yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC One X] roysten:
The overheat trick still works for me

Phew, was finally able to get all sensors on my HOX back again 8-D.

First of all, sense 5 with android 4.2.2 was able to play flac songs non-stop without ever crashing. I have the songs downloaded from the given links above played almost non-stop for 8 hours. I found out that mpc files are not supported by HTC music player and google music player and have tried to trick them to play by renaming as mp3 and added to the flac playlist, but then they are able to detect the unsupported format without ever crashing.

What finally worked is still back to the overheating trick. While the flac song list is still being played, I also executed Stability Test and waited until the temperature almost hit 60 degree and then long pressed power button down and waited until the phone begins to shutdown. The 3 soft buttons actually blinked up just before the phone shuts down, which was a good sign indicating that the light sensor was somehow re-activated.

In addition, I also pressed the down volume button while the phone is starting up to enter into safe mode to get the confirmation that all the sensors are once again alive before resuming to normal mode. Android sensor box shows that the only sensor that is still down now right now is the temperature sensor, but am happy that at least i managed to get all the other more important sensors back. Will tackle the temperature sensor another time.
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
nice to hear that, at least the heat thing will at least do the trick eventually , we hope to find at least a less harmful method that anyone can use with ease with sure results
[HTC One X] roysten:
Yes, definitely wish to find a better way to solve this. I have to re-group all my group folders after each booting to safe mode and it is really time consuming and unproductive...
[HTC One X] mrassol:
Good news everyone !

I've made a few tests and I finally get my sensors back !

using a root file explorer

I've renamed /system/lib/libsensor_mpl.so to libsensor_mpl.so.old

I reboot my phone

Try to launch sensor sense but it failed

I rename libsensor_mpl.so.old to libsensor_mpl.so

I reboot the phone again

now it works ...

can somebody test this ?

EDIT : I was on AOSP and I switch to revolution HD, still working ...
[HTC One X] nash120:
1

Hi, does not rename the file.
[HTC One X] mrassol:
make sure your system is RW
[HTC One X] nash120:
how to do it? I understand very little reduction.please write everything in detail how to do it.
[HTC One X] mrassol:
you can do it using a root file explorer like ES file explorer
[HTC One X] nash120:
is (-rw) and does not rename it.
[HTC One X] acidspider:
Ive made a backup for when my sensors fail next I will try
[HTC One X] nash120:
I can not change or periimenovyvat this file.
[HTC One X] acidspider:
The what?
[HTC One X] nash120:
Skills got renamed Vail as you suggested, did everything according to instructions. The sensors are not working. (((
[HTC One X] virgolib:
It is done by Root Explore app and the device need to be rooted.
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
Thanks for reporting that , and I think we need more people to test that to confirm it working

any1 there going to try it?
[HTC One X] nash120:
Today flashed ViperX3.8.0.FINAL and Antutu I seemed all the sensors and started to work except G sensor. poprobyval metodomvyshe failed. do not work. I think that here it in Hboot 1.72
[HTC One X] acidspider:
Just flashed Alex v pa 2 and was going to test the libs idea when my sensors failed. But they didn't. Sequence as follows

1. Fastboot erase cache.

2. Flash boot.img

3. Fastboot erase cache

4. Flash modules in recovery.

5. Wipe cache and dalvik cache

I believe point 5 is the key

Hope it works for u guys
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
I'll keep it in mind next flash and I'll report as soon as possible . thanks mate
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
Are on the latest boot 1.72 ? There is a great chance old ROMS will not work with the latest hboot . maybe you can only try it with the latest sense ROMs
[HTC One X] nash120:
I installed the firmware ViperX3.8.0.FINAL on hboot 1.72 runs confident enough approximation earned sensors, lighting, G sensor is not working.
[HTC One X] mrassol:
DAY 2 : Many boot and reboot later, my sensors are still working
[HTC One X] mutum7:
You Made my day

You Made my Day, I have been searching since the past 3 days over the internet on how to solve this auto rotate issues. I was really depressed and couldn't sleep the nights. I found you article and

I did the method One you have given and it works like a charm. I am very happy now to see auto rotate back on my phone.

