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This is the time to write down ALL the bad things of this buggy PDA. I've encountered ALL of these, and have NO solutions to these, and I've tried ANYTHING.
I'm bored to have a PDA which colud be assembled and tested WAY better; but that is.
Note that mostly are device specific (huh, in my case I'm VERY lucky, I've encountered them all )
My Device:
1) doesn't wake up when cold
2) have BIG problems of RF leakage that caused
2.a) hard reset when registering network
2.b) degradation of the external speaker
3) has a crappy camera
4) has deficienty GPRS (now inaccesible because the RF leakage)
5) has by now damaged ExtRom with fixed Imate logo
5.a) this cause the warranty to Vanish. Puff!
6) has double incoming calls, that seems only I have
7) has a null customer care; expansys SUCK
feel free to add link that would resolve these prob... and other known mess of course...
From: MocciJ[/i]
Sorry you have so many issues. I have experienced none of those things with my JAM since May 2005. There was the GPRS issue with a certain ROM, but that has long since been resolved.
While I sympathise with your individual bad experience with your HTC Magician, this is not shared with most of the members/owners here.
I don't agree with the way you have numbered your complaints just to make the list look longer. This is because most of them are all related to one technical problem (RF leakage) and a bad attempt to fix this problem by installing other ROMS that has lead to more software problems.
I have to agree with you on the crappy camera one ;-) although by all means this is an average quality mobile phone camera and not a digital camera replacement.
You cannot blame Expansys' bad customer care on HTC either.
Bear in mind that the MDA Compact is one of the most succesfull PDA phones for huge carriers such as T-Mobile!
Sorry to hear that but that cannot be said of the magician in general. My Qtek ist working day in day out just perfectly and is by far the most reliable phone/pda I ever had, way better than Ipaqs and Nokia phones.
The camera is not that bad either. Once set up correctly (maybe you should do that) you can get some pretty good pics out of it after photshopping them a little and resizing them down to 640x480. They look far better than the one from my old Nokia 7610. Maybe the difference is that I dont expect the cam to rival the one of my 4megapixel Sony.
And HTC will never offer customer care because they dont sell the devices. If anything sucks here it is iMate. I never need Qtek support so I cant say anything about them.
What about the pros?:
- Its small and lightweight
- It has nearly all com modules except WLAN (can be added with SD-card like Spectec), and who need 3G/UMTS anyway?
- It has lots of power (esp when using PHM)
- It has a great screen, bright and hella sharp
- It sounds great (call quality way better than with the 7610)
- Its has massive RAM in the S110 version
- It is plain sexy
Yea..i agrees with others...frm the day i bought my xda mini..its not giving me problems so far....its compact and sxy too
Yeah me too.
My Orange SPV M500 works almost fautlessly. I don't really use the camera much but then I have a 'proper' digital camera for taking pictures.
I say 'almost' because sometimes, to use GPRS I have to reset the radio by going into and then out of flight mode.
It has to be said that this forum is littered with people who have tried to 'upgrade' thier PDAs by flashing the ROM and have come unstuck.
Yeah, I agree with you all, but now I have these probs. I upgraded it the first time to see if the "low temperature wake up" thing had resolved. I accidentally putted in the Imate ROM, because the ROMs on the FTP site aren't signed. After TWO months of QTEK "repairing" they said that the unit isn't repaired (they cannot upgrade the rom); after trying to contact those idiots by call and e-mail we finally had a transparent service.
After ONE week of using the RF leakage came... and made it. It somehow damaged the PDA. I assure that isn't a software problem, cuz I have tried 4 Radio Stacks: no solves.
I IMPLORE xda-developers to SIGN the ROMs that are placed in the ftp.
Hope U will understand me. I know that there are also good ones out there, but mine isn't. Sorry.
NB: the camera is awful in semidark and dark conditions: otherwise it can take relatively good pictures. AND after 2 week of use, I noticed that the video longer than 20 secs have distortion: and this before upgrading anything.
#by moccij
Ive had my MDA Compact, now flashed to Imate for a few days now and after numerous incompatibilty issues with applications, I have a rough idea what programs to steer clear from so no major problems. Thought I was having probs setting up my Orange GPRS connection but after realised that is wasny going to connect as out of credit.... Duh me, looking for techi reasons instead of obvious ones lol
Are you Evrae who used to make all the Symbian themes on mobile9?
