First of all my appologies if this is in the wrong section...... As I don't have enough posts I can't ask the Dev's directly or even post in their threads....
I have a rooted and S-off unbranded htc desire. I flashed the LeeDroid HD port and everything was cool. Since then Ive gone on to Revolution 3D v1.5 again no problems at all.
The issue is with the camera, it wont work at all. this happened when i flashed Revolution v3 xmas edition. To be fair to Tamirda he's got a link labelled "camera fix" i flashed this and still no camera
Thinking this has got something to do with the kernel (as that was the only difference I could see after installing the camera fix) I've tried various other kernels but still no joy.
Since then I have tried re-flashing ALL of the Revolution roms (completing a full wipe incl sd/ext, dalvik etc) all work great but I still have no camera, Ive flashed RCMixS v2.0, still no camera and I've just this minute completed a FULL wipe and Nandroid restore that I created on the 26/12/2011, the day after flashing for the first time (LeeDroid HD port) when all was good, but STILL no camera
Any help or suggestions or even just a nod in the right direction would be MASSIVELY apreiciated as Ive been trying to solve this now for a few weeks
I've now re-flashed RCMixS v2.0 and I still cant use the camera.......
Heres all my phones current info:
Android version: 2.3.3
HTC sense version: 2.1
Baseband version: 32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27
Kernel version: 2.6.35.10-g308ba26 [v05]-snq-is-still#1
Build number: RCMix S v2.0 A2SD+ Bravo HBoot
Software number: 2.36.405.8
Browser version: WebKit/533.1
Revolutionary
BRAVO PVT3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.93.1002
MI CROP-051d
RADIO-5.11.05.27
ClockworkMod recovery v5.0.2.0
Thanks again in advance, Tom.
Just to clarify.... when the camera/camcorder icons are pressed, sometimes the screen blacks out and the only response you get is by pressing the 'home' key exiting the application while other times the white camera logo comes onto the center of the screen but instantly disaperes and closes the app.
Ive also tried non htc camera apps purchesed from the market like 'pro capture' this took ONE photo and never worked again, when you try to use it it simply says 'cannot access camera'. I also have tried all other ways to access the camera like attach photo to mms and choosing camera instead of gallery and it still doesnt work.....
Don't know the answer, sorry
Please can you make the thread title more specific? "no camera since xxxxx"
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
Hi, thanks for the 'heads up' .. Ive changed the title to better suit the thread. I'm sure I'm over looking something, just can't think of anything else to try....
This is odd. To me, this seems to be some sort of a hardware issue. If i were you, i'd flash a stock 2.2 RUU and see if that fixes the camera issue. If it doesn't, then i'm afraid it's off to a repair center for you, my friend.
Three things:
- Maybe the recovery didn't properly wipe the partitions (happens sometimes) and some system files got fubared. Try wiping each partition 2-3 times before installing ROM/back-up and see if that fixes it;
- Open the back cover and GENTLY nudge the camera's "lens" with a cotton swab (the ones used for cleaning your ears). Maybe it's stuck (it should "float" - for focusing reasons) and the camera is reporting some sort of an error because of that and refuses to work;
- Please post a dmesg for the camera, if possible.
Mind you, you're not the only one with this issue. Check out this thread.
Ok cool, thankyou that gives me something to work with
Yeah Ive read some posts where people are saying that roms which use sense hybrids can cause this issue but none that Ive read seem to go much further than that. Tbh Im hoping it is jus a case of a bad wipe/install thats been made worse by several re flash / full wipe attempts....... Fingers crossed eh!
Will check out the link before I go any further and will post what happens next.
Thanks again, Tom
Ok, not great news but I know whats wrong with it....... Big thanks to TVTV for the link as thats where I found the answer.
Its a hardware problem having being dropped on its face a couple of times (DOH!) the floating lense doesnt float any more causing the ap to force close or sometimes stay on black screen. Gently tapping on the lense brought it back to life, briefly, but that'll be because its damaged and not software....... so yeah off to the shops I go
Thanks again TVTV
You're welcome!
