Urgent Help - no sound, registry setting? - Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus General

Hey guys, I'm overseas at the moment and for some reason my sound stopped working. I haven't used a headset or anything else during this time. I've plugged it in to charge and when i removed it this morning, i kept missing calls. when I plug the headset in, i get sound... but when I remove it - no sound, only vibrate.
I have none of my tools with me (ie. installation cds or phone to usb cable). I'm sure this is just a screwy registry setting. can anyone help or point me in the right direction? I have many new contacts and won't be returning home for another 2 months.
PS. i've tried the headphone plug in and remove thing several times, even with soft reset but still doesn't unhook the sound. I'm baffled as to why this has happened when I hadn't even used the headphones.
Many thanks in advance, SINC

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No sound :-(

Hi,
Following on from my phone app problems, my XDA Mini S has now stopped producing sound alltogether!
I believe the problem is that the phone thinks i have the headset plugged in, as i can hear sounds through the suppluied headphones but nothing when they are unplugged - not even during a call.
Please can someone make a suggestion? I have tried soft resetting.
:?:
EDIT: I should point out that i can hear the ringtone when the phone rings through the speaker but absolutely no other sounds - nothing in calls and nothing from the speakers - WMAs etc.
try unplugging and plugging it back in a few times (quite a few in one go)
the headphone "sensor" is usually hardware which picks up when something is physically plugged in .
not sure what else to try
if u have had it less then 30 days then get a replacement next day from o2.
or hard reset ? but backup first!
Hmm,
I just can't work this out. How come the ringtone plays through the speakers? If the phone thought the headset was plugged in would it not just play the ringer through the headset? Can anyone confirm this please?
Stupid phone :-(
Mine did the same, ringtone played OK but could only make calls with the headset plugged in. Thouhgt I was going to have to return it, but ried pushig the jack i alittle further before pulling it out and it all started working OK. I've not had the problme since.
hi guys , i have problem with sound as well , i just unblocked the simlock with lokiwiz02b , and suddenly there was no sound at all , i can call but there is no sound , i tried to play ringtones nothing works , headset is not solution as well , when i tried to run media player message - no hardware device to play sound or device not available , and everytime i open the volume control it's show that it's mutted and i can't scroll it up to make any sound all i can say it seems that system drivers for sound are ****ed up,
anybody have any idea how to solve it? i have still few days to return it but i played with this simlock so i'm afraid they can charge me extra for repair ,
Have you tried a hard reset?
Dr Doom said:
Hmm,
I just can't work this out. How come the ringtone plays through the speakers? If the phone thought the headset was plugged in would it not just play the ringer through the headset? Can anyone confirm this please?
Stupid phone :-(
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My Charmer, has the opposite problem. My speaker went dead on my suddenly during a phone conversation on speaker phone mode. So, I can't hear any phone rings and stuff, but still able to make calls, with or without the ear phone.
Yes, confirm (for my charmer) that if you have your ear phone in, speaker won't give you any sound. So, don't think it is that earphone plug sensor thing problem.
yes i tried hard reset but everything still the same -no sound at all
No sound on earpiece, microphone ok
Well I tried the suggestions in the forum and still it didn't work. I then thought maybe there's dust and stuff in the workings, blew into the earpiece and it worked.
It's worth a try!
Hope this helps.
Hello to everybody.. I had the same problem for months and last week i gave my wizard to the assistance cause I feded up!
I solve the problem with 70 euros but now it-s better.

No more sound ?

Hi dudes,
My problem seems similar to Obstler's issue in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=35378&highlight=sound+problem
The problem: I can no longer hear any sound no matter what I do:
- clicking progs used to generate sounds. But no more...
- playing sound files just gives me silence
- a phone call generates a vibration as usual, but no more sound
- and when I pick up, I cannot hear the caller's voice
I tried:
- switching on/off bluetooth and speakerhone
- fiddling around with sound settings
- ending all active programs
Nothing seems to help.
My QTEK 9100 is one month old, has EXTrom 1.6.7.101 and is pretty much default (except for one lousy mahjongg game, but this one isn't the cause as it's been on for 2 weeks now.)
What I haven't tried yet; a soft reset. (I lack the doc here at the office but I think I need to do an ActiveSync at home first before resetting as I might lose some data right?)
Anyone had this? Anyone know what to do?
I'm quite new to PDA so I admit I wouldn't even know how to upgrade the bloody thing.
Had the same problem..
Try using your headphone plug, and plug it in several times(not to rough)
Sometimes the connection stays stuck in headphone....
It worked for me!!
p50kombi said:
Had the same problem..
Try using your headphone plug, and plug it in several times(not to rough)
Sometimes the connection stays stuck in headphone....
It worked for me!!
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Strange... I never used that headphone. up to now.
Will try at home tonight. Thanks!
Found it! Switched on bluetooth.
Clicked the "connect" button on my Jabra headset. Et voila! :lol:

