[Q] Anything other than a TW and my camera just wont work, Help? - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

Hi there!
I have had an s3 for a few days now and love it!.
Any TW rom and my camera works just fantastic.
Any cm10/aokp/miui/etc rom and I just cant use the camera no matter what app I use to try it, whether it be the built in app or camera360/etc.
Driving me nuts and would love someone to help me. Anyway research I have done hasnt told me what I'm doing wrong.
I wipe cache/dalvik/factory reset/system before each rom. I have tried different kernels but nothing has helped.
Any gurus out there have any ideas on what I can do to fix this?

Your install process would be and please link the files you are flashing... I'll try and help you. I've seen a few people mention this the past couple days.

The most recent I tried to flash was Illusion v1.1.18 - (d2tmo, d2att & d2vzw) - 1|18|13 from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037028
I downloaded Illusion-v1.1.18-d2tmo.zip and gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip.
I went into recovery which is twrp and the most recent version. I installed it with the goo.im app.
When in recovery I did:
1) Factory Wipe
2) Wipe Cache
3) Wipe Dalvik
4) Wipe System
I would then click Install and select the rom file, and after it succesfully flashed I would then flash the gapps file. All were successful.
I would then reboot and the rom would boot up fine. I setup my google account and all that then for the heck of it I would reboot.
I then would try the camera app and it would complain that it couldnt connect to the camera basically. I went into the play store and tried a free version of camera 360, puddle camera, etc and all would not work.
I went back into recovery, wiped cache and dalvik again, hopped on one foot, faced east, and clicked my heels together. Upon reboot the camera does not work.
I have wiped all that and tried to install [Kernel][JB] Leankernel: Minimalistic Kernel for D2TMO/D2ATT (AOSP) v2.3 [1/17/13] which flashed fine. Upon reboot I could change voltages to undervolt, mess with governors but cameras still do not work.
I have a backup of two TW roms (one stock) and both of the those roms work beautifully with whatever camera I try, including the built in/stock camera.
I hoped I didn't leave out something. If there is something I missed than I'm an idiot because it seems like I am really missing something.
Thanks for your help.

I don't see any reason your steps lead to that, the exact steps I take every time to flash. I'm researching but in the mean time, go to app manager and wipe cache and data from gallery... Are you using the same Gapps over and over on each try? Might wanna try a different set.

mt3g said:
I don't see any reason your steps lead to that, the exact steps I take every time to flash. I'm researching but in the mean time, go to app manager and wipe cache and data from gallery.
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I did that earlier with no luck.
I just force stopped on gallery, wiped cache/data, rebooted, and I tried the camera only to get the same message.
Thank you for that tip but I will continue my research also.
Just because I looked at about phone.
Model of phone is SGH-T999 (just in case someone thinks I'm in the wrong forum"
Baseband version is T999UVDLJA
Kernel is of course 3.0.59-leanKernel
AOKP Version is Illusion v1.1.18 d2tmo
Build number is aokp-d2tmo-userdebug 4.2.1 (I truncated the rest)

mt3g said:
Are you using the same Gapps over and over on each try? Might wanna try a different set.
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I have downloaded this gapps twice for the last rom http://goo.im/devs/itsmikeramsay/gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip.
For the miui rom there was a gapps that was specific to miui and had miui in the name. The miui rom's camera didnt work.
I'll look for a different gapps if that might be the problem but since I have tried a couple roms and a few different gapps I feel that might not be the issue.
I still will give it another try though. Just have to find another gapps to try.

try these just in case they're corrupted. http://d-h.st/dtk these are the ones I use

mt3g said:
try these just in case they're corrupted. http://d-h.st/dtk these are the ones I use
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I redid the entire install process from scratch using that gapps and the camera is still not working.
Ugh. Thanks for the link.
WIll keep trying :/

run a log cat and post it. Other then that maybe bad firmware...
did you update your phone to stock JellyBean via Over the Air or Odin? it updates the partitions which could be the issue, mmayyybbeee???!?!? Shots in the dark right now, just trying to help as I've never seen this issue before solved.

