen, retouch it and then scroll diagonal right away it will follow the movement. I find this very annoying, it prevents me of having a smooth browsing experience. My older Nexus with stock android 4.2.2 and stock browser is smooth as butter and follows my swiping movements 1 to 1..
I tested Dolphin browser, Maxthon.. all still bad pointer precision.. Chrome seems to be the least bad of all the browsers, but then on the other hand I find it very choppy.
PS. I already tried an AOSP/CM rom (Sentinel ROM), and there the browser was smooth, yet, non-touchwiz roms are not bugfree and the battery life is nowhere as good as with a samsung based rom.. And especially that last factor is really important to me. (Unless anyone can advise me a bugfree AOSP rom with batterylife that is as good as a samsung based rom).
SOLVED, SOLUTION IN POST #15
Then something else that annoys me quite a bit: when the screen is off and I press the wakebutton, it takes like 1 to 2 seconds until it actually wakes.. I've read I'm not the only one with this problem but I find it kind of unacceptable for a quad core phone with 2GB of ram.. Same problem when you are in an application and you press the homebutton to go to the homescreen, it sometimes takes like a second or more too.. Once again, stuff like that on my simple dual core nexus with half the amount of ram doesn't happen.
UNDERLINED PART SOLVED, SOLUTION IN POST #3 (thanks Kremata)
Then the good stuff has to be said too: homescreen-scrolling is insanely smooth, watching videos is awesome, the camera is great (so is the samsung camera app) and not to forget, the battery life is a revelation to me, I get through the day easily with hardcore use of the phone (that cannot be said of my old Nexus..).
I really like the Note II, but these few problems really crash the party for me.. Also I never thought I'd say it as a Nexus-fan but I generally find Touchwiz pretty cool and suiting on the Note 2.. So I'd prefer to stay on a samsung based rom like ARHD if possible.
Hope there's some experts here who can give me advise on how to handle these little problems.

For the record, I managed installing the AOSP browser, and the bug is still there. So it must be rom/kernel related, not app-related..

The HOME button problem is not a bug. It is because you have set your S-voice to open by double pressing the Home button. So the lag comes from TW waiting for a second press before doing anything.
Just uncheck "Open via the Home Key" in S-voice setting.
For the browser thing I don't know. I never felt it was a problem for me.

Kremata said:
The HOME button problem is not a bug. It is because you have set your S-voice to open by double pressing the Home button. So the lag comes from TW waiting for a second press before doing anything.
Just uncheck "Open via the Home Key" in S-voice setting.
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One problem solved already, thanks for that!

I placed a video of the pointing precision problem on youtube. Btw I checked if the touchscreen is ok by using "show touches", and it followed my touches 100% perfectly, so it's not the phone, it's definitely some software problem..
This is the video

Could anyone with a samsung-based rom try to reproduce the above problem and see if it happens or not ? If not, could you tell me what rom + kernel you are using, would be much appreciated..
I repeat that when I tried an AOSP rom on my Note II, this issue did not happen.

I'm on DLL4 and before this was on 4.1.1 and do not have this issue.

whisky_ said:
I'm on DLL4 and before this was on 4.1.1 and do not have this issue.
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Could you give me more information on DLL4 ? Maybe a link to such rom, etc. How is your battery life ?
PS. I have the international (european) version.

wtr_dhd said:
Could you give me more information on DLL4 ? Maybe a link to such rom, etc. How is your battery life ?
PS. I have the international (european) version.
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I have the exact same thing on my phone (ARHDv18). A work around is to start with a diagonal instead of a vertical line then it works fine

Kremata said:
I have the exact same thing on my phone (ARHDv18). A work around is to start with a diagonal instead of a vertical line then it works fine
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Thanks, I'll sleep a bit better now tonight
Yes I know.. but it's very annoying.. Since years I used stock android/AOSP, now I went to the dark side P) to use a TW device, so this "problem" kind of annoys me.. I wonder if one of our awesome developers would be able to make a samsung based TW rom with an AOSP-like smooth browsing experience..

wtr_dhd said:
Thanks, I'll sleep a bit better now tonight
Yes I know.. but it's very annoying.. Since years I used stock android/AOSP, now I went to the dark side P) to use a TW device, so this "problem" kind of annoys me.. I wonder if one of our awesome developers would be able to make a samsung based TW rom with an AOSP-like smooth browsing experience..
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I just realized this problem. I'm using Crash ROM, and sometimes it will happen like in the video, but sometimes it work perfectly.

