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[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] itaykoren:
the thing is that now I don't see it at all.

It's as if it came and gone.

I disabled my task killer and juice defender, performed a complete titanium backup, in case I want to restore afterwards, and now everything is normal.

It does sound like a hardware issue, but do you think there's a chance it is software related?

I'm asking because I purchased it in europe, and I don't live there, so sending it for repair is something I would rather avoid.

Of course, if it is indeed 100% hardare issue, I have no choice.

That is why I'm asking, to be certain and to see if there are others who experienced this issue.

Your replies are much appreciated
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] itaykoren:
update:

It appeared again -> Did a Factory Reset -> It's still there -> Sending for repair.

Must be a hardware issue.

Thank you for your replies.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Benjamin Dobell:
I've actually always had slight screen issues with my Galaxy S also. The screen flickers slightly once in a while. I don't know if the radio is actually the cause but it's the kind of thing you might expect from radio interference.

Has anybody else noticed this?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Maddmatt:
Nope, never seen any flicker. My screen seems to have a defect of it's own though, but I'm not sure if it's worth the effort to send it in, because I imported mine from the UK while I live in South Africa.

When in the sun or under bright light I can see a two vertical lines near the sides and a horizontal line on dark/black colours and when the screen is off. As if those pixels have a grey/brown tint to them. The line is mostly one pixel thick but in places it is two pixels.

They are almost impossible to see unless under sunlight where they are clearly visible where the screen is black.

Does anyone else see this or know anything about it?

Edit: Apparently it's just the motherboard or something visible through the screen and they all have it, so I'm worrying about nothing...
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] itaykoren:
That's interesting...

It used to come and go, but I think now it's here to stay.

It's really annoying and the screen, while usable, is really not a pleasant sight to look at.

I've attached some photos showing the problem.

With a normal screen I would say that it looks that way because that's what you see when you photograph a screen of an electronic device, but the sad thing is that what you see in the picture is exactly what I'm seeing now.

I did a factory reset, so it's in german now.

I heard some Droid X had a similar problem, but didn't know Galaxy S was having it as well.

In any event, can you confirm that after a factory reset, I no longer have root access?

Just making sure so that they don't give me problems with the warranty.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] AllGamer:
seem like the phone was dropped, and the screen got damaged

the connectors are lose
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] AllGamer:
double posted again....
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] itaykoren:
Really?

That's very weird...

The only time it was "dropped" was from half a meter , it didn't fall directly but partially sideways, it was with a case, and it landed on its back, not on the screen.

I wouldn't even call that a fall.

Unless, someone in my family dropped it without telling me...

Either way, I think there's no escape but to send it to repair.

If you think it's a problem with the connectors, would you try and give it to some local lab to try and fix it or send it to samsung for replacement?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] cmotif:
I faced similar problem.

This problem only occurs when I use the phone in 2g mode.

there are occasions whereby the signal bar for 2g is full and when I place the phone near some conductive surfaces the lines becomes very obvious, to the point of irritating.

nit sure if anyone has such problems too
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] TheCarl:
I have same problems with horizontal lines.

I never paid attention if i am on 2g or 3g when it happens. I will now.

Edit: rooted on jm5
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Kil:
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[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] aditya_t90:
It seems that my phone too has started to do the same thing since last night.

I have called Samsung and am waiting to hear from them now.

I hope this is a thing covered in the warranty.

I have reverted to the local ROM for India and have deleted everything on my device.

Yet it shows lines flickering like you can see on old computer monitors.

Its not as bad as the ones on the attachment above but it is starting to annoy me.

It usually happens when the screen is completely filled with a single color except black.

Eg. When you pull down the notification tray down.

Also I seem to notice that when the wifi is off, it stops.(I dunno maybe a placebo effect)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] itaykoren:
aditya_t90 ,

I have sent it to Samsung for repair, and they should tell me in the coming days exactly what the problem is and whether it can be fixed under warranty or not.

I will update as soon as I hear from them.

Until then, try to see if it changes when you hold the phone differently, for example if you grip it more firmly or hold it in another way.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] aditya_t90:
When did you send it in and when did they receive it(if you were not there when they got it).

Also how long has it been without your phone?

The samsung service center is shut in my area today.

I will go to them tomorrow and get this sorted out.

Its not like the phone was cheap or anything.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] itaykoren:
I actually sent it to my uncle in Germany because it was purchased there.

He went to the store where he bought it and the store owner immediately sent it to samsung and said that probably by this Tuesday or Wednesday (so tomorrow or in 2 days) he will get an answer from them and see what's going on.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] itaykoren:
aditya_90 ,

Just to let you know that Samsung are sending me a new phone to replace the damaged one.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] cmotif:
I sent in my phone for repairs and they replaced the LCD module. The problem is now gone.

