Hardware problem or Software? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys,I installed WanamLite ROM 6.6 and Perseus kernel 36.3 with undervolt settings. My phone is ASV6 type. I had problem with my camera. It says "Can't connect to camera". I also tried third party camera like Camera360 and the Nexus 4 camera.
I installed AOSP ROMs like Temasek's CM10.1 with his kernel. But still no luck. The rest of things are working fine.
I flashed back to Stock ROM with latest 4.1.2 jellybean firmware.
But the weird thing is, why the camera are working only Stock ROM? It is still working although I rooted it.
Any ideas?
EDIT: I was thinking that it is a kernel issue, so I tried to flash other kernel. But still didn't work.
EDIT 2: Typo " why the camera are working only Stock ROM?"

Actually for AOSP roms the error is quite a know problem. Nevertheless Wanam is based on Samsung TW, hence camera should work fine.

chrismast said:
Actually for AOSP roms the error is quite a know problem. Nevertheless Wanam is based on Samsung TW, hence camera should work fine.
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Thanks for replying, FYI I've flashed MIUI ROM v4 for a while. Still does't work. So I can confirm that I have the problem when installing a custom ROM.

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[Q] Siyah Kernel, Cannot use Speedmod kernel

Hi,
I am using CM 9 (14th April nightly build). I flashed Siyah's kernel 3.1rc4. Everything seems to work fine with it. But then I flashed the Speedmod kernel (K3-9).
Now when my phone boots, I don't see any boot animation and as soon as the lockscreen appears I get lots of "has stopped working popups" for various services (phone, acore etc etc) and the phone is basically un-usable.
I tried flashing CM 9 again, so that I get Codeworx's kernel. I flashed Speedmod over it but still the same problem
Anyone here facing/faced a similar issue ?
Thanks!
why are you migrating yourself from no problems to problems,
forget the Kernel which is giving treble thats it...or you really want to know the reason ask in the speedmode kernel thread....
amodj said:
Hi,
I am using CM 9 (14th April nightly build). I flashed Siyah's kernel 3.1rc4. Everything seems to work fine with it. But then I flashed the Speedmod kernel (K3-9).
Now when my phone boots, I don't see any boot animation and as soon as the lockscreen appears I get lots of "has stopped working popups" for various services (phone, acore etc etc) and the phone is basically un-usable.
I tried flashing CM 9 again, so that I get Codeworx's kernel. I flashed Speedmod over it but still the same problem
Anyone here facing/faced a similar issue ?
Thanks!
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Yep, problems faced too.speedmod kernel just doesnt work for me,even when i was on gb
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engloa said:
Yep, problems faced too.speedmod kernel just doesnt work for me,even when i was on gb
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
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Oh that is sad ! Speedmod was the best kernel that I had on GB. That is why I wanted to try out the ICS version.
zaheedahmed said:
why are you migrating yourself from no problems to problems,
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Because I haven't found a sweet spot yet. That is why I am experimenting with different kernels.
zaheedahmed said:
forget the Kernel which is giving treble thats it...or you really want to know the reason ask in the speedmode kernel thread....
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Will post in the speedmod thread. Just wanted to know if this was a generic problem with all kernels or just speedmod specific.
It says very clearly in the Speedmod thread that it works only on Samsung based firmwares. CM9, AOKP, etc... are not Samsung based firmwares, so not too surprisingly it doesn't work.
thracemerin said:
It says very clearly in the Speedmod thread that it works only on Samsung based firmwares. CM9, AOKP, etc... are not Samsung based firmwares, so not too surprisingly it doesn't work.
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Whoops ! missed that ! Thanks a lot

