Help- camera problems?! - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I can't use any 3rd party apps that require camera. Only the phones camera app is able to use it. The others either force close whilst trying to fetch camera feed or say camera hardware isn't accessible? On darky 9.5 with damien kernel 1.3b3
Galaxy S - no point in writing rom or kernel constantly changing!

Multiple posts on Darky thread about this .
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Changed to miui now 8) no longer an issue
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Q: apps there use camera FC after speedmod update.

Hi there. I just updatede my speedmod kernel from k12t to k12u. And after that apps like barcode scanner and goolge goggles doesnt work. But my camera første... any solutions?
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Same here, but I experienced this with former kernel too.
Switching back to other kernel didn't fix it.
So I don't think that this belong to the kernel itself.
I switched a lot forward and backward, like cam FW or cam- and barcodescanner-apps, SGS Tools with cam hack and so on but still no clue.
I'm now on Doc's ROM without any failure before JS3.
So, now the cam is working for taking pictures but as soon as I switch to video it FCs. Same with all scanner apps.
EDIT: switched several times between 12t und 12u and between that to hacked cam app (SGS Tools) ... and just right now its working again. so, absolutely no clue but waiting for next impact.
EDIT2: seems that others before had similar impact: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11036914&postcount=12152
EDIT3:
AAARRRRGHHH ... fixed... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822756&highlight=camera&page=806
Read from post#8059. It's the email.apk...
I formely switch to the new email.apk from Galaxy Tab and I can enforce same issue again and again when using the new email.apk.
it doesn't occur with old 2.2.1 email.apk.
Someone need to teach Google and Samsung the idea of "Modular".
Stepsch
You are the Man!!! Restored the stock email and everything is working again.
Thank you just saves me from a full reinstall
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topimax said:
Thank you just saves me from a full reinstall
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Pst... let me tell you a secret... I did this 9 times.
To be honest: there was a slight feeling that it could be the email.apk because I switched that many times too - but I tought that it is too idiotic to talk about.
So, your request helped me too because before I wasn't searching seriously.
Someone need to teach Google and Samsung the idea of "Modular".
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They know about - and created ONE BIG module.
But i cant see how the email can encounter with the camera... but thanks again
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[Q] Camera working in ICS CM9 nightly build

I have installed 27th April CM9 Nightly build on my SGT P1000 and somehow, the camera is working perfectly fine. I am unable to find settings for the camera, but it's working perfect. The gallery is showing all the images that I have captured.
The reason of writing this post is that all other posts claim that the camera is not yet working for ICS port on SGT-P1000. I first installed Overcome 4.1.0 with the kernel, and then flashed the CM9.
The question is, how is it working, and is it normal to work?
If it is normal to work, can someone point me in the direction where i can follow the updates?
Links
I used this get.cm link for downloading the CWM flashable CM9 nightly build ROM. Just want all to know that EVERYTHING seems to be perfect. I flashed the ROM yesterday, and till now, everything works.
Wifi
Bluetooth
Video Recording
Camera
Music playback
video playback
GPS
Video calling (through skype etc.)
Front/Rear Cam
Smooth Screen Rotation
Live Wallpapers
Phone
Contacts
SD Mount
Market
Browser is smooth as ever, tabbed and can be linked with chrome
Just want to know if anyone else has flashed this, and if anyone else has cam working.
I remember someone came up with a fix for the camera in the form of a flashable zip a while back so I imagine it's been included in the latest CM9 builds.
Well, I am still waiting for people to comment on it. I haven't found any comments. Is there a thread following the nightly CM9 build for p1000?
It has been working fine for many weeks.
This is the discussion thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495007
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Thanks Priyana, just a little problem, i posted in a new question thread aswell.
Unfortunately, camera closed. This error I am getting frequently. Not always, but frequently. I have no idea what is causing the app to run sometimes, but close at other times.
I am on aokp milestone 5.
I also have camera fc from time to time.
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Little manual fix i have. Put the cam to 2.5 MP and when your'e clicking a pic, dont press and hold the blue button. Just push and let go. The pic will snap, and the frequency of cam gone FC will reduce by 90%. I think there is a problem with the autofocus which causes the cam to go bonkers. Do try it and share...
obahmood said:
Little manual fix i have. Put the cam to 2.5 MP and when your'e clicking a pic, dont press and hold the blue button. Just push and let go. The pic will snap, and the frequency of cam gone FC will reduce by 90%. I think there is a problem with the autofocus which causes the cam to go bonkers. Do try it and share...
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not working bro . .is there any update to fix this?

