yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucretia9:
Hi,

My screen died and have had to get a new one installed. The thing is, the new screen is fine, but the colours are really bright, even on the lowest brightness setting. I bought it to the attention of the guy in the shop, he took it off auto which was better but now I'm using it, it's actually not right at all.

The brown and greys of the UI should be dark, everything is too bright. The OS is still at the latest version from Samsung, GINGERBREAK.XWJVH which is what I had before.

I've looked all over and cannot find anyone with the same problem. Does anyone know if this is the software problem that I have seen in other threads or a hardware one? It just seems strange that my old screen was darker than this.

Thanks,

Luke.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madushan92:
new screen a genuine samsung product? I think its with the hardware...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Talon26:
It could be that an LCD screen has been put in. We are meant to have an AMOLED screen. Samsung did start shipping SGS with LCD screens when there was a shortage but im not sure how to tell for sure. Remember AMOLED is meant to have near enough pure black. Does your screen have this? If not its very likely LCD.

Also you can try using a colour tuning app. I know there is voodoo colour or voodoo screen. (Not sure if its on the market)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucretia9:
The guy said it's supposed to be. Going to take it in to get it checked.

Luke.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucretia9:
This is what I thought, I'm going to get him to ring up and find out, if it's not AMOLED, it's getting replaced!

Will check, but it's not rooted.

Thanks,

Luke.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucretia9:
If I go to the apps menu, the background looks pure black to me.

Luke.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Talon26:
Have you tried a factory reset?

If you are in the UK or within warranty try take it to Carphone Warehouse, one that has a repair centre. Don't tell them you changed the screen (it may void warranty, unless you took it to a Samsung authorised repair shop) and ask to update to the latest firmware. They usually have it back to you within the day unless they are busy in which case you can collect it the next day. If this doesn't work then its most likely the screen.

Also look for ways to find out what type of screen is installed. Im sure others have faced this issue before. Good luck
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucretia9:
Nope, not tried a factory reset, would have to back everything up somehow. Took it to a techcentre.co.uk in wakefield. I did email Samsung and asked about whether a screen was covered by warranty (it's not) a while back tho.

Luke.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucretia9:
I took some photos on my N900 to show you:

20090101_003 by lucretia9000, on Flickr

20090101_001 by lucretia9000, on Flickr

20090101_002 by lucretia9000, on Flickr

They look a bit darker on the N900, but trust me, they're not on the I9000.

Thanks,

Luke.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Talon26:
Cant get it to work, ill try again later...

here we go, it was actually quite simple

20090101_002 by lucretia9000, on Flickr

TBH they look kinda similar, but i guess we'll have to put it down to camera. Are you sure it looks washed out?? I thought so before but next to yours...it doesn't really look bad, yours looks better in areas.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucretia9:
Yup, see how dark yours is on the greys.

Luke.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucretia9:
Ok, was sitting with the galaxy in my hand, a few times with light pressure in the top left corner of the screen caused the colours to darken to normal.

Then the following day after charging, turned it on, the colours were dark. It has been right for the last 2 days...it has just reverted to uberbright again.

Faulty screen?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Talon26:
Yh could be... but because you said you press on a corner I suggest you look up the videos that show the opening up and see where the screen connector is. Its possible they didn't install it properly. Also I think the screen has to be glued to the digitizer. (Not sure). What happen when you contacted them, did they offer to check it? Its worth giving it back to them, you've had problems since day one and it hasn't been 30 days so should still be under the return/faulty product policy
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucretia9:
They sent it back to head office where they apparently took it off and reconnected it. I basicaly said to the guy i wsn't happy. He said nothing. I just walked out wss so pissed off.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucretia9:
Also, this flip is not constant, so is annoying i cannot get it to change on cue.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Talon26:
Hmm im sure they have a complaints department... When you go to them tell them your not happy and that you want it fixed or your money back. You want a new screen put in.

Try get some evidence like the picture your put up. Have the same picture when its washed out and then when you can get it working properly bring that same picture up and take a photo of your phone again.

Also threaten them not physically but with reviews. Say that you are going to go onto every review site and tell them of their crap service. That you are actively part of forum sites like xda etc and will preach their awful service. Which you have already started here.. You can do it on google maps as well. You can remind them that having one bad review usually counts for more in both ratings and perspective then a few good reviews.

Btw i unfortunately broke both the screen and digitizer the other day and by your experience I wont be using them (If insurance pays out, so glad i didn't cancel it, otherwise i think it will have to go to ebay :()

Finally you can tell them and take them to trading standards. They have sold you a faulty part and are refusing to solve the problem.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucretia9:
Here is what it looks like:

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and the UI

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Thanks,

Luke.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Talon26:
That is perfect! In the first video between 37-41 seconds its super clear there is a difference. Im sure that is not mean to happen that would be a proper fault in the phone and would have been corrected by Samsung and there would have been a recall and everything.

