I used su -> /system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha to fix the rotation lag on my epic and it has caused serious issues. I can't post in the thread this originated it. Sorry. Still new to tapatalk. Many of my apps now are stuck horizontal and upside down. I've restarted. Enabled/disabled everything I can think of. Tried GUI calibrated. Used sensorcalibutil with phone orientated on all sides. . Turning off screen rotation keeps most menus and such vertical but the dialer is now useless in the horz upside down position. Running truly epic rebirth rom.
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I had the same issue but a simple reboot fixed out for me. Good luck! I hope this helps.
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Hey. I had the exact same problem after I used the terminal. but after rebooting a few times the rotation started working perfectly fine just like the day i got the phone. I Hope the same happens for you.
I am taking absolutely no credit for this.
Here is what i do.
I paid for Root Explorer. I am sure you can find a similar program. Here are the steps...
Navigate to data/system directory.
Find the file ms3c_yamaha.cfg and rename it putting a .bak at the end.
Close Root Explorer and reboot the phone.
This should recreate the File and then you can run your sensor calibration method.
Works every time.
Hope this helps.
Found a suggestion that worked for me in another forum. Terminal the commands as normal then lay flat on its back with keyboard open. Then stabilize with a finger and hit enter. Close terminal,power button for a few seconds and power back on. All was perfect after that.
Thx for everyone's responses
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I think you may have missed the portion where you have to shut the screen off immediately afterwards. I have 2 epics with multiple roms tried and loaded and this method never failed me. I never had to open the keyboard. I dont see how that works seeing as how your stabilizing it with your hand anyways? But then again I ran the calibration as soon as I flash...
unorthatrox said:
I used su -> /system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha to fix the rotation lag on my epic and it has caused serious issues.
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Assuming you followed directions from jbuggydroid here, did you get a confirmation message in the terminal emulator saying that the screen was calibrated?
Did you exit the program, then turn off your screen and turn it back on?
When you calibrated the phone, did you lay it on a flat plane, like a table?
If any answer to those questions is no, I would say to try it again and just make sure each step is followed.
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I dont know why but can someone look into why the epic is soo slow to change orientation \? It wasnt this bad with ecliar.. Not that i remember anyway.
post #768 someone else found it
edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836111&page=77
oops, forgot to link, at least your problem is solved |
Post 768 of what? I havr the same problem...i gixed it by going into settings > display > auto rotation and unchecking auto rotation. Personally for me its more annpying then helpful...espically when laying in bed.
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I did this and it worked for me....
Download an Android Terminal and type this in.
su
/system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha
Follow the on screen instructions.
Hope this helps!
Its definitely not just you
stayfitted said:
I did this and it worked for me....
Download an Android Terminal and type this in.
su
/system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha
Follow the on screen instructions.
Hope this helps!
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Wow. that worked. Thanks.
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bubby323 said:
Wow. that worked. Thanks.
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+1
rotates in about half the time.
Thanks
no luck
hey i switch to froyo the other day and noticed this to so i tried the calibration tool in settings and nothing so i switched back to 2.1 and it goes into landscape mode and the wont automaticly switch back i have to hit the power button the hit it the power button again then it switches???!!!! I just tryied the manual calibration using terminal and it sai success but the same thing is happing can any one help thank you!
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hey i switch to froyo the other day and noticed this to so i tried the calibration tool in settings and nothing so i switched back to 2.1 and it goes into landscape mode and the wont automaticly switch back i have to hit the power button the hit it the power button again then it switches???!!!! I just tryied the manual calibration using terminal and it sai success but the same thing is happing can any one help thank you!
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Make sure you lay your phone down on a table that is level then start the calibration. When its complete; reboot.
If this doesn't work then idk what to tell ya :\
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stayfitted said:
I did this and it worked for me....
Download an Android Terminal and type this in.
su
/system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha
Follow the on screen instructions.
Hope this helps!
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I tried this method -- Seemed to work at first. But now my phone is stuck in the 270o position. Turned off auto-rotate in settings just so it would stay vertical. Any suggestions?
I've tried doing the command line with the phone horizontal with the edge of the phone on the table. Also tried it with the back of the phone on the table.
I have this problem also. Flashed to one of the froyo roms. Did a calibration, noticed it seemed "stuck" or slow to auto rotate. Flashed back to stock and and went back to EE middle problem was still there. During the course of the night it stopped auto rotating. Odin back to full stock and no fix.
Do the manual terminal command line mentioned earlier in this thread to fix the issues even after rolling back to Eclair. I believe it has something to do with the built-in Froyo calibration in settings. I did not have the auto-rotate lag until messing with that. Very annoying.
