MHL to hdmi adapter flickering - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi everyone...
I'm a galaxy s2 owner on ICS stock rooted.
I bought this MHL adapter to play movies on my tv directly from my phone.http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B0051D3KQW/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00
Problem is that everytime i use it with moboplayer or netflix it will flicker on and off, sound will come on and off and white noise will interrupt viewing multiple times.
It has only worked stably once and that's with the stock video app. Also tried on 3 different tv's with the same results.
Now... Is it because the product is defective? Is it because the product is not a samsung product? If not can anyone direct me to another adapter that actually works???
Has anyone else had these problems and maybe solved them?
Many thanks

Its just a general MHL issue. I bought a genuine Samsung MHL adapter and I took it back to the store for a replacement because of flickering and white noise.
They gave me a replacement and exactly the same thing happened.
I tried multiple TV sets and even tried my friends S2, same thing.
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So Samsung made a useless adapter is what you're telling me?
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Are there any MHL cables (even third party) that actually work?
Would be very grateful

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HDMI out works sometimes, what's up with that?

Just like the post says my hdmi works sometimes and most of the time it doesn't. I had it working last night watching nerflix and it just stopped, same thing happened today. I am running a Zone23 Rom and bcblend 02 kernel. The mhl adapter I am using is from T-Mobile. Does this happen to anyone else, is the a solution I can try? I just ordered the htc adapter to try that and I have already switched hdmi cars to see if that was it and it wasn't. Any help I would appreciate.
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did you connect the power cable as well?
Yes, I know I didn't mention it but yrs the power cable is attached and working, I guess it was my fault for not clarifying it better, it use to work whenever I plugged it in not it is hit in miss with a mostly miss.
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sounds like a loose connection. probablly a faulty hml adaptor.
Also, sometimes when it kind of was acting like it wanted to work it would cut on cut off like someone was flicking a light switch on and off.
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Well I ordered a HTC mhl adapter and the same thing happen. So I ended up restoring a rooted stock rom, re-applying all my apps, backing up my new setting, wipeing and re-installing my Zone 2.3.4 ROM and re-applying my new setting and it still didn't work.....LOL
But it now works on my 55 inch vizio but not my 46 inch Sony in my bedroom where I would use it the most.
I don't know what the problem is with the Sony because it use to work flawlessly but now it doesn't even read it. I know its the tv because I have swapped everything else, hdmi cable, charger, and mhl adapter. If anyone knows what may have caused my tv to stop reading my mhl adapters please let me know?
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Your TV port probably failed. I know hdmi ports look robust like a usb port but they really aren't.
Well my tv has 5 ports and none of them are working with the mhl adapter but the still work with my DVD player though.
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Old thread but I may be able to help others.
I have a generic HML adapter from ebay and I found that you need to connect things in the correct order to make it work reliably. I had the best results following these steps.
1. Connect power to the adapter
2. Connect the adapter to the phone
3. Connect the HDMI cable to the adapter
With the stock rom I found a reboot of the phone between step 2 and 3 sometimes helped but generally it was not needed. With the leedroid rom I using now I've never needed to reboot.
Unfortunately my 52" Samsung LCD (2008) has no audio but my 24" Samsung LED (2011) works perfectly every time. I got audio to work 2x on the 52" but I can't for the life of me figure out how.
Just to further update....
I found a firmware update for my 52" Samsung TV on their website. After applying the update I found the HDMI to slightly more reliable with my audio issues but it still did not correct it 100%. I have audio issues 1 out of 4 times now so by my best guess the TV has to comply with the newer HDMI specs in order to operate with the MHL adapters.
Hopefully this helps someone out there.
Appreciate the tip, so how does one update their tv
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MHL adapter i777 oriented (not other devices)