MDA Compact II and no sound

All,
I have a MDA Compact II using the latest T-Mobile ROM and experiencing a problem regarding incoming phone calls and text messages notifications. I have set the phone to ring full volume and text messages are assigned to an audio notification. Occasionally when I receive texts/phone calls there is no audio notification even though they are switched on. I am missing quite a few phone calls and the only way to get the audio notification back is to soft rest the phone.
Does anyone know how to get around this?
Thanks
M
Just to say I have exactly the same problem. phone working fine for 3 months then sound only after soft reset, then stops working after a couple of days. i cant attribute it to any event
U2 have probably a program installed which is eating up sound handles (i.e. not releasing them after usage). A soft-reset releases them of course. So you have to uninstall some 3rd party software to find the nasty one...
No Audio
Hi
Am running a T-Mobile Compact 2 with WM5, also installed is Spb Pocket Plus
I have no audio for any Windows Media Files or for any sounds / notifications e.g. the alarm. I do get audio playback and notifications through wired headphones. The phone will ring and vibrate when called.
2 Soft resets and the removal of an Alert progam unwittingly installed from Skyscape (medical and nursing texts for PDA) have not resolved the issue.
I have been into sounds and notifications and ticked all the relevant boxes. Interestingly in notifications I ticked the box for the device to vibrate when using activesync. It was vibrating but not making any sounds earlier.
One of the seniour guys at Pocketnow.Com has suggested that I have somehow turned down the speaker volume. If so - how do I turn it back up? Trust me when I say that the standard volume display shows volume at full.
Any ideas?
Will.
Hi
I've just got back into work tonight and synced with my work PC. When active sync started up the audio came back online. I have no idea why.
Any deas?
Will.
Still No Audio
Hi,
Last night the audio on my T-Mobile Compact 2 came back online when I was synced with my work computer - great! I even unplugged the USB lead and audio remained. I then resynced and carried on listening to headphones for a few hours while I worked. When I disconnected I found that Audio had died again. I therfore assumed that it was an issue with Activsync 4.1. I deleted the sync relationship on both my device and the PC, did a soft reset and created a new one. Still no audio.
Does anyone have any ideas about what is going on? I am thinking about a hard reset if no one has any thoughts.
Will.
Hi,
have just tried calling my deviced from a landline, what i've found is that the device will ring but that I am unable to communicate using it (Can't recieve or send voice) unless I use the wired handsfree kit. Have not tried a bluetooth headset.
Will.
Sound problems with telephone
If your PDA works when playing sound files but you cannot hear anything when telephoning, the problem is usually bad contacts on the phone earpiece.
The PDA has 2 speakers, one for sounds and a smaller one for the telephone.
You must open up the animal and clean the contacts on the motherboard.
Hope this helps.
Bob
I have the same problem...sound is often working normally, but sometimes it just stops for a few days or longer. It is very annoying to always take the wired headset with you. Soft-resetting does not help in my case. I also have SPB pocket plus installed and a wireless network SDIO card. I could however not find a general rule that makes the sound stop... e.g. installed software or activesync problems.
I read earlier about cleaning up the speakers, but I have no idea how to open up the phone. Suggestions?
It could be the problem from the wired handsfree jack/socket, once you are taking the pin out, the socket is not switching the device speaker functionality back.
The picture attached is for illustration only, and the functionality is to cut all the sounds from the device and through to the hansfree, and once the handsfree is out then to restore the device's original sound system.
Not 100% sure but someone can try to clean the jack without opening the device.
1. Switch-off the device, remove the battery, leave it for 10-15 minutes.
2. spray a minimum quantity of CONTACT CLEANER ( http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=4153&criteria=contact cleaner&doy=15m11 )
3. Leave the device again for 10-15 minutes to evaporate any moisture
4. Put back the battery and try now.
GoodLuck
Sidd
Has anyone tried yet??
yes, hands-free socket could be the problem
My beloved Jam suddenly lost sound yesterday, and it does seem to have been caused by a physical failure inside the hands-free socket. I was able to fix the sound by opening up the device, opening the little black box that houses the socket, and tweaking the contacts.
All sound suddenly disappeared except for bluetooth and the wired hands-free earphones. Without using those accessories, there was no phone audio, no sound from speaker (from ANY source), and--interestingly--the mic did not work at all. But calls worked fine through the BT headset, and all sounds from all sources came through the wired earphones when they were plugged in.
This evidence all pointed to the existence of a switch inside the hands-free socket that was stuck, telling the device to send all sound to the wired earphones even when they weren't plugged in. After opening the device and the box that houses the socket, I pried the contacts a bit with a pocket knife, hoping to ensure that when the there's no jack inserted in the socket, the device will know it. Sure enough, after I put things back together, sound is once again functioning properly. Whew!
BTW, the problem started after I took the Jam skiing so I could listen to music. It might even have been caused when the earphone jack was violently pulled out at one point. Anyway, I had already decided not to try that again, because the Jam seems to stop functioning reliably above 9,000 feet.
Hi, I had the same problem as all of you, what i did to fix it was...
1. plug in handsfree
2. pull handsfree ^up^
3. now slowly pull out
This should cure the problem as it cured mine
thousand thanks to Ayyub and mtn_lion. i'm glad i went to page 2 of this topic. now i can invest my time for important projects. the importance of sharing ideas in this world will help evolving each other without having to go through the same paths again. to everyone reading this: it's okay to share your painful steps even though you didnt find a working solution! dont make others do the same mistakes over and over again. support the evolution. it could save your life and millions of others soon or later.
polar20
We have to thank everyone who posted in this topic. Without them, we would mostly still be struggling. Great contribution folks!
same problem here
I, too have an t-mobile MDA and have had the same exact sound problem with and and have exchanged two with t-mobile - all three lost sound after a day or two and the only thing that brings it back is a soft reset. I do NOT use a hands free unit pr plug anything into the headphone jack so that's not the problem. T-Mobile claims to know nothing about this problem....
Jim
Littleton, CO
well, i was experiencing the same problem when uninstalled "pocket zen phone" application. after uninstall, charmer sometimes lost sound completely and only softreset brings the sound on again. hardreset solved this completely, not using PZP anymore...
Hi I have this same problem with my T-Mobila MDA Vario II, it did hapen before to me but i just did hard reset and thath solved the problem, but this time it didn't helped. I allready reflash MDA with 3 different systems and still this same, i was trying to plugin in and out handsfree kit but that didn't help. MDA doesn't have any sound now, only thrue handsfree kit. Is any one have any more ideas what i can do?
It unblocked it self after 24 hours lying on the shelf, so still don't know what's couising the problem.

