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[Q] sensation camera cannot focus

My camera on sensation won't focus, this happened gradually, firstly it was getting harder to focus(take longer time or must change between models), then it can't focus totally. If I use the offical camera software from the offical rom, I tap the screen nothing would change. If I use the camera app from MIUI rom, I set it to focus on long press, it won't focus either. I've tried to flash back the original rom, the same. Even after I bought the camera and change it, it still can't get focus. Now the back camera with 8M pixes even can't take picture better than the front camera.
So I want to know if this is a hardware problem or software? I have searhed on the internet, it seems that only I have this problem. Do any of you guys have suggestions or ideas of what could cause this odd problem?
ps. I can't remember clearly if this problem happens before or after I change the rom, it has a greater chance that before I change rom, this problem has emerged.

Send it back for warranty claim. Look like hw problem to me.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App

But changing camera won't work, so what's the hardware related to the problem?
I bought it in mainland China but it's for HongKong, there is no warranty here. Thank you, anyway.

[Q][Solved] Problems on Nexus S i9023

As the title suggests, I have a Nexus S i9023 (no root, perfectly clean) and the major problem is that i've upgrade the phone to ICS manually and now there are some things that don't work (recovery, light sensor, etc.). I know that there are a lot of threads like this, i know that the problem of the recovery is a problem of brightness, but i wanna know which ROM i've to flash. I'm using the build IML74K.
Another problem is that sometimes the keyboard freezes. Is it caused by the wrong build?

Which rom did you flash?
Try lastest version of ics

I'm using ICS 4.0.3, build IML74K, flashed manually.
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alfax21 said:
I'm using ICS 4.0.3, build IML74K, flashed manually.
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I am using the same on my i9023 with no issues, only difference is I am rooted and have clockwork recovery. I suggest a re flash.

I'll try to re-flash the same ROM. If it won't work i'll root the phone and i'll flash CM9.
Anyway, how can i solve the problem of the keyboard? I don't think it's a problem of the build.

I've flashed the ROM for Nexus S i9023 two times but the problems still remain. Any suggestion?

alfax21 said:
I've flashed the ROM for Nexus S i9023 two times but the problems still remain. Any suggestion?
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Only thing I can suggest is installing clockwork recovery, rooting etc and flashing another rom to see if the problem persists, if so then it probably a hardware issue.
Also where did you get the rom your flashing? There is a thread in the general section with the full rom package I used. Its on the first page at the mo.

Ok maybe there's no solution (i'm new in this forum so i can't post link as the one below):
code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23065&can=1&q=ics%20nexus%20s%20i9023%20recovery&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars
So I think it will be fixed in the next release. I ask confirmation if someone knows something.

CONTACTMC said:
Also where did you get the rom your flashing? There is a thread in the general section with the full rom package I used. Its on the first page at the mo.
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Yeah, i've seen it. This one, right?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445635

alfax21 said:
Yeah, i've seen it. This one, right?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445635
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Yeah that's the one, flash the full rom package. You may just have a corrupt .zip.

Alredy done two times, but the problem remains. Mmmh i don't think it's a corruption problem, i mean, i've tried to put the update in the phone from two PC.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

Recovery: Known problem. Backlight stays off. Nothing you can do without unlocking your bootloader or rooting. Angle + lamp will show you what is on the screen.
Light Sensor: It's still buggy. With the phone locked, cover your hand over the light sensor (left of the ear piece while facing the phone). Hand still covering, unlock the phone. After a few seconds, remove your hand and face it under a light source. What i've noticed is it'll get brighter initially but refuse to darken again. Of course, you need to have Automatic brightness adjustment (just in case it isn't set to auto).
Unsure about your keyboard problem though, but it does like to stay open for longer than i'd like after going back to the home screen.

Harbb said:
Unsure about your keyboard problem though, but it does like to stay open for longer than i'd like after going back to the home screen.
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Yeah, it remains open also after going back to the home screen, and it doesn't work. The only way is to crash it by going to the setting of the keyboard in the notifications.

alfax21 said:
Yeah, it remains open also after going back to the home screen, and it doesn't work. The only way is to crash it by going to the setting of the keyboard in the notifications.
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Mine doesn't remain open though,. It just stays for say half a second, then animates away. Would be much more perfected if it went away while animating the previous window away, not a second later. I've not experienced the keyboard causing those kind of problems.
Might be wise to try SwiftKey or some other kind of keyboard alternative? That is easily enough to sway me away from stock.

Harbb said:
That is easily enough to sway me away from stock.
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I agree. I'll wait for an Experimental Mod of CM9, then i'll root the phone.

