Hi,
I tried upgrading the camera firmware.
The upgrade worked, but after that I could not use the camera any more as it said "Camera Failed".
Here is the fix:
There are 3 steps for the camera to get onto the camera chip itself.
A: /system/firmware
B: Somewhere else on the phone
C: The camera chip.
Backup first:
Use the "CAM FW to Phone dump" to backup your current firmware.
I have not yet found out where on the phone this ends up, so I do not know how to copy it a PC for backup purposes.
FIX Proceedure:
Copy the new camera firmware to A.
Reboot the phone. After the reboot, the camera firmware will be copied from A to B.
Use the "Phone to CAM FW" option to flash the firmware from B to C.
Reboot the phone as requested, and you should then have a working camera again.
I used the camera-wave.7z to fix mine. (Found in another thread)
The "Show Camera FW version" gives totally bogus information. It shows only the FW version of the files at A, and not the contents of the camera chip itself.
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Yes. It has the FIX proceedure.
It contains an extra "reboot" step that if not followed, results in the same old firmware being flashed to the camera, and not the new firmware, thus failing to fix the problem.
after flashing wave fw no sgs fw worked for me so don't think it's really a fix - i could do that as much as i want - replacing fw and none would work then go back to waves. but the wave FW is pretty crapy against updated sgs fw in quality. in the end i went to service and they replaced my camera module.
are u sure it works?? my camera flash process arrives to 98% then it hold on for 5 seconds and then it tells flash success but nothing change!
I cant find any donwloadfile for the neuw firmeware...
can someone help me????
I made the mistake of using samsung aps to update the camera firmware when it prompted me to.
Unfortunately this was not successful and the update FC so no my camera does not work properly.
Auto flash does not work, and the video only works at night (low light conditions). There is just a white screen in the day (normal light conditions)
There is the service menu to manually flash the firmware, just 2 (*#34971539#) issues with this:
1) I no longer have a fw that works.
2) My camera thinks it has the latest firmware so will not allow a reflash.
So can someone upload the files they have in : /etc/firmware
there should be 3/4 files:
RS_M5LS_OB.bin
RS_M5LS_OC.bin
RS_M5LS_TB.bin
qt602240.fw
The M5LS files look to be the firmware files for the camera.
Also does anyone know how I can update the version in these bin files from oced11 to a higher version oced12 maybe. So the camera firmware flash will allow the update? Or is there anyway that I can force the flash?
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Ok fixed it, for anyone else that has the issue with the Samsung App updater failing on the camera update here is how to fix it:
Copy /etc/firmware/RS_M5LS_OC.bin to the pc
open RS_M5LS_OC.bin in notepad++ and search for the version number (in this case oced11)
change the 11 to 12 (WARNING: only change the number do not add other characters adding even a space may corrupt the bin).
save RS_M5LS_OC.bin and copy it back to the phone in /etc/firmware
enter *#34971539# in the stock dialer.
select "Phone/CAM FW Ver Check" if you have done the previous steps correctly the versions will be different (phone version will be +1 on the camera version)
select "Phone to CAM FW Write"
Once this completes (takes 3min ish) the camera is now working correctly.
The files I used can be found: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/0PEES0BI/CamFW.zip_links
Thank you for sharing, might be helpful if something fails while updating.
Hi!
The cam update corrupted my camera, too. I tried to follow your tutorial but there's a little problem: I can't find the "/etc..." folder on my phone. I do have root access and dumped the cam firmware to the phone via the service interface. But still I cannot find it when I connect my phone to the pc. Can someone pleas help me? Thanks in advance!
Talpa85 said:
Hi!
The cam update corrupted my camera, too. I tried to follow your tutorial but there's a little problem: I can't find the "/etc..." folder on my phone. I do have root access and dumped the cam firmware to the phone via the service interface. But still I cannot find it when I connect my phone to the pc. Can someone pleas help me? Thanks in advance!
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Don't look for it on PC , disconnect phone and download "Root explorer" from market ,then on phone itself with root explorer go to system/etc .
OK I found the folder with android mate. But there is no RS_M5LS_OC.bin only RS_M5LS_OB.bin, qt602240.fw and RS_M5LS_TB. I don't know what to do now.
edit: I'm not sure what happens if I took thelestat's file and put it on my phone. Maybe it's too risky...
Talpa85 said:
OK I found the folder with android mate. But there is no RS_M5LS_OC.bin only RS_M5LS_OB.bin, qt602240.fw and RS_M5LS_TB. I don't know what to do now.
edit: I'm not sure what happens if I took thelestat's file and put it on my phone. Maybe it's too risky...
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Hi, looks like you are on the OB firmware, where I had an OC camera. you can check using the secret code in the OP.
