Hi Folks.
I searched the forum for related issues but only found one other user who never got a response. I recently took it upon myself to replace the usb/charging board and mic on my stock sph-l900 note II running 4.4.2. Prior to the repair the display was perfect. Anyhow i replaced the board and when I powered up the phone the display seems to have lost the ability to display black. The Note II launch screen looks brown, so brown i would call it woodgrain. I double checked all connections and messed with every every display setting, none of which solved the problem. The touchscreen still works, the phone runs everything beuatifully, but the display gamma is too high by at least .6 everywhere on the screen.
Is this a matter of dust between the digitizer and screen? IS this even a problem anyone is remotely aware of? I have a cheap replacement glass but that was not an endeavor I wanted to attempt. Any ideas what to attempt short of replacing the screen? Any ideas at all?
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Hey guys!
I'm experiencing a very strange and annoying issue with my BA, and I was wondering if I could get some input from you.
So, here goes:
The touchscreen (not LCD) in my unit was broken, and thus I decided to fix it. I purchased a new one off eBay a few weeks ago, and just yesteday I proceeded to install it. To my surprise, something seems to have gone wrong.
I power up the unit, make my way into "Allign screen", and then the last "cross" that I have to touch rarely clicks in. On the other hand, when it does get detected, it simply restarts the alligning process.
What I've tried so far:
- allign right after installation -> no luck
- hard reset (on WM2k5_v4_R2.1) -> no luck again
- opened up the unit again, repositioned the screen -> nothing
- upgraded to Logout_WM2K5_5.4.03_HN -> still nothing
Right now I'm out of ideas, and I was hoping somebody here has some. Do you think the new touchscreen might be flawed ? I'm already discussing this issue with the seller.
Thanks for reading
New touchscreen or a refurb? Same type? (toppolly / sony) Sounds like it's been stripped from an old unit to me as it's not recognising the taps in the right places - can you see somehting like a liquid spill anywhere on the panel? This is what it looks like when the overlay touches the glass.
Richard
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9720199180&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT&rd=1
That was in fact my auction. Looked like brand spanking new to me, not one single stylus mark, and also had the protective sheet on. Of course, I might be wrong
Also, no liquid spill visible anywhere.
NSD said:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9720199180&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1
That was in fact my auction. Looked like brand spanking new to me, not one single stylus mark, and also had the protective sheet on. Of course, I might be wrong
Also, no liquid spill visible anywhere.
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I bought from him also and am yet to fit - I got the completley wrong module :-(
Richard
What do you mean wrong module ? The "tip" of the flex cable ? Mine seems to match with what was already there ...
Hey NSD!
I purchased the exact same module for my Himalaya device, after the touchscreen being cracked.
My father, who is an electronic engineer, soldered the flat wire from the touchscreen onto the rear side of the LCD with normal copper wires. Unfortunately I have the exact same problem a you!
After attaching the entire LCD (+touchscreen) onto the mainboard, and supplying power from the battery, I'm not able to go past the Align Screen section!!!
The touchscreen is from the manufacture 'Asian Media' (I think so...).
It can't be a coincidence, that both of our touchscreens don't respond to tapping!!!
Anybody been able to get this problem fixed??
Any help would be appreciated!!!
Kind Regards,
Tony Schattat
I never replaced the touchscreen of my BA but I have replaced the screen of my ex ipaq 6315 once.
And one thing that I know is that sometimes the screen align process is different from the normal, I mean, it keeps repeating and repeating again many times....until the unit finally passes the align step and finishes the configuration. Actually I´ve "aligned" the screen more than 30 x (when I replaced the screen).
It happened just once and then I had a completely normal unit.
After dropping my desire the screen had an obvious crack (no crack in the glass/digitiser) and displayed crazy colours from the crack, spreading across the screen over the course of the day until finally going completely blank.
Bought a new screen on ebay, same part number, same samsung AMOLED. Replaced today and the phone exhibits exactly the same behaviour. Switches on, digitiser works to the extent I can unlock and lock the phone, but screen is constant black. After a few switch on/offs the screen showed two green lines at the top and about half way down upon unlocking, that went away after another lock and unlock.
Pretty confident that the disassemble/assemble went ok and I didnt stress any flex connectors or similar... so have no idea what could still be wrong....
As I say, phone boots and can unlock/lock (makes the right noises etc) and is recognised by computer when plugged in.
Could using the phone until the screen completely stopped working have broken the controller or something?
Any input greatly appreciated.....
EDIT:
Just switched it on again, green line at top from keyboard lighting point, then the whole screen went blue on unlock. :S
This sound like a dying something, or maybe just bad contacts? Find it strange that unlocking has an effect....
Might be a bad connection or little shortcut?
Here is an official video on how to assemble and disassemble the device, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768535. Don't know if that helps but you can check if you did something wrong in the progress.
"..Bought a new screen on ebay.." Do not buy Chinese, buy the original.
ronijs19 said:
"..Bought a new screen on ebay.." Do not buy Chinese, buy the original.
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Seeing as the part was shipped from my country and had the exact same markings and serial numbers as the part I removed, I dont think this is the issue.
Thanks for the video, will disassemble and clean all contacts later today.
Was mainly posting to see if people had heard of/experienced the same issue, trying to ascertain whether it could be a faulty replacement or if its possible to break the hardware that runs the screen.
A good fake can be hard to tell apart from an OEM part...
So the consensus is that its a fake replacement? Really? The screen seems identical in all markings and connectors, my only conclusion can be it came from the same factory. What market would there be in producing defective replicas of mobile phone components?
Anyway I have sent the screen back to the seller for a replacement.
Any response to my other questions? Is it possible to damage the hardware that drives the screen by using the phone with a dying screen to the point of blank display?
