Hello,
I don't use the camera on my Cingular 8525 that much. Not until recently did i realize the "Camera" application in "Programs" is gone. I realized it b/c at one time i accidentally hit the camera button and "Photos and Videos" showed up instead of the camera capture screen.
\Device\Windows\Camera.exe exists when viewing with File Explorer. However, launching it doesn't do anything.
I tried doing a Hard Reset but it didn't help. After the initialization, there is still no "Camera" in "Programs". I don't remember whehter i did any ROM upgrade on this phone, it's shown as:
Windows Mobile Version 5.0
OS 5.1.15 (Build 14955.2.3.0)
Can anybody tell me if this is the original ROM before HTC released the AT&T ROM?
Does anybody know what's going on?? If my camera is broken, there should still be a "Camera" applicaiton after a hard reset, right?? How can the "Camera" app disappear all of a sudden??
Thanks!
Did you figured it out?
I have the same problem. I tried a hard reset and still nothing. The camera is gone.
I haven't found a solution yet. I think i will take it to a Cingular store for repair since i bought it like 2 months ago. The tech support rep on the phone said they would send a replacement unit for me for free. I will find out the detail in the store.
BTW, daxman, may i ask whether you did any tist/hack/unlock to your 8525?
Well it seems this is an old problem and not Hermes / 8525 specific:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=282763&highlight=camera+disappeared
Mike
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Hi all
In the last 10 days I had 3 random hard reset's on my qtek 2020.
Rom Version is 1.72.00WWE ,upgrade was done a couple of months ago.
The last reset happened today, and on the other 2 the behavior was the same, phone was just sitting, tried to use it, main screen came up...wouldnt respond to anything, tapping on the screen or pressing any buttons, just plain old stuck on the main screen. Tried a soft reset, image just get's all confused, could still see the today screen, backlight would go off and wouldnt move anywhere, tried soft reset again, wouldnt do anything.
Just knowing what was gonna happen....took batery out, put it back in...and that's it, everything is gone again. since my last forced hard reset no other software was installed besides the basic one's.
What should I do to troubleshoot / solve this? any tought's?
Thanks for any advice you may have.
found this:
The current build of XDA II ROM contains a bug that can cause a hard-reset when a program reads data from a storage card. Due to the bug in ROM, accessing storage cards may cause complete data loss on XDA2 compatible devices. More often it happens with programs that access a storage card in a timer (like Spb Pocket Plus). There are no known solutions for this problem so we have had to disable the showing storage cards indicators on XDA II. We'll enable this feature when HTC fixes this bug in their ROM.
http://www.mtekk.com.au/browse/page1020.html
could it be related? today when it happened i had it sitting on my desk playing mp3 from the storage card with the media player....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/vie...ghlight=&sid=b692b29b60bba481367f5cf419898b16
looks related..
thanks a lot, i did a search for qtek...not spv that's why i didnt find it.
either way...im going back to the store and try for a replacement...or an upgrade to the 9090....
thanks :?
Orange SPV M3100 Ser no 635*****
Vanilla ROM (as supplied by Orange)
My camera refuses to work
Error message is "Unable to start camera, Unable to initialise camera"
I have tried soft reset (several times), Hard reset (several times) both with and without SD card installed.
When this first occured I could resolve it by removing and reinserting the SD card but now even that does not work.
Currently on the phone to Orange requesting a replacement. Awaitiing reply from technical department.
PS. Also had intermittent SA problems
Anybody seen this problem, any solutions?
Thanks
Charles
I get a similar problem when trying to take pics on superfine 2M settings, camera app crashes and requires restart. Already had 3 replacement tytn's + not prepared to risk getting another dodgy m3100. Hardly use my tytn's camera now
http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon8.gif
Angry
Along with the ridiculous default sharpness and contract settings these issues are a real downer.
Well when I got my TyTN back from repair, I had a couple of dodgy camera issues... Sometimes it would take a blank picture. Then I would soft reset.. start up the camera app and it would complain that it was unable to cos it was in use already. Soft reset again... a quick slap or brisk shutting of the keyboard in frustration and it would work...
Interestingly enough (touch wood) I haven't had this problem in many weeks
Strange.............
i have the same problem did you sort it out
biggles299 said:
Orange SPV M3100 Ser no 635*****
Vanilla ROM (as supplied by Orange)
My camera refuses to work
Error message is "Unable to start camera, Unable to initialise camera"
I have tried soft reset (several times), Hard reset (several times) both with and without SD card installed.
When this first occured I could resolve it by removing and reinserting the SD card but now even that does not work.
Currently on the phone to Orange requesting a replacement. Awaitiing reply from technical department.
PS. Also had intermittent SA problems
Anybody seen this problem, any solutions?
Thanks
Charles
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How do you fancy checking your registry entries against this set referenced below (which are currently working on mine!)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=288058&highlight=camera
Nice job for a Saturday?
And if anybody does and you then get it working - LET US KNOW!!
