[Q] [HELP] Jiayu G3N Touchscreen Issues - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've got a Jiayu G3N (s501 Chip) and there's this issue that started yesterday, where there's a half-inch horizontal area about 3/4 down my screen that doesn't respond to touch. It's kind of like this one, but mine's horizontal:
http://www.youtube.c...ed/zIuDN8A2rGs
I've had this issue before where the keyboard goes unresponsive, but a simple back-reload of the keyboard fixed it, (might be unrelated) but this same area has now been permanently unresponsive and not just the keyboard.
What happened was I've had a friend with a faulty SD Card, and he tried it on my phone to see if it works and it's not his phone's SD Slot at fault. The process took us a few Boot-Poweroff sequence, and in the last one it's where I noticed that area was not responding to touch any longer. (This could not have been the reason - or, it's the bootup - poweroff sequence was the one that did the damage, but not quite sure)
I was on Lolfisch v1.0 at the time. Tried rolling back to stock ICS using SP Flash Tool, formatted my own MicroSD Card, still nothing. It's at this point I'm considering doing an RMA with Merimobiles, so I've contacted them about it. The rep told me to email the Tech Support, and of course I did. They said they'd honor the one year warranty they have if it's indeed hardware issue, as they are still in process of looking for an update that can possibly fix that issue (I doubt there is any update, since my Stock ROM is the last and only Official ROM Jiayu released for the G3N) I got my phone last April - so two months into use and I got this damage.
Details of my Stock ROM:
Baseband: Maui.11AMD.W12.22.SP.V5.2012/07/2 20:13
Kernel : 3.0.13 [email protected] #1 SMP Preemt Sat Feb 23 07:13:56 CST 2013
Build : G3N 20130223-071508
Anyways, I still have the issues with stock ROM. Tried Lolfisch one again, and still the same thing. From ICS to JB back and forth, still no joy. Tried it with and without SD Card, still nothing. All the possibilities of anything software-related I've tried so it's definitely Hardware issue (probably Digitizer)
Anybody got the same issue? I will update the community on how this goes, as well as how Merimobiles deals with this kinds of issues and their RMA procedures.
TIA
UPDATE: Now there's another half-inch unresponsive area just a few lines above the original one. The phone just sat on my table, and when I unlocked it, I noticed a new unresponsive area. The phone's just degrading each day.
UPDATE 2: Now there are a lot more unresponsive areas and has even extended to my capacitive buttons..RMA is here, 2 months to get it back..

boofman said:
I've got a Jiayu G3N (s501 Chip) and there's this issue that started yesterday, where there's a half-inch horizontal area about 3/4 down my screen that doesn't respond to touch. It's kind of like this one, but mine's horizontal:
http://www.youtube.c...ed/zIuDN8A2rGs
I've had this issue before where the keyboard goes unresponsive, but a simple back-reload of the keyboard fixed it, (might be unrelated) but this same area has now been permanently unresponsive and not just the keyboard.
What happened was I've had a friend with a faulty SD Card, and he tried it on my phone to see if it works and it's not his phone's SD Slot at fault. The process took us a few Boot-Poweroff sequence, and in the last one it's where I noticed that area was not responding to touch any longer. (This could not have been the reason - or, it's the bootup - poweroff sequence was the one that did the damage, but not quite sure)
I was on Lolfisch v1.0 at the time. Tried rolling back to stock ICS using SP Flash Tool, formatted my own MicroSD Card, still nothing. It's at this point I'm considering doing an RMA with Merimobiles, so I've contacted them about it. The rep told me to email the Tech Support, and of course I did. They said they'd honor the one year warranty they have if it's indeed hardware issue, as they are still in process of looking for an update that can possibly fix that issue (I doubt there is any update, since my Stock ROM is the last and only Official ROM Jiayu released for the G3N) I got my phone last April - so two months into use and I got this damage.
