[Q] Horizontal calibration problem - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok Looking for some help to see if anybody know how to reset the horizontal calibration on this phone.
I flashed a new ROM yesterday and when I went to set the calibration after I pressed the horizontal calibration and green circle centers it will shoot off to one side once it's finished which and forces everything to be in landscape mode. The only way I can get the phone to not stay in a constant landscape mode is to off the auto rotate function.
It wasn't the ROM because after several downloads and flashes (thinking something may have not downloaded or installed right) it kept doing it. Trying other ROMS gave the same results. ODIN back to stock gave the same results.
Has anyone ever had to reset this or have any other suggestions on how to go about correcting this problem?
Thanks in advance

Just lay the phone down on its back and push calabrate horizontal in the gereral settings
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darkninja58 said:
Just lay the phone down on its back and push calabrate horizontal in the gereral settings
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LOL thanks but that is the problem, when I push calibrate the green circle brings the ball to the center and when it finishes the ball shoots to the right side and stays there. not sure if its a hardware or software problem but it happens no matter what I try do do. I even odined back to pure stock hoping it would reset it but no luck so far.

Just to clarify, when it's done calibrating and still lying on a flat surface, the green ball moves?

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Just to clarify, when it's done calibrating and still lying on a flat surface, the green ball moves?
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Yes, the green ring brings the ball to the center and when it's done calibrating that you get the little pop up "calibrated" the ball will shoot to the right side of the screen. Iv'e look all over the internet for a solution and downloaded some apps that monitor sensors, looks like the horizontal axis seems to almost stuck in that position. I was hoping a reset of some kind may do the trick but there seems to be no way of resetting the accelerometer on these phones. Vertical axis is working just fine according to the sensor apps I have tried..

Sounds like a hardware problem. Has the phone been dropped or jarred in some way?

Actually I dropped it a distance of about 6 inches while sitting on my desk at work. The phone landed on my desk, it slipped out of my hands while I was rebooting it. It's got that thick T-Mobile rubber cover around it so it's well protected but who knows guess stranger things have happened.

It sounds like your going to have to send it back to Samsung to get it repaired.

CrazyCharlie said:
It sounds like your going to have to send it back to Samsung to get it repaired.
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You are absolutely right about that, good thing for insurance and being a T-Mobile customer for 5 years. They are sending a replacement phone 100% free of charge even though I've had this phone since day one of rollout.

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[Q] Help, accelerometer Not Working

I tried doing this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793441
and my results came up fgets: Unknown Error: 0
msmachdep_SaveGsOffset: failed
Calibration Utilities: failed
Anyone know what all that means lol
Is your horizontal calibration working? If not you have a hardware problem and will probably have to send your phone back to samsung.
^ if I play a game it will go into landscape mode if that is what you are talking about
Try going to settings> display> horizontal calibration. Put your phone on a flat surface and hit calibrate. After it calibrates the ball should stay in the center of the screen. Try that and tell me what happens.
It says that it's calibrated after I calibrate it
The ball doesn't snap to one side after it calibrates? It stays dead center on the screen?
No it just stay dead center the whole time
What exactly is your phone doing that makes you think the accelerometer isn't working. Give as much detail as possible.
I can't go into landscape mode when I look at pictures in my gallery, using the browser, my homescree (using LPP), and I tried taking a screen shot using shootme and it wouldn't recongnize that I was shaking it
This might seem like a stupid question but I have to ask it. In your display settings do you have "Auto rotate screen" checked?
Yeah I made sure it was checked before I tested it
Well I'm stumped. My last suggestion is to try and flash a different ROM and see if that solves the problem. If it doesn't then you may indeed have a hardware issue.
Appreciate the advice, I was thinking about just reflashing the updated version or Axura to see if that worked too
That will work too. Good luck!
I should also mention I have dropped my phone a few times (it fell out of my coat pocket no more then 3 ft.) I have a TPU case and the phone hasn't taken and physical damage, but could the drops throw off the accelerometer?
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Dropping your phone can definitely damage the accelerometer but if it's calibrating properly it sounds like an issue with your software and not the hardware itself.
I think it was just a maybe a bad flash or something because I reflashed the same version of Axura and its's working like a charm now
Awesome! Glad to hear you got everything fixed.

