Skype with video on SRF1.2? - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Does anyone have skype running on SRF 1.2 with front facing camera? Everytime I even try to enable video on skype it FC's... Not sure what is up with that.
I know it worked great on GB, but there are so many other reasons why SRF 1.2 is better then any GB build. At least right now, in GB's current condition.

socos25 said:
Does anyone have skype running on SRF 1.2 with front facing camera? Everytime I even try to enable video on skype it FC's... Not sure what is up with that.
I know it worked great on GB, but there are so many other reasons why SRF 1.2 is better then any GB build. At least right now, in GB's current condition.
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Does video chat really work on the gb leaks? I thought it didn't work on the epic at all.
And yeah, I'll still take sfr 1.2 over those leaks.
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I beleive skype said only the back facing camera works due to a "limitation" in froyo. But if I remember right they did say it works.

ugothakd said:
I beleive skype said only the back facing camera works due to a "limitation" in froyo. But if I remember right they did say it works.
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Right, only the back camera on the epic. Which makes it as much of a joke as the Hulu app that only plays video in portrait.
I know there was a hacked Skype app floating around as well, made to work on more devices, but even that didn't work on the epic.
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With an update, Skype now works with front facing camera on my Epic SRF 1.2. Buggily enough, it only works in landscape mode. The app dev just finds new ways to screw up...

It. Worked great in YB. I just can't deal with the fcs in YB.
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Latest Leaked Update Issues

Since the thread got closed for who knows what, let's build a list of known issues, fixes and whatever else...
For one, my brightness didn't work, so I flashed Kernel #15 which fixed that issue. Now my camera only shows a white screen.
BTW, I looked for a similar thread, but didn't find one. I tend to miss things sometimes though.
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Rydah805 said:
Since the thread got closed for who knows what, let's build a list of known issues, fixes and whatever else...
For one, my brightness didn't work, so I flashed Kernel #15 which fixed that issue. Now my camera only shows a white screen.
BTW, I looked for a similar thread, but didn't find one. I tend to miss things sometimes though.
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I'm pretty sure the thread got closed, because wdfowty requested it be closed. Based on a comment he made in the thread, I presume he requested the thread be closed because of the ridiculous, juvenile, and inappropriate tags that people were leaving. So as usual, the thread was closed due to people acting like 3 year old kids.
Anyways, on your topic, I have fortunately not encountered any of the bugs that other people have mentioned in the thread. Everything I've been able to test so far is working perfectly. The only thing that I wish, is that HTC released the leak with Sense 2.1. I want a 2.1 sense rom with working 4g!!!
Right, people have been acting so ridiculously here lately.
Back on topic, camera with kernel 15 seems to be my only issue. Anybody got a link to just the kernel on the new leak? I would rather have my camera rather than brightness adjustable. Unfortunately.
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I haven't had any probs yet been runin since the release . Ruinin on 004 everythings good for now can't wait hope sumone gives it a facelift lol
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Right. I'm happy for now, just wish it was a bit better. For the most part, its smooth.
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Same here, no probs yet all the basics work...GPS, 4G, camera, phone, wifi...I dont use BT haven't tried VM everything ran fine.
p.s. 0003 HW and using one of Mik's betas
i din't try the BT yet but the only problem i had was with the hdmi, FullHDMI didn't work and the teamwin HDMI didn't work eather.
youtube and gallery work fine with out the apps, i tested the brightness and it works fine, i can bring it all the way down and up with no problem i usually live on auto,
my hardware is 0003.
im using everthing stock. just with the root from the leaked thread.
BT works for me I connected to my car radio and all is good
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Where can I get his beta?
madflasher said:
Same here, no probs yet all the basics work...GPS, 4G, camera, phone, wifi...I dont use BT haven't tried VM everything ran fine.
p.s. 0003 HW and using one of Mik's betas
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When I turn on the camera/camcorder to take a pic/record, the screen appears all white. However, if you take a picture, it comes out but looks a little fuzzy. If I try to record a video in mpeg4, it will record but force close when it tries to save it. If I try to record a video using H.264, it force closes immediately. I tried clearing the data of the camera app and that did not help.
Weird.
I'm downloading Virus's version which has the camera fixed, but it may be just for pics. I think video still may be borked, but I cannot confirm that yet.
Edit: Forgot to add that I am running Netarchy's 4.3.4 kernel with the leaked 2.3 update.
Yea, the issue I had was brightness lock, fixed with kernel 15, which left me with the white screen camera.
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rugedraw said:
When I turn on the camera/camcorder to take a pic/record, the screen appears all white. However, if you take a picture, it comes out but looks a little fuzzy. If I try to record a video in mpeg4, it will record but force close when it tries to save it. If I try to record a video using H.264, it force closes immediately. I tried clearing the data of the camera app and that did not help.
Weird.
I'm downloading Virus's version which has the camera fixed, but it may be just for pics. I think video still may be borked, but I cannot confirm that yet.
Edit: Forgot to add that I am running Netarchy's 4.3.4 kernel with the leaked 2.3 update.
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i got my to work with everyting, but with the stock kernel.
I have a hardware 002 which I don't think is an Epson screen. I can not change the brightness on the leaked ROM. When I try to flash HTC Kernel 15 the phone won't boot it gets past the HTC EVO white screen but then hangs up right before the Boot Animation. You can tell the screen is on but nothing ever happens...
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Rydah805 said:
Yea, the issue I had was brightness lock, fixed with kernel 15, which left me with the white screen camera.
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I can adjust the screen brightness with Netarchy's kernel, too. Forgot to mention that.
Cjunior said:
i got my to work with everyting, but with the stock kernel.
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Do you mean the stock kernel that came with the leaked update, or the previousw stock kernel #15 like Rydah is using? I may just re-flash it with the stock kernel for now.
Or, just nandroid back to Myn's rom until all the wrinkles get ironed out. I don't see so much of an improvement so as to keep a buggy rom when it was working perfectly before.
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Where can I get his beta?
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http://themikmik.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=111
Everything works fine on my 0004 EVO. Love the Fast boot feature. Plus the pocket ring. Hopefully they update Sense before final release, but I doubt it.
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Everything is working for me too!
I only use sense for 4g so I'm excited for my new nandroid backup.. it is.... pretty fast :l
Can't wait to see what Myn does with it...
002 hardware launch day evo
jessesse said:
Everything is working for me too!
I only use sense for 4g so I'm excited for my new nandroid backup.. it is.... pretty fast :l
Can't wait to see what Myn does with it...
002 hardware launch day evo
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I have the same version EVO... Which Kernal are you using?
new ROMs poppin up everywhere..lol!
I found the leak to be stable and considered making it my daily Rom but it kept overheating my battery so now its a no go. Outside that I had no problems with it.
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Get a mirror - Skype video calling now runs on Desire