Do that in-front of them if you haven't already. Before you do though call and/or email the complaints dept. with a link to that video. And specifically tell them to look at 37-41 seconds on the first video. If they then don't agree to take another look at it or fix it then trading standards! It may be worth saying that in the email.

"I have been to .... and showed them my problem, told them about it multiple times. I am now showing you proof that this is a legitimate problem and am not happy with the service i am receiving. quote some crap from the website where they say they give great service and after sales support." Explain it has been less than 30 days and that you have been seeking support for this issue from the beginning. If you do not receive the support as stated by the website and as required by law you will be contacting trading standards for false advertising and poor service blah blah.... Just make sure you write it clear and to the point. Describe how you fix the problem in bullet points, and obviously say this is usually a temporary fix that lasts approx mins.

Hope that helps.. If you write that letter or contact them over the phone with most of the above and the evidence then they should fix it. Look through their website for what they say if they dont fix it and the guarantees they have for the service they provide. So you can quote them. BTW look through the trading standards website as well, because everything i have said is based on what I have heard and read from forums/articles/conversations. You need facts and evidence. I find shouting and anger doesn't usually work for me personally as i have a calm nature so its hard for me to portray anger lol If you can project your anger well then it does usually work quicker :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucretia9:
Well, some success. I wrote them an email on the 4th, no reply, sent them another email demanding a response otherwise I would contact TS and give a bad review on Google Maps, was contacted the next day (I sent the email quite late in the day) by the MD, who basically agreed to give me a refund. I went today and got said refund. He saw the screen and I pointed out the banding. He was quite ok about it all really.

Don't get me wrong, their service is good, just bad that they don't know a good from a bad screen.

Luke.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeTaimMascin:
I am totally agree with you, my friend.

But this kind of trouble give a misconception of what a customer service should do in this case.

BTW things like that can happens, they're human like you.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Talon26:
Good to hear that it's mostly sorted. Now I guess you have to decide whether to fix it elsewhere or just deal with it now...

DeTaimMascin, yes your right we are all human but they could have been more attentive to what was reported by Lucretia9. Either way after some emails (although a little threatening :D) it all worked out in the end.

So does this call for a good review?? "They didn't fix it properly but their customer service refunded me"
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucretia9:
I'd say so. Talon, are you the guy who installs these? Any idea what the problem is?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Talon26:
Installs what?? Screens?? No but I wouldn't mind was seriously thinking about it but I had been paying for insurance for about a year now and thought i may as well cash in...

I've seen enough videos and have fiddled with enough computers to feel confident enough to do it if i had the time...

But as I think i said before, its probably one of four things..

1. the connection (watch a video to see where it is in relation to the front of the phone, is it the same place where you usually press to fix the issue)

2. Actual screen is faulty

3. The digitizer is not stuck to the gorilla glass (need to glue/use double sided tape around the edges)

4. water damage (very unlikely as the repairer's should have seen the stickers and would have told you)

If you are thinking about correcting it yourself then there is a thread in the accessories section here. It looks like posts 238 and 254 were helpful to those in that thread...
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tentrahedrite:
why on the new ROM, XG!N Lx V7 when i install that, i don't see the market or google play appear on menu?

is there any same condition with me?

sorry for my bad english. :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shimizux:
You Have to Flash Google Apps [Gapps] via CWM Here

And Sign in to you account, And tadaaa~

Google play Will show up on Menu :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tentrahedrite:
dsp and kernel

umm.. thanks for your answer dude, hmm

but i don't have any internet connection on my phone now..

if i'm flash the gapps but i don't sign in, will it make it force close?

is dsp manager appear if i flash that g apps?

i'm flashing the audiomodule, dsp appear and it's make force close many time,:mad:

by the way, what kernel you used for this rom? i'm using alfsv8a,

and are it needed to flash update-rom-chargemon+vold++AlfsKern.v2 ? :confused:

i'm installed that and i can install titanium backup, but i wipe data,etc and reflashed the rom w/o flash update-rom-chargemon+vold++AlfsKern.v2 and whoa :eek: i can install titanium backup!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shimizux:
Sorry Dude, I've Never Install XGin Rom And Alfs Kernel :o [True]

So I dont know how to answer you question regarding XGin Rom.

I Just Can Help Answer This Question,

Do you mean if you flash Gapps, Google play will Fc? Google play wont show up before you Sign In your account. But sometimes even if you not Sign in, Google play show up. Google play wont fc but it will ask you to Sign in to Google Account.