[Solved] Galaxy S i9000 (galaxysmtd) - Auto-rotation problem

Hi,
I had disabled auto-rotate when I was on CM7 to reduce battery usage and never enabled it since then.
Recently, I have realized that it doesn't work any more - anyone facing the same issue with CM9/ AOKP ? I have repeatedly done full wipe-flashes with AOKP Build 37 and CM9 2012-05-28 nightly but it hasn't helped.
For reference, the accelerometers report good reading in all orientations and the auto-rotation works in the camera app, but not in gmail, stock browser, opera mini, etc.
While on AOKP/37, I also tried the sensor.zip fix found on one of the pages but that was a no-go too.
Currently I am on CM9/20120528 nightly with Nova launcher. All settings are set for Auto-Rotate (Nova/ System Settings). I also cleared the data/local/yas529.cfg file. After all this, it still doesn't work. I can get proper readings while using RIDGID Digital level (bubble level app) and the Accelerometer tests in Z-Device test, yet no apps will rotate for me .
Any ideas?
Thanks,
RR
PS: Logcat output is here : http://pastebin.com/kdKEDVLs
I tried enabling and disabling auto-rotate a few times, and then checked whether it rotates under Opera Mini and Stock Browser - Did not work. Also checked results of the Digital Level app - worked fine although one of the axis would not give any reading above 82.6 degrees.
PPS: A similar problem was found on the KANG thread in development (but I can't post there as I never needed to post till now, and was relying solely on <Search Forum> advice).
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Thanks mate, but I really mean apps that u could...
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Help! Someone here should definitely have a clue on what I am doing wrong.
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try this.
I had the same problem, and i did as this dude said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599392
Now it works great!
have fun!
Strange But True
Sorry for the delay in reverting. The above suggestion solved it.
I was waiting for the Linaro goodies to start flowing in before my next flash, but an extremely laggy contacts app meant that I had to move to Slim.
For reference of anyone in the same soup as me:
1. I flashed XXJVU (Stock GB) and then flashed the CF-root kernel to get CWM and root (both using Odin)
2. Then I flashed AOKP-Build 38 from CWM recovery, without wipe (twice, just to be sure). Checked auto rotation and it was working fine.
3. Flashed Slim with full wipe (data format/factory reset, dalvik wipe, and system format, as per karvind's instructions) and the Auto rotate is still working.
Thanks a ton! However, I am very curious: How did the AutoRotation fix persist in spite of full wipes? Where is this 'hidden' partition that is immune to formatting?
Rahul.raj said:
Sorry for the delay in reverting. The above suggestion solved it.
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You got my hopes up, but sadly this exact procedure still didn't resolve my auto-rotation issue (doesn't work for system apps in ANY ICS ROM).
I'm curious to know if there is anybody else out there who absolutely (still) cannot get auto-rotation working in ICS. I wonder if there is a common hardware similarity that's causing the problem?
Check at every flash
Did you have the Auto rotation working when you had flashed back to the GB rom?
Also confirm if Z Device test gives correct variation in the accelerometer readings.
From GB to rooting to CM9, I did not do any wipe.
Rahul.raj said:
Did you have the Auto rotation working when you had flashed back to the GB rom?
Also confirm if Z Device test gives correct variation in the accelerometer readings.
From GB to rooting to CM9, I did not do any wipe.
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Yeah rotation works fine in GB roms. I tried no wipe to ICS as well.
I'm trying Z Device on GB right now, and it does seem a little strange to me that the X and Y axes seem to be limited to +/-10 m/s (+/- 216 degrees). Or is that normal?
+/-10(or 9.8) is perfect.
Did you lose the rotation after rooting the GB, or after CM9?
Rahul.raj said:
+/-10(or 9.8) is perfect.
Did you lose the rotation after rooting the GB, or after CM9?
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After CM9. The phone is 2 years old, and I've been through every possible combination of Froyo, GB, custom kernel, etc. Never had a problem with rotation.
Now, in every 4.x based ROM rotation doesn't work - in system apps anyway. It does still work fine in 3rd party apps like games, sensor tests, the camera, etc. But never in the launcher, browser, SMS, etc.
EDIT: Also ran Z Device in CM9 - the results are the same as when running under GB. But still no rotation in ICS.
Mine is a 2 year old phone as well. Plz post the MD5s of the files you used. I will check and confirm if I have the same files.
the rotation sensor on my i9000 seems to work only for certain apps, like the camera app, or the level app that i dl'ed from the store.
i'm thinking that these apps have some kind of low level access and they don't use the system orientation info.
the menus, keyboard, and other system apps don't rotate. isn't there another solution than to reflash a samsumg firmware?`
isn't it possible to port the orientation sensor calibration software that is found in the original samsung firmwares to CM9 or CM10?
or could someone point me to a thrid party app that solves this issue?
ok, i think i need to calibrate the sensor with the program "sensorcalibutil_yamaha" which is usually found in the /system/bin folder on stock samsung roms.
this program is missing in CM9/CM10 however. could someone upload it from their stock samsung rom?? thank you!
Yeah i know i will be a digger but...
I have problem with my i9000, screen rotation works only on stock. Cm9,cm10,gamerzrom, screen rotation is not working, i calibrated the accelerometer by SensorTester and it seems that its (accelerometer and cm hacked orientation sensor) working great, but screen rotation doesn't work, yes i enabled it, when im turning the phone randomly sometimes it will rotate the screen... any help?

