Sooo basically, i dont know if this just happened to me or everyone else, but has anyone else's camera all of a sudden stopped working or just gets the "Please wait" pop up when you start the camera like myself ? I read about if you do a factory reset (which i absolutely will not do) gets it working again, or getting a new camera app works. But is there any other option out there im missing.
Help plz !!
Fallen4u said:
Sooo basically, i dont know if this just happened to me or everyone else, but has anyone else's camera all of a sudden stopped working or just gets the "Please wait" pop up when you start the camera like myself ? I read about if you do a factory reset (which i absolutely will not do) gets it working again, or getting a new camera app works. But is there any other option out there im missing.
Help plz !!
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If you are running a rom, you can try flashing it again without a factory reset.
no im not rommed up .. all stock
so i really dunno wut to do
From another forum, seems a hard reset brings it back. Something to do with not updating the camera firmware when asked.
woudl u happen to know how to roll back to 2.1 so i can re-update again to make sure i check for the camera update i somehow missed ?! lol
Try this before rolling back.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=951636
Fallen4u said:
Sooo basically, i dont know if this just happened to me or everyone else, but has anyone else's camera all of a sudden stopped working or just gets the "Please wait" pop up when you start the camera like myself ? I read about if you do a factory reset (which i absolutely will not do) gets it working again, or getting a new camera app works. But is there any other option out there im missing.
Help plz !!
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yeah, this exact thing happened to a lady friend of mine a short while back. Verizon's solution is to give her a previously sold but "new" phone with working camera but not upgradable. She'll have a camera but will lose all her software. That which she had pre-2.2 she tells me is mostly unavailable now, and the 2.2 software won't install on 2.0 or 2.1 OS. Verizon also told her that she couldn't flash back to factory (2.0 or 2.1) because it was no longer on her phone as it was replaced with 2.2 rom. When she did try to flash the 2.2 again, it wouldn't do it saying she already had it on her phone. Being an update/upgrade it appears it looks for an earlier version. I don't know. I'm totally ignorant on all things Android. I'm just trying to help her out in hopes there is a working solution that Verizon or Samsung don't want people to know about, for whatever reason. Let me know if you found it.
For anyone searching this problem, the easiest solution (all thanks to Fallen4u) is to purchase ($4), download, and install Camera 360 Ultimate (Pro version no longer available on Market, afaik). This will basically replace your broken camera software (where it just sits on "please wait" - until the cows come home after jumping over the moon) with working software that brings camera back to life. It also gives you many more fun possibilities from what my lady friend showed me this evening.
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Hello folks of XDA,
I came here because I have not heard any response on the MIUI forums and UI guess is because the community over there is not as big.
Anywayas, I flashed 1.8.5 MIUI, and I suddenly could not see the screen after I dialed a phone number. Then I also noticed that I could not see the answer screen when someone called me.
Everything else worked like a charm, so I thought to myself, well, maybe I have not been back on JFD for a while, so I went ahead and restored the phone back to stock, follow even the MIUI procedure for the massive JFD restore, and it does not matter.... Any Rom from stock to MIUI or CM7.1 all give me the same problem or an app force close, of phone freeze. I can hear the person on the other side if I call, but there is no human way I can answer the phone.
I believe the phone.apk might be the problem, but after trying to do all kinds of factory reset and format, I am still in the same place.
So my first question is, is there a way to fully format the phone and put it with stock apps. Like out of the box? using CWM gives you the option to format the mount points, but I am afraid to format everything and then have a true bricked phone.
Any comments suggestions, questions, please let me know. I been working on this for 2 days now with no avail.
Bump. I have no phone, so it is very frustrating
So I called tech support and see if they had any idea of what could it be. in the end I am back on stock, so what more harm can I do to it right? Well the tech said something that really leave me thinking. He said that the proximity sensor could be damaged. Now that makes a lot of sense, in the end the phone is already somewhat old and I have had my mishaps dropping it from time to time, but luckly no scuffs on it. What do you guys think?
This though is gonna mean that I have to go get me a new phone today ....