mt3g said:
run a log cat and post it. Other then that maybe bad firmware...
did you update your phone to stock JellyBean via Over the Air or Odin? it updates the partitions which could be the issue, mmayyybbeee???!?!?
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It had JB on it when I got it almost 2 days ago. I tried to do an OTA when I got it but it said I was up to date.
Let me do a restore to stock and see what version it is.
Edit: Restored stock. Says android version 4.1.1, Kernel 3.0.31-370274se.infra, Build number JR003L.T999UVDLJA

Was it already rooted?
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mt3g said:
Was it already rooted?
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It was new, out of the box. I watched the guy unrap it. It is one of the newer grey metal color looking ones. It was not rooted. I did that. Should I do an Odin to bring the device back to complete stock and start from scratch?
Will take a while since I have no idea where to start with all that

Thats the best suggestion I have. Maybe someone else will step in with an idea.
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mt3g said:
Thats the best suggestion I have. Maybe someone else will step in with an idea.
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You have been helpful. In a bit ill reflash a cm/aokp rom and logcat it.

This is happening a couple of threads above you haha http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36899130
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mt3g said:
This is happening a couple of threads above you haha http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36899130
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Hey thanks again for your help. I ended up falling asleep but installed Wicked V6 (tw based rom) and liking it enough that I will wait on a aokp/cm10.x rom until I get up the motivation to try again.
I'm sure I'll get an itch for a different rom in about a week though

dccoh said:
Hey thanks again for your help. I ended up falling asleep but installed Wicked V6 (tw based rom) and liking it enough that I will wait on a aokp/cm10.x rom until I get up the motivation to try again.
I'm sure I'll get an itch for a different rom in about a week though
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All good, just hope the thread I pointed to will work out once you do want to give it another go.
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mt3g said:
All good, just hope the thread I pointed to will work out once you do want to give it another go.
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I backed up Wicked and loaded up my original rom that I wanted to try.
The fix in the said thread fixed me right up, camera works fine.
All this trouble because of one 350ish kb file
Thanks for checking on my issue.

dccoh said:
I backed up Wicked and loaded up my original rom that I wanted to try.
The fix in the said thread fixed me right up, camera works fine.
All this trouble because of one 350ish kb file
Thanks for checking on my issue.
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Most definitely sir. I don't understand why that file was getting screwed over. Glad it all got worked out for you.
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[Q] Paranoid Android ROM Help!

