FXP045 released, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16822404&postcount=4
Current Issues (FXP045) and unofficial fixes
Hardware keyboard layout scrambled - Old keyboard file is no longer in this ROM but appearently just pasting the old stock file (attached) to /system/usr/keychars/ fixes the layout. The included keyboard changer app force closes.
LEDs under soft keys Return and Menu - Replace /system/etc/hw_config.sh with the attached file.
Screen flicker upon turning on - New issue in fxp045.
can this work on Ray?
the flash does not work either
and the keyboard light does not work when use (when charging, it works)
and the max brightness is not very bright
xutienan9520 said:
can this work on Ray?
the flash does not work either
and the keyboard light does not work when use (when charging, it works)
and the max brightness is not very bright
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I believe these fixes will work on Ray but you should find the stock values from Ray ROM because there probably are some differences.
Basically, only one issue you're having can potentially be fixed using SK17i fixes and that is max brightness by applying the fix for screen flicker. If you can't get a hold of Ray's stock values, try SK17's stock ones, but do a backup in recovery just in case.
thanks～
i changed the light.semc.so in system\lib\hw from stock 2.3.3, now i have the max brightness, but the keyboard light is on for ever! i can't close it!!!!the colour is always pink!
i think i can edit the file, i am in Mac, so is there a way to edit it without linux?
xutienan9520 said:
thanks～
i changed the light.semc.so in system\lib\hw from stock 2.3.3, now i have the max brightness, but the keyboard light is on for ever! i can't close it!!!!the colour is always pink!
i think i can edit the file, i am in Mac, so is there a way to edit it without linux?
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i'm editting these files on the phone. copy the file to sdcard to edit it, with any kind of text editor. i use edit function of Total Commander. then i copy over the original file in system with Root Explorer. backup original file to sdcard just in case.
dont know about Mac much, sorry.
root explorer is a paid app but i think ES file explorer has the required functionality
LEDs under soft keys Return and Menu on maximum brightness - distractingly bright, in almost all environments. SOLUTION posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=178
can't open it，need help
xutienan9520 said:
LEDs under soft keys Return and Menu on maximum brightness - distractingly bright, in almost all environments. SOLUTION posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=178
can't open it，need help
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oh, i messed up the links. will be fixed in a moment =)
Per someones suggestion I've added modified files and instructions on how to replace the original CM ones.
yepsky!!
I found the background ligths for the keyboard
Code:
echo 100 > /sys/devices/i2c-0/0-0040/leds/keyboard-backlight/brightness
I tested 100 and found it adequate.
We just can add it to the config file in /system/etc/hw_config.sh
I do not know if it stays lit when slided back, but it works as a first atempt
PoedelPCS said:
yepsky!!
I found the background ligths for the keyboard
Code:
echo 100 > /sys/devices/i2c-
0/0-0040/leds/keyboard-backlight/brightness
I tested 100 and found it adequate.
We just can add it to the config file in /system/etc/hw_config.sh
I do not know if it stays lit when slided back, but it works as a first atempt
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Thank you good Sir! Testing it later!
PoedelPCS said:
yepsky!!
I found the background ligths for the keyboard
Code:
echo 100 > /sys/devices/i2c-
0/0-0040/leds/keyboard-backlight/brightness
I tested 100 and found it adequate.
We just can add it to the config file in /system/etc/hw_config.sh
I do not know if it stays lit when slided back, but it works as a first atempt
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Amazing job! I'm gonna test it out now in a super dark place to see if i can check whether it stays on when closed. =)
I'll be updating original post with results and updated files in a bit.
Edit: Unfortunately keyboard lighting stays on and not only when keyboard is closed but even when phone is locked. Which means, its lit at all times. Won't be updating the files yet, because I don't know how much of a battery drain it is, but i'll put in information about it, so people can decide for themselves.
Nice to see process.
Now i need to find the button light for RAY
sulkie said:
Unfortunately keyboard lighting stays on and not only when keyboard is closed but even when phone is locked. Which means, its lit at all times. Won't be updating the files yet, because I don't know how much of a battery drain it is, but i'll put in information about it, so people can decide for themselves.
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I thought that
Okay, there is a binary called slidercounter that or something similar sets a system var. If you take your dev Tools app and look unter Configuration there it is mentioned:
hardKeyboardHidden=2 <- if closed
hardKeyboardHidden=1 <- if opened
We now just have to find out where it occurs and if not we make a background script that ech0 x (100) or 0 into the node depending on the state.
But there must be a system process watching this we could use.
Don't hide, I'll find you anyway
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xutienan9520 said:
Nice to see process.
Now i need to find the button light for RAY
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did you look, if in ray the nodes under /sys are similar to the pro mini?
you can test using adb shell or terminal app cat'ing the node to see what's in it and echo'ing a number to see what happens.
You meant progress, didn't you
as I am using Scriptmanager anyway I made 2 oneliners besides the shebang that echo either 0 or 100 into the node called
liteon.sh
and
liteoff.sh
put the scripts into root of sdcard, start scriptmanager, choose liteon.sh and check run as root and save
Do this either way with liteoff.sh
Go to your Mangos Homescreen, add a widget, choose Script Manager and choose liteon.sh and in the next step liteoff.sh
You´ll have to Widgets, one puts light on, on off.
This is of course a workaround an will be implemented into lights module. Fxp knows about the fact already.
PoedelPCS said:
as I am using Scriptmanager anyway I made 2 oneliners besides the shebang that echo either 0 or 100 into the node called
liteon.sh
and
liteoff.sh
put the scripts into root of sdcard, start scriptmanager, choose liteon.sh and check run as root and save
Do this either way with liteoff.sh
Go to your Mangos Homescreen, add a widget, choose Script Manager and choose liteon.sh and in the next step liteoff.sh
You´ll have to Widgets, one puts light on, on off.