My JAM is one of the best PDA/Phone I have ever had...
it's small, good looking and had it all ( except WiFi and KB )
and after proper tweaking and installing newer ROMs.. it's really fast.. stable, and extremely reliable...
I agree that camera sucks... but in good light conditions ( ie. outside in the sun light ) picture quality are awesome especially if you photoshop them... some of them are printable!!!
Video on the other hand is the best thing in this device... It's much more reliable than normal phones with cameras that can record video.. resolution is higher, and can record for unlimited time in AVI + MPEG formats ( + 3GP with a registry hack ) and this is much better to me than STILL Photos
anyway.... I hope you'll find solutions to your problems... search the forum for more info
cheers
Duke911,
I agree with you that the camera can take some wonderful pictures, and retouching them in pocketartist on the go is a very good thing. But I'm still in trouble with videos: the first 20 secs are ok but after these the video is flickering in a horrendous manner. Have tried anything .
But I'm still very happy. Even if my Qtek has half blowed up the radio, it remains a PDA: and what a PDA! WAY fast and stable, I only need resetting it when cold. A thumb up for this! I'm using it as a normal mp3 player with some great gamez to play...
Cheers,
MocciJ
MocciJ, why don't you install the original factory ROM and send it over at the service centre for repair?
As you said it's a very nice pDA but it's a pity that yu can't use it as a phone!
KTA, I've tried ALL methods to downgrade to the Qtek ROM or simply to have the Qtek logo. Simply I can't, because the upgrade process give me the error 113 when writing extrom... I've tried at least ten different ROMs without results... It seems to have damaged extrom
For the repairing center, I'd already send it; for half month I had no responses, the other half they tried to repair it without success. They said that I must pay 269€ for a new motherboard...!
Now that I'm in all these problems, buying another one is less expensive than repair it... The case is also scratched (even the screen)...
Do not support mumsms+!!!!!
Well I just got my JasJar and when I press the camera the app comes up and then nothing but a black screen. Is there any software update out there? The camera that is on the screen works but not the one on the back.
Jr...
Indentical Problem with XDA EXEC CAMERA
Dear Sir:
I am writing from Brazil. I have the same problem with my XDA Exec Camera.
I tried 3 diferent rom update, and nothing appear, like your.
Did you already found the solution ?
Is a hardware problem ?
Can I solve myself ?
Kind Regards,
Carlos Eduardo Pacheco
just a stupid question but... do you have removed any possible cover or case from the focus?? just in case..
jrinternational said:
Well I just got my JasJar and when I press the camera the app comes up and then nothing but a black screen. Is there any software update out there? The camera that is on the screen works but not the one on the back.
Jr...
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I am having the samem problem. Is there anything I can download to correct this?
Nothing in the way of the screen.
I have not found a solution to the camera problem. There is nothing in the way of the lens. I have not taken the phone apart to see if maybe a cable is unplugged or such. I really do not think it would be that simple anyway. Once I buy my next phone I will try it out but for now I just wait to see if a good ROM might fix the problem.
In my jasjar cam goes almost fine, but only with 640x480. If configure largest not take pics :evil:
Hallo to all!! I have a problem with the front (smaller) camera of my SPV M 3100: doesn't work!!! during a videocall I can receive the images but can't send the mine! I tried with Coolcamera to switch to the frontal camera, but the screen is "black"! I changed different ROM with no news! I think that is broken!!! is it possible that? should I change the camera? are there other driver for that? PLEASE help me!
thanks...
Montakzz said:
Hallo to all!! I have a problem with the front (smaller) camera of my SPV M 3100: doesn't work!!! during a videocall I can receive the images but can't send the mine! I tried with Coolcamera to switch to the frontal camera, but the screen is "black"! I changed different ROM with no news! I think that is broken!!! is it possible that? should I change the camera? are there other driver for that? PLEASE help me!
thanks...