Hello all. I wish I could post this in the actual thread, but I am a new user with less than 10 posts haha! But I am having an issue with Paranoid Android ROM booting. I have tried like every way imaginable. Here is the logcat form my phone: h t t p :// pastebin.com/mukxdDDM. So does anyone have any sort of idea as to what is goin on? I'm starting to learn my way around Android code and I still don't have much of a clue. Thanks for your help!
Flash cm9 sign in the works.. I then wipe everything format system and flash are u on mtd or what?
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I'm having the same problem, friend.
I am. I have been on cm9 for a long time. I tried flashing cm9 clean first and flashing PA but to no avail.
I had this problem when I tried restoring to the paranoid. I fixed it by clean installing aokp with nyan v5, then clean installing paranoid and Google apps nothing else in twrp recovery and it booted. It should work in cwm also but I have not used cwm for a while because twrp is easier although a bit buggier.
My recommendation would be odin back to stock and then odin cwm and flash
I got it to boot once, but it was missing the notification bar. I redownloaded it, but now it gets stuck at the boot animation, and the phone gets warm to the touch.
Edit: Tried CM9 first twice after fully wiping. I hope to get this working, because it looked pretty cool...
WBaumgartner said:
I got it to boot once, but it was missing the notification bar. I redownloaded it, but now it gets stuck at the boot animation, and the phone gets warm to the touch.
Edit: Tried CM9 first twice after fully wiping. I hope to get this working, because it looked pretty cool...
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Not sure why there are so many problems just to get it to boot. If one way works for the majority of people, shouldn't it work for everyone if the steps are followed exactly?
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Nope...too many variables. Every phone is different, bad downloads, bad flashes. If everyone Odin'd to FC09 stock then rooted with cwm 5.0.2.7 then flashed CM9 98% would be fine but still 2% would have trouble.
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Ah ok. Thats a bit disappointing haha.
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Just in case anyone stumbles upon this thread, the booting issue for this ROM has been solved by the ROM porter. Anything passed the June 30 build has this issue resolved.
Also, anyone willing to help me with another issue? Or should I start a new thread? I want to post all these in the main thread, but I can't for 5 more posts. My issue is that I can get this whole ROM running, but I have no statusbar at all. I am not sure why. Can anyone be of assistance?
JustKojack said:
Also, anyone willing to help me with another issue? Or should I start a new thread? I want to post all these in the main thread, but I can't for 5 more posts. My issue is that I can get this whole ROM running, but I have no statusbar at all. I am not sure why. Can anyone be of assistance?
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Just keep posting here and you'll have the post you'll need
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Thanks! But I have no statusbar while running the Paranoid Android ROM. And I'm not really sure why. Any help?
JustKojack said:
Thanks! But I have no statusbar while running the Paranoid Android ROM. And I'm not really sure why. Any help?
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Which one of the updates did you flash? Most likely you got a bad download.
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masaidjet said:
Which one of the updates did you flash? Most likely you got a bad download.
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I got the June 30 download. I now flashed cm9 and then PA and I have statusbar. Not sure why.
JustKojack said:
I got the June 30 download. I now flashed cm9 and then PA and I have statusbar. Not sure why.
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Did you do a clean wipe ? Sometimes when wipes aren't performed things like no statusbar happen. And until the dev work out the kinks I would stay away from the rom. I really like Paranoid Android myself
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masaidjet said:
Did you do a clean wipe ? Sometimes when wipes aren't performed things like no statusbar happen. And until the dev work out the kinks I would stay away from the rom. I really like Paranoid Android myself
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I just did a full wipe, installed june 30th build and no status bar for me either, I will try installing over cm9 and see what happends.
Jshugzda said:
I just did a full wipe, installed june 30th build and no status bar for me either, I will try installing over cm9 and see what happends.
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The way I did it was full wipe including wiping /system, then I installed cm9 and correct gapps, then did not install any extra apps, then installed PA and correct gapps, and all went well!
masaidjet said:
Did you do a clean wipe ? Sometimes when wipes aren't performed things like no statusbar happen. And until the dev work out the kinks I would stay away from the rom. I really like Paranoid Android myself
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I did and full wipe and no statusbar, but then i did cm9 and it worked! haha! I am loving PA though! And once you get it to be a stable booting rom it so far is working well.

