After searching the forums and the internet in general, I was unable to find anybody that knew how to get into safe mode on the SGS Vibrant. In an effort to help a friend with a FC loop from hell, I have persisted until I discovered how it's done.
Power up the phone and start pressing the capacitive buttons. As soon as they light up during the boot up process, usually once the video of the 'S' begins, press and hold MENU & HOME all the way through the boot process until you see SAFE MODE appear in the bottom left of the screen. At that point you can release the buttons and you will now be in safe mode. This is similar to safe mode on Windows PCs. It will load just the bare minimum to get the system up and running. This is helpful if you have some rogue app crashing the system or as in my case, a launcher that went into a FC loop and wouldn't break free. To return the phone to normal, just reboot.
**Be aware that any widgets you had on your screens will need to be thrown to the trash and replaced upon restart.**
Great tip!
Thanks.
Wow... thanks. Wasn't even aware safe mode existed......
patriot1973 said:
After searching the forums and the internet in general, I was unable to find anybody that knew how to get into safe mode on the SGS Vibrant. In an effort to help a friend with a FC loop from hell, I have persisted until I discovered how it's done.
Power up the phone and start pressing the capacitive buttons. As soon as they light up during the boot up process, usually once the video of the 'S' begins, press and hold MENU & HOME all the way through the boot process until you see SAFE MODE appear in the bottom left of the screen. At that point you can release the buttons and you will now be in safe mode. This is similar to safe mode on Windows PCs. It will load just the bare minimum to get the system up and running. This is helpful if you have some rogue app crashing the system or as in my case, a launcher that went into a FC loop and wouldn't break free. To return the phone to normal, just reboot.
**Be aware that any widgets you had on your screens will need to be thrown to the trash and replaced upon restart.**
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+1 This should be in the Bible Thread. Great find!
You should repost this in the android dev forums
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patriot, thanks for creating the thread man. I've added it to the Sticky..
I have tried this on Froyo JPM
I have tried this on Eugene's JPM 2.2, but it does not work.
Is this only on 2.1 ROMS and what build specifically are you referring to?
bert269 said:
I have tried this on Eugene's JPM 2.2, but it does not work.
Is this only on 2.1 ROMS and what build specifically are you referring to?
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I'm using Stock 2.1/JI6. Safe mode *might* be omitted or broken on custom ROMs. For discovery sake, maybe you can keep trying it. Sometimes it can be tricky to get into, because timing can be everything. Keep us posted...
s15274n said:
patriot, thanks for creating the thread man. I've added it to the Sticky..
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Thanks! Glad I could contribute something useful to the community. I know XDA has upped my level of knowledge in a year's time.
When my wife got the Aria a couple of months ago, she loved it, and I figured I had finally brought her successfully into the age of smartphones. Now, she HATES it. The reason: The awful proximity sensor, that keeps turning the screen on while she's on the phone, resulting in her cheek hanging up the phone, or making calls while she's on a call.
I actually said to her "Just don't hold the phone that way", before laughing about making an iPhone 4 reference.
There has to be an app to disable the sensor, or configure it differently. I want her to love her phone and get back to playing Angry Birds.
Does your wife hold the phone in an unconventional way? I've never had any problems with the proximity sensor activating when the phone is placed to my cheek.
I hold my phone in my left hand with the speaker pressed close to my ear (the proximity sensor is in the top right corner of the phone) with the microphone end pulled ever so slightly from my cheek. If I want to check your phone, pull your phone from your ear horizontally from pull it down to view the screen.
As for settings, I would try this one:
Go to Settings > Call Settings > Always use Proximity and UNCHECK this option. I feel like this gives better results in regards to the sensor.
*Please note this setting is found under Cyanogenmod 7, and I'm not clear if this is found under the standard HTC Sense ROM.
Note:
Make your wife try hitting the LOCK button as soon she dials her number and hits talk. This should lock your screen and disable the proximity. (Again, im running Cyanogenmod 7 so i dont know if this is true for HTC Sense)
Furies said:
Does your wife hold the phone in an unconventional way? I've never had any problems with the proximity sensor activating when the phone is placed to my cheek.
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She holds it in the normal way, but since the sensor is on the top right, far from the speaker, and she has a tiny ear, she'd have to hold it in an unusual way to make it work.
Furies said:
As for settings, I would try this one:
Go to Settings > Call Settings > Always use Proximity and UNCHECK this option. I feel like this gives better results in regards to the sensor.