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If it's under warranty have it checked/repaired. It may be faulty or the connector may be loose. The danger in replacing the camera yourself is that it may not be the camera but a circuit board fault. If you do not have a warranty and are technically minded I can give a link for changing out or checking connection of the front camera.
Mike
thanks Mike; can I have that link please? where can I buy a new cam?
many thanks
Montakzz said:
thanks Mike; can I have that link please? where can I buy a new cam?
many thanks
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Here's a few links:
http://www.howardforums.com/showpost.php?p=9119842&postcount=1
http://inuchanbt.blog54.fc2.com/blog-entry-100.html
http://michael-channon.spaces.live.com
I don't know of a source for the camera off-hand but I'll do some checking.
Mike
I have the same problem on my HTC TyTN. Videocalls don't seem to be working anymore (they used to). I've never updated the ROM.
What's odd is that I can't use any of the 2 cameras for videocalls eventhough the main camera works when it comes to taking pictures or making videos.
(I haven't tested the sensor camera since there is no possibility to use it outside of videocalls).
I would think my problem was software related.....
Any idea to fix this?
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I have the same problem on my HTC TyTN. Videocalls don't seem to be working anymore (they used to). I've never updated the ROM.
What's odd is that I can't use any of the 2 cameras for videocalls eventhough the main camera works when it comes to taking pictures or making videos.
(I haven't tested the sensor camera since there is no possibility to use it outside of videocalls).
I would think my problem was software related.....
Any idea to fix this?
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So far as I'm aware you can only use front cam for video calls. Why you can't make video calls anymore could be troublesome to track down. I suppose a hard reset would be going too far?? (got any full backups? - should have and then these issues are easily solved)
It sounds like the main camera is working normally. The front camera can be used as a regular camera or video recorder and even a web cam. There are a few applications available from Ateksoft that can get these things working for you. The software is not free although they may still have trial versions available:
Coolcamera: http://www.ateksoft.com/
This will also let you know if there are problems with the front camera.
Mike
Thanks for the info!
I've just installed Webcamera trial version. It works with the main camera, however if I choose the front camera, nothings happens (the application seems to not be able to intialize the front camera as it will hang undefinitely...)
I guess my front camera isn't working properly... That sucks as I can't imagine being without my HTC TyTN if I was to send it for repairs (hopefully I don't make that many videocalls).
superfred said:
Thanks for the info!
I've just installed Webcamera trial version. It works with the main camera, however if I choose the front camera, nothings happens (the application seems to not be able to intialize the front camera as it will hang undefinitely...)
I guess my front camera isn't working properly... That sucks as I can't imagine being without my HTC TyTN if I was to send it for repairs (hopefully I don't make that many videocalls).
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Mmm.. that's a pity. paersonally I never make video calls but I would be annoyed if I thought it would not work if and when I choose to. Have you tried a hard reset - I know that can be a big hassle if you don't keep full backups but still it would confirm (more or less!) whether it's a hardware fault or not.
Mike
like i sow in other topic this is common problem for many users (within me) , i expect it to be something else than hardware problem ...
same problem here!
Any solutions?
My Ameo,s main camera started by showing blurry and distorted image, then the camera does not start all together at time and the last issue is that when it finally started nothing was showing on the main camera as of now but the inner camera is working good... tweaked all settings, NO WAY! could this be as a result of a corrupt camera application in the extended rom or a manufacturer defect?
If it is an application problem, can someone please post the appliaction .cab file.
thanks
bR
essojay said:
My Ameo,s main camera started by showing blurry and distorted image, then the camera does not start all together at time and the last issue is that when it finally started nothing was showing on the main camera as of now but the inner camera is working good... tweaked all settings, NO WAY! could this be as a result of a corrupt camera application in the extended rom or a manufacturer defect?
If it is an application problem, can someone please post the appliaction .cab file.
thanks
bR
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I have problem with main camera too. Is cab file fix this problem?
Will you send me this cab to [email protected]?
thanks
yea dude me too...but the front vga camera seems to respond much quicker and gives better quality!
my main camera has a problem of "green color area" around the left-bottom corner of each photos
every photos took by the main carema has the same area "more green"
the green area izz DEFAULT...that cannot be fixed..since it izz a manufacturing fault from HTC!!!
bilalperwaiz said:
the green area izz DEFAULT...that cannot be fixed..since it izz a manufacturing fault from HTC!!!