I owe you a Beer!

Next time I should be careful on restarting my phone.

Cheers!
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
It's sometimes a pure luck . I'm glad it's working for you . Though im convinced with the app method more . At least it saves me the headach . And now I'm learning to live with it

sent from my venomous HOX
[HTC One X] duki1985:
all my sensors are dead on sense 5, i`ve install about 10 custom roms, and every time i boot renovate 4(4.1.1 sense 4+) proximity sensor is always working but g- sensor never, so it must be a software issue, right? probably with the right kernel it will be ok, can someone make one pls :)
[HTC One X] virgolib:
I found out one thing but it's not so sure, as our device of the lost G-sensor is cannot be restarted device by normally and lost the sensor, so I try restart by go to bootloader>fastboot and flashed the boot.img + erase cache again then reboot it's all OK I just try only twice. If somebody try it & OK there will be one easy way we can get. Tks.
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
It may have a good chance of success , I have tried it couple of times and it worked in couple of them
[HTC One X] virgolib:
Hope to be a way of getting back G_sensors.
[HTC One X] xixx:
Hi everyone!

My sensors stop working about 2 weeks ago but just found this thread. I was thinking this is coz of CM kernel. I've tried to find a way to bring them back by reflashing fe roms from CM to SENSE and back. And it seems that on SENSE roms they are working more time then on CM... but now I'm bringing it back by fully booting device and then power it down by long press power button. And then let phone to boot again. I think the sensors just 'stick' and to reset them we need to disconnect/connect battery. So maybe the 'long press' power down doing the thing. Just my thoughts...
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
we mentioned this idea before , its like a failure to launch , sensors do refuse to work , but not because they are not able to work , maybe there is a specific way to initiate them to start working , maybe heat , maybe discharging our device from any saved static current , or maybe they have they own mind

at this moment we only have guesses to work with
[HTC One X] duki1985:
after few hard restarts sensors are back on(sense5), but hows that proximity sensor always work on sense 4+ and g sensor doesent, there must be a way to fix this...
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
its just a matter of proper initiation , I dont know how to do it and whether its on software lvl or on hardware lvl problem
[HTC One X] bilalzahid29:
no sensor working

android 4.2.2

sense 5.0

once g sensor stopped working, but i did hard reset and it started again.

but now, my mobile battery discharged completely, and i had to start it using bootloader, then selected fastboot, in it selected battery down, then the phone started, otherwise it was not charging and not getting on.

but after that, no sensor is working, i dont have warranty, i did hard reset several times, did factory reset, nothing worked :(

help plzzz
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
For now let your device work without the sensor and leave it for couple of days. Once you feel it warm try to go the hard reset
[HTC One X] xixx:
Yesterday rebooting my HOX hundred times to get sensors working, with the CPU temp about 60C with no luck. Then I've squeezed the phone a little bit in several places and after the reboot I've got sensors working. Usually my orientation sensor (Compas) gives me random values but sometimes it is working fine so I think maybe it's a problem of bad physical contact. And when we are warming up the phone, contact just become more stable and when it's cold may become less stable...

PS. Also maybe we should rename the thread, coz it seems that sensors problem exists not only on SENSE 5 roms...
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
Thanks for the Info
[HTC One X] xixx:
Maybe someone from here will know where are the sensors on HOX's motherboard?