Details of my Stock ROM:
Baseband: Maui.11AMD.W12.22.SP.V5.2012/07/2 20:13
Kernel : 3.0.13 [email protected] #1 SMP Preemt Sat Feb 23 07:13:56 CST 2013
Build : G3N 20130223-071508
Anyways, I still have the issues with stock ROM. Tried Lolfisch one again, and still the same thing. From ICS to JB back and forth, still no joy. Tried it with and without SD Card, still nothing. All the possibilities of anything software-related I've tried so it's definitely Hardware issue (probably Digitizer)
Anybody got the same issue? I will update the community on how this goes, as well as how Merimobiles deals with this kinds of issues and their RMA procedures.
TIA
UPDATE: Now there's another half-inch unresponsive area just a few lines above the original one. The phone just sat on my table, and when I unlocked it, I noticed a new unresponsive area. The phone's just degrading each day.
UPDATE 2: Now there are a lot more unresponsive areas and has even extended to my capacitive buttons..RMA is here, 2 months to get it back..
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Jiayu G3N Touch Screen Issues Video
persano said:
video link please
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Apologies..here it is: (not mine..but similar issue, and mine's horizontal)

boofman said:
Apologies..here it is: (not mine..but similar issue, and mine's horizontal)
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Hello,
I'm having the same problem. How did you solve yours? Changing the digitizer seems to be the only option.
Regards.

tpoljsak said:
Hello,
I'm having the same problem. How did you solve yours? Changing the digitizer seems to be the only option.
Regards.
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The first time it happened, Jiayu replaced the entire handset..
2nd time, it's still here with me and still broken..
and yes, seems like replacing the digitizer is the only solution..
maybe Jiayu cheaped out in this material since the entire phone's materials are great, including the battery..
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Touch screen not working - even in Windows

First off: Let me clarify that I searched the forums but could not find any thread that described my problem. If this has already been answered, please help me close this thread.
I'd been running the Desire V5 Android build with Jul 23rd zImage for a while now without any problems.
I recently started having lag, slowdown and non-responsive touchscreen (I'd have to wake my device many times before it started responding). Last evening, it stopped responding completely. I pulled the battery and booted back to Windows, only to see that that touchscreen wasn't working even there!
Worried, I flashed the shipped ROM for my T-Mo HD2 - no SPL (RUU_Leo_1_5_TMOUS_2.10.531.1_Radio_Signed_15.34.50.07U_2.08.50.08_2_Ship) and the touchscreen started working again.
I thought everything was fine and started Android, and found that the touchscreen stopped working.
Now, even reflashing the shipped ROM doesn't seem to do anything.
What can I do? Should I do a Task <what>? Has anyone seen/had this problem before? I'm hoping it isn't defective hardware.
Ok, got it working
Ok, I got it working again.
1. I did a Task 29 using (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=644781&highlight=Task29, ShaDrac's repack).
2. Flashed a ROM (I used the T-Mobile stock ROM, but I guess anything else would have worked too).
Hope this helps if someone else faces the same problem!
I wonder why this happened, though.
Im glad you got it fixed
Maybe you can put a [fixed] or something in the thread title to help others?
Just a thought
lonelykatana said:
Im glad you got it fixed
Maybe you can put a [fixed] or something in the thread title to help others?
Just a thought
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Guess I spoke too soon! The problem is back, and this time I didn't even boot into Android. Guess it's the hardware. I'll just have to install the stock ROM with SPL and go back to T-Mobile!
ananthb said:
Guess I spoke too soon! The problem is back, and this time I didn't even boot into Android. Guess it's the hardware. I'll just have to install the stock ROM with SPL and go back to T-Mobile!
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I have the same problem. Right now, I think it's the hardware. Just sat down the other day with my HD2 in my pocket. Maybe it has been bent or something like that. I don't know....
the same thing is happening to me..at first if i locked my phone and the screen wudnt respond..now it wont respond at all..i tried flashing it..still not working!!..has to be something with android..i installed a new android build the day b4....or the new cookies home tab replacement...i installed that too...dont kno wat to do now...
