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Can the camera on XDA2 be removed?

:?: hi, was thinking of buying xda2 but there is a stupid rule in my work place which does not allows any imaging device (xda included) to enter into the working enviorment.
so i was thinking, can the camera be physically removed (diy) or at least can it be disable using software or hardware (ie: disconnecting the wires to the camera) ... ??
i really like xda2 and i am tired of xda1 ... and one to help?
by the way, does this forum teaches how to open up a xda2? ...
regards
almondking[/b]

The camera software is located in the extended rom part of the installation procedure. If you were to modify the extended rom to remove that CAB file (or just not let the autorun that installs those files run after a hard reset (i.e. soft reset it before it has a chance to run those files) then you would not be able to access the camera at all from the device (your work can inspect it all they'd like). This way you don't have to mod your xda ii and can always replace the cab later if you want to use the camera.
Jon.

sounds good ...
sounds like a good idea~ ,... no software, can't work!~ next problem, if i do not want to flash my phone, wat can i do to prevent the camera software from installing, i mean can i uninstall it from the rom or something like this ... ?

Youcould unlock the extended rom, back it up then delete the camera cab, however I doubt very much whether your security conscious company accept your word that the camera cannot be operated. Maybe you should get an xda1 for work.

unlocking the extended rom?
sorry, was relatively new to this xda2 thing ... how and wat do i need for unlocking the extended rom? opening up the xda2 and pluging out the camera will be the last thing i wanted to do ...
maybe i should change my job ... hehe ...

I really don't think the company would object if they saw that there was no way to access the camera portion through software. There is a program here called EREdit2003 that can backup / modify extended ROMs.
I would deffinetly NOT open up the phone for a variety of reasons - especially warrenty - Nothing is worth voiding a warrenty on a multi-hundred dollar phone.
Jon.

Oh, just thought of this very low-tech solution:
buy an XDA I Krusell case for it - it covers the camera lens. If your company isn't too savvy on inspecting it (i.e. they don't care to take off the case) than this could work as well. Obviously a long shot if your company is so security minded - but you never know.

why don't you buy an imate from KSA they come from the maifacurar without a camera option, not even a place for it

There are 2 ways not to activate the camera:
- The easist way: You can set the button 3 to "none" in settings/buttons. If you don't like to see the camera icon in program windows: go to windows/start up/programs and delete the link file (camera.lnk)
:lol: - Second way: Do not install the CAB software from the extended ROM. It can be done by: delete the file in config.txt. Other way, you rename the autorun file to .ex1 and run cab file manually after hardreset your XDAII

Thanks a lot guys!
Thanks a lot for all these help! finally got the xda2 today at S$1398 with a line to the local telco (w/o line is S$1598).
have yet to explore the device ... but i'm very sure i can display the camera function with so much help from you guys!~
the option about getting a leather case w/o the hole for camera is out .. the security guard at my work place are not so dumb .. hehe, they remove the leather case and check. ... some other guy had already tried that before .. it won't work ^^
jon's method sounds eziest! using EREdit2003 to edit the rom, i hope it'll work, anyone tried before? and by the way, jon, do you have the program? thanks in advance~
sonadt's method sounds great too .. deleting the link and disable the hot button ... but if i use file explorer to find the camera .exe file, will i be still able to activate the camera? i suspose so ... as for the 2nd method, 'not installing the cab' - sounds like a big task to me. in short, does it means that i need to flash the rom?
thanks a lot [email protected]~ you all are great! long live to this forum ^^

If you make the extended rom visible and editable you can remove the cab file and also the link as described, you will then have zero access to the camera as the software is not present to process/drive the hardware.

One easy way of uninstalling the camera software is to perform a hard-reset and just before the ROM autoinstaller starts perform a soft-reset, when it comes back you will have a normal Pocket PC minus the software that auto installs. But if for some reason you need to install the rest of the software that comes in the phone you can always install that by hand (minus the camera .cab of course), but for that you need to perform a small hack to be able to see the Extended Rom, there is an installer around here (forgot the name) that let's you uncover the extended rom section of your device and manually install the .cabs.
On the other hand, a disabled camera is still a camera, so chances are your security staff will not allow it inside anyways since it's almost like trying to get a regular camera in the premises but without film, they will not allow it no matter what.
But good luck and let us know what happened.
Regards,
Rayan

Although this won't apply to the initial poster now, but for future reference, Saudi Arabia sells the Imate here without the Camera, it is manufactured like that especially for them. It retails at approx $850 here, if anyone is interested I can look into places that take on-line orders.

imate??
imate = xda2 without camera?? SeRIouS?!~ wonder when can i buy it ... thanks a lot for all the ppl that gave me the solution!