I suggest that you should do the same while the warranty still holds since it appears to be the LCD that failed somewhat.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] itaykoren:
Yes, you're probably right. It's a problem with the screen.

However, they offered to send a new device and not fix the faulty one.

Perhaps it is because it takes more time to fix it and I told them I need it ASAP.

In any event, anyone who experience this issue should clearly send it to samsung to be repaired as this is definitely a warranty issue.

My replacement device should arrive next week.

Hopefully it will be fully functional and not faulty like the previous one.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] 3ja3ka3:
same here

Well I noticed this on my SGS 1 !! ... when I have PACKET DATA turned on this flickering starts. It starts really hard when i have this function turned on, but when i disable it there's nothing...
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] cantIntoCode:
Dude, you just bumped a seriously old thread. You should read the post date before posting ...
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] NunxPT:
I also had the same problem and sent my phone to repair last january. It took 4 days and got it back also with a new LCD module. Since then it's working fine. (except for the fact that they broke my front camera buy it's already fixed too lol)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zheads:
Want to have my widgets (GenieWidget, Twitter etc.) transparent.

Any suggestions?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nachtschicht:
Exchange the graphics inside the APKs.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jiia:
Indeed. There's no easy way to do it. You need to open apk file and change the graphic files inside it.

There are some themes like UltraLinx's Minimalistic and Minimal Matte Grey that have the widgets modified already including GenieWidget.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] THUDUK:
Can you use the Galaxy, with a USB connection running in the background, without having the USB locking screen with the big USB image on it ?

You could do this with my old Windows mobile no problem, am I doing something wrong ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] poolcin:
Not in the KIES mode
[Galaxy S I9000 General] THUDUK:
How then ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ZAnwar:
Just connect in usb mode and it should work. It does for me anyway.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ukdtweak:
Go into your USB settings and set it to Always Ask... then whe you connect the phone to PC, if you just want to charge it.... don't select Any options. just hit the back button on the bottom right :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] THUDUK:
So I have set it up to ask, I have tried to select each one and the only one that connects me is the kies option, with the big USB images...why is it so weird, surely you put the usb in and it connects why all these options...sorry confused:confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] d3a:
yea what does "media player" mean in usb connection settings?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haktar:
Hey guys, i have been a long time reader on this forum, i recently upgraded by HTC Touch Pro to a Unbranded Desire so i eagerly upgraded to Froyo and i was very happy, my friend saw how awesome this phone was and opted for it over an iPhone although he got it at vodaphone and it is branded, i have done alot of rom flashing on my Touch Pro before and it was a piece of cake, but for some reason i just can't get it to work on his phone, when i load HBOOT and go to recovery its a black screen, although to the more pressing issue as hes at work all day, id like to get mine rooted if at all possible, as far as i know i can't root it on 2.2 but can i downgrade to 2.1 root then upgrade? i should mention i rooted my friends but i can't get it to flash a rom.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haktar:
Just checked my HBOOT and my phone came with 0.9.2
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teppic74:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=749551
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Par4:
I have an Qtek S100 and according to the imei check its an o2 rom.

After a long time i decided to use my qtek again just for fun and see what i can do with it.

In windows 2003se it keeps giving low battery although its connected to usb, anyway i decided to give it a go and installed wwe05 but totally forgot about the radio rom that needed to be 1.12. (it was 1.13).

So it gave "bad radio" during startup.

I tried to flash it with multiple radio roms, including the original o2 one, but some dont start at all and some keep getting stuck at 45%.

and eventually give error 114, i can flash it back to original rom, but as soon as i want to update the radio, same thing happens.

now it gives "no radio" in wwe05, and after flashing back to 2003se it says "no gsm".

the radio wasn't giving any error/problem before i decided to update the os, so i doubt it's an hardware issue. i checked mutiple threads about 114 radio, but haven't found a sollution yet.

maybe somebody here can help me get my radio back.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Moto62:
You should read this Thread first http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=705702. Maybe there is the Solution.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Par4:
i tried them all with normal usb flash, they all stop at 45% and give error 114.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Moto62:
Next Idea is here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=494635&page=2

Dont use a USB HUb !
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Par4:
k, i charged battery as long as possible, (althought i think its nearly dead) it now shows 100%.

I'm also using a different system now with windows 7,, when trying to flash it doesn't give an error, but after a few seconds its shows "congratulations", but it hasn't done a thing....

i can only try a windows xp in vmware, will try next first.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Par4:
nvm, tried multiple roms, guess one of them changed my bl, cause its showed version 1.5.0 when its needs to be 1.00 or 1.02, so i tried to update my bootloader with pnewbootloader and version 1.02.nb0 and it resulted in an error ITFlashRom and never came back to the living. no boot no bootloader. paperweight is going in the bin. topic can be closed.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] h2o pete:
My wifi wasn't working (from months ago before I even rooted) but wiping then installing this rom fixed it... However when I go back into recovery and flash A2SD then reboot, it restores some of my apps automatically (from Titanium Backup probably?) and my wifi is broke again?

