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Camera Not Opening!!!!

My camera wont work. When i start it up, a message pops up saying: Unable to initialize camera. Failed to set up the camera device. It does the same for the camcorder. Ive tried opening it from its quicklink at home, from the start menu, and in both spots in the pictures and videos tab. Help.

kaianuanu said:
My camera wont work. When i start it up, a message pops up saying: Unable to initialize camera. Failed to set up the camera device. It does the same for the camcorder. Ive tried opening it from its quicklink at home, from the start menu, and in both spots in the pictures and videos tab. Help.
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Are you running as Stock or custom rom? Has it worked before? Have you tried hard resetting? Need more input

factory reset
Looks like it is time for a factory reset. Did you mess with the registry at all!?

what do you mean by registry? Also, the only real mod ive done was Cookies home tab.
PS: hard resetting did not work, and yes, it worked a few days ago.

stock and custom roms are like actuall mods to the windows software right?

kaianuanu said:
what do you mean by registry? Also, the only real mod ive done was Cookies home tab.
PS: hard resetting did not work, and yes, it worked a few days ago.
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Kinda, are you running a stock?

kaianuanu said:
stock and custom roms are like actuall mods to the windows software right?
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"Stock ROM" is the software (including Windows Mobile, HTC Sense, and all the factory-installed apps) that was on your phone when you first bought it. Custom ROMs are what are developed here, and replace the stock one with one that's been tweaked or customized in some way.
If you were running anything but the stock ROM, you would know it because the process to put a new one on there is fairly involved (unless you bought a used phone that already had a custom ROM on it...)

Bought my phone new, got it like last week. All and any customizations to my phone were on CAB files.

kaianuanu said:
Bought my phone new, got it like last week. All and any customizations to my phone were on CAB files.
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I have only had this issue once but I reflashed the rom and it was ok. I would try flashing a stock rom and if that doesnt fix it then it maybe a hardware issue and I would take it to a T-mobile store for a replacement

how do i reflash a stock rom, and will it mess anything up? Like my custom home tab, or my programs?

kaianuanu said:
how do i reflash a stock rom, and will it mess anything up? Like my custom home tab, or my programs?
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If you did a hard reset then all your mods should not be there. Flashing a stock rom will remove all the modes you have done. was your modes still there after the hard reset?

yes everything was unchanged. And hard resetting is taking out the battery when it is running correct?

kaianuanu said:
yes everything was unchanged. And hard resetting is taking out the battery when it is running correct?
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No a Hard Reset is holding the volume down and volume up button and then hit the reset button on the back. Keep holding the volume buttons till you get a grey screen and then follow the directions. This will reset your phone to factory. then install your cabs one by one till you find the one that caused the issue

both vol buttons simultaneously??? And that doesnt sound fun, i guess it will be a good idea to back up everything.

kaianuanu said:
both vol buttons simultaneously??? And that doesnt sound fun, i guess it will be a good idea to back up everything.
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Yes both at the same time. it is easier then it sounds. yes it would be a good idea to back everything up and remove your SD card when you do it

its asking for my serial. where do i get that?

kaianuanu said:
its asking for my serial. where do i get that?
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It should not be asking for your serial on a hard reset. If you are trying to DL a stock rom, do the Hard reset first, I am 99.9% certin it will fix the camera

If that finger-dance is a little too tricky, you can also do a hard-reset by going to Settings -> All Settings -> System, and then running the "Clear Storage" icon you'll find there. The buttons method is good to know though, in case you need to hard-reset a totally-locked up phone someday

sirphunkee said:
If that finger-dance is a little too tricky, you can also do a hard-reset by going to Settings -> All Settings -> System, and then running the "Clear Storage" icon you'll find there. The buttons method is good to know though, in case you need to hard-reset a totally-locked up phone someday
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I have been doing the hardreset by hardware keys for so long I forgot that was there lol Thanks

zelendel said:
I have been doing the hardreset by hardware keys for so long I forgot that was there lol Thanks
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You bet! I still use the hardware method, both because it just "feels" more absolute, and in case I need to be adept at it if I ever can't get into the software, like last time....and the time before...and.. LOL

Help installing clock files

I thought i was getting smarter...i was downloading and installing stuff with no problems until this clock program. Can some one tell me how to make it work please. I am running cht's newest version but can't get the clocks to show up...it shows that they are installed...but can't find where they are and how to make them work. Help please...thank you

It would probably help to know what clock app you are trying to use.