Problems opening \windows\pimg.exe

Hi. I'm working with a MDA Pro (Universal), OS WM 5. The problem is, that I cannot open the pimg.exe, that opens pictures & videos, anymore! By trying to find out ideal settings for my WM5 I also changed some *.lnk files and propably I also changed some registry. Might this be the reason? First I didn't care about it because I've got XnView Pocket running, but now I wanted to assign a picture to a contact and this doesn't work anymore by the same token. If someone might tell me where the directory of the picture I wanna assign to manually can be saved,he will solve my problem as well!
Hope you're able to understand my english, it's not that good, I know.
bye, Thomas

The easiest thing would be to do a hard reset and re-install of all your software (Backup-Restore may not work depending on what you , erm, "fixed".)

Could someone please tell what keys and values exist that contain pimg.exe or other camera settings!?
Or at least all keys and values in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\Camera"
Thanx..

Where to find camera.exe?

When I launch my camera, it is coming up part of the screen still showing whatever I had running before starting the camera (usually the today screen), and the controls to get to the settings, change to video, zoom, etc. are not responding.
My thought is to reinstall camera.exe or at the very least, install another copy and redirect to the new copy. Anyone have a cab or know where/how I can get another copy on to my phone? Or for that matter, other (free) camera software I can use instead?
I'm really trying not to hard reset - I've tweaked a lot of stuff onto Ultimate Launcher and Mobile Shell 2.0, and don't want to go through setting it all up again.
Thanks in advance...

arl16 said:
When I launch my camera, it is coming up part of the screen still showing whatever I had running before starting the camera (usually the today screen), and the controls to get to the settings, change to video, zoom, etc. are not responding.
My thought is to reinstall camera.exe or at the very least, install another copy and redirect to the new copy. Anyone have a cab or know where/how I can get another copy on to my phone? Or for that matter, other (free) camera software I can use instead?
I'm really trying not to hard reset - I've tweaked a lot of stuff onto Ultimate Launcher and Mobile Shell 2.0, and don't want to go through setting it all up again.
Thanks in advance...
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The problem is not with the camera app, but with something else you have installed. If you want to hard reset and not lose anything, you can backup your files, or for something like UL, save your ".ini" file. It may help for you to post a screenshot.

Is there a replacement for the default camera app on the Touch? I find the default one horrible...

link2009 said:
Is there a replacement for the default camera app on the Touch? I find the default one horrible...
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The camera app is fit for the device, what's wrong with it?

Here is a cab for theTitan, I lost my camera when i flashed to 6.1 works like a champ

Jade clone & HTC Album

Hello,
I've tried to install HTC album on my phone with many, different cab files, but none of them worked.
When I click on it's icon, waits a little, then it closes before anything is appear on the screen... so just like if I didn't click on it's icon.
I would like to install it because an other HTC camera program needs it and I would like to install that application to get better images on photo camera, because the original program's white-balance and brightness control is really poor.
What would I have to try?
Does it need any system component I missed?
I've tried to use Dependency Walker, but I've found only files that I still have in my phone ROM.
I really don't know how to determine what the program's problem is.
Please help me how to do this.
Thanks for any suggestions.

[Q] Strange behavior of xperia X2

Bought this device about one month ago, because i like Sony Ericsson and don't like android OS, so i choose this model
It has lags of course, but upgrading the OS and installing some fixes helped me to solve some problems, but there are some still existing
slide view some times just don't display after pressing the slide view button, its a black screen or some parts of the slide view interface, restarting the device resolving the problem
another one is file explorer problem, sometimes it just don't work at all, by pressing the file explorer icon it just cannot open, i thought this is a built-in explorer problem and downloaded Resco file explorer, it works fine, but one day this software did not display the list of files and folders, restarting the phone resolved the problem
I searched for these problems ,but did not find any useful info, so i hope we can make it together here
thanks

this cab would solve your problem...
http://www.mediafire.com/?b4ykb4wpb5dqvr3

thanks, i will try it

actually, this fix do not solve explorer.exe problem

Apelsincheg said:
actually, this fix do not solve explorer.exe problem
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why do not you try using Resco Explorer ??
with Resco Explorer all file types associated with what you are looking for can be found in these folders without the need to look for them in all your folders on the device or your storage card.
Instead they are all displayed in these virtual folders from where they can be retrieved easily anytime you need them
Go here to get it

Apelsincheg said:
actually, this fix do not solve explorer.exe problem
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to fix your problem,u can Hard reset back to factory default..(backup your data first).
to make faster your X2,try this :
- uninstall google maps
- uninstall growing panel
- uninstall pixel nightpixel
- uninstall software if u dont use

try this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928747