One thing I noticed is that because of the bump at the bottom of the Epic when you lay it on a flat surface to calibrate, it's off by about 15 degrees. Which makes it take longer to switch to the vertical orientation. I did it with a small bubble level laying across the top and it responds to vertical much faster.
Tamvegas said:
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rotates in about half the time.
Thanks
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NP anytime....if it doesn't work right away for you guys you may need to give your phone a reboot
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NP anytime....if it doesn't work right away for you guys you may need to give your phone a reboot
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Yup, after the reboot, it now rotates almost immediately. Thank you for this!
This helped with the compass as well.
Shouldn't this be in general?
asj2583 said:
Shouldn't this be in general?
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I say that to myself at least 5x a day.... honestly I wish there was another section specifically for questions
asj2583 said:
Shouldn't this be in general?
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No. And unfortunately, even though this fixes the problem; It cannot be baked into roms. Every person's sensors are completely different. No one cfg seems to match more than one person. I'll prolly toss a script to do it in quantum 1.6.
Thanks everybody for your support and taking the time to help out on this matter. !!! Keep up the team work !
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I am running dk28 and haven't had any issues with gps that seem t be all over the forums. When I updated to the new google maps my gps isn't as accuruate as it was ( still pretty close but not as close) and basically when I turn left, it turns right, I go right, it goes left and its a bit annoying.
I uninstalled the update and it still was messed up. Tried re installing and still a no go. Anyone else had this problem? Or does anyone know what I can do to fix it, preferably without flashing back to 2.1 through odin and all that mess?
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I am running dk28 and haven't had any issues with gps that seem t be all over the forums. When I updated to the new google maps my gps isn't as accuruate as it was ( still pretty close but not as close) and basically when I turn left, it turns right, I go right, it goes left and its a bit annoying.
I uninstalled the update and it still was messed up. Tried re installing and still a no go. Anyone else had this problem? Or does anyone know what I can do to fix it, preferably without flashing back to 2.1 through odin and all that mess?
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Have you tried to calibrate the magnetometer? Download Compass from Market and Menu > Calibrate?
Didn't know of compass. There's a compass thing in te new maps though that I did calibrate and it still had issues. Ill try that though
Edit - still a no go
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Nothing new really. I've noticed that the compass is pretty ****ty in the Epic period regardless of OS to the point of being almost useless.
did you happen to spin the map on accident?
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did you happen to spin the map on accident?
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Lol no.
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Nothing new really. I've noticed that the compass is pretty ****ty in the Epic period regardless of OS to the point of being almost useless.
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I've always had good gps til this incident. Sucks, I don't use it often but it comes in handy now and then. Hopefully when, or if, an official release drops it will be better
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I was recently having problems with the compass and Navigation going the wrong way. Intrerestingly enough I calibrated the accelromater and it fixed the issue. The phone no longer thinks South it North. I used the calibration method through the Connectbot below. In Froyo there is setting to calibrate it right through the GUI.
"Originally Posted by tmspyder
I was able to recalibrate my g sensors as follows ..
This worked for me but I'll take no responsibility if it mucks something else up
1. Download a terminal app from the market
2. Enter one line at a time.
su
/system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha
3. Follow the onscreen directions, while making sure you device is flat.
pay attention to the bump at bottom on back.
I hung said bump off the edge of table
I preformed this AFTER flashing to stock and then flashing my former ROM.
So it was not done in 2.2"
THANK YOU TO: tmspyder
My auto rotate has stopped working. Only way to go to landscape is by opening the keyboard. I suspect one of the sensors may be at fault. Raging thunder was much easier to play when it was working now the turning is sort of sporadic. I tried reflashing to no avail. Anyone have any ideas? I have to take my epic to sprint because the left side of my screen is lifting so ill mention that while I'm at it. In the meantime is there anything I can do on my own?
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Try the following: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=926098, you also may want to try toggling the auto rotation box in the settings, and reboot your phone
Also, if your taking it into sprint, you may want to restore your phone back to the stock rom and recovery first, if it isn't already.
Also if you're using a custom launcher make sure the rotation settings on that don't conflict with the original settings. Sometimes you gotta turn the custom launcher's settings off.
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Also if you're using a custom launcher make sure the rotation settings on that don't conflict with the original settings. Sometimes you gotta turn the custom launcher's settings off.
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Ive seen the opposite with launcher pro,you need to have both enabled for it to work...
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My screen is starting to lift on the left side as well. I've dropped my phone once or twice; but they weren't long/hard drops. Maybe this is why?
my left side screen was slightly raised from day 1 out of the box.