It should be in the advanced settings in CHT...there's a drop-down list there to choose whatever compatible clock you have installed.

Thank you I will look in the advanced setting and see if that helps.

I have cookies 1.8.5 and there is no advanced drop menu I can find. I'm trying to use the clock called "the bull C3". From forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=670136

spursfan1966 said:
I have cookies 1.8.5 and there is no advanced drop menu I can find. I'm trying to use the clock called "the bull C3". From forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=670136
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Ok well I'm running an older version of CHT (1.7) so I don't know if it's in the same place, but I access it by hitting the "menu" soft button on the home screen, then choosing "edit home layout". Once it enters the editing mode there, you should find the "advanced" button in the bottom right.

Ok...I found the advanced menu right where you said it was..but the clocks I installed don't show up in the options...do I have to install the cab file in a special place to get it to show up in the advanced menu?

spursfan1966 said:
Ok...I found the advanced menu right where you said it was..but the clocks I installed don't show up in the options...do I have to install the cab file in a special place to get it to show up in the advanced menu?
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Hmm...it was my understanding that whichever clock you have installed (I think you can only have one "actively installed" at a time) would show when you picked the appropriate option in the list...like "analog 1" or "analog 2"
Try picking each of the options that do show in the clock list, and see if any of them are the one you think is installed

Nope that didn't work...it's not there...I must be doing something wrong but I can't figure out what. I really appreciate all your help. I must be retarded or something.

spursfan1966 said:
Nope that didn't work...it's not there...I must be doing something wrong but I can't figure out what. I really appreciate all your help. I must be retarded or something.
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lol no, I just can't say for sure how to choose them in 1.8.5...you might have better luck finding someone who knows the answer by posting in the thread the clocks are in

Hey I don't know what happened but I lost the standered anolog clock, so I restarted my phone and the one I installed just showed up!!! It must be a miracle from GOD!!! Like I said before Thanks alot for your help...thank you, thank you, thank you. You must have willed it onto my phone with ESP or something. YOU DA' MAN!!! I have never had so much trouble with an app.

spursfan1966 said:
Hey I don't know what happened but I lost the standered anolog clock, so I restarted my phone and the one I installed just showed up!!! It must be a miracle from GOD!!! Like I said before Thanks alot for your help...thank you, thank you, thank you. You must have willed it onto my phone with ESP or something. YOU DA' MAN!!! I have never had so much trouble with an app.
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lol I'm glad it works for you now, I know how frustrating that kind of thing can be. Had you done a soft-reset after you first installed the clocks? Sometimes changes in WM just need to be kick-started with a 2nd reboot.

Yeah I tried to re-boot it several times after installing it...then I uninstalled it and went on here asking for help...then I installed again and re-booted several times during our discussion....then on one re-boot the standard analog clock disappeared...so one more re-boot and magically the one I installed showed up. Now I'm just praying it doesn't have a virus or something. You don't happen to know of a anti-virus for the hd2 do you? Thanks again for all your help.

spursfan1966 said:
Yeah I tried to re-boot it several times after installing it...then I uninstalled it and went on here asking for help...then I installed again and re-booted several times during our discussion....then on one re-boot the standard analog clock disappeared...so one more re-boot and magically the one I installed showed up. Now I'm just praying it doesn't have a virus or something. You don't happen to know of a anti-virus for the hd2 do you? Thanks again for all your help.
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Nope...I know that there are some AV apps out there for winmo, but I've never felt compelled to test or use any. I'd have a hard time believing that your issue was casued by anything like that though. I'd suspect it's more likely related to the fact you installed all the clock cabs at once, but that's just a guess.

