So, I dropped my s3. The screen is still perfect and the back case didn't even come off. So it wasn't a big fall, about 3 feet.
But my phone doesn't turn on anymore.
I took out the battery and plugged it back in.. the phone auto boots for 3 secs then turn back off..no response after that, until I repeat the process. .
Any idea of what's wrong with my phone ??
Thank you!
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First look very closely over the screen. Its possible for the digitizer to have cracked but not the glass I assume. But even the tiniest nick on the edge will stop the display from working. Also id open it up and make sure all the ribbon cables are still seated. Maybe one popped loose.
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thanks doc. .. you helped me before and your advice worked in the past .. time to take it apart and see if anything got unplugged.
So,
The battery is unplugged. I hold down the home and volume down, and plug in the battery, the phone boots into Download mode for 2 seconds then shuts off. For that analysis my screen is plugged in. Correct?
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Sounds like the screen is good then. It may be the power switch. Does it ever seem to try to turn itself on an off over and over?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Sounds like the screen is good then. It may be the power switch. Does it ever seem to try to turn itself on an off over and over?
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Nope, that's the weird thing. You think its completely dead or it there still hope?
Im really not sure tbh. It could very well be the impact broke something loose, or just plain damaged one of the internal components.
If I think of anything else to look at ill definitely post it here, but right now cant think of anything else to tell you to try.
Maybe someone else will chime in with another idea...
Btw, I did get your pm, for something like this I just prefer to post in the forums. In the future someone may have something similar happen and you never know when the information might help.
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Im really not sure tbh. It could very well be the impact broke something loose, or just plain damaged one of the internal components.
If I think of anything else to look at ill definitely post it here, but right now cant think of anything else to tell you to try.
Maybe someone else will chime in with another idea...
Btw, I did get your pm, for something like this I just prefer to post in the forums. In the future someone may have something similar happen and you never know when the information might help.
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Took the phone apart.. its actually easy compared to other phones. I made sure all the ribbon cables aren't loose and they weren't.
Still experiencing the same problem.. phone boots as soon as plug in the battery, stays on for 3-5 secs then shuts off.
Also, the phone is auto booting without the the power button. I even removed the power button and the phone auto booted.
Any other ideas?
Fixed.. replaced the mother board.via craigslist. $20.. back to normal. Time to reflash root and reflash.
Wow! $20?? You cant beat that at all!!!
Glad to hear you got it fixed!
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I agree.. Using the correct keyword on Craigslist will do wonders.
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Sitting at the laundromat, watching a video that I downloaded thru the facebook app, all of a sudden the screen goes black. Thinking it went into sleep, I pressed the power, no response. I press and hold the power button, screen is still black, but this time it gives a haptic feedback. I press and hold again, it does the same thing. I removed the battery, waited a few secs, replaced the battery, and tried to power on, I still get the black screen and haptic feedback. Every time I press and hold the power button, screen remains black, no leds, with haptic feedbacks. I never dropped or water damaged the phone. Seems I may have received a defective unit. Production date on my box reads 09/28/2011. This phone is returning 1st thing in the morning!
Did you try to recharge the battery? That might be the problem
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Try booting with sdcard and simcard off and see if that helps. If not you might need to return it..
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Did you try to recharge the battery? That might be the problem
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I forgot to mention this, but yes I did try plugging into an outlet. It was still a no-go. The charging battery meter didnt even show.
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Try booting with sdcard and simcard off and see if that helps. If not you might need to return it..
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I forgot to mention this one to, but yes I did remove sdcard & sim, rebooted, yet still it was a no-go!
How about restoring it to recovery settings? Boot via holding the both volume keys and power then clear data and dav.
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have you tried removing the battery, plug usb cable computer to phone with battery removed, then putting battery in?
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How about restoring it to recovery settings? Boot via holding the both volume keys and power then clear data and dav.
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When I tried this, the samsung logo kept flickering very quickly along with a haptic feedback, but would not go into recover.
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have you tried removing the battery, plug usb cable computer to phone with battery removed, then putting battery in?
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well cot dayum, while attempting to try your advice, I plugged into my computer usb and right off the charging meter showed as charging. I pressed power and it booted up, Thanks for the help everyone!
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When I tried this, the samsung logo kept flickering very quickly along with a haptic feedback, but would not go into recover.
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Yea its a possible brick. Restoring it might have done something... did you wait for it to get to recovery?
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id just bring it in and get another
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id just bring it in and get another
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i would agree with this wise decision as well
i might be a Samsung hard core fan, but this is definitely signs of a defective unit
This might be a Samsung thing, cause my old Galaxy Tab used to do this once in a while too.
Has anyone else had the production date of 9/28/11 on their phone package?
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Has anyone else had the production date of 9/28/11 on their phone package?
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Any problems so far? I have it on mine as well.