Universal/Jasjar sound fiasco...but it works with OpenMoko

Ok I have been searching for a fix for the past months to my headphone only audio issue on my device. I have tried all the fixes that have been posted(push headset in and out, delete bluetooth profiles, backdate rom, etc) but nothing has worked thus far and because I don't make a lot of calls I did want to use it as a phone. Anyway, up until now I just assumed that this issue was hardware related(which makes no sense because when i get a call the ringer works no matter which ringtone I choose, it works). I go ahead and install the latest OpenMoko Linux and ..tadaaaa audio...I figure this is the site for developers, can someone tell me if there is some way to check a registry setting(that for some reason has not been reset no matter which rom I have flashed or how many Factory Resets I do) that can be changed or some kind of full refresh/wipe of the memory to reflash...something should work...as much as I would love to just use the OpenMoko only, its still in its infancy on the wizard and not as complete as WM5 and 6. Any suggestions???
I had a simlar problem.
Exec would only work with the headset plugged in, or with bluetooth. It would ring and if I answered it with out the head set plugged in or a BT, I couldn't hear the person on the other end. I too left it as is for a while untill I eventualy gave up and took the back off to have a look at the socket for the headphones. With some carefull jiggery pokery, I manged to hold the battery in place whilst testing various connection options. It turned out in the end that the contact at the back of the socket was bent "locked" into the headphone plugged in mode. The trick was to bend this back carefuly so it no longer makes contact. Once done, I put the exec back together and hey presto, the speakers and mic worked again. THe only down side is I can't plug in a head set anymore, but this realy isn't a downside for me as I use BT all the time anyway.
Hope this helps
Mav

No sound on Hima

Afternoon all,
I have recently bought another XDA II. The device was perfectly working fine until a weird thing happend. The sound for some weird reason stopped. I couldn't hear anyone over the phone nor I could hear the ringtone. The most weirdest thing is that even after burning different ROMs it is still the same. I can call and it connects the call fine however I cannot hear anything what the other person is saying. Its like the device gone mute! totally!.
Anyone had same or similar issues? and how did you manage to solve it?
Regards
Jay
there is a mechanical detector which detect when the headset is connected
when it gets stuck that happpens
many people fix it by inserting and removing the headset X number of times
Rudegar, Thanks for the quick reply.
You mean that I should connect my Handsfree bluetooth kit to the phone and then remove it again? Though I never connected any handsfree with it.
Regards
Jay
no wired headset
hmm. Ok I will have to find that since I dont have one. I will report back with the results.
Many thanks once again to help
Regards
Jay
Hello I have connected the headphones as suggested and I can hear the voice and sound of the hima there however I cannot hear it once I unplug the headphones.
I have plug and unplug it number of times but no joy.
Any other suggestions which I can try please?
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Regards
J
jaytheguru said:
Hello I have connected the headphones as suggested and I can hear the voice and sound of the hima there however I cannot hear it once I unplug the headphones.
I have plug and unplug it number of times but no joy.
Any other suggestions which I can try please?
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Regards
J
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Dust in contacts?????
Hello,
No I have cleaned the device. The strange thing is that it was working fine and then suddenly it stopped. I can hear the sound perfectly if I plug in the headphones (handsfree with cable works fine as well) however if I unplug it, there is no sound coming out of it at all.
Regards
J
Hello,
I have noticed another thing, if the battery dies totally and then recharged, the device plays the sound properly for a time being after that it goes back to the "stereo headphones" sound.
I am out of ideas what to do next. (I have installed different ROMs, added old and new Radio versions nothing is working).
Regards
J
After searching around endlessly I found a solution. I had to open the Hima and create a contact between the two gold springs with the speaker device. Here is the full solution given by Rayan :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=225372
Hope this helps others in future.
Regards
Jay

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