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Camera problems won't initialise

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
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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

Is It Broke?

Hi All,
Got my HD2 yestreday (unlocked, supposedly, from Ebay).
I cant make or take calls, nor can i send txt's etc. There is an exclamation mark next to the reception indicator(if thats what its called)?
Is it broke? - is it locked? - Is it a stolen phone whicha has somehow been "blocked"?.
Please help guys!

Without knowing if it's definitely been unlocked it may just still be locked to it's original network in which case you'd need to buy an unlock code.
If that's the case then no need to worry - however if it's been blacklisted (reported as stolen / lost etc) then it's going to be pretty much useless, but i don't think there's a way of finding out if it's been blacklisted.
Have you tried removing and re-inserting the sim card etc?
Does it have any branding in the software to indicate which network it belonged to originally such as a branded boot screen?
Then of course it may even just be faulty....

Hiya, thanks for that. The box has an Orange sticker on - but there is no software branding.

OK - i dont suppose you have an orange sim to hand or know anyone you could borrow one from to try in the phone - it would at least prove that it's just a network lock and nothing more serious.

The one thing i note from google though is that you get a "your handset is locked" screen when an unuseable sim is in the handset? and you switch it on? And i dont get that?
I have bought an unlock code - but dont know how to get to a screen that will allow me to enter it?

I'm not too sure what is displayed on the screen in the event of an incorrect sim as mine was factory unlocked when i bought it.
It may have been better to wait and prove the phone is just simlocked before buying an unlock code because if the phone is blacklisted or faulty then that code's useless.

I completely agree, but you know what men/gadgets are like - you want it working NOW!

Haha yeah too true mate
I'm not too sure what else to suggest, you really need to find out if its just a simlock or worse..
Good luck getting it working though
Oh just a further thing to try - a hard reset
Start >> Settings >> Security >> Factory Reset
Enter 1234 into the box and then press 'yes'

Still the same :-(
But i now have a G icon!
When i boot up i get a "which network do you want to choose" message - to which i select Vodafone, but we still have the exclamation mark - and no calls/txts etc......

Have you tried HSPL'ing ur device and flashing diffrent radio?

Hiya, sorry, how do i do that?

Hi, ive found that thread - but when i try it says on my pc - cannot initialize as Rapi.dll not found?

Ok - now done - still same problem?

It was network blocked (barred), due to non-payment of bill.
Long story short, ive ordered a Desire now.

Ah Sorry to hear that mate. Hope your getting a refund sorted out ok with the dodgy ebayer..
Have fun with the Desire!

Should be ok for the refund - after all its a shop (cash converters type place), and i have threatened them with the police.
Before i sent it back i got going with a great rom though (albeit unable to call and txt!), the WM Pro user 2.02 - looked fab!

[Q] How many of you returned your Note 3 and got a problem free replacement?

My note 3 has had lots of problems. Reboots and crashed quite frequently. After the firmware update it seemed better for a few days but now its back to freezing and rebooting all the time.
Did anyone out there have these problems and then exchanged your Note 3 for a new one that was trouble free?
Did your replacement have all the same problems?
I don't know if I should try to get my money back and get a different phone. This is very frustrating.

My One was having a problem of power switch,replacement came &working fine I love this phone,first one was made in Vietnam but replacement came Made in Korea...

If you haven't tried a factory reset (back things up) give it a shot. Cleared up my final issue. I had my replacement on order and it arrives today. Won't be needing it.

I did a factory reset. During the initial setup after the factory reset the phone restarted once in the middle of me typing in my gmail account info.
Will nothing help Lord...nothing?
:crying:
Oh and it says: (this is directly after a factory reset..nothing has been installed yet..no apps...nothing)
Security Information
An application attempted to access system......

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Snugglesthemonkey said:
I did a factory reset. During the initial setup after the factory reset the phone restarted once in the middle of me typing in my gmail account info.
Will nothing help Lord...nothing?
:crying:
Oh and it says: (this is directly after a factory reset..nothing has been installed yet..no apps...nothing)
Security Information
An application attempted to access system......
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hi,
I took my phone back to Tmobile after 6 days due to issues. They gave me no problems.

This is exactly the same issue I have been having with my Note 3. Freezing up and constant restarting. It's been factory reset twice and even flashed. Nothing has worked. Can someone please help? I desperately need a replacement because I can't even use it for even a few seconds before it freezes up and goes into a reboot loop. I still have several months left on the one-year warranty. Can someone tell me how I can get a replacement from Vietnam? The website is entirely in Vietnamese and no other Samsung center will help. I've tried US, Australia and our own local center (Trinidad and Tobago), and even Amazon and the seller I bought it from. I'm now thinking of trying the UK. So far no one wants to help me and I am now at a loss. I just want to know HOW to communicate with the Vietnam manufacturers to get a replacement. I'm desperate.

