As I described in an other thread I just changed my internal speaker.
Sadly it didn't resolved the issue with the very very low volume there.
What I noticed is that changing the volume doesn't affect the real volume at all.
Does some has any idea what I could do now? Are there some software tweaks or something like that?
I'm on nuclear rom (problem occurred on all tested roms- Stock/CM and others)
If someone could give me some hits it would be great!
After playing around withe mixer_paths.xml I finally reach a level where the other person
is hearable during calls It seem that I like solving problems on my own- is there someone who is really
familiar with this file and knows which values are the perfect to solve my prob?
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I notice that every now and then my tytn speakers make that typical noise you get when your mobile is close to a loudspeaker. Sounds rather cheap. My wizzard never did that.
Does anyone else have this?
Haventh had that problem. Speakers work fine, no interference.
Don't meet this problem yet
pvh said:
I notice that every now and then my tytn speakers make that typical noise you get when your mobile is close to a loudspeaker. Sounds rather cheap. My wizzard never did that.
Does anyone else have this?
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Actually I suffer from something else:
While the volume of the loudspeaker in speaker phone mode is far too loud (and toggling it to minimum alsomost changes nothing), the volume in handset mode is far too low (increasing the volume also doesn't help here).
In speakerphone mode thus the sound is actually distorted because of the overwhelming volume.
As in both cases the loudspeaker is the same this can only be an issue of initial settings somewhere in the handset, worst case hardcoded in the ROM.
If anyone knows an appropriate reg tweak I'd appreciate that a lot.
Otherwise I hope that this be included as a substantial improvement in any future firmware update (mine is 1.18, German localized, but generic = no operator binding).
I wonder if anyone else with same firmware version experiences the same.
ghl10000 said:
pvh said:
I notice that every now and then my tytn speakers make that typical noise you get when your mobile is close to a loudspeaker. Sounds rather cheap. My wizzard never did that.
Does anyone else have this?
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Actually I suffer from something else:
While the volume of the loudspeaker in speaker phone mode is far too loud (and toggling it to minimum alsomost changes nothing), the volume in handset mode is far too low (increasing the volume also doesn't help here).
In speakerphone mode thus the sound is actually distorted because of the overwhelming volume.
As in both cases the loudspeaker is the same this can only be an issue of initial settings somewhere in the handset, worst case hardcoded in the ROM.
If anyone knows an appropriate reg tweak I'd appreciate that a lot.
Otherwise I hope that this be included as a substantial improvement in any future firmware update (mine is 1.18, German localized, but generic = no operator binding).
I wonder if anyone else with same firmware version experiences the same.
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Thats true, got the same problem. Voice is too loud in speaker mode and too silent the regular way. Haventh had time to explore this issue more. Had this problem in every rom I've tried. Hopefully they will fix it in future roms or something.
Yep have noticed the same problems also - sometimes the "mobile next to the speaker" issue occurs and the loud / soft thing too.
same **** here ... also my crt monitor @ work is flickering every 15-20 mins ... damn ...
Hi,
Since my Hermes fell off the table people keep complaining that they have problems hearing my voice while talking on the phone. They say the volume of my voice is too low. When using a headset everything's fine.
I've never had a problem like that, nevertheless I dismantled the Hermes to see if there was anything wrong with the microphone after the fall, but it seemed ok.
I also recorded my own voice using the voice recorder in WM6 to test the microphone and strangely enough my voice sounds pretty loud and clear to me.
After some googling I found that many people seem to have a problem with their voice barely being heard by other people on the phone.
Solutions I could not find and I do not understand why that problem has occurred after the Hermes fell down, as it seems to be software-related (otherwise my mic-test would have resulted in a low-volume recording, which it did not).
Has anyone here had that problem and found a solution?
Well, I've solved the problem, although not by the means I originally wanted to. I just did a recovery of a Backup from before the day the Hermes fell down and voila - everything works again as it should (although I still don't get it how the phone falling down can change the SOFTWARE, but hey, as long as it works).
Again we see the importance of regular backups.
I had this problem before. tried to fix it but didn't work. Flashed all sorts of roms, all didn't work. Even newly flashed roms still had this problem.
Headset is fine
but just speaking into the mic isn't.
Same as you, recording works fine too, but mic to phone just doesn't work. I am curious how did you dissasemble your phone though, do you have a manual or something?
I had this problem before. tried to fix it but didn't work. Flashed all sorts of roms, all didn't work. Even newly flashed roms still had this problem.
Headset is fine
but just speaking into the mic isn't.
Same as you, recording works fine too, but mic to phone just doesn't work. I am curious how did you dissasemble your phone though, do you have a manual or something?
Hi again,
Well, the problem's back again. Even after resetting the Hermes at first it worked fine, but later people complained again that my voice was too low. So it seems that the problem is first solved by resetting/backup recovery, but then reappears. Don't know how that is possible, but I fear that it is indeed hardware-related.
Has anyone any suggestions as to what I can do?
Am I right in assuming that the hole next to the one for resetting the phone is for the microphone? Because when I dismantled my Hermes the corresponding part did not look like a microphone at all. Here's a picture of what I am talking about:
Is the part where the black rubber-thingy (circled below) that easily falls off when dismantling is placed over the microphone?
As for the dismanteling, go there:
http://www.mikechannon.net/page1.html
and search for "Hermes", there are some nice guides there.
I appreciate any hints that could lead to me solving this problem.
Update:
I've been searching for corresponding Registry Entries and so far have found these:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Phone
Changing "Vol" to 65535 increased the mic volume a little bit, but it was still too low for being acceptable (I have been testing the volume by placing my Hermes next to my PC speaker while playing an audiobook at a normal volume and calling my landline as to see how it sounds).