*Please note this setting is found under Cyanogenmod 7, and I'm not clear if this is found under the standard HTC Sense ROM.
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I wish. Definitely not in the stock ROM.
Furies said:
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Make your wife try hitting the LOCK button as soon she dials her number and hits talk. This should lock your screen and disable the proximity. (Again, im running Cyanogenmod 7 so i dont know if this is true for HTC Sense)
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Do you mean the power button? In that case, it definitely doesn't work in the stock ROM. I'm glad to know there's a setting in Cyanogenmod, so worst case I'll flash that. I didn't want to get her involved with flashing, since it isn't wife-friendly, but the poor proximity sensor placement, combined with the just stupid move of the Android devs assuming no one would need such a simple feature, isn't wife-friendly either, so I might as well.
I don't understand how on a phone this small, you don't immediately assume that you will have users smaller than average, and assume smaller ears. The sensor on my Rhodium is WAY closer to the center line, and it's more suited to bigger people.
I experience the same damn thing as well - it's annoying!!
I mostly have an issue with hitting the "Hold" button. What I did to fix this was to make the phone "left-handed" which moved the "Hold" button to the right-side and it seems I'm less likely to cheek-press it anymore.
This doesn't solve the issue with hitting the End Call button though. The funny thing is, is that it's hard to replicate too! I can literally hold the phone like 1cm away from my head and the screen won't come on - but once in a blue moon I will slightly adjust the phone on my ear while walking/driving and BAM - CALL ENDED! FRACKING ANNOYING!!!!
I have the opposite problem. I can't gang up without a fight to wake the phone up.
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Take a look at this!
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/take-control-with-proximity-screen-off/
vicmora5 said:
Take a look at this!
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/take-control-with-proximity-screen-off/
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Would love it... but... it wasn't uploaded supporting the Aria's screen size, so it doesn't show in the Android Market for her. Any way to force it to install and run, or to recompile it for this screen?
vicmora5 said:
Take a look at this!
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/take-control-with-proximity-screen-off/
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I have replaced my screen and I have the problem where it will not wake unless I remove the battery :/. Tried this and it unfortunately does not disable the sensor, it only supposedly gives you "control" over it.
theROMinator said:
I have replaced my screen and I have the problem where it will not wake unless I remove the battery :/. Tried this and it unfortunately does not disable the sensor, it only supposedly gives you "control" over it.
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Damn. I just replaced my glass too and am having the same problem and was about to try this. What other options have you found to fix this problem?
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I have replaced my screen and I have the problem where it will not wake unless I remove the battery :/. Tried this and it unfortunately does not disable the sensor, it only supposedly gives you "control" over it.
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works fine here, just have to use the power button to lock and unlock the screen when in an call.
darknomad23 said:
Damn. I just replaced my glass too and am having the same problem and was about to try this. What other options have you found to fix this problem?
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same problem but on HTC Legend after replace screen, with upsounddown display go to black screen anyway =( maybe anybody knows other way?
I solved this trouble on HTC Legend by adding
Code:
chmod 0000 /dev/cm3602
to init.d. Try this on your phone guys. thanks tamerlan311 for help
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I solved this trouble on HTC Legend by adding
Code:
chmod 0000 /dev/cm3602
to init.d. Try this on your phone guys. thanks tamerlan311 for help
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system/etc/init.d contains files that contain scripts.
Do I add
Code:
chmod 0000 /dev/cm3602
in a new file?
Also, before I do this, can anyone confirm that this script won't brick my phone but will do as mentioned - turn off the proximity sensor?
Thanks.
theROMinator said:
I have replaced my screen and I have the problem where it will not wake unless I remove the battery :/. Tried this and it unfortunately does not disable the sensor, it only supposedly gives you "control" over it.
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darknomad23 said:
Damn. I just replaced my glass too and am having the same problem and was about to try this. What other options have you found to fix this problem?
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Guys, I made a post about this (no solution yet)... I thought I was the only one with this strange problem, are you experiencing something similar to this?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971300
fmac said:
Guys, I made a post about this (no solution yet)... I thought I was the only one with this strange problem, are you experiencing something similar to this?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971300
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yep same problem
Manxminx said:
system/etc/init.d contains files that contain scripts.
Do I add
Code:
chmod 0000 /dev/cm3602
in a new file?