This is of course a workaround an will be implemented into lights module. Fxp knows about the fact already.
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not the most elegant solution but it'll do until the fix is in =)
good job though
If I had more time I would have searched where the system keeps the var keyboardHiddenState or how it was called and build a condition of if it's open and not bright enough to switch in on/off
But how I understood fxp the fact about the light seems to be enough to get this working ..I hope so
new issue:
km launcher disturbes camera module.
I use the KM Launcher to determine which keyboard to use in which state.
Portrait: swype
Landscape: thumb keyboard
Keyboard open: hardware keyboard
This is a very cool application that worked perfectly on my rooted stock. If it is active the cam works in the cam app, but not in many other apps that use the cam, e.g. barcoo barcode scanner. I have to disable KM Launcher before using these apps. Hope it'll be fixed automatically in the next release.
I just cannot guess why that happens.
Hey guys I still have the problem with the over sensitive lcd backlight, whenever I'm in a brightly lit room the backlight starts going crazy and sometimes goes so dark I can't see the screen, it then goes super bright.
It repeats this several times a day
I've tries the fix in this thread but it doesn't work
Could someone attach the fix to this thread? As I've tried the the fix using terminal emulator
Thanks
EDIT: it started doing this while I was writing this
Sulkie did append the script to the first post of the thread. Did you test it?
send from a fruit called mango using xda app.
I did it before but it didn't work, I found the reason it didn't work was because I didnr change the permissions.
Sorry I got confused
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Its still going crazy, I followed the instructions properly though,
When I get home ill upload a video of it happening
Related
[Solved] TS FREEZE FIXED / Orientation offset calibration & G-SENSOR CALIBRATION FIX
UPDATE: (13/11) A patch has been developed that completely eliminates TS FREEZE for good.
Thanks to mdebeljuh and jdivic, I tested it and it seems to be working perfectly.
Check post 140 on page 14:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9194473&postcount=140
UPDATE: (20/11)A new patched 8.2 kernel without logging (better for daily use) is available.
Check post 234 on page 24:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9304396&postcount=234
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EDIT: If you did autocalibration and messed your g-sensor, read post 10 & 11 to see a fix for it. (before going through post 1)
EDIT 2: Freezes of sensors and touch screen seem to be related to offset values. See post 10 & 11
Post 1 is for orientation offset. Check post 10 & 11 for g-sensor and ts freeze fix.
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If your orientation is off when you lay your phone on a level surface and can't calibrate it in Android (because many people found it gets corrupted after auto calibration), this is one way to do so. (Winmo g-sensor calibration does not seem to affect android orientation)
Install an app that displays sensor information along with pitch and roll. (such as SensorDebug from Android market)
Put your phone on a level surface such as the floor or a table.
Note your pitch and roll values.
Use rootexplorer or similar file manager to edit /data/misc/AK8973Prms.txt file. (open in text editor) (For ASTRO CHECK POST 70 in page 7)
You will see AOFFSET.x and AOFFSET.y at the bottom. (May be on top if you autocalibrated previously)
y affects pitch and x affects roll, there is about 4 to 1 ratio.
What you are trying to do is make pitch and roll 0 with minimum flicker.
Press and hold home button to switch between rootexplorer and sensordebug. Your changes will be reflected in realtime (with most builds). Go back and forth a few times to get perfect result. (You can press and hold home button to go back and forth) If you think changing values don't have an affect, try to temprorarily change AOFFSET.x=90 and return to your app. When phone is on the table, your leveling bubble or pitch/roll must be way off. This way you can see if with your build changes are reflected in realtime or not. If not try restarting, use different sensor app and give feedback please. (After that revert AOFFSET.x to 0 or other value your want to fix back orientation)
For example:
If pitch is 3 and roll is -1
you may start by
AOFFSET.x=4
AOFFSET.y=-12
Then adjust with 1 increments to get rid of flicker.
It is best to adjust one value at a time.
EDIT: IF YOU WANT TO CALIBRATE Z AXIS, CHECK POST 61 in page 7
Calibrated AOFFSET values for my phone are x=2 y=-9 z=12
You can use gpsstatus or bubble app (to find bubble app search the market for bz.ktk.bubble and enable "show angle" from bubble apps settings.) for visual check of orientation calibration. Because of the protruding camera lens of hd2, there can be 1 degree difference between sideways and normal orientation. (It seems you can adjust in about 0.25 degree increments by each 1 increment of AOFFSET and compansate by lowering AOFFSET=y by 2 that gives 0 degrees in both normal and sideways orientation in bubble app)
- You don't need to reboot for most builds (if there is no affect check post 11)
- You don't need to kill/restart akmd
- You don't even need to close sensor app
- Because of not perfect kernel/build support for sensors, you may see them freeze when you move the phone (TS will also freeze). With evo kernels, just wait a few seconds and it will resume. (With nexus kernels they may freeze until sleep/wakeup) Interestingly the values of AK8973Prms.txt affect shake/move freezes. I wrote about this in post 10 and 11.
IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO BACKUP COMPLETE ANDROID FOLDER BEFOREHAND just in case something goes wrong. Chefs say you shouldn't auto calibrate your g-sensor under Android because with many people it gets messed up. Also good idea to backup your /data/misc/AK8973Prms.txt
You may have trouble accessing data folder with a file manager other than rootexplorer. Your build must be rooted. (most are) It is a good idea to update your su binary inside superuser app settings TWICE. If you change permissions of /data /data/misc folders you may access them even with standart astro file manager. Try chmod 777 /data from terminal emulator.
This procedure is also possible with adb or droidexplorer. But my way of doing is practical and it is in realtime. If your build has different file name, please tell us.