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do you have the same problem? how do you know that?
The problem I have been having soince flashing to the newest WM6 Rom
is that ever now and then the picture taken is just a solid grey.. The Camera
app works as normal, but the resulting pic. is just all grey.. It seems to happen once every 10 or so pix, sometimes more.
Madhadder said:
The problem I have been having soince flashing to the newest WM6 Rom
is that ever now and then the picture taken is just a solid grey.. The Camera
app works as normal, but the resulting pic. is just all grey.. It seems to happen once every 10 or so pix, sometimes more.
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I have this problem, only when I place it extremely close to the screen of my laptop to take pictures of the screen.
Mine happens at all times.. Inside, Outside, still subjects, moving subjects..
It happens at random times.. 10 pix will be good the 11th is screwed then the
next 7 work, then 1 bad.. etc.etc.
hi guys.. same here. this is my first dopod.. i've been using my old xda ii and the camera is at least quite decent.. i would have thought that with the high cpu speed, refresh rate would have at least be similar to something that a nokia phone can produce.. but in a indoor setting, the main camera is like so damn blur and in sloow motion... and the result is that if i am taking a picture of my kid, it is like an artistic picture.. i see nothing!!! haha.. but with a nokia phone, at least the picture is ok.. what is wrong!?!?!
how can we improve our picture taking or it is doom???? PLLEEAASSEE someone with any solutions, please help.. i tried to download cool camera but it does not work on the u1000.
i bought the phone also to capture my kid and post the pic online.. so i m not expecting super high quality shots.. but at least something decent.. and i mean decent like at least i can tell the features of my kid.. now i see blurness.. haha
Ok I have the same problem. Does anyone have a manual on how to open up the device. I think it isn't fitted corectly and want to see if i can fix it.
Hello,
This kind of problem ?
It's coming after WM6 french version upgrade...
Fred, waiting for a solution, and searching...
Its a bunch of different results... I have not had the prob. since upgrading to the latest HTC WWE ROM.
For the moment, my main camera does not work anymore...
2 hard reset and 2 installation of the french WM6 update, nothing better...
Is-it possible to make a copy of the WM5 and WM6
HKLM/Software/HTC/Camera keys for me ?
Thanks a lot.
Fred.
Try the PK2 ROM, or the latest HTC ROM
zefred said:
For the moment, my main camera does not work anymore...
2 hard reset and 2 installation of the french WM6 update, nothing better...
Is-it possible to make a copy of the WM5 and WM6
HKLM/Software/HTC/Camera keys for me ?
Thanks a lot.
Fred.
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It's a hardware problem. I had this problem too.
Hi, Zatesz,
Zatesz said:
It's a hardware problem. I had this problem too.
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I think like you. My 7500 will return to the store.
Fred.
I have the X7501 with the latest HTC USA ROM. I have only taken about 15 pictures and I have seen the green distorted image and one grey frame as well. My device was locked up so I soft-reset and I have not seen the problem since. I will post here if I have any more trouble. We may be onto something here.
toyfreak said:
I have the X7501 with the latest HTC USA ROM. I have only taken about 15 pictures and I have seen the green distorted image and one grey frame as well. My device was locked up so I soft-reset and I have not seen the problem since. I will post here if I have any more trouble. We may be onto something here.
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The first problem with my device was the green distorted image. The next level was the pink noise (1 color missed), and finally my main camera did not work anymore. The softreset and hard reset did not help me.
You should be lucky!
just a quick rehash about the topic on camera quality indoors.
i have noticed that if i lower the brightness to -2, i get really smooth video on the screen when i am trying to take a picture indoors. now if only we can have this smooth video but increase the brightness...
i don't know if i am asking too much.. is this possible? is there someways we can do this by adjusting the HKEY?
Hello
First i would like to mention that i went thru wiki and the forum and i could not find a thread with similar problems.
The problem is in the built in camera (or in the user)
As soon as i turn on the camera to take a picture it doesnt work. On the display the icons are showing like the camera is ready but it is just dark display.