spursfan1966 said:
Yeah I tried to re-boot it several times after installing it...then I uninstalled it and went on here asking for help...then I installed again and re-booted several times during our discussion....then on one re-boot the standard analog clock disappeared...so one more re-boot and magically the one I installed showed up. Now I'm just praying it doesn't have a virus or something. You don't happen to know of a anti-virus for the hd2 do you? Thanks again for all your help.
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In Marketplace look up 'Lookout'. Its free and works great. But if you are on the stock ROM still dont use it. I had some issues when I was on my original ROM and it froze it to the point I had to hard reset. But it includes antivirus, Malware scan, firewall, etc. Plus it has a nice feature where if its stolen you can remotely (from any PC) 'NUKE' your phones contents. You can also pinpoint its location and go get it. GL!

sirphunkee said:
Nope...I know that there are some AV apps out there for winmo, but I've never felt compelled to test or use any. I'd have a hard time believing that your issue was casued by anything like that though. I'd suspect it's more likely related to the fact you installed all the clock cabs at once, but that's just a guess.
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Alright...thanks guys...I appreciate all the help I can get, and hopefully one day I can return the favor.

spursfan1966 said:
Nope that didn't work...it's not there...I must be doing something wrong but I can't figure out what. I really appreciate all your help. I must be retarded or something.
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After installing the clocks cab. then go into edit mode press the old clock till the remove tab appears, then hold the empty sapce till add new tab.appears and select analog 1 from dropdown menu, soft reset and new clock should show. In fact you can get 2 different clocks to display-- one for day and one for night.

how do you get one clock for day and another for night?

spursfan1966 said:
how do you get one clock for day and another for night?
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Most of the clocks for the 1.8.5 it says you have to uncheck sense install/restart your phone/then click sense back on...yeah pretty complicated other wise it will not show up...usually a reboot will take care of it...As far as two different clocks..I am pretty sure that is not possible...only one at a time...

Annoying click sound...

I apologize if this has already been posted, I did search and didn't find anything about it.
That little click sound that plays whenever clicking a link or something drives me nuts. I realize I can just turn down my system volume and it will be quite, but I like to have that volume up most of the time if I'm not at work.
To get rid of that noise you can rename the /system/media/audio/ui/Tw_Touch.ogg file to Tw_Touch.ogg.bak, then reboot and it will not click any longer. I believe you'd need to be rooted to access that directory, I used root explorer to change it. I haven't noticed any negative side effects from doing this but will re-post here if I do.

Can't you just do Menu>Settings>Sound and Display>Audible Selection [uncheck]?

Bugdog said:
Can't you just do Menu>Settings>Sound and Display>Audible Selection [uncheck]?
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Sure if you wanna do it the easy way, lmao...
Not sure how I missed that, looked all over through there to turn this clicking off.. But thank you.

jeremiah_mn said:
Sure if you wanna do it the easy way, lmao...
Not sure how I missed that, looked all over through there to turn this clicking off.. But thank you.
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No problem - happens
There's separate settings for keyboards as well - so, for example, if you turn off that setting swype will still click unless you change its settings. There's a million little things with these phones, both good and bad ... Guess that's beauty of it!

LOL, I'm not laughing at you, but thats just to funny.
Dont worry I've actually deleted files on my G1 and got stuck nearly in a boot loop because of a wrong file.

kizer said:
LOL, I'm not laughing at you, but thats just to funny.
Dont worry I've actually deleted files on my G1 and got stuck nearly in a boot loop because of a wrong file.
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Oh no worries, I'd be laughing at me too.