See also here for the thread where I found this info.
I also found these two threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-260171.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-256734.html
My Values at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\AUDIOGAINx were originally at 18 and 19. I changed them first to AA and this did, or so it seemed, increase the volume more notably. Changing the Values to CC however changed little compared to AA (although this should make the mic even louder). I may be mistaken, but I even think that the quality was better with AA.
I am not familiar with the actual volume of the mic at the receiver's end, but in my opinion the volume was pretty ok. I will call a few of the people who have been complaining and see what they have to say about the volume.
Update:
I just called my brother and he said my voice was as low as before, so my modifications had no effect.
Next thing I will try is to totally disassemble my Hermes and put it back together so to check every connection that might have gone loose.
Update: Dismantled it totally (except for the screen part) - didn't help either.
Seems like there is no solution to this problem. Most likely I will have to get a replacement. This sucks.
HI
Exactly the same problem here.
(No phone audio but Note recording & Headset works fine)
Only the phone was not dropped. Just happened !
Did a reset but did'nt wok either !
Phones in great condition.
Like you though it was a Software Issue
How much was a new mic ?
Can it be economically soldered on ?
Is there no solution whatsoever ?
Please keep me updated
Many Thanks
Sampler100
Hi Sampler,
In the end I found no solution to my problem. Got myself a Vario III and am using that one ever since.
Please let me know if you find anything that can solve this.
Greets,
Cartman
Some of these problems (I don't say all) may be caused by damage to the mini USB port and the fine wires inside it. The port has wiring related to sound both earpiece and Mic. As you know connecting a handsfree headset cuts off the Mic and earpiece, so you can see that damage to the port or bend pins inside it can cause Mic problems. This may be why sound recording is fine, but in phone mode the Mic is cut off.
I say this only to avoid the assumption that the Mic is damaged (it may be), but it can also be the port and associated wiring that causes the problem. If you are dismantling check the solder contacts around the USB port for cracks and also for bent pins in the socket.
Mike
Last night I played a YouTube clip at full volume (Will It Blend - iPad). The speaker was loud and clear as it has always been for me.
Just this morning the speaker is suddenly much quieter -- volume is still the same. There seems to be no loss in sound quality, it's just a lot quieter. I noticed this when my ring was playing and while watching a few YouTube videos.
Is it possible I somehow damaged the rear speaker with the loud playback of blending metal? I tried flashing a ROM and it didn't help. Again there seems to be no loss in the fidelity of the speaker or its characteristics, just the overall volume level. It's very troublesome since at 100% now it's about the equivalent of 60% of what it was before.
Are there any registry settings I might want to check out to try to boost up the speaker, or just check if they somehow changed and made things quieter?
I am having the exact same issue .. flashed to a new ROM, then the volume is about half of what it usually is - no loss of fidelity, just pure volume.
Have done some searching but there are not a lot of answers, hoping someone with better skills than I can help out.
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I am having the exact same issue .. flashed to a new ROM, then the volume is about half of what it usually is - no loss of fidelity, just pure volume.
Have done some searching but there are not a lot of answers, hoping someone with better skills than I can help out.
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Figured it out.. it is actually the new ROM that caused the issue, silly me. Turns out the sounds were playing out of the earspeaker after I flashed to the new UniQ ROM. g.lewarne posted a .cab that resolves the issue.
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Figured it out.. it is actually the new ROM that caused the issue, silly me. Turns out the sounds were playing out of the earspeaker after I flashed to the new UniQ ROM. g.lewarne posted a .cab that resolves the issue.
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lol - exactly what I was coming back to say.
First, thanks to all devs for this wonderful stuff for my old HD2.
I tried up to now about 10 different NAND roms and all have the same issue. In the search I found some people with same problem, but there is no fix available...
My incall volume is at maximum every call comes in. You are not able to adjust the volume to lower the volume. I found two small workarounds, but it must be done every call.
1. Switch the loudspeaker on and off. Now you can adjust volume with the outer switches.
2. You have to press the outer switch to louder firstly. Then the setup springs to the last adjustment directly.
Maybe someone has a durably fix, I didn't found in the here?
Thanks a lot
caiowa
there is a fix for this somewhere here, just search better.
caiowa said:
First, thanks to all devs for this wonderful stuff for my old HD2.
I tried up to now about 10 different NAND roms and all have the same issue. In the search I found some people with same problem, but there is no fix available...
My incall volume is at maximum every call comes in. You are not able to adjust the volume to lower the volume. I found two small workarounds, but it must be done every call.
1. Switch the loudspeaker on and off. Now you can adjust volume with the outer switches.
2. You have to press the outer switch to louder firstly. Then the setup springs to the last adjustment directly.
Maybe someone has a durably fix, I didn't found in the here?
Thanks a lot
caiowa
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I never had this issue. You can use ;volume ace; from market to adjust the volume.
BTW I am using this rom:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=931126
Never had any problems. Hope this help you.
I really like this phone. One issue that I do have is that the call volume is lower than I would like. Doesn't matter whether I am using the phone or bluetooth - same issue, I would like to boost the call volume.
I have used the Stock software, Resurrection Remix and Havoc - and the issue is present with each of those ROMs.
I have tried Viper4Android, and while that can increase the volume for other media, it doesn't seem to be able to increase the call volume.
I have also seen discussion for other moto devices, success in making changes to mixer_paths.xml (which in our phone is in vendor/etc/mixer_paths.xml), but I can't seem to identify the values that should be altered (it seems like the file is different than it was for other moto devices).
Any ideas or direction would be greatly appreciated.