This IS a development thread, please don't tell me to post in generic section or clutter.
This is manual workaround for non-working auto calibration. If auto-calibration works in the future, it may very well fix your freezes.
Values of AK8973Prms.txt file may solve touch screen/sensor freeze problems with your games. Feedbacks are always welcome. We should find out what the other values do exactly. Also check post 10 & 11
Wow, thank you. I will certainly try this when I am sober (tomorrow morning).
I appreciate your taking the time to share this.
Have a good weekend!
Thanks! worked great....
thanks! worked perfectly
haha.. funny, this is the RIGHT way to do it: (credit goes to me )
1) put your phone on the surface and then
2) Gscript to stop gsen.
3) Go to callibration tool and press callibrate..
4) activate Gsensor through Gscript.
thats it and gsensor is fully callibrated to your way. no need to mess with system files.
eeeeeee said:
haha.. funny, this is the RIGHT way to do it: (credit goes to me )
1) put your phone on the surface and then
2) Gscript to stop gsen.
3) Go to callibration tool and press callibrate..
4) activate Gsensor through Gscript.
thats it and gsensor is fully callibrated to your way. no need to mess with system files.
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Don't you think I already knew that? I wrote this long procedure because calibration tool corrupts calibration and doesn't work with many people. With many builds, chefs write don't calibrate your sensor. You need the gsensor script to be able to stop gsensor (kill akmd) since you didn't share it, people won't be able to do it anyway.
I suggest backing up complete Android folder before attempting to auto calibrate g-sensor within Android. Forum is full of people who calibrated under android and everything is messed up.
memin1857 said:
Don't you think I already knew that? I wrote this long procedure because calibration tool corrupts calibration and doesn't work with many people. With many builds, chefs write don't calibrate your sensor. You need the gsensor script to be able to stop gsensor (kill akmd) since you didn't share it. People won't be able to it anyway.
I suggest backing up complete Android folder before attempting to auto calibrate g-sensor within Android. Forum is full of people who calibrated under android and everything is messed up.
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gsensor calibration tool causes nothing.. in my way -> t does exactly what you do..
i know that with the evo kernel the gsensor callibration is kinda corrupted, but it still works perfectly when following my orders.
although i would suggest not doing this with gsensor on.
as long as the gsensor is off when calibrating, there is no risk to mess the gsensor up.
although when callibrating with gsensor on messes the whole thing up, you can fix it following my orders again.
although its still nice that you edited the beginning of your tutorial:
memin1857 said:
If your orientation is off when you lay your phone on a level surface and can't calibrate it in Android (because many people found it gets corrupted after auto calibration), this is one way to do so. (Winmo g-sensor calibration does not seem to affect android orientation)
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eeeeeee said:
gsensor calibration tool causes nothing.. in my way -> t does exactly what you do..
i know that with the evo kernel the gsensor callibration is kinda corrupted, but it still works perfectly when following my orders.
although i would suggest not doing this with gsensor on.
as long as the gsensor is off when calibrating, there is no risk to mess the gsensor up.
although when callibrating with gsensor on messes the whole thing up, you can fix it following my orders again.
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I have made extensive tests and found out that you are actually doing no proper calibration. You are breaking other things.
- If you disable g-sensor before you open your sensor app (calibration tool) than you get no data from the g-sensor (since you disabled it) and can't calibrate.
- Phone must be very still while you disable g-sensor or the orientation data will get frozen at wrong values. And sensor app must be open beforehand.
If you fail calibration (y axis) will get messed up badly and won't work again. It wil flicker between full up and full down and further calibration attempts will make compass constantly spin.
- Still if you could do it all, nothing changes, offset is still there and calibration is wrong after following your instructions. (Try bubble app or sensor app with real sensitive degree values and you will see)
I searched your posts and saw that you are complaining about touch freezes. Maybe if you don't do auto calibration you may get less freezes?
Also please DO share anything you know. It is not enough to just say -disable g-sensor with gscript- People don't know that script, and if you don't share they can't do it. I saw your thread, you got 0 replies in 20 days, maybe because it doesn't work.
I advise against doing autocalibration. And remember, this is not a pissing contest. We are not doing this for the credit. We should be doing this for helping community. (You should have written nicer, instead of looking like showing off how genious you are and how fool we are. We know some things too.)
My way of doing it is NOT direct calibration. It is providing offset to g-sensor data that many people can do without the risk and can be restored back easily.
Note: I have found out that calibration tool generates a file named AccPrmsF.ini in the same folder with extreme z value. Sometimes a bma_result.txt gets created again with wrong values. Its content is input to AK8973Prms.txt again with extreme z value. If you restore your original AK8973Prms.txt g-sensor starts working properly again. (see post 10 & 11)
eywallah bro
How to restore g-sensor
If you calibrated with android calibration tool and your g-sensor freaked out. Here is how to fix it:
Use rootexplorer to
Delete AccPrmsF.ini and bma_result.txt file in /data/misc (if they exist)
Edit AK8973Prms.txt in /data/misc folder with rootexplorer to these values:
[AK8973]
HDOE_STATUS_SLIDER_OPEN=1
HDOE_STATUS_SLIDER_CLOSE=0
HDOE_SUCTEMP=114
HDAC_SLIDER_OPEN.x=128
HDAC_SLIDER_OPEN.y=135
HDAC_SLIDER_OPEN.z=4
HOFFSET_SLIDER_OPEN.x=250
HOFFSET_SLIDER_OPEN.y=593
HOFFSET_SLIDER_OPEN.z=175
HDAC_SLIDER_CLOSE.x=0
HDAC_SLIDER_CLOSE.y=0
HDAC_SLIDER_CLOSE.z=0
HOFFSET_SLIDER_CLOSE.x=0
HOFFSET_SLIDER_CLOSE.y=0
HOFFSET_SLIDER_CLOSE.z=0
ASENSE.x=256
ASENSE.y=256
ASENSE.z=256
AOFFSET.x=0
AOFFSET.y=0
AOFFSET.z=0
(These values may not solve freezes, check post 11 for different values that may fix freezes)
Some nexus based builds don't have slider open/close lines.