So weird that I seem to be the first one remarking this problem as imo it's quite annoying, and I'm definitely not alone here.

wtr_dhd said:
So weird that I seem to be the first one remarking this problem as imo it's quite annoying, and I'm definitely not alone here.
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You must be more picky than most of us as I never noticed this before either.

Kremata said:
You must be more picky than most of us as I never noticed this before either.
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You don't forget the good stuff of stock android! But the samsung rom has some pretty cool features too..

HOORAY.
With "Chrome Beta" the swiping "bug" is not present! /me happy
Now my Note 2 is "perfect"

[Q] Advice about what version of CM10/11 to install

Hi XDA'ers,
I've just received my shiny new S4 mini and I've subjected myself to an hour of the new touchwiz. Lets say I'm ready to move back to Cyanogenmod. What I'm after from you guys is advice about which version of CM I should install for maximum compatibility. I've noticed that there is a bug list for KK which doesn't seem to be changing much. Is CM10.x better as a daily driver as I tend to use most, if not all functions whilst I'm out and about.
Looking forward to any helpful replies

iHydro said:
Hi XDA'ers,
I've just received my shiny new S4 mini and I've subjected myself to an hour of the new touchwiz. Lets say I'm ready to move back to Cyanogenmod. What I'm after from you guys is advice about which version of CM I should install for maximum compatibility. I've noticed that there is a bug list for KK which doesn't seem to be changing much. Is CM10.x better as a daily driver as I tend to use most, if not all functions whilst I'm out and about.
Looking forward to any helpful replies
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I've used cm11 and KK roms since they were released, i personally find them really stable and good for a daily driver. different strokes for different folks though

kieranswhite said:
I've used cm11 and KK roms since they were released, i personally find them really stable and good for a daily driver. different strokes for different folks though
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Cheers dude, I installed the KK serranto last night and so far so good. Apart from camerra zoom and a little glitch with the headset (from everything I've managed to test so far) which was resolved by unplugging and replugging to solve, its been a good experrience so far.

Same here! CM11 as my daily driver. Camera zoom is generally a bad idea though because phones like this do not have a mechanical zoom so any zooming you do is actually just cropping that part of the image and then enlarging to fit your screen's viewport. Similar to taking the picture then zooming in.
Not something which can be fixed by any software updates essentially
Sent from my GT-I9195 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Whosat said:
Same here! CM11 as my daily driver. Camera zoom is generally a bad idea though because phones like this do not have a mechanical zoom so any zooming you do is actually just cropping that part of the image and then enlarging to fit your screen's viewport. Similar to taking the picture then zooming in.
Not something which can be fixed by any software updates essentially
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Hi, I tried to use cm11. Everything was perfect, except extremely battery drain. I think my I9190 does not enter deep sleep mode. How can I fix that?

topwerkopers said:
Hi, I tried to use cm11. Everything was perfect, except extremely battery drain. I think my I9190 does not enter deep sleep mode. How can I fix that?
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Use a custom kernel and BatterBatteryState to check what keeps the phone awake.

[DISCONTINUED][P900 Only][Tab S2 Port] Touchwiz Marshmallow 20170404

I will not update this rom anymore. I invite you to look at another marshmallow rom here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-pro-12/development/p900-marshmallow-rom-t3604194
I'm not responsible for any damage to your device of any sort.
By flashing this you take responsibility of anything that happens.
Process at your own risk!
This is the port of t810 6.0 firmware to p900.
This firmware was developed for the p900. It doesn't apply to any other devices like p901, t900 etc
-deodexed
-knox removed
-debloated
Download:
build 04apr https://yadi.sk/d/-_uI0QyE3GfHQT
Notes:
First boot takes 10 minutes
For sNote flash with twrp this archive: https://yadi.sk/d/EZ4cqQof3GfHbw Dont update it in galaxy apps. It will not work.
Not working:
camera
smart stay
screen mirroring
Known issues:
Haptic feedback does not work. Original tablet doesn't have vibrator.
You cant choose lock screen animation. Original firmware doesn't have that choice.
sNote from galaxy apps doesn't work.
mhl works with inverted colors in ui. videos play normally.
Kernel sources:
http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=sub&sub=F&searchValue=sm-t800 T800XXU1CPH7
ps: about the kernel, there is not mistake about t800, because I use t800 kernel without any modifications. So I posted link to samsung site. If I will edit something there, I publish it on github.