[Q] Q's about installing ROM & Kernel on Player 5.0 INTL

Hi. I wont introduce myself as there is no need for that, i'll just say that i have no how to PROPERLY install a ROM and Kernel on an Android. I know how to do it in Symbian S60V5, but that was ages ago.
I have a Galaxy Player 5.0 International, YPG70-EB confused
I already rooted it, but i dont like the TouchWiz 3.0 at all. I installed a custom TW 4.5, its much better but it crashes often. So i got rid of it.
Anyways, what is a Kernel? Do i need to put a custom Kernel? If yes, before the ROM or after the ROM? Do you install the both via ZIP file in
Android System Recovery (3e) ?
I'm sorry for being a total noob, i already tried this once and i hard bricked my Player. Cost me 20 euros to fix it.
Firmware version: 2.3.5
Kernel version: 2.6.35-G70XXKPF-CL562492 ([email protected] #2)
Build number: GINGERBREAD.XXKPF (KPF, not KPH )
flash rj's kernel first through odin then flash a rom
iurnait said:
flash rj's kernel first through odin then flash a rom
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Did that. Quite dissapointed that in the kernel thread, OP didnt say that Camera doesnt work.
I know that in CM9 camera isnt working, but before flashing ROM, i was in GB and it didnt work.
Camera is working.
try flashing again.
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iurnait said:
Camera is working.
try flashing again.
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but i have ICS on my player 5.0 and Camera doesnt work on CM9 right now, correct me if im wrong.
Camera doesn't work yet on ICS. GB.5 and GB.6 are the only ones with working cameras.
Sent from my Chip 1.5 ROM + Entropy512's Kernal Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 U.S.
Link for custom ROMs
Go to this link. You can find all the custom ROMs as well as stock ones for the Samsung Galaxy Player. Note that the stock based ROMs are simply modified versions of stock firmware, most have alternate launchers installed. The non-stock based ROMs usually have some problems, so if you want a fully working ROM with cool tweaks, use a stock-based one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1720457