Copy the RS_M5LS_OB.bin to your PC, Open itin notepad++ and search for the version the secret code shows you. Increment the number by 1, save it. Then replace it on the phone. Flash using the secret code.
If you want, post here the versions from the swcret code, and upload the file. I can do the editing for you.
Mine was dead too.I also can't find RS_M5LS_OC.bin,but i find RS_M5LS_OE.bin,OB,TB...but I open this 3 files,and I can't find the secret code(OCEE09).
Cam FW Ver: SCEF02
Phone FW Ver: TBEC28
Here are my files: w*w.mirrorcreator.com/files/1ONIHVSU/Camfirmware.rar_links
Hi,
It was in the RS_M5LS_TB.bin file. I updated the version to TBEC29.
The file is: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/QNQXTGZ8/RS_M5LS_TB.zip_links
Just replace the one on your phone and use the secret code to flash it.
I have OCEF02 as Cam fw and in firmware folder I have:
qt602240.fw
RS_M5LS_OB.bin
RS_M5LS_TB.bin
RS_M5LS_OE.bin
That's meaning I have installed RS_M5LS_OC.bin?
There is any chance to revert to TBEC28?
Thank you.
hi
i really can't believe it
i was flashing firmware update when THE ALARM RINGED!!!!!!!!
the flash app has crashed now i have a non working camera
do i need root to do this procedure?
I just updated my camera firmware through Samsung Apps. It all went fine, took a few minutes then I manually rebooted. Video, photos, flash all work fine.
Strange why it fails for some people. Maybe battery was too low ? Or different version of the camera hardware ?
btw now I have:
Cam FW Ver: SCEF02
Phone FW Ver: TBEC28
hi Thelestat
i rooted the phone now i'm stuck to the "version" part
would you mind to help me too please?
my files are these: htt p://w ww.mirrorcreator.com/files/0UIIP10D/
thelestat said:
Hi,
It was in the RS_M5LS_TB.bin file. I updated the version to TBEC29.
The file is: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/QNQXTGZ8/RS_M5LS_TB.zip_links
Just replace the one on your phone and use the secret code to flash it.
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Is it based in TBEC28?
Cheers.
i REALLY don't know what happened
i managed to find that the firmware on camera was SCEF02
so i managed to put SCEF03 on the file
i tried to flash it started but crashed after 3 seconds
the i gave a punch to the table (i think it helped )
then i go to samsung apps redownloaded camera flash firmware and it said it was the latest version
uninstalled it
gone into the secret menu, and it said camera version SCEF02 and PHONE VERSIOn SCEF02
i gave ok and it started flashing
that were the longest three minutes of my life :O
i rebooted the phone and :O it is working now
it seems to me that downloading the camera firmware update left in /etc/firmware the "right one".... and even if it was the SAME version of the actual camera firmware, it worked
i'm really happy i was worried to have to send the phone to samsung.....
thank you thelestat... really, thank you!
akirax said:
Is it based in TBEC28?
Cheers.
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yep, same file as the TBEC28 i just upped the version to
Hi everyone,
I recently bought a Galaxy S2 and I'm getting a "camera failed" error whenever I try to start the camera. I even tried to instal some other camera apps from the market but same error.
Can someone please guide me what is wrong with my phone?
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faremoney said:
i REALLY don't know what happened
i managed to find that the firmware on camera was SCEF02
so i managed to put SCEF03 on the file
i tried to flash it started but crashed after 3 seconds
the i gave a punch to the table (i think it helped )
then i go to samsung apps redownloaded camera flash firmware and it said it was the latest version
uninstalled it
gone into the secret menu, and it said camera version SCEF02 and PHONE VERSIOn SCEF02
i gave ok and it started flashing
that were the longest three minutes of my life :O
i rebooted the phone and :O it is working now
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I'm confused now, thelestat. This is the exact version of my cam firmware. Is the file you updated for me still the right one? Sorrry, but I'm a little bit frightened of flashing the file. Can this cause serious harm to my phone if something goes wrong? Thank you so much for your help.
Talpa85 said:
I'm confused now, thelestat. This is the exact version of my cam firmware. Is the file you updated for me still the right one? Sorrry, but I'm a little bit frightened of flashing the file. Can this cause serious harm to my phone if something goes wrong? Thank you so much for your help.
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Yeah it is still the right version. It's the file you uploaded with the version number changed.
It is the exact same firmware as the samsung application tried to update, the change I made, just allows for the secret code flash option to work. It checks for a newer version before it allows the update.
It is unlikely to effect the rest of the phone, as it is only writing the camera firmware. I have used the secret codes to read an write a number of times, and have never had an issue.
I am not able to flash it: Invalid version TBEC29
Phone/CAM FW Ver Check:
Cam FW: SCEF02
Phone FW: TBEC29
By the way is it possible that there is no firmware version called TBEC29 out there? This would explain why it