Yea it really sucks. Luckily sprint is awesome enough to fix or replace my phone at the service center near me as long as I'm paying for the insurance... and as long as they can prove that I didn't do the damage to it. I can't stand the screen lift more than I can stand the auto rotate. It scares me lol
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Alright little update.
I got tired of stock di18 after going back to it experiencing lag on every 2.2 rom I tried. Just flashed the new midnight rom and NOW everything is.zippy as help with no lag. Just so happens my autorotate works now. Did the autorotate lag fix and now its perfect. Might I add gps works perfectly too.
...finally my epic is now finally epic. 1100/2000 in smartbench. That numbers rounded I don't remember the exact figure but point is I luv these devs!
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Not sure if this was mentioned, but if you do the auto rotate lagfix: sensorcalibutil_yamaha method, and you get "failed" results, you can go to data/system and delete (or rename):
Ms3c_yamaha.cfg
(I renamed it to ms3c_yamaha.bak)
Then reboot, use the sensorcalibutil_yamaha method again, the cfg file will have been recreated, and it should work.
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Yea it works extremely fast. The.phone is flipped and ready to go before I even adjust my hands to use the phone. I love this thing.
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I just wanted to share this with fellow Epic 4G sufferers, er, owners. Zynga's Scrabble clone, Words with Friends has a "shake to shuffle your tiles" option. Well, not an option, really. You can't disable it. For some reason, if my phone isn't lying flat on the table, my tiles shuffle constantly. They have some bug reading the g-sensor. Here's the response I got from them:
This issue may be related to the version of the Operating System that is on installed on your device being out-of-date. Operating Systems are constantly being updated to improve stability and performance, while eliminating bugs. It is highly recommended that you update your Operating System so that your version is up-to-date. By updating your OS, you can increase the likelihood that this issue you are having with the application will be resolved.
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They go on to explain to me how to update my OS from the Settings menu.
Well, F#$% YOU, Zynga.
I had this issue when I first got the phone. I tried doing the calibration in Settings -> Display -> Horizontal Calibration but it wasn't enough. It wasn't until I rooted and used the command line calibration that it got fixed (and my screen rotation became much more accurate). I'll see if I can find the link to the other calibration tool.
Edit: Found it...
From a terminal or adb shell run /system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha to perform a better calibration. I believe you need to have root to run this. I was amazed how much better this made my screen rotation and questioned why it wasn't calibrated correctly from the factory...
machx0r said:
I had this issue when I first got the phone. I tried doing the calibration in Settings -> Display -> Horizontal Calibration but it wasn't enough. It wasn't until I rooted and used the command line calibration that it got fixed (and my screen rotation became much more accurate). I'll see if I can find the link to the other calibration tool.
Edit: Found it...
From a terminal or adb shell run /system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha to perform a better calibration. I believe you need to have root to run this. I was amazed how much better this made my screen rotation and questioned why it wasn't calibrated correctly from the factory...
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Thanks. I haven't tried that. I think I forgot to run that since I last reflashed my rom. I'll give it a try and see if it fixes the issue. Since Zynga isn't going to be any help.
Edit: No dice. Hmm, I was sure that would fix it. Darn.
machx0r said:
I had this issue when I first got the phone. I tried doing the calibration in Settings -> Display -> Horizontal Calibration but it wasn't enough. It wasn't until I rooted and used the command line calibration that it got fixed (and my screen rotation became much more accurate). I'll see if I can find the link to the other calibration tool.
Edit: Found it...
From a terminal or adb shell run /system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha to perform a better calibration. I believe you need to have root to run this. I was amazed how much better this made my screen rotation and questioned why it wasn't calibrated correctly from the factory...
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Because the Epic was a last minute patch-work job, that's why. From the software (it was originally supposed to run Bada, not Android) to the GPS (they were going to use another chip or something, but Google put the kibosh on that so they had to replace it at the last minute). It was all patched up just before it was shipped out.
Our devs here don't get enough credit considering the sorry state this thing was in from the get-go.
I play the game and don't have sensor issues, what ROM are you on? I'm assuming you've already calibrated your sensor?
Yeah, I ran the calibration today. Had forgotten to do it since the last flash. I'm on rooted EC05 stock.
I'm going to play around with CM7. Maybe when I flash back I'll reinstall from scratch instead of a nandroid restore. Possible I've screwed something up.
Glad to hear that it should be working and isn't a bug in Words.
Jason
I stopped using WWF when it stopped displaying properly with AdFree enabled.
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Yeah, I ran the calibration today. Had forgotten to do it since the last flash. I'm on rooted EC05 stock.
I'm going to play around with CM7. Maybe when I flash back I'll reinstall from scratch instead of a nandroid restore. Possible I've screwed something up.