Android is Upgrading at every boot

I'm running [ROM][28 Aug] [UVALH2 v37] XquiziT TMO ONLY!...
Whenever I turn on my phone, I get: Android is Upgrading... Starting Applications.
Although I don't think it affects the phones performance... it started happening after flashing Wildchild's ROM.
Of course, I have Wiped data, Dalvik, cache... and re-downloading, reflashing.
I also tried Wildchild's Superwipe [wipes EVERYTHING].
Some see it completely normal [SEE THIS POST], while others think it's not normal.
Any enlightening will be appreciated.
could it be updating your apps and checking for ota, abd that why it says that a boot up?
Why does it bother people so much? It isn't a big deal and it isn't affecting performance save boot up time but honestly how often does your phone boot?
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is your dalvik\cache being wiped before rebooting?
Cobra281 said:
is your dalvik\cache being wiped before rebooting?
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Same thing was happening to me on that Rom, but only after odexing.. never hurt anything but was annoying
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joshnichols189 said:
Why does it bother people so much? It isn't a big deal and it isn't affecting performance save boot up time but honestly how often does your phone boot?
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I know itd bug the hell outa me! Even if it were running great, I'd still know that underneath it all, something was wrong! I just cant stand that personally.
Not sure whats causing this for some folks. Ill try to help out more a bit later.
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It sounds like its wiping dalvik on every boot for some reason. I would try reflashing and if that doesn't work try flashing a different rom.
DocHoliday77 said:
I know itd bug the hell outa me! Even if it were running great, I'd still know that underneath it all, something was wrong! I just cant stand that personally.
Not sure whats causing this for some folks. Ill try to help out more a bit later.
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What? Nothing is wrong.
Well, its not exactly behaving the way that it should. Its rebuilding dalvik every boot. Not supposed to do that, so if its not acting right.......
Additionally, (and I know this isnt a very big deal, but to others it is) thats a lot of extra writing that is totally unnecessary.
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Cobra281 said:
is your dalvik\cache being wiped before rebooting?
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It's not... I don't think it is. No apps are being updated: 1 out of 85
It just says "Starting Applications"
nothing else.
DocHoliday77 said:
I know itd bug the hell outa me! Even if it were running great, I'd still know that underneath it all, something was wrong! I just cant stand that personally.
Not sure whats causing this for some folks. Ill try to help out more a bit later.
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Thanks! And like the post I linked... some people have experienced it since they got the phone out of the box. Weird.
Slurpee7600 said:
It sounds like its wiping dalvik on every boot for some reason. I would try reflashing and if that doesn't work try flashing a different rom.
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I flashed and reflashed with triple wipe [internal SD/system/etc]
I guess I'll try a diff ROM. I'm just happy with the current ROM though.
Have you flashed any mods or themes?
Just a shot in the dark, but heres a couple things you could try.
Install the deodexed UVALH2 rom, see if it still happens. If it does try to use Odin to flash the pure stock (will lose root). If it still happens I would try a different release at that point, just to narrow it down.
If it stops happening try flashing xquizit over top of the full version and see if it starts again.
Something else to try is use a different recovery. If you're still up for troubleshooting at that point!
How did you update to UVALH2 in the first place? Did you flash one of the rooted versions, or did you update with the full firmware or ota via Odin?