Mike
I now use CoolCamera instead of the default camera. It doesn't have the flash interace of the normal one but you don't have the silly default sharpness/ contrast settings and takes good pictures.
biggles299 said:
Orange SPV M3100 Ser no 635*****
Vanilla ROM (as supplied by Orange)
My camera refuses to work
Error message is "Unable to start camera, Unable to initialise camera"
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I have had this problem in the past. However, unlike you, this has been cured on mine with a soft reset. Does sound like a faulty unit though
camera problem
spv m3100 camera error,
unable to start camera or intialize camera,
please heip me how can i solve this error, thanks
Um, Safwanp, have you tried a soft reset like I mentioned above? That usually clears it...
unable to start camera or intialize camera
help me I'm having the same problem too.
Been using my hermes for more than a year now.
upgraded to WM6 official dopod but with big storage a month back but no problems with camera till now. Tried soft reset, get same message. Hard reset first time it worked. But after a few hours get same message. Tried hard resetting it and it won't work. Now camera button remapped to Pic and Vid.
Tried to tap on the camera icon in programs also get same message.
Pls help me.
ok suddenly my camera working again but on + off get that message. Might be connection loose coz maybe i dropped phone couple of times
After months of trouble free use my camera dies today. When I try to launch the camera I get the following message "Unable to start Camera" "Unable to initialize camera". I saw an earlier post where the fix was to power down and remove the battery for a few minutes. Unfortunately this did not work for me. I waited approximately 15 minutes before installing the battery and powering up again.
Has anyone elese seen this problem before? And where removing the battery has not helped. I have not tried a Hard Reset. I had a similar problem with my Hermes/838 Pro that was fixed with a hard reset. As you can tell I am trying to avoid the hard reset... I am traveling and do not want to take the time to cutomize my phone, at least not yet.
I am running the original shipped ROM 1.23.707.6
Meanining I have not flashed any ROMs to this phone. It is as shipped from Dopod.
hi i have the same problem since months ... something you have explored? do u have some informations to fix this problem?
Extract this package, and copy all files to the windows directory via Resco Explorer(alle files(.DLL) muts be visible, look at the options of this app) and overwrite the existing files, then softreset, Im not sure if this will work for you, so be sure and make a backup first!
http://www.poigps.com/users/emme/CameraGPS.rar
It really seems a software problem, probably some rom files or registries got corrupted. A reinstall may help, if not, you may still need the ultimate hard reset
I wound uptaking my 810 back to the Dopod service center. The guy said they had to replace my camera. What that means and if that can actually be done I am not sure. I would guess they replaced an entire board. They did re-flash the ROM on my phone as well. Prioir to taking the phone in for service I had not tried to re-flash the rom. I had only done a hard reset with no success.
One side light of my camera going down is... They put the same ROM back on my phone that was previously installed. After the service I have noticed that my GPS gets a "cold" fix much faster than before (twice as fast +/-)
Interesting, I had this exact same error, but on my previous phone, a Samsung D900.
They tried everything, including completely wiping the phone, but nothing helped so in the end they replaced the camera in the phone.
i had this on a tornado
eldaria said:
Interesting, I had this exact same error, but on my previous phone, a Samsung D900.
They tried everything, including completely wiping the phone, but nothing helped so in the end they replaced the camera in the phone.
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...turned out to be hardware, too.
mainboard error on mine
htc service replaced the camera module twice before they replaced mainboard and cured my phone. I had this problem the first 6 months with my p3600.
Try taking a softreset with the camera on. this worked for me a couple of times
Regards
Possible solution
Possible solution http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=384854
Simply take out battery for at least 15 minutes.
Having the same problem but on front camera ..
Hi,
I having a similar problem but with my secondary (front side) camera. I'm using Dopod D810 with WM6.0.
So, any solutions on this ?
Regards,
Daneal
I have problem Unable to start Camera in htc desire 500
I reset factory but I have this problem. I don't known.what can I do???? please help me
this my number phone 09192561895 in IRAN
I read that there's lots of tweaks for WM5 for the 8525, but then I seen mention of a WM6 available, too. I presume it's a free upgrade on the AT&T website, or elsewhere online.
Now for the questions. Which OS works best for this device? Do the tweaks made for WM5 work with WM6 as well? Should I upgrade to WM6, or stay with WM5? For the GPS (maps), does it work with both or just one of the options?
Now for other (off-topic) experiences I have with my new [reconditioned] device.
a) After inserting my SIM card, about an half hour later, I attempted to call an 800 number (to activate a new bank debit card), which it didn't fully connect the call, although the call timer was running. It wouldn't let me end the attempted call, either, so I removed the battery and reinserted it.
b) Exploring the device further, I noticed that some menus didn't close when I tap the "red X" in the corner. I even tried to expand (pull out the keyboard on) the device, but it shows the "red X" of the location from portrait. as well as from the landscape! For example, it wouldn't close the "selecting which size to send photos" option screen. After waiting about a minute, I had to remove the battery to get rid of those screens, which is a major pain to keep removing the battery!
c) Later on, the last phone call that I made wouldn't hang up (end call) -- I even tapped 'End Call' about 5 times, not to mention pressed the red phone icon on the main navigation keys about 3 times. I haven't used the device since, except to place my old Samsung Sync's memory card with pictures, songs, and videos inside it.
