I can see that my hdtv is getting a signal from the phone but the tv screen stays black and my phone hdmi port is fine visibly and my cord works for my xoom. My photon is stock rooted whats going on?
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I can see that my hdtv is getting a signal from the phone but the tv screen stays black and my phone hdmi port is fine visibly and my cord works for my xoom. My photon is stock rooted whats going on?
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have you tried to restart the phone.....
yes, nothing blank tv screen no Motorola symbol and no options pop up on the phone when hdmi is connected cord is good works for other devices and when the cord is plugged into the phone the tv gets a signal but its stays blank
I have had problems with cheepie cables from monoprice. The mini hdmi connector is intermittent. Better cables work fine. You may want to try another cable.
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I had this problem the first couple times I tried hdmi. Then one day it started working and its been fine ever since. I'm not really sure what the problem was or how it was solved.
I don't get a menu to select mirroring anymore. I used to have it with this cable and this tv. It's not an option now. I just get a Motorola logo on the tv. Mirroring used to work a few weeks ago, so something has changed with the phone. I'm not running a custom ROM, haven't disabled anything and no special software. Rebooting doesn't help. Anyone found a fix?
the first couple of times I tried I would just get the motorola symbol and no mirroring option than a day latter I tried again and it worked. Not sure why.
Have you tried cycling through your tv settings once and than back to hdmi?
i dont know what happned. i decided to reflash the current stock through rsdlite and im now able to mirror and use my kickstand again so im happy now ill root and see if thats why it stopped working
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my TF HDMI port not working, when i first conneted it to TV, showed sign of HDMI on on lower right side next to time and screen started flickering, since then i could not get any connection, I got another priem and tried it with same cable cgot connectted easily, i tried with 3rd TF, and it showed HDMI sign on TF with holding end of cable but no images on TV. MY original TF does not have any other problem, WIFI is very good, no light bleeding or dead pixel, GPS is working ( it is not great) .
I really do not want sent my TF to ASUS to screw it. I wipped TF and hoping it works but it did not.
I am getting new micro cable hoping it may works?
anybnody has any suggestion
Try another cable and/or TV first.
I did no changes.please help
I have this problem too. It was working and now its not. No HDMI icon in the right corner either.
Curses! I just discoverd this same issue tonight with my Prime. I started watching a movie with my daughers, then we had to pause for a crying fit (them, not me). Prime turned off while we got through it, once it came back on the hdmi wouldn't stay connected. The little symbol in bottom right kept flashing back and forth from on then off. And now finally nothing.
I rebooted and got nothing now. The issue isn't with my tv accepting my prime, but with my prime recognizing a cable being attached. I had to sometimes push it up and at an angle to get it to register.
No wifi issue, and I love it otherwise. I just hoped this was an easy fix. Maybe not.
K--
A data wipe did nothing to solve the problem. I ended up returning it for full refund.
Same issue here... I got to watch about 2 shows of the three stoges before it went out.
I then connected my evo using the same cable to the same HDMI port on the TV and works great.
Data wipe doesn't work.....
anybody?
I have a problem: when i put my phone onto the HD dock the phone recognizes the dock and the hdmi cord, asks me if i want to use the webtop or the entertainment center. I choose one of them i got nothing on the screen. The tv's hdmi works fine (with my laptop for e.g). i tried with a different cord, but nothing changed. i made a video of it (sorry for the quality): [i can't post urls, so if you're interested search on youtube for Motorola Atrix 4G HD dock probably faulty. Thanks]
Please help me, i don't know the solution. I have googled after it almost for a week!
I have Motorola MB860, at&t branded Atrix 4G, but it is unlocked, i use it in Europe. Got the latest firmware (OTA). Unrooted, unmodified.
Thanks
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add: the hdmi just doesn't work without the hd dock. i attach the hdmi cord to the phone and select entertainment center, and i get blank screen on the tv.
select a different input on the TV perhaps?
I have like 6 different inputs on my TV and I had to go through each one and wait a little bit to make sure the signal kicked in.