For DSP Manager.

DSP manager is application from Cyanogenmod Not Google. So, Flashing Gapps Will not install DSP Manager.

If You Want DSP Manager, Flash MiniCM7 Rom.

Just from my point of view.
[XPERIA X8 General] x8ME??:
help:i've installed primehd6+alfs v8a cm7..everything is ok but wifi closes after seconds..i've look at advance preference and changed wifi sleep policy to 'never' but it still closes after seconds..and i realize that it not able to detect any wifi...:confused:
[XPERIA X8 General] Mayank77:
As far as I remember , this was a bug on alfs

Correct me if I'm wrong

I use it on stock , and I have excellent results :D
[XPERIA X8 General] x8ME??:
thank for reply..i'will test with other version of alfs cm7 kernel:)
[XPERIA X8 General] Godra:
I think you should use Alfs v7.
[XPERIA X8 General] mn31pro:
you must go to "system/lib/modules/" And delete "sdio.ko" and "tiwlan_drv.ko" then reboot your phone. now your wifi work.

sorry for my bad english.
[XPERIA X8 General] refly:
try to use alfs11

working for me

:D
[XPERIA X8 General] mn31pro:
Alfs11!!!!!!

latest version of alfs kernel is 08a.
[XPERIA X8 General] RomWiz:
Think he ment nAa 11 :P
[XPERIA X8 General] soxfor:
To @OP

Try setting static ip.
[Galaxy S II General] bocautrang.pt:
http://www.icsforums.com/forum/showthread/6314
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danwteik:
i dont know how to use mobile odin, have any link of the forum about using mobile odin?:confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Richy99:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1347899

google...its an amazing thing
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Kamau54:
Is there a setting that turns this on & off, because neither the hand swipe nor pen method is working.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Mystic38:
I do not find these methods to work under all circumstances, ie when a game or app is open..

use the [home] + [power] button combination.. works all the time
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] RMXO:
Press on the SPEN button & hold the tip to the screen until it takes a pic. the key is waiting for it to take a pic
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Abagnale:
to take a SS with a hand you have to swipe from right to left using the edge of your hand not the palm;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Lanarix:
And when all of the above fails, just press the Lock and Home button down at the same time, and it should also make a screenshot.

Note: Press the Home button just a millisecond earlier, else you'll lock your phone.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Kamau54:
Thanks to all.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playcrack:
So seeing as I have fewer than 10 posts, I've had to create a thread.

On this link http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14191938&postcount=1 it specifies to put both zips on your sd card and then run the super wipe, once done, flash the rom.

Silly me, I only put the wipe zip and ran it. Now All I get is a white HTC screen. Is there any way to go back in and put that Zip on the sd card?

Sorry for wasting time with a noob question.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playcrack:
nevermind...figured the little bugger out!

Please close/destroy thread...however you see fit :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thefunkyjoint:
Hi,

After some weeks with my GN i think i'm ready to try a new kernel.

Currently i'm using the AOKP M4. My question is : to flash the new kernel, i just put in the SDcard and install it in recovery mode ? Do i need to wipe anything ? Will i loose any data ?

If anything goes wrong, i all need is to restore the last backup, right ?

What kernel do you guys recommend with AOKP ? I'd like to have options to overclock ; they said the 'normal' clock o GN would be 1.5ghz, so i can run in this clock without risks, is this true ?

Thanks in advance !
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
You are correct - drop the kernel's .zip onto your SD card and flash it in recovery. There is no need to wipe (in fact, DO NOT WIPE). You won't lose anything. If you have issues with the kernel, you can always revert back to the "stock" kernel by reflashing the AOKP .zip

I've had great results with faux's kernel: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11552-gn-gsmhybrid-3024-ics40234pre-uvoctuncifsotgfiopsv014mar-22

All hardware is created differently so you may or may not be able to OC to 1.5GHz. For stability and battery life I usually OC to 1350MHz... but I also usually run an underclock at 1060MHz for even better battery life. 1060MHz is plenty powerful for everyday use, calls, web browsing, etc, and I've got a Tasker widget set up to instantly toggle between the two clocks for gaming and such.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EniGmA1987:
That is not true, you need to wipe cache and dalvik-cache when flashing a kernel or you could run into bootloops or crashing issues.

If you are on a 4.0.3 or 4.0.4 ROM then use a kernel from either of those versions. Dont use a kernel designed for 4.0.2 or earlier with any later ROM versions

Glados kernel has the best overclocking by far

Popcorn kernel seems to be the fastest with stability

Minimalistic kernel (forget the actual name) is the best on stability but is a bit slower than others

Franco has random experimental features that sometimes work really well, and sometimes you have lots of problems, his has least stability of anyone.

