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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?
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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?
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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
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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.
I am not sure if the Gyroscope sensor is active in this rom. based on Gyroscope testing apps from the market, no data is present to show the gyro is active.
I just downloaded and installed Android 4.2 Camera and everything works great except for the photosphere. Photosphere does not seem to know where I am moving the phone to take a photo as if there is something not going right with the gyroscope.
All the other sensors work except for the gyro
According to Phone Tester app form the market;
Gyroscope: waiting for data.... No data appears
Properties:
NAME: R3GD20 GYROSCOPE SENSOR
VENDOR: ST
VERSION: 1
POWER: 6.1 mA
RANGE: 34.906586
RESOLUTION: 6.1
I just flashed king Kang with the latest kernel.
I got the same problem going on, no Gyroscope.
How the hell does the Gyroscope break on a band new phone?
Could a sensor be broken by rooting the phone improperly?
I ask because the HTC boot up logo screen says in red text “This build is for development purposes only Do not distribute outside of HTC without HTC’s written permission. Failure to comply may lead to legal action”. Is that normal?
EDIT: I just tried Z-Device Test from the market and the Gyroscope WORKS!!
All 3 axis show a working sensor.
But the raw data numbers do not show
So what the heck is going on for other apps to not read the Gyro?
Atleast I know its not a hardware failure
Same problem!
Dude I have that exact same problem, I've been looking all over the place for more info
I actually make an account just so I could reply to you
I'm currently on Paranormal Android 2.5.1 jelly bean ROM
I flashed the 4.2 camera and everything works fine, pictures, videos, gallery, all except the photosphere
As soon and I click photo sphere it shows that grey grid that looks 3D and a blue dot where I'm supposed to align so it can take the 1st picture. The blue dot moves very very slow and I have to move my phone way too much to get it aligned, then after the 1st picture I try to move to the right or left but I can't the phone doesn't respond. I can only make it move up or down but super slowly so the 1st picture taken is straight ahead but then I basically have to move my phone backwards so the little blue dot gets aligned and take a picture that's nowhere near where its supposed to be. So I just stop it and it renders the photo sphere and I could see it in the gallery but its only the 2 pictures I was able to take that are way off.
I also noticed that after I fail at the photo sphere my gyro and accelerometer are all retarded because I can no longer play tilt based games because the phone wont respond to my tilts. But when I restore my backup I made before I flashed the new camera, I could play tilt games, I still can't use any compass app because the gyro isn't responding. When I run androsensor it just says waiting for update.
Also if I flash the 4.2 camera I could still play tilt game they work but as soon and I try the photo sphere it messes everything up and the tilt games no longer work
So yea you're not alone on this one buddy
EDIT: I just used the z device test and it shows the gyro as working because it moves when i love the phone its just not registering any of the data like how it does on the accelerometer test where it shows the little lines that move up or down when I shake the phone.
I wonder if going back to stock rom would fix this?
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I am not sure if the Gyroscope sensor is active in this rom based on Gyroscope testing apps from the market, no data is present to show the Gryo is active.
Do you think going back to stock ROM would fix this problem?
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AHH i'm not the only one.
Everything you just described is the exact thing that happens to me. The exact!
I have searched and searched and found nothing about the OneX Gyro failing.
I am quite frustrated with this issue. I have tried flashing other roms, fixing permissions, clearing cach, data, reboots, and I have gotten nothing.
I am to the point of RUU'ing to a stock ATT rom, relocking the bootloader unrooting and flashing Stock OEM rom.
I made another thread here: [Q] Stock OEM factory rom
Please keep me informed on this issue as I wil do the samel If I come up with anything.
davidalindsey said:
AHH i'm not the only one.
Everything you just described is the exact thing that happens to me. The exact!
I have searched and searched and found nothing about the OneX Gyro failing.
I am quite frustrated with this issue. I have tried flashing other roms, fixing permissions, clearing cach, data, reboots, and I have gotten nothing.
I am to the point of RUU'ing to a stock ATT rom, relocking the bootloader unrooting and flashing Stock OEM rom.
I made another thread here: [Q] Stock OEM factory rom
Please keep me informed on this issue as I wil do the samel If I come up with anything.
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Me too I was going crazy because there was nothing about this anywhere that I looked.
