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Front facing camera is unable to initialize

My front facing gives me a prompt that "camera is unable to initialize". Should I wait until the droid 4 comes out to call verizon for a replacement? Oh yeah, anybody know the fix. Thanks

are you running a custom rom? have you rooted your phone? have you changed it in any way? is there any noticeable physical damage to your phone? need some details before we can help you

joshpersaud said:
are you running a custom rom?
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Yes I was running steel droid 4.5, played with cm9 ics a little but it wasnt for me
joshpersaud said:
have you rooted your phone?
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Yes I needed to root in order to install a custom rom
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have you changed it in any way?
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See the above
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is there any noticeable physical damage to your phone?
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No
Oh yeah and I just flashed back to the stock rom and it still gives me the message, I may go to VZW tomm to get a fresh droid 3 and sell that & my hp touchpad for a Galaxy nexus...still up in the air about it though

oh yeah, save your keystrokes on the obvious advice, i pulled the battery, i went to settings ->applications ->manage applications and cleared the defaults, i wiped data, cache, dalvik and reflashed...i even reflashed to stock, its not working....I tried different camera apps, downloaded the atrix blur camera, nothing

When you say flashed to stock, do you mean fastboot flash? If that doesn't fix it go for the replacment.
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Endoroid said:
When you say flashed to stock, do you mean fastboot flash? If that doesn't fix it go for the replacment.
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Yeah I did fastboot through rsd lite...still nada, I guess ill stop by vzw after work tomm

Update...Vzw replaced my phone

anyone find a fix on this yet?

Best to wipe cache etc plus format the system folder prior to flashing roms in the mounts section of recovery.
-smc
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I have the same issue on my Droid 3. It happened after I rooted but I am running the stock rom. I only rooted to debloat. I even rebloated but the issue is still there. I have seen on many threads where this happens on Droid 3 even with stock roms and no root. The facing camera was always flaky. As it turns out, I really don't miss it. The root/debloat and nearly doubled my battery life. I know, it should not have made that big of a difference but it has.

Im having the same problem, i think its an well known hardware issue from Droid 3, lots of users had experienced failure in front facing camera..

[How To] Two Roms on One Device

People have been asking in the dev forum alot about how to have two roms on the same device. So i thought I would make a how to.
You do this at your own risk.
Things Needed:
external SD
Get CWM for droid3
SafeStrap for droid3
stable rom to use as nonsafe [put on external SD]
rom to use as safe [put on external SD]
TiBu
1. (make sure you are in nonsafe, if you don't know what this means then dont worry). Do a backup of everything you will want to keep with TiBu.
2. Put the backup on external SD or on dropbox.
3. Uninstall any existing recoveries.
4. Reboot device.
5. Install cwm.
6. Reboot into CWM Recovery and install stable rom.
7. Reboot device.
8. Uninstall CWM and Then install safestrap.
9. Reboot into safestrap recovery.
10. Use volume rockers to go to safe boot menu.
11. Toggle safesystem.
12. select install a zip
13. choose safe rom
14. DONE "]
The nonsafe system will now contain your stable rom. and the safe system will contain your 'experimental' or second rom. I recommend not putting any new or buggy roms as your nonsafe. And this is already considered a dangerous thing to do. And give a huge thanks to hashcode for providing us with safestrap and koush for cwm :]
I currently use MavRom as a nonsafe. Its extremely stable and has not caused any issues at all.

Also if you want to transfer the safe to the nonsafe, use tibu to entirely back up the rom, system and user apps, you can then restore it after flashing it to nonsafe. Make a new backup folder to put it in so you don't mix it up with other backups from different roms
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I can't seem to get this to work with Cm7 as Safe rom and Cm9 as my experimental. I got Steel Droid to boot up and stock but I'm starting to think any rom that isn't blur based (which is really only cyanogen) isn't able to be dual booted. I just get a black screen after the splash screen I've been trying for a week now. If anybody is willing to give it a shot just to see if its me then please let me know of your findings but Mavrom Liberty SD all of those I can boot its cm7.1 or Cm9 that won't...
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Thwe blur based thing may be right. Im unsure, but cm7 to me personally shuld not be used as stable
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can somebody unite thiese 2 topics?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436380