Latest HTC Android 2.1 Version

Hi, once I got my HTC Hero yest, I did a software update automatically on the way home. Do I have the lastest update to my phone? I notice that I have a hard time pressing the "+ new message" for SMS, it does not do anything. Or even then I want to add a widget to the screen, I have a hard time pressing the widget icon, but no issues pressing Program, shortcuts, and folder, just the top most selection.
Same thing happens where It doesnt do anything when pressing the + icon to add a company for the HTC stocks widget
Is there a way to calabrate the screen?
Firmware Version
2.1-update 1
Baseband Version
2.6.29-ba77cf03
buid number
2.32.651.2 CL282911 release-keys
Software number
2.32.651.2
Browerser ver
webkit 3.1
PRI Version
2.65_003

Deltatristar500 said:
Hi, once I got my HTC Hero yest, I did a software update automatically on the way home. Do I have the lastest update to my phone? I notice that I have a hard time pressing the "+ new message" for SMS, it does not do anything. Or even then I want to add a widget to the screen, I have a hard time pressing the widget icon, but no issues pressing Program, shortcuts, and folder, just the top most selection.
Same thing happens where It doesnt do anything when pressing the + icon to add a company for the HTC stocks widget
Is there a way to calabrate the screen?
Firmware Version
2.1-update 1
Baseband Version
2.6.29-ba77cf03
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2.32.651.2 CL282911 release-keys
Software number
2.32.651.2
Browerser ver
webkit 3.1
PRI Version
2.65_003
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Go to menu>settings>Language&Keyboards>Text Input>scrool to bottom and you have choices of reset or calibrate

Thank you very much, however I though it would fix my issue of not being able to select new message icon, but I still cant select it.
Wont work for
+ New Message
+ Add Contact
Cant add Widget, but can add program, shortcuts and folders just fine, seems to be a sense issue for the top most "add" icon

seems like it might be a sense issue

Not really a way to calibrate the screen that I'm aware of

Deltatristar500 said:
seems like it might be a sense issue
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Try doing a factory reset, maybe some of those 1's and 0's got lost in the ether.LOL! Of course everything that you've setup on the phone except for your sdcard will be erased. If you need to that Settings>PrivacyFactory Reset. Hope this solves the issue.

theimpaler747 said:
Not really a way to calibrate the screen that I'm aware of
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Yeah the directions take you to where it says calibrate your screen. Does it help(shrugging shoulders)dunno! Personnally if feel that when you are doin those ota's and driving or moving signal loss and tower changes may give you chance to drop data.IMO

FdxRider said:
Yeah the directions take you to where it says calibrate your screen. Does it help(shrugging shoulders)dunno! Personnally if feel that when you are doin those ota's and driving or moving signal loss and tower changes may give you chance to drop data.IMO
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That just calibrates the keyboard

theimpaler747 said:
That just calibrates the keyboard
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LOL sometimes my reading is to literal HeHe.I figured that might be the case. Down in flames i goes! LOL!

FdxRider said:
LOL sometimes my reading is to literal HeHe.I figured that might be the case. Down in flames i goes! LOL!
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Lol, hey, it does calibrate something

Hmm, did a factory reset, still cant click on the New Message icon...seems like a defective device.
Ok, sometimes it works with my left thumb, but with no other fingers...

Deltatristar500 said:
Hmm, did a factory reset, still cant click on the New Message icon...seems like a defective device.
Ok, sometimes it works with my left thumb, but with no other fingers...
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Might be a phone defect.....

Deltatristar500 said:
Hmm, did a factory reset, still cant click on the New Message icon...seems like a defective device.
Ok, sometimes it works with my left thumb, but with no other fingers...
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Try something actully a couple of things, first try a battery pull. Then if nothing happens ,try a complete drain of the battery run it til it shuts down then recharge and see what happens.Don't know if it will help. But you never know

How do I know if the verison I have on the Hero on my first post is the same or newer than the one on the HTC sight?
http://www.htc.com/us/support/hero-sprint/downloads/

Man, you really should just spend a week or so messing with your phone instead of cluttering up the general section with questions that have all been answered or are easily answered by reading the guide that came with your phone. Not trying to be a ****, but Ive seen u start several threads here in the wrong section. Please use the search finction on the sight, and the user manual for your phone.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

I would love to have 2.2 on my hero, please email me with details, already rooted all that is needed is ROM. email me if you can help me it would be greatly appreciated.
Edit: No longer a noobie and figured it out. Sorry for spamming my email in earlier post didn't even think about it sorry.

oddball2000 said:
I would love to have 2.2 on my hero, please email me with details, already rooted all that is needed is ROM. email me if you can help me it would be greatly appreciated. [STRIKE]oddball2000 @ gmail .com[/STRIKE]
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You're asking to get spammed.
This is a pubic forum that gets indexed.
Try looking at the Development section of the forum for AOSP or Dev Rom.