I know it was connected through the HDMI port, but I still had to cycle through the inputs to get it to appear.
still weird
thanks for your answer. i didn't checked it, but i had an lg optimus 2x (p990) and with the lg's hdmi port worked correctly. i know i should wait a little bit, i have been waited for 3 minutes! so i'm starting to think my phone's hdmi wrong. can i test it somehow?
whats ur webtop version?
it is WT-1.2.0-110_OLY-6
System version is 4.5.141.MB860.ATT.en.US
ive had my MHL cable for over 2 weeks now and its got the official samsung logo - and i got it from suntekstore... only problem is i havent got it working...
ive tried with my dads stock 2.3 i9100 on a viewsonic monitor and samsung tv
same with my 4.0.4 i9100 resurrection remix 1.7 + siyah 3.1.2
the other two items i got from suntekstore were 2 OTG adaptors which fail to work... (i also have one that does work from another store) so i think it might be the MHL adaptor itself
yesterday i was frustrated and kept plugging my phone in and out of the samsung tv.... and BAM i got a visual =S after like 10 'no signal' and 2 resolution not supported... but the screen was stuck in portrait... thats the closest ive come to using MHL properly!
on top of that... when i use OTG keyboard connection... the phone freezes if i try pressing caps lock to check for power on my phone! any one else running same OS version and its working?
When successfully connected via MHL the S2 will display in portrait, so that was normal. Apps that run in landscape will do so when run, or where sensor orientation works, like in photo gallery etc, you can rotate it to landscape yourself.
No, as for your issues regarding getting the picture to stay on; first, you did have the Samsung Charger plugged into the MHL cable right, and the correct output channel selected on your tv?
Assuming you did for both the above, the problem is likely with your hdmi cable, not the tv's. Have you tried using different cables? I have a problem with one of my hdmi cables where the screen goes black for a few seconds whenever it pleases, with another cable (which comes with the sky box), it stays on all the time. So try changing cables and see what kind of response you get.
Also, some users have mentioned that they seem to get picture when they put their phones into flight mode first, I've never needed to do this, but give it a go and see what happens. Once you've got your picture up, you can use your tv's remote the control your S2, assumming your tv supports that function.
Hope that helps
I have not tried that rom but last I heard any source based rom doesn't have a working MHL output. I don't know the status at all of OTG on source based roms.
You said you tried it on your dads stock phone but didn't clearly state if it worked or not which it should if the phone is stock. So use that as a basis of if the adaptor is broken.
thanks guys - yeah it could be the hdmi cable... they are pretty cheapo - but on seeing 2 OTG adapters from the same store dont work... the MHL being broken cant really be a coincidence? it was in delivery for over 1 month =[ maybe someone broked it! lol
I think in the end it was the MHL adaptor... ive got a replacement sent out as now the phone wont even recognise power to charge when plugged into the mhl however the charger directly into the phone works! argh may be a long wait for the replacement took 30 days to get my other shipment! may have to resort to a more expensive one
Im running ICS 4.0.3 SHOstock2 v2.2.4 with 3.0.30-cherrypicker kernel on my AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II i777. I purchased a MENOTEK MHL to HDMI adapter and Im trying to use it with my RCA Plasma TV. I connect the adapter to the HDMI cable then the power cable to the Adapter, and then I connect the adapter to my phone. The tv recognizes that I have the HDMI cable plugged in then the screen goes black. While I have the adapter plugged into the phone, the phone works fine, only there isn't anything being displayed on the screen. I try to launch several video apps, still nothing. The weirdest thing is when I unplug the adapter from my phone, it causes the phone to freeze and I have to pull the battery to restart. Is anyone else having a simular problem and may know of a fix. Ive done a few searches but havent been able to find anything. I appreciate any help that I can get. 
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SaXaPhIDeSoUl said:
Im running ICS 4.0.3 SHOstock2 v2.2.4 with 3.0.30-cherrypicker kernel on my AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II i777. I purchased a MENOTEK MHL to HDMI adapter and Im trying to use it with my RCA Plasma TV. I connect the adapter to the HDMI cable then the power cable to the Adapter, and then I connect the adapter to my phone. The tv recognizes that I have the HDMI cable plugged in then the screen goes black. While I have the adapter plugged into the phone, the phone works fine, only there isn't anything being displayed on the screen. I try to launch several video apps, still nothing. The weirdest thing is when I unplug the adapter from my phone, it causes the phone to freeze and I have to pull the battery to restart. Is anyone else having a simular problem and may know of a fix. Ive done a few searches but havent been able to find anything. I appreciate any help that I can get. 