Tuna kernel seems just all around average in all areas, not excelling at any one thing but not bad in any areas.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
Eh, it really depends on the kernel you're flashing. I very rarely do any wipes when flashing a kernel... the only kernel that's ever given me problems with that is GLaDOS - probably due to how different its ramdisk is from stock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
lol are you serious? his kernel is one of the most stable kernels ive ever used. r121 and r161 are both nightly builds and have been EXTREMELY stable with amazing battery life. his kernel just gets better and better.

i have yet to get a sod or reboot on this kernel
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EniGmA1987:
Glados kernel has no RAMdisk, its creator believes the RAMdisk should belong to the ROM and not the kernel. So you have issues when flashing to Glados from another kenerl because you still are running the old kernel's RAMdisk with the different, new kernel. If everyone follows this proper procedure we would have no issues and higher compatibility with ROMs and kernels. Unfortunately most custom kernels like to use their own RAMdisk and so issues arise.

Franco is quick to fix problems so you probably dont notice, however if you read through his thread there are often releases with bugs in it. Things from Wakelock issues, sleep of death, and broken wifi. He fixes these of course usually within a few hours but you never want to grab the latest kernel when it is first released. Always wait to see who has problems and for a fix to be released. Usually the last release of the night has no real bugs. Franco's quick releases are both the cause and solution to the bugs in his kernel. Other people test more so release with less bugs. Also Franco likes to put experimental stuff like 512MHz and 480MHz GPU clocks in, which dont even run on some peoples phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] meti84:
Try popcorn kernel. I'm running it since day one without a problem, it's snappier than stock and battery lasts much longer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
So that would be quite different from stock then ;)

I couldn't remember what exactly it was that made GLaDOS so different; I've been off that kernel for a while. It seemed to have a lot of really cool ideas put into it, but it didn't work well overall for me (yes, even after flashing faux's reset kernel and wiping cache and dalvik). I had a lot of SOD issues (with "stock" clock and voltage settings), and I could never get the logcat module to work properly. I break enough applications that I can't really get by without logcat.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
That is why there are TWO builds. Milestone and nightly builds.

Milestone are for people who want stability, nightly builds are for people who want the newest and latest things.

Wakelock issues come from apps, the wakelock issue was already fixed. This is the purpose of nightlies, they are there to report bugs. If you don't like that then stick to Milestone builds. That is why these two releases are separated.

Sleep of Death is mainly caused by users who undervolt their phones. This is no way franco or the kernel dev's fault.

Broken wifi? Never had that bug. People experience this bug on other kernels as well. This isn't caused by franco's kernel.

512 MHz.. that is why there are TWO releases for nightlies. One is in 384 and one is in 512 MHz. Milestone builds are ALWAYS on stock clock because stability is #1 priority in those builds.

http://minooch.com/franciscofranco/Galaxy Nexus/nightlies/ (384 mhz folder at the bottom).

There is a reason why franco's kernel is the most popular kernel in Galaxy Nexus and he is a very well respected and known developer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thefunkyjoint:
Thanks everybody for the returns.

But now i'm confused : should i wipe or not wipe ? If i wipe, will i loose my apps and data ?

If anything goes wrong, when i restore a nandroid backup, will the kernel be restored as well ?

Thanks !
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
You don't need to wipe your data partition. You may wipe your cache or dalvik-cache, but you won't lose any data doing that.

If anything goes wrong, you can just reflash your existing ROM's update.zip - it will restore the stock kernel without losing any information, and will be a lot quicker than a nandroid restore.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyrax2013:
after installing Lite'ning Rom v2.6 XWLP4 rom, everything works perfectly fine for me except i get force close when enabling "Sim Change Alert" under security options, i need this option very badly for security reasons....please help me....how to solve it...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
reflash rom that fails flash stock rom .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyrax2013:
i am not getting u....will u plz xplain....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Greg:
Look in stock firmware thread and download stock rom which match with you current rom. Flash through odin, then flash Litening rom again
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyrax2013:
trying to do it now.....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Problem area

One the phone or two the rom .

Flash stock rom and test if OK then its the rom .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyrax2013:
i dont have the official ics rom for india ( as it has not been released ) so will i flash it with stock 2.3.6 version first then lightning rom ??? will this work out ???
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Greg:
First, you need start to learn say THANK YOU, then you can ask questions.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyrax2013:
i found out the solution......i installed samsungservice.apk which was not there in the rom for which i was facing the above error....i installed it n the problem got solved......