KitKat compass problem

cro9714 said:

Hello everyone,

this is my first post so I cannot write (yet) in development thread.

I have installed CM 11.0 w/Espresso10++ 3.0.101. Compass was not working at all with 7-12 version, and now with 13-12 it turnsa around, but it is giving wrong position all the time. Anyone other with similar problems? Any solutions? My device is P3100.

Calibration (=rotation in all 3 axes) did not work.

Thank you in advance

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CodyF86 said:

(...)Ok so the geomagnetic sensor seems to be oriented, so that you can get a correct heading from it,
but for now you will have to select the option in the compass app you use to disable the accellerometer
as most app use it in conjunction with the geomagnetic sensor to help compensate for movement.

I didn't get to mess with the rotation for the accell sensor but I will play with that next.

I tested with the app called smart compass, Go into settings and scroll to the bottom
there is an option for the accellerometer, uncheck it and you can get a compass reading.

If the app starts in a weird orientation you can select settings then landscape mode to change
the orientation of the app.
(...)

I still need to mess with the accellerometer setting; This is with the opensource sensor drivers,(...)

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cro9714 said:

Of course, I am just curious if only I have this problem. As i mentioned, I still cannot write in CM11 dev topic (<10 posts).

Other than compass, bugs that I experience are:

- dialpad won't show when I click on it (I have to click once again)
- ES file explorer does not recognize sdcard1 as an external card (works on stock)

Everything other works perfectly. I am extremely satisfied with this ROM. I use compass daily so I would like to hear feedback from the other users.

Thank you in advance

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