I just brought my new archos 101 home from the post office. Turned it on, set it up and then the LCD crapped out.
It is displaying like 8 colours and is really dark.
The TV Out seems to work ok via the HMDI cable but the actual LCD is like the display driver didn't load or something (reminds me of what used to happen when you put a new video card in windows 98).
Anyone who has an archos seen this? Please tell me it's not DOA because I will likely kill someone.
Since the forums think I am spamming because I am trying to post a link you will have to copy/paste.
mcmonkey.net/img/misc/archos_screen.jpg
never heared about that before.
but it looks like inverted. ( don´t know the right word)
can be driver. have you tried a reset? >press power button for 10 seconds<
hope this helps.
greets
Looks pretty dead to me. Like squirlier said... reboot.
If the splash screen is the same as the screenshot, then (I reckon) you can be pretty sure it's dead. If it's not but it dies again while inside android, you could try flash the firmware again.
Never come across anything like this before though, so I am only working of guesses.
The splash screen is all white background with black text and a blue "your".
Will try the reboot when I get home from work in the morning.
Not looking forward to sending it back since I only just got it.
Did a reboot, no luck. Still the same problem as before.
Guess it is time to contact archos.
Looks like a loose connection to me. But I wouldn't recommend voiding your warranty to crack it open and check it out. Better to send it back.
Well it's officially dead.
Sent an email to archos and they have responded by telling me to ship it back to them.
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touch pro
screen does not respond!!
everything else works
i feel it vibrate when it turns on, the light in the center button lights up when charging
my friend was able to call me, and the lights and my ringtone went off
the keyboard lights up, the part below the screen with the center button works and lights up
basically yeah, everything except the screen works!
i tried taking the battery out and i did a soft reset
dont really want to do a hard reset (will all my contacts get erased?)
looked around the forum briskly for anything related to my problem but didnt find any
what should i do? i really need my phone to be working T__T
possibly...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533350
typical problem with the touch pro...because its a slider you probably need to replace the flex cable from mother board to screen, i had same problem with mine i thought at first it was the digitizer but dont be fooled.
back up the pim file on the computer and see if you can get the phone replaced under warrenty would be my suggestion.
Not sure if you have fixed the problem yet or not but I just recently had this same issue. I replaced the phone under warranty and before I sent it back I installed MyMobiler to navigate the phone and save any files I wanted to keep locally on my PC. Obviously activesync saved all my contacts and whatnot as well.
The sad part was I had only had the phone a month and 2 weeks so they couldn't give me a brand new replacement since it was over the 30 days, so I had to settle for a Re-Man. blah
Oh well good luck mate!
I have the same problem. I just called tech support and had them sent me a new one. Something that may elongate your use before you get it replaced, press down on the screen between the lower buttons and the LCD screen (the Verizon logo). It seems that the more that i do it, the worse it get, but slowly. Here is a video of me making it work.
Good luck!
i have a problem where my screen doesn't work and only a white screen shows up.
So I can't see the viewsonic birds or the picture when the tablet boots up or anything.
even going into CWM only shows the white screen.
I had the problem before but it went away when setCPU force closed. so I thought it was because the tablet didn't like being overclocked.
but now the problem has come up again.
I tried to go into CWM and do a restore by guessing the number of times to scroll down to "restore" and stuff, but that's almost impossible going blind like that.
Does anyone else have this problem?
and even better yet, does anyone else have a solution?
I've even tried to NVflash it, thinking it may go back to the original kernel and fix the screen, but that didn't do it either (actually only put me in a boot loop: which goes from white screen to dark screen and back to white screen. I figure the bootloop is because I was on bootloader 1.2 and nvflashed a 1.1 accidentally).
So any help would be greatly appreciated!
themsn said:
i have a problem where my screen doesn't work and only a white screen shows up.
So I can't see the viewsonic birds or the picture when the tablet boots up or anything.
even going into CWM only shows the white screen.
I had the problem before but it went away when setCPU force closed. so I thought it was because the tablet didn't like being overclocked.
but now the problem has come up again.
I tried to go into CWM and do a restore by guessing the number of times to scroll down to "restore" and stuff, but that's almost impossible going blind like that.
Does anyone else have this problem?
and even better yet, does anyone else have a solution?
I've even tried to NVflash it, thinking it may go back to the original kernel and fix the screen, but that didn't do it either (actually only put me in a boot loop: which goes from white screen to dark screen and back to white screen. I figure the bootloop is because I was on bootloader 1.2 and nvflashed a 1.1 accidentally).
So any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Normally caused by a loose video cable inside the tablet. Did you drop or jar the tablet? Try lightly tapping corner to see it changes, otherwise you would have to open the tab & reconnect. See theses posts http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12254692&postcount=12 & here's a picture http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13962001&postcount=20
ahhh.. thank you!
didn't drop the tablet though...
the tapping didn't work, so I guess I need to open this thing up.... :I
themsn said:
ahhh.. thank you!
didn't drop the tablet though...
the tapping didn't work, so I guess I need to open this thing up.... :I
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Or if under warranty you can request an RMA.
thank you again. the problem was exactly as the 2nd post (one with the picture) you linked for me described.
the display ribbon/cable below the first board was just slightly pulled out. So I pushed it back in gently with a flat head screw driver.
but taking that first board off to get to the ribbon below was nerve wracking. You have to disconnect so many different other ribbons and wires!
anyway. thank you so much for the tip.
now I'm just regretting the nvflash because I have to go back and reinstall my custom rom back to the way I like it now...
Thanks for the info!