I have had the same exact problem.. the touchscreen stopped working when my friends and some chicks were taking pic (EMBARASSING ) ).. and i even tried it on windows mobile, didnt work. tried that yellowish button in the back of the phone to reset it.. nothing happened.. so i plugged in my phone to charge up (IN WINDOWS since i couldnt boot into android.) It was charging the whole night, and when i woke up the issue is gone, havent had it at all after that.
i am almost positive its hardware; you all are describing the same exact problem i had a month back. i finally had enough and called htc, found out the phones are warrantied for a year and sent it in for repairs. took about 3 weeks and my phone was back, 100% fixed and cost me nothing out of pocket (well except the cost of shipping the phone to them). instead of fighting it, call htc......i was so glad when i got this problem fixed it was so damn annoying! good luck all
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I had the same problem a few months back. It is certainly hardware. I had this problem before android was available on our hd2's. I task29'd it, flashed to stock rom, and reverted to stock spl. Nothing fixed it so I had to send it back to T-Mobile.
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[Q] Faulty Galaxy tab 10.1?

Just received my 16gb Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Amazon, really disappointed on it due to constant crash, freeze, lag...etc
ok.. open the package, boot it up, straight feeling sluggish between screen and apps already, then play around with it, install few apps, but it randomly close the apps or just froze without any reason and i have to hard power switch off to reboot.
Thinking it might incompatible apps, but apparently not.. it randomly freeze when open "setting", "google maps", "Quick Office HD"...
I done wipe/factory reset but still the same...
So.. guys think it is hardware related or software related? will restore 3.1 fix this issue? If possible, where do i get the vanila stock 3.1 honeycomb firmware and will it void warranty if i install it via say.. Odin?
I'm in Australia, so sending it back to US for warranty will be quite a pain... any help will be appreciated~
Thanks
by freeze do you mean the touch screen is unresponsive? the same thing started happening to mine today. i called amazon and am getting a replacement for free just call them they will send one out before you ship the one you have. I called today and am getting mine tomorrow but im worried because this is the second tab i had to get replaced.
I am waiting for my SGT from amazon to arrive now
hope it would be good unit
I am from Iraq it is so much difficult to return it to US
It should of shipped with 3.1 mate
Like all things that are mass produced you get some lemons in the mix sounds like you may have one
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA App
I would reflash the 3.1 update via odin and hope that fixes it
I couldn't risk the no warrany do I got mine from mobicity.com.au as it comes with 1yr Australian warranty
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tonyurquiza said:
by freeze do you mean the touch screen is unresponsive? the same thing started happening to mine today.
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ya, the screen is unresponsive but hard restart temporary fixed the problem.. still, problem still there
tonyurquiza said:
i called amazon and am getting a replacement for free just call them they will send one out before you ship the one you have. I called today and am getting mine tomorrow but im worried because this is the second tab i had to get replaced.
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Problem is i'm in Australia, and i need to ship it to forwarder and ship via them to me which cost $55 per shipment...
yeah i had to lock then unlock and it fixes it for a couple of minutes then same problem, mine eventually fixed itself and has been working fine maybe wait a bit keep trying mine seems to work now do a factory wipe and keep trying .
Framedtrash said:
I would reflash the 3.1 update via odin and hope that fixes it
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Where do i get this file from? And will it void the warranty even though i flashed the stock 3.1 honeycomb?
tonyurquiza said:
yeah i had to lock then unlock and it fixes it for a couple of minutes then same problem, mine eventually fixed itself and has been working fine maybe wait a bit keep trying mine seems to work now do a factory wipe and keep trying .
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This happens to me as well with my SGT. I notice the keyboard will "stop responding" while typing over GTalk or something. Also the navigation keys will become unresponsive while browsing. A lock/unlock of the device seems to fix it.
A friend of mine was researching this, and on other forums people are complaining of the same thing, and apparently it's a part software, part hardware issue. I guess the sensors in the device loose track of where your tapping on the screen. I'm to try a factory reset and see what happens.
kklung said:
Where do i get this file from? And will it void the warranty even though i flashed the stock 3.1 honeycomb?
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I'm sure you could find it in the development section, not sure if it will void the warranty though. I'm tempted to try this as well if the factory reset will not work.
Strange. I received my 32GB from Amazon on Monday and haven't had any issues at all. Sounds like you got a lemon.
Well, fwiw, I had a GT 10.1 and returned it for 2 reasons:
1) Screen has a dancing/moving part of the panel (towards the middle), where even when OFF, the LCD panel would reflect light in various sheens -- kind of like a think layer of oil on top of water. Slightly depressing the panel would get it to shift and move, and sometimes disappear; only to reappear.