Ok i'll make the thread as solved. I want to thanks Harbb for his help, i quote his post for those who will read this thread.
Harbb said:
Recovery: Known problem. Backlight stays off. Nothing you can do without unlocking your bootloader or rooting. Angle + lamp will show you what is on the screen.
Light Sensor: It's still buggy. With the phone locked, cover your hand over the light sensor (left of the ear piece while facing the phone). Hand still covering, unlock the phone. After a few seconds, remove your hand and face it under a light source. What i've noticed is it'll get brighter initially but refuse to darken again. Of course, you need to have Automatic brightness adjustment (just in case it isn't set to auto).
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If you have problems (like the recovery one and the light sensor) with ICS 4.0.3, build IML74K, on your Nexus S i9023 there's nothing you can do, probably Google will fix it on his next update 4.0.5.

I'll just add that many custom ROMs allow light sensor manipulation. I hear there are great, working settings, its just the stock calibration that sucks. I've not tried this myself, but should be available in cm9, cna, etc.

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Election Day said:
This is how I have my i9023 set up. These settings work very well, so feel free to use them.
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Are these settings of the stock ROM?

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is there a sensor fix yet?

sorry to make another thread on this but anyway, lets get to the point
my sensation (and others, as well) has problems with the proximity and light sensors.
sometimes the proximity sensor works, but after a while it stops reading it. this is most likely not a hardware issue. with the ambient light sensor i have no idea whether it works or not but im assuming this is also a software related.
any fixes yet or is this a problem with all sense4.0/ICS ROMs? its really irritating when i have to change brightness all the time or when my face hangs up or mutes a call haha
i heard some people tried fixes, tried reverting to sense 3.6 or even GB ROMs but the problem persisted.. i hope its not completely and permanently damaged, i just bought this phone

DonDizzurp said:
sorry to make another thread on this but anyway, lets get to the point
my sensation (and others, as well) has problems with the proximity and light sensors.
sometimes the proximity sensor works, but after a while it stops reading it. this is most likely not a hardware issue. with the ambient light sensor i have no idea whether it works or not but im assuming this is also a software related.
any fixes yet or is this a problem with all sense4.0/ICS ROMs? its really irritating when i have to change brightness all the time or when my face hangs up or mutes a call haha
i heard some people tried fixes, tried reverting to sense 3.6 or even GB ROMs but the problem persisted.. i hope its not completely and permanently damaged, i just bought this phone
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Turn off fastboot. This was the fix I used when I experienced this in ARHD.

kgs1992 said:
Turn off fastboot. This was the fix I used when I experienced this in ARHD.
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i turned off fastboot, shut down my phone, then turned it on face-down in a dark room and both proxi and light are working again..
the thing is, others have tried this and it ends up failing eventually. i really hope this is just a software/kernel issue and will be resolved with updates.. if its a hardware issue, i think im gonna have to step away from HTC after all these years..

DonDizzurp said:
i turned off fastboot, shut down my phone, then turned it on face-down in a dark room and both proxi and light are working again..
the thing is, others have tried this and it ends up failing eventually. i really hope this is just a software/kernel issue and will be resolved with updates.. if its a hardware issue, i think im gonna have to step away from HTC after all these years..
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Software issue for sure. don't worry!

i did a "superwipe" using the file from the ARHD thread
then i installed the base from the same thread
Then i installed ARHD and both sensors are working
then i did a superwipe again and installed the PKMN ROM and both sensors are still working after several reboots... hmmmmm...
im gonna try ordroid again, hopefully they dont mess up
im really really really really glad this is not a hardware issue

DonDizzurp said:
i did a "superwipe" using the file from the ARHD thread
then i installed the base from the same thread
Then i installed ARHD and both sensors are working
then i did a superwipe again and installed the PKMN ROM and both sensors are still working after several reboots... hmmmmm...
im gonna try ordroid again, hopefully they dont mess up
im really really really really glad this is not a hardware issue
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Does your sensors still working? did you figured out what was the problem?

tamirsh said:
Does your sensors still working? did you figured out what was the problem?
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yea it didnt work.. it stopped working by the end of the day. i think the t-mobile firmware is from a different country
so this time i did the same thing but i used the latest T-mobile US firmware that came out a week or two ago (since my phone is t-mobile from US)
process:
- superwipe
- install firmware
- install ordroid
things have been good for the past few days. im getting worse service with the radio but im gonna change it and see if it affects it
i guess these phones are very small hardware variations that different firmware addresses differently. its been working for days now so i think its fixed for good