Dri94 said:
Thwe blur based thing may be right. Im unsure, but cm7 to me personally shuld not be used as stable
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Damnit man I would rather not have to run cm7 as my stable rom seeing how I have no front facing camera support but the other features that the blur based roms lack just make it impossible to use as a daily driver. I need control over which buttons are in the notification widget and a few of the other features cm provides and none of the blurless roms give me that unfortunately... I'm determined to get this to work if its the last thing I do lol
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Whats not working about it ?
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Dri94 said:
Whats not working about it ?
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I can't get cm7 to boot up past the safestrap splash screen.... I start out with bootstrap boot cm7 up and then remove bootstrap and install safestrap thus making cm7 my non safe or main rom but upon rebooting the phone I just get the black screen after the splash screen... I can get into safestrap and switch to safe mode and run whatever rom I last had there or flash any nandroids I had in non safe mode but whatever rom I had on prior to installing safestrap (cm7 or cm9) they won't actually reboot. I thought cm9 would work which would really be a hastle keeping that as my non safe rom and cm7 as my main one on the safe side thus leaving me to redo the entire process everytime a new cm9 is released but cm9 wouldn't boot up past the initializing apps screen that first pops up... It counts up to all the apps I have then just stays stuck on starting applications or whatever it says, cm7 doesn't even boot up beyond the splash screen...
Edit: And I know that I'm doing it right because I have got Steel Droid to dual boot before I just can't understand y blurfree roms can't boot in non safe mode
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ill test it when i get home.
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Dri94 said:
ill test it when i get home.
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Appreciate it *fingers crossed*
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Im sorry. I got behind on some work, when i catch up ill get back to you.
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Dri94 said:
Im sorry. I got behind on some work, when i catch up ill get back to you.
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No pressure man I do appreciate the response tho lol
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Ill do it tonight when i install the new ics :]
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Dri94 said:
Ill do it tonight when i install the new ics :]
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I was gonna do the same lol hilarious
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Lol cool :] lets see if we can both get it
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Ok im gonna give this another shot tonight..... haven't had the time or patience especially since I think its gonna fail again but ill update with my progress.... gonna try cm7 as the non safe and aokp as the safe one...
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Ok, time to feel like a total noob.
So, my idea was to use safestrap to install aokp on the safe partition and leave my stock (+root) rom on the unsafe one.
I had bootstrap installed, just to back up my stuff and whatnot, so, I uninstalled it, installed safestrap, put all the stuff needed for AOKP ( rom, gsm patch and gapps ) and rebooted the phone. I enabled the safe system, and flashed rom, patch and gapps. then I rebooted, and I got into a loop where I would see the motorola logo ( the still one, which says "dual core technology" or something like that), then I got the safestrap splashscreen and if I pressed search, or left the phone idle so it would boot on it's own, it would get me to the motorola logo again, and repeat the loop.
I had to go back to the unsafe system and luckily it's all still there, but, since that point I tried every combination that I could think off, with wipes and I've flashed even just the rom, between wipes, and still, nothing.
I'm thinking that safestrap is not being able to write on the partition, or something like that, but I don't know how to solve it.
Any Ideas?
EDIT: I checked with a root explorer on /preinstall ( which I understand is the /system folder for the safe system ) and all the data seems to be there, but it's just not booting. Which makes me even more confused

[ROM] Batakang ROM for Atrix HD - 12/14/2012 - Release 1.10

MOVED TO: Batakang Rises.

Score from phone ui
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So we would have to be on JB leak to flash? And sorry for not testing haven't had the time.
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topdawg661 said:
So we would have to be on JB leak to flash? And sorry for not testing haven't had the time.
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Yes you must be on the Jellybean leak, rooted, with Safestrap 3.0 installed.

Well I rebooted without wiping data or cache and now my phone won't boot.
Cannot enter SS3 either..
So this is a must, not a suggestion.

Markyzz said:
Well I rebooted without wiping data or cache and now my phone won't boot.
Cannot enter SS3 either..
So this is a must, not a suggestion.
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For you it was a must, in my other experience it's a suggestion. Always wipe if unsure. I will note this in the OP, however.

Yes go into boot options (power and both volume buttons) bp tools
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**for those who cant find the location of their backup if they used external its under sdcard/twrp/stock stock**
thanks op im restoring at the moment cant wait to get this thing working

miko85 said:
**for those who cant find the location of their backup if they used external its under sdcard/twrp/stock stock**
thanks op im restoring at the moment cant wait to get this thing working
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Which kind are you trying out?

Downloading tablet UI version.
Thanks,Matt..you've kept us alive.
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Thanks man , great to see some Custom ROM Action :good:
Will definitely try it over the weekend .

Did everything like the op said and ended up in a boot loop.So i had to go to ap fastboot and use the utility 1.0 to go back to stock and start over.Not sure what went wrong.Will try again and see what happens.