Here is the original question http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2521977
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
I'm not sure that would be an easy approach to ope your device to fix them, I prefer at this moment to keep my device closed with a chance to get my sensors back once rebooting my device
[HTC One X] laurentiub16:
Hy guys,i've read some of your posts and i'm posting this hoping that i can fix my HTC One X's sensors, none of them are working and I'm desperate about it. It runs 4.2.2 JB with HTC Sense 5.0 and no sensor is running, only the proximity sensor(this is working like once in 10-15 calls). Can someone give me a good and tested method to fix my HOX, I just got it and I want the senors to work. Will a downgrade solve it ?
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
downgrading will not solve the problem , sorry to say that , since its a hardware problem , the method which I had best luck with is feel my device warm enough after gaming for couple of minutes then I do a restart , and I only repeat this way once every couple of days and thats all

and after all its just a matter of LUCK
[HTC One X] stebik:
How do you squeeze the phone? I can`t do that. My phone doesnt squeeze. All methods doesnt work.

One time i flash boot.img it`s works. But install new firmware and it`s off and no way to turn it back. Boot.img doesn`t work. All methods doesn`t work. Reboot it 100 times. And temp be 60C. Can`t turn back.

Who knows how to squeeze phone?

---------- Post added at 05:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:20 PM ----------

In what phone don`t plays .flac and .acc?

On my phone 50+ flac and acc plays all and not freeze.

Omg method.
[HTC One X] virgolib:
Try this way, flash some boot.img ( For example my current rom is 4.18.709, but flashed boot.img of 4.18.950) and boot the device , after that re flash the right boot.img of your current using rom again and boot the device.
[HTC One X] stebik:
Not working(
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
Wait couple of days and try again
[HTC One X] xixx:
Hi!

I've made a little video how I'm forcing my sensors to work. It's quality not good but you can see the idea and method which is working for my device - http://youtu.be/YlKp5ZW5PX0.

So, you can see in Sensor List app the diagram of Orientation sensor output data. When I'm not pressing HOX data looks like random. Then I'm pressing on left-top/right-down corners from face and right-top/left-bottom corners from behind of the HOX and the output data starts to look good. I'm doing this every time I'm rebooting the phone and it is working 90% of time.

Don't apply to high pressure! You may break the phone!

PS: At least in my case it's a hardware problem and reflashing/rebooting is not helping. I think it is related to the old Wi-Fi problem with bad contact between mother board and antenna. When I'll have a free time, I'll try to fix it similar way like Wi-Fi was fixed before on othe devices.
[HTC One X] stebik:
Downloaded sensor list app and when openned writes that No sensor found in this cotegory(
[HTC One X] xixx:
Right, so your sensors were not initialized during boot and you can't see them in this app. You may try to twist you phone slightly during boot and hold it twisted till it will start, so top and bottom of your phone should be twisted in opposite directions... Well you may see on video how I'm holding the device. It's hard to show/explain coz no visible transformation is when twisting the phone... See image here https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103618177/twist.jpg.
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
i dont know why, but with Sense 5 Sky Dragon I was able to get my sensors every time I reboot my device , I'm not sure if this works or just a mater of luck
[HTC One X] mrassol:
can you post a link, I can't find it ...

---------- Post added at 06:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:40 PM ----------

found it ...:D
[HTC One X] Sierran:
Now we have 2014.. Any news?

I try all:

-Flashing different kernels

-Different soft's

-Hard Resets

-EVERYTHING

Sorry for my bad english ;)
[HTC One X] big noob:
Well maybe it's hardware failure.. :)
[HTC One X] roysten:
Sense 5 Sky Dragon

the heat treatment no longer works for me and I have installed Sky Dragon to try to fix the sensors issue but they are all still missing as of now ...
[HTC One X] surfsyco:
I was having G sensor problems on my HOX and tried the "over heating" method with some success, only to have the returning problem after flashing a 4.4 Rom.

What I did to over come the problem was to install Ultimate Rotation Control from the Playstore.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.fameit.rotate

What I did was:

Factory reset.

Install/activate the app.

Play around with the manual rotate settings

Reboot.

This seems to have solved my issue as I have flashed a few different 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 Roms since using it and the problem hasn't returned (fingers crossed!!)

I think what happens is the app kind of kick starts the G sensor again and (in my case anyway) restores the sensor.