Just a quick note...
Anybody who has this issue, with the same symptoms, can temporarily get there camera working again.
Take the battery cover off and have a look at the camera lense, you will see that there is a small , square piece of glass sitting on a slightly larger metal square frame. You need to GENTLY ease that metal frame away from the phone. On my handset the frame is joined at the top right corner, I used this join to hook the corner of my thumb nail under and lift it up by a FRACTION OF A MILIMETER MAX!
A good way to see if this is working is to start by pressing the camera icon untill it blacks out the screen, if you get somebody to watch the screen, or use a mirror, you will see the screen come back to life showing you all the on screen camera options and the image of what ever the camera is looking at as you GENTLY and ONLY SLIGHTLY pry the frame away from the phone.
It took me a night of fiddling with it using this method and so far I've been able to use my camera without faults..... Good job really as for now this has saved me a trip to the HTC service center, with no warranty
Before you try this though you MUST be incredibly carefull whilst moving this frame that holds the lense. You must NOT attempt to do this by touching the lense itself (small square shapped piece of glass) as this will more than likely break it, then its off to HTC which will cost a fortune if like me you've allready voided your warranty so BE CAREFULL!!
Hope this helps
Solved here also
Hi everybody,
I know this is old discussion, but I just wanted to confirm that I had a same problem with camera and flashlight not working, and with a half of hour dismantling I realized it was problem with the cable connection.
Gentle push, and everything is fine again!
Thanks for advice!
Hold the off button then press reset it worked on my HTC desire
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So I've searched and found a few mentions of this, but no possible hints as to why it's happening...
Most (not all) of the time, my camera view looks like there is a pink solarize filter applied. I've flipped on and off all filters, and it shows the same in my camcorder app, Camera360, RetroCamera, every app that uses my camera lens.
I am running MynWarm TwoPointTwo RLS5, and noticed it on RLS4 as well as on CM6.1.1. I am running the Netarchy SBS CFS kernel. I notice the issue when plugged in and when on battery power.
Any ideas what may be happening, and how I can fix my camera? Seems like it has to be a software issue, doesn't it?
Just curious but does it happen on both cameras? If so then it seems more likely a software issue. Was not mentioned in the OP...
budroux said:
Just curious but does it happen on both cameras? If so then it seems more likely a software issue. Was not mentioned in the OP...
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Sorry for neglecting to mention that - the front camera is fine, the back camera is the only one that's all pink.
Of course the obvious reply would be to double check the lens to make sure it is clean and not damaged...LOL!!! I am sure you have done that. If it were me at that point I would flash the latest stock rom and kernel which has stock code and stock camera software. This would at least point to a software or actual camera problem.
My hopes would be that stock would fix it...then you could re-flash the setup you had and see if it is the culprit...my way of troubleshooting before panic...LOL!!!
I'm thinking that's what I'm going to have to do. It'll have to wait until I have just a bit more time - I'll search for a rooted RUU and stock kernel to flash - making sure I have a good nandroid of this one before I do.
pusht down to reattach the thing. the cam comes loose
Hello everybody,
I have three annoying problems with my camera.
First :
Sometimes, when I take a photograph, the phone loads the gallery just after and don't save the shot which I just take.
Second :
Sometimes, the picture is wrong.
I mean : When I take a photograph, in preview, the picture is good, but when I go to the gallery, the picture has a problem.
I can't describe it in English, but I have a example of the wrong picture here with.
Third :
When I am in the camera application, or in preview, the phone "block". I can't do nothing with it, only remove the battery for restart it...
I have the Runnymede AIO V6.0.4.3 ROM at the moment, but had this problem with old version of the ROM too.
I changed the radio yesterday to see if probems come from that, but it doesn't change anything.
Radio now : 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.08
Radio before : 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.23
Other info :
hboot Cm7r2
And my girlfriend has the three problems too with her Desire
Thanks for your help
Luc
I have the "second" problem , too , but rarely.. and another one : i use Runny ROM and the camera effects don't work (like the one with points, distorsing,etc.). Is something wrong with the rom, or this works just with cm7r2... ?
