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xda mini speaker problem

perhaps anyone else encountered the same issue - i don't know any further with this:
after flashing the o2 xda mini german with the bigstorage rom from: ftp.xda-developers.com/Magician/BigStorage_ROMs/DE_O2_1.12.01.zip
via sd/boot-method the speaker doesn't seem to work anymore correct.
it seems like the speaker on the back of the magician is only working when a call comes in, but not for alerts, sounds or a mp3player like mortplayer or wmplayer.
also the speaker and the mic at the front of the mini aren't working.
so i flashed the device again with the original rom, but it isn't working anymore, also not with all the other available roms.
so i tried to adjust the preamp with no success.
let's see if i wake up tomorrow without a bell :roll:

I believe you have a hardware problem and has nothing to do with the ROM. There are threads and a PDF file showing how to dismantle and fix the speaker contact.

hmm i don't think so - why should it play the ring sound when someone calls? i also checked if it is the speaker on the back side which is playing the ring sounds - and: yes - it's the one on the back side

No sounds after just 6 months of use on my O2 Xda II mini!
Hi lindsche:
I also have the same problem - no sound coming out of my O2 Xda II mini EXCEPT for the ringtone for incoming calls. I have not installed any new software on my device and I have only had and used this device for 6 months! The only way I can hear anything from the device (including phone conversations) is through the use of the audio ear phones. I have been in contact with O2 Technical Support from the Asia Pacific Region (where my device was purchased) who have been suggesting all kinds of different resets stuff to no avail thus far.
By the way, where is the speaker located on this device??
Any advice would be much appreciated.

yeah, i think its hardware too, i had the same experiance with my wallaby (siemens sx56). The problem was from the audio jack. There is a small switch inside the jack that stuck so the device thinks that you are using handsfree. i tried to plug and unplug it but it make the problem worst. if been looking for the jack parts everywhere but couldnt find one. so when i got my new magician, i always plug and unplug the handsfree very very very carefully.
to upcityhighroller and lindsche: i believe your problem is in your audio jack. if you able to hear the ringtone, but not able to hear phone conversation and other sound, that means your phone thinks you are using the handsfree. best think you can do is check inside the jack with flashlight , make sure its clean and nothing stuck inside.

as per someone else's advice found in this forum, i tapped the device against my palm and the sound came back! i'm very happy EXCEPT now my power button won't work!! my temporary solution is to unlock the buttons so that I can turn on the device using any of the other buttons but now I also have NO other way to shut the device down! (I'm force to wait for 2 minutes of inactivity before it shuts down.)
Any suggestions??
Many thanks!

Not able to pick a phone call using handsfree ear phone.
Hi !
Bought O2 XDA mini, a couple of weeks ago....
I am not able to pick any call when handsfree is connected to O2 mini. I can the hear the ringing tone and listen MP3 too using the handsfree....
I have tried the handsfree on another O2 mini phone and is working absolutely fine...
I called the O2 service center and they asked me to do hard reset....
If it still does not work, they have asked me to give it to service center for repair...
I was wondering if anyone had experienced the same problem... If so, what is the resolution.??
kindly share your views... thanks.
-Raj

hey i had a simialr problem.......even i hard resetted but the problem persisted.....but when i charged my battery it worked fine...i guess our phone doesnt accept calls if the battery is below 20%

I was desperatly searching the net for a solution and did what you guys were talking about and tried cleaning the headphone jack, i recommend using an air compressor and while u have music playin in media player just gently blow air into the jack, and if that doesn't work try a little more air, the air seemed to clean most of the dust and whatnot that had clogged it, i just had to give it some firm but gentle taps with my palm and and it works fine now. Releived, as i was just about to buy a second hand replacement

Have the same problem with my Mini.
Couldnt hear and be heard during calls, brought the phone to the service center,
they replaced the hardware yet in the end they couldnt figure out whats wrong.
Im using 1.12 right now do you think it would help if i upgrade or downgrade my ROM?
Need your inputs on this guys!
Thanks in advance.

