How to fix "Cannot connect to camera"? - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have ba2tf installed and I like LGCamcorder since I like the higher audio bitrate at 320kbps. I can record 1 or maybe 2 videos but usually on the 3rd record it messes up and I can't connect to the camera to record another. It does the same thing on the built in camera. Any known fixes? Video recording is not stable on this device. I use the kernel and radio in my sig with minimal third party apps.
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Flash a newer cm7 build and try the same test.
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So, I just installed the latest 1.0 Morrisoft which is based on the latest nightly May-27th and I still have the issue. If I begin to record and stop after 10 seconds. Then try to record again, the frame is frozen and it will start record again but the frame is frozen. Then if I stop and exit from the app, I get the error "Cannot connect to camera". I was using the Reflex-like camera mod so I flashed the "default cm7 camera add-on" from neturino's add-on's to revert back. Still getting the same problem.
Any suggestions?

1chris89 said:
So, I just installed the latest 1.0 Morrisoft which is based on the latest nightly May-27th and I still have the issue. If I begin to record and stop after 10 seconds. Then try to record again, the frame is frozen and it will start record again but the frame is frozen. Then if I stop and exit from the app, I get the error "Cannot connect to camera". I was using the Reflex-like camera mod so I flashed the "default cm7 camera add-on" from neturino's add-on's to revert back. Still getting the same problem.
Any suggestions?
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Maybe the Atrix camera can't take high audio bitrate. You could be pushing it.
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It occurs only with the stock cm7 camera with no audio adjustment.

this problem seems starts when u flashed a non camera supporting roms, i have this too , i guessed
this topic must be seen by devs and mods, this is a rare and heavy problem

This happened to me on MIUI rom from th3bill, I have to open videocam illusion and then return to camera.

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[Q] My camera force closes. Anyone else have this on cm7 nightlies?

now that i have a nightly build I noticed my camera force crashes when I switch to video mode. Camera mode is just fine though.
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I don't know about camera (mine working so far), but i have a different problem, my wifi force closes,
Link to my Wifi force close thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390680
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Linky: http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/32601-camera-keeps-force-closing/
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rawr.itservin said:
now that i have a nightly build I noticed my camera force crashes when I switch to video mode. Camera mode is just fine though.
Does anyone else have this problem?
Or know how to fix it?
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Have you tried moving out ALL old video files (that were taken with the stock ROM camera) from the original folder?
Thanks to thesaw. Seems like all i had to do was just move the videos.
move the videos

[Q] Fring Video Calls force close on Neutrino

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[Q] Issues with video recording... please help

hi guys, this may have been better in the development forum, but because I don't post on xda, I cannot post a reply there.
I'm having an issue with the camera on my Evo 3D GSM, specifically with recording videos. Taking stills is perfect.
Whenever I try to shoot video, the camera app crashes and the phone restarts. In 720p, this is almost instant, whereas in 480p it will record for around a minute normally. Now and then, it will record, but normally the video is glitchy, and often displays "this video cannot be played" before the end, even when it does record fine, which is rarely.
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Camera related apps (Dailyroad, Autoguard) not working, camera app fine!

Hi,
Ok, strange title, I admit, bit it describes exactly what problems I am encountering.
My camera app is working fine, but I cannot use camera related apps. I didn't try a lot of apps but the main 2 I want to use (or 1 of both) are Dailyroads Voyager and Autoguard. I want to use my camera as a dashcam. Unfortunately, recording video in these apps won't work. I've tried different options in terms of quality, codecs, resolution, framerates, bitrates,... nothing works. I've also had lengthy mails with the Dailyroads developer, sending him logs. All to no avail.
The standard camera app works flawlessly. I can make vids and pictures no problem at all, 8MP stills and 1080p video. When I flash the photosphere app, it works as expected. Spheres and stills work, for video the sound works but picture is distorted. Which is, as I said, as expected. I've read numerous accounts of the video recording not working.
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Is there anyone who can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Nobody?
Just to add clarification: The apps work, I can go through settings etc, but from the moment I hit the record button, the image freezes and recording fails.
I'm still having this issue. Anyone?
Muscleduck said:
I'm still having this issue. Anyone?
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Well i guess it's rom related, because i am using CM 10.1 and a few games aren't working (Dungeons Hunter 4 and other games), but they work on stock rom and some other roms.
Chekhn said:
Well i guess it's rom related, because i am using CM 10.1 and a few games aren't working (Dungeons Hunter 4 and other games), but they work on stock rom and some other roms.
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I'm afraid it is rom related, but maybe someone knows a fix? It's a bit strange I think that some roms have this problem and others don't. Even stranger is that I can't seem to find anyone else with problems relating to apps using the camra.

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