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2010-05-23 , 23:21
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My proximity sensor seems to be not working anymore, as soon as I call someone the phone goes black, and even pressing the power button doesnot awake it, but its still calling only way I can get the screen back is by sliding the unlock key and once I do that then even blocking the proximity sensor doesnot make the screen blank, and whenever I get a call the screen in completely black. only way I know who is calling by sliding that unlock key again.
I have already flashed the firmware and emmc no help so far.
 

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2010-05-23 , 23:41
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Download healthcheck and see if the proximity sensor detects when it's covered or not.
If not, take it to a Nokia Care center.
 

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2010-05-23 , 23:50
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it says proximity sensor state closed. What does that mean? IS that something I can do myself. because I just got this yesterday back form Nokia since I had a bright pixel problem on mine
 

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2010-05-24 , 00:03
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IS there any command to make the state closed to open from x-term?
 

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2010-05-24 , 03:06
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does anybody know of something to fix by myself?
 

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2010-05-24 , 11:49
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Hi,

"closed" means something covers the proximity sensor.

healthcheck and other applications read the
state of the proximity sensor from the sysfs.
This is a virtual filesystem where kernel drivers write
those information.
You can read the state of the proximity sensor with
Code:
cat /sys/devices/platform/gpio-switch/proximity/state
if the sensor is uncovered, the state should be "open".
btw it does not make sense (I don't know if it is even possible)
to write the state manually.

Do you use a screenprotector, some people have problems with
the proximity sensor and some screenprotector.

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2010-05-25 , 01:02
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Originally Posted by nicolai View Post
Hi,

"closed" means something covers the proximity sensor.

healthcheck and other applications read the
state of the proximity sensor from the sysfs.
This is a virtual filesystem where kernel drivers write
those information.
You can read the state of the proximity sensor with
Code:
cat /sys/devices/platform/gpio-switch/proximity/state
if the sensor is uncovered, the state should be "open".
btw it does not make sense (I don't know if it is even possible)
to write the state manually.

Do you use a screenprotector, some people have problems with
the proximity sensor and some screenprotector.

regards nicolai
I just got my phone back from Nokia because they replaced the whole screen due to pixel problems, so I do not have any kind of screen protector but I used to have it before I send it off. and now it seems to work but when I am in direct sunlight it doesnot work, and sometime even just a shadow will triger the proximity sensor.
 

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2010-05-28 , 01:09
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IS everyone else's phone work right on sunlight? Mine used to but now if I am in shadow outside phone screen is completely blank.
 

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