Anything I can do?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rayoubi:
I bought the Galaxy S Captivate a week ago and this phone is just amazing. The battery life time EXCELLENT, I’m really amazed by the android OS. Right now, I’m currently looking at the android store trying to find some great applications.

I need applications for:

GPS system

Task Manger (currently using Advanced Task Killer)

Useful applications

Fun games (does the android carry robot unicorn attack?)

Please feel free to give some suggestions, your help is much appreciated!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rayoubi:
Bumpppppppppppppppppppppppppp
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
there are 3 huge topic on the Applications section of the forum with all that
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sivra:
Is there any, app, mod or something else that could allow us to take RAW pictures with desire? Is something like that even possible? :rolleyes:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] art0rz:
I do not think this is possible because a) the Desire can't achieve the throughput required to store the giant files RAW produces and so storing the files would take a while and b) RAW comes directly from the camera sensor and contains specific information about each pixel and I'm guessing HTC didn't put a (semi-)professional sensor in the phone.

What is possible though is converting pictures from JPEG to RAW but that defeats the purpose of RAW entirely. And also why would you need RAW on a phone? While phone cameras may have relatively alot of megaschitzels, it doesn't mean they produce good quality pictures. They also require decent lenses which (almost?) all phones lack. The megapixel race is senseless nowadays as the quality is currently defined by the quality of the lens. But hey, consumers (and usually prosumers too) buy into that nonsense because higher is always better, right?

Buy a camera if you need RAW, and use your phone for quick snaps for Twitter or Facebook.

Sorry -- rant from a photographer.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PStephan88:
That's it, man..

I'm using my canon EOS for "real" photos and my desire for facebook snapshots.

A phone is not a camera.

But let the MediaMarkt-Megaschnitzeljadt go on... ;-)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesmcuk:
I would say that it is certainly possible for the desire to store RAW images given the right software and hardware permissions. All RAW is, is a dump of the sensor info. The desire already takes that info and compresses it into a JPEG so it can certainly handle the process.

Overall it must be possible and if not right now it must be hackable to do it.

[edit] A quick search reveals its been done for the Nokias on symbian
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asafy:
What about PNG pictures ? it's not RAW but still lossless, which is better then jpeg !
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sivra:
Yes I am very well aware of all that facts about lenses and megapixels but I thought that it would be kinda cool to take RAW-s with your phone :D, and not to speak about all benefits RAW gives you when it comes to the editing :)

This is also what I was thinking about. A dump from sensor. I dont think it's that hard to implement, to me it seems easier than taking JPEG pictures.

The PNG would be nice too. :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sivra:
Anyone else? Any devs? This would be quite nice feature.
[HD2 General] frank1308:
has anyone managed to get the mms settings working if so could someone please help me with a detailed guide please
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
would you like to give a little more info???

Like carrier, location, Rom version, radio version, hd2 version???
[Captivate General] appelflap:
Hi,

I have a Galaxy S and flashed the newest Captivate firmware. I used a kernel from the Galaxy and all is working pretty flawlessly, exept for one thing: I just can't get HSDPA working on my device. I tried some modem files from the Galaxy S firmwares but although they enabled my 3G network, they don't support HSDPA.

So I thought maybe I try a captivate modem file... but I just can't find one. So to restate the title of this post: is there a modem file for the Captivate available?
[Captivate General] Kaik541:
Indeed there is. If you download JH2 or JF6, inside the files are modem.bin files (that's the closest you'll get) but I think you're mistaken in saying HSDPA isn't enabled.

You are using a captivate ROM on a (presumably) international Galaxy S. This ROM was designed for use with AT&T and AT&T doesn't differentiate between 3G and HSDPA in the status bar (which is what I assume you're using to reference that HSDPA isn't enabled). So you will only ever see 3G even when HSDPA is enabled, you can check in Settings--->About Phone--->Status under "Mobile Network Type" it will say HSDPA even when the icon only shows 3G.

There are also a number of reasons it would be a bad idea to flash a captivate modem into the international firmware. For starters, HSUPA (the upload equivalent to HSDPA) is severely crippled, intentionally by AT&T most likely, so your upload speeds will be squat in comparison to your current modem. Secondly, the hardware configurations are different between our two phones, so if you have one of the (majority of) Samsung Galaxy S phones that doesn't support the same bands/frequencies, your phone will be trying to connect through hardware that simply doesn't exist on your device (like the 850 MHz band).

