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Hi all I have a rare problem on my new iPhone 3G 8GB Black model, it cannot go in landscape mode even it is tilted the right way (I have another one to compare ;), in Need For Speed Shift it is turned all the way right all the time, like the sensor is stuck all the way on the right side. It cannot swith in landscape in any application. Strange thing is that when you type something and you shake it to Undo, it DOES pop out the Undo option! How the hell is that possible, isn’t the accelerometer doing the Undo option too? It is 3.1.2 FW, latest BB, I tried several Restore option to no avail. Tried hard reset also (keep pressing both Home and Power buttons), nothing, still the same. My question is, can it be fixed anyway? It is the new one, I unboxed it personally. I don’t have a warranty :( Thanks in advance Alf, Serbia
I got lucky! I left iPhone in the box in sleep mode and it recalibrated acceleometer and it is working now! So solution for this is: leave iPhone on flat desk for a night and the chip will recalibrate itself, if the chip is not faulty ofcourse. Hope this helps
From what I know, the accelerometer is part of the logic board, in which case it’s not worth and very difficult to repair. You’ll probably either have to get it replaced, professionally (and expensively done) or live with it.
Ok, I ordered the accelerometer chip: http://www.st.com/stonline/products/fami… It will arrive in a month :( It is around 20$ which is not a pocket break. I have a free soldering man, so it is a go. Will let you know how it went in the end. Regards