Speaker too silent

Hi guys! Has anyone experienced not very loud speaker while calling? Whe you are making a call you have to put volume to highest level to hear at least something. I don't have a Raph yet but I'm hearing this from multiple people. Can someone please write me how is he/she happy with the phone's speaker (the one you put to your ear when making a call) loudness?
Thanx

Hopefully the other people have actually taken the Screen Protector that comes on the device whilst in the box off and replaced it with the separate one provided. The protector provided has the necessary holes for the sound to come out so you can here.
With that done, the sound on mine is more than sufficient and I can get away with 60-70% volume in a London street.

Well that's a good news. Thank you for the response!

It has nothing to do with the screenprotector.
I have both devices side by side and called to my voicemail on the same number and the phone speaker on the Raphael is definitely not as strong as the one on the Diamond.
I have a hard time deciding which device to keep as speaker volume is important to me.
But the volume on the Diamond speaker is much higher than on my previous devices as the Touch, TyTN II, etc.
Hope HTC issues a ROM update to increase the volume as the hardware should be identical

Hi,
I'm having the same issue with the speaker compared to my TyTN II, hopefully there will be a fix..
Michaël

Same here.
Loudspeakervolume is really low... :-(
(compared to a Hermes, Diamond and TyTN II)
Maybe there is a Registryhack for changing this ?

Mogul had same issue, fix came fairly soon after launch

Mine is low and really sucks

GlobalM3 said:
Mine is low and really sucks
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Have you and the other people with this concern tried SRS WOW HD?

kareem9nba said:
Have you and the other people with this concern tried SRS WOW HD?
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What is that?

GlobalM3 said:
What is that?
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check it out it is a really cool app, works great on my kaiser.
there is also another v1.21 which didn't work for me.

bilbobrian said:
check it out it is a really cool app, works great on my kaiser.
there is also another v1.21 which didn't work for me.
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I´ve the same problem. Someone try this app ?

This app doesn't work.
Can't load the driver.
Interestingly the volume and sound through the headphones is great, exactly the same as the diamond.
You should think, because the hardware on the 2 devices is the same it really is a software problem.
Is there a registry setting for the earpeace volume??

johnkorver said:
This app doesn't work.
Can't load the driver.
Interestingly the volume and sound through the headphones is great, exactly the same as the diamond.
You should think, because the hardware on the 2 devices is the same it really is a software problem.
Is there a registry setting for the earpeace volume??
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anybody??????

Doesn't work for me, dowloaded several other versions. Some of them craches my Touch Pro..

Low volume speaker and poor signal strenth problems
My phone speaker is also almost unusable on highest volume setting. Listening to music on the rear speakerphone is fine.
Tried doing a hard reset to see if Skype or another add-on program screwed up the software and no go -- still same problem!!
Second issue...I have the UK version of Raphael and am currently using it on ATT network in the USVI and signal strength is very labile and weaker than on a cheap phone when compared side by side. Could this be the radio software on the Quad band UK version or poor antenna on the Raphael.
Very disappointd with both poor sound quality AND poor signal strength.
Any and all thoughts and constructive comments welcome!
docclayton

Anothe quick note....called HTC support this am and they are NOT allegedly aware of this speaker problem.

This is almost making my device not usable... If they dont fix this asap I will get rid of the device

I think we should all call HTC support to make them aware of the speaker problem.
I will call them today, but they probably will tell me to send in the unit for repair or something like that.
:-(

Speaker problem
I confirm the same speaker problem. Unfortunately I can not hear the phone call. Music plays ok, but the speaker volume when receiving a call is incredibly low. Any solution?!?

Background noise when talking overwhelming...

Has anyone else noticed, or had anyone tell them, that the background noise is extremely loud and distracting, when you are talking to them on your Raph?
Apparently my microphone/receiver is picking up everything and people are hearing even the slightest sounds.
I called my wife from the car with the music very low, and she said it sounded like I was at a concert. A buddy called me and with no music on in the car, he kept asking if I was driving with the window down, or standing in the middle of traffic... And then when I went into a Panera Bread, with only a few people talking around me, he had to let me go because he couldn't hear me over all the extra noise.
I was not on speaker phone.
Is there anyway to dial down the microphone/receiver, like you can on a computer?
I did search through the forums, but was unable to find anything.
Thanks for the help.