Thanks for help
i've heard of this issue before somewhere i think it's the roms issue
i had something like this on the htc dev rom occasionally when i took pics with the stock cam . do you get the same result with another rom eg non sense ?
Thanks for your help,
I will try with a AOSP ROM, and try to found the problem in the ROM issues.
Luc
I had the same problem in the ROM ICS, but switched to back to GB and everything works the best.
If this is Runnymede, it probably re-install the ROM fix this problem.
BTW: I recommend you RUNNY ROM v5.0
I had the second problem after 2 months of InsertCoin 1.1.4.
I switched to RunnymedeMOD007 and that problem stopped.
Also my pictures where low quality and I cleaned the plastic in the back cover with a little toothpaste to remove some residue of the anti-reflection layer that wore of.
Maybe those residue in some light environments helped in the distortion of some pictures like the one you sent.
Hmm ok,
I have tried to uninstall the HTC camera and to reinstall it.
Uninstall was OK
But didn't reinstall...
So I download a other camera in the market, pugging camera, a bit slower but worked perfectelly.
This afternoon, I had installed the RunnyRom V5.5
So, I will now try with it.
Thanks for your reply
camera problem
Hi,
I have all of those mentioned problems in first post. Stripe in the picture (I saw, that occurred just with zoom+), freezing phone after took the picture (this one is reaaaally annoying for me)... I had them in Runnymed AIO last 2-3 versions so I was thinking reinstall to RunnyRom will help me. But not... All mention reoccurred and new one is that after the picture is took, preview friezed, picture is not saved and only Home button works to go out from camera app. Did anyone solved this problem with camera? Why this happening?
Another problem a had with RannyMed AIO was that, phone randomly friezed and restarted. This occurred when browsing web, chatting on gTalk, using Sygic Aura navigation... really annoying... I thing this was caused by overheating, but I'm not sure... I have RunnyRom 6.1.1 just 2nd day, so for now happened just problem with camera...
Any suggestions?
thank you.
Hi,
I didn't resolve the problem.
I just install a other ROM, like Runny ROM
Luc
camera problem
Hi Luc,
Which one you're using? Do you have any similar problem?
thx
I'm using this one : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526831
I think, the ROM isn't supported anymore (or less upgarde), but have no problem with it.
Good rom for me, I wouldn't change for the moment
You should try resetting the standard value in your cams menu. This solves most of the freezing issues.
Jwz
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA
Hello winesh,
Thanks for suggestion but what exactly you mean with "try resetting the standard value in your cams menu"
EDIT:
I tried reset to default settings in camera menu... than I choose "smart SnapShot", make a picture and camera friezed without saving pictur... I have had to stopped camera application by pushed the home button.
Limbouille said:
I'm using this one : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526831
I think, the ROM isn't supported anymore (or less upgarde), but have no problem with it.
Good rom for me, I wouldn't change for the moment
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I'm also using this one. Before Runnymede... both same problems or similar problems with camera.
Hi there Gurus !
I'm hoping you guys can help...
I've recently bought a phone which was unlocked when I got it (Android Revolution HD 7.0.2 by Mike1986)
The photo below shows the camera on my old HTC Desire HD on the left and the new one on the right. Admittedly, I could have focused both cameras on the subject better, but that's not really the issue. As you can see, the colours on the new phone look posterized.
I've made sure to set the camera back to it's default settings and of course there were no effects being added to the image.
I've also tried fiddling with all the settings (Exposure / Contrast / Satruration / Sharpness / White Balance etc. etc.) but every setting still produces these dodgy colours around everything.
It's probably worth mentioning that I've also tried the [Desire HD Camera guide] on this site and the obvious cleaning of the lens !
I'm really hoping you guys can suggest something that will get this camera working. Because the phone is awesome in all other respects !
Edit: Apparently I'm not allowed to post outside links in my message, so you should find the picture as an attachment...
All help appreciated !!
Thanks,
Wotney
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...This doesn't bode well !