[Q] Touch Screen Issues

There is a vertical area on the touch screen that is totally unresponsive. Because of this I am unable to hit c, v, f, g or t on my soft keyboard, and using the input text icon thingy have seen that it goes higher up.
Some background now.
Back in January/February, broke the digitizer on my phone. I ordered a new one from repairsuniverse. Installed, all perfectly fine. I would sometimes get "bubbles" and dust between the screens (I messed up the heat tape some.) I would use the lil plastic prybar and fix the issue without opening the whole phone. No issues before.
Yesterday, I decided to finally root, s-off, and try some mods. Before I got to it, I fixed another one of those bubble things on my screen. Went through it all, and went fairly smoothly, and installed cleanrom de. Touch screen would sometimes wig out and become completely unresponsive last night, but hitting the power button would bring it back. Went on and started downloading allot of my apps from the market, and went to bed.
Woke up this morning, touch screen was completely unresponsive. Couldn't get past the lockscreen, even after pulling the battery. I though I must of messed something up earlier when I popped off the screen yesterday (because the signs before compete unresponsiveness.) Tore the phone apart, physically inspected the cable and screen, found no visible defects, and firmly reseated the cable back into the...thingy.
Still no go. Yesterday I had only flashed the kernel for 3.13 on scotts thread, thought that might of been the issue, and flashed the whole 3.14 ruu from nils business sense rom page (because it has a fixed mainver) onto my phone. Success. The screen was working again. Go unlock>recovery>install cleanrom de again. Trying to sign into google, cant hit the listed letters above, flipped into landscape to continue. Couldn't figure out still what was wrong. I went back to the 3.14 ruu, not testing it before when it was installed, and the issue persisted there as well.
So, software? Hardware? Any ideas for fixes would be greatly appreciated.
In the market download an app like touch test and go over the area that is having problems and see if they persist.
From what you have said sounds like a hardware issue. I just am not sure what you would need to do next.
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Downloaded the app, dead area all the way vertical between the 6th and 9th grid
I went and wiped absolutely everything and installed cleanrom again (like you I'm doubting software is the issue.)
Going to open her back up, maybe before it was software, but this time its hardware...I don't know...
Did u ever get this resolved I am having the exact same issue but mine is a "like new replacement".
I too have a dead zone going horizontal from line 22-24, but can still use the keyboard in that space so it's not completely dead
Actually I can touch almost anything in that section, only a few apps give me fits in that area???
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ROB281 said:
I too have a dead zone going horizontal from line 22-24, but can still use the keyboard in that space so it's not completely dead
Actually I can touch almost anything in that section, only a few apps give me fits in that area???
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Op issue is similar to mine, it got to the point where I called VZW and I am having a replacement sent AGAIN! doesn't it annoy you?
Also tried touch test and yep big void right in the middle vertically on the phone but the weird thing is that it goes back to normal after a while.
Also I re flashed thinking it was a software issue but nope.
So do you think it was the cheap digitizer or bad install?

[Q] anyone else notice!!??