Hey Guys,
So I just received my prime and I updated it to ICS. I opened up the camera app to play with it and both cameras work. But about 20 minutes later I open up the camera app and I see a bunch of green lines in the "viewfinder". It then forceclosed.... I now am unable to open the camera app. I have tried to video chat and only the frontfacing camera works. I have also tried to use "Retro Camera" and it does not work either. I did a factory reset and nothing changed...
url=http://postimage.org/image/ch2iswpgb/
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Any ideas?
Thanks,
Michael
www.TeensTech.com
rear camera not working after firmware update???
I'm having the same issue. I received my 32gb Gold prime from amazon yesterday and immediately update to ICS and camera update and now experiencing the same issue as your. I did not test the camera before the update and so i'm not sure if the update cause it or if the camera was bad right out of the box. I did factory reset twice but the problem still remains
Looks like you guys both need to send them back in for replacement.
That sucks. The sooner we get bootloader unlocked the better.
michael7795 said:
Hey Guys,
So I just received my prime and I updated it to ICS. I opened up the camera app to play with it and both cameras work. But about 20 minutes later I open up the camera app and I see a bunch of green lines in the "viewfinder". It then forceclosed.... I now am unable to open the camera app. I have tried to video chat and only the frontfacing camera works. I have also tried to use "Retro Camera" and it does not work either. I did a factory reset and nothing changed...
url=http://postimage.org/image/ch2iswpgb/
url=http://postimage.org/image/4cueo6317/
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Michael
www.TeensTech.com
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ASUS response: Um...yeah...some update screw up the camera...we are sorry, we know the problem. We are going to update our spec to say that the cameras does not exist. Please ignore the 2 lens sticking out from your tablet. Thank you for buying our product.
Same problem
Anyone found a fix? I have the exact same issue. I will try to restore it to factory default settings tonight and let you know if it helps.
Just to test, has anyone with this issue tried to clear the data from the camera app... settings > apps > camera
OR, try and download a different camera app and test and see and if it works. I use Camera Zoom personally and not the stock camera.
Guys......there is a firmware update specifically for the camera. Go into settings and check for updates. If nothing shows up you will have to wait until Asus posts direct links on the site. I'm surprised I'm the only one that knows us.
Your not the only one who knows this. I have received 2, maybe 3 in total.
But, I assumed they already got their updates as the moment you turn on your device, these are shown to you so you cannot miss them when they come around. If they went to ICS, they should have gotten a notice for the camera at the same time. There was another under HC as well.
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Your not the only one who knows this. I have received 2, maybe 3 in total.
But, I assumed they already got their updates as the moment you turn on your device, these are shown to you so you cannot miss them when they come around. If they went to ICS, they should have gotten a notice for the camera at the same time. There was another under HC as well.
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Good point. Now the question is if you guys have gotten the camera update as well?
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I just did a factory reset and it doesn't work. Its weird that I cannot find many cases of this happening from forums online, so here are a few details that might help clarify things:
First, yes I have upgraded to the latest firmware and tried clearing the data for the camera and anything that could even remotely be related (media processes etc). And yes I have tried using other apps that use the camera, and it still doesnt work.
Second, the camera worked before. It worked prior to and after the ICS upgrade, and prior to/after the firmware upgrade for the camera. It just stopped one day for no reason.
Lastly, its only the rear facing camera. Most of the time it is just a blank black screen, but every once in a while it comes up with a green screen with what looks like the ghost of some of my desktop icons. Ill post a screen shot.
I would really rather not have to send in my TFP but im starting to come to the realization I may have to. Its frustrating because I know it worked after the most recent update, so it must be a software issue and not an issue with the camera itself. 2 weeks is a long time to live without my baby...
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Android version: 4.0.3
Camera Version:TF201-0x9900
If you cleared data, reset, tried other cams, updated firmware, what more can one do? Sorry man it sounds like some sort of defect.
firmware
Does doing a factory reset re-install my camera firmware? Is there anyway I can reset to prior to the ICS or camera firmware update and reinstall it?
No, once firmware is onboard it is onboard, it is not undone via a reset.
One last update
One last update on my problems. Got off the phone with ASUS a while ago and they had me do a full data wipe. Volume down/power and everything. Didn't fix the issue. Gave me an RMA and a sad heart for two weeks.
Looks like Ive joined the ranks of those who had a problem with my TFP. Shucks, things were going so well...
