Hello everyone, i have a water-damaged Focus that everything is working except the camera. When i try to enter the camera it show a black screen for a sec and then it quits back to the start menu.
I checked the mainboard and saw that it has some components missing around the camera ic. Now i have to find the components that are missing. Does anyone know where i can find the schematic diagram of Focus mainboard? Or maybe someone could send me a high-def photo of a working mainboard?
Best regards.
pswnio said:
Hello everyone, i have a water-damaged Focus that everything is working except the camera. When i try to enter the camera it show a black screen for a sec and then it quits back to the start menu.
I checked the mainboard and saw that it has some components missing around the camera ic. Now i have to find the components that are missing. Does anyone know where i can find the schematic diagram of Focus mainboard? Or maybe someone could send me a high-def photo of a working mainboard?
Best regards.
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Would a teardown help? Here too (both contain the motherboard).
Thanks for your answer. It was quite helpful. I found the spots on the mainboard that i have components missing but i dont know what kind of components are missing. So a schematic diagram would be very helpful in my case.
pswnio said:
Thanks for your answer. It was quite helpful. I found the spots on the mainboard that i have components missing but i dont know what kind of components are missing. So a schematic diagram would be very helpful in my case.
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That's going to be harder to find, I believe only Sammy's authorized repairers have these.
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anyone have experience taking apart the phone and replacing the camera module? or know what instruments are needed for this? thanks a lot!
Which Camera module did you need to replace ?
The main module (The one next to the battery) or the low res version for Video Calls ??
Both are fairly straight forward to replace (The Main one is actually easier than the Video Call One).....
The biggest problem you will have is obtaining one of these modules...
Having said that though, I did see a link here not so long ago for a place in china that was selling parts for these things relatively cheap (Screens, cases, etc).....
As for getting to the main module...
1) Remove Battery cover, battery, and all the screws around the battery area..
2) Remove the bottom cover (From memory there are 4 clips... Take your time and prise them off with a screwdriver...)
3) You should have access to the Camera module (From memory... Its been a long time since I took mine apart)....
There is a workshop manual on here somewhere... Definitely download the thing as it explains everything in regards to taking apart and putting the thing back together again....
yeah the main back camera
ill look around for the manual.. thanks!
trewang said:
yeah the main back camera
ill look around for the manual.. thanks!
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It's on the ftp. Something with confidential in the name.
BTW I took mine apart (to replace the LCD and later again to replace the flex cable) and now the camera doesn't work anymore.
Hi man i have the same problem with you once my phone fell of and i think the camera is damaged so pleas if you find any links of the selling parts post it hear.I also damaged the flash light too.
Wow, my camera just started working again. I had the "Failed to initialize camera 3600:100:x" error.
I actually tried fixing that by swapping the camera from another MDA Pro, but that didn't help.
My main camera is not working and the flash too its not giving me any errors when i start the camera it takes some time to start and the only thing i have is a black screen my flash is not working too.Is there a place to bye one of these?Or if i send it to qteq will they fix it?And how much they will charge me for this?and i was thinking to sell it oh man.
Hi every one,
My Hermes' Front Sensor has got some problems
I use Web Camera to open Front Sensor and i can only see a mass of purple very very unclear image through it.
And the last time i use web camera to check Front Sensor i didn't find such a problem, everything goes well.
If there any bugs in the Front Sensor ?
Thanks !
no one knows....?
bless...
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The same thing has happened to me. I have tried it on different roms, including one I know it worked on before, so it must be a hardware issue. Could this be caused by a loose connector or something with a simple fix like that?
I dont want to take my phone apart if theres no chance of fixing it anyway.
Maybe people are confused by the term "Sensor"?
I will assume you meant the Front Camera.
If so, then yes the connector can come loose. It is a simple push on connector, but you do have to dismantle quitefar to get to it.
Have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2337130&postcount=4
Assuming you have been through soft and hard resets, you MIGHT want to attempt dismantling the phone.
Mike
Well, I got ss1271 by email and I'm confused (nothing unusual there you may think!!) What he says is this:
Sorry for that I cannot have an access to this xda-developers forum right now, but I'll check it asap.
Well, I mentioned "sensor" which refers to the sensor module that located right of the earphone( a transparent some cube-like stuff), not the front camera.
Whatever, I'm very glad that u could gimme a possible answer, thanks in advance!!
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(Hope you don't mind me posting the email ss1271 - nothing looked private or confidential)
Can anybody think what is being referred to? I know there is a keyboard light sensor, but that seems irrelevant so what is being referred to?
Any ideas?
Mike
Thanks Mike, you were right the first time, it is the front camera. The confusion has come about because Ateksoft refer to it as the front sensor in their webcamera software, and as that and coolcamera are the only software other than video-calling which can use the front camera, that is where both ss1271 and myself discovered the problem.
I have opened my phone up once a while back, but am not in a hurry to do it again until I have a serious need to use the front camera.
I actually used your guides when I opened up my phone before, and will again if I try to solve this before I upgrade, (too poor to at the moment), so thanks for providing them.
Heres a pic of me taken with my front cam.
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Thanks Mike, you were right the first time, it is the front camera. The confusion has come about because Ateksoft refer to it as the front sensor in their webcamera software, and as that and coolcamera are the only software other than video-calling which can use the front camera, that is where both ss1271 and myself discovered the problem.
I have opened my phone up once a while back, but am not in a hurry to do it again until I have a serious need to use the front camera.