has anyone else noticed that when you answer a phone call the screen turns off ...I hate it ...I have to hit the power button to wake the phone up and end the call .. does anyone have a fix for this ? thanks in advance
thats how all phones have been
is this your first smart phone bro?
if u dont cover the sensor it wont shut off
The screen should only turn off when you put it to your face . Once you pull away the phone the screen should wake . Check your settings you shouldn't have to use the power to wake it .
flex360 said:
thats how all phones have been
is this your first smart phone bro?
if u dont cover the sensor it wont shut off
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no this is isnt my first smart phone..but the problem is that when I move my face away from the phone the screen should wake up
FlaXB9R said:
The screen should only turn off when you put it to your face . Once you pull away the phone the screen should wake . Check your settings you shouldn't have to use the power to wake it .
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yea I know right lol ....I looked into the settings and haven't seen any controls for that feature
Yea I noticed the same thing. During a call pulled phone away from my face and screen stayed off. I thought something was wrong but if the call is active screen will come back on, if person hangs up and ur not quick to uncover sensor the screen stays off.
do you guys have screen protectors on your phones??? zaggs perhaps??
If anything is "blocking" your sensor, then it assumes that your face is up to the phone. The phone would then only wake up when the call is ended or the power button is pressed.
You must not have ANYTHING covering the sensor
I would say that this is most likely the case
Mine doesnt do that unless I put the phone up to my ear. Normally I just answer the phone and click it to speaker. When I do that the screen stays on....unless my hand/finger happens to be covering the light sensor.
I have Invisible Shield HD. And there's a cutout for the prox. sensor. Have the same problem. Hopefully HTC will fix it on the next firmware update
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You must not have ANYTHING covering the sensor
I would say that this is most likely the case
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I'm not so sure about that. My OG Evo has a standard screen protector that "covers" the sensors, and they still work just fine. Maybe those crappy Zagg orange peels will interfere, but I still don't see that being too likely, as they're not really blocking any light.
I have this issue as well and after reading all over for the past two days it appears some units have this issue and some don't. Further complicating the issue is the fact some have screen protectors and some don't. Some have made cutouts on their screen protector and then it works as it should. Very weird.
As soon as I make a call the phone screen goes black while laying on my desk. When the call is over sometimes I can hit the power button to disconnect the call...sometimes I have to hold the power button down 10 seconds to soft reset the phone or I cannot get back to any screen and the call stays connected. Very weird. I got my phone at BB so I am going to stop back and see if they have had any returns and what their thoughts are.
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i got my zagg lastnight and it happened
so i reapplied it, not covering the sensor on the top left
and it fixed the issue
flex360 said:
i got my zagg lastnight and it happened
so i reapplied it, not covering the sensor on the top left
and it fixed the issue
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Yeah I wish that was my issue....I don't have a screen protector on my phone and it doesn't work as designed.
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I bought a Zagg and had the issue. They left a hole for a sensor but I think that's the light sensor with the proximity sensor being just to the left and covered. It's a small red light that turns on when making a call. So I made the hole bigger by making it a rectangle uncovering the proximity sensor. Now my phone goes on and off like it should when putting it to my ear. Maybe that'll help some of you? Though I have read some people having the issue without screen protectors.
shadowmikel said:
has anyone else noticed that when you answer a phone call the screen turns off ...I hate it ...I have to hit the power button to wake the phone up and end the call .. does anyone have a fix for this ? thanks in advance
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Not sure if this will help or not, but in settings/accessibility settings there is an option to end calls using the power button. Might help.
OK, this is a bit OT so I apologize. But I can't figure it out and really dont feel it warrants a new thread. I hope you dont mind me dropping this in here.
Yesterday, at some point, this icon came into my notification bar and i CANNOT, for the life of me figure out what it is.
It looks kinda like a hearing aid or Bluetooth headset icon. But I use neither. I've looked all thru settings trying to figure it out. Checked thru accessibility . Just stumping me, and making me feel REALLY stupid.
Much thanks to anyone who knows.
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I experienced the same issue with the screen turning off as soon as I placed a call. I pulled the Zagg HD off and the issue was resolved. I'm going to best buy today to exchange the Zagg for a new one and I will cut a little notch into it to see if it works.
After the screen goes off you have to press the power button but that little red dot next to the proximity sensor stays on unless you flash a bright light on it. I think regardless the proximity sensor is really sensitive and the Zagg HD just makes it that much more finicky.
Being in a dimly lit area makes it worse too.
**Update**
I went to bestbuy and exchanged my Zagg HD for a new one. I got home notched the cutout for the sensor a little more. Installed it and now I don't have any issues with the screen turning off.
scottspa74 said:
OK, this is a bit OT so I apologize. But I can't figure it out and really dont feel it warrants a new thread. I hope you dont mind me dropping this in here.
Yesterday, at some point, this icon came into my notification bar and i CANNOT, for the life of me figure out what it is.
It looks kinda like a hearing aid or Bluetooth headset icon. But I use neither. I've looked all thru settings trying to figure it out. Checked thru accessibility . Just stumping me, and making me feel REALLY stupid.
Much thanks to anyone who knows.
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Settings/Call Uncheck Hearing aids
Slayer, I'm gonna thank every post if yours I see over the weekend lol.
Thanks. I feel like an idiot. I looked in accessibility thinking any hearing aid stuff would be there
sent from my Evo LTE, usually.
scottspa74 said:
Slayer, I'm gonna thank every post if yours I see over the weekend lol.
Thanks. I feel like an idiot. I looked in accessibility thinking any hearing aid stuff would be there
sent from my Evo LTE, usually.
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LOL anytime......and no worries we all get stuck at some point.