"Can't connect to the camera" on CM/AOKP roms

I always use AOKP roms on my devices and since I have the i9300 I start to get "Can't connect to the camera" occasionally when I open the camera app. I have to restart the device to use the camera (or the torch) again.
I suppose it was a rom related problem, but while upgrading from 4.1.2 to 4.2.1 (so new camera app) I saw the problem remain identical and I start investigate.
The problem is on the camera firmware, that is not placed on the filesystem, so it didn't changes between flashes.
EDIT: the problem is not completely solved, but is seems less frequent than before...
The only way to change it seems to flash a samsung stock rom (or a based one) and follow this steps:
dial *#34971539# in stock dialer
check your camera vendor using "Phone/CAM FW Ver Check" (the first two letter of "Cam FW Ver")
if you have a ZD* firmware download this file: View attachment ZDFF03.zip (thanks to GrayJack)
if you don't have a ZD* firmware you have to try yourself downloading from here or here (please report your results and I will update this post)
unzip the file SlimISP.bin in the root of your internal memory
dial *#34971539# again
upgrade yur camera fw using "Phone to CAM FW Write (Rear)"
restore your favorite rom
optional: press thanks/donate button :good:
Here's my tests on ZD camera + 4.2.1 AOKP
ZDFE02: frequent "Can't connect to the camera"
ZDFF03: good
ZDFI02: this is the most recent, but camera force closes
Hi,
i'm having the same issue, and I made a topic about it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37325700#post37325700
Any idea of what I'm doing wrong? I followed your instructions, but the FW write button stays disabled?
you have a ZH* firmware? which file you try to use?
the one attached in my post is for ZD* cameras and in the GrayJack/4PDA threads there is no trace of this vendor.
maybe there's a compatibilty check that keep the flash butto disabled and maybe you have a new hardware that didn't have an older firmware to flash?
It Works!
Heya, just wanted to let you know that this FW really fixed the camera issues on my S3.
I was running ZDFE02 and after updating to ZDFF03 all problems were gone.
Running CM10.1 now with Camera 4.2 and Photo Sphere.
Thank you for your great work!
c3k said:
I always use AOKP roms on my devices and since I have the i9300 I start to get "Can't connect to the camera" occasionally when I open the camera app. I have to restart the device to use the camera (or the torch again).
I suppose it was a rom related problem, but while upgrading from 4.1.2 to 4.2.1 (so new camera app) I saw the problem remain identical and I start investigate.
The problem is on the camera firmware, that is not placed on the filesystem, so it didn't changes between flashes.
The only way to change it seems to flash a samsung stock rom (or a based one) and follow this steps:
dial *#34971539# in stock dialer
check your camera vendor using "Phone/CAM FW Ver Check" (the first two letter of "Cam FW Ver")
if you have a ZD* firmware download this file: View attachment 1669083 (thanks to GrayJack)
if you don't have a ZD* firmware you have to try yourself downloading from here (please report your results and I will update this post)
unzip the file SlimISP.bin in the root of your internal memory
dial *#34971539# again
upgrade yur camera fw using "Phone to CAM FW Write (Rear)"
restore your favorite rom
optional: press thanks/donate button :good:
Here's my tests on ZD camera + 4.2.1 AOKP
ZDFE02: "Can't connect to the camera"
ZDFF03: perfect (until now)
ZDFI02: this is the most recent, but camera force closes
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Hi,
my problem is that I flashed the stock rom ( as you mentioned) an I´m not able to start the check because, after dailed *#34971539# the check don´t start and after 3-4 Second check stopt....
The camera doesn´t work with no ROM....
Do you have any Idea what to do?
have you flash through odin?
is it the latest available version at samfirmware?
c3k said:
have you flash through odin?
is it the latest available version at samfirmware?
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I going to try again I hope this is the right one: Germany 2012 December 4.1.2 I9300XXELL4 I9300DBTELL1
It doesn´t work with my GS3. I flashed the stock with odin and the camera isn´t working. I can not manage to go to service. after taking *#34971539# I get: "Camera firmware standard" on the top of the screen and then "Factory Test stopt"....
Any help out there......
slyk2203 said:
Hi,
my problem is that I flashed the stock rom ( as you mentioned) an I´m not able to start the check because, after dailed *#34971539# the check don´t start and after 3-4 Second check stopt....
The camera doesn´t work with no ROM....
Do you have any Idea what to do?
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same here...:crying:
Re: [SOLVED] "Can't connect to the camera" on CM/AOKP roms
When you say that with the FW trick the camera works perfect, does it include touch to focus with flash enabled?
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hi there,
first a big thx for you @c3k for finding the time to investigate the issue for all the no SAMMY roms which the cam is most likely the only disadvantage over the SAMMY firmware !
i've flashed stock rom dialed the no. and got an earlier cam+phone firmware GDFE02 on both cam+phone FW, i've applied the update at the thread you linked to and now i'm running both phone and cam FW with: ZDFF03.
i've restored my jellybam nand but unfortunately the issue persists "as usual".
i tried to clear data and dalvik cache+fix the permissions and clear the gallery(aka camera app) data as well.
after rebooting i'm still getting the problem.
i guess it the fix doesn't work at every phone for some reason(i have the i9300 off course).
if anyone have any suggestions i'd love to hear
cheers
i try to dial *#34971539# in stock dialer but my GS3 return nothing.
