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Help lg esteem -no backlight

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dbtchy1

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Hi. I have an Lg esteem with a display problem-
dark/no back-light
It turns on and with a flashlight i can see the lg logo... the phone boots, but is to dark to see the menus.
but when I go to the factory restore menu it back-lights just fine.
then last night it lit up normally (for hours) until i shut it down,..
it will not back-light again.

I apologize if I am posting to the wrong area. I tried searching but I lack the forum experience to get it done right. I have been reading posts for hours trying to find a similar problem
 
Hi dbtchy1..welcome to Android Forums:)
Had the Esteem for about 2 years...I might know a little about it;)
What's the issue:confused:
 
Hello and welcome to the forums . Sorry to see you having a problem with the back light. May i take the time to ask did you download any games or other apps that would cause lighting problems
 
I have done a factory reset. the one from the power button and the volumes. That menu shows up just fine.

Hi, My problem is that the backlight. When i use the power button and volume buttons to get to the reset menu the backlight works fine. and once it turned on and I was able to use it for an hour or so, until I turned it off. then when it turned back on I needed a flashlight to see the lg logo...It is too dark to see anything past the logo
 
dbtchy1 said:
Hi, My problem is that the backlight. When i use the power button and volume buttons to get to the reset menu the backlight works fine. and once it turned on and I was able to use it for an hour or so, until I turned it off. then when it turned back on I needed a flashlight to see the lg logo...It is too dark to see anything past the logo
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Backlight :confused: Screen brightness?
So at no time is your screen fully lit up?
 
yes it will fully light if I use the key combo to go into reset menu...and once the other day it was lit up for an hour..it lit up until i shut it down.
 
May i ask when you went into the display did any of the time outs have the bubbles color in them if not you may have been in the test mode file . But you can try to fix it . Just go into the Lg tool. Following the directions you should be able to UPDATE THE DRIVERS. Check to make sure there isn't no updates . If not cool ,leave phone plugged up and go to the right top corner its a box scroll down to update recovery . As you see this will repair any problems that occurred with any software updates they did or done . Post back with results
 
I have done an upgrade repair. It didn't help. can you tell me how to get to the fastboot menu. i did it once and can't seem to do it again..
 
dbtchy1 said:
I have done an upgrade repair. It didn't help. can you tell me how to get to the fastboot menu. i did it once and can't seem to do it again..
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Let me know when your available and we can team view so I can see exactly what the issue is. Phone is not rooted correct:confused:
 
No it is not rooted. I do not know how to enable usb debugging without seeing the screen. I am new here and I don't know what team view is.
I was thinking if I could flash a new rom that it may help the brightness.
Is there a way I can install a apk or img from flash card without seeing the screen.
 
dbtchy1 said:
No it is not rooted. I do not know how to enable usb debugging without seeing the screen. I am new here and I don't know what team view is.
I was thinking if I could flash a new rom that it may help the brightness.
Is there a way I can install a apk or img from flash card without seeing the screen.
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You would only be able to flash a ROM if rooted. Teamviewer is an application on the computer that allows remote access between two computers. I could help you to setup lgnpst to downgrade the phone thus restoring it.
Does your computer see the phone when you plug it in?
 
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