2) Copied 350+MB of .jpegs onto the device, and it took 5.5 hours (yes, hours), to copy the data.
So, I returned the unit. In all fairness, I've got a friend who has a xoom, and had him try copying the data, and got the same results... so #2 is probably a Honeycomb bug, but #1 is definitely a GT defect. I'm now awaiting a Toshiba Thrive
gregoz1 said:
Well, fwiw, I had a GT 10.1 and returned it for 2 reasons:
1) Screen has a dancing/moving part of the panel (towards the middle), where even when OFF, the LCD panel would reflect light in various sheens -- kind of like a think layer of oil on top of water. Slightly depressing the panel would get it to shift and move, and sometimes disappear; only to reappear.
2) Copied 350+MB of .jpegs onto the device, and it took 5.5 hours (yes, hours), to copy the data.
So, I returned the unit. In all fairness, I've got a friend who has a xoom, and had him try copying the data, and got the same results... so #2 is probably a Honeycomb bug, but #1 is definitely a GT defect. I'm now awaiting a Toshiba Thrive
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5 hours? I'm going to test that right now.
So you guys think i should return it? It cost $55 send from Australia to US and another $55 send from US forwarder to me... or should i try to flash stock 3.1 first? But.. where do i get 3.1 stock firmware? Any links will be much appreciated.
kklung said:
So you guys think i should return it? It cost $55 send from Australia to US and another $55 send from US forwarder to me... or should i try to flash stock 3.1 first? But.. where do i get 3.1 stock firmware? Any links will be much appreciated.
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You can try this post in the development section. I've only had my Tab for a few days so I haven't had time to tinker with it much. I'm going to try returning mine first for a replacement. If that doesn't do the trick I may try a reload from the link here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1128722
gregoz1 said:
Well, fwiw, I had a GT 10.1 and returned it for 2 reasons:
1) Screen has a dancing/moving part of the panel (towards the middle), where even when OFF, the LCD panel would reflect light in various sheens -- kind of like a think layer of oil on top of water. Slightly depressing the panel would get it to shift and move, and sometimes disappear; only to reappear.
2) Copied 350+MB of .jpegs onto the device, and it took 5.5 hours (yes, hours), to copy the data.
So, I returned the unit. In all fairness, I've got a friend who has a xoom, and had him try copying the data, and got the same results... so #2 is probably a Honeycomb bug, but #1 is definitely a GT defect. I'm now awaiting a Toshiba Thrive
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I bought the 16gb white version at Best Buy union square on June 12th, and returned it for the same 1) problem on the screen. The second one seemed to be ok, until the second day of use I saw the "oil" mark appearing and moving depending on where I holded/pressed the tab on the back.
But know I have to say the problem doesn't exist anymore. I think it is because of the packaging and the fact the tab stayed a lot of time in the same position before it arrives to your hands. I recommend use it for a week and see if the problem persists.
or they manufactured them in china...
people also report dust in their tabs, which is pretty much proof of cheap manufacturing.
I haven't had any issues.
Anybody figured out a real solution? It looks like a reccuring problem through forums. I got mine from Amazon forwaded to Qatar and basically it is unusable. Starts once every10 attempts...freezes after 10-30 seconds.
i have two and i have no issues with either one.
the first one i got was locked - the second is unlocked
i see no performance difference between the two
and both were purchased from amazon.
I bought mine in bestbuy and I still w/o problems... It was locked but nothing to worry using odin to 3.01>root>custom rom... it seem that ther is some galaxy tab 10.1 lemon editions

[Q] Dead Area on Atrix Touchscreen

I have atrix asian retail version on stock firmware 4.3.13. I have noticed from last two days that my handset is having a dead area(look at the image attached) in the center of screen.
Thinking might be a firmware problem, I tried recovery, re-flash firmware stock as well as telstra, but the problem persisted.
the attachment is a png drawn through a freeware application 'paint joy'.
Kindly help.
mishraak said:
I have atrix asian retail version on stock firmware 4.3.13. I have noticed from last two days that my handset is having a dead area(look at the image attached) in the center of screen.