Let's see.
New phone, rooted, running custom rom, Right?
Does the issue happen on stock? Didn't check?
Does it happen if you full wipe and install again? Does it happen on another rom?
Is it normal? Two different dhd's can have different componenets.
No idea what you mean by posterized.
Bottom line is, if you've tried the above suggestions, it's a new phone, and if it's a hardware issue, use your warranty. The dhd has a two year warranty in most countries if not all.
Sent from a dream.
Hey - thanks very much for the reply...
It's a new phone to me, not brand new. Although I don't think it's been used properly before. Looks like someone got an upgrade and sold it to one of these companies that then sells it on for them.
I bought it from eBay and the rom was already on there when I got it.
I'm hoping you can see the attached thumbnails at the bottom of my first post - it shows me holding another Desire HD next to the new one. If you look at the image difference - you'll see what I mean by posterized.
I haven't done a full wipe and start again yet, because if I can't get it fixed - I need to return it to the seller.
Whilst I'm prepared to do that - I'd rather get it working !
If there's no other ideas from people, it looks like that is what I'll have to do
Try flashing another rom. Go for any gb rom. If you don't know how to full wipe and swap roms let me know.
Make a backup of that rom before, so that if you still have the issue, you just restore the backup and return it. As long as you don't have all your personal info in the phone.
Sent from a dream.
Teichopsia, Once again - thanks for getting back to me.
I'm going to check with the person I got it from that they'll still accept a return of the phone if I go ahead and try that.
I'll let you know how I get on.
Thanks buddy.
Hi everybody,
I have an annoying problem using roms based on Android 4.1.2 . I've tried codefireX and Jellytime. The same behavior has been noticed on both roms : there are main vertical thin stripes on the screen, falling from top to bottom, as if pixels were streaming. Most of stripes are visible on left and right parts of the screen, almost not in the middle. When I take a screenshot, problem is absolutely invisible. It can only be viewed on the touch screen directly.
When I tap on the sides of the phone, I have the impression that the stripes are lightly blinking or sparkling.
When I rotate the phone, stripes are not rotating. They still are going from the true top of the phone to the bottom.
And finaly, when I reinstall another rom, based on Android 4.0.4 (with or without Sense, suchas IceColdSandwich or ViperDHD), the stripes disappear.
Does anyone know anything about that ? or even heared something like that ?
Thanx a lot in advance,
Tom.
(sorry for my poor english )
TomVenom said:
Hi everybody,
I have an annoying problem using roms based on Android 4.1.2 . I've tried codefireX and Jellytime. The same behavior has been noticed on both roms : there are main vertical thin stripes on the screen, falling from top to bottom, as if pixels were streaming. Most of stripes are visible on left and right parts of the screen, almost not in the middle. When I take a screenshot, problem is absolutely invisible. It can only be viewed on the touch screen directly.
When I tap on the sides of the phone, I have the impression that the stripes are lightly blinking or sparkling.
When I rotate the phone, stripes are not rotating. They still are going from the true top of the phone to the bottom.
And finaly, when I reinstall another rom, based on Android 4.0.4 (with or without Sense, suchas IceColdSandwich or ViperDHD), the stripes disappear.
Does anyone know anything about that ? or even heared something like that ?
Thanx a lot in advance,
Tom.
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Yes i have noticed that too. It seems to be a kernel issue not compatible with the phone. Forinstance if you flash lets say any 3.0.xx kernel onto icecoldICS rom you will get the lines just as in JB rom. Read that someone is trying to fix it so just keep your fingers x:crying:
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AKK1983 said:
Yes i have noticed that too. It seems to be a kernel issue not compatible with the phone. Forinstance if you flash lets say any 3.0.xx kernel onto icecoldICS rom you will get the lines just as in JB rom. Read that someone is trying to fix it so just keep your fingers x:crying:
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Hello,
thanks for your answer.
If it could be a kernel issue, why am I feeling so alone ?
Question about Kernels : is it possible to download Kernels Alternatives ?
TomVenom said:
Hello,
thanks for your answer.
