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kpblxa 2013-05-01 21:31

Help with my proximity sensor
 
Hi,

I was wondering if someone can offer some advice.

The proximity sensor will not engage, however when i cover it i can see the screen darkening, and when removing the cover it goes back to normal brightness.

anyone know what i can do in this situation?

thanks in advance

sixwheeledbeast 2013-05-01 22:02

Re: Help with my proximity sensor
 
Is this the issue.
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=71442
I was looking into a problem with my proximity sensor recently.
I found since replacing the main ribbon my proximity sensor seems to close with strong white light.

kpblxa 2013-05-01 22:30

Re: Help with my proximity sensor
 
not the same issue, my display does not shut down when the sensor is covered, it only dims the screen a little bit

sixwheeledbeast 2013-05-01 22:40

Re: Help with my proximity sensor
 
The screen should dim if this area is covered.
There's a light sensor to make the screen brighter in sunlight.

kpblxa 2013-05-02 10:19

Re: Help with my proximity sensor
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by sixwheeledbeast (Post 1340545)
The screen should dim if this area is covered.
There's a light sensor to make the screen brighter in sunlight.

problem i'm heaving is when i receive or make a call, the screen is not deactivated and it causes some issues

ranbaxy 2013-05-02 10:29

Re: Help with my proximity sensor
 
Tried resetting the device?

Settings -> Reset

kpblxa 2013-05-02 11:18

Re: Help with my proximity sensor
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ranbaxy (Post 1340617)
Tried resetting the device?

Settings -> Reset

i want to try and stay away from resetting if possible, a lot of data and apps to be restored

sixwheeledbeast 2013-05-02 14:58

Re: Help with my proximity sensor
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by kpblxa (Post 1340615)
problem i'm heaving is when i receive or make a call, the screen is not deactivated and it causes some issues

Use this in terminal to test the hardware.

Code:

while true; do cat /sys/devices/platform/gpio-switch/proximity/state; done
I have the opposite issue of the screen goes black while making a call.

kpblxa 2013-05-02 19:56

Re: Help with my proximity sensor
 
i get a messgae, can't open /sys/devices/platform/gpio-switch/proximity/state no such file or directory

kpblxa 2013-05-10 13:50

Re: Help with my proximity sensor
 
well, did a full reset and then full firmware reinstall... sensor is not working


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