Best buy
I have spoken with Best Buy, and they are willing to send me a new one when they are in stock.... I didn't want to mess with Asus and this way, I won't need to send mine in.
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I have spoken with Best Buy, and they are willing to send me a new one when they are in stock.... I didn't want to mess with Asus and this way, I won't need to send mine in.
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Maybe if we both return ours to bestbuy at the same time they will just swap them . I have a skinomi on mine, Im going to call ASUS and see if I can avoid removing my bubble free masterpiece.
Hey guys did anyone find a fix for this ? I just got this problem.. or do i really have to contract asus..
Same prob. Here and I just try to correct it with rom manager and reset permisions. A downgrade to honeycomb doesen't helped 'cause the camera firmware dosen't go down, so there is no way to correct it, so i wolud say that the driver's a broken...
Not sure how I missed this thread before.
The exact same thing happened to me. Called ASUS, they had be send it to them (at my expense, of course). Sent it in late January, sat in TX "waiting for repair/testing" according to the RMA status site. After a month of nothing being done I sent an upset but not irate email, and they "fixed" it and sent it out the next day. Got my tablet back a few days later (roughly March 1st), everything was working fine. Now, not even three weeks later, the problem is happening again. I called, they want to fix it again. At least they're paying for shipping this time, supposedly.
Hi
Recently my S2 just stopped reading my SIM when I was going to call someone. Since then it has refused to read my SIM, or any other SIM for that matter.
To fix this problem I've tried resetting the phone to factory settings (in 3 different ways ( hard-reset.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-s2-hard-reset.html )) with no luck.
I've also tried installing alternative ROM's, but with the same result.
The phone was already rooted with an insecure kernel when this happened, so warranty is long gone.
Though, one thing I did realize was that even though I did hard-reset the phone several times, some of the settings on the phone remained untouched, like my locking pattern and a few other settings. Does this mean that hard-resetting the phone isn't really an actual hard-reset? If that's so, is there any way to properly 100% reset the phone?
In short; I'm running out of options on how to fix this. I refuse to believe it's hardware related, just because I'm stubborn like that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated (really).
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Hi
Recently my S2 just stopped reading my SIM when I was going to call someone. Since then it has refused to read my SIM, or any other SIM for that matter.
To fix this problem I've tried resetting the phone to factory settings (in 3 different ways ( hard-reset.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-s2-hard-reset.html )) with no luck.
I've also tried installing alternative ROM's, but with the same result.
The phone was already rooted with an insecure kernel when this happened, so warranty is long gone.
Though, one thing I did realize was that even though I did hard-reset the phone several times, some of the settings on the phone remained untouched, like my locking pattern and a few other settings. Does this mean that hard-resetting the phone isn't really an actual hard-reset? If that's so, is there any way to properly 100% reset the phone?
In short; I'm running out of options on how to fix this. I refuse to believe it's hardware related, just because I'm stubborn like that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated (really).
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You can refuse to believe in gravity too, but falling from high distances will still hurt.
If you tried more than one SIM in the phone and none work, but those same SIMs work in other phones, than more than likely, it is hardware related.
Did you check you imei?
078gregory brings up a good point. So if it's not missing IMEI info, THEN it's likely hardware.
Isn't it funny how everything suddenly works itself out once you cry out for help?
Today I've been trying around 10 different ROM's on the phone. Custom and stock. As one last attempt I gave a random ICS 4.0.3 march ROM a last try, and guess what. I got the SIM prompt. I can not believe it. So yeah, it's working now. I have no idea what caused it, but I believe the phone was stuck in flight mode somehow, and just needed an extra push to get out.
Either way, it's working like a charm now. Thanks for the replies though.
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Isn't it funny how everything suddenly works itself out once you cry out for help?
Today I've been trying around 10 different ROM's on the phone. Custom and stock. As one last attempt I gave a random ICS 4.0.3 march ROM a last try, and guess what. I got the SIM prompt. I can not believe it. So yeah, it's working now. I have no idea what caused it, but I believe the phone was stuck in flight mode somehow, and just needed an extra push to get out.
Either way, it's working like a charm now. Thanks for the replies though.