There is in the settings area a item for hearing aid and non hearing aid mode. Try to set it either way and see if it helps?

I'm having the same problem too - is there a registry setting for this? HKLM\Software\HTC\Audiogain is no longer there...

Chiming in with this...have had several people tell me it sounds like I'm on speaker or like someone else said above, driving with the windows down.

I've had this issue as well. I can't remember if I had this issue before I started using cooked ROMs.
What ROM is everyone using?
I'm on PROven 1.08, but I've noticed this with earlier versions of PROven as well.
J.

Yep - just wanted to add that I'm having this problem too.
Almost every call I've made without a headset- someone has asked what was going on in the background.
Currently running Elite ROM
I mean, I know the mic is on the very bottom of the phone, but what's the deal?

Hello, guys.
i had this problem twice: just after i buy my Raphael and afer i take it to my service-center. There serious men just make hard reset and that's all!
the issue hide as i take my pda in hands.
but in several days it started again... i didn't know what to thing - cause i was very sad about this ****en problem.
nevertheless also after few days this problem hide away and never goe to my pda again.
I did'n do anything with my ROM (RUS 1.90.411.3, Radio:1.02.25.19)
...and it's very interesting.
if anybody has the answer to the question: "Why does it happen?" i'd be very glad to hear about this one.
sorry for my english)

hear myself
I have a simmilar backround noise problem, but for what ever reason the speaker kicks out what the mic picks up, so I end up hearing my self more than any one that calls unless it is dead silent in the room, then I can hear the caller as long as I am not talking.
any tips on how to stop hearing myself?

same here im using ROMeOS conFUZEd edition...

Just to add that the problem happens for me with the PROven 1.08 and LantisOS RC 1 ROMs.

I've modified AudioPara3.csv and turned the gain and tx volume way down. It seems to be ok for me, but I haven't done extensive testing yet. Please backup your copy before overwriting it. Copy to your \Windows directory using Total Commander. Let me know what you guys think.

Yeah a lot of people said they can hear everything when I talk to them. Both on my Raphael and my old Hermes. Its just the mics that HTC uses are really good. Maybe not good for phone usage but really good quality and can pick up all sounds.
I ended up getting a Bluetooth with Noise Reduction, everyone is much happier now.

Same here
I've been going crazy looking for a solution for this problem, I was in a restaurant the other day with very soft music and I got a call and the person on the other end said that it was SO loud she thought I was in a night club (I wish I was but I wasn't).
I'm gonna try the AudioPara3 and see what happens.
If anyone has found the perfect solution to this, please post it. Thanks.

Backgrounds too loud
Just installed and the problem seems to be corrected, will try a couple more days.....

I have this problem and have tried a couple of the posted audiopara files - no such luck with this issue?
Any progress on dialing in this microphone setting?
thanks!

radoave said:
I have this problem and have tried a couple of the posted audiopara files - no such luck with this issue?
Any progress on dialing in this microphone setting?
thanks!
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Silly question, but did you reboot your phone after you copied the file?

Yup. I occasionally get people telling me I sound like I'm in the middle of the sea with waves and stuff. When I end the call then redial, the problem is usually gone. Happens maybe once a week. I'm a fairly heavy user - the phone that is. Well not just the phone. Erm, can we not go there thank you?
Raph Elite Project RC3. When I've tried audiopara, I lose almost all volume from the speaker so I uninstalled and hard resetted.

