[Q] - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I bought an MHL to HDMI adapter for connecting my Samsung Galaxy S2 to TV using HDMI cable.
I connected the adapter to phone, and also connected the phone charger. Then I connected the HDMI cable to TV.
I am not getting any display on the TV, just some flicker. I tried disconnecting and connecting cables (both at phone end and at adapter (HDMI) ) but there is no difference. I even restarted the phone while the cables were connected. Still it is not working. Most videos seem to suggest that it will just work when connected.
I am using Samsung original ROM Gingerbread 2.3.6. I also tried with CheckROM V6, but results are identical. Is there anything I can try to make it work?
Please help
Sanjay

nobody going to see Q as a topic and answer it .
jje

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MHL adapter not working (MTP Device Connected)

Every time i try to connect my MHL adapter recently it will not output to the TV. TV is fine, HDMI cables are fine, adapter works with other devices.
ONCE i did get the MHL adapter to work properly however the rom was very buggy and i had to switch. Even on stock i can not seem to get my phone to output to the TV. It always says MTP Device Detected and never displays out to the TV. I tried USB Debugging but that didnt seem to change things. Im confused, what can be causing this? All my hardware seems fine, i have tried too many roms to count, what can be making me have this problem?
Any help / suggestions will be helpful
Have you got power connected to the MHL adapter?
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Fizzerr said:
Have you got power connected to the MHL adapter?
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Sure do, even found a power adapter that puts out more power because i thought the one i was using wasnt working properly (1000ma instead of 200ma)
Phone shows its charging, but also comes up with that MTP Initilization message.... put it into USB mode and i dont get that message, but no MHL either.
Ok, a bit more testing, using a HDMI to DVI cable i can connect my phone into my computer screen and it works fine! Using the exact same setup on my TV, nothing. Use the same HDMI port on my TV that my other cables were using, nothing. Use different cables (That work on other devices), nothing. Aparently my TV is not accepting the signal from my MHL adapter.
My TV is a Sony KDL 46E400.
Ideas why i can connect to the monitor just fine but the TV doesnt work?

MHL to HDMI

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.
Jive1983 said:
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..
Jive1983 said:
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.

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Hi,
Noob question...
I bought myself the MHL USB Adapter. I want to output my SGSII to my TV. I tried the obvious and plugged in the adapter into the phone along with the HDMI but nothing happened.
Is there something I need to enable (i.e. when connecting a laptop to a project, you have to press Alt+F4 to change output)??
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I'm having a problem with the MHL adapter which when connected to either of my TV HDMI ports (which worked with the bionic's micro HDMI cable) gives a white snow pattern. The HDMI cable sign starts and the audio works. I have gone through 2 PNY connectors with identical results and I doubt that the HDMI cable is the problem.
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