Thinking might be a firmware problem, I tried recovery, re-flash firmware stock as well as telstra, but the problem persisted.
the attachment is a png drawn through a freeware application 'paint joy'.
Kindly help.
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Your digitizer is screwed up. Get a new one off of ebay. Replacing it shouldn't be hard as they say, Atrix is very easy to take apart.
Good luck.
Talk about reviving a post from the dead, but i have the SAME dead area!
When I first bought my Atrix back in march it had a dead area about the same size as yours just slightly higher up on the screen. Exchanged it a week later. It was covered under the manufacturer warranty. Haven't had a problem on the second device.
Same here...
Well, I supposed I'm a little bit behind by still having my Atrix aso common use, but I really like it. The bad news here are that I have exactly the same problem, so it seems it is a common hardware problem in the phone.
So sad :crying:
I read in another thread that the Atrix was made with cheaper digitizers and based on the number of folks that experienced dead spots, I would seem to agree. Mine went bad a week before my warranty expired, and Moto fixed thankfully. OP's dead area is the same size and shape as mine was. I tried the PDA fix, and multiple kernels and ROMs, but in the end it was a hardware issue.
Good luck to you.
I has a vertical strip that was dead, phone is currently in for repair. (covered by warranty)
I just bought another digitizer. The first one i got was cheaper and not oem. I dropped it and it shattered then from there the digitizer got worse as the cracks did. The original digitizer had the same problem but without any cracks in it. here is the link to the newest oem one i bought. It was in new condition and they (seller1on1, i cant say what the other companies would do) RMA'd for me even though i broke the ribbon cable while installing, which i didnt think was going to happen. Do not go for the cheaper ones, they are cheaper for a reason and the non oem i bought didnt even have tint on the sensor areas, but this one does thankfully.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0053EYGEO/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00.

Help please touch screen possessed

Hi first of all sorry about my English.
Ok my phone has an at&t froyo i just install superuser, slide loading, the weptop hack and the sim unlocked.
I'm using spb 3d launcher and every time i do a restart it seems that the spb it's working on his on, if a let it awake charging some times it's go to some shortcut like if i press it but i didn't (that didn't bother me too much ).
but two days ago one part of the top of the touch screen stop working i can't select the shortcuts on the top of the screen. and yersterday the phone got possessed and start opening thinks randomly. i just uninstall spb and it seems to stop with the gibberish. but today it's the same i can't use phone because i just simple touch the screen and it start again with the gibberish movements.
i'm going to do a restore and i if that fix the gibberish but the part of the screen that doesn't respond is what i worry the most. I'm from Tijuana, Mexico i buy the atrix on craiglist from some guy in san diego, ca. he said that the phone was warranty until feb 2012.
Please help any one
I reset my phone and still the same parts of the screen does not respond and the screen start shaking and doing thing uncontrol.
Please could be sw or is the hardware and i need to change the phone.
Sounds like a hardware problem.
Not sure what the problem could be.....there's a girl I know who's had similar problems, I'll ask her or put you in touch with her. Sounds like yer digitizer?
hansel79 said:
Hi first of all sorry about my English.
Ok my phone has an at&t froyo i just install superuser, slide loading, the weptop hack and the sim unlocked.
I'm using spb 3d launcher and every time i do a restart it seems that the spb it's working on his on, if a let it awake charging some times it's go to some shortcut like if i press it but i didn't (that didn't bother me too much ).
but two days ago one part of the top of the touch screen stop working i can't select the shortcuts on the top of the screen. and yersterday the phone got possessed and start opening thinks randomly. i just uninstall spb and it seems to stop with the gibberish. but today it's the same i can't use phone because i just simple touch the screen and it start again with the gibberish movements.
i'm going to do a restore and i if that fix the gibberish but the part of the screen that doesn't respond is what i worry the most. I'm from Tijuana, Mexico i buy the atrix on craiglist from some guy in san diego, ca. he said that the phone was warranty until feb 2012.
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I am having the same issue, this was on CM7 only flashed yesterday and then I tried to restore my backup rom and this has the same issue??
Hope someone can sort out the problem.