Hey matt. Nice ROM... it looks really cool. Thanks.
For ppl with unlocked BL are the steps the same. Mine is a bell model and cant update to the leaked jellybean. Also do i need safestrap?
I now there's only like 2 of us in this situation here... thnx in advance
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unsuccesful on my end as well just stayed at the boot animation all night RSD saved me though i might try again later
edit** tried twice now and still no dice boot loopin on tablet mode

bootloop
tried tablet version and went into bootloop.....and what happened to the safe strap recovery because this sucks having to rsd, update, root all over again. can i just root, install recovery then restore MY ORIGINAL backup and i assume thats without data. this was a simple op nothing should have went wrong...maybe leave save strap in???

I'm a giddy lil' b#!&h for this! I can't wait to get the time to figure all of this out and get this GORGEOUS ROM runnin! Thanks Matt and Sirhoover for all your work and testing!
Deep rooted in the mAtrix HD...
http://android-gz.com

gabo_e30 said:
Hey matt. Nice ROM... it looks really cool. Thanks.
For ppl with unlocked BL are the steps the same. Mine is a bell model and cant update to the leaked jellybean. Also do i need safestrap?
I now there's only like 2 of us in this situation here... thnx in advance
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Well you can go to leaked Jellybean for AT&T if you are boot loader unlocked... You flash system and boot.IMG from ATT 77.12.22 then boot to stock recovery and install the jellybean leak after the normal root procedure ( root, ota root keeper, etc) see the threads for those Also might need to wipe data when flashing att files or boot loop.
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For people having problems I hope you restored to a ROM Slot and wiped data/cache. This method has been tested by SirHoover2010 and he says it works.

It works.
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I'm bootlooping even after wiping data/cache, No safestrap. Tried PhoneUI

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It works.
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Which one did you install?
I tried 3 different times to get the tablet UI working. Each time I got stuck in boot loop.
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Epinter's CM10 on ICS + JB (Lateral Flash from RAZRHD ROM)

I was simply curious and discovered that this RAZR HD ROM works (almost perfectly!) on my AHD running ICS. I assume this should fully work for JB, because it's made for that kernel. So if you're on JB, please try it and let us know.
>> Use Safestrap SLOT-1 to flash Epinter's rom: http://www.linuxmobile.org/razrhd/cm10
If your WIFI won't turn on, replace the drivers with the correct files from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2107662
Developers/Coders: How do we get the sensors working on ICS?? I've tried like mad to replace with stock-ics drivers, but I really don't know what I'm doing
Enjoy the pull-down toggles & customizable soft-keys!!
[edit: attached my screenshots; everything seems to work on ICS except the sensors & gps]

no go on JB 4.1.1, stuck in boot animation for 10mins twice.

progrockguy said:
I was simply curious and discovered that this RAZR HD ROM works (almost perfectly!) on my AHD running ICS. I assume this should fully work for JB, because it's made for that kernel. So if you're on JB, please try it and let us know.
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What do you mean by almost perfectly... what was and was not working? Im still running on ICS and would love to get cm10 on my device.

JB 4.1.1 it boots for me but I get Encryption Unsuccessful. No go.
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I can get the JB rom to boot, but i get a message about phone not successfully encrypted and requires a reset, wiping data now to see if it will work.
(installing to rom slot using safestrap)

coldfear00 said:
no go on JB 4.1.1, stuck in boot animation for 10mins twice.
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Can you try deleting slot1 from Boot Options and creating a new one from scratch, wipe, then re-flash (and cross your fingers).

EcHoFiiVe said:
JB 4.1.1 it boots for me but I get Encryption Unsuccessful. No go.
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I can get the JB rom to boot, but i get a message about phone not successfully encrypted and requires a reset, wiping data now to see if it will work.
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Is this the error message you guys are talking about? Also are you flashing to a freshly wiped (cache, dalvik, sys, factory data) slot or over an existing rom (i.e. dirty and not recommended)?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580902
If that's the bug then there is a fix for it, but I didn't encounter that at all on ics.

Clean flash. I have already seen that guide but we don't have partitioning in SS.
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Damn this encryption bug. I did not see that coming due to simply being on JB.
I saw another thread say that removing the microsd and rebooting a couple of times might get you past the error message. This isn't ideal and reinserting would probably bring it back, but if it works we could then determine if all the sensors work on JB.