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Hey mate, I am using MHL to HDMI and I don't have any problem. I am using shostock 2.2.4 and once I connect the MHL adapert the TV mirrors the screen and if I play any videos it identifies and plays in full HD. Not sure what your mean by RCA cable there, so do you have RCA to HDMI cable and use that cable to connect to MHL adapter?
Same Thing
I am having the same problem with the same identical adapter. Running identical roms as you both. Are you on the lastest versio of ICS Shostock Saxa? Maybe there was a fix in the latest, however I did not see it n the changelog. Maybe we just have bad adapters and Jive's just happens to work. Mine used to work nicely with GB.
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I am having the same problem with the same identical adapter. Running identical roms as you both. Are you on the lastest versio of ICS Shostock Saxa? Maybe there was a fix in the latest, however I did not see it n the changelog. Maybe we just have bad adapters and Jive's just happens to work. Mine used to work nicely with GB.
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I havent updated to ShoStock 2.2.5 but I read in another thread that it could be a kernal issue so I switched to 3.0.30 SIYAH v3.2b5 mswap+ but still no luck, my television screen is still black, the only difference that I noticed was when i unplug the adapter the phone didnt freeze.
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Hey mate, I am using MHL to HDMI and I don't have any problem. I am using shostock 2.2.4 and once I connect the MHL adapert the TV mirrors the screen and if I play any videos it identifies and plays in full HD. Not sure what your mean by RCA cable there, so do you have RCA to HDMI cable and use that cable to connect to MHL adapter?
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Sorry for the late reply RCA is the brand of the TV. Nothing fancy a standard HD Television.
I just updated to shostock 2.2.6.. will see if I get time to test the tv out today and get back to you guys.
Hey guys just tested now. Its working fine... I am using 2.2.6 and its working fine...
Make sure you connect the power cable to the mhl adapter without that it won't work
Let me know how you go
Jive1983 said:
Hey guys just tested now. Its working fine... I am using 2.2.6 and its working fine...
Make sure you connect the power cable to the mhl adapter without that it won't work
Let me know how you go
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Are you using the cherry picker kernal??, if so I will be flashing back to it.
updated to 2.2.6 still a no go. I'm starting to think my adapter may be DOA.
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Are you using the cherry picker kernal??, if so I will be flashing back to it.
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Yes I am using the cherry picker kernel... try changing you powere cable and see if that makes a difference... If I remove the power cable the tv screen becomes blank..
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Yes I am using the cherry picker kernel... try changing you powere cable and see if that makes a difference... If I remove the power cable the tv screen becomes blank..
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Even after the update to ShoStock 2.2.6 I still get a black screen instead of the TV mirroring the phone. I tried several different power adapters, 2 of them were the original i777 adapter. Im thinking that the mhl adapter is DOA. Im going to try to return it or exchange it for a different one.
I was using the same menotek mhl adapter you were and coming up with the same results. So I went on amazon and ordered the samsung one. Today it arrived and mhl to hdmi is now working on my phone.
yea i definitely will be sending mine back this week. I dont mind spending a couple extra bucks on the samsung adapter.
I bought a Viewsonic g tablet on sale a year and a half ago and until this day it meets the light. (It was only touched when purchased then back to the box)
I followed the instructions to the letter (new on this) and everything seems to be working, I have a Malata zpad dock DS-A002 supposed to be fully compatible with the g tablet and I placed the tablet on the dock, connected HDMI in the TV but nothing happens.
Don't see an option in settings to select output to TV.
Many thanks in advance.
Forgot to mention, tried this on the TV which is an LG and monitor which is a Hanns-G
I have to say that this is a first so far. When I read this I went ahead a connected up my dock which is the same make and model as yours to my TV and it works. HDMI is sometimes a pain especially with the newer TV's that are out. You also got to have the dock powered up if you haven't done that. If the power cord is connected and the tablet displays the dock clock then connect the HDMI to the dock with the TV turned off. After connection is made turn on the set and make sure you are on the proper input. It should work, but if not try a different TV.