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Don,t forget to press THANKS button on ctomgee
Hi people. I have the same problem Habitats decribes. Mi s2 is stuck in flightmode and cant get out! i have reset the phone in every kind of way but no succes. Now i read here on this forum that flashing my phone to ICS 4.0.3 can help solve the problem. I'm on 2.3.6 now. This flightmode thing happened al over sudden. I have done nothing strange with the phone. Its not rooted either. I was planning to go to a samsung servicepoint and let them check whats wrong. But now i read this thread and see that i can relate to this problem of Habitats. I think a also will try to flash ICS 4.0.3 and watch what happens. But theres another problem. KIES don't recognize my phone anymore so what can i do? Can someone please help me out? Thanks in advance
I'm having the exact same problem, could you please tell me which rom worked for you Habitats? Thanks in advance!
Update:Last tuesday i went to the vodafone store were they have a samsung service department also. I explained my problem to them but they don't seem to recognize the problem. Although i read that many people here at xda's and over the internet have similar issues with this phone.Strange! So they sent it to the repair centre. Yesterday i could see in the track and trace menu of the repair centre that my fone was ready and send back to the vodafone store. Status: Boardswap. So they swapped the whole board! Didn't know that the problem was that serious! So i hope i can pickup my galaxy s2 soon this coming week!! I can't wait!I'm on my old HTC Touch HD now. Its ok with the windows but on Android....Arggghh!! Whatsapp is a pain and more. Its so laggy!. I will give an update soon again!
when I got this phone xperia x10a my camera work fine on donut. then I flashed it up to a no brand generic gingerbread, then it worked but then I noticed after flashing it to another rom it only took one pic then didnt work, Id re flash same thing one pic then stop working. now it didn't work at all. ten when I got a chance to look into it tried downgrading to 2.1 did a script flash, nothing gave up, forgot it didnt work did a screenshot didn't work. then I flashed to feraLab ICS then found these zips for camera fix for ICS flash them both trying camera no luck, but then did a screen shot that worked. so now its like the camera works but don't work as because the main camera still doesn't work.
soooooo, does anyone have any ideas on this matter? tried a couple of other camera apps no luck so far.
thanks
It seems hardware failure, by the way, have you try SEUS to refert to official rom?, it might help.
fine and dandy?
Bares said:
It seems hardware failure, by the way, have you try SEUS to refer to official rom?, it might help.
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SEUS huh? well that's all fine and dandy as I looked it up and read a bit on it. as always it needs FW software that is hard to find as FBI and shut down the server lalala then it goes into I thought this was open source software so why is they all getting shut down, and it is hare to find. and why I got a go back to stock whatever if it is hardware which dont make since if it was hardware it would not work at all as it is screen shoots needs a camera hardware to work logic tells me ... as one can have a different key but the engine still has to work ya know . you answer wasn't very well thought out BTW
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SEUS huh? well that's all fine and dandy as I looked it up and read a bit on it. as always it needs FW software that is hard to find as FBI and shut down the server lalala then it goes into I thought this was open source software so why is they all getting shut down, and it is hare to find. and why I got a go back to stock whatever if it is hardware which dont make since if it was hardware it would not work at all as it is screen shoots needs a camera hardware to work logic tells me ... as one can have a different key but the engine still has to work ya know . you answer wasn't very well thought out BTW
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Well, you better try to refert to official rom (by SEUS) , just to confirm about your camera hardware . If it OK, then continue for your custom rom, some patch was provided for ICS.
Sofar ICS and JB still on Beta testing, its still on going finalize by dev.
And... screenshoot function and camera are using different way to work (gpu and camera).
FYI
I got this issue on my s2 that is set up with the latest cyanogen rom
Happened all of a sudden randomly when i tried to take a pic i noticed it like that. Front camera works fine.
I have tried:
Factory reset
Different roms / kernels
hitting it...ye i know it probably doesn't help but everyone tries this!
The reason why i'm posting here is because I was almost 100% certain that it's a hardware issue but there was a kernel I installed that actually let me use the camera for about 1 or 2 minutes before it broke down again and that gave me doubt about the hardware thing so i'm asking you guys maybe someone can help.
htt p://i.imgur .co m/DVq4OAU.png
(Sorry, new user cant post outside links but i have to show you the picture to understand my problem)
Is it blank screen or is giving you an error message?
If you think it's hardware, flash a stock ROM and see if it's not working as well.
If it is, reflash CM.