It may not work for every device, but it's worth a try for anyone with auto rotate issues.
[HTC One X] Guids:
I have experienced somewhat the same. Not sure how it works, and unfortunately is not really consistent. However, it's nice to see it is alive and kicking so now and then
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
For me things has been really well since for the last two months my sensors hasn't stopped working at all even with multiple ROM flashing . as I said before it's just matter of luck. And until this moment there is no single 100% active method available yet
[HTC One X] snaker445:
Shut off the phone for 5 minutes and all the sensors are back.
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
That doesn't work all the time, but explaining that is easy, by leaving your phone shut of for five minutes it will have the chance to empty any stored electrical charges inside your device or sensors, then they will start normally
[HTC One X] tjeremiaha:
Sounds crazy but it worked for me! I just squeezed my phone along the camera on the back while applying even pressure on the front. Gentle squeezes in several different places and I can access my camera once again!
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
Lol, congrats
[HTC One X] cecopukun:
i have this problem , and my phone is in S-OFF..

did S-OFF mode make the g-sensor didn detact..??
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
I don't think so , since its mainly a hardware problem
[HTC One X] sawo:
HTC f***ed the phones so you can buy new ones. Simple as that. I bought the One X with broken screen, had to replace screen, IC backlight chip, speakers and antenna cables and disassembled it like 500 times in the process, but i got it working in the end and gave it to my GF. The phone ran perfectly for almost a year until the very day the latest HTC update arrived. The phone was never rooted, unlocked or tampered in any software way. Only official updates. After that latest sense5 update, the g sensor was gone and the proximity sensor as well. Coincidence ? I don't think so. After that update i rooted it, installed another sense rom and everything worked again... for about a week. After that the sensors were gone and there is no way to get them back on.

I have no idea how do you expect the phone to crash by playing FLAC files, but the music app simply returns not supported error, no crash. Thats pretty much it - time for a new phone. If you are looking for a replacement, i would suggest buying chinese phone from pandawill or similar website. I bought at least 15 phones for friends and they all cost like $150... I am big fan of HTC, but I'm getting sick and tired of them crapping all over the old phones via software updates. I myself have HTC One and after the latest update i have that purple camera tint everyone complains about... If it's hardware issue how come it happened after the software update? BS. - thats my opinion.
[HTC One X] trabadura:
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[HTC One X] trabadura:
I would like to share my experience about the problem with the sensors of the HTC One X.

I use HTC One X International version

Hboot

*** UNLOCKED ***

ENDEAVORU XE SHIP S-OFF RL

CID-11111111

HBOOT-1.72.0000

CPLD-None

MICROP-None

Radio-5.1204.167.31

eMMC-bootmode: disabled

CPU-bootmode: disabled

HW Secure boot: disabled

MODEM PATH: OFF

Currently use ARHD 33.1 (Android 4.2.2) + stock kernel.

I tried all the methods that I could find on the web.

1. I tried to change any ROMs based on Sense 4, Sense 5, Cyanogenmod and any kernels for them. It did not help. The sensors are still not recognized.

2. I tried to discharge the battery completely and it did not help. The sensors are still not recognized.

3. I tried to change all firmwares on 401 base (3.14.401.31, 3.18.401.1, 3.20.401.1, 4.18.401.2, 4.18.401.3, 4.18.401.4) and it did not help. The sensors are still not recognized.

4. I tried to install RUU_Endeavor_U_JB_45_S_HTC_Europe_3.14.401.31_R_Radio_5.1204.162.29_release_302015_signed and it did not help. The sensors are still not recognized.

5. I tried to restart in safe mode after disabling fastboot from power settings and recalibration G-Sensor. Then rebooted in normal mode and recalibrated again and it did not help. The sensors are still not recognized.

6. I tried a factory reset and it did not help. The sensors are still not recognized.

7. I tried to kill all apps in task manager and it did not help. The sensors are still not recognized.

8. I tried to power off after disabling fastboot and orientation from power settings. Interval waited 10-20 minutes and it did not help. The sensors are still not recognized.