I wouldn't mind going back to stock but I have no idea how to do so. I made a backup of my stock ROM with twrp before I flashed paranoid android. But since I had to flash the boot.img to get paranoid android to work I don't know if I have to do the same with my stock backup.
Can I just go into twrp and restore the stock backup that I made? Or do I have to flash the boot.img as well? I copied my stock backup to my computer and opened it but there isn't a boot.img file in there so I don't know what to do
I'll be sure to check out your other thread
Well I never made backup of my stock rooted rom, so I have no ideal about flashing the backup stock rom concerning the boot.img.
I am just will to go back to factory spec and RUU the phone and reroot.
I wish some more people have come accross this to see if there is a fix.
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Well thanks I'll just keep on searching
Yea I hope more people read this maybe they can help
I don't even care about the gyro until photo sphere haha
Oh I noticed that on Google maps if I go into street view then menu and tap on compass mode it doesn't work either, I move my phone around but it doesn't move.
You mind checking on yours to see if it works?
I can confirm that compass mode does not work on main map and street view with Google maps.
Compass does not work on GPS status app either.
davidalindsey said:
I can confirm that compass mode does not work on main map and street view with Google maps.
Compass does not work on GPS status app either.
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Well then we basically have the same phone haha
Any luck on going back to stock?
I am trying to hold off on RUUing cause I just got eveything set up the way I like.
It is going to be a pain in the ass to start all over just because of one little issue.
I might try tomorrow seeing that I am off for the day
Mine works fine. EVERYTHING.
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I just went thru the RUU process and now my gyroscope is working great.
All sensors are working.
Now I have to unlock bootloader and reroot.
I wonder how the heck this one sensor got screwed up during the rooting process?
davidalindsey said:
I just went thru the RUU process and now my gyroscope is working great.
All sensors are working.
Now I have to unlock bootloader and reroot.
I wonder how the heck this one sensor got screwed up during the rooting process?
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That's great to hear! I think I'll do that as well
That is very weird that the sensors would mess up like that, maybe the ROMs don't have the nessessary drivers
Are you going to flash another ROM? Im going to flash an ICS ROM maybe they won't mess up the sensors
Yes I really like RebelMOD 2.0 with rohan kernel build 5.
This rom according to post does not have any issue's with sensor.
Concerning to the OP... That red message appears after you lock the bootloader. It's evident on all of our phones.
I'm a developer and I've flashed MANY ROMs. Many. And my gyroscope is still functional. I had the CM Nightly flashed last night, and the gyro was working great. Something must not be displaying data properly, but I highly doubt the gyro was "broken" and magically fixed with the RUU.
I am having the same problem but only on aosp ROMs. The gyroscope works perfect on sense ROMs but I prefer aosp. I have been looking everywhere to find a solution but came up empty.
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I am also coming from the 2.20 with hboot 1.14 if it matters.
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HTC_Phone said:
Concerning to the OP... That red message appears after you lock the bootloader. It's evident on all of our phones.
I'm a developer and I've flashed MANY ROMs. Many. And my gyroscope is still functional. I had the CM Nightly flashed last night, and the gyro was working great. Something must not be displaying data properly, but I highly doubt the gyro was "broken" and magically fixed with the RUU.
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Thanks for the clarification concerning the red message.
I swear to you that the gyro went crap after flashing a jelly bean rom.
Then like magic after the RUU it worked.
I am in the process of rooting my phone again right now.
I hope it doesnt do it again..
Keep us posted please.
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Okay So I have a unlock rooted AT&T phone, no rom yet.
I checked gyro and it functions as it should.
I will be flashing rebel mod 2.0 with rohan kernel build 5 and report back.
Gonna keep an eye on this, curious to see your findings.
Hey guys,
I just got a Atrix 2 from a buddy of mine who recently upgraded phones. The screen is cracked and has 2 black spots, so I ordered a new screen and digitizer for it.
Anyways, the only other issue is that the camera does not work. I did a factory reset, and installed the ICS upgrade from android 2.3. Thinking maybe that would fix the camera not working issue. But it did not. Front camera works occasionally, but main camera never does and FC's camera app.
Is this a hardware or software issue? Are there any troubleshooting that I could try? If the camera itself is bad, I would simply install a new one while I have the phone tore down to install new screen and digitizer.
Any input or suggestions would be much appreciated guys!
Thank you!