The software version that was on my sons hero I just rooted was
2.32.651.7 .Android version 2.1 update 1 . He got that update done at a Sprint store but the system update option under settings should give it to ya. His ran pretty smooth.

Problem With CyanogenMod 7, Please Help

Hello,
I flashed the 7.0.0-RC1-Glacier last night with no problems. This rom is freakin amazing and I plan on making a donation after writing this.
I noticed some things that might be wrong with the CM7 but am not sure if its cause of me or the rom. I will explain.
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The "g" button located at the bottom right side does not work. Meaning, when it was stock and I pressed that button, it would load that app that says you can speak your commands, like text bill or etc.
When it was stock on the keyboard I could choose "speak the message" or use SWYPE...but in CM7 I dont see that option on the keyboard.
Also, when I first flashed the CM7, I went to camera just to check it out...and when I took a picture, the shutter didnt make a sound, which was GREAT! But then the next day I went back to camera and now everytime I take a shot, the shutter makes that noise.
So far thats all I can find for now.
Thanks in advance,
Brian K

fst2011 said:
Hello,
I flashed the 7.0.0-RC1-Glacier last night with no problems. This rom is freakin amazing and I plan on making a donation after writing this.
I noticed some things that might be wrong with the CM7 but am not sure if its cause of me or the rom. I will explain.
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1) The "g" button located at the bottom right side does not work. Meaning, when it was stock and I pressed that button, it would load that app that says you can speak your commands, like text bill or etc.
2) When it was stock on the keyboard I could choose "speak the message" or use SWYPE...but in CM7 I dont see that option on the keyboard.
3) Also, when I first flashed the CM7, I went to camera just to check it out...and when I took a picture, the shutter didnt make a sound, which was GREAT! But then the next day I went back to camera and now everytime I take a shot, the shutter makes that noise.
So far thats all I can find for now.
Thanks in advance,
Brian K
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1) On CM7 the "g" key is used for a search key, if you long press it you should be able to use the native "google speech" application.
2) CM7 only comes loaded with the AOSP keyboard. Swype is closed source and not open for anyone to use on their builds. The MySense Rom that are customized like I/G are modified variants of the current ROM. They didn't build a fresh ROM they just edited T-Mo's.
3) Most phones will have shuttle sound to prevent people from taking pictures that aren't warranted, or taking "certain" pictures that people are unaware of. you can delete the .ogg file for the sound to perm-remove that sound if you should so choose to do so. i believe it's in the /system/media/audio/ui file.

Swype may be available to you, through swype.com's Beta program, if it is still active:
http://beta.swype.com

jggimi...I tried that download and it didnt work. However, I found another app that does the same thing as Swype...this one is called "SlideIT Keyboard" its a app u have to pay or find a beta....but it does work I have it running on CM7
Hope this helps
Brian

Guys, I loaded CM7 yesterday and for some reason my app market is gone. cant install it, dont know how. any ideas? links for install?

shalomhr said:
Guys, I loaded CM7 yesterday and for some reason my app market is gone. cant install it, dont know how. any ideas? links for install?
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Did you flash the Gapps (Google Apps) with it too?

I wiped the phone so im guessing everything went with it

shalomhr said:
I wiped the phone so im guessing everything went with it
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download the gapps and then flash it and see what happens.

pinoyz said:
download the gapps and then flash it and see what happens.
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This guy hit the nail on the head. CM7 is a AOSP project ROM.
I bet your Maps, Email, Google Talk, Market, and some other little ones are missing.
Download the G/apps from Cyanogen and flash them, after a wipe and you should be good to go.

I believe my post was just hijacked....get out and start your own thread....Lol
Anyways...Aside from the swype issue...any ideas on how I can get back the "genius" feature. Please it would be very helpful.
Thanks
Brian K