No need to reboot, just save and it should work instantly with most builds. (If it doesn't check post 11) If you delete AK8973Prms.txt or it may get recreated with wrong values (full zeroes) and freak out again. AOFFSET.z=xxx seems to be the culprit of calibrate tools vertical corruption. (Becomes full up or full down like digital when z=veryhigh). Only editing it to zero may solve the problem.
These values may change in time, or between builds. Those were my values, you may try to boot a new version of your android build and rip the file from it and use that instead.
If your g-sensor does not work at all after reboot you may need to restart it. Open terminal emulator and enter these commands:
su
/system/bin/akmd
Now it should be working.
Please tell if it worked for you. By comparing values and working on these values we may as well make g-sensor much better. (Accelerometer doesn't seem to be calibrated) If your build has different file name, please tell us. The instructions in post 10 may not be perfect and I am still working on this and will post if I find anything new. Of course kernel support is also required for getting less flickers, no freezes, proper poll intervall, correct i2c frequency and proper calibration.
EDIT: The values keep changing by itself. Interesting part is I am getting less shake/move freezes (or freezes in only one direction) in sensor apps or games now! I am experimenting with different values and it definitely affects how often freezes happen. I am trying to get the values of what a real calibration would do. Maybe sensor freezes happen when values are out of range. I am sure a proper calibration will get rid of these freezes but since with the current kernels we can't do proper auto calibration, maybe we can do manual one for now. Seems usual x y z accelerometer values are between 10 and -10. When freezes happen they seem to be more than 10 or less than -10. ASENSE values change the range of x y z (minimum working asense is 45 and the more you set the less range x y z has). Also ppp data seem to freeze/restart when sensor freezes happen. If freezes are eliminated even ppp data might work better! Some of the findings might be wrong, of course.
It seems you can update AK8973Prms.txt in realtime with droidexplorer and changes are reflected in realtime when you reopen, switch to the sensor app or sleep/wakeup. This makes testing easier.
It seems I have found non freezing values. Check next post. (Post 11)
Freezes are fixed now.
EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING TOUCH SCREEN / G-SENSOR FREEZES WITH USUAL USAGE OF YOUR PHONE, INSTALL SENSOR DEBUG, BUBBLE, COMPASS APP OR GAMES AND TRY IF THEY FREEZE WHEN YOU SHAKE/MOVE THE PHONE OR WALK WITH THE PHONE IN YOUR HAND. Bubble app is the most freezing app. To find it ssearch the market for bz.ktk.bubble. Enable "show angle" from bubble apps settings. Game example: Teeter
Make sure it has been at least 2 minutes since Android has booted. (Or it may fool you as it is busy when first home screen appears after boot)
Freezes have been mostly eliminated with newer builds/kernels, but they are not completely gone.
I am no longer getting any freezes in any app now. Not in compass apps, not in games, not in sensor displaying apps, not in calibration tool. I am also not getting freezes while I am walking with the phone.
I am not yet sure how this exactly happened (as I always had freezes in those apps when the phone moved) but currently my android build updates the AK8973Prms.txt file every minute by itself (doesn't change very much, but quite different from the beginning) and the current values have absolutely no freezes.
These values have no more freezes. (since they keep changing it may not last for days) Please try:
[AK8973]
HDOE_STATUS_SLIDER_OPEN=2
HDOE_STATUS_SLIDER_CLOSE=0
HDOE_SUCTEMP=111
HDAC_SLIDER_OPEN.x=4
HDAC_SLIDER_OPEN.y=135
HDAC_SLIDER_OPEN.z=8
HOFFSET_SLIDER_OPEN.x=-849
HOFFSET_SLIDER_OPEN.y=1179
HOFFSET_SLIDER_OPEN.z=-653
HDAC_SLIDER_CLOSE.x=0
HDAC_SLIDER_CLOSE.y=0
HDAC_SLIDER_CLOSE.z=0
HOFFSET_SLIDER_CLOSE.x=0
HOFFSET_SLIDER_CLOSE.y=0
HOFFSET_SLIDER_CLOSE.z=0
ASENSE.x=256
ASENSE.y=256
ASENSE.z=256
AOFFSET.x=0
AOFFSET.y=0
AOFFSET.z=0
Seems
A low HDAC_SLIDER_OPEN.x value
A large negative HOFFSET_SLIDER_OPEN.x value
A high HOFFSET_SLIDER_OPEN.y value
A large negative HOFFSET_SLIDER_OPEN.z value
and along with some other thing I did/happened fixed my freeze problems.
Some nexus based builds don't have slider open/close lines.
Change the AOFFSET.x y and z values to your device to level it on a table. (check post 1)
I am not attaching the file itself to this post because of differences between windows and linux with text files, just to be safe. (Paragraphs get messed up)
Also using the calibration tool with the phone face down gives better results with z axis. (to be able to tap on calibrate, put your phone on the table and make it just go over the edge of the table and tap from underside)
We need some feedback from other people now. Devs are welcome to use this information to open up ways to fix g-sensor in kernel.
I am using mdeejay desire hd 3.4 build. These may be different in other builds. If you find out please share.
Freezes returned after reboot. I am trying to find out how refix again.
I AM ASKING EVERYBODY TO TELL
1) If they have the freezes with their default configuration with bubble/sensor app moving/walking etc.