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Thanks for the reply
The LCD TV is a couple of years old, the LCD monitor is 3ish years old
My mother has a 5yr old LCD TV, that's another TV I could test on
The dock is powered up using the charger that came with the gTab
The tablet displays the dock clock when placed on the dock
I've tried different combinations:
Dock powered up, TV off and plugin cable, gtab on then place on dock, turn TV on
Dock powered up, TV off and plugin cable, gtab off then place on dock and power on, turn TV on when gtab is on the dock clock
Dock powered up, TV on and plugin cable, gtab on then place on dock
Dock powered up, TV on and plugin cable, gtab off then place on dock and power on
TV detects HDMI when the gtab is placed on the dock, but after 3-5 secs says no signal meaning it does detect HDMI (shows up as an option, I've tried on all 3 HDMI inputs btw) but it doesn't show up an image.
I've tried these methods in the TV and the monitor, nothing
Doesn't make sense to me since everyone in the thread hasn't had this issue, should be plug-and-play right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900562
Should I backup the current install and go back to the stock crappy ROM just to test it out? (Wipe everything as instructed before doing so?)
Thanks
No since in going all the way back to stock to test it out. Have you by chance tried a different HDMI cable. You might have a faulty connection or even a dirty connection will make it loose its connection. You may also want to check to see if the TV has a default native setting set. The gtablet will display a image like a PC I believe. Will have to connect it up again to see what res. the device puts out at default.
Alright find the link up solution. I tried different ways of connection all with failure to display on my TV with the exception of this. Try it and you will be satisfied.
1st. Place you dock near your TV with power cord and HDMI cable both connected. Don't connect other end of HDMI cable to TV just yet.
2nd. Have tablet turned on and fully booted up. Then place tablet on dock and leave the dock clock displayed.
3rd. Turn on TV and set the input to the HDMI connection you are about to connect to. Then connect HDMI to that input that is in TV and the display should reflect the device.
Let me know if this works. Thanks.
Sent from my SmoOth A$$ Gtablet
Hi, yes I tried 2 different cables, different ports, cleaned up (blow air) into the TV and and dock ports (dock is brand new never used from a year+ ago)
I couldn't find a default native setting on the TV.
Really sucks that there is an awesome ROM for the gtablet and I can't use it on the bigger screen, intention was to watch Netflix and movies, besides reading
The tablet is one of those projects that never happened and when I finally manage to get it going this happens...:crying:
Read the addon that I posted. It will connect if you connect it in that order.
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Hi Nobe, it still doesn't work. I just don't get it.
TV recognizes the connection (shows as plugged-in) but says no signal.
Unfortunately monitor is not as advanced as a TV, simply says no signal.
Faulty dock? It charges fine
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Went to stock, and image shows up fine on TV
Is there something I could change, DPI,res? on the current SmoOth install (have backups) that could potentially fix the issue?
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Went to stock, and image shows up fine on TV
Is there something I could change, DPI,res? on the current SmoOth install (have backups) that could potentially fix the issue?
Thanks
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I keep mine at 160dpi. The issue is that you have to connect everything to the dock before connecting it up to the TV. For some strange reason the dock settings doesn't recognize the connections being made. The dock works fine it is the drivers I believe that are kernel related. If you power up the dock with the HDMI connected to it, then place tablet on the dock, then connect the HDMI to the TV's input with the TV on and turned to that input. Then it should display onto the TV without issues. Done this multiple times when this came up and this was the only way for me to get the dock to display the output of the tablet.
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The thing is I did exactly as you said multiple times to be sure.
Using SmoOth image does not come up
Restored to stock ROM and image shows up fine
I'm going to try a fresh SmoOth install and see how it goes or is there any way to check the drivers or make adjustments to it?
Thanks
Any advice on checking the drivers?
Thanks
Actually the drivers are there and working the way they are suppose to be. I do believe that it might in the way it is communicating with the TV still. I am currently working on something that might help out, but I want to test it fully before suggesting it since most everyone doesn't use this feature.
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It is really odd that doing the same process on the stock rom works.
Thanks a lot for the follow-up Nobe
Curious if anyone found a solution to this problem? I too have the exact same issue with my Gtab even after trying the solution posted with different cables and such. Stock rom works fine though.
I'm wondering if Nobe found something