I searched up "MHL hdmi" and got a few threads from other phones forums on XDA; half were before our phone came out or the cable was available.
My question is which mhl adapter actually works on our phones (i777)
I've seen a large variety out there; ranging from white to black, 2 cables or 1 cable +inlet for power cable, "samsung" imprinted mhl adapters, and OEM ones.
I've read some distort the phone screen while connected to the tv, others cut off wifi while connected, some OEM can use remotes to operate the phone, while others didn't or OEMs not performing properly.
I've seen generic ones from $6 up, OEM logo'd ones at $6 and OEM packaged ones at $33+
Do we have a specific model/brand sure to work without error? Using TV remote is a plus. I've seen some for sale with wireless mini keyboards (bonus) and that catches my eye
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I'm personally just using one random black one I got on ebay, seems to work fine.
I would THINK MHL is a standard, and though some might not function QUITE as well as others, they should all serve their basic purpose.
I haven't seen any that don't require USB power though, mind linking to the one you've found? Maybe link the ones with the Mini Keyboards...? I'm interested.
Check out this item I found on eBay:
iKross MHL Adapter+Wireless Keyboard For Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 i777 Nexus Note
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/iKross-MHL-...Galaxy-S2-I9100-i777-Nexus-Note-/270941494794
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Theres so many now its everywhere. As far as working my retail samsung hdtv smart adapter,name.on box i paid about 25$. It still works perfect and.ive had.it since this phone came out. Also just for the heck of it tried.it earlier.works.fine.in.ics too.
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Can you navigate the phone with TV remote? Do you have to do something special to make it work?
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Can you navigate the phone with TV remote? Do you have to do something special to make it work?
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I second this question. If it can Navigate the phone, I'm sold. (I would assume it can otherwise what's the point?)
Does any ics build support mhl yet?
I'm using the one from the Samsung Infuse and it works perfectly. I don't know about this TV remote thing since I have a BT ps3 media kb I use.
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I bought a mhl to hdmi cable I'm new to this I plugged it into my phone and hdmi but got nothing then I also hooked up USB power to it when I did that it showed a input for it on my TV but still no video does this not work with ics?
It works with ics. Try this, plug hdmi cable from tv to adapter plug power cable from wall adapter charger to adapter. Then plug into phone. Also what kind of mhl adapter do you have? I personally went through a few and ended up with getting the samsung one for me it works the best. Others had flaky power adapters or reports of doa. Anyway try again like that if it doesn't work try changing hdmi cables I've seen people have that as their cause as well. Also I can tell you that mhl and blue tooth and wireless work awesome on ics better than gb. I can even use it with a ps3 controller etc..
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I don't think it works on AOKP or CM9, without installing an extra app. I've been using it on SHOstock 2 just fine. I think the TW ROMs have the support built in. I know 2.3 MIUI does not support MHL.
It only needs the power adapter if your TV does not support MHL. If your TV is MHL compliant it will send power over the HDMI port and charge your phone. The standard is still new, almost no TVs support it yet. You can still mirror the screen over HDMI with a MHL adapter, but you have to power the adapter. MHL compliant TVs should be able to control the phone through the TV, but because those TVs are as common as unicorns I haven't tested it. With a non MHL compliant TV all it does is accept the input from your phone. You must still navigate on your phone. But, you can use a Bluetooth keyboard and/or mouse to control your phone wirelessly.
I got the cheapest MHL adapter on eBay that shipped free from inside the US. I think I paid ~$7. Its worked fine for me over the past 6 months.
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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.
I would ask in the SHOstock thread. It worked fine for me, but I switched to AOKP. The last SHOstock I tried MHL was 2.2 I think. I would guess its a kernel thing. Maybe try another kernel?
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Thanx! I will definitely look into a different kernal. The only problem with asking on the SHOstock thread is my account is new. I don't have enough posts to comment on that thread.
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it should work with shostock I've been using it with phone bricker works good. The only roms that won't work at least as of now is aosp aokp roms cause our bases are derived from Samsung bases international or otherwise which contain it. A long time ago entropy told me something along the lines of the mhl code being proprietary closed source which is why cm9 etc doesn't have it. But with ics and the huge user base if anyone is talented enough to get that working they will.
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Also for the TV remote in the other post is correct at least what I'm pretty sure your talking about. Cause a friend of mine just got one of those new voice/gesture etc Sammy TVs and they have mhl,dlna etc. Honestly at that point you aren't concerned with a phone remote when you can just use gestures and voice
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I got a sharp aquos with viperdrive (2007 gaming LCD)
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it should work with shostock I've been using it with phone bricker works good. The only roms that won't work at least as of now is aosp aokp roms cause our bases are derived from Samsung bases international or otherwise which contain it. A long time ago entropy told me something along the lines of the mhl code being proprietary closed source which is why cm9 etc doesn't have it. But with ics and the huge user base if anyone is talented enough to get that working they will.
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I updated to the most recent update ShoStock 2.2.6 but I still seem to have the same problem. The television screen is blue before I Connect the phone. Once the phone is connected the screen goes black but doesnt mirror the phone screen. When I unplug the phone from the adapter it become unresponsive and I have to reboot. I starting to think the adapter may be DOA
SaXaPhIDeSoUl said:
I updated to the most recent update ShoStock 2.2.6 but I still seem to have the same problem. The television screen is blue before I Connect the phone. Once the phone is connected the screen goes black but doesnt mirror the phone screen. When I unplug the phone from the adapter it become unresponsive and I have to reboot. I starting to think the adapter may be DOA
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I'm with you in the ShoStock MHL woes. Some say it works, it hasn't been working for me. The adapter is not DOA if the screen is going black and changing on the TV. My TV (Samsung) recognizes there is an MHL device connected with AnyNet+ but the screen goes black as well. The adapter worked on GB Roms, Unnamed/Unoriginal to be exact. Will try out PhoneBricker.
Edgarhighman said:
Check out this item I found on eBay:
iKross MHL Adapter+Wireless Keyboard For Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 i777 Nexus Note
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/iKross-MHL-...Galaxy-S2-I9100-i777-Nexus-Note-/270941494794
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I'll vouch for that general design of the keyboard, seems like Ion knock-off.

