I got my hands on a Dell Streak 5 that had been dropped. When I got it the damage was the screen, and the camera button, it still booted up and was recognized by a computer. So I ordered a new screen, middle frame, and buttons. When I was changing from one middle frame to another I tore the ribbon cable that leads to the power, volume, and camera button..... I know.. Anyway, after buying a replacement, and putting it all back together, I can power on the phone, but no display. The screen powers on, I can see the backlight, but no images shown for booting or any sounds.
Did I miss something simple?
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Fyrebaugh
You could try:
1. Boot in Recovery / Boot in FastBoot.
2. Check display connector, the inside one (plug out & plug in).
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Lexmazter said:
You could try:
1. Boot in Recovery / Boot in FastBoot.
2. Check display connector, the inside one (plug out & plug in).
Hope this helps!
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Unfortunately, it did not help, the first screen I got back in would go into fastboot, and I could do a screen calibration, however, anytime anything was supposed to be moving on the screen, such as during the calibration, nothing was displayed. On the boot up the Dell logo would be displayed, but when the screen reloaded and the animated Dell logo was supposed to be displayed nothing would be.
So I returned the screen, got a replacement and it was worse, no display at all.
Funny thing is each time I put in the old screen it would work as well as it could, but the digitizer and the screen were separating, so half the display was not there. I finally gave up and got a different phone, the Galaxy Note.
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Hi,
This is about my Samsung Vibrant. I flashed a new rom onto it and after the regular installation the screen turned black and would not turn back on. Like nothing works. No lights, no anything, like the power button hasn't even been touched.
Is my phone bricked? Is there any fix to this?
Thanks
what do you mean black screen? as in no power at all? Even when charging the phone?
Yeah. Like it looks like the phone is off. Just black
have you tried removing the battery then going to DL mode?
I've tried all three button combinations.
Removing the battery and then holding the two volume buttons and inserting the battery then pluging it into my computer.
Nothing seems to work. The phone is unresponsive and the screen remains black the whole time. The four lights on the bottom of the screen don't even light up.
Hmm, let's wait for the others but i think....
Guide in signature should help
2. Remove everything from your phone (SD card, sim, battery).
3. Plug your phone into your computer WITHOUT the battery, as you have already taken it out in the last step.
4. Press and HOLD vol. up and vol. down.
5. As you are HOLDING these buttons, reattach your battery.
6. You should be in Download Mode.
This is under the NO-BOOT phones.
I tried and it doesn't put it into download mode. If I can get it back to download mode it would be golden.
I think they've rigged things to force download mode haven't they?i don't know if it will help but it might be worth a shot
Still flashing , thanks to odin
Check my guide under the troubleshooting section, it should have a link to the "Soldering Method" and THAT will force it into DL mode.
But I'd advise you to CAREFULLY follow my steps again before spending time and money on the soldering methdo x) Just a thought
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If your phone screen is always black, that is it does not display the white Galaxy S/Samsung/AT&T logo when you switch it on, then sorry, this jig will not help you.
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So...... yeah
Recently I decided to try fixing my Vibrant, the problem was the power button was no longer responsive. I ordered a replacement ribbon and was in the process of removing the old ribbon and I accidentally tore one of the solder pads off. I've spent the better part of the night searching here at XDA, other android forums and google for a way to get the phone turned on without using the power button. Ive come up with nothing, all I can do is get into download mode by holding up/down and plugging in USB.
Is there a way to turn the phone on via PC/software? Or does anyone know of a spot on the motherboard I can bridge to get it to turn on?
Any help would be greatly appreciated as my Galaxy S2 is broken(cracked screen and waiting on replacement), and I'm stuck using a "dumb" phone.
-Cixdk
Well here I am posting from my vibrant. Out of an act if despiration, I used the tip of my volt meter to scrape away small layers of the board underneath the spot where the soldering pad had been torn off. Eventually I got to some metal looking stuff and turned the volt meter on. Then used the positive and negative points to touch the remaining pad and the metal looking stuff. To my surprise the phone booted up.
When reassembling my phone I had to cut a piece of the plastic board cover(between sim card and battery) so that I could snap it back into place without having to remove the battery and sim card. I also used a small screwdriver to gently bend the rest of it around any areas it was getting caught up.
I need to get a better solder tip before I can make this fix perm. It will work for now, and until then I just plug into usb then unplug to get screen to light up. Additionally I have read there may be a few apps.available to allow use of volume up/down to light up screen thus eliminating the need for the power button.
I will take and post some pictures when I do the perm fix just in case anyone else ever encounters the same situation.