Glad to hear that it should be working and isn't a bug in Words.
Jason
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Yeah, my backups were borked, best stable thing for me was stock ec05 rooted, odexed. I just remove bloatware, etc, but I still calibrate my sensor on a flat surface even though my sensor is calibrated fine.
That is funny, I have the exact opposite problem. I find that the WWF shake to shuffle feature doesn't work very will on my Epic. I have to practically hit it against the wall to get it to shuffle. lol
I have words with friends adfree and i don't have the shuffle issue and i'm on bonsai 4.0.1
I do hate zynga developing team on android ugh..... there ipod touch one is so much better...
Also they have come a long way with words with friends, the only issue/bug i have with it is the damn notifications suck monkey balls!!!
There hanging for friends is a disaster even adfree it always reloads old games i deleted and won or lost and makes me clear its data every 3 days
It needs a lot of work!!
Zynga needs to get their sh*t together on android!!! or hire some better developers. I consider the android version of both games like a direct port somehow running on android.. feels like garbage SMH i may get rid of them
So I used to run /system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha as root to get a more precise horizontal calibration (the option in setting seemed to do nothing). However after upgrading to GB it seems like this executable has been removed and the option is settings still didn't seem to solve my issue. Is there another alternative on a stock GB rom? Maybe they renamed the app?
Download GPS Status from the Market. When you open the app, go to settings. There is an option to calibrate compass. Worked great from mine. Mine is spot on now.
Is there really no longer a built-in calibration app in system settings? Mine worked fine although the phone had to be upside-down like many other people's while using it.
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Is there really no longer a built-in calibration app in system settings? Mine worked fine although the phone had to be upside-down like many other people's while using it.
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No the built-in Settings -> Display -> Horizontal Calibration still exists. My statement was that it never really worked for me and still doesn't. The only reliable way I had to calibrate was by running the aforementioned yamaha application while running as root.
I've tried the upside down trick and I still get jitters. For instance Words with Friends randomly shakes the tiles, even if my phone is sitting on a table. It's not so bad w/ GB as it was when I got the phone originally but I was able to solve it under Froyo with the yamaha tool and don't seem to have that option in GB :-(
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So I used to run /system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha as root to get a more precise horizontal calibration (the option in setting seemed to do nothing). However after upgrading to GB it seems like this executable has been removed and the option is settings still didn't seem to solve my issue. Is there another alternative on a stock GB rom? Maybe they renamed the app?
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No the built-in Settings -> Display -> Horizontal Calibration still exists. My statement was that it never really worked for me and still doesn't. The only reliable way I had to calibrate was by running the aforementioned yamaha application while running as root.
I've tried the upside down trick and I still get jitters. For instance Words with Friends randomly shakes the tiles, even if my phone is sitting on a table. It's not so bad w/ GB as it was when I got the phone originally but I was able to solve it under Froyo with the yamaha tool and don't seem to have that option in GB :-(
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Download GPS Status from the Market. When you open the app, go to settings. There is an option to calibrate compass. Worked great from mine. Mine is spot on now.
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Yeah, I used to use /system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha as well, and it worked very well for increasing the speed/sensitivity of rotation, but seems to be gone in CM7 (Which is built upon AOSP GB 2.3.5). I brought it up in another topic & one of the devs (I forget who) said that there is no known fix right now.
I'll try offtohavasu's tip, but I'm not gonna hold my breath! I've used it before with no success, but I haven't tried it with CM7 yet. Cross your fingers that this is the fix we need!
EDIT: no luck. I tried both the "Compass calibration" (which I didn't expect would do anything for rotation speed/sensitivity, but I tried anyway) and "Calibrate Pitch and Roll," and neither one had any impact.
not working for me either.
My rotation lag is terrible as well, and the upside down / display calibration option has not fixed it. I thought it was just me as this popped up on the last two GB leaks for me. I would love to be able to rotate my phone properly again.
Hate to tease but if I had a computer I could probably whip up a possible fix if I had my computer:/
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This certainly seems to be somewhat hardware related (as in, variations in production quality). I had issues back on Eclair or one of the first froyo leaks, including the bacwards compass that initially lead me to the upside-down calibration discovery, but my rotation speed has been fine since sometime around the release of EC05.
But how long of a delay do we each define as lag? When I had issues, I actually had to shake the phone to get the rotation to register... now, it still hesitates for about a second, but I see that at as a check to make sure it was an actual rotation instead of an incidental, momentary tilt of the phone - I would be annoyed if my screen rotated every time the motion sensor detected the slightest movement
Edit: a full second is an exaggeration, I'm seeing more like half a second of hesitation... Just trying to remain accurate
2nd edit - damn swypos, lol
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