Any ideas?
slyk2203 said:
It doesn´t work with my GS3. I flashed the stock with odin and the camera isn´t working. I can not manage to go to service. after taking *#34971539# I get: "Camera firmware standard" on the top of the screen and then "Factory Test stopt"....
Any help out there......
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niaze_farda said:
same here...:crying:
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I think samsung may have changed the S3 camera in lastest hw versions, and maybe it has no more an upgradable firmware.
If this is correct the only way is work on the aosp source to have a better comunication with this new hardware, but I don't know how hard it is, if is possible and how many i9300 camera vendor / version exists,,,
When and where you buy your device? (is it i9300, right?)
lluis.lsm said:
When you say that with the FW trick the camera works perfect, does it include touch to focus with flash enabled?
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Not sure what you're talking about, but I've just take some photo on low lights / touch to focus with flash enabled whitout problems.
eytan123 said:
hi there,
first a big thx for you @c3k for finding the time to investigate the issue for all the no SAMMY roms which the cam is most likely the only disadvantage over the SAMMY firmware !
i've flashed stock rom dialed the no. and got an earlier cam+phone firmware GDFE02 on both cam+phone FW, i've applied the update at the thread you linked to and now i'm running both phone and cam FW with: ZDFF03.
i've restored my jellybam nand but unfortunately the issue persists "as usual".
i tried to clear data and dalvik cache+fix the permissions and clear the gallery(aka camera app) data as well.
after rebooting i'm still getting the problem.
i guess it the fix doesn't work at every phone for some reason(i have the i9300 off course).
if anyone have any suggestions i'd love to hear
cheers
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if you had a GD* firmware, you need to use a GD* update.
strange your camera still works...
read again my post and try the ZD* fw from the linked post
vitormateus said:
i try to dial *#34971539# in stock dialer but my GS3 return nothing.
Any ideas?
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Try most recent rom, same slyk2203's hardware?
c3k said:
I think samsung may have changed the S3 camera in lastest hw versions, and maybe it has no more an upgradable firmware.
If this is correct the only way is work on the aosp source to have a better comunication with this new hardware, but I don't know how hard it is, if is possible and how many i9300 camera vendor / version exists,,,
When and where you buy your device? (is it i9300, right?)
Not sure what you're talking about, but I've just take some photo on low lights / touch to focus with flash enabled whitout problems.
if you had a GD* firmware, you need to use a GD* update.
strange your camera still works...
read again my post and try the ZD* fw from the linked post
Try most recent rom, same slyk2203's hardware?
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This seems to be a f.... Nightmare... A smartphone with quadcore without camera.... I bought it 7 days ago...
I tried today the latest stock rom jb from febr. 2013 and the cam doesnot work....
Is there a chance to delete the whole system and make a newstart ?
I have the first backup after the phone was routed...
This was my problem in the past too, so didn't go for AOKP it still has issues atm. back then i just flash other rom do full wipe and camera works again. flashed dav cache and format system?
lyxtian said:
This was my problem in the past too, so didn't go for AOKP it still has issues atm. back then i just flash other rom do full wipe and camera works again. flashed dav cache and format system?
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Could you explain step by step.
Which rom are you using now?
Thanks
Can someone help to fix the camera on my galaxy s3?
Same problem here
I'm glad I'm not the only one having this problem.
This camera issue happens on every ROM I flash with the exception of the Stock ROMs.
I am now re-flashing my AOKP 4.2.1 ROM that I had running a little while ago. It seems the problem is with every ROM but the stock ones, which is a shame considering I'm not the biggest touchwiz fan and I love AOKP.
So does anyone know of any fix? the error only happens when I take a picture. I really dont know what to do. I am open to any suggestions.
Thanks, as always.
joshuagalipeau said:
I'm glad I'm not the only one having this problem.
This camera issue happens on every ROM I flash with the exception of the Stock ROMs.
I am now re-flashing my AOKP 4.2.1 ROM that I had running a little while ago. It seems the problem is with every ROM but the stock ones, which is a shame considering I'm not the biggest touchwiz fan and I love AOKP.
So does anyone know of any fix? the error only happens when I take a picture. I really dont know what to do. I am open to any suggestions.
Thanks, as always.
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On my galaxy s3 the camera does not work on stock too...:crying: it seems to be totaly broken.....:crying: I can not take pictures of my son he is 17 months old tomorrow....
Damn, that sucks
slyk2203 said:
On my galaxy s3 the camera does not work on stock too...:crying: it seems to be totaly broken.....:crying: I can not take pictures of my son he is 17 months old tomorrow....
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jeez, I'm really sorry! I would help you if I could but I'm not sure how much i could do!
have you tried any camera apps?
or try this!!!!
search "4.2 camera" on google and find the androidpolice one, download and flash!
Works perfectly for me, plus you get photosphere!
I just can't get the camera working on 4.2 :crying::crying::crying::crying:
hope it helps!!