DonDizzurp said:
yea it didnt work.. it stopped working by the end of the day. i think the t-mobile firmware is from a different country
so this time i did the same thing but i used the latest T-mobile US firmware that came out a week or two ago (since my phone is t-mobile from US)
process:
- superwipe
- install firmware
- install ordroid
things have been good for the past few days. im getting worse service with the radio but im gonna change it and see if it affects it
i guess these phones are very small hardware variations that different firmware addresses differently. its been working for days now so i think its fixed for good
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To be honest, SuperWipe is not the best way to clean up the phone.
I'd recommend the "Format all partitions except SD Card" option in 4ext.
Also, this is unnecessary if you are switching between ROMs having the same Android version & Sense version. In that case, just back up as you usually would before switching a ROM (NANDROID+ Apps + Messages + Contacts), wipe cache & dalvik, then proceed to install the ROM.
Should you face any problems, format all partitions except SD Card & re-install.
Hope this helps.

kgs1992 said:
To be honest, SuperWipe is not the best way to clean up the phone.
I'd recommend the "Format all partitions except SD Card" option in 4ext.
Also, this is unnecessary if you are switching between ROMs having the same Android version & Sense version. In that case, just back up as you usually would before switching a ROM (NANDROID+ Apps + Messages + Contacts), wipe cache & dalvik, then proceed to install the ROM.
Should you face any problems, format all partitions except SD Card & re-install.
Hope this helps.
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i usually just do a full wipe.. the superwipe thing does the same thing expect it also wipes system

Are you guys finding its not just the prox and light sensor but the gyroscope, accelerometer as well?

dtyson said:
Are you guys finding its not just the prox and light sensor but the gyroscope, accelerometer as well?
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oh man i hope not
the proxi and light sensors are pissing me off, they dont last. sometimes as long as you dont turn your phone off or restart, theyll last forever but its so annoying
i think my gyro and acc are working.. not sure how accurate they are but they are taking measurements so i guess thats good enough

My phone was stuffed, no sensors (acc,gyro,g-senor,prox,light,magnetic etc etc), then the next thing was the earpiece got all tinny sounding (on both stock and custom roms). HTC Australia did a straight handset swap, 4 business day turn around. hopefully I wont get the same prob again

Fastboost on or off????
After experiencing the same problem most of you have: light sensor and proximity are not working, I checked some posts. Espescially when in direct sunlight my Auto Brightness wasn't working and when hanging up a phone call my screen stayed black.
All posts had to do with Super Wipe, change kernels, flash ROM's etc etc
Then I saw that somone said: turn Fastboost off.
But my Fastboost was already off. So...I turned it on....reboot and......it works again!!!!
Hope it stays this way. Everybody....good luck!!
BTW: Sensation is Super CID, 4.0.3 Sense 3.6, software version 3.33.401.6

So...
Got the same problem here...
All of my sensors "died" and the backlight on the buttons as well...
I've tried everything said over here...
I realy do hope its a software issue and getting fixed fast

accelerometer, gyroscope not working
First of all, sorry to pull back a really old thread but I thought this thread had the most relevant discussion.
My Sensation's accelerometer and gyroscope sensors are not working. They stopped working the first time I tried unlocking the bootloader of my phone and installing a custom ROM. That was almost a year back and I have been trying to live with the phone like that. Since then, I have also installed multiple different ROMs. Currently, I am on Cyanogenmod 10 nightly. Its a good ROM and everything works except the Gyroscope and accelerometer sensors but I need to get these sensors working again. I have tried different kenels, firmwares, ROMs, etc etc.
Any suggestions?

aslambhai said:
First of all, sorry to pull back a really old thread but I thought this thread had the most relevant discussion.
My Sensation's accelerometer and gyroscope sensors are not working. They stopped working the first time I tried unlocking the bootloader of my phone and installing a custom ROM. That was almost a year back and I have been trying to live with the phone like that. Since then, I have also installed multiple different ROMs. Currently, I am on Cyanogenmod 10 nightly. Its a good ROM and everything works except the Gyroscope and accelerometer sensors but I need to get these sensors working again. I have tried different kenels, firmwares, ROMs, etc etc.
Any suggestions?
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Try to go to stock again by flashing a ruu and check again
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

ganeshp said:
Try to go to stock again by flashing a ruu and check again
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Thanks Ganesh. I will try doing this.
Can you share some reliable site for the RUUs? I found some, but am not sure about the authenticity of the ROMs given that the MD5 cheksum is missing at the download locations.