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This is what I discovered today......after the fiasco, I left my phone turned off while charging overnivht. Started my day off with a full 100% charge. I use bluetooth with my car stereo, and occasional talking. 2hrs into my day, I noticed that I still had a complete charge. Few hours more pass, still a complete charge after web browsing and everything else. I found this to be kinda odd considering my usage. I decided to reboot, and lo and behold, after reboot, my battery indicated less than 50% charge! With that being said, leads me to believe that actually my phone wasn't really bricked last night. More so, my battery gave the wrong readings, and while I'm watching videos, thinking that I have enough juice to do so, actually it didn't, which lead to the sudden shut off. I think my battery completely discharged without me knowing it.
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Any problems so far? I have it on mine as well.
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I've had 2 with that date. 1st one had horrid lines in the screen, second has a great screen with a tiny red pixel.
*looks at dude with a black eye* *asks him* "damn, deebo took your bike too?"
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I've had 2 with that date. 1st one had horrid lines in the screen, second has a great screen with a tiny red pixel.
*looks at dude with a black eye* *asks him* "damn, deebo took your bike too?"
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Same here, only without the tiny red pixel... Screen looks beautiful, I'm glad I gave it a second chance.
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Same here, only without the tiny red pixel... Screen looks beautiful, I'm glad I gave it a second chance.
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Yea, eff the red pixel. Ill exchange it 1 more time before my 14 days.
So, my phone just rebooted out of the blue and the power button no longer works. sometimes it will get the power menu to come up, and then the phone will reboot if it is pressed again. I am running a VENUM hybrid ROM. I would not even know how to attempt a factory restore without an operable power button... anyone have any tips? I don't think Sprint would even fix this as I bought it from another Sprint customer
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So, my phone just rebooted out of the blue and the power button no longer works. sometimes it will get the power menu to come up, and then the phone will reboot if it is pressed again. I am running a VENUM hybrid ROM. I would not even know how to attempt a factory restore without an operable power button... anyone have any tips? I don't think Sprint would even fix this as I bought it from another Sprint customer
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You sure its not a battery issue?
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the battery moisture indicator is pink. i just cracked open the phone and I only see one indicator towards the bottom of the phone near the USB port, which is a fresh dry white. Don't think any moisture could have reached inside for whatever reason (not that it was wet recently...)
are there any others?
is there any way to power up the phone without the battery and test?
Mine does the same, it's started two months ago. It's gotten to the point where the phone reboots itself literally fifteen times a day. Very frustrating
Swyped from a Galaxy S2 on CM10
I guess I have the magic touch or some ****... just put her back together and it works like a charm I will be getting an extended battery I think. This battery is worn out and doesn't hold a strong charge.
I'm sorry to hear that multi, it's a true pain in the ass. I was just in touch with a Sprint rep and they said something about a $35 repair option?
MultiLockOn said:
Mine does the same, it's started two months ago. It's gotten to the point where the phone reboots itself literally fifteen times a day. Very frustrating
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My phone started doing that since yesterday.This is the second time it's happened.I'm thinking the power is stuck,cause when i try to turn off the phone.It always restarts itself.It's killing my battery.
This has been happening to me as well. It usually happens after chrome freezes on me tho. It did it for the first time not on a chrome page today. I think it's just the battery tho, it's been getting worse life lately. I ordered new Anker batteries so if it quits after that I'll keep everyone updated.
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Ever drop your phone? Do you use the power button a lot?
Something other than software is causing this to happen. Whether it be water damage, or damage from dropping.
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VeNuM Hybrid??? Wow thats an old ROM. Very loyal:thumbup:
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yea, I actually dropped it earlier today. it seems to be working alright for now...
dirk, not that loyal, just WAY too lazy to bother upgrading it and I like the interface ps awesome sig
Mattix724 said:
Ever drop your phone? Do you use the power button a lot?
Something other than software is causing this to happen. Whether it be water damage, or damage from dropping.
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I think it's we use our phone alot.Cause i have 3 different batteries and it still happens.Also i can't receive any texts anymore.I have to use google voice to get them.
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yea, I actually dropped it earlier today. it seems to be working alright for now...
dirk, not that loyal, just WAY too lazy to bother upgrading it and I like the interface ps awesome sig
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Yeah I remember that ROM I was so pissed when development was dropped but hey it made room for more awesome ROMs. Thanks I like my SIG too
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rooted first gen. cant remember the exact rom used but i think it was an aokp flavor. anyway the battery died to the point that leaving it on the stock charger for days did nothing. so i read a whole lot on the forums and set everything up to do the usb shorting trick. did everything as instructed exept... i grabbed the charger and inserted it instead of the usb cable. nothing happened as you would expect. set everything up again and tried again several times. and nothing. screen and power button stay blank after shorting for up to 6 minutes. bricked? i think so but i figured i would run it by the experts before i sold the screen and other parts to my brother.
jtag maybe
im bumping this cause i havent found a solution and my brother said no to buying the parts. anyone have an idea of a possible jtag soultion? i saw where the riff box will cover the omap 4430 but i have never tried this before and im sure of any prerequisites for jtagging. anybody?
quick test: hold down power button for ten seconds, and plug it into the wall. anything happen? sorry, my expertise in the area you describe is zilch.