The device seems very slow to close/end programs, and I've just received it yesterday! [I have not hacked, tweaked, or done anything else to it, either; I've only set the time, date, and owner's info.] Is this normal for the 8525? Would installing the WM5 tweaks [HTweakC 2.1b] -- or updating to WM6 -- increase the device's response time and overall performance? Or do I have a still faulty, reconditioned 8525?
Sorry for the long questions, I just wanted to give background into the device. Thanks in advance for all help in this matter!
You seem to be way behind as you use WM5. First thing you do after reading this: UPGRADE TO WM6.1
Most tweaks of WM5 will ofcourse work on WM6. WM6 is faster and much much better.
Do you know about soft-reset? No need to take out the battery! Just soft-reset.
And most of your problems of hang-ing can be solved by newer version of Windows Mobile! WM6.1
In case if your new to upgrading, you may read my small guide. If your completely new to Pocket PC, this might help you too. Also, consider using a free taskmanager such as wkTaskMan to close applications completely.
Regards,
Carty..
Carty, thanks for the quick reply!
As a brief background, for about the past 6 months, I was infatuated with the HTC Tilt [8925], because of the built-in GPS, Wi-Fi, 3-MP camera, & media player. Later, from reading other opinions on the 8525 on this board and discovering that it was compatible with GPS services, I decided to "sacrifice" the 3-MP camera, as the 8525 was about $100 cheaper on eBay.
I am pretty new to the Pocket PC, as my cellular device; I have used computers since 1996, though. That being said, it's not even been 24 hours since I've tinkered with the 8525 (as the eBay one never worked at all). I take it that the 8525 is an older device, as I've seen posts dating back to 2006. I just bought one on eBay 2 weeks ago, and had it replaced at an AT&T repair/replace shop yesterday.
I see the reset button on the bottom of the device; I just didn't know when to use it. I presumed it could only be used if the device wouldn't turn on at all. [As you can tell, I'm overly cautious with my new cellular equipment.] Also, I read about the "hard reset" -- holding down the 2 option buttons on the front and then the reset on the bottom of the device; however, I didn't know when to use the hard reset, either.
I will read your tutorials, then will install WM6 ASAP. Then, I will return with my findings. Wish me luck!!
Now I'm having issues with the update of WM6! The device stalls at 11%, then the software returns with the following:
"ERROR [262]: UPDATE ERROR
The ROM Update Utility has encountered communication errors during the update process. The program will guide you step-by-step to recover from the errors so you can continue with the update."
I tried the [Recovery] button 2 more times, following the screens to the letter, but with the same result . . . the software stalls at 11%.
Any ideas? This is very frustrating!!
Man, I finally got it to install WM6! I had to literally remove every single program that was running under my "name" with the XP-MC OS. I even had to "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" the Explorer program and then "open" it (via Task Manager) again! [I didn't restart Windows, though.]
So far, it's back to the align screen, so I'll hope all goes well from there! Be back with more later!
I've made one phone call so far, and it actually did the end call promptly! Thank goodness for small favors! I thought having to do the "flash" about 6 times would have fried the device!
Now that I have the WM6, how do I install the tweaks? Do I copy them to a memory card, to the cell ROM, or something else? I already downloaded "HTweakC 2.1b" but haven't done anything with it yet. What would be my next step to correctly hack the WM6 8525 that I have now? I am a novice at hacking, so talk in layman's terms and please bear with me!
Hi Everyone
I have a dopod d810 (im pretty sure that my dopod is the samne phone as the trinity, since dopod was bought out from htc, the name was changed) that turns on, The HTC screen comes up first (htc made the phone, well dopod did but htc bought the dopod company out)then it just stops and wont go any further. Usualy when I turn on the phone, the HTC screen comes up first then windows mobile 6 loads up etc. I contacted the 3 helpdesk and told them all this and they said that often its a software issue and taking it to a service centre and getting them to reinstall the phones software (from what the service tech told me, they wipe everything and reinstall the phone software and windows mobile 6) should fix the problem.
What I am wondering about is, how do they reload the software in? And is there anything I can try before I haveto take the pda to a service centre? I did a search on the net and the only thing I came accross was a bit of info that says if you want to delete everything on your mobile, hold down the power and reset button using a pin or stylus and this will delete everything and restore the factory settings etc.
If anyone has ever had a similar problem to mine, was it as simple as taking it to a phone service guy to reload the phone software or was it something to do with the hardware. I would like to know because reloading the software apparantly only takes about an hour and I can wait at the service centre, but if it is something more serious like a hardware problem, then thats a realy different story. I know its realy difficult to diagnose these kind of things like this, but as I said before, if someone has had the same problem Ive had, and it was a simple matter of redoing the software then I would realy appreciate knowing. The tech said that since it atleast turns on and the HTC screen shows up, then it "may" be software.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Argh
Hi everyone. I cant believe how easy it is to have fixed this problem. I just did a hard reset. I didnt even think to do this, but I didnt think it would work unless I was in the windows mobile 6 environment. I thought the phone was dead, I guess I assumed the worse since this has never happened before. I just saved myself about $150