Update today
Yup. Tried it. Works great. U'll def need a mirror and an extra hand cos it gets tiring after a while.
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lol nice - I don't suppose anyone knows if it works on a xoom yet?
I'll be annoyed if it does as my other half wanted to skype to her friend but we had no camera other than the xoom and now I got a camera for her laptop as I couldn't convince them both to use googletalk
I bet Skype is still buggy though.
Meaple said:
I bet Skype is still buggy though.
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Yep. Major buggy. Couldn't get vid to work, mute and speaker buttons not working. Still have to sign in and out everytime otherwise it constantly runs (not a bug, I know, but a bloody big annoyance). Uninstalled to an earlier version.
i'd use gtalk if i had friends on gtalk... then again i have no friends on skype either
i'm still not big on the whole video chat to be honest anyway!
It's still got issues. Having to sign in and out all the time. Having to type password each time. Some online contacts don't show for ages. Getting missed calls without so much as a ring. But so far video was very good but as expected big drain on battery due to screen on(video) and skype seemingly running in background.
Overall I'm happier. Now where is that conversion kit to use the back camera as a front camera. What came of the OneMoreFace concept. We could do with something like that nowish.
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tried it from my Desire (froyo) to an iPhone/skype.
I received the video from their end, but couldn't send out my video signal :-(
I'm on Reflex S and its no good, my video initializes but then as soon as call is answered, blank screen it just goes black, but I can still receive theirs....
Tried it today, didn't receive nor i could send my video.. Quite dissapointing, but fingers crossed they fix it soon.
Has anyone tried this on the stock 2.3. It didnt work for me.
I tried this on skype this morning managed to get it to work. Seems to look alright on the computer over Wifi. Havent tried over 3G yet. Audio quality does need improving though, but the video seemed alright, a bit slow but alright.
I can report that using InsertCoin CM7 HBOOT/STOCK 1.0.9, the new Skype version does not allow video for me.
I use instead the patched version here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16323558&postcount=1028
version 0.6 based on the previous version.
seems to work really fine once you set the resolution to Force 320 X 240.
Cheers
Fabio
bafiollo said:
I can report that using InsertCoin CM7 HBOOT/STOCK 1.0.9, the new Skype version does not allow video for me.
I use instead the patched version here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16323558&postcount=1028
version 0.6 based on the previous version.
seems to work really fine once you set the resolution to Force 320 X 240.
Cheers
Fabio
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it doesnt work for me either on IC 1.0.9
i think maybe cause its is an Ace S based rom (DHD i think ?)
Yup, I have Insertcoin 1.09 using latest v06 snq kernel and it seems not working.
works for me here with plain IC 1.0.9 and using v0.6 of the skype mod (not Kernel), but need to set the camera option to "force 320x240" otherwise it will not work.
Nice news, i will give it a try shortly
On my desire with CM7 new skype is not working properly. I can't send video.
Patched version mentioned by Biafolio is working on Cm7 Rc 7. 1 if black screen problem checked in advance settings. Thanks.
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rumpelst said:
Patched version mentioned by Biafolio is working on Cm7 Rc 7. 1 if black screen problem checked in advance settings. Thanks.
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It worked for me either instead of version from the Market, but the phone unexpectedly rebooted two times. I guess it's some kind of a bug.
The most strange of all that I was not using the phone at that moment. Well I've uninstalled patched version and now I'm waiting for the next official release from the Market.