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Tried that more times than I can remember... same results. Nothing. No lights or screen flicker. No beeps or new hardware from pc. Nothing. I still have hope though.
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bigmiked said:
Tried that more times than I can remember... same results. Nothing. No lights or screen flicker. No beeps or new hardware from pc. Nothing. I still have hope though.
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When you plug it in, does the CPU get hot?
Negative.
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You might be able to usbboot successfully if you replace the battery, but there's still a good chance that by using the wall charger instead of the USB cable during the short, you may have done permanent damage.
Thats what im starting to think... battery has been charged outside of the fire. Holds 4.0 volts so I dont think the battery has much to do with it. Id love to find someone with some jtag exp. I have none. All suggestions appreciated. And keep them coming if tou please. Thanks guys
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Thats what im starting to think... battery has been charged outside of the fire. Holds 4.0 volts so I dont think the battery has much to do with it. Id love to find someone with some jtag exp. I have none. All suggestions appreciated. And keep them coming if tou please. Thanks guys
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Oh, well it's screwed then. Even without a bootloader or xloader, the CPU would sill be working. In your case, it's not doing anything through battery or USB power, so you may have done irreparable damage to the hardware.
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Oh, well it's screwed then. Even without a bootloader or xloader, the CPU would sill be working. In your case, it's not doing anything through battery or USB power, so you may have done irreparable damage to the hardware.
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tried it again today and the cpu does get hot! now where to go from here?
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tried it again today and the cpu does get hot! now where to go from here?
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In that case, keep trying to usbboot. Users rarely get it on the first shot, so keep working at it.
been working at it for an hour or so. thank you so much for soupkit. i could never get firekit installed right. now i dont have to. any other pionts to short besides the one? mine is starting to look pretty scratched up. stuck at waiting for omap device
Hi I have a note 2 and replaced the screen completely before that the phone was working perfectly. I assembled everything back checked that everything was connected putted the battery tried to turned on and nothing. I also connected to the charger and still nothing no charging doesn't boot up. What could be happening here I double checked everything and nothing is missing if anyone could help me I'll appreciate it
Random guess, but like a computer you could have had static electricity and not grounded prior to working and fried your motherboard
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man this is scary as I broke my screen on july 4th and is waiting for my replacement screen to arrive. I'm going to try to replace the screen myself. Maybe you broke a wire or something while you were detaching the screen from the digitizer.
Now i'm nervous about doing the screen replacement myself...oh wells, gotta save some money...lol
I think I know why it doesn't work is because I'm trying to use the n7100 screen on my sgh-t889 this version of t-mobile uses the n7105 screen and I bought the wrong one. That's why it won't work
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Hi I have a note 2 and replaced the screen completely before that the phone was working perfectly. I assembled everything back checked that everything was connected putted the battery tried to turned on and nothing. I also connected to the charger and still nothing no charging doesn't boot up. What could be happening here I double checked everything and nothing is missing if anyone could help me I'll appreciate it
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Well, I hate to point out the obvious, but apparently that is not the case.
Did you wear some type of non-conductive gloves when you were doing this? handling circuitry with bare hands is a big no no. It is very possible that you ruined the device simply by touching it.
Here is what I would do (not anything but troubleshooting to pin point a possible problem really):
Warranty the thing.
Good luck.
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I think I know why it doesn't work is because I'm trying to use the n7100 screen on my sgh-t889 this version of t-mobile uses the n7105 screen and I bought the wrong one. That's why it won't work
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I replaced my wife's phone with the n7100 and its working. Slowly try to back track everything and make sure everything is plugged and not broken. Was ut workibg before you replace it.
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I replaced my wife's phone with the n7100 and its working. Slowly try to back track everything and make sure everything is plugged and not broken. Was ut workibg before you replace it.
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and it receives 4G? I don't know if that has to do something with the signal but it says in the back 3g so I wanna be sure
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Well, I hate to point out the obvious, but apparently that is not the case.
Did you wear some type of non-conductive gloves when you were doing this? handling circuitry with bare hands is a big no no. It is very possible that you ruined the device simply by touching it.
Here is what I would do (not anything but troubleshooting to pin point a possible problem really):
Warranty the thing.
Good luck.
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Agreed. .. except the warranty part. Samsung wore their gloves when building. It was the op that didn't.