See your identical post .

Need Help! Camera not working

Hi everybody, I'm new to this forum and this is my first question here. I hope you bare with me .
Now, I have LG G2 international version. I bought it used and the guy who had it before me told me that it was water damaged and the only thing that didn't worked was the camera. I bought a new one and put it in place today but it still won't work. I can hear the click sound when it turns on but then there is this error message that pops up that says, "Sorry, the camera has stopped". The same error message was also there before I installed the new camera.
Anyone here who have any idea what is wrong? Is there any chance for me to get the camera fixed or is it something else that got damaged when the water hit the phone?

Can't take pictures: If I do, the phone reboots

Hello everyone,
I've been experience a very ugly issue with my S7 Edge.
SCENARIO 1: When the sensor works (meaning when I can see in the screen what the camera "sees") and I try to take a picture, the camera throws an error message saying "Unknown error occurred", and then the phone reboots:
SCENARIO 2: In other occasions, the camera starts with a complete black screen and immediately throws this error:
One of the two scenarios above always happen, which basically means I'm never able to take a picture.
What I've tried so far:
1) Upgrade from Marshmallow to Nougat.
2) Reset settings.
3) Full phone reset (cache + data).
4) Phone reset from recovery mode (cache + data).
5) The issue are present in safe mode as well.
6) I tried downloading other camera apps. Errors again.
7) Tried changing the storage location from SD to Device. Didn't work.
8) Video recording works!!!!!
Is it a hardware problem in your opinion? How can a software issue still stay after a hard reset? I'm not sure because in SCENARIO 1 I can see that the sensor works, plus video recording works!
Any help is greatly appreciated!

FIXED by using ODIN and flashing Nougat with the CSC file

Maybe try flashing full stock rom through odin or smart switch since there might be a problem to the system files itself.
In my opinion though, this seem like a hardware problem.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

The problem re-appeared.
I also think it's a hardware problem. I'm just gonna send it back to Samsung.

IssamGS2 said:
The problem re-appeared.
I also think it's a hardware problem. I'm just gonna send it back to Samsung.
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I've been having the exact same issue for months now. On 6.0, 6.0.1 and 7.0 as well.
Please let me know what Samsung tells you. The problem for me is that I bought the phone from amazon (8 months ago) and live in Argentina.
One thing I can't understand is that camera worked fine for the first couple of months. Also find really strange the fact that I'm able to take pictures with flash ON. Have you tried it?

ignaciogh said:
I've been having the exact same issue for months now. On 6.0, 6.0.1 and 7.0 as well.
Please let me know what Samsung tells you. The problem for me is that I bought the phone from amazon (8 months ago) and live in Argentina.
One thing I can't understand is that camera worked fine for the first couple of months. Also find really strange the fact that I'm able to take pictures with flash ON. Have you tried it?
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I tried some days ago with the flash ON, and it didn't work (if I remember correctly). I didn't waste too much time, and as soon as I found out about the issue I sent it to Samsung for repair.
I have it back since today afternoon, and what I read from the attached papers is that there was a malfunctioning piece which they replaced. The list of operations Samsung did is:
- Boardswaping
- Software update (I doubt about this one as my phone was already updated)
I really think you should contact Samsung directly, and not Amazon. Here in Europe they have a good repair program: after max. 3 business days you get your phone back (and they will do the pick-up, and delivery). Maybe it's the same in Argentina.
Good luck!

IssamGS2 said:
I tried some days ago with the flash ON, and it didn't work (if I remember correctly). I didn't waste too much time, and as soon as I found out about the issue I sent it to Samsung for repair.
I have it back since today afternoon, and what I read from the attached papers is that there was a malfunctioning piece which they replaced. The list of operations Samsung did is:
- Boardswaping
- Software update (I doubt about this one as my phone was already updated)
I really think you should contact Samsung directly, and not Amazon. Here in Europe they have a good repair program: after max. 3 business days you get your phone back (and they will do the pick-up, and delivery). Maybe it's the same in Argentina.
Good luck!
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Thanks for the info!
Do you know which board did they swap? The main board? :S
Argentina doens't handle international devices. I'd have to take the phone to de US .
I'll try to get it repaired here anyways.
Thanks again por the info.

ignaciogh said:
Thanks for the info!
Do you know which board did they swap? The main board? :S
Argentina doens't handle international devices. I'd have to take the phone to de US .
I'll try to get it repaired here anyways.
Thanks again por the info.
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I'm sorry, I don't have that info. They did not specify.