Like I said, its a shot in the dark, but im just wondering if something happened or got left behind when you updated.
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HG! said:
It's not... I don't think it is. No apps are being updated: 1 out of 85
It just says "Starting Applications"
nothing else.
Sorry, missed that a minute ago. Can you get a logcat? Youll have to conect to your computer and run it at boot. Dont want to try to guide you through that from memory but there should be some good guides here on xda if you dont know how.
I flashed and reflashed with triple wipe [internal SD/system/etc]
I guess I'll try a diff ROM. I'm just happy with the current ROM though.
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Did you try using Wilds Superwipe?
Sorry I know its a lot but wanted to throw out any ideas before going back to work. Hope some of this helps!
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Dalvik?
This happened to me after I did a Dalvik wipe while in recovery. That is the only time it happened. For a minute, I thought I lost root. Have reboot many times and have not seen it. Mine goes to 205 applications though.
IrieBro said:
This happened to me after I did a Dalvik wipe while in recovery. That is the only time it happened. For a minute, I thought I lost root. Have reboot many times and have not seen it. Mine goes to 205 applications though.
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Because it happens when the phone is rebuilding caches and goes by the number of apps you yourself have installed..
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same thing happens to me, im using v50 and used childs superwipe.. i also tried installing a battery theme and it's been doing that since then..
it's annoying and i really wanna remove it too but i rarely reboots..
DocHoliday77 said:
Have you flashed any mods or themes?
Just a shot in the dark, but heres a couple things you could try.
Install the deodexed UVALH2 rom, see if it still happens. If it does try to use Odin to flash the pure stock (will lose root). If it still happens I would try a different release at that point, just to narrow it down.
If it stops happening try flashing xquizit over top of the full version and see if it starts again.
Something else to try is use a different recovery. If you're still up for troubleshooting at that point!
How did you update to UVALH2 in the first place? Did you flash one of the rooted versions, or did you update with the full firmware or ota via Odin?
Like I said, its a shot in the dark, but im just wondering if something happened or got left behind when you updated.
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Did you try using Wilds Superwipe?
Sorry I know its a lot but wanted to throw out any ideas before going back to work. Hope some of this helps!
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Yeah... I did the Superwipe.
:crying:
Its also happen to me and i dont find a fix for it yet, its annoying that i see it everytime i reboot my phone,
HG! said:
I'm running [ROM][28 Aug] [UVALH2 v37] XquiziT TMO ONLY!...
Whenever I turn on my phone, I get: Android is Upgrading... Starting Applications.
Although I don't think it affects the phones performance... it started happening after flashing Wildchild's ROM.
Of course, I have Wiped data, Dalvik, cache... and re-downloading, reflashing.
I also tried Wildchild's Superwipe [wipes EVERYTHING].
Some see it completely normal [SEE THIS POST], while others think it's not normal.
Any enlightening will be appreciated.
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pretty sure wild child's builds have the ROM fix perms each time you boot. this is the cause of this message. don't worry, you are fine.
Mine just came back to normal and i dont see it anymore. Also i think my phone boot faster than the normal.
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It's usually from an odex file being put into a deodexed Rom find that file and delete it and you should be fine.
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[Q] AxisM ROM Question {Solved}