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Well here are my results the motherboard is not defective because I switched to another note 2 from tmobile and booted perfectly . I'm starting to think that the lcd display is defective
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and it receives 4G? I don't know if that has to do something with the signal but it says in the back 3g so I wanna be sure
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Yea it has 4g although its on lte
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maybe a defective part..
How do you know the replacement screen is not bad itself..
have you tried connecting it to the computer and getting into download mode or seeing if the phone is ACTUALLY Working..Also a bad or cheap lcd could have shorted something out if you are sure you did not do so replacing it..
Sorry for your luck but it sounds like you need another note 2 phone for some testing. or RMA THE LCD and try another .
Good LUCK
I'll start by saying I don't have a whole lot of specifics on the issue as this isn't currently my phone. I'm looking to buy one and the seller said that one morning the phone would sporadically not respond to touch and by the end of the day wouldn't respond at all. She said that sometimes if she repeatedly locks and unlocks the phone it will work for a short time before becoming unresponsive again. She says there has been no water damage and she hasn't done any sort of software updates recently. She did say that a couple weeks before the issue started that it fell off her night stand but didn't seem to effect it at the time.
My question is has anyone run into this issue before? If so is it a software issue that could be remedied by doing a full wipe back to stock software? Or is it a hardware issue such as a bad digitizer or maybe something as simple as the digitizer cable coming loose?
I did some googling and the only thing I found about this issue was a result of flashing the wrong ROM to the s3. Any help would be appreciated.
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I'll start by saying I don't have a whole lot of specifics on the issue as this isn't currently my phone. I'm looking to buy one and the seller said that one morning the phone would sporadically not respond to touch and by the end of the day wouldn't respond at all. She said that sometimes if she repeatedly locks and unlocks the phone it will work for a short time before becoming unresponsive again. She says there has been no water damage and she hasn't done any sort of software updates recently. She did say that a couple weeks before the issue started that it fell off her night stand but didn't seem to effect it at the time.
My question is has anyone run into this issue before? If so is it a software issue that could be remedied by doing a full wipe back to stock software? Or is it a hardware issue such as a bad digitizer or maybe something as simple as the digitizer cable coming loose?
I did some googling and the only thing I found about this issue was a result of flashing the wrong ROM to the s3. Any help would be appreciated.
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Try doing a factory reset see what happens.
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Try doing a factory reset see what happens.
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She says she managed a factory reset before the screen completely quit responding. But I don't know if she just cleared her data or did a full reset
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This happened to me once. I fixed it by factory resetting and reflash the ROM.
Looks like it'll be an easy fix(fingers crossed). I'll update after I purchase.
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Well it appears to be hardware... I tried doing a wipe/reset in recovery and after that didn't help I flashed back to stock using odin. Still nothing so it looks like I'll be replacing the screen.
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Well it appears to be hardware... I tried doing a wipe/reset in recovery and after that didn't help I flashed back to stock using odin. Still nothing so it looks like I'll be replacing the screen.
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I was going to say it sounds like the digitizer controller died/was bricked by a wrong rom.
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Well it appears to be hardware... I tried doing a wipe/reset in recovery and after that didn't help I flashed back to stock using odin. Still nothing so it looks like I'll be replacing the screen.
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Try seeing if the ribbon cable is loose? Very possible, and would save you quite a bit of money , also, nice to see you on the S3 forums :highfive:!
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Try seeing if the ribbon cable is loose? Very possible, and would save you quite a bit of money , also, nice to see you on the S3 forums :highfive:!
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Forgot to mention it but I pulled the back off and checked the ribbon cable. Removed and reseated it as well as made sure it wasn't corroded. Still a no go but on the bright side I found a nicely priced "blemished" screen on eBay so in a couple weeks I should be rocking the s3! And I'm glad to be in these forums. Looks like I'm going to have more options than I can handle.
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Forgot to mention it but I pulled the back off and checked the ribbon cable. Removed and reseated it as well as made sure it wasn't corroded. Still a no go but on the bright side I found a nicely priced "blemished" screen on eBay so in a couple weeks I should be rocking the s3! And I'm glad to be in these forums. Looks like I'm going to have more options than I can handle.
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If blemished means lightly scuffed just use some glass cleaner on it in a small coat, buddy of mine did that with his iPhone looked brand new.
& yep lol, soo many choices for ROMs and kernels for this phone, gotta love it :good:
So I got bored and disassembled and cleaned the connections on the board as well as the connections on the back of the screen. After reassembling it I get response from the touch screen again although its as though there's a phantom finger making random movements on the screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiulrZHsDuc&feature=youtu.be
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Looks like you've got ghosts
Making the iPhone jealous one user at a time.
So I guess it was just a bad digitizer. Just got my new one and got it swapped out and I'm good as new! Though if anyone else is looking to replace a screen and aren't too brave when it comes to taking a phone apart I would suggest getting a screen that has the frame already attached to it. Removing the screen from the frame and reattaching is a bit tricky.