-Cixdk
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cixdk said:
Recently I decided to try fixing my Vibrant, the problem was the power button was no longer responsive. I ordered a replacement ribbon and was in the process of removing the old ribbon and I accidentally tore one of the solder pads off. I've spent the better part of the night searching here at XDA, other android forums and google for a way to get the phone turned on without using the power button. Ive come up with nothing, all I can do is get into download mode by holding up/down and plugging in USB.
Is there a way to turn the phone on via PC/software? Or does anyone know of a spot on the motherboard I can bridge to get it to turn on?
Any help would be greatly appreciated as my Galaxy S2 is broken(cracked screen and waiting on replacement), and I'm stuck using a "dumb" phone.
-Cixdk
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Flash a rom with ODIN...go to stock or any other rom....and check the AUTO REBOOT button in options in ODIN
The power button is nothing but a switch; if you bridge the two sides of the switch it should have the same function.. or sometimes the switch may be always bridged and pressing it unbridges it, in which case just unbridge it.
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Hi everyone,
I purchased a used AT&T Note 1 ( i717 ) with some cosmetic defects. Ordered new parts from various vendors. Everything on the phone worked okay prior to repairs. I replaced the front bezel and put in a new screen with glass. The screen and glass came as one unit. It was almost $200. After the minor phone surgery, which took about two hours, the phone power on. The Samsung logo shows for about a second, the the screen goes black. Phone rings when I call it. All the buttons work, but nothing shows on the screen. I can put it into download mode, and the screen displays the download mode on it. When I try to go into recovery mode, the screen is blank. Also, with the phone powered off, when I plug in a charger, all I get is an image of an empty battery with a circle in it. I ordered a new battery, and the same thing happens. Again, screen only stays on in download mode, and battery won't charge when the phone is off. Please help. I'd hate to think all the money and time spent was for nothing. Thanks.
rafalbrz71 said:
Hi everyone,
I purchased a used AT&T Note 1 ( i717 ) with some cosmetic defects. Ordered new parts from various vendors. Everything on the phone worked okay prior to repairs. I replaced the front bezel and put in a new screen with glass. The screen and glass came as one unit. It was almost $200. After the minor phone surgery, which took about two hours, the phone power on. The Samsung logo shows for about a second, the the screen goes black. Phone rings when I call it. All the buttons work, but nothing shows on the screen. I can put it into download mode, and the screen displays the download mode on it. When I try to go into recovery mode, the screen is blank. Also, with the phone powered off, when I plug in a charger, all I get is an image of an empty battery with a circle in it. I ordered a new battery, and the same thing happens. Again, screen only stays on in download mode, and battery won't charge when the phone is off. Please help. I'd hate to think all the money and time spent was for nothing. Thanks.
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More courage than I to do the work. All I know is you are not the first to have this problem. If you ran a search on screen replacement, you would most likely find this out and the solution.
Good luck.
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Ribbon Cables?
rafalbrz71 said:
Hi everyone,
I purchased a used AT&T Note 1 ( i717 ) with some cosmetic defects. Ordered new parts from various vendors. Everything on the phone worked okay prior to repairs. I replaced the front bezel and put in a new screen with glass. The screen and glass came as one unit. It was almost $200. After the minor phone surgery, which took about two hours, the phone power on. The Samsung logo shows for about a second, the the screen goes black. Phone rings when I call it. All the buttons work, but nothing shows on the screen. I can put it into download mode, and the screen displays the download mode on it. When I try to go into recovery mode, the screen is blank. Also, with the phone powered off, when I plug in a charger, all I get is an image of an empty battery with a circle in it. I ordered a new battery, and the same thing happens. Again, screen only stays on in download mode, and battery won't charge when the phone is off. Please help. I'd hate to think all the money and time spent was for nothing. Thanks.
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Go back and check the ribbon cables and the pin connectors. These are always troublesome and very easy to damage, the video cable in particular. Another thing to check is that the on/off button is not obstructed in some way by the new bezel.
Lastly, do you have an external charger for your battery? If the new battery is factory fresh you may need to charge it prior to putting it in the device just to check that the USB/charging port is working.
Good luck.
captemo said:
More courage than I to do the work. All I know is you are not the first to have this problem. If you ran a search on screen replacement, you would most likely find this out and the solution.
Good luck.
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Thank you for the quick reply. Checking now. That's a lot of posts to go through.
zancro said:
Go back and check the ribbon cables and the pin connectors. These are always troublesome and very easy to damage, the video cable in particular. Another thing to check is that the on/off button is not obstructed in some way by the new bezel.
Lastly, do you have an external charger for your battery? If the new battery is factory fresh you may need to charge it prior to putting it in the device just to check that the USB/charging port is working.