It sounds like a hardware problem in which you should;
A) buy a whole new screen and install it (they will give you the tools to take it apart)
B) Send it back to Motorola if you haven't voided your warranty by unlocking the phone
or
C) this is a long shot as I do think it is hardware related, you should try this fix just to be sure that it is a hardware problem. Mind you this will do nothing more than refresh the .pds file that affects the touchscreen. Touchscreen fix!
definetly sounds like a broken digitizer to me
I have taken my phone in for repair(Not a official MOTO repairer) and I just got a phone call, he believes it is a software issue? I am not convinced, because I have tried 4 different roms? He said he is going to format/wipe phone. I told him I have installed roms to replace software and I thought that this would wipe/replace software problem?
Anyway I guess, I will found out if it sorts out the random screen movement and widget press?
fatall said:
I have taken my phone in for repair(Not a official MOTO repairer) and I just got a phone call, he believes it is a software issue? I am not convinced, because I have tried 4 different roms? He said he is going to format/wipe phone. I told him I have installed roms to replace software and I thought that this would wipe/replace software problem?
Anyway I guess, I will found out if it sorts out the random screen movement and widget press?
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I got the phone back yesterday, all working ok.
I quickly broke it again by trying to install a stock rom and then root it, but it introduced the same random screen/widget issues(I tried wipe/format, but no good?). I then install 2 custom rom, CM7 and Aura and I still had problems, then I install HomeBase and problem has been sorted. Have no idea why it fixed the issue just happy it is fixed. Just to have refrain from installing other roms......for now anyway
fatall said:
I got the phone back yesterday, all working ok.
I quickly broke it again by trying to install a stock rom and then root it, but it introduced the same random screen/widget issues(I tried wipe/format, but no good?). I then install 2 custom rom, CM7 and Aura and I still had problems, then I install HomeBase and problem has been sorted. Have no idea why it fixed the issue just happy it is fixed. Just to have refrain from installing other roms......for now anyway
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I spoke to soon, last night it started the random screen judder and random widget pressing.....
I am not sure what is going on....I've had the phone for about 12 days now(second hand from eBay) and for the first 4-5 days the phone was fine. I then installed CM7 and for about 12-24 hours the phone was ok. Then the random screen/widget issues happened. Did many, many wipe's/formats of various roms and all these issue occurred more or less straight away.
Then I installed HomeBase and for about 6-8 hours, all was ok until lastnight. I guess it is either new motherboard time or new phone time....

[Q] Frustrated with desire x

I have posted before too on this issue of random reboots on desire x. It seems that i am the only one who have faced random reboot problem multiple times a day( varies between 1-10).
Now i would like to explain my issue in detail. These restarts DOES NOT occur when i am using the phone and running multitude of apps.
It only occurs when the phone is lying idle or when charging. Sometimes it reboots with white HTC screen while sometimes it gets stuck on a black screen( not switched off), in latter case i have to long press the power button to reboot it again. I can't even leave my phone alone while charging because it may crash which will result in missed calls and messages. The phone worked fine for first 4 months of purchase so may not be hardware related. I did upgrade my software twice from 1.18.401(factory) to 1.18.720 . the latest update was 1 week before the problem started.
I did not spent my $400(Indian price) on buying a buggy phone which bothers me and left me wondering why is it behaving so strangely.
The trouble shooting i performed in last month includes -
FACTORY RESETTING 5 TIMES
RUNNING PHONE WITHOUT SD CARD
RUNNING WITHOUT ANY APPS INSTALLED
PUTTING A WEDGE ALONG BATTERY TO ENSURE GOOD CONNECTION
SCRUBBING BATTERY AND PHONE CONTACTS
USING PHONE ON SEVERAL SIM CARDS
The problem may be network related, i don't know.
I am so disappointed in HTC. Is anybody here on software version 1.18.720 and not facing problem of reboots. If the update is faulty HTC should come up with another one.
I am on a sabbatical and 300 miles far from nearest service station for another month.It makes no sense to cover 300 miles and spend hell lotta money just to get this goddamned thing serviced. My last hopes are on Jelly Bean update to solve this problem which seems to take forever in coming to Asia. Is there any way to go back to 1.18.401 which came natively with my phone or some other way to resolve it.