So i pressed the button to capture an image just to see how will the camera react. As i pressed the middle cursor button after some 20-30 second on the display appeared following lines:
Unable to save captured image
unable to get data from camera device.
36003:500:2
I must say that i have problems with the camera module from the very beginning. I was hoping that the latest flash with Tomals SW will improove the camera drivers but this was not the case. Maybe i have to install some additional drivers? I just cant get the bloody camera to work.
Anyone has some idea why my camera does not work?
Besize that my qtek is working just fine.
Thanks 4 the answers.
Best regards from Slowenia.
Peter
Welcome to forums
I had a similar prob and solved changing the ROM
Good luck,
Hello orb3000
Thanks 4 the welcome
i upgraded my rom just 2 days ago with: TML871_WM61_21028_REGULAR_128MB.exe
but it does not change the status of the camera.
so i feel a little helpless
Peter V8 said:
Hello orb3000
Thanks 4 the welcome
i upgraded my rom just 2 days ago with: TML871_WM61_21028_REGULAR_128MB.exe
but it does not change the status of the camera.
so i feel a little helpless
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Try another ROM, just in case. Generally a factory ROM would give a good indication of whether there is a problem and eliminate other possibilities. So I would recommend flashing it just for your peace of mind.
As far as Tomal's ROM is concerned, provided your device is 128Mb and ROM functions as it should otherwise, one of the reasons for non-working camera is the module itself or the mainboard. Hopefully its the camera module, as they are relatively cheap and very easy to replace and no special knowledge is required, as well as minimal device intrusion, so you will be able to replace it yourself. I think i saw the camera module at some of my suppliers, let me check if still available, alternatively, a working second hand part can also be used, I might have one in my toy box somewhere.
Thank you so much. I will yet again update the rom and than i will report how it went. So if it doesnt work, i would be happy to purchase a camera module from you. Replacing it will not be a problem as i have no problem with the mechanics and electronics in general :-D:-D:-D
I also stumbled upon a DIY side in this forum, regarding the universal.
So which rom would you recommend me?
Thanks
:-D:-D
Peter V8 said:
Thank you so much. I will yet again update the rom and than i will report how it went. So if it doesnt work, i would be happy to purchase a camera module from you. Replacing it will not be a problem as i have no problem with the mechanics and electronics in general :-D:-D:-D
I also stumbled upon a DIY side in this forum, regarding the universal.
So which rom would you recommend me?
Thanks
:-D:-D
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Factory ROM is the ROM your device came with originally, out of the box.
Peter V8 said:
So which rom would you recommend me?
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WM 5... as Uni came in with WM 5.... so in my case JASJAR.. and T-Mobile rom... is factory default for my 2 uni....
That could be a problem.
i have been given the qtek 9000 by my boss as he bought himself a tuch diamond pro and he gave me the qtek becouse he knew that i was so enthused about it. :-D:-D
Sadly the PDa came without any CD so factory rom is out of question. He somehow lost the CD so all i had was the phone, the usb cable and the charging unit.
try the wiki first!
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Universal_Upgrades
Otherwise, someone may have it. (I've got SPV M5000 if you're interested)
The wiki has only the country or operator specific downloads. Since i`m from Slovenia there is no operator or SW for our operator on the list.
So i probably need an english version since the qtek in our country c<me only in english version.
Just get WWE for QTEK, or try other WWE ROMs. BUT make sure you have the Slovenian settings on a .CAB or check if they can be sent by your provider.
Peter V8, don't forget to update the wiki if you find what you were looking for... and it wasn't in the wiki. 30 people will (not) thank you, but appreciate it.
As soon as i find the problem i will update it to wiki no problem. If the camera is broken and it need to be replaced i will document the procedure with photos that i will take during the "operation".
Sadly my battery bloated a little bit (no chemical spill so far ) and i took it out of my qtek to protect it from damage. So now i am stuck with nokia N90 until the new Battery arrives that i ordered. So when i will have the new accu i will find the error that the camera is having and report it to wiki and forum.
Peter V8 said:
As soon as i find the problem i will update it to wiki no problem. If the camera is broken and it need to be replaced i will document the procedure with photos that i will take during the "operation".