Good luck.
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Thanks for your replay. Checked the cables and the switch a few times, and it didn't correct the issue. I ordered a battery charger for Samsung batteries. Should be here Friday. I honestly believe it's a battery stats issue. At least that's the impression I get reading other posts, but I can't get into the recovery mode to reset unless there's a way to ADB without a working screen. Thanks again.
Phew... The external battery charger did the trick. I removed the battery from the phone, and fully charged it using a Hyperion Dual charger. Re-inserted the battery, and turned the phone on. At first, phone turned on with a black screen, but once it booted up, I swipe unlocked the phone. The screen flickered for a few seconds, and voila... phone is again fully functional. Thanks everyone for very thorough, and insightful posts. Xda-developers.com Rocks! :laugh:
I don't think this is the right forum, but I couldn't find one specifically for this device.
I'll start with a brief explanation...
I work in a motel where things are constantly being left behind by guests. Policy requires that we hold lost items for 30 days. At which time employees can take said items. I always get the phones/gadgets.
So, I just got one of these LG Optimus Dynamic devices. However, it won't turn on (probably the reason they left it behind). When I press the power button, I just get a solid white screen... Is there any way to fix this device, or is it just a paperweight at this point?
Can0dope said:
I don't think this is the right forum, but I couldn't find one specifically for this device.
I'll start with a brief explanation...
I work in a motel where things are constantly being left behind by guests. Policy requires that we hold lost items for 30 days. At which time employees can take said items. I always get the phones/gadgets.
So, I just got one of these LG Optimus Dynamic devices. However, it won't turn on (probably the reason they left it behind). When I press the power button, I just get a solid white screen... Is there any way to fix this device, or is it just a paperweight at this point?
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@Can0dope
Remove battery. Wait 10 seconds. Put battery back in. Hold Volume Down and plug an Usb cable in it (USB must be in PC with an os running also). Tell me what happens.
@christi9503 I followed your instructions. It booted up to the white screen again, the screen flashed, it made a boot sound, and vibrated. A crack has recently appeared under the screen. Touch is still responsive.
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@christi9503 I followed your instructions. It booted up to the white screen again, the screen flashed, it made a boot sound, and vibrated. A crack has recently appeared under the screen. Touch is still responsive.
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That is strange that should get you in the emergency mode. Try again holding button up. If this does not work power it off hold Volume down+Home button+Power. wait 8 seconds release power. tell me what happens.
Hey, I just dropped my phone for the second time. The first time my screen cracked a little bit but noting to big and everything still worked. No today for the second time, on the left bottom corner of the phone. No new cracks in the screen, but the back got cracked and the corner is damaged.
The phone still displays the notification light, and shows when its charging. When I keep down the power butten I feel the phone vibrate like turning on, but no screen on. My computer also detects the phone when I plug it in. but once again no screen on.
Do you think there is a way to get the screen back to life, or is it dead? Meaning I must replace the phone or screen.
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Phone screens is all snow when i can turn it on, not moving.
- Arno
RamonAndroid said:
Hey, I just dropped my phone for the second time. The first time my screen cracked a little bit but noting to big and everything still worked. No today for the second time, on the left bottom corner of the phone. No new cracks in the screen, but the back got cracked and the corner is damaged.
The phone still displays the notification light, and shows when its charging. When I keep down the power butten I feel the phone vibrate like turning on, but no screen on. My computer also detects the phone when I plug it in. but once again no screen on.
Do you think there is a way to get the screen back to life, or is it dead? Meaning I must replace the phone or screen.
Update 1:
Phone screens is all snow when i can turn it on, not moving.
- Arno
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it's just HARDBRICK follow the guide of hard brick and you will get your phone back
aa_vi said:
it's just HARDBRICK follow the guide of hard brick and you will get your phone back
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Are you sure, I would say it's a broken screen.
For me the cheapest / quickest / surest way was to make it repair by official support.
There are several applications which allow you to control a phone with broken screen on computer. You can find in xda apps and also hacks section. If this works, meaning pc shows phones startup screen etc., your phones screen is broken. It also gives you the chance to backup a few things.
By the description you gave, I would say screen is broken. Check ebay for replacement parts if you are handy, or like previous guy said oneplus service (which could be expensive for you)
thanks for the reply. it's indeed my screen but it works again, sometimes... there most be a bad connection so its falls out now and than and i have to give it a gentry tick to get it back.. i will get it fixed soon
aa_vi said:
it's just HARDBRICK follow the guide of hard brick and you will get your phone back
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A hard brick from a drop is called a broken phone dude.