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2013-05-01 , 21:31
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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
 
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2013-05-01 , 22:02
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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.
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kpblxa is offline kpblxa
2013-05-01 , 22:30
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not the same issue, my display does not shut down when the sensor is covered, it only dims the screen a little bit
 
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2013-05-01 , 22:40
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The screen should dim if this area is covered.
There's a light sensor to make the screen brighter in sunlight.
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2013-05-02 , 10:19
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Originally Posted by sixwheeledbeast View Post
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
 
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2013-05-02 , 10:29
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Tried resetting the device?

Settings -> Reset
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2013-05-02 , 11:18
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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
 
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2013-05-02 , 14:58
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Originally Posted by kpblxa View Post
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.
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2013-05-02 , 19:56
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i get a messgae, can't open /sys/devices/platform/gpio-switch/proximity/state no such file or directory
 
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2013-05-10 , 13:50
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well, did a full reset and then full firmware reinstall... sensor is not working
 
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