Hi all... and sorry for my bad English ;-)
I've got an HTC G1. When I try to start it, nothing happens. Only the backlight turns on ... What can I do?
do you have a rooted g1 with recovery and engineering SPL?
No, it isn't rooted...
Is it brand new? I think you should be able to exchange it, if you got it from a store that is; unless you got it from online then you will have to contact the website and see where that goes.
No, it isn't brand new. Someone gave it to me... So i can't exchange it.
Try to boot it thru camera+power holding. Wont help you if success but at least will tell you where the problem.
if he can go to recover mode screen wont remain completely black as far as i know. Because splashscreen appear before recover (or other) mode starts. I might be wrong of course.
If I try to go into the recovery mode thru camera + power button, nothing happens. Only the backlight turns on (black screen with backlight & keyboard backlight...)
Follow first 6 steps in this form...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
tihs should boot your G1.... then if you want go on ahead with other rooting steps to root your g1..
I tried the first 6 steps, but it won't work. I think I can't entry bootloader mode. On step #4 (...)You should see a gray/white screen with instructions(...)
nothing happens on my Phone. :S
Isn't it possible, to flash the bootloader/firmware over USB or something like that?
*push* no solution?
are you sure the phone does not boot? Does it rumble when you first turn it on?
I have a similar problemb, but my phone will completely boot and work, but the lcd does not work it stays black. i can move apps around (they rumble when you pick one up), and i can recieve calls.
I was able to get it to occasionally boot with the lcd working by rebooting the phone with call+menu+power. It worked long enough to reflash the rom to rc29, and boot into it. Then it died shortly after.
mine is going to htc.
Yes, it does rumble when I turn it on, but I think it doesn't boot. So I can't "move apps around" or "recieve calls"
And I can't use the warranty, because I'm swiss.
another way to tell if it actually boots is plug it into a pc after giviing it enough time to boot, and listen for the usb connection notification sound your phone should make.
just trying to help you narrow it down. When i am contacted by HTC i will be sure to try and get as much info from then as possible. hopefully ill get something that might help you.
Since you wont have to worry about voiding your warranty, I also suggest snagging the factory service manual and make sure all the flex cables/connectors pertaining to the lcd are properly connected. This, of course, is under the idea that you have the same problem as me.
good luck
When I plug the phone over usb into a PC, the pc find it as "HTC Android Phone USB Device".
Hmm I don't think, that the LCD is broken, because the backlight turns on... If the lcd is broken, the backlight won't turn on, right?
the backlight on mine would also stay on. then again my lcd worked intermittenly at first and proceded to work less and less, but the backlight would remain on. However, I think your problem differs from what I encountered.
The fact that your pc recognizes the phone means the usb controller is working, but thats about it... I am just trying to find out for sure if you phone boots or not. That will help narrow down the problem for sure.
Have you tried calling it from another number?
It also never hurts to take a peek at the factory service manual... if you havent already
thank you. hmm... I think I can't recieve phonecalls.. but I'm not sure. (I tried it, but yeah i don't know. xD it doesn't rumble or something like that...) Is it possible to have "remote" on the phone? So I can use it over the PC?
They have shipped my phone back. Apparently the screen dying was a side effect of the keyboard going bad...The keypad did not give me any problems though. I was told they replaced the keypad FPC (part no: 73H20137-41M, pg#102 in the service manual). They replaced nothing else.
Unforutnately they did not have any more info to give me. In your case, i would suggest opening it up and checking all the flex cable connections to ensure they are properly and fully attached. of course this check is not really for the faint of heart technically speaking, but it shouldnt be too bad with the service manual as a disassembly/assembly guide.
are there any tutorials how to open the g1? =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27inpgouXII (part I)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIg_3EgrgGY (part II)
Hi,
I've flashed my phone (HTC Touch Pro) with Hardspl and then the latest Energy ROM.
Everything went perfectly and I was impressesd with how simple and easy it was and how much difference the ROM made to the phone.