Sadly my battery bloated a little bit (no chemical spill so far ) and i took it out of my qtek to protect it from damage. So now i am stuck with nokia N90 until the new Battery arrives that i ordered. So when i will have the new accu i will find the error that the camera is having and report it to wiki and forum.
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A battery 'bloated a little bit' means it got wet, which might mean liquid damage to your device and the reason your camera might not work. Even if you replace the battery at this stage, if the main PCB got wet, it will corrode and your device will die, slowly, but surely.
I am fully aware of this problem, but the new battery bloated (i replaced it 3 months ago) and the camera doesnt work since i have the qtek (1,5 year). The little white paper stripe under the sim card holder didnt turn pink and also the battery isnt wett also the phone is not wett. Well we will see when i get the new battery. It is under warranty so if the battery damaged my beloved phone, the company that sold me the new battery 3 months ago will not get so easy of it. Here in Slovenia a well preserved qtek 9000 still costs arround 250-300 Euros.
A little update:
I bought myself a newer working qtek 9000 with partialy broken LCD for 30 Euros. So i placed the battery into my qtek and it works perfectly. Apart from that i am still waiting for my brand new battery to arrive from germany. So i fully charged the spare battery, did a DOC reset and flashed the qtek with Tomals ROM.
The camera however still doesnt work, so it is not a SW problem. Since i have bought the broken qtek 9000 for spare parts, i will take the camera out and replace it. So probably this weekend i will do the "service" and i will take pictures of the procedure and update the forum.
Peter V8 I also face a similar problem since my 2 days Ebay bought 02 Xda Exec's camera is full of white, red, green dots either in photo or video mode. Changing roms didn't help at all and its truly a pity since the phone seems like it came straight from the factory, although used. My dilemma is either paying about 20 Euros to ship it back or waiting for your endeavor to complete but since I overall truly like the phone I will wait and see
Peter V8 said:
A little update:
I bought myself a newer working qtek 9000 with partialy broken LCD for 30 Euros. So i placed the battery into my qtek and it works perfectly. Apart from that i am still waiting for my brand new battery to arrive from germany. So i fully charged the spare battery, did a DOC reset and flashed the qtek with Tomals ROM.
The camera however still doesnt work, so it is not a SW problem. Since i have bought the broken qtek 9000 for spare parts, i will take the camera out and replace it. So probably this weekend i will do the "service" and i will take pictures of the procedure and update the forum.
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There is really no procedure worthy of taking pictures, once you remove the back, remove the large white antenna part and you will see where camera clips in. It's a fairly straightforward flex clip connection.
Little update again.
As i mentioned earlyer, i have bought myself another spare parts uni with broken tft. Ok so first.....i took apart both unis (didnt took no pictures becouse the pdf DIY to disassemble and assemble the UNi is more than helpfull, so you have to be a complete non technical type of human, or you have cerebrall palsy, or you must be a dee tii deee to not understand or grasp how it is made) and puted the tft from my uni in to the spare part uni. It worked perfectly and it had WM 5,0 the original. So the camera worked , everything worked-sim card....everything. So yesterday i flashed the uni with Tomals last ROM (Tommal the rom is working perfectly on my other uni so the SW is just fine) And somehow the uni had problems to work when my SIM card was inserted. So i removed the sim card and the uni worked perfectly. I dont know wath the problem is (probably a sim lock or somethin, but odd enough it worked with WM 5,0) so as the forum was down yesterday, i just dissasembled both unis again, putted the tft back in to my uni and putted the camera which worked just fine in the spare parts uni, in to my uni. And guess what.............the camera is still not working. I have done the hardreset but still.........even as i replaced the camera i still have the mesage......unable to get data from camera bla bla bla.....error 36003:500:2
So there might be a problem with some drivers or something in that way. I am pretty on the end with my knowledge now. How can i find the erorr or the couse of it???
If someone knows i would be very happy uni user :-D
So the problem is still not solved. Otherwise the uni is working perfectly only the camera gives me hard time.
Best regards
Peter
Peter V8 said:
If someone knows i would be very happy uni user :-D
So the problem is still not solved. Otherwise the uni is working perfectly only the camera gives me hard time.
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seems like the problem is with motherboard rather than the camera...