I actually used your guides when I opened up my phone before, and will again if I try to solve this before I upgrade, (too poor to at the moment), so thanks for providing them.
Heres a pic of me taken with my front cam.
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Actually I kinda like that pic. Almost psychadeli.. what ya ma call it! But does it improve on reality??
Mike
Well you can't tell that I haven't had a shave today, so there are some benefits. I could make it my profile pic, but I rather like hoagy, what do you reckon?
To get back on topic, do you think that it is a loose connector, is this something you have come across before?
jez83uk said:
Well you can't tell that I haven't had a shave today, so there are some benefits. I could make it my profile pic, but I rather like hoagy, what do you reckon?
To get back on topic, do you think that it is a loose connector, is this something you have come across before?
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Well hoagy looks fine!
The push in connector is the most obvious first thing to check in my view. The trouble is loose connectors can show a host of different scrambled pictures and weird colours and missing lines. Can't recall one that vivid shade before but I've seen bright green
I guess the standard thing is just ensure it's not software by doing a hard reset (but I guess you have done that already)
Mike
Hi Mike,jez
First i apologize for my mistaken the Hermes with the Touch Diamond.
When I first got Mike's mail, I took it grant to think that Mike was talking about the Diamond issue...
I'm sorry for you two guys to get confused.
Now I'll clearify that in this thread I was discussing about the FRONT CAMERA of Hermes.
and unfortunately I eventually cannot fix the front camera problem.
Hi,
I dropped my Hermes (belt clip broke) and now I have two problems with it:
1) the keys around the joypad don't work.
2) most of the time the display is just white but sometimes it still work, but the pixels are shifted down about 5 (the bottom 5 lines are at the top.
I checked the Wiki but the service manual has no diagrams in it so I can't troubleshoot to find which PCB is broken. Summed up it just says replace to boards one by one until the problem is solved. I've diassembled it and looked with a magnifiying glass but I can't find a crack. After reassembly everythings the same (yes, I double checked the connections to make sure none were loose). I'm guessing that the break is somewhere in the middle of a multi-layer PCB where it is not visible.
So what I'm looking for is any type of schematic diagrams that will allow me to trace connections. Then I'll know what part to order.
Any ideas?
Cheers
DB
still broke
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the info. I was afraid it would be difficult to get a copy of the drawings. I'm a master electronic technician and have the equipment to to do some testing but it doesn't help to just randomely measure PCB traces without knowing where they go or what signals should be there. The PCB I was referring to is the D-Pad board. It appears to be a 4 layer board, which makes it imposssible to trace manually.
I read the complete 13 page ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=349476 ) post about the WSOD but none it doesn't seem to be touch sensitive. It doesn't matter where I put preasure, there is no change.
I don't want to start buying replacement parts on a trial and error basis because that would get expensive if I don't find the problem on the first go. Maybe I'll buy a defective unit on Ebay (or if anyone has one to sell I'm in Germany. PM me) and try from there.
Cheers
DB
Don't know if this will help, but someone submitted some service manuals to my site ages ago.
Hi, my tytn camera start to show some wondeful colors (pink, green, etc.) instead the normal camera images (added a picture of the screen...) two days ago...
do someone know if it can be a software problem or my camera is broken and needs to be replaced?
And if it's broken, where can i find replacements parts?
Thanks to all and sorry for my awful english.
http://picasaweb.google.com/fulrosa72/Varie#5420236289435108210
fulrosa said:
Hi, my tytn camera start to show some wondeful colors (pink, green, etc.) instead the normal camera images (added a picture of the screen...) two days ago...
do someone know if it can be a software problem or my camera is broken and needs to be replaced?
And if it's broken, where can i find replacements parts?
Thanks to all and sorry for my awful english.
http://picasaweb.google.com/fulrosa72/Varie#5420236289435108210
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It may be broken but it may just be the connector that needs re-set.
See free dismantling guides on the link below
(To rule out software issues you need to do a Hard Reset preferrably after a full backup)
Mike
Thanks Mike!
mikechannon said:
It may be broken but it may just be the connector that needs re-set.
See free dismantling guides on the link below
(To rule out software issues you need to do a Hard Reset preferrably after a full backup)
Mike
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the hard reset it's the first thing i tried, but nothing happens...
re-set the connector following your guide make the camera working again...
thank you very much!
Have a nice day.
i have same problem... my camera on htc tytn is same like in the photo ... pls tell me how to re-set the connector
homedog said:
i have same problem... my camera on htc tytn is same like in the photo ... pls tell me how to re-set the connector
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By reset we just mean to unplug it and replug it a few times (perhaps also rub the contacts with some electrical contact cleaner or cleaning alcohol.
The idea in removing and reinserting a few times is simply to rub off any surface oxidisationonthe contacts.
If you are unsure about removing the camera see here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=356380
Mike
try to press the white pice which contins front camera
( the part below the bottem of internet and E-mail )
stay until the real color appere
this state i was saffer from if
HI,
Where can I find the main board Circuit Diagram of Samsung Vibrant or Galaxy S i-9000?
My phone started to develop corrosion under the USB controller chip, I need to get the chip part number in order to replace it.
Thanks!
I might have seen one on craigslist. I'm on phone and I can't check right now
Thanks for the tip but I could not find the diagram on craigslist.
Diagram download link would be highly appriceated! Anyone?
Other than a layout diagram i do not think you will find a schematic. Maybe someone has But i tried to get one a while back and never did find. Good luck