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Originally Posted by quick99si
Few things I would try:
1. Use kbdcontrol to reassign the power key to something else, or just nothing. You may not be pressing it but it's possible that's it's making contact intermittently causing your problem. This is assuming you're going into standby and not just screen off mode (your post is a bit unclear)
2. Try another battery
3. Open her up and make sure the ribbon cable is not loose in any way. I would do this immediately if you use the physicaly keyboard a lot like myself. It's pictured nicely in this thread along with disassembly instructions: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=87533 |
Thanks for the suggestions, but just locking the device isn't going to fix the real problem. That will just prevent accidental screen presses, but it will not keep the phone's screen from flickering on and off by itself..
This is an example of my issue: say I'm typing a text message and the screen turns itself off, If i press the part of the screen where the on screen keyboard was, it still recognizes my presses as if the screen was on. To wake the phone up I have to press the power button twice or wait until it comes back on by itself.
Trying another battery would be a good option, I know that a damaged battery can cause a phone to glitch. I would never open a phone that I have insurance on. I just wasn't sure if it could be a software issue. When I was using XYC's GTX rom, EnergyRom and another (I can't remember the name of), the screen would do this all throughout the day causing the battery to die in less than 5 hours. Now I'm on BigMaxSense rom and it only happens when the phone is plugged into the charger. If it's a hardware issue, why is the results different depending on which rom I'm using? I hope I explained myself better. Thanks for the help.