MHL not working.

[b_leonard]

Ok so my wife bought me an MHL cable the other day., I've done everything it said. Is there something in see

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[MrSmith317]

I don't have an MHL cable, so I can't say but given the small amount of info you posted, it would be hard to troubleshoot. Please relay the steps and the trouble(s)

 

[humpagardengnome]

Also, HTC mhl adapter or generic?

 

[b_leonard]

Also, HTC mhl adapter or generic?

Generic. I have plugged it up to the wall then the TV then phone. Still nothing. I've rebooted the the phone, and turned off the TV. Also, changed the inputs. I can not figure this out.

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[humpagardengnome]

Generic. I have plugged it up to the wall then the TV then phone. Still nothing. I've rebooted the the phone, and turned off the TV. Also, changed the inputs. I can not figure this out.

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I had an issue w/ the HTC adapter not recieving picture, only audio. Followed all the directions, no luck. Read a recommendation on HTCpedia to just clear the phone memory and reattatch everything in the correct order and it worked beautifully.

 

[Vito2000]

Generic. I have plugged it up to the wall then the TV then phone. Still nothing. I've rebooted the the phone, and turned off the TV. Also, changed the inputs. I can not figure this out.

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Are you seeing the HDMI symbol in the notification bar on your phone?

I had this issue with a generic MHL but I could see the HDMI symbol. It turned out that the 10 foot generic HDMI cable I was using was the problem. I used a shorter cable and it worked right away. The 10 foot cable works with my DVD player just fine. Weird.

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[anon(94115)]

Are you seeing the HDMI symbol in the notification bar on your phone?

I had this issue with a generic MHL but I could see the HDMI symbol. It turned out that 10 foot generic HDMI cable I was using was the problem. I used a shorter cable and it worked right away. The 10 foot cable works with my DVD player just fine. Weird.

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This one is kinda easy, the phone more than likely is not putting out a strong enough signal to make it down the 10' of cable. I know that sounds weird, but there it is. Back in the old days of networking, you had a certain length you could go and then the signal would just die off.

 

[dpham00]

I had an issue w/ the HTC adapter not recieving picture, only audio. Followed all the directions, no luck. Read a recommendation on HTCpedia to just clear the phone memory and reattatch everything in the correct order and it worked beautifully.

how do you clear the phone memory?

 

[Vito2000]

This one is kinda easy, the phone more than likely is not putting out a strong enough signal to make it down the 10' of cable. I know that sounds weird, but there it is. Back in the old days of networking, you had a certain length you could go and then the signal would just die off.

Totally agree.

 

[b_leonard]

I got it. Had to do a factory reset. was doing everything in the order it required. Thanks for the help though.

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[davidmrobbins]

When you say "factory reset" are you completely wiping your phone, including all apps, data, etc.? What is the process for that and is there a less invasive way to get the MHL/HDMI functioning?