[Q] Can't connect to camera w/ all custom ROM's

Hi,
I dont think I ever posted here, but I'm mostly active on the CM forum, but I did not get any response on the problem I'm having now.
I used to have the Samsung Galaxy S i9000, with CM flashed on it.
I now got the Samsung Galaxy SIII, and I immediately rooted it. I then installed CM9, but my camera wouldn't work. It opens, waits for 2-3 seconds and then gives me the "can't connect to camera" error, and closes.
I then tried flashing some other roms like AOKP, Liquid, EnergyHD, ... even with 4.2.1 based Nexus200 rom, the camera won't work.
Appearantly I'm not the only one having this issue.I searched the forum and found to links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37072484#post37072484
- When trying this method, I found the fw version of my camera:
Cam FW ver: ZHFJ02
Phone FW ver: ZHFJ02
- When I try to follow the instructions from the link above, I get stuck on the FW write step, because the button to do this is disabled. I also found that messing with this fw is not a good idea, cuz there's no way to undo this, also not with flashing another rom or doing a restore.
So then I found this link, and I contacted member Deviant Ollam for some help, big ups for his help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36897862&postcount=3
So this is what I have done so far:
- chmod 777 on the /data folder, and I copied all the SlimISP files I could find, and also chmod 777 these files.
But still the camera would not work.
The only way the camera works is with the Stock ROM...
Anyone got an idea of what I'm doing wrong?
Are you trying to use the Samsung camera or the one that comes with CM?
Samsung cameras won't work on CM as they don't have the correct framework. Did you try the camera before flashing CM at all? Have you tried any other camera apps to see if they work?
tried flashing this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746611 ??
works fine for me and has additional features to the stock AOSP camera
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mikep99 said:
tried flashing this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746611 ??
works fine for me and has additional features to the stock AOSP camera
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Hi Mike,
So I first flashed to android 4.2.1 so that I could use the latest camera MOD. But no cigar. I even deleted the original Gallery.apk with Titanium, then I flashed the MOD, still the same result. Just don't understand why..
bigmo7 said:
Are you trying to use the Samsung camera or the one that comes with CM?
Samsung cameras won't work on CM as they don't have the correct framework. Did you try the camera before flashing CM at all? Have you tried any other camera apps to see if they work?
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Yes It works with the stock ROM, no issues there. Other apps dont' work either.
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My mistake, soz, thanks for moving it for me.
Did you full wipe, cache/dalvik etc...?
mikep99 said:
Did you full wipe, cache/dalvik etc...?
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yes, I do that with every flash
Not really sure then - I've running SlimBean 4.2 and the camera works fine....
mikep99 said:
Not really sure then - I've running SlimBean 4.2 and the camera works fine....
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I just tried that ROM, also with the MOD you suggested. Still not working... very strange.
I think it has something to do with the FW version of the camera..
When dialing the *#34971539# number on a stock rom, it tells me my camera has the ZH* firmware.
I don't find much about this version on forums and google...
vandaalius said:
I just tried that ROM, also with the MOD you suggested. Still not working... very strange.
I think it has something to do with the FW version of the camera..
When dialing the *#34971539# number on a stock rom, it tells me my camera has the ZH* firmware.
I don't find much about this version on forums and google...
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I'm having the same issue. I tried CM10, CM10.1 and AOKP. Eventually gave up and restored to stock.
Also, I realize this probably sounds dumb, but when I dial *#34971539# on my stock rom, I get the VZW recording saying the number cannot be dialed. What am I doing wrong?
bandit2443 said:
I'm having the same issue. I tried CM10, CM10.1 and AOKP. Eventually gave up and restored to stock.
Also, I realize this probably sounds dumb, but when I dial *#34971539# on my stock rom, I get the VZW recording saying the number cannot be dialed. What am I doing wrong?
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Are you sure you got a decent Stock rom? because it only works on Stock roms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113526

Install Stock Camera on CM Mod?

I just flashed CM (used Superbass excellent instructions) and LOVE the phone again. It is FAST and works flawlessly. The only thing I miss is the stock Camera app. Is there any way to install the stock Huawei Camera app on a phone that is running CM? I am not really experienced at rooting and installing custom ROM's so any help is appreciated!
It's been asked several times. Nope.

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