2) If my values fix the freeezes
3) If their filenames etc is different
4) Please also write your build and kernel type/version/base winmo rom and radio
Example: (copy paste and edit in your post please)
Default configuration have freezes: YES
New values fix freezes: YES
Different files: NO
Build/Kernel: mdeejay desire hd 3.4 / huanyu #21 evo base miri WM6.5 (21916) v19.1 (3.14 base) 2.15.50 radio
This is not over yet, with feedback we might find exact long term fix for everyone.
EDIT: These values work with some people. If they don't work you, experiment with different values. Since the results are reflected in realtime for most builds (no reboot required) it is much easier. Also don't edit the file on windows pc, it may get messed up. Some builds auto update the values when sensor app is reopened/switched to.
IMPORTANT: Try to temprorarily change AOFFSET.x=90 and return to your app. When phone is on the table, your leveling bubble or pitch/roll must be way off. This way you can see if with your build changes are reflected in realtime or not. If not try restarting and give feedback please. (After that revert AOFFSET.x to 0 or other value your want to fix back orientation)
EDIT 2: My sensors seem to be working perfectly since I also calibrated the z-axis. (post 61 on page 7) I need confirmation on this.
wow! thank you very much!
will try and post results soon.
Default configuration have freezes: YES (from time to time, not always)
New values fix freezes: YES. Post 11
Different files: NO
Build/Kernel: hyperdroid 1.6 / michyprima R11
before, using a live wallpaper called shake them all, the phone would insta-freeze on me.
using your values from post 11 (simple copy paste), no more freezes. And i really abused the wallpaper!
If this changes, i'll report here
EDIT: new answers
Post 1 is not for freeze fixes.
The solution is not long term.
I am extensively trying to find out what exactly made the freezes go away.
Because while it worked for many hours. After reboot freezes came back. I will hopefully find out why. Also the reason why the values change every minute is mistery. Contents of the file (values) change after you start or switch to any app that accesses the sensors. After android has booted it won't get updated unless the sensor reading apps are working.
I have been trying with many builds and kernels for theese freezes and they were never gone before. This time it never froze for several testing hours till I rebooted. That must be something.
Fixing the g-sensor after calibration corruption is ok. Adjusting level offset is also ok. But freezes need some more testing.
new answers in my above post.
you said that after the reboot freezes would happen. i change the permissions to read only on the AK8973Prms file, rebooted and no freezes.
crawlingcity said:
before, using a live wallpaper called shake them all, the phone would insta-freeze on me.
using your values from post 11 (simple copy paste), no more freezes. And i really abused the wallpaper!
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new answers in my above post.
you said that after the reboot freezes would happen. i change the permissions to read only on the AK8973Prms file, rebooted and no freezes.
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I am glad it worked for you and we are making progress.
I also had tried changing permissions before but after one minute permissions revert back to writable and the files is updated by the system.
just tested again. restored the default file (with the default values) and as soon as the little droids (or homers in my case) start moving - freeze.
Changed again to your values in post 11, changed permissions to read only, rebooted, played with the phone, i even juggled my HD2! No freezes. I think i won't change anything, unless i need to correct the pitch and the roll.
crawlingcity said:
just tested again. restored the default file (with the default values) and as soon as the little droids (or homers in my case) start moving - freeze.
Changed again to your values in post 11, changed permissions to read only, rebooted, played with the phone, i even juggled my HD2! No freezes. I think i won't change anything, unless i need to correct the pitch and the roll.
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How are you changing the permissions?
I change permissions to readonly with rootexplorer and after I switch to sensordebug or bubble or phone tester app, the file reverts its permissions back to writable and gets updated.
BTW bubble app freezes more frequently than other apps. But when my freezes were gone, even bubble app never froze even when abused.
I'm just using root explorer. Select the file, uncheck the "write" option, close root explorer. Open sensor debug or whatever, check the file, untouched.
crawlingcity said:
I'm just using root explorer. Select the file, uncheck the "write" option, close root explorer. Open sensor debug or whatever, check the file, untouched.
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I am doing the same but it becomes writable again. Must be because of different sensors.xxx.so file and build or maybe because you are trying with a wallpaper and not an app.
BTW editing the file on windows pc may not work because of paragraphing difference between windows and linux. If this happens, my phone just adds new zero values to the end of the file.
I am dying to reproduce the fix. I will test with some different builds. That constant file updating is killing me.
My ERIS g-sensor has a tendency to get out of whack. What I mean is that if you leave autorotation on with the phone lying flat, the screen will often rotate 90 degrees as if you were holding it in a landscape position. If you download a level app, it will show level surfaces as not level. Any while several gps and level apps allow you to calibrate what level is, they do not affect the autorotation being off.
The g-sensor is easily calibrated on a stock sense rom in the settings menu. But AOSP and CM ROMs do not provide a calibration tool, and calibration is reset with every newly flashed ROM. So, for a long time, I just turned off autorotation.
I did find a fix, adapted from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803242), but simplified below.
What you need:
A CM or AOSP ROM. I've tested on Condemned Soul's CM7 ROM.
A Root File Manager App with Text Editor capability. I'm using ES File Explorer
GPS Status App or another level or sensor app
1. Open GPS Status App (or other sensor app). Lay the phone on a flat level-ish surface. Observe how far the "bubble" in the center of the compass is offset from "level" or the solid circle in the middle of the compass. You can numerically see what the Pitch (up-down) and Roll (left-right) offset are. When calibrated, these numbers read 0 and the bubble will lie on-center.
