Incredible, it works, but why? Hot air works here!

ahwww.. must try it *-*
I just run to the garden and put my stone in my socks
I came back tomorrow *-*

Got my milestone out, touched it and it started messing up, blew some hot air directly on the screen making sure I didnt melt anything, as soon as it started warming up it stopped and is working now let's see how long it lasts.

Thanks for the suggestion, milestone resurected!

hello to all...a few days back my stone startes to have ghost screen issues.it started acting crazy since i updated the ics nightly from the 19th...i've been flashing like crazy custom roms lately,going back and forth between cm7 and cm9...this morning i restored the stock rom,wiped the ext3 partition and unrooted my MM,basicly a bit of reverse enginering ...until now...no issues...will come back with feedback...hopefully it was just a software problem in my case...i also suspect the issue aparead because of heat caused by overclocking and heavy usage of the phone.
Another reason might be the new driver...i mean leftovers in the sd-ext3...i don't realy know

P.S. i will help anyone who needs my help,also i had a nandroid backup of the stock rom

Hey guys,just got home from work...it's 5 min drive...when i arrived home my stone started to act weird again,so reverting to stock is not a solution...i guess i'll send it to the shop

There's reports of CM9 causing the touch screen to behave strangely when gapps are missing - did you install them?


If the problem is not related to any rom it's most likely hardware-wise.
Often caused by moisture in the screen/digitizer assembly.

Some have managed to fix it by various means of drying.
Daring ones put it in the oven - I'd suggest placing it in a airtight box full of rice or silica gel - anything that absorbs moisture.

Originally Posted by Eiertschik

There's reports of CM9 causing the touch screen to behave strangely when gapps are missing - did you install them?


If the problem is not related to any rom it's most likely hardware-wise.
Often caused by moisture in the screen/digitizer assembly.

Some have managed to fix it by various means of drying.
Daring ones put it in the oven - I'd suggest placing it in a airtight box full of rice or silica gel - anything that absorbs moisture.

yes,every time i install a new rom...i simply follow the steps to avoid faulty functions.so if i "update" cm9...again with the gapps...the whole procedure like i'm installing for the first time...and i had working ics almost from the begining(alpha) without the issue home buton not working and so on.
Thank you for the help.

I had the same ghosting issues with my A955 Droid 2, my problem area was the middle of the screen. I noticed that if I locked the screen, held down the ear-speaker area, unlocked, and kept it held down, I could use the touch screen no problem. Does that mean adhesive is part of the problem?

So, I tried a modified approach to the original poster. I got a baking pan and a dish towel, put the dish towel in the pan, and put the phone screen facing down on the dish towel. I "baked" it in a regular electric oven for 45 minutes at 170 degrees Fahrenheit and the touch screen worked fine for about 2 days.

I just did it again tonight except what I did differently was I did it for 80 minutes and I let it cool in the oven itself for 3 hours after instead of pulling it out and letting it cool outside. We'll see how long it lasts this time. But, thank you original poster for giving me a rather oddball way of dehydrating electronics!

Originally Posted by amponzi

I had the same ghosting issues with my A955 Droid 2, my problem area was the middle of the screen. I noticed that if I locked the screen, held down the ear-speaker area, unlocked, and kept it held down, I could use the touch screen no problem. Does that mean adhesive is part of the problem?

So, I tried a modified approach to the original poster. I got a baking pan and a dish towel, put the dish towel in the pan, and put the phone screen facing down on the dish towel. I "baked" it in a regular electric oven for 45 minutes at 170 degrees Fahrenheit and the touch screen worked fine for about 2 days.

I just did it again tonight except what I did differently was I did it for 80 minutes and I let it cool in the oven itself for 3 hours after instead of pulling it out and letting it cool outside. We'll see how long it lasts this time. But, thank you original poster for giving me a rather oddball way of dehydrating electronics!

Nevermind, didn't work. Looks like I'll be sending it in to SquareTrade for a warranty fix. Do Droid 3s have this problem?

milestone 2 in the owen

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Hi all,

I have the same issue with milestone 2, so it is siting in the owen at the moment I will update with results

UPDATE: home button works again, dead zone disappeared. It seems humidity was the source of the problem. But it will occur again, because humidity is inevitable. Any suggestions about permanent fix?

Left on hot radiator overnight. ~160F. Worked fine