Hi,

I was wondering if someone can offer some advice.

The proximity sensor will not engage, however when i cover it i can see the screen darkening, and when removing the cover it goes back to normal brightness.

anyone know what i can do in this situation?

thanks in advance

Is this the issue.
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=71442
I was looking into a problem with my proximity sensor recently.
I found since replacing the main ribbon my proximity sensor seems to close with strong white light.

not the same issue, my display does not shut down when the sensor is covered, it only dims the screen a little bit

The screen should dim if this area is covered.
There's a light sensor to make the screen brighter in sunlight.

problem i'm heaving is when i receive or make a call, the screen is not deactivated and it causes some issues

Tried resetting the device?

Settings -> Reset

i want to try and stay away from resetting if possible, a lot of data and apps to be restored

Use this in terminal to test the hardware.

I have the opposite issue of the screen goes black while making a call.

i get a messgae, can't open /sys/devices/platform/gpio-switch/proximity/state no such file or directory

well, did a full reset and then full firmware reinstall... sensor is not working