IPhone 3GS screen goes black and then turns on and off

Won't reset, just blinks back and forth from black screen to apple logo screen. What can I do?

Try a reset or restore

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    The flickering issue maybe due to a bad LCD cable or in some cases, a faulty GPU (the GPU is integrated to the CPU, and the CPU is soldered to the motherboard).
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    Reset your device while it's plugged in.
    If resetting doesn’t fix the issue, restore your device.
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