Have any one of you tried the AxisM ROM, it was previously called GalaxyMOD I believe. I usually don't flash Universal ROMs, the only one I tried before this was Hyperdrive which I kinda liked but wanted to wait until the bugs are ironed out but I did give this ROM a try because I saw one of our dev (the awesome grue) on the team members list (team synergy).
The issue is the ROM doesn't boot at all, it's not stuck at samsung logo or anything, I see the samsung logo and it goes blank, nothing happens. Please let me know if any of you guys got it to work. Would be awesome if Grue can make it work for us since he is on their team as well.
Here is the link to the ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2089821
Try flashing a Sprint s3 kernel with it on your next flash, make sure you wipe everything (system, data, cache and dalvik).
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I tried using the same rom but had no success getting it to boot and when It did boot I had all kinds of fc everywhere so I just nandroid back to my regular setup.
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Vfan23 said:
Try flashing a Sprint s3 kernel with it on your next flash, make sure you wipe everything (system, data, cache and dalvik).
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Am I giving a shot at your suggestion (not that I mind, will try that now) or did you get it working that way?
Westcoastking said:
I tried using the same rom but had no success getting it to boot and when It did boot I had all kinds of fc everywhere so I just nandroid back to my regular setup.
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What kernel did you flash, if you did flash?
Invincible Madness said:
Am I giving a shot at your suggestion (not that I mind, will try that now) or did you get it working that way?
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I just figured it wouldn't hurt to try. I haven't tried it but being it is Verizon branded but universal I figured flashing a kernel might help too. Never hurts to try though, just nandroid back if need be.
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Vfan23 said:
I just figured it wouldn't hurt to try. I haven't tried it but being it is Verizon branded but universal I figured flashing a kernel might help too. Never hurts to try though, just nandroid back if need be.
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Downloaded KT747 and now back to flashing again. I have a slimbean backedup anyway. Will report back if I get it working.
On a sidenote, if I do get it booting but like the other user said have FC's, what other good kernels for TW do we have as alternatives? Agat & Lean Kernel 2.9?
I guess I could try freeza's optimized stock kernel as well.
EDIT: Ok, Flashed AxisM zip, Selected Sprint option and the dev picks option for apps, unchecked reboot option, flashed KT747 latest (4-11 I think) and it booted fine. No FC's until now. Phone and data working, data is a bit slow than usual though. Haven't tested anything esle but it looks pretty sweet.
Glad you got it buddy.
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Vfan23 said:
Glad you got it buddy.
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And right when I was almost high on AxisM listening to Deftones Tempest, SystemUI started FC'ing.
I'm gonna try few other kernel options over the day and see if anything works better.
Invincible Madness said:
And right when I was almost high on AxisM listening to Deftones Tempest, SystemUI started FC'ing.
I'm gonna try few other kernel options over the day and see if anything works better.
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Damn. So close too.
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What kernel did you flash, if you did flash?[/QUOTE]
I did what the other user did flashed latest KT kernel.
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Westcoastking said:
What kernel did you flash, if you did flash?
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I did what the other user did flashed latest KT kernel.
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Yup, the latest KT. Do you have your headset mic working? People on the other end can't seem to hear me. Weird
You flashed an att rom here, anything is possible....but wouldnt it brick phone?
Forever Justice said:
You flashed an att rom here, anything is possible....but wouldnt it brick phone?
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It's not an at&t only ROM. It's a universal ROM, like Hyperdrive that you can see on our forums. And I've been running it since yesterday morning and it's running pretty well. There is an another one called Synergy ROM, so 3 roms AFAIK that you can flash on any carrier S3.