Nothing works on my side either I tried reboots w/o SD and tried booting off another ROM and then installing no-go
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progrockguy said:
Is this the error message you guys are talking about? Also are you flashing to a freshly wiped (cache, dalvik, sys, factory data) slot or over an existing rom (i.e. dirty and not recommended)?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580902
If that's the bug then there is a fix for it, but I didn't encounter that at all on ics.
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yes, exact error message but, will the fix from work on our phones (i'm a bit skeptical and cant be the 1st to jump and find out).

Oneofonex1 said:
yes, exact error message but, will the fix from work on our phones (i'm a bit skeptical and cant be the 1st to jump and find out).
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Yeah that solution seems impractical. I think a simpler solution would be to work around the internal "sdcard." I'd remove anything that involves mounting/reading that area (/data/media) and see if it boots up then. I took a look at Batakang's init files and I noticed that his omit the /storage lines that this CM10 includes.
But my first priorities are these two cpa exams on the 14th and 28th. I've been wasting too much time on this new phone :/

progrockguy said:
Yeah that solution seems impractical. I think a simpler solution would be to work around the internal "sdcard." I'd remove anything that involves mounting/reading that area (/data/media) and see if it boots up then. I took a look at Batakang's init files and I noticed that his omit the /storage lines that this CM10 includes.
But my first priorities are these two cpa exams on the 14th and 28th. I've been wasting too much time on this new phone :/
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tried removing everything (except twrp folder and safestrap) from external sd, still get encryption error. I appreciate your time, i hope your exams go well. good luck

Just a question how is everything going so far guys? Keep up the good work
ATRIX HD running BATAKANG 1.10

This ROM won't boot because were using SS and not CWM or TWRP
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What if we use whirley eyes bootmanager like the atrix 2
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EcHoFiiVe said:
This ROM won't boot because were using SS and not CWM or TWRP
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This boots up just fine. The ROM creator himself says it can be flashed with Safestrap: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993888
The issue is getting past the "Encryption Unsuccessful" message for those on JB. From what I've read it's because the internal sdcard cannot fully read. (Maybe a factory reset & SD wipe via stock would help by erasing any encrypted data?)

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This boots up just fine. The ROM creator himself says it can be flashed with Safestrap: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993888
The issue is getting past the "Encryption Unsuccessful" message for those on JB. From what I've read it's because the internal sdcard cannot fully read. (Maybe a factory reset & SD wipe via stock would help by erasing any encrypted data?)
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No. Its because we use a bootstrap recovery. I don't think its SS compatible because the Encryption Unsuccessful error only happens because of the incompatibility.
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Jb ota question

Ok soooo ive uninstalled safestrap and back on stock recovery and stock ics rooted. What else do i need to do to recieve ota when its pushed out?
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rruleford said:
Ok soooo ive uninstalled safestrap and back on stock recovery and stock ics rooted. What else do i need to do to recieve ota when its pushed out?
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If it's like the last OTA to ICS, you're probably going to have to flash the ICS fastboot files before the new OTA will take. The problem before was safestrap changed something, somewhere (logwrapper maybe?), that did not get changed back after uninstalling the safestrap recovery and app. MAYBE this has been changed/fixed in the new versions of safestrap? Pretty sure we were on version 2.x at the time. You can always try without fastbooting and see what happens. Won't hurt anything. If you do need to fastboot, use jsnweitzel's utility. It has an option to fastboot without wiping data. That's what I'm planning on doing. It should still fix whatever safestrap changed.
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kwyrt said:
If it's like the last OTA to ICS, you're probably going to have to flash the ICS fastboot files before the new OTA will take. The problem before was safestrap changed something, somewhere (logwrapper maybe?), that did not get changed back after uninstalling the safestrap recovery and app. MAYBE this has been changed/fixed in the new versions of safestrap? Pretty sure we were on version 2.x at the time. You can always try without fastbooting and see what happens. Won't hurt anything. If you do need to fastboot, use jsnweitzel's utility. It has an option to fastboot without wiping data. That's what I'm planning on doing. It should still fix whatever safestrap changed.
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In doing that it froze on step 3 of 17 mbmloader. Over night. When disconnected and tried again the battery was to dead. Plugged into wall charger now. Should i try again when its fully charged??
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rruleford said:
In doing that it froze on step 3 of 17 mbmloader. Over night. When disconnected and tried again the battery was to dead. Plugged into wall charger now. Should i try again when its fully charged??
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Yes. Never try to flash a fastboot or sbf file without making sure you have PLENTY of charge. Same goes for backing up and ROM flashing. You never want your phone to die in the middle of a flash.
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I think the most important thing to do is grab the update file and post it on Mediafire or similar so that the rest of us can have it