9. Try using FLAC formats as they are huge in size and it did not help. The sensors are still not recognized.

10. The only way that I can come back to life sensors is to use the program from Google Play - Stability Test. Run of classic and wait until the temperature rises to 44-45 degrees Celsius. Then immediately reboot phone and sensors are activated (by this method have a 95% success rate), but after restart or turn off the phone after disabling fastboot the sensors are still not recognized. The most interesting thing is that after this procedure if you do not reboot or shut down the phone all sensors work properly. I suppose that there is some problem with the loading process of the sensors at the start of the phone.

If someone has tried something different and has helped him to return sensors to life even after restart can share.

This is for now. If you learn some more valuable information will be shared here and wherever raise the issue of this problem.

I hope to come away with making a decision that will help us all to deal with this problem.

Greetings to all.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] danr:
Hi,

What are the differences between Bigstorage 1.11 and 1.12?

If I upgraded (successfully) with 1.11, would it be worthwhile to re-upgrade to 1.12?

Thanks,

Dan

JAM PM10A

ROM version 1.11.00 WWE

RADIO version 1.11.00

Protocol version 1337.42

ExtROM version (none)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] danr:
By the way, How do you upgrade from Bigstorage 1.11 to 1.12?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] vijay555:
Bigstorage is a hack to a normal rom, any rom; the difference between 1.11 and 1.12 is that one is based on rom 1.11 and the other 1.12!

See my, and others' posts, that indicate that there's little if any reason to go from 1.11 to 1.12 if you're happy with your system. But, if you're prepared to install a new rom, do it, but it has almost no benefits, if any!

If you're doing bigstorage once and only once, use the latest version (1.13?). but no real tangible reason if you're happy with 1.11.

V
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] gogol:
I still use version 1.01. Why ? because it works fine for me :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ssnapier:
I have two issues, both of which are very frustrating. I have changed my default keyboard to Smart Keyboard Pro and it keeps the change for a day or two and then it reverts back to the Samsung keyboard. It is not tied to restarts, and I cannot figure out what causes it t suddenly change back.

The second issue is the call log shows everything (including messages) even though I tell it just show "all calls". The issues is kind of the same where I change it and it stays that way for a few days and then reverts back but the tow changes don't even take place together.

Any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Sounds weird, have you installed a mod recently that may have messed it up? Sometimes doing things to your phone can cause these little issues.

I'd restore a recent backup if you have it, you can try to factory reset also but you'll lose your app and system data.

If that still doesn't work, I'd pull off any files you want to keep and format the internal SD card. It'll return your phone to a very clean state, but you'll also start from scratch.

I also think flashing a custom rom should clear things up. If you find any you're interested in give them a shot. cleanrom, bonestock, and obsessed all are extremely stable roms and as close to stock as you'll get. There are also many other roms that are more heavily modded and themed that you'd enjoy. I think you'd probably like them more than a stock rooted rom anyway.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethilo:
Hey all,

I'm stuck, at a loss here...

I have a galaxy S4 GT-i9500 and am now stuck unable to boot up through my encrypted phone password. Here's what happened in choronological order:

Encrypted the phone (My unlock PIN = "0000")

Installed cofface cwm recovery

Rooted the phone with cwm superSU v0.99

Backed up with external SD

Flashed pacman i9500 4.3

Rebooted and... it said something along the lines of "encrypted phone, needs to be reset" and it wouldn't start up, it only gave me the option of "reset phone" and it would just reboot it.

So I decided to attempt to restore my backup. It said "wrong MD5" so I took out the sd card, popped it into my computer, and was told to just have a blank nandroid.md5 file in the backup and it should work. It did.

So my backup restore is totally successful, but now when I turn on the phone and have to enter the PIN, my PIN is WRONG! I can't get into the phone now because the PIN doesn't work.

I really don't care about my backup datafiles, I don't care if the phone is encrypted, I just want a working phone again with whatever ROM is available. Can anyone shed some light on my situation? I really don't want to drop another $600 for a new phone.

Thanks