[Q] Camera isn't responding

I have a MB865 on AT&T on stock ICS 4.0.4. A couple months ago, I had cracked my screen and repaired it myself with great success with that helpful guide in the forums. However, when I finished, both of my cameras (Front and Back) no longer worked. EIther it said failed to initialize or Camera isn't responding. Is there any way to fix this? Is there any way to troubleshoot what is working and what is not? Thanks for looking at this post.

zecroissant said:
I have a MB865 on AT&T on stock ICS 4.0.4. A couple months ago, I had cracked my screen and repaired it myself with great success with that helpful guide in the forums. However, when I finished, both of my cameras (Front and Back) no longer worked. EIther it said failed to initialize or Camera isn't responding. Is there any way to fix this? Is there any way to troubleshoot what is working and what is not? Thanks for looking at this post.
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Check the CQATest. But, it's 90% possible, that you made a mistake when you closed your phone.

zecroissant said:
I have a MB865 on AT&T on stock ICS 4.0.4. A couple months ago, I had cracked my screen and repaired it myself with great success with that helpful guide in the forums. However, when I finished, both of my cameras (Front and Back) no longer worked. EIther it said failed to initialize or Camera isn't responding. Is there any way to fix this? Is there any way to troubleshoot what is working and what is not? Thanks for looking at this post.
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Have you tried performing a factory reset, or clearing the camera data from settings? Have you tried installing a third party camera application to see if the same errors are persistent? If none of these work, you may have caused some damage to the camera itself, or some other hardware related damages.
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So after the CQAtest, I found out that my front facing camera does work however my back camera doesn't work, including the flash. Is there a way to just fix the camera, like order a new camera part on ebay, or any other suggestions?

zecroissant said:
So after the CQAtest, I found out that my front facing camera does work however my back camera doesn't work, including the flash. Is there a way to just fix the camera, like order a new camera part on ebay, or any other suggestions?
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Did you check again if is everything connected in its place?

brianmoyano said:
Did you check again if is everything connected in its place?
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As in, taking it apart, plugging back every to the motherboard?

[Q] Help me to keep my dying hTC Desire C alive.

Hey guys.. I need serious help for my device.
Problem: My phone's display is not working properly.
I rooted my device successfully, used my rooted device around 3months without any problem.
Till, One morning I woke up and saw that my phone's display is kind of shaking. (no hardware damage)
I have currently cwm 5.0.4 installed with stock rom and kernel. I only used 'nameless' rom after my device showed up this problem, to see if a new rom can cure this problem. I never over or under clocked the cpu. Only used rooted apps like : Titanium backup, adaway and avast anti theft. and I have never dropped my phone so no hardware damages
Current Symptoms of the device:
1. No problem occurs when I load into bootloader , Open recovery, notification area, open dialer & message app. Display works completely fine here.
2. hTC logo looks distorted when I start up my device, but the logo looks fine when the device shuts down.
3. home screen app icons look broken(distorted), menu and setting too look broken but the dialer app works fine.
I can see all the contacts in the list without any problem. lock sceen icons look fine too.
* I attached few pics of the problem( sorry, couldn't take screenshots, coz it looks terrible )

ianupamdey said:
Hey guys.. I need serious help for my device.
Problem: My phone's display is not working properly.
I rooted my device successfully, used my rooted device around 3months without any problem.
Till, One morning I woke up and saw that my phone's display is kind of shaking. (no hardware damage)
I have currently cwm 5.0.4 installed with stock rom and kernel. I only used 'nameless' rom after my device showed up this problem, to see if a new rom can cure this problem. I never over or under clocked the cpu. Only used rooted apps like : Titanium backup, adaway and avast anti theft. and I have never dropped my phone so no hardware damages
Current Symptoms of the device:
1. No problem occurs when I load into bootloader and recovery. Display works completely fine here.
2. hTC logo looks distorted when I start up my device, but the logo looks fine when the device shuts down.
3. home screen app icons look broken(distorted), menu and setting too look broken but the dialer app works fine.
I can see all the contacts in the list without any problem. lock sceen icons look fine too.
* I attached few pics of the problem( sorry, couldn't take screenshots, coz it looks terrible )
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the rom might be corrupted, its not your fault I have seen these before, I would recommend reflashing a different rom or if you can find the stock rom go for it.

Trozzul said:
the rom might be corrupted, its not your fault I have seen these before, I would recommend reflashing a different rom or if you can find the stock rom go for it.
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hey.. first of all thanks for advising me
I installed nameless rom freshly. But the same problems remain.
I don't know what to do.

ianupamdey said:
hey.. first of all thanks for advising me
I installed nameless rom freshly. But the same problems remain.
I don't know what to do.
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hmm your in a tight pickle then.. i see that the disorienting areas are all in the same place, the only thing i can think of is replacing the Lcd if you know how to do that, be careful to not break the digitizer, if the device is under warranty i would try to get another one. wish you the best of luck mate!