Try installing the "Ucam" app from the playstore and check if you can open it.
Why upgraded to ICS when jellybean is already available??(I think you did system update in the setting) If the above app also dosnt work then you can try installing a jellybean rom and check..
Is your sd card properly working?
Thank you for the reply! I tried installing the camera app you mentioned, and still does not work. It force closes, unless you choose the front camera.
As for why i didn't install JellyBean, honestly ive never rooted a phone nor have i installed a rom or the like. I simply downloaded and installed the OTA update to ICS. I wouldnt even know where to begin to root or install a custom Rom to be honest lol
Is it possible the camera hardware itself is bad? I downloaded a flashlight app, and the flash does not work either.
Thanks again guys!
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I also have experianced similar problems with the camera couple of times long ago..(probably when I was in ICS)
A simple reboot used to fix the issue..
I am not sure about your case.
meangreen316 said:
Hey guys,
I just got a Atrix 2 from a buddy of mine who recently upgraded phones. The screen is cracked and has 2 black spots, so I ordered a new screen and digitizer for it.
Anyways, the only other issue is that the camera does not work. I did a factory reset, and installed the ICS upgrade from android 2.3. Thinking maybe that would fix the camera not working issue. But it did not. Front camera works occasionally, but main camera never does and FC's camera app.
Is this a hardware or software issue? Are there any troubleshooting that I could try? If the camera itself is bad, I would simply install a new one while I have the phone tore down to install new screen and digitizer.
Any input or suggestions would be much appreciated guys!
Thank you!
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did u find any solution ?
SannanWasique said:
did u find any solution ?
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to verify whether it is a hardware fault, i think you'd better to try several other ROMs first,
then you can have a conclusion....
hi everyone - not a new issue, but seems like most ppls phone has this figured out now after 44s.
Getting ghost touches and very slow/laggy scroll/swipe response...basically have to press and drag the finger to get anything working.
Currently running stock CM11s 44s with a locked bootloader, completely flashed back to stock using the zip file from cyanogens website. but i have tried CM, Omni, paranoid, and have tried diff kernels including franco, but it doesnt seem to wanna work.
here is a link to my screencast - kinda hard to see but i tried to record what happns when i imitate typing.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1quWiDbFcajdkdTaGhwZzc4M1k/view?usp=sharing
any help would be appreciated! i have seen other posts on this, but nothing seems to be working! what am i missing!?!? :crying:
I have seen other people complain about this and it seems to be a bug, there is no fix at the moment. Wipe the screen clean with a microfiber/lint free cloth while the phone is off. If you think it's hardware damage then use your warranty and send it in.
hmm. I have contacted one plus and have submitted a ticket a while ago, but they are extremely slow in responding. its been over 20days now. Since the touchscreen works fine for the first 15 20mins, i thought it would be a software issue that i could somehow fix....
There will be a new Touchscreen firmware soon
nice!! where did u hear/read this? any ideas when?
hassan3216 said:
nice!! where did u hear/read this? any ideas when?
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it's a known problem. I have it too. I don't think a firmware update is going to fix it.
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/new...defect-affecting-touchscreen-digitiser-625211
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/touch-screen-issues-were-listening.186829/
Hello, I have Samsung galaxy s5 G900P with stock rom 5.0 .
I have noticed that the rotation doesn't work even if I activate auto rotation or not , When I test my sensors with this code *#0*# I found that the gyroscope and the accelerometer stuck and the test fails .
I used the safe mode but no difference.
Please help.
I had the same issue. From what I know, if the test fails, your hardware for it went bad. I have to use a rotation app to go landscape. I just deal. Until I get a new phone. There's really only a couple apps it's annoying for, at least in my case. Not being able to track my steps doesn't really bother me. I know if I'm walking enough without a device needing to tell me.
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I had the same issue. From what I know, if the test fails, your hardware for it went bad. I have to use a rotation app to go landscape. I just deal. Until I get a new phone. There's really only a couple apps it's annoying for, at least in my case. Not being able to track my steps doesn't really bother me. I know if I'm walking enough without a device needing to tell me.
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I think if I try to flash another rom maybe it will be fixed?
Have you try that?
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I think if I try to flash another rom maybe it will be fixed?
Have you try that?
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I have flashed every room available for my phone. Rotation has never worked. It's hardware, not software, sadly.