If it could be a kernel issue, why am I feeling so alone ?
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You are not alone. In JellyTime's issue tracker there is an open issue. Until now nothing changed. And with the new 4.2 release I wonder if JellyTime will get any stable updates in the near future. But that's the only place I found where the bug is reported. Is there an official codefireX bugtracker?
TomVenom said:
Hi everybody,
I have an annoying problem using roms based on Android 4.1.2 . I've tried codefireX and Jellytime. The same behavior has been noticed on both roms : there are main vertical thin stripes on the screen, falling from top to bottom, as if pixels were streaming. Most of stripes are visible on left and right parts of the screen, almost not in the middle. When I take a screenshot, problem is absolutely invisible. It can only be viewed on the touch screen directly.
When I tap on the sides of the phone, I have the impression that the stripes are lightly blinking or sparkling.
When I rotate the phone, stripes are not rotating. They still are going from the true top of the phone to the bottom.
And finaly, when I reinstall another rom, based on Android 4.0.4 (with or without Sense, suchas IceColdSandwich or ViperDHD), the stripes disappear.
Does anyone know anything about that ? or even heared something like that ?
Thanx a lot in advance,
Tom.
(sorry for my poor english )
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"HW overlays cause graphical issues - in settings/developer options check disable hw overlays to fix"
I think you need this....try and gime me news:good:
Superuzzu said:
"HW overlays cause graphical issues - in settings/developer options check disable hw overlays to fix"
I think you need this....try and gime me news:good:
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Even with HW overlays of u will still get the line. Even 4.2 has vertical lines bug! As said before its a bug which was introduced aftre 3.1 realise thus after 16th August. If u flash an older rom lets say rom builds before the 16th of August the bug is not present. I strongly doubt if the bug will b fixed cause it seems to afect only a few users and am one of them. I wander why RB pr synergy dont want to fix it
I know synergye was working on it and asking for logcats. I don't think he doesn't want to fix it. He might just not know how, since his device doesn't have the bug, and needs more info (like logcats).
bananagranola said:
I know synergye was working on it and asking for logcats. I don't think he doesn't want to fix it. He might just not know how, since his device doesn't have the bug, and needs more info (like logcats).
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How do i produce the logcats and where fo i post them? And if am correct there should be a logcat about this on issues tracker. Its sad that we aren't able to enjoy these good roms cause of this bug. Really wish someone looks at it soon
Hello all,
First post, sorry its a question..
The back camera on M8 is making strange pictures, if any at all (see attachment).
Front camera is working fine.
Got my M8 for 1 year now, never had problems with the camera.
mm-qcamera-daemon is running high on batt usage.
Stock camera app will most of the time open and then close again, sometimes i can make strange pictures like above.
I don't have an other camera app running
It's rooted and i'm running
InsertCoin version 3.0.8
Android 4.4.2
HTC sense v6.0
HTC SDK API 6.17
I do know there are a lot of updates from the above versions. But its running so wel all these time that i don't need a upgrade (still up to 5 days on a full batt :good
I did clear the cache from the camera app, I don't have lastpass installed.
Does anyone seen a picture like this (except from a good/bad trip)? And how did they fix it.
All input is appreciated.
Thanks, Peter.
One of two things is going on. Either the camera module has gone bad OR you dont have the correct software to run the camera or that software has gone corrupt.
I see your running a custom rom so my suggestion would be go back to complete stock and re-test. If it fails its a hardware issue.
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One of two things is going on. Either the camera module has gone bad OR you dont have the correct software to run the camera or that software has gone corrupt.
I see your running a custom rom so my suggestion would be go back to complete stock and re-test. If it fails its a hardware issue.
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Thanks for your answer.
Do you have any clue if the same software is used for the front and back camera? Front is working perfect so that would mean a hardware issue.
I will start with returning to stock, quickest way to see if it's hardware related.
The camera modules are different. Back has ultra pixel and front is a megapixel.
Since its easier to change software it makes sense to go back to complete stock for testing. Then if it still fails its probably hardware.