Today, while using the camera, the screen went blank.
I tryed turning the phone off, pulling battery and a hard reset but its still the same.
Even after hard reset, the screen is blank but if i press the power button, on the second press, I get a flash of whats on the screen and then it goes blank again.
Should I try to reflash the phone again?
I've searched but not found the same issue
Thanks
The touch screen is still working and sometimes i can see the display, but its very dark and hard to read. Is the flex cable that needs changing?
Why would it stop working so suddenly?
Should i take it apart to reseat it?
Ok, I've found the same issue in a few other peoples phones but they seem to have beeen resolved by sendin the phone back under warantee.
I dont have that option unfortunatly so need to find a fix.
The only thing wrong with the phone is the screen backlight that suddenly failed
Can anyone help me or point me in the right direction please? I cant find a definite diagnosis anywhere
New Flex cable?
New Screen?
Pray?
Thanks
Back to stock SPL and stock ROM
Still no luck
My phone screen died a little while ago and I am trying to bring back to SPRINT for repair possibility, and after I installed back the stock image and relocked it, I can't get pass the initial tap on screen to continue step. The phone is still working and I could place and receive calls. Any way to get around this one?
Thanks!
One of my friend tried to root his phone using odin and a firmware for version 9023 while he has a Nexus S GT-i9020t. I've been looking for some hours, and I couldn't find any solution for that problems.
This post has similar symptoms, but still no answer: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436199
Symptoms
- No backlight at all (seems to be a problem version amoled vs slcd, as I could read)
- Screen is upside down (but buttons, keyboard, etc still react correctly, only the screen display is upside down, so you get to have two phones next to each other to press the right buttons...)
- Can't get into download mode to flash using Odin and the correct firmware. When you hold both volume buttons and plug the USB cable, you get the first attached image. Green lines, nothing else.
What it can do
- Phone can get into the bootloader, but screen is very dim, as you can see in the second screenshot
- Phone can boot normally, you may take screenshots, place phone calls (while guessing numbers), receive phone calls, but the screen backlight stays off, so it's pretty hard to read anything. Tried to get to the display settings to play with the luminosity, without success.
- No problems using adb to send commands to the phone, or using fastboot to flash the device.
What i've tried
1. Downloaded original firmware image from Google, and tried flashing the device using fastboot. Tried 2.3.6 and 4.0.4 for Nexus S worldwide (i9020t) - over here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images . Still no backlight.
2. Tried the One-Click Unbrick for Samsung devices. Installed drivers and everything, the tool return the result Success, but still can't access download mode, or fix the problem.
It looks like the graphic part of the phone is messed up, and i've got no idea on how this could be possibly fixed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated !
I think your AMOLED Screen just died or is going to die. If it is still under warranty, get it replaced. If not, look on ebay and buy a replacement screen. Its a do it yourself procedure. Or take it to a phone repair shop and they'll do it for you.
It's not under warranty anymore, it's 1 year and 2 months old.
I doubt the screen died, since problems started when he installed the wrong firmware. Can a bad firmware cause physical damage to the screen ?
Hello, hope someone can help me.
XT1040: boot-loader locked, unrooted, stock ROM 5.0.
My phone was having some increasing blue-screen issues (hardware issue for sure) and is now able to turn on OK, but after the boot animation I have no video, only a black screen which weirdly shows only the power off dialogue when pressing power button and doesn't recognize touch input.
I didn't root as to not loose warranty in Brazil and I probably need to get a new phone; thing is I need to get some important files before sending it there and I don't have a USB connection to PC anywhere except on stock recovery. I can enter side-load mode, but I'm guessing it's not possible to pull files from there.
I'm probably ****ed, just wished to get this past you guys... I really don't wanna lose all the lyrics for my songs; any help is very much appreciated.
Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I want to keep the boot-loader locked if possible to keep my warranty; though if there's no option I'm willing to unlock.
Thanks!