I need somebody help! Something wrong in my Vibrant

Last week i flashed my Vibrant to 4.0.3 and i found some times i can't use half left vibrant's screen, but when i turn off screen and turn on i used ok. Then i tried another ics 4.0 custom but this problem happened again. But when i used stock rom or 2.x.x mod my vibrant is ok. Can you help me what happen with my vibrant.
I'm sorry because i'm not good at english
Siri.nguyen said:
Last week i flashed my Vibrant to 4.0.3 and i found some times i can't use half left vibrant's screen, but when i turn off screen and turn on i used ok. Then i tried another ics 4.0 custom but this problem happened again. But when i used stock rom or 2.x.x mod my vibrant is ok. Can you help me what happen with my vibrant.
I'm sorry because i'm not good at english
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Just to be clear, do you mean that your phone doesn't register your fingers touching the screen on the left side of the phone sometimes?
I would suggest downloading the free app "Touch Test" which shows a grid that not only shows where you are touching, but the path of your slides across the screen. If the phone begins to act up again, you can open the act and see if and where the screen is cutting out in the grid. Aside from that, it might simply be that you need a replacement and its coincidental that it was acting up along side you running a 4.0 rom.
Xenoism said:
Just to be clear, do you mean that your phone doesn't register your fingers touching the screen on the left side of the phone sometimes?
I would suggest downloading the free app "Touch Test" which shows a grid that not only shows where you are touching, but the path of your slides across the screen. If the phone begins to act up again, you can open the act and see if and where the screen is cutting out in the grid. Aside from that, it might simply be that you need a replacement and its coincidental that it was acting up along side you running a 4.0 rom.
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Ok i have tried touch test. I found when i sliced from the left to right, i saw the line appeared from the middle of screen, but when i sliced form the right to the left, the line appeared all screen? But it's not happen usualy. Just 10 to 15 second. May some hardware problem
Siri.nguyen said:
Ok i have tried touch test. I found when i sliced from the left to right, i saw the line appeared from the middle of screen, but when i sliced form the right to the left, the line appeared all screen? But it's not happen usualy. Just 10 to 15 second. May some hardware problem
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That is the oddest thing I have ever heard lol
It really might be a hardware issue man...I can't think of how it could be the rom. I mean, sure you might occasionally
have an unresponsive touchscreen....but only half the screen working?? That's just weird Oo I'll keep looking around for answers though man
but thus far I've found very little.
Good luck
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That is the oddest thing I have ever heard lol
It really might be a hardware issue man...I can't think of how it could be the rom. I mean, sure you might occasionally
have an unresponsive touchscreen....but only half the screen working?? That's just weird Oo I'll keep looking around for answers though man
but thus far I've found very little.
Good luck
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Ok! Thanks you so much. I will make a short video when it happen again.
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Ok! Thanks you so much. I will make a short video when it happen again.
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I have a video but i'm new member i can't send link to my post. I will sent to your inbox. tk
Okay, so that anyone else that happens to come to this thread is on board, here is the video that shows his problem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xDolJhmDog&feature=youtu.be
As you can see in the app, if the origin of the trail is on the right side of his screen, the swipe is recognized across over to the left without problem...if however the origin is on the left side of the screen, no touch is recognized until he reached the middle of the screen, at which point it becomes recognized.
I am still looking around for a similar problem, but thus far have few ideas. Typically, the screen either is totally unresponsive or momentarily unresponsive...never half and half, and especially with such weird rules. By this, I mean that obviously the left side of the device is capable of recognizing touches, since if he begins at the right side, it does just fine....the only problem is if he originally touches the left side, then it doesn't recognize it.
My guess: it could be a kernel issue.
I would try the following:
Pull battery and reboot. Take out any external SD card.
Back up what important apps or data you have and try a factory reset.
You can also try some the options below:
1. Reflashing the kernel.
2. Try a different kernel if available.
3. Factory reset and full wipe and flash a different ics or cm9 rom to see it the problem persist. You can try to isolate the issue to hardware or firmware.
4. Full reset and flash back to complete stock to see if the problem persists. If you are fully reseted and back on stock eclair or froyo and the problem persists, you may have to open up the device to check all the connections.
sometimes a bad battery may also creates some problems
Now i'm using xerxes custom 2.3.6 gingerbread. It's ok but i don't know why when i use ics. I can use half left screen
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[Q] In-call screen blackout issue. Help please!

