2nd hand phone - almost blank screen after booting & selecting language

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trein91

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Apparently the owner ran into an issue after trying to update to kit Kat with Odin. I presume he tried to flash the stock firmware since be doesnt know what root means. He says it boots up fine and you manage to get into the select language screen. But afterwards you get a sparse black screen.

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Sounds fixable. I should be able Odin another rom and flash cwm, root it and custom rom etc right?
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Obagleyfreer

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Looks like it's running acustom ROM at the moment.
If the owner knows how to flash firmware on a phone, why hasn't he fixed it himself?

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trein91

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Looks like it's running acustom ROM at the moment.
If the owner knows how to flash firmware on a phone, why hasn't he fixed it himself?

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Um. The screenshot is of my phone showing his screenshot on gumtree.

This is his screenshot
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I get what you mean though. Isn't Odin only used by users who know? Since normal users would perhaps use kies? Lol

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trein91

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Sigh. Bought the phone, for 200 though. I flashed a stock firmware via Odin. Still same screen as above. Sigh. I tried rooting it and getting Philz touch on it. Touch input does not seem to work. Loaded aosp roms and kernels onto the phone. Flashed it via Philz recovery. Gives me bootloops.


Ideas?

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trein91

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Managed to somehow install a aosp rom. Touch input doesn't work? Wtf? How do I fix it? Screen lights up fine so what's the issue?

Managed to get it linked to adb somehow. Any way I can fix the touch issue?
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fahadashiq

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same problem!!

bro any solution u found?? cuz i am having same problem..stuck after selecting language..