screen freaking out - Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

my eris has started to act very crazy. sometimes when on the main screen or any screen that has multiple slideable screens the phone will just automatically start to scroll left. i've also noticed that the trackball has started to not work to the left. could these be related, if so how or what can i do to fix this?

Mine did the same thing. no fix, the phone is just breaking.
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Have to lock the screen twice to stay off??

Picked you Fascinate yesterday. I have flashed a kernel on it. I'm not sure if it was doing this before but when I push the power button to turn the screen off it goes off but immediately turns back on. Hit power button again it goes off and all is well.
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Aaron
What kernel
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Thats certainly not normal behavior. Unfortunately I really don't know what would cause it.
I have this problem as well. I think it is just one app that is causing the problem, but I can't pinpoint it. It doesn't always happen. I thought it might just be the browser, but then I wasn't sure.
Regardless, it isn't that big of a deal because the screen fades off after like 5 seconds anyway.
Also on mine. Im running sc 2.92 voodoo with the overclocked kernal. Push lock screen goes black then to the lock screen.
I dont think its the browser because I use dolphin and not very often.
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[Q] Anyone else getting dead spot (touchscreen?)

I've had the device for about 5 months of use, then I switched over to several other phones. The lower left corner just gets harder and harder to press down on it (and its the frickin app drawer icon area too).
Just wanted to see if this was common, and if I should send it back?
I've set it back to a normal rom and left it on a shelf for quite awhile..
Oh, and did the end of life already come into effect for this line from HTC?
I have the same problem and now the top right corner is starting to get hard to press. Weird thing is, if you use one of those drawing apps it detects the lightest touch everywhere just fine. The problem only occurs when trying to press a virtual button like on the keyboard or the ok button in the market. Its been this way on different keyboards and rom's so I dont really get it.
I had this issue... when the phone gets hot. So on hot days, when it's in the case, the screen starts acting up. It happens across roms, so my guess is that it's not limited to a particular one, and it's a hardware issue. Suggestion: reroot or adjust your clock settings to make your phone run cooler.
I had my first Eris replaced because of a deadspot, seems almost as common as a bad trackball/forever scroll
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I'm having this issue. Bottom left is dead and then like, row two from the top is dead for me too.
I've got a spot on the upper right of my screen right below where install is when downloading an app from the market
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I had a whole row of sensors go out right along the top of the keyboard. The touch screen continued to get worse until it was unusable. I have best buy btp, so I sent it back and received a refurb from bb.
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Screen lifting

Occasionally, the screen in my Thunderbolt will lift in the center, making a somewhat noticeable spot in the center. I can press out back down and it's back to normal, but it is a tad annoying. Is this a common problem or is there any way to remedy this problem at all?
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never heard of anything like that. id leave it like that next time it happens and take it in to verizon. they should replace it for you

Touch panel issues and runaway phone.

Ok so I'm at week 3 with this thing and yesterday I noticed that my screen had a dead spot on it. What I mean by that is that there was an unresponsive section on the screen. I had experienced this before on my E4G. End result was sprint replaced the phone. By last night the spot responded again but a new location was affected by this problem.
Also the last few days I've had issues with the phone just "running away". I will get backed out of an app automaticlly then multiple selections are made as the phone flies through different screens on its own. While this is happening I do feel a haptic response to this phantom finger making all these selections. When I touch the screen myself there is no response to my touch. Screen shutdown stops the action and allows me to restart the phone after I get the screen back on.
Need to know if anyone else is or has experienced this. I've only got a few days left on my 30 for return without having to pay for another phone.
Also, I have not rooted this device or used any mods.
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aaronb1980 said:
Ok so I'm at week 3 with this thing and yesterday I noticed that my screen had a dead spot on it. What I mean by that is that there was an unresponsive section on the screen. I had experienced this before on my E4G. End result was sprint replaced the phone. By last night the spot responded again but a new location was affected by this problem.
Also the last few days I've had issues with the phone just "running away". I will get backed out of an app automaticlly then multiple selections are made as the phone flies through different screens on its own. While this is happening I do feel a haptic response to this phantom finger making all these selections. When I touch the screen myself there is no response to my touch. Screen shutdown stops the action and allows me to restart the phone after I get the screen back on.
Need to know if anyone else is or has experienced this. I've only got a few days left on my 30 for return without having to pay for another phone.
Also, I have not rooted this device or used any mods.
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I haven't had the issue where the phone is whipping through different screens on its own, but I have had a dead spot in one particular area a few times. It doesnt always happen, and I can't really force it to repeat. It is totally random when it happens, but it is that same spit every time it does happen. A factory reset seemed to help, but it still happens once in a while. When it happens, I change to a different screen, then go right.back to the screen with the 'dead spot' and it is no longer dead/unresponsive. Very odd.
I would try a factory reset, then of the problem persists I'd probably take it to Sprint. I have a couple days left and am pondering exchanging mine for a new one as well.
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Did you have anything plugged into the headset jack? Only time I've experienced a runaway phone going crazy was when I had mine plugged into an amp via the headphone jack. All sorts of crazy control signals go through there.
Mike
No sir, nothin plugged in
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my friend had this happen to her evo shift a couple times. It occured after she upgraded to gingerbread. I beleive she hard reset it and it went away

Unresponsive screen

Anyone else getting this? Seems to be only the top half of the screen it does this randomly. Takes a reboot to fix it. I am rooted and no matter the ROM tgis happens 2-3 times a week
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Sounds like a problem. I would definitely bring the phone in to be checked out.
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Alchem!st said:
Sounds like a problem. I would definitely bring the phone in to be checked out.
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Happened to me once with my first one, and twice with my second. Not enough times to really make me care.
i've experienced unresponsive issues
So i've experienced the screen randomly becoming unresponsive. So i know its lot locked because i've been in phone calls when it happened, or i can see animations working, or maybe a download bar progressing and then the screen will do nothing at all. I can shut the screen off and back on but then not be able to unlock it. But then i've had the same happen, but i would then be able to unlock the phone only for nothing beyond that to respond. This does eventually go away/stop, Its odd as it makes me think its the screen at times, then software at times (sometimes i cannot hold the power to restart/power down).
i have a similar problem where my lower part of the screen becomes unresponsive randomly at times once a day and then goes away after reboot . im not rooted

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