Any 4.2.2 ROM makes my camera crash

Hello,
I'm sorry if this is a repost of any sort . I am currently running a 4.1.2 rom and as it turns out any 4.1.2 rom that I run will have a functioning camera for my phone. However whenever I try to flash any 4.2 .2 rom on my phone the camera ceases to run correctly. I'm flashing the rom with clockworkmod touch and I have also tried flashing a camera fix I found on xda. I have even tried using third party camera apps, but those don't work either. Can anyone try to point me in the right direction or even try to help me troubleshoot this thing??
Thanks in advance
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i'll begin with the question of what did you wipe before you flashed 4.2.2 and what ROM/release have you tried flashing?
Flash to factory stock and if ur camera still doesn't work it must logically be a hardware issue. Please guys correct me if I'm wrong
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xBeerdroiDx said:
i'll begin with the question of what did you wipe before you flashed 4.2.2 and what ROM/release have you tried flashing?
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I had just updated cwm to the latest touch version about a month ago. After that I was still on stock TW 4.1.1. Then, I tried flashing a 4.2.2 jellybam v7.6 and the camera stopped working so I flashed back to stock and the camera worked fine. I then tried flashing to the latest realease of CM 10.1 nightly
about 3 weeks ago but the camera didnt work so I flashed to 4.1.2 CSROM v1.4 then 1.5 and the camera worked fine. So I then tried CM10.0 4.1.2 and the camera still worked so last night I flashed to the latest CM nightly and the camera stopped working. Any thoughts?
Cprager said:
Flash to factory stock and if ur camera still doesn't work it must logically be a hardware issue. Please guys correct me if I'm wrong
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I did and it still works. So it can't be a hardware issue. It has to do with how my phone flashes the software because I haven't seen anyone else having the same issues with the ROMS that I have been flashing.
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AaronYoLungz said:
so last night I flashed to the latest CM nightly and the camera stopped working. Any thoughts?
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if the camera stopped working simply from updating your current ROM to the latest release than a wipe and reflash could possibly have ironed out this issue. this is assuming you dirty flashed the update. we all do that, but in the event things dont funtion properly afterwards, a wipe is required.
xBeerdroiDx said:
if the camera stopped working simply from updating your current ROM to the latest release than a wipe and reflash could possibly have ironed out this issue. this is assuming you dirty flashed the update. we all do that, but in the event things dont funtion properly afterwards, a wipe is required.
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Well before I flashed any rom I always wiped all user data, I wiped the cache and dalvik cache and in some cases I even formatted the system in advanced settings. In every case the camera never worked.
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If it could help, I can get a report of the crash... The only thing is I would need guidance on going about getting it.
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i would back everything up. you have a working nandroid to fall back on?
then i would fully wipe the device and start over. you seem to be having problems with 4.2.2, not specifically aosp. it appears aosp and touchwiz 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 are working for you. correct? when transitioning android versions, its basically required to wipe everything in order to avoid issues. make sure you have the latest gapps for 4.2.2. that may be your problem right there.
in the event you choose to wipe and reflash a 4.2.2 rom,
- backup your files
- have a nandroid, the rom you want and gapps on a micro sd card.
- boot into recovery
- wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache
- wipe dalvik
- format /system
- format /data + media
- flash rom from external sd card
- flash gapps from external sd card
- reboot and let your phone sit a few minutes then reboot again. check it out.
you wont get any ROM support from devs on your issues until you come from a complete wipe. a hassle to set everything up again but it will likely be your fix. if not, we can go a different direction.
Alright I'll try this now. I will keep you updated
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Alright I'll try this now. I will keep you updated
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did you make sure you were flashing the correct gapps for your version of android? i'd hate to see you do all this for an incorrect gapps issue. yes, keep me posted
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did you make sure you were flashing the correct gapps for your version of android? i'd hate to see you do all this for an incorrect gapps issue. yes, keep me posted
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Alright I followed all of the above steps and my phone camera still isnt working. For clarification, gallery app works but when I actually try to use the camera I get a "Camera Error - Cannot connect to camera " popup window with an okay button below it.
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Alright I followed all of the above steps and my phone camera still isnt working. For clarification, gallery app works but when I actually try to use the camera I get a "Camera Error - Cannot connect to camera " popup window with an okay button below it.
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what ROM and release did you end up flashing?
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what ROM and release did you end up flashing?
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ROM: cm-10.1-20130521-NIGHTLY-d2att
Gapps: gapps-jb-20130301-signed
EDIT: The problem described in the post#11 has always been the case
i would do 1 of 2 things: flash this 4.2 camera zip in recovery and see if that camera and gallery work or flash a different 4.2.2 ROM like tasks. this will help determine if its just cm10.1 thats giving you grief.
if you download and flash the 4.2 camera, just wipe cache, dalvik and flash the zip. in the event you get a freeze up when taking a picture with auto-focus, you have to set the scene to "Action" mode.
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xBeerdroiDx said:
i would do 1 of 2 things: flash this 4.2 camera zip in recovery and see if that camera and gallery work or flash a different 4.2.2 ROM like tasks. this will help determine if its just cm10.1 thats giving you grief.
if you download and flash the 4.2 camera, just wipe cache, dalvik and flash the zip. in the event you get a freeze up when taking a picture with auto-focus, you have to set the scene to "Action" mode.
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Should I remove Gallery4.apk and Gallery2.apk from /system/app?
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You can use a file Explorer to move those 2 to a different folder so that you can move them back if need be
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You can use a file Explorer to move those 2 to a different folder so that you can move them back if need be
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Alright so I ended moving the gallery, then flashing the new camera app in CWM then wiped the cache and dalvik. No luck, so I tried restarting my phone, fixing permissions, and nothing worked. I then full wiped my phone and flashed Vanilla Rootbox, tested camera and it didnt work. It still said "Camera Error- Can't connect to camera" . . I flashed the camera zip provided followed by a cache and dalvik wipe but I got the same message. Following the above steps I did the exact same thing with AOKP and the exact same thing happened.
Is it possible that my phone just can't support 4.2.2?
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Is it possible that an outdated version of Odin could be the problem?
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[Q] bad cell reception with CM10.2