Thank You
Get it replaced in Warranty. THE JB UPDATE WONT SOLVE THIS ISSUE. As it is specific to some users and not others, so its not a SOFTWARE issue. Its Hardware Fault. Get it replaced ASAP.
Regards
Yasir
neXus PRIME said:
Get it replaced in Warranty. THE JB UPDATE WONT SOLVE THIS ISSUE. As it is specific to some users and not others, so its not a SOFTWARE issue. Its Hardware Fault. Get it replaced ASAP.
Regards
Yasir
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yea i still have 6 months of waranty left.. but the phone ran well for full 4 months before the update....so was wondering
rocky00001 said:
yea i still have 6 months of waranty left.. but the phone ran well for full 4 months before the update....so was wondering
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Let the warranty guys wonder why the issue happened. Its a costly thing, and warranty is EXACTLY for these type of situations. USE it.
Just save yourself the hassle and get it replaced like nexus suggested if you dig into what the causes are it will take a while because i tried to with an older htc device
Jb wont solve it, if its kinda similar to my problem described in your previous thread, motherboard change is the only option
thanx everybody . so that means i will live with this faulty device for sometime more till i go back to my work place n have access to service station
rocky00001 said:
I have posted before too on this issue of random reboots on desire x. It seems that i am the only one who have faced random reboot problem multiple times a day( varies between 1-10).
Now i would like to explain my issue in detail. These restarts DOES NOT occur when i am using the phone and running multitude of apps.
It only occurs when the phone is lying idle or when charging. Sometimes it reboots with white HTC screen while sometimes it gets stuck on a black screen( not switched off), in latter case i have to long press the power button to reboot it again. I can't even leave my phone alone while charging because it may crash which will result in missed calls and messages. The phone worked fine for first 4 months of purchase so may not be hardware related. I did upgrade my software twice from 1.18.401(factory) to 1.18.720 . the latest update was 1 week before the problem started.
I did not spent my $400(Indian price) on buying a buggy phone which bothers me and left me wondering why is it behaving so strangely.
The trouble shooting i performed in last month includes -
FACTORY RESETTING 5 TIMES
RUNNING PHONE WITHOUT SD CARD
RUNNING WITHOUT ANY APPS INSTALLED
PUTTING A WEDGE ALONG BATTERY TO ENSURE GOOD CONNECTION
SCRUBBING BATTERY AND PHONE CONTACTS
USING PHONE ON SEVERAL SIM CARDS
The problem may be network related, i don't know.
I am so disappointed in HTC. Is anybody here on software version 1.18.720 and not facing problem of reboots. If the update is faulty HTC should come up with another one.
I am on a sabbatical and 300 miles far from nearest service station for another month.It makes no sense to cover 300 miles and spend hell lotta money just to get this goddamned thing serviced. My last hopes are on Jelly Bean update to solve this problem which seems to take forever in coming to Asia. Is there any way to go back to 1.18.401 which came natively with my phone or some other way to resolve it.
Thank You
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i am on 1.18.720.3 and have faced no problems whatsoever yes sometimes i have random restarts but that is a very rare case like once in a month you should probably get it fixed via service centre :good:
djranbhir said:
i am on 1.18.720.3 and have faced no problems whatsoever yes sometimes i have random restarts but that is a very rare case like once in a month you should probably get it fixed via service centre :good:
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maybe you too, I had very similar issue on desire, restarted firstly once in month, once in week, several times a day, ended up with totaly useless pocket clock, anything else caused restart
myusernamewastoken said:
maybe you too, I had very similar issue on desire, restarted firstly once in month, once in week, several times a day, ended up with totaly useless pocket clock, anything else caused restart
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ditto.it started once in week types but now the frequency is pretty constant n not progressive.. might be that we are few of unlucky ones.
i called htc few days back they told me flashing rom should fix it
restarted again within 10 mins i used it as wifi hot spot..sick of this thing....
I do not have access to a service centre for next 1 month
rocky00001 said:
restarted again within 10 mins i used it as wifi hot spot..sick of this thing....
