White screen, back light off,... repaired

[unicorn78]

Dear friends

After opening my Hermes a few times I encountered the white screen, I disassembled and assembled again, the display was completely off. I thought the flex cable could be wrong. So, at first I tried to use a soldering gun to seal all solderings (Photo 1). This time the phone showed a part of display. Because, the symptom was not the same, I guest contact between the flex cable and the mainboard had problem. I used point of a knife (make it blunt first) move down to push contacts out (Photo 2). Then I assembled my phone, everything returned normal. (9h in the morning to 11h in evening to make my heart cheerful again ).

I write my experience here for someone who open their phone and encounter the symptom like me.
Good luck.

[bartje100]

Sadly didn't work for me. Stil no backlight!

Dear friends

After opening my Hermes a few times I encountered the white screen, I disassembled and assembled again, the display was completely off. I thought the flex cable could be wrong. So, at first I tried to use a soldering gun to seal all solderings (Photo 1). This time the phone showed a part of display. Because, the symptom was not the same, I guest contact between the flex cable and the mainboard had problem. I used point of a knife (make it blunt first) move down to push contacts out (Photo 2). Then I assembled my phone, everything returned normal. (9h in the morning to 11h in evening to make my heart cheerful again ).

I write my experience here for someone who open their phone and encounter the symptom like me.
Good luck.

[ultramag69]

I had a problem with no backlight but fixed it when I replaced the flywheel. I was trying to update a replacement jasjam I'd bought off of ebay but when I replaced the new flywheel with the old the backlight wasn't displayed so I tried the old motherboard with the new flywheel and the backlight was on. I don't know how it affects the backlight but it did. If you can get your hands on a cheap bung phone or have a REALLY trusting friend then try that.
Cheers...:D

[hittori]

I had a problem with no backlight but fixed it when I replaced the flywheel. I was trying to update a replacement jasjam I'd bought off of ebay but when I replaced the new flywheel with the old the backlight wasn't displayed so I tried the old motherboard with the new flywheel and the backlight was on. I don't know how it affects the backlight but it did. If you can get your hands on a cheap bung phone or have a REALLY trusting friend then try that.
Cheers...:D

Sorry mate, what do you mean with the flywheel? English is not my mother language and what I have found in the net for that word does not mean anything to me. Can you provide me with a better explanation? I do have the same problem as the guy which writes above you.

Cheers

[ultramag69]

The little wheel on the side of the Hermes. I replaced the board That has it on it and it fixed the backlight issue.:D:D