Camera problem, blurred pics

I've found that somewhere along the line my camera has begun taking terrible picture. They are completely blurred, and often don't match the preview that is given when I click the camera button (when the picture is taken).
Anyone else have this going on? Would this be in the kernel or rom?
I'm running CleanGB with the samurai kernel.
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I think the problem was something with the kernel. I just restored a back up that had the CleanGB kernel in it and my camera is working fine now.
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mjben said:
I think the problem was something with the kernel. I just restored a back up that had the CleanGB kernel in it and my camera is working fine now.
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what kernel??
bigtimeweb said:
what kernel??
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The IAP Samurai kernel is the one I was using when I noticed the camera problems. When I restored a back up of CleanGB that I made prior to flashing the IAP kernel I was able to take a good picture again.
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Scratch that. It wasn't Tue kernel, or the SD card. I tried a different kernel and formatted my SD card. Still got blurry pics that don't jive with the preview shown at the shot take.
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I thought it was just me. I am having the same issues since going to GB. Focus sucks. Plus seems to be a serious delay between when I hit the button and when the camera actually takes the pic.
Yeah, I'm experiencing these problems as well. After the camera shoots the picture, it shows a "preview" before the actual shot it took & they don't even match up. I was thinking it was the SGS II camera app that came with CM7, but I'm assuming its a gingerbread thing now. I'm using the newest RC0 build of CM7.

[Q] Video Calls not Working, CM7 Evo

I have two Evo 4Gs that I installed CM7 on. I tried installing Skype on both of them, and in a Skype call, it shows black for both phones on the front and back cameras. The back camera works on Tango, but the front is just a bunch of green lines. Any ideas or fixes for this?
Over 110 views and nobody has anything???
I found the answer searching google for "cm7 front camera fix" and saw this post
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282133
You need to replace the file on your phone with that one.
That link isnt working for me.
I've had my evo for 6 months and have yet found a fix for the camera issues I was experiencing.
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AtmosFEAR4701 said:
That link isnt working for me.
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rj88 said:
I've had my evo for 6 months and have yet found a fix for the camera issues I was experiencing.
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Fixed the link. Just download and move the .xml to /system/etc/permissions/
AtmosFEAR4701 said:
I have two Evo 4Gs that I installed CM7 on. I tried installing Skype on both of them, and in a Skype call, it shows black for both phones on the front and back cameras. The back camera works on Tango, but the front is just a bunch of green lines. Any ideas or fixes for this?
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Does it work on sense?
i have also not been able to get Skype working.... i see video and hear the other person, but my front camera doesnt work...
I am using official version 2.7.0.907 on evo 4g with cyanogenmod 7.2rc1.
I cannot get video to display for outgoing or incoming. I don't have a tweaks option.
What can I do? Am I not able to use the official skype version and get video?
I posted on a thread on Tango's website. Their advice was to revert to stock. Right, Tango. Revert to stock just to use your app.
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Question for Instagram users running CM9?

Hi there,
Ever since i've updated my Instagram, it won't let me upload any pictures at all and either gets my phone stuck or crashes every time. Want to know if any other P930 CM9 users are facing this issue or if there is any other fix around it?
Same here. Using the app for just browsing other photos seems to work but whenever I try to upload; it begins to stall and eventually crash. I tried cheating it by not using the filters and immediately uploading it but then it either crashes or takes forever to process and the photo ends up black or this strange black/matrix-y look.
I love the this RC, it's blazing fast compared to my stock gingerbread. With little to no problems since I've been testing it. Anyone know a work-around? Keep it up and thanks for the hard work.
p.s I'm using the P930 At&t Nitro HD.
That's exactly the same issue I have. From what I've read it might be an OpenGL issue... but I'm not going to pretend like I know what that means. Besides that, this RC is running so smoothly. Its awesome. Guess we'll just have to wait.
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syahirashri said:
Hi there,
Ever since i've updated my Instagram, it won't let me upload any pictures at all and either gets my phone stuck or crashes every time. Want to know if any other P930 CM9 users are facing this issue or if there is any other fix around it?
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Neither the ICS leak nor CM9 will run the editing pane of Instagram. I've e-mailed the App developers, they said they will not touch an unofficial build. I've been through multiple updates for Instagram, none worked any better.
For what it's worth, it works in CM10 build 07/26 for me. Maybe you guys would like to update
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For what it's worth, it works in CM10 build 07/26 for me. Maybe you guys would like to update
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I actually might try that, do you have any major problems using CM10? My only problems with CM9 is instagram and random speaker volume changes. (which can be deal breakers)
Well there are still some bugs in CM10 and a bunch of features haven't been forward-ported yet, but it's definitely coming along nicely. One bigger bug it has right now is video seems to intakill the OS and reboot after a few seconds.
Well, that was fast lol. Ricardo just put an update out that should fix video crashing. Man, that guy is awesome.
instagram doesn't work anymore with the latest nightly released 24-08-12.

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