Reading through another thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933866
Post #6 suggests the rom on the phone could have an effect, is this the case?
Thanks for any input.
Rom couldn't be the issue if you've installed the exact same screen.
My guess would be a loose connector.
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My desire lives!
Replacement screen worked just fine....
Thanks for everyones responses!
Can you post the link to the seller on ebay, from whom you bought the display?
Yesterday, my microphone was too quiet, so I decided to clean it out by going into my Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus for T-Mobile. Just some quick background information, there was nothing wrong with the phone before this incident and I do repair smartphones for a living, so I know what I am doing. I have never seen this problem EVER! I took everything out of the phone (except for separating the screen from the frame) to dust it and clean it out. Upon reassembly, everything was working, including the screen. Upon trying to open Messages, I noticed that I could not touch the icon. Upon doing a HWModuleTest, about 1-inch of the bottom of the screen does not register touch AT ALL (would provide picture, but XDA won't let me because I am new). I tried cleaning the flex connection and even going as far as to flashing a completely new Android Factory ROM to rule out a firmware issue. I have never seen this problem in the 14 years I have been working with electronics. Now I have ordered a replacement screen for the phone hoping that that will fix the issue, but I want to know why it happened and if there is any way to fix it WITHOUT having to replace the screen, being that a new screen is $200. Did I short out the digitizer? Please help and ask questions! Thanks in advance!
Hi,
I have to following problem:
My HTC One M8 has colorful grainy static screen and sometimes the picture turns off, like a cable is loose. I read all the forums and search google all over for a solution, most of them claimed that after a panel replace it will be fine. I switched the whole front panel for a new one, but after assembly i have the same problem. The phone is working, because i can unlock the screen lock, turn off the phone, i get the notifications and everything, but the screen is just static noise. I'm assuming that maybe it is some graphic fault, but not related to the lcd panel or the cables (they are all brand new, and i double checked all of them). Is the logic board responsible for the image? What should i try to replace next the upper motherboard, or the middle logic board?
Shad
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Oldai3912 said:
Hi,
I have to following problem:
My HTC One M8 has colorful grainy static screen and sometimes the picture turns off, like a cable is loose. I read all the forums and search google all over for a solution, most of them claimed that after a panel replace it will be fine. I switched the whole front panel for a new one, but after assembly i have the same problem. The phone is working, because i can unlock the screen lock, turn off the phone, i get the notifications and everything, but the screen is just static noise. I'm assuming that maybe it is some graphic fault, but not related to the lcd panel or the cables (they are all brand new, and i double checked all of them). Is the logic board responsible for the image? What should i try to replace next the upper motherboard, or the middle logic board?
Shad
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I've got the exact same thing here.... Searched a lot around without finding anything that has resolved my case. I ordered a replacement screen for a cracked screen on the first phone, but when I tested the LCD before I assembled everything together it was showing just noise like in your picture. I assumed the LCD was bad, so I ordered a new one. But the new one was acting exactly the same.
Yesterday, I was approached by another one who needed help with their M8, and that phone needed to have its volume buttons replaced. So, I reused the parts from the old M8, but when I booted the phone after repair, it showed this same noisy screen as the first M8 I tried to repair. Anyone here that knows these phones and what is going on here? I'm pretty sure I have 3 working LCD's here now, and suspect something strange going on with the mainboard or controller for screen.
Anyone?
The battery on my HTC 10 was completely shot and needed to be replaced. I'm a careful person by nature and this being my first phone repair, I bought an extra screen just in case something happened getting it apart. Followed a guide by jerryrigeverything on how to take apart the phone, got the battery replaced, everything seemed to go smoothly. When I went to test the display before screwing everything together, the new screen I installed lit up, but the right half of the display only showed as a repeating segment from the middle of the screen. Thinking the connector was loose, I disconnected and reconnected the display and made sure everything was tight: same problem. I reinstalled the original display, which I made sure had worked after cutting through the adhesive before I disconnected it, and now the old display is also showing the same issue.
The touch screen on the broken side of the display still works, I'm able to type PIN numbers and whatnot even though I can't see them properly. Only thing I can think of is maybe the connection actually got some debris or something inside of it? I don't think I damaged anything, as I was super careful, but it was also my first time opening up a phone.
Sorry for the inefficiently worded post. Any help would be really appreciated.
Did you resolve this?
I have exactly the same issue you describe after my screen replacement (with two new screens) Believing the first was a dud.
I have done many screens/batteries on my m7, m8's previously never having a problem.
I'm currently back to running my M8 and miss my 10!
Anyone reading this and has any suggestions they are all welcome!!
Thank you in advance
Exactly the same issue this guy has
https://youtu.be/RpdCuMiTOn8
I'm now wondering if it is just bad aftermarket screens?
Has anyone else replaced their screen successfully, if so where did you get the screen?
Thanks Rory
I have been having the same problem. I just tested screen number 4 that has the same exact problem. Is there a specific brand that is known to test well?
I dropped my 10 in water at work...believe it was a salty water at that. It stopped working completely. I opened the phone to check the internal components for damage and I broke the LCD doing so. I replaced the battery and the screen at almost the same time. I think it may have been a week or two apart.
The battery is still working. The screen worked initially but the phone kept getting really hot and the heat kills the phone. I tried keeping it cool at all times which kept it operational. It hasn't been activated since I quickly replaced the phone with another of my lines upgrades. I went back to the phone to check it out and try using it as a replacement for my daughter but the screen no longer works.
The battery charges just fine...the led light indicates that well. I've tried reinstalling it several times with no success getting the screen working again. I tried the original screen to check and I could see light and it was responding but its not usable so I'm stuck with a phone that has a new non-working display. I think the brand was called DIYRepair or similar.
If anyone has encountered this and has advice...I'd be happy to try anything.