2. Press home button, then open your file explorer. Navigate to /data/misc and locate the AK8973Prms.txt file. You may want to make a backup of this file, in case anything goes wrong. Open the file in the text editor. Locate the following:
AOFFSET.x=0
AOFFSET.y=0
3. Adjust these values by increments of 1 (or -1) until the GPS app shows it is level. Here's how: To move level left, change AOFFSET.x=0 to AOFFSET.x=1 then save the file. Long-press home to select the GPS app and check for level. If not level, increase to AOFFSET.x=2, save, and check again. Repeat until roll is level, then modify AOFFSET.y=0 until pitch is level. My final values are x=4 and y=-4. I haven't tweaked the z value (that is vertical level or plumb) but you can calibrate the same way if you have a plumb surface (like a newish house door). I live in an old house - nothing is plumb!
4. Enjoy your calibrated G-Sensor.
In GPS Status, does menu->tools->"calibrate pitch and roll" help any? Maybe it just calibrates for the app itself and not system wide. I keep auto-rotate off most the time so I don't have much experience with the screen switching when it shouldn't.
MongooseHelix said:
In GPS Status, does menu->tools->"calibrate pitch and roll" help any? Maybe it just calibrates for the app itself and not system wide. I keep auto-rotate off most the time so I don't have much experience with the screen switching when it shouldn't.
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Correct, the app just calibrates itself, not the system. I know, it's only a minor annoyance, but makes me happy...
Sent from my ERIS using XDA App
I wasn't trying to imply that you should turn off auto-rotate, was wanting to describe why I might have sounded like an idiot asking whether that tool did anything system wide lol. I can see it being more than an annoyance so I'm glad you found and shared a way to fix it.
No worries mgh! Lol
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Thanks for posting this, klob! There are times when auto-rotate does come in handy, but then there are times when I don't want it on. I'll try this and see if it helps me out.
snortman
Good luck!
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klobkelosh said:
My ERIS g-sensor has a tendency to get out of whack. What I mean is that if you leave autorotation on with the phone lying flat, the screen will often rotate 90 degrees as if you were holding it in a landscape position. If you download a level app, it will show level surfaces as not level. Any while several gps and level apps allow you to calibrate what level is, they do not affect the autorotation being off.
The g-sensor is easily calibrated on a stock sense rom in the settings menu. But AOSP and CM ROMs do not provide a calibration tool, and calibration is reset with every newly flashed ROM. So, for a long time, I just turned off autorotation.
I did find a fix, adapted from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803242), but simplified below.
What you need:
A CM or AOSP ROM. I've tested on Condemned Soul's CM7 ROM.
A Root File Manager App with Text Editor capability. I'm using ES File Explorer
GPS Status App or another level or sensor app
1. Open GPS Status App (or other sensor app). Lay the phone on a flat level-ish surface. Observe how far the "bubble" in the center of the compass is offset from "level" or the solid circle in the middle of the compass. You can numerically see what the Pitch (up-down) and Roll (left-right) offset are. When calibrated, these numbers read 0 and the bubble will lie on-center.
2. Press home button, then open your file explorer. Navigate to /data/misc and locate the AK8973Prms.txt file. You may want to make a backup of this file, in case anything goes wrong. Open the file in the text editor. Locate the following:
AOFFSET.x=0
AOFFSET.y=0
3. Adjust these values by increments of 1 (or -1) until the GPS app shows it is level. Here's how: To move level left, change AOFFSET.x=0 to AOFFSET.x=1 then save the file. Long-press home to select the GPS app and check for level. If not level, increase to AOFFSET.x=2, save, and check again. Repeat until roll is level, then modify AOFFSET.y=0 until pitch is level. My final values are x=4 and y=-4. I haven't tweaked the z value (that is vertical level or plumb) but you can calibrate the same way if you have a plumb surface (like a newish house door). I live in an old house - nothing is plumb!
4. Enjoy your calibrated G-Sensor.
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I am using micromax canvas nitro. My auto rotation stopped working the first time i installed twrp recovery. After making a backup and restoring the same rom my auto rotation started working. But now its not working in any condition. The file you listed AK8973Prms.txt cannot be found in the above directory...please help
surajsahijwani said:
I am using micromax canvas nitro. My auto rotation stopped working the first time i installed twrp recovery. After making a backup and restoring the same rom my auto rotation started working. But now its not working in any condition. The file you listed AK8973Prms.txt cannot be found in the above directory...please help
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As far as I can tell, this fix only worked on early htc phones up to gingerbread. I was never able to duplicate this on ICS or later on other phones. Sorry, and good luck.
Is there any mod that can disable notification LED and sensitive buttons LEDs forever? I know there is a few apps that can do that. But I don't wanna use apps, I noticed some custom ROMs ship with that option. I'm using stock ROM. Sorry for creating a new thread for that. But I can't find a solution for EVO 3D that would work for me. Thanks
I'm sure there will be something released like that. Nothing to my knowledge as of yet. Just something to dim the capacitive buttons.
And this goes in the Q&A section. I hope you have thick skin. Pm a mod to have it moved
Sent from the CM powered 3d
It wouldn't be too hard to do. You can see what needs changed in the kernel in my thread here. I have a version that has no capacitive LEDs and the notification LED will shut off after 5 mins or so.
plotnick said:
Is there any mod that can disable notification LED and sensitive buttons LEDs forever? I know there is a few apps that can do that. But I don't wanna use apps, I noticed some custom ROMs ship with that option. I'm using stock ROM. Sorry for creating a new thread for that. But I can't find a solution for EVO 3D that would work for me. Thanks
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well... not sure about the blinking LED's... but let me ask you this: how will you know when your phone is charged?
and as for the soft keys, if you have root explorer, navigate to...
/sys/devices/platform/leds-pm8058/leds/button backlight/currents
when you select the button backlight directory, the "currents" is a file. long press on this file until a little menu pops up, select "open in text editor" the value there should be default 20. change it to zero, then hit your menu soft key and select "save and exit"
your leds are now off.