Hello,
I am ready to pull my hair out! I installed the Cyanogenmod yesterday and my cell reception is terrible. I usually get full bars of 4g coverage in my driveway but nothing since install. I have an AirRave signal booster in the house and I get no data connectivity without wifi and 2 bars when I am standing right next to the signal booster. Different areas of town where I used to be able to count on full 3g coverage - 2 bars and no data. I don't know what to do. I am about to wipe and start over again. Any one, please help...
I have a Sprint GS3 SPH-L710
Did you dirty flash? I never had any problems with CM10.2 connectivity. You might have a bad download or something didn't get flashed correctly. I would do a clean install, ( wipe dalvik, cache, data) and re-download, flash the ROM and gapps .
GL!
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newb...help
Thank you for the reply. I am not sure what a dirty flash is. I am new at this. I used the Cyanogenmod app to lead me through the process. So I could use some help with the terms, please.
Thanks again.
This should help you out some:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1882629
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2489240
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ok...
cmdmoto said:
This should help you out some:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1882629
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2489240
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So I just did a reset and installed Cyanogenmod once more on my phone and still having and issue. I can only guess from the threads that I read that I did a clean flash. Any other thoughts.
Thanks again for the reply. I appreciate the help
Sound like an APN issue If your only having problems with your data. I've heard of ppl having to go and flash a TW ROM to update their APNs and get it working correctly again.
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cmdmoto said:
Sound like an APN issue If your only having problems with your data. I've heard of ppl having to go and flash a TW ROM to update their APNs and get it working correctly again.
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Hmm, that sounds promising. Does anyone know where to find a TW ROM that will work with my phone?
Check out the Cm10.2 thread, I know they were having issues Sept 20th to Oct 5th?? With data. The might be able to help you out.
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cmdmoto said:
Check out the Cm10.2 thread, I know they were having issues Sept 20th to Oct 5th?? With data. The might be able to help you out.
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Can you give me link to that thread? I'm having a devil of a time finding it..thanks
http://forum.xda-delopers.com/showthread.php?t=2527414
The above link is from the Note 2 forum (my phone). I was doing some scouting on the S3 (wife's phone) and saw this thread and thought of the one I linked.
I was having major data problems on cm10.2 even after I would go back to a touchwiz rom, update profile prl then do a "clean flash" of cm.
Problem is the way that touchwiz and cm handle the file system.
If you have a data problem in cm, flash a touchwiz ROM, update profile and prl, then go to your file explorer and delete the folder "sdcard/0/android/data/" (the only folder you need to delete is data - since I have everything on my external sdcard, I deleted the whole 0 folder.) Then do a real clean flash of cm and you should be just fine.
Obviously, if you're concerned about losing any data, back it all up before you do anything.
winepoet said:
Can you give me link to that thread? I'm having a devil of a time finding it..thanks
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you in milton ny?
Still searchin...
kaos420 said:
you in milton ny?
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Hello and sorry for the delayed response, no I am not in Milton, NY...Milton, MA Can you help?
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winepoet said:
Hello and sorry for the delayed response, no I am not in Milton, NY...Milton, MA Can you help?
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more then likely a apn restore is what you need to do.
i answered how in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521525
kaos420 said:
more then likely a apn restore is what you need to do.
i answered how in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521525
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Thank you for the link. I am a little confused, being the newb that I am, do I have to flash a touch wiz rom to grab the APN? and then go back to CM? It seems like a lot of work...I know, nothing good comes easy...although I was hoping for a fix within CM.
Just another question, what's the harm in staying in CM and 3g only besides not being able to access LTE for the moment?
One thing I do know is any aosp ROM will have this problem. Something to do with ril or to that nature. I hunted a lot of threads on various sprint phones having the same problem.
I just stuck with tw cause the data speeds are so much better, in the same spot on aosp I get about 1.3mbs and tw about 5.5mbs. I hate tw to, can't stand it but it works
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winepoet said:
Thank you for the link. I am a little confused, being the newb that I am, do I have to flash a touch wiz rom to grab the APN? and then go back to CM? It seems like a lot of work...I know, nothing good comes easy...although I was hoping for a fix within CM.
Just another question, what's the harm in staying in CM and 3g only besides not being able to access LTE for the moment?
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not really that time consuming. do a backup of your cm. flash atw. update prl and profile grab apn. back it up. restore cm backup. then restore apn. take no more then 20 minutes.
kaos420 said:
not really that time consuming. do a backup of your cm. flash atw. update prl and profile grab apn. back it up. restore cm backup. then restore apn. take no more then 20 minutes.
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Thanks again for your help, but I can't find atw (what is it?). I tried looking for a touchwiz rom, but am unable to install...
winepoet said:
Thanks again for your help, but I can't find atw (what is it?). I tried looking for a touchwiz rom, but am unable to install...
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Atw a touch with rom. Why can't you install?
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kaos420 said:
Atw a touch with rom. Why can't you install?
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IDK, I downloaded xtremiperia z aroma touchwiz v2 and put it on my sd card, used recovery mode and it started then I got the little green man falling down, said it couldn't open. Bad file...

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