Had to crack my case-couldnt really tell if the connector was loose under the board but I used my plastic case cracker aka credit card to push the base in and it sure seemed to do the trick....
just wish i hadnt nvflashed a pretty stable flashback setup...oh well time to try something new on
Hello Guys,
I have just received my G-Tab and I only even start it two times, first time before applying the screen protector and the second time after applying it, I left the protector to dry all night long as per instructions and left the charger attached to the tab, in the morning it reached 98% and the protector was good to go (it is a wet screen protector).
After navigating on the stock ROM, and playing angry bird (I have the woot version), I left it a while and then next time I checked it, screen was showing very disturbing colors, I feel like there are missing colors on the screen.
I hadn't installed anything yet, didn't even used any custom ROM it is still with its original ROM.
I have tried to reset the device but the problem persist.
Navigation on the Recovery console showing correct colors but as soon as I exit it, back to its current state, showing very anoying colors even from the first screen of Viewsonic logo!!!!
Need help guys, I paid double its actual price to get it here to me in Egypt (
Even replacement is a very bad choice to me...
Very disappointing!!!!!!!!
Still waiting an answer guys?
Should I jump and open the tab and check the video cable or is it a software problem?!!
OHHHH My God!!
I was trying the “Love Tab” method described in this Post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878624&page=2
Look into post #20.
And YES, it appears that is the solution…
Oh My God, how would that be true what a QA they have at VS….
It gets back to where it was now, the faulty colors, the same time I’m writing this post, I think I will need to open it and check the cable directly (WTF, I have just received it, out of the box)..
Bye Bye ViewSonic, you have just lost a loyal customer!!
Will appreciate if someone helps me to decide to open it myself or ship it from Egypt to US and let them do it…
Fixed..
I have attached a photo of the cable as soon as I managed to remove the board a little bit, as you can see from the image the cable wasn't that loose but I see it was some kinda twisted so I straighten it a little bit and pressed hard on both side of the cable and made sure that they are correctly aligned and connected and voila, screen now is BACK..
I would say that I doubt that my tablet wasn't that new, as I felt when I was unscrewing the board, it was already open I think it was returned fixed in quick and put it back as new, Thanks VS that would be the last time I buy anything from them.....
For Reference I have used these 2 videos as a guides:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PswxJ96gXbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M7lxllGOyc&feature=related
As well as the previous post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878624&page=2
Post #20
Thanks guys...
Thx XDA..
Hey guys,
So, today I got my phone back from Samsung (yay!) after repairs.
First issue, it came back with a different bezel, so I phoned up thinking "OMG WTF" and was told "Nah, we just did that because we had no others".
That's fine, boot my phone up, and then the menu lights didn't work.
Me: "WTF!!"
Reset the phone, display lights worked. Yay :3
Open "Gmail", oh, it looks like there is a gradient going from dark to light over the screen. Whhaaatt.
I turn the brightness up, it is less visible. Full brightness and it's barely noticeable.
I restart my phone, nope, it's still present. I notice it in the Android Market too and can just see it when the phone is idle.
I've tweeted Samsung, but I'm impatient when it comes to my phone, it's been difficult going with my trusty P1i for a week!
Thanks for all your help guys,
Jake,
P.S.
Going to try formatting again...
Well, another reset didn't do anything.
Sending it to Vodafone's repair centre now, to see what they can do...
I'll keep this thread updated!
Hi all
Sorry for a newbie question.
I have a Sony Z Ultra which I really like, but recently the screen sometimes just starts rolling for no reason. I cannot read anything, and it often does not stop. I turn the screen off, then on, and it often doesn't show anything but then it does it is still rolling. I have to hard reset, and even then have to do that a few times before it starts up normally. It seems to be happening more frequently. Any ideas on what I can do?
Thanks so much
Craig
csumm said:
Hi all
Sorry for a newbie question.
I have a Sony Z Ultra which I really like, but recently the screen sometimes just starts rolling for no reason. I cannot read anything, and it often does not stop. I turn the screen off, then on, and it often doesn't show anything but then it does it is still rolling. I have to hard reset, and even then have to do that a few times before it starts up normally. It seems to be happening more frequently. Any ideas on what I can do?
Thanks so much
Craig
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Rolling back? Screenshot
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RealityFails said:
Rolling back? Screenshot
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It is more like rolling upwards, like an old tv that is not tuned to the channel properly (I am showing my age here because I still remember that)
I cannot take a screenshot because everything on the screen rolls, so cannot access the screenshot function or anything else for that matter.
I have found that when it happens I bend the phone backwards a little and it stops. This makes me think that perhaps the case may be slightly bent from a drop or from having it in my pocket which is somehow causing the problem.
It is not doing it now; I hope it won't return
csumm said:
It is more like rolling upwards, like an old tv that is not tuned to the channel properly (I am showing my age here because Is till remember that)
I cannot take a screenshot because everything on the screen rolls, so cannot access the screenshot function or anything else for that matter.
I have found that when it happens I bend the phone backwards a little and it stops. This makes me think that perhaps the case may be slightly bent from a drop or from having it in my pocket which is somehow causing the problem.
It is not doing it bow; I hope it won't return
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From what you describe it sounds like your flex cable is causing the issue.
If that's the case, I could be wrong you can take it apart or return it to Sony. I'd just buy a new one. Sounds like a flex cable issue to me
A final development in the story of my phone. The rolling came back, got worse, and then I had times where I would push the power button to light up the screen out of power-saving screen off mode, and nothing would happen. The back-light would light up, but just a blank, black screen...
I sent it to the repair center and the quote came back. It would need a whole new screen.
The cost was going to be pretty high, so I looked online and bought a whole new phone for only 60 cents more than the repair quote!
I just hope my new phone lasts longer than the old one