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Root MikG Rom gone crazy....

ZuhGerman said:
Just freshly installed MikG Rom, and my screen is still unresponsive about a quarter inch in all along the right side. **** this EVO phone. This a refurb insurance provided from when I broke my phone about 2 months or so ago. I wonder what I can do. It worked fine, then messed up, then worked again for a few weeks, now the dead spot again as of 2 days ago. I read it can be everything from charger problems to the ROM to the orbital rotation of Mars. No one can give a concrete answer. Yay internet.

Should I turn this phone in? Is it possible that the screen is just dead there off and on? Or is it truly software related? How can I troubleshoot? My 2 other older EVOs never did this :( This is my 3rd one. Also, I need to find a way to unroot it if I need a tech to look at it.
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See the following quoted post as to Sprint Policy, I think you should ask for a new phone!

Mr. Ed said:
The only way to verify a phone is a refurb is to activate it and check via dialer codes

Just because it was in a replacement box does not mean it is refurb.

Keep in mind also that with tep...if you get a replacement that is bunk twice you can ask for a new one

Not singling you out but it baffles me why someone would keep a defective phone verses a working replacement
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I'd have to agree with everybody that it's hardware related, mikg is a pretty solid rom. When this happens have you tried to (having a memory lapse atm for the word) shut off the screen and reopen the phone? I've had odd issues here and there on different roms with unresponsiveness and have noticed this would fix it. Granted only temporarily, but it allows me to finish whatever I was up to.

Also if you were to flash a stock Sprint rom (rooted version of course ) does it still behave the same way?
 
dustwun77 said:
See the following quoted post as to Sprint Policy, I think you should ask for a new phone!
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Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately, this is the first phone I've had that was bunk out of the box so soon. First one was an ebay buy with a crappy port, and a long story involved. 2nd phone was great, broke because of my fault. This is my 3rd, but the 1st that's "broke" on it's own, and it's been ongoing for about a week off and on, I think now it's finally done for.

Also, I'd love to know the codes to verify if it's in fact a refurb or not! I can certainly guarantee that it is. Also I don't know if this is clear to everyone, but the insurance company is the one who made the claim, but ultimately Sprint who shipped it? :confused:
 
Ken C said:
I'd have to agree with everybody that it's hardware related, mikg is a pretty solid rom. When this happens have you tried to (having a memory lapse atm for the word) shut off the screen and reopen the phone? I've had odd issues here and there on different roms with unresponsiveness and have noticed this would fix it. Granted only temporarily, but it allows me to finish whatever I was up to.

Also if you were to flash a stock Sprint rom (rooted version of course ) does it still behave the same way?
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Uh, "shut off the screen"? What do you mean? I've tried reinstalling several times, full wipes, battery pulls, so I'm not sure what you mean.

I would also LOVE to flash a stock ROM to it to see if it would fix it, but probably would go unrooted, I don't want to have to reroot it. Not to mention I'm working 20 hours of OT this weekend, and can't make it to the Sprint store until Monday if I wanted to see if they could do anything.
 
I think he just means pressing power and then unlocking the phone again. If I have water droplets or anything like that where the phone registers it as a touch that usually clears it up
 
ZuhGerman said:
Uh, "shut off the screen"? What do you mean? I've tried reinstalling several times, full wipes, battery pulls, so I'm not sure what you mean.

I would also LOVE to flash a stock ROM to it to see if it would fix it, but probably would go unrooted, I don't want to have to reroot it. Not to mention I'm working 20 hours of OT this weekend, and can't make it to the Sprint store until Monday if I wanted to see if they could do anything.
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There are rooted stock roms out there, I would just have to link one for you.
 
Mikestony said:
There are rooted stock roms out there, I would just have to link one for you.
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Ok, so this is a stupid question, but I could flash a rooted ROM while unrooted and that would...root me? Or unroot me? Then if I wanted to flash a custom ROM I'd have to unroot again? LOL. I'm confused. Computers are my bag, phones I've never modded too much aside from this EVO.
 
youdoofus said:
provide a link with your suggestions provide a link with your suggestions provide a link with your suggestions provide a link with your suggestions provide a link with your suggestions provide a link with your suggestions provide a link with your suggestions provide a link with your suggestions provide a link with your suggestions

LoL :P

like this
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Well there you go :D
 
Confirmed it's the screen. That explains everything then. I thought it was MikG but it's not. It has frozen here and there, but with proper wiping, and a maint script I found, I should be ok once I address my phone.

The next step is, I've had this phone for almost 2 months now. Asurion sent a bogus phone. I think dealing with them is a nightmare, and a.) I'm not paying another deductible to get a replacement phone for their shitty replacement phone, and b.) I don't feel like talking to high school drop outs who don't care about customer service.

Hopefully I can go into the Sprint store with a repair center and either negotiate a new phone or some kind of repair. I don't feel I owe anything to anyone, considering I paid the $100 deducitble for a phone that's going to crap 2 months later a la screen. Anyone know how this works?

I didn't like the Deck ROM at all. I'll stick with MikG. Anyone have any other suggestions for stable, popular ROMS I could mess with?
 
ZuhGerman said:
Confirmed it's the screen. That explains everything then. I thought it was MikG but it's not. It has frozen here and there, but with proper wiping, and a maint script I found, I should be ok once I address my phone.

The next step is, I've had this phone for almost 2 months now. Asurion sent a bogus phone. I think dealing with them is a nightmare, and a.) I'm not paying another deductible to get a replacement phone for their shitty replacement phone, and b.) I don't feel like talking to high school drop outs who don't care about customer service.

Hopefully I can go into the Sprint store with a repair center and either negotiate a new phone or some kind of repair. I don't feel I owe anything to anyone, considering I paid the $100 deducitble for a phone that's going to crap 2 months later a la screen. Anyone know how this works?

I didn't like the Deck ROM at all. I'll stick with MikG. Anyone have any other suggestions for stable, popular ROMS I could mess with?
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Here're some ROMs?
Classic 0.1.0p3 Supermagic
SS Ultra
MokeeOS
D3RP 3D
Digital☆Karma's 7.77 Heaven Jackpot Deluxe
 
ZuhGerman said:
Confirmed it's the screen. That explains everything then. I thought it was MikG but it's not. It has frozen here and there, but with proper wiping, and a maint script I found, I should be ok once I address my phone.

The next step is, I've had this phone for almost 2 months now. Asurion sent a bogus phone. I think dealing with them is a nightmare, and a.) I'm not paying another deductible to get a replacement phone for their shitty replacement phone, and b.) I don't feel like talking to high school drop outs who don't care about customer service.

Hopefully I can go into the Sprint store with a repair center and either negotiate a new phone or some kind of repair. I don't feel I owe anything to anyone, considering I paid the $100 deducitble for a phone that's going to crap 2 months later a la screen. Anyone know how this works?

I didn't like the Deck ROM at all. I'll stick with MikG. Anyone have any other suggestions for stable, popular ROMS I could mess with?
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I hear you all the way over here! I wouldn't expect to have to pay any more either but not sure how that works at all.

Might try calling sprint service and keep on going through levels of help. I have had issues with my phone before where they put it in my record and when I got to the store they just had to pull up my number and knew they were supposed to order me a phone already.

They WILL try to get you to just pay again, I am almost sure. Maybe that is even the policy, but try standing your ground forever and see how that does. Sprint really has pretty much taken care of me when I told them politely but firmly I felt I was getting a raw deal.

Good luck!
 
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