Please support this device ( sm-901 )

bonuz? is that you? (0_o) good to see your name again in this forum believe it or not I still have your kitkat kernel sitting in my download folder lol

new build is here: https://yadi.sk/d/7ZFf2ND63FbmE5
everything is working except camera and gps
firmware is stable for daily usage

Thanks a bunch for this...does the S pen still work
Sent from my SM-P900 using XDA-Developers mobile app

Just cant get it to boot? Ive been at it for hours...

can i run it on t900?

DionWhite33 said:
Thanks a bunch for this...does the S pen still work
Sent from my SM-P900 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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spen is supported
DionWhite33 said:
Just cant get it to boot? Ive been at it for hours...
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I dont know what you did. Maybe you didn't wipe partitions before flashing
Quantra said:
can i run it on t900?
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no

I do need the gps, a lot might install it later and make a TWRP image of it later for certain occasions
very excited to see MM available on the heavily neglected $1000 tab
does it have the same multi window style that the p900 had' drag from top corners to make floating window and swipe from side for tray?
I really don't like the new multi window style on the Note 5 / newer, seems inferior

Really want to flash this but don't want to lose gps either... decisions, decisions. Camera I can do without.

Some feedback
Hi, yesterday I tried your ROM and it's very nice !
Unfortunately, I enconter some bugs: GPS and Camera has you know but also bluetooth not working properly and Samsung Account not working.
Now I restored to the original one because I need the external keyboard.
Let's hopes you can clear out in the next build this bugs.
Just my feedback to help you.

balmelli said:
Hi, yesterday I tried your ROM and it's very nice !
Unfortunately, I enconter some bugs: GPS and Camera has you know but also bluetooth not working properly and Samsung Account not working.
Now I restored to the original one because I need the external keyboard.
Let's hopes you can clear out in the next build this bugs.
Just my feedback to help you.
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I use samsung account myself. It's strange it doesnt work for you.
What exactly does work work in ext keyboard? I dont have bluetooth keyboard, so i cant check it myself

Strange
bonuzzz said:
I use samsung account myself. It's strange it doesnt work for you.
What exactly does work work in ext keyboard? I dont have bluetooth keyboard, so i cant check it myself
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Hi,
for the Samsung account, I don't have it in the account settings and I also cannot add it.
I also don't have the application "Samsung Account", strange ...
For the bluetooth, the keyboard but also my stereo box are not detected. I think the bluetooth itself it's not working.
I hopes to have help you.

kobayashi_maru said:
Really want to flash this but don't want to lose gps either... decisions, decisions. Camera I can do without.
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Back up your previous rom and files onto an external micro sd? That's what I've done. I'm curious enough to try this on my trusty P900 and see what happens. I do hope bluetooth works for my well-used logitech keyboard. If not, it might be a short-lived experiment. But I have to encourage *anyone* who would venture out to aid this great piece of hardware with an update.
So... as soon as the download finishes.... (hopefully) I'll be back!

Installed this. **WOW**
Yes, Bluetooth works. I'm typing on my Logitech Keyboard via this rom right now.
Yes, soundcamp works a charm on this.
Yes, the touchwiz is nifty.
Yes, I rooted it with SuperSU v2.79 zip file (flashed from TWRP).
No camera? I've used mine maybe three times -- none of which led to good pictures -- since I owned this tablet. (Warning: if you open the camera app, it kinda locks up the tablet.)
No GPS? I have a phone.
Please... keep developing this! I am adopting it as my go-to rom for the present and likely for quite a while. Now... back to soundcamp! Oh, by the way... on a tablet soundcamp gives you *two* keyboards on one screen.

Thanks for making this ROM.
Can anyone post some screenshots?

I added photos in op
Gps fixed. I'm stuck with camera. I wanted to make rom without any modifications in framework. Now i'm with camera and externaldisplay. I think it's the same issue something there. If I cant solve it soon, so i will have to upload rom without camera.
Anyway I'm really happy with this rom, it's much faster and responsive than 5.0.2 stock or mm from tab s.

Installed but does not boot. Stuck on Samsung logo.
Any ideas? Thanks

Tiberious said:
Installed but does not boot. Stuck on Samsung logo.
Any ideas? Thanks
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Probably you didnt wait enough. First boot takes 12-15 min.
Or you didnt wipe data partition.

Eager to get the GPS - working version... but hey, until then... here's a couple snaps. My desktop. And Soundcamp's two keyboards on the Pro 12's screen. Second (Samsung) desktop wallpaper. And rom info from setup.