It all comes down to this, most likely, your current configuration DOES have HSDPA enabled, the Captivate ROM simply doesn't differentiate between that and 3G.

edit: I'm aware of this because when flashing a European ROM like JM5 on our Captivates, we're able to see the H symbol as well as 3G and E in our status bars.
[Captivate General] appelflap:
Thanks, you are absolutely right. I noticed this today. The 3g icon didn't swith to h, but I did have a incredible download speed. Maybe a good day, but I managed to get a average download speed of 3000 kb/s instead of the usual 2000 kb/s

The main reason that I switched was because of the GPS. The GPS is better but I noticed that it sometimes can take forever to get a fix. I think the GPS software isn't ready yet. What is clearly missing at the moment is LTO (long time orbit) support. Something that the Galaxy S fw (and maybe the stock captivate firmware) does support and that is responsible for the fast lock when the GPS is started up. (The reason I think there isn't LTO support is because there is no LTO.dat file in the data/gps directory on the newly leaked Capt. firmware)

Mainly because of this I'm reverting back to the good old galaxy S firmware.

Thanks for helping anyway. It will surely come in handy in the future when there's a full blown GPS fix. (I expect it to come from the US, because maybe there Samsung is set under pressure by the big networks that are selling these phones under their name.... I don't expect much from the european firmware at the moment)
[HD2 General] flemmingast:
Hi,

I tried to use and install

the suggested Android Boot TTest TS 1

But I see the number and files during install and then I get a blank screen and I have to reboot.

Can anyone point me to the URL where a working Android version for HD2 exists?

Thank you
[HD2 General] grumpylad:
I'd be tempted to post this in relevant forum
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
are you always this helpful???

OP, try here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=747492

you'll have to download the android file, unzip it, put the android folder on the root of your storage card, and follow the instructions in the "readme or else" file.

very simple to do.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Tasteslikeawesome:
Wheres your god now!?!:)

Any questions?
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Cinner:
What is the meaning of life?
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] zdzihu:
The answer is: 42
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] drobec208:
everyone knows that, but what's the real Question? :p
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] uabtodd:
How many roads must a man walk down? 42
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] BULL3TPR00F:
how much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? 42
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Tasteslikeawesome:
My point has been made. :)
[HD2 Accessories] aLlamaWithARifle:
Just looking for peoples opinions about the best of the following...

Screen Protector - I'm looking for one that's really easy to put on without any air bubbles, has a good feel and also helps reflect sun light, I've always had trouble viewing my hd2 in sunlight.

Memory Card - Looking for a fast memory card either 8gb or 16gb will do me depending on the cost.

Battery - Looking for a standard sized battery to make my current battery a backup one, I want a good quality one since I've seen a few batteries that claim to be a certain mah but be different.

Case - I want something really low-key but will protect the phone, I really don't want a case but I only just dropped my phone and that messed up all the colours on the screen so I feel like I must have a case now

Any of your opinions on the above would be best, what do you recommend? Thanks
[HD2 Accessories] jwchips:
Cheap But Effective Gear

Hi, here are some links for you =]

All links will be for the UK by default, all prices in GBP (because I'm in the UK and can't find your location).

1. Screen Protector - I always thought the HD2 had some scratch protection built in, as my phone has had vigorous use/drops and not suffered any marks to the screen. Can't recommend you one as neiuther me or anyone else I know with a HD2 uses one!

2. Memory Card - PNY 16GB Micro SDHC from play.com. Listed as class 2 but transfers at ~class 6 speeds. This is the EXACT card I have been using since I bought my phone in xmas. I have had no issues whatsoever with this card. £27.49 delivered.

LINK - play [DOT] com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/11540450/PNY-16GB-Micro-SD-Memory-Card/Product.html?_%24ja=tsid:11518%7Ccc:%7Cprd:11540450%7Ccat:Mobile+

3. Battery - be careful where you buy these from! A cheap chinese knockoff will do much more harm than good. Search using the serial/part numbers of the battery to find genuine products. The part number for the HD2 battery is BA-S400 and outputs 1230MaH. Official battery £15.99[/URL] delivered from play.com

LINK - play [DOT] com /Mobiles/Mobile/4-/12495682/HTC-HD2-1230-MAH-Battery/Product.html?_%24ja=tsid:11518%7Ccc:%7Cprd:12495682%7Ccat:Mobile+

4. Case - FREE CASE!! Found in a different thread here on xda. Pay only shipping costs. Havn't bought one myself but seems plenty of other xda users have and have had their products delievered, so its not a scam! I was sceptical at first but no need to worry, just visit stealthguards [DOT] com

Sorry about the link formatting but xda won't let me post links.. if any mods see this page would they kindly verify me?

Hope all this helps =]