Boost Bluetooth Headset Volume

I have tried the various Audio Boost cabs and searching for solutions but no luck so far. None of them seem to boost my BT headset(s) volume sufficiently (or at all...only phone speaker volume). Same headsets on other phones are sufficiently loud, except my Fuze. I drive a loud car and suffer from some minor hearing loss and with the headset volume maxed out and the phone volume maxed out, I still need a bit more.
Any solutions?
Headsets are:
Jabra BT530 (normal headset)
Samsung WEP200 (old backup headset)
Blueant V1 (wife's)

I've been looking for a solution to this forever! I pretty much gave up on the bluetooth headset and went back to wired. I would love to use the bluetooth, but the in-call volume is just too low.

lantern20 said:
I've been looking for a solution to this forever! I pretty much gave up on the bluetooth headset and went back to wired. I would love to use the bluetooth, but the in-call volume is just too low.
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thanks for the reply...
bump for more views and hopefully a solution!

peeps said:
thanks for the reply...
bump for more views and hopefully a solution!
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I have some issues with BT being to low.
Remember there was, if I remember correctly, in some really old MONX thread a discussion of the Audiopara3-file that might affect BT-volume.
I made a futile effort of searching, but with limited time I couldn't find it.
Sorry.

Gnurf said:
I have some issues with BT being to low.
Remember there was, if I remember correctly, in some really old MONX thread a discussion of the Audiopara3-file that might affect BT-volume.
I made a futile effort of searching, but with limited time I couldn't find it.
Sorry.
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One of the things I have tried is replacing the Audiopara3 file but it has no effect on BT headset volume.

peeps said:
One of the things I have tried is replacing the Audiopara3 file but it has no effect on BT headset volume.
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That's not what I meant...
What I meant was there was a discussion about a value IN audiopara3 that might affect the BT-volume..

Now, I don't know if this is imaginary, but I looked over some registry-settings, and I atleast think I got somewhat louder sound over BT-headset, but as I said, it might aswell be in my imagination.
What I did, was to increase the values in:
HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\waveDev\GainADC_HeadsetMIC_12h
HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\BtA2dpSnd\GainADC_HeadsetMIC_12h
HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\BtA2dpSnd\GainADC_BluetoothMIC_12h
and rebooted.
Do this at your own risk, I am in no way responsible for any dataloss or your phone or even that it's working or not.

Gnurf said:
Now, I don't know if this is imaginary, but I looked over some registry-settings, and I atleast think I got somewhat louder sound over BT-headset, but as I said, it might aswell be in my imagination.
What I did, was to increase the values in:
HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\waveDev\GainADC_HeadsetMIC_12h
HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\BtA2dpSnd\GainADC_HeadsetMIC_12h
HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\BtA2dpSnd\GainADC_BluetoothMIC_12h
and rebooted.
Do this at your own risk, I am in no way responsible for any dataloss or your phone or even that it's working or not.
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I do not have those registry keys in those registry locations...I have the 2 locations shown, but not those keys or anything close to them.

peeps said:
I do not have those registry keys in those registry locations...I have the 2 locations shown, but not those keys or anything close to them.
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Ok. I'm on EnergyROM_23504_RAPHAEL_10.Nov.2009_StandardM2.5.rar
Don't know if they are safe to just add either. I guess you could try though.
Suppose you would be safest to make a backup, just in case.
EDIT:
I just found this while googling. havn't read through the entire thread and don't know if it's any difference between the audiopara you tried but you might wanna give it a shot.

anything? that works yet? i have a bluetooth speaker lg msb100 that i carry around in my hard hat. its not loud enough please someone find a fix to this.

Extremely low call volume

hello, I'm having trouble with call volume on my S8+ Korean model. All other sounds are normal but call volume is like a whisper. Normal phone calls and WhatsApp calls are impossible to hear, I have to turn on the speaker or connect headphone every time I want to make a call.
Im using Batman rom without any sound mods.
I've tried googling and asking around but non seems to have this problem. I was thinking it was a defective earpiece speaker but there is still sound.
Anyone has any idea, please advise.
P/s: I've also tried resetting

This may seem simplistic but I would go back to the stock ROM and if the issues goes away you know the problem is with the ROM, if not then the issue is with the phone, probably.

I have the same problem on stock. Think it happened after last update and that's a while ago now. See there are a lot of people with the same problem at the samsung forum. Still no fix though :/
Maybe there is a way to fix it if we root? Force the speaker levels up or something.