Backlight kind of staying on when sleeping...

luxeluxe · #1 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 01:09 AM

When it's time for my screen and backlight to turn off the, hmmm, how to describe this, i can see it's sort of still lit up, but just a blank screen, like a slightly lit up black screen, and even if i push the off button (without actually powering down) it stays the same, screen doesn't quite turn off. I have to take the battery out, turn it back on. it happens about 5 times a day.

i'm currently using the caulkulin rom, but it was happening before that. resets haven't helped. is this a hardware issue maybe?

christapher81 · #2 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 01:17 AM

That happened to me once. I did a hard-reset, and everything worked fine after that. As to what was really going on - I have not idea. Just back everything up and do a hard-reset.

luxeluxe · #3 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by christapher81

That happened to me once. I did a hard-reset, and everything worked fine after that. As to what was really going on - I have not idea. Just back everything up and do a hard-reset.

k, thanks. : ). Best way to do a hard reset? Power + Vol Down + Enter + Reset button while off, right?

TREmp77 · #4 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by luxeluxe

k, thanks. : ). Best way to do a hard reset? Power + Vol Down + Enter + Reset button while off, right?

No need for the reset button when doing a manual hard reset...turn off your phone hold volume down, enter and power for a few seconds

But the easiest way to hard reset is start/settings/system/clear storage/1234/yes

Remember to only clear device memory NOT internal storage

luxeluxe · #5 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by christapher81

That happened to me once. I did a hard-reset, and everything worked fine after that. As to what was really going on - I have not idea. Just back everything up and do a hard-reset.

Drat. Did the hard reset and still having the problem. turned off screen and it's still a lit up black screen.

**MrObvious** · #6 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 03:27 AM

It might be a hardware problem.

luxeluxe · #7 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MrObvious

It might be a hardware problem.

gah. yeah, i think it really is. ok. guess i'll sprint rom, relock and take this back to sprint. drat.

thanks. : )

**MrObvious** · #8 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 06:00 PM

Sorry man. That will for sure fix it.

pask2155 · #9 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 06:42 PM

yeah man, my buddy's phone did that, and there was no hope...... it is a hardware problem....