EDIT** and before you do all of that, you will need to select the little grey box at the top of root explorer to mount the system files as "RW", otherwise you wont be able to edit the currents file (as it will be read only)
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it worked but only until the next restart. It restores default value everytime... Why?
plotnick said:
it worked but only until the next restart. It restores default value everytime... Why?
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because the LED is controlled by the kernel... so, although you can manually fix it for a moment to the value you want, every time the phone boots, the phone resets the value.
the only way to make it permanent is to have a kernel with disabled LEDs
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it worked but only until the next restart. It restores default value everytime... Why?
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If you just don't want the bottom buttons to light up, use the kernel I linked in my earlier post (assuming you are using a 2.3.4 ROM). If you're still using a 2.3.3 ROM, you can find a kernel call nolights made by joe85 (which is where I found the changes to make in the kernel for 2.3.4).
Yay! Now i will finally be able to sleep at night!
I am facing a problem regarding the hardware keyboard on my Mini Pro, light duration is like 3 4 sec and i needed it to be more how can i do that... plz help me.
thx in advance
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259 views and still no one can answer me? Thx anyway...
am very sorry buddy... would have love to help but i dont know why, i also experience such!
I found this:
Nov 12, 2011 11:25 AM (in response to metachuh)
Re: keyboard backlight on white mini pro (sk17i) is too low and makes the keyboard unreadable under certain light condition
I finally found this for you all. You can on or off the keyboard backlight manually but only when the the keyboard is in slide out position.
And the setting resets when you slide in the keyboard.
As I am using Scriptmanager (https://market.android.com/details?id=os.tools.scriptmanager&feature=search_result) anyway I made 2 oneliners besides the shebang that echo either 0 or 100 into the node called
liteon.sh (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43327644/liteon.sh)
and
liteoff.sh (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43327644/liteoff.sh)
put the scripts into sdcard, start scriptmanager, choose liteon.sh and check run as root and save
Do this either way with liteoff.sh
Go to your Mangos Homescreen, add a widget, choose Script Manager and choose liteon.sh and in the next step liteoff.sh
You´ll have to Widgets, one puts light on, on off.
This is of course a workaround an will be implemented into lights module. Fxp knows about the fact already.
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Maybe it can help already or give you a place to start from...
Good luck
Thx a lot...
No solution, but I tap the spacebar instead
I have the Xperia MiniPro U.S. version with Gingerbread, and also find the short timeframe of the keyboard backlight really annoying, especially when trying to use the keyboard at night in a low light setting...
It seems a bit odd to me that the OS has setting for the screen backlighting duration, but not for the keyboard backlighting...
I'm not enough of a geek to try the scripting approach mentioned above. So as a common man's solution, I've ended up simply tapping the space bar key every time I'm typing and the lighting goes out...
I wonder if the promised Sony ICS OS release for the 2011 Xperia MiniPro models will include a feature fix for the absent keyboard backlight setting???
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I finally found this for you all. You can on or off the keyboard backlight manually but only when the the keyboard is in slide out position.
And the setting resets when you slide in the keyboard.
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How do you make that manual setting with the keyboard out???
Hi Guys,
I've been using MiniCMSandwich AOSP Android 4.0.4 RC3 daily since its release and i must say that this is the best ROM i've used so far. I got SE Mini Pro (sk17i).
I've read some complaints about battery drainage but in my case, i must say that my phone can last more than 30 hours with light usage (around 20 hours with normal) (Wifi is turned on with e-mail, gmail, fbook, etc.. syncs on)... Seriously i've never seen more than like 24 hours before with everything even turned off...
There were some compatibility problems with apps such as mobile dialers on RC2 but they seem to be resolved with RC3 as well.
I didn't encounter any random shut offs or anything like that either, although the GSM signal seems to go out momentarily (it happens in an instance) sometimes (at least that's what the signal meter shows) but i don't think it affects anything. (at least i didn't experience any call problems).
There are some cosmetical needs (low priority) like;
- It doesnt show whether you are typing capitalized or numbers (no indication at the top right).
- The world kinda looking button on the HW keyboard which used to change the language you are typing, capitalizes letters instead.
- So the buttons on the HW keyboard;
1- Shift button: Does what it is supposed to
2- World button: Does what shift button does
3- Blue button: Does what it is supposed to (lets you write the blue characters on the keyboard) but this was also being used as Caps lock and Number lock which is not the case anymore. It used to loop as No Caps, First letter capped, All caps, first entry number then letters, number lock...
So if you have a SE Mini Pro i'd say give this ROM a try!!
Kamarush, You are the best!!
Thank you!
what a pity there are something bug, but so beatiful
how can i set the face unlock?
Yeah they have done a nice work.. been using since 2nd day on its release.
Anyone of you here know is there any apps/keyboard we can use so that the "sym" button display more symbol than these symbols only?
Sent from my Xperia Mini Pro using xda premium
PurgatorySR said:
Hi Guys,
I've been using MiniCMSandwich AOSP Android 4.0.4 RC3 daily since its release and i must say that this is the best ROM i've used so far. I got SE Mini Pro (sk17i).
I've read some complaints about battery drainage but in my case, i must say that my phone can last more than 30 hours with light usage (around 20 hours with normal) (Wifi is turned on with e-mail, gmail, fbook, etc.. syncs on)... Seriously i've never seen more than like 24 hours before with everything even turned off...
There were some compatibility problems with apps such as mobile dialers on RC2 but they seem to be resolved with RC3 as well.
I didn't encounter any random shut offs or anything like that either, although the GSM signal seems to go out momentarily (it happens in an instance) sometimes (at least that's what the signal meter shows) but i don't think it affects anything. (at least i didn't experience any call problems).
