iPod 4th Gen has white screen after replacement, and restore

Okay. Here's the problem. A while ago, I dropped my iPod, and it's screen cracked. I've been living with it ever since perfectly, but just with a cracked screen. Now, I ordered a new screen, and I begin to replace it. I knew how, and like an easy job, I did it pretty quick compared to others. After both ribbon cables where in, I pressed the lock button, and my iPod had a white screen. I was a little worried about that, so, I tried to reattach the screen. Now it was just black, after even using the home and lock button restart method. Eventually I got it back up and to the white screen by draining the battery and recharging, and there I was again, stuck. I looked at some forums on the internet to try to see if anyone had my problem. After clicking on the first link, it turns out, alot of people had this problem as well as me. The solution they said was pressing the home button and lock button for about 10 or so seconds, and then it goes to the apple screen and is all better again. I tried it, and my home button broke. Great. So, now I had to use the little button that the home button was pressing down to try the solution. Tried it, and, nothing. Still the blank, plain, white screen. Looked some more and saw that pressing the home and lock buttons along with the volume up button worked for some people too. Tried it, worked just as good as the previous one. Nothing. I even tried some person's idea of doing home, then volume up, then lock, in different timed stages. Nothing. I also saw people begging for them not to restore their iPods and begging for a solution. I was fine with a restore, I just had games that I played on my iPhone as well. So, I went with it, and restored it, without any backups, just going to factory mode. Afterwards I heard my iPod make the iOS "plugged in" sound, and anxiously tried the lock button. Still had the white screen. STILL. Now, I'm here, begging for a solution like others, with an iPod that won't function properly. Can someone please help me?

iPod touch, iOS 6.1.6, WAS on iOS 6.1.5 before, butUpdated

Posted on Aug 1, 2014 3:59 PM

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Aug 1, 2014 6:50 PM in response to zebra10

Yes I kept the old screen, it has the same effect, and I may have touched something, but I don't recall anything being moved around or changed.


edit: Looked at it a little, now I see that the spring that tells the iPod that the screen is in seems a bit hyperextended compared to my iPhone's. I think it is still responding, because if i shove the spring in it's hole with the old screen (old screen had top cracked off) attached it doesn't effect anything, even if I restart the iPod with the home and lock or home, lock, and volume up. Also, the spring doesn't seem loose at all. Just to say because others might say it's out of place.

Aug 2, 2014 2:47 AM in response to speeddog73

Seems yo have a bad connection in the ribbon cable. Or maybe you broke a conductor in the ribbon. Or work you damaged the logic board.

I would carefully inspect the cable and it connection and look for any abnormalities. Also inspect other parts for damage.

last, either do nothing or take it to someone with mnore experience.

Apple will not help

Aug 2, 2014 6:30 PM in response to zebra10

No nothing like that happened, I'm sure, but I actually spent the day looking for a fix. Luckily, I had the idea of taping the spring down because I though the screen didn't touch it. Turns out I was right, but however, I found out that the screen I ordered was broken in a way, because it still had the white screen after the taping. Just to make sure, I tried the other screen to clarify if the taping worked or not. I did the home and lock button restart, and up popped the apple logo. So, that means that the screen I got from the seller was either a rip-off, or was just broken somehow in process of making, or delivering in some matter. Unfortunately, I think I can't ship it back unless for alot of money because the person I got it from comes from China. I live in the USA. So that's gonna be a matter to work with myself. Thank you for trying to help.

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