Jellybean MHL/HDMI Problem

Bought a MHL adapter yesterday and tested it with LJ4 running Franco r20. The phone rebooted upon plugging in to the TV and okay after that but no sound. Checked the accessories setting and the sound output was greyed out. Tested the same with another phone running ICS and no problem at all, no reboot and no grey out, TV plays the sound alright. Anyone encounter the same?
Using the original Samsung mhl adapter?
I have the same problem, but with some chinese adapter from ebay
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Nocturney said:
Using the original Samsung mhl adapter?
I have the same problem, but with some chinese adapter from ebay
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Non-original. I don't know if you have the same, mine is a "cable type". I just need to plug it into the HDMI and USB without any additional cables, unlike the original. I have another s3 running ICS and it is working fine with the adapter. Are you on JB or ICS?

Mhl hdmi adapter issues. Help please!

I have purchased 2 MHL adapters to use my NOTE on one of my 3 HD tvs. I own a Toshiba, Sharp Aquos, and a Vizio. All have the same problem. Sometimes it works for a minute. Sometimes it take a minute and works for a few seconds sometimes it doesn't work at all. Is there something I can put on my NOTE or a setting I can change on my NOTE or TVs that makes these things work? I don't want to dump money on a Samsung brand dock if I'm gonna have the same issue. I have tried with short HDMI cords and long ones. I bought a 20ft HDMI cord specifically so I could sit on the couch and use it for Netflix, movies, music, and/or games for my kids to play. Any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!
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JunkheadINC said:
I have purchased 2 MHL adapters to use my NOTE on one of my 3 HD tvs. I own a Toshiba, Sharp Aquos, and a Vizio. All have the same problem. Sometimes it works for a minute. Sometimes it take a minute and works for a few seconds sometimes it doesn't work at all. Is there something I can put on my NOTE or a setting I can change on my NOTE or TVs that makes these things work? I don't want to dump money on a Samsung brand dock if I'm gonna have the same issue. I have tried with short HDMI cords and long ones. I bought a 20ft HDMI cord specifically so I could sit on the couch and use it for Netflix, movies, music, and/or games for my kids to play. Any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!
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may be the micro usb interface of Note has contact problem. I just bought a mhl cable. it works for my LG E970 but does not work for my NOTE i717. I found the micro usb interface of Note isnot stable.

Problem using MHL cable...

Anyone else have an MHL cable not working with the Note 2?i just bought one it connects shows picture plays sound, then cycles through resolutions until it shows again, rinses and repeats. I don't get it, checked settings (there really aren't any) and everything seems ok. Any suggestions? I also tried connecting and restarting, connecting phone first/last still same crap.. No bueno
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I have the official Samsung 11 pin MHL cable and it works perfectly fine every time. Don't really understand what is going wrong for you, but if you bought a 3rd party cable based on my experience in the past with a Galaxy Nexus and 3rd party cables I know this has a negative effect on usage.
Samsung MHL cable for S3/Note 2... Bought from eBay, but came in oem box, cable is branded what looks real.. Hmm
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