I'm hoping someone has a solution to this very annoying issue I'm having with my Note 2.
It's Verizon - stock - 4.1.2
When I dial a phone number and put the phone to my ear the screen goes black - as it should. But when I move the phone away from my ear the screen doesn't come back on. It stays blacked out and I can't get it to come back on with the home or even the power button.
This means I can't hang up, I can't put the phone on speakerphone mode, I can't use the touchtone pad to navigate through menus. It's made my phone a real pain in the arse.
Anyone have any thoughts on what to do or what's going wrong?:fingers-crossed:
A couple things I'm thinking... Try pulling out your spen when it happens.. Do a battery pull if nothing else.. It might be the proximity censor... Do you have a screen protector on it?
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zaksween said:
A couple things I'm thinking... Try pulling out your spen when it happens.. Do a battery pull if nothing else.. It might be the proximity censor... Do you have a screen protector on it?
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I'll try the s-pen, maybe that will work.
I've got a screen protector, but it's the same one I've had on since I first bought the phone months ago. I've pulled the battery several time, it's the only way to hang up!
I too think it's the proximity censor, which sucks because I don't want to trade in my phone for some refurb that's gone through God knows what.
Good luck...those were the only things I could think of. ..
Take a look to this thread http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-...when-making-call-screen-doesnt-turn-back.html maybe it help!
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AustinTech said:
I'm hoping someone has a solution to this very annoying issue I'm having with my Note 2.
It's Verizon - stock - 4.1.2
When I dial a phone number and put the phone to my ear the screen goes black - as it should. But when I move the phone away from my ear the screen doesn't come back on. It stays blacked out and I can't get it to come back on with the home or even the power button.
This means I can't hang up, I can't put the phone on speakerphone mode, I can't use the touchtone pad to navigate through menus. It's made my phone a real pain in the arse.
Anyone have any thoughts on what to do or what's going wrong?:fingers-crossed:
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Check your case and your screen protector. and clean the proximity sensor. Know it sounds weird, but have problems before with screen protectors getting oil on them when placed to the ear and the sensor thinking you are still close. Also lighting from cases makes the sensor go fruity. Not a science but worth a check.
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Take a look to this thread http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-...when-making-call-screen-doesnt-turn-back.html maybe it help!
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THANKS! I used the compressed air method - I blew it through the ear hole and open the back of the phone and blew it through any openings I saw. Now the sensor works perfectly again. :highfive::highfive:
AustinTech said:
THANKS! I used the compressed air method - I blew it through the ear hole and open the back of the phone and blew it through any openings I saw. Now the sensor works perfectly again. :highfive::highfive:
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Glad it works!
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