[Q] ICS nyx RC5.0 (ICSGS) - Camera, Backup&Restore

Hi,
I would post this in the Nyx thread but I'm new so I'm not alowed
Anyway, I was installing nyx rc5.0 yesterday coming from CM7.2.
Installation went smooth!!! really impressive but there are 2 issues I wonder is someone can clear:
1) Camera - I was quite surprised to see there is no scene mode in the camera and almost no settings. Is this a problem in flashing or just the way it is?
I was sure it's supported as its not mentioned anymore in the Release notes.
(Just "Camera works")
2) Backup&Restore - I couldn't restore my Wifi Passwords, etc. from the google servers. The option of backup my account is grayed out and also written "Backing up to debug-only private cache". It is a known issue?
Thanks,
shhadas said:
Hi,
I would post this in the Nyx thread but I'm new so I'm not alowed
Anyway, I was installing nyx rc5.0 yesterday coming from CM7.2.
Installation went smooth!!! really impressive but there are 2 issues I wonder is someone can clear:
1) Camera - I was quite surprised to see there is no scene mode in the camera and almost no settings. Is this a problem in flashing or just the way it is?
I was sure it's supported as its not mentioned anymore in the Release notes.
(Just "Camera works")
2) Backup&Restore - I couldn't restore my Wifi Passwords, etc. from the google servers. The option of backup my account is grayed out and also written "Backing up to debug-only private cache". It is a known issue?
Thanks,
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cm cameras have always been a bit down on samsung as they wouldnt release source from what i remember, and data restore from sammy roms to cm roms generally doesnt work, and that includes apps data on the whole also
and i didnt read properly!...but im guessing same applies going from cm7 to cm9 based rom due to framework differences
slaphead20 said:
and i didnt read properly!...but im guessing same applies going from cm7 to cm9 based rom due to framework differences
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Thanks. BTW, hows the Slim ICS working for you on the Samsung GT-I9000?
How's the camera app there?
Anyway, I don't use the camera so often as its not that great in this phone anyway.
The rest so far feels quite good in nyx RC5.0. Too early to mention I guess but battery consumption feels a bit high at the moment.
shhadas said:
Thanks. BTW, hows the Slim ICS working for you on the Samsung GT-I9000?
How's the camera app there?
Anyway, I don't use the camera so often as its not that great in this phone anyway.
The rest so far feels quite good in nyx RC5.0. Too early to mention I guess but battery consumption feels a bit high at the moment.
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Slim is a top ROM, very stable, works great with the new semaphore, good community, top dev....just my opinion though I use camera zoom fx
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rom proposal?

Hello developers.
I am using my n7000 with the latest stock rom, but there are many issues with it. It starts with a lot of problems with my bluetooth car radio:
- sometimes it is connecting automaticaly and sometimes not, sometimes just with phone, sometimes with an call and playing the audio via call
-i cannot disable the stock mp3 player (i want to use mortplayer ) :-\
-the mp3 players and video players can sometimes not play any file :-\ i have to reboot
-sometimes apps are crashing and so on
It is the worst experience i have with android so far :-\
Maybe anyone have a solution for these issues, if not maybe some can propose another rom that works without these errors.
Important are in this case :
-full landscape support even in the first screens
-android 4 or higher
- fast an safe
- energy saving
- with all of the n7000 spen features
Maybe with an working instruction to flash this rom
Best regards and sorry if this thread in the wrong section
Screamer
You are correct, this is in the wrong section. Either belongs in general or q&a.
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Sir, Please read the stickys and ensure you understand the correct sections to Post, thread moved. OP and there is no need to double post, I will this thread open and close the other thread you open in the Gen Section.
Thank You.
Sorry i need to push this thread. No one has an idea?
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screamor said:
Hello developers.
I am using my n7000 with the latest stock rom, but there are many issues with it. It starts with a lot of problems with my bluetooth car radio:
- sometimes it is connecting automaticaly and sometimes not, sometimes just with phone, sometimes with an call and playing the audio via call
-i cannot disable the stock mp3 player (i want to use mortplayer ) :-\
-the mp3 players and video players can sometimes not play any file :-\ i have to reboot
-sometimes apps are crashing and so on
It is the worst experience i have with android so far :-\
Maybe anyone have a solution for these issues, if not maybe some can propose another rom that works without these errors.
Important are in this case :
-full landscape support even in the first screens
-android 4 or higher
- fast an safe
- energy saving
- with all of the n7000 spen features
Maybe with an working instruction to flash this rom
Best regards and sorry if this thread in the wrong section
Screamer
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Hi there, if you like the Stock feel there are a number or ROMs which have Stock functionality with better overall performance. Criskelo ROM and Chrack ROM are 2 excellent examples.
If you need help rooting your device, read this - http://rootgalaxynote.com/category/galaxy-note-root/
It has a video tutorial which I found to be excellent.
Criskelo and Chrack (I prefer Chrack ROM personally) are both excellent and should restore your faith in Android.
I hope this helps. Please hit Thanks if it did.

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