I do not have access to a service centre for next 1 month
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Thats awfuly bad luck... cant you send it via mail to service centre? In czech republic, there is this posibility (and we are around monkeys level here in whole smartphone situation).
I also have 720.3 but don't have such problem.
That's absolutely a hardware problem,take it to service center asap n dont wait for jb update.
sent from my HTC DX
myusernamewastoken said:
Thats awfuly bad luck... cant you send it via mail to service centre? In czech republic, there is this posibility (and we are around monkeys level here in whole smartphone situation).
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YEA may be i can but that will take forever in India to get a proper response from main htc office/SC that is 3500 miles away. I will be in bangalore in may/june so will directly go the main service centre myself. Additionally I don't think they will replace the phone immediately so sending over mail will be useless if i get the same phone back with some temprory tweaking from their side.
I have 6 months of warranty left till November so if it goes bad let it be, my case will get stronger.
Can i flash my phone back to 1.18.420 myself without voiding warranty.?
In future i will think twice before going for HTC
i read somewhere in forums that android phones also need to cool down for sometime and periodic reboots or what they probably meant is switching off the phone for few mins is essential for long life of the phone but may be its just me
djranbhir said:
i read somewhere in forums that android phones also need to cool down for sometime and periodic reboots or what they probably meant is switching off the phone for few mins is essential for long life of the phone but may be its just me
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thats old desire trick called "put that brick into freezer", but it doesnt help in long term, youll have to cool it whole time youre using it
RANDOM REBOOTING devices with STOCK ROMs have FAULTY HARDWARE.
I phone shouldnt reboot on heat even with extreme use, and if it does, its faulty.
If you have custom roms or kernels, then it might be due to software issue, but on STOCK, its always HARDWARE.
rocky00001 said:
I have posted before too on this issue of random reboots on desire x. It seems that i am the only one who have faced random reboot problem multiple times a day( varies between 1-10).
Now i would like to explain my issue in detail. These restarts DOES NOT occur when i am using the phone and running multitude of apps.
It only occurs when the phone is lying idle or when charging. Sometimes it reboots with white HTC screen while sometimes it gets stuck on a black screen( not switched off), in latter case i have to long press the power button to reboot it again. I can't even leave my phone alone while charging because it may crash which will result in missed calls and messages. The phone worked fine for first 4 months of purchase so may not be hardware related. I did upgrade my software twice from 1.18.401(factory) to 1.18.720 . the latest update was 1 week before the problem started.
I did not spent my $400(Indian price) on buying a buggy phone which bothers me and left me wondering why is it behaving so strangely.
The trouble shooting i performed in last month includes -
FACTORY RESETTING 5 TIMES
RUNNING PHONE WITHOUT SD CARD
RUNNING WITHOUT ANY APPS INSTALLED
PUTTING A WEDGE ALONG BATTERY TO ENSURE GOOD CONNECTION
SCRUBBING BATTERY AND PHONE CONTACTS
USING PHONE ON SEVERAL SIM CARDS
The problem may be network related, i don't know.
I am so disappointed in HTC. Is anybody here on software version 1.18.720 and not facing problem of reboots. If the update is faulty HTC should come up with another one.
I am on a sabbatical and 300 miles far from nearest service station for another month.It makes no sense to cover 300 miles and spend hell lotta money just to get this goddamned thing serviced. My last hopes are on Jelly Bean update to solve this problem which seems to take forever in coming to Asia. Is there any way to go back to 1.18.401 which came natively with my phone or some other way to resolve it.
Thank You
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You remember me about my old Mio A701 phone who started to behave strange for month or two... and after that the radio chip crashed...
Also it happend on my wife's LG phone that a little dirty (mettalic I think) on circuit inside right behind the power plug was able to freeze the phone and some times to restart.
So, if you tried all that things and the problem is not solved then it is a hardware problem! You have to disassemble the phone and repair it! Or go to service center (never I had).
its not a heat problem coz .i can use this device for prolonged sessions. only when the screen is off and network on it reboots
PS. when is jb coming to India
Try one more thing there is a app(don't know name) which can increase the minimum processor frequency
Try that out may be your CPU has very low min speed, don't sure about this but give it a try.
If that requires rooting then don't do it.
sent from my HTC DX

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