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

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.

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

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.

Re: Help with my proximity sensor
 

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

Re: Help with my proximity sensor
 

Tried resetting the device?

Settings -> Reset

Re: Help with my proximity sensor
 

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

Re: Help with my proximity sensor
 

Use this in terminal to test the hardware.

I have the opposite issue of the screen goes black while making a call.

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

Re: Help with my proximity sensor
 

well, did a full reset and then full firmware reinstall... sensor is not working