There are some cosmetical needs (low priority) like;
- It doesnt show whether you are typing capitalized or numbers (no indication at the top right).
- The world kinda looking button on the HW keyboard which used to change the language you are typing, capitalizes letters instead.
- So the buttons on the HW keyboard;
1- Shift button: Does what it is supposed to
2- World button: Does what shift button does
3- Blue button: Does what it is supposed to (lets you write the blue characters on the keyboard) but this was also being used as Caps lock and Number lock which is not the case anymore. It used to loop as No Caps, First letter capped, All caps, first entry number then letters, number lock...
So if you have a SE Mini Pro i'd say give this ROM a try!!
Kamarush, You are the best!!
Thank you!
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Hi, I've been using this rom for 24hrs now, since its the first custom rom I've ever installed Im really really happy with it, it works amazing, yeah it has its minor bugs yet, but what can I say compared to my past stock GB 2.3.4 >.< but there are some things that I miss from the GB, idk if its a bug or what, but the symbols key only displays a few of them, wich none I use xD, I miss older smileys too, plus when you leave pressed a key it shows you the different options you can choose from, for example, i write in spanish and when I press by a short time the "n" key I can choose to put an "ñ" instead and you could continue writing and that letter would be selected automatically, now i have to choose it manually, not that I'm lazy >.< other bug that I found is that on contacts menu when trying to write or modify a contact's number instead of a 1 it appears a 7, or instead of a 2 a 9, but only with physical keyboard, dunno if anyone of u is experiencing this too :/ battery ussage so far so good, but I'll calibrate my batt when it runs out tho (just in case), I've only experienced 2 sudden reboots, my voice calling volume is a little low, nothing to complain about as most of the time when I receive or make calls I'm at home xD
So I really recommend this rom, I'm using a Xperia Mini Pro btw
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Kamarush is really giving it all guys
Hey hey, I've installed that rom on my sk17I. One word, AWESOME.
Sent from my SK17i using XDA
To fix low volume during call, add the below line to build.prop;
ro.config.vc_call_vol_steps=100
and reboot
This link will explain how to edit your build.prop -> freeyourandroid.com/guide/how-to-edit-build-prop
Alexmessy said:
other bug that I found is that on contacts menu when trying to write or modify a contact's number instead of a 1 it appears a 7, or instead of a 2 a 9, but only with physical keyboard, dunno if anyone of u is experiencing this too :/
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Just tried and same here but if you type with the blue button then the numbers are as they are on the keyboard.
urra901109 said:
Yeah they have done a nice work.. been using since 2nd day on its release.
Anyone of you here know is there any apps/keyboard we can use so that the "sym" button display more symbol than these symbols only?
Sent from my Xperia Mini Pro using xda premium
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I think u could use apps from market like Swift Keyboard or sumthing like that..
If u use stock keyboard from MiniCMSandwich all u can do is change the keyboard type (QWERTY, QWERTZ, etc) from Xperia Parts..
PurgatorySR said:
To fix low volume during call, add the below line to build.prop;
ro.config.vc_call_vol_steps=100
and reboot
This link will explain how to edit your build.prop -> freeyourandroid.com/guide/how-to-edit-build-prop
Just tried and same here but if you type with the blue button then the numbers are as they are on the keyboard.
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Thxx!! Will try that
Alexmessy said:
Thxx!! Will try that
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one more thing, system may not let you save your edited build.prop right away, saying that it is read-only.
Although there may be other methods (no idea);
I just went to terminal and did below;
Code:
su
busybox mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
this removed the read-only from it
Yeah, I managed to change it, I just put mounted as R/O instead of R/W on Rootexplorer, but now Im facing another problem :/ I tried to change the build prop so I could enter msc mode like Kamarush said, but when I rebooted after changing the code now my phone doesn't get detected as usb drive, it only starts charging, but just that, oh, and my signal seems to reset or something when I plug the usb cable :/
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How to make transparent the black square when calling on this rom?
Alexmessy said:
I tried to change the build prop so I could enter msc mode like Kamarush said, but when I rebooted after changing the code now my phone doesn't get detected as usb drive, it only starts charging, but just that, oh, and my signal seems to reset or something when I plug the usb cable :/
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I haven't tried that one as i do not need msc.
LeazerJosh said:
How to make transparent the black square when calling on this rom?
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Is there a black square?
I solved the problem by reinstalling everything X.X lesson learned and I don't know what black square either
I dont like for some reason
Sent from my WT19i using xda premium
PurgatorySR said:
one more thing, system may not let you save your edited build.prop right away, saying that it is read-only.
Although there may be other methods (no idea);
I just went to terminal and did below;
Code:
su
busybox mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
this removed the read-only from it
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The easier way is install RootExplorer..then go to system/ then tap Mount R/W..them edit build.prop..Save.. and you're good to go..
Can I ask users on the Xperia Mini Pro which problems they have encountered on this ROM?
Like brightness etc?
j_q999 said:
I think u could use apps from market like Swift Keyboard or sumthing like that..
If u use stock keyboard from MiniCMSandwich all u can do is change the keyboard type (QWERTY, QWERTZ, etc) from Xperia Parts..
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Seems like other keyboard also is displaying the same icon list,
Please anyone? Many important symbols are not accessible when using hw keyboard. I know I'm not the only one facing this proble.
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I miss the other symbols sniff :'(
Sent from my Xperia Mini Pro using XDA
miniCMsamwich runs really well. the keyboard isn't perfect, special symbols are a bit weird. also brightness of screen is not always applied, but after lock/unlock it usually applies it.
In general the problems are far less than the advantages of ICS, just so many things got better and easier to use. phone definitely got a lot better with ICS