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I created new file userinit.sh in system/etc/init.d with
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
#
chmod 0000 /dev/cm3602
chmod 000 /dev/cm3602
and chmod 777 it.
Also, before I do this, can anyone confirm that this script won't brick my phone but will do as mentioned - turn off the proximity sensor?
Thanks.
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Yes, i use this solution for a long time, and no problem. Maybe it disable something else but i not to notice.
UksusoFF: Sorry to bother you like this, but can you explain me step by step how do I need to create that file and what code do I need to put in there?
I tried doing it with Root Explorer but it says that the folder is "Read-Only" so I cant create any file in there..
Thanks so much!
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UksusoFF: Sorry to bother you like this, but can you explain me step by step how do I need to create that file and what code do I need to put in there?
I tried doing it with Root Explorer but it says that the folder is "Read-Only" so I cant create any file in there..
Thanks so much!
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you need root and s-off for do this, and maybe custom recovery. read forum to know how to edit system partition on your phone. i can't write step-by-step manual becouse i don't speak in english =(
Sombody in the know this would be a sought after task.
I, like fmac, would appreciate if someone could give a step by step of how this procedure is done. I'm an Android user but HTC's are a little more touchy then what I'm used to. Rooting is not an issue for me, but whomever writes this up, may want to supply a link on that step for the folks just coming here for the first time. ARIAs have been out for a while and this problems fix is probably going to be heavily sought after.
hey guys, need some help. After upgrading to the new 2.3.4 my nexus s has the problem of unable to install apk files. When trying to install the app, i cannot press the install button. However, I can press the cancel button. It is weird. If I restart the phone then I can install one app and the problem occurs again.
Anyone know what is going on?
Thanks.
simaler problem
when trying to install app from SD i cannot press the install.
for a work around i use the adb to push install.
but do some one have any idea way is that?
Turn off screen filter. Safety mechanism i believe so rogue apps can't install what they please.
Harbb said:
Turn off screen filter. Safety mechanism i believe so rogue apps can't install what they please.
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WTF?! That worked...
Thank you for the solution! :-D
Screen Filter caused this issue on my SGS2 (GT-I9100M).
So very, very stupid. Epic fail; although, XDA is there to save me yet again.
Anyone know of a way to disable the home button wake without root? Didn't know if they tucked something away in settings somewhere. Every time I stick the device in the case I have the screen comes on and continues to do it on and off. Probably in my pocket as well.
CCallahan said:
Anyone know of a way to disable the home button wake without root? Didn't know if they tucked something away in settings somewhere. Every time I stick the device in the case I have the screen comes on and continues to do it on and off. Probably in my pocket as well.
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I have looked as well and cant seem to find any way to do it. Tried a search but no luck yet. If I find a way I will post it here.
According to Samsung there is no way to do it and they are hinting it might be added as an option in future update. Guess I will just have to wait till I root the device.
CCallahan said:
According to Samsung there is no way to do it and they are hinting it might be added as an option in future update. Guess I will just have to wait till I root the device.
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What if i am rooted? Then how do i do it? I tried the S2 and S3 method by deleting "WAKE_DROPPED" from the file, but it didn't work, i have a feeling i'm missing another "WAKE" that i need to delete
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What if i am rooted? Then how do i do it? I tried the S2 and S3 method by deleting "WAKE_DROPPED" from the file, but it didn't work, i have a feeling i'm missing another "WAKE" that i need to delete
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I haven't tried this myself but look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263253
I don't see the point of having two buttons that can both wake the phone, so how can I stop the home button from doing anything until it's already unlocked?
StuartTheFish said:
I don't see the point of having two buttons that can both wake the phone, so how can I stop the home button from doing anything until it's already unlocked?
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Thanks for starting this thread. I was going to ask the same question this morning.
jejb said:
Thanks for starting this thread. I was going to ask the same question this morning.
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me too
Just found this, needs root access though:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1702675
Thanks. I'll have to try to see if it's the same deal on my phone when I eventually root it.
Was sure hoping for a solution that didn't require rooting, though.
StuartTheFish said:
Just found this, needs root access though:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1702675
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will it work on our phone?
I've not tried it yet, but will probably give it a go today when I get chance.
Just tried, and yes it does work on the s4 with root access. We only have the one file though, gpio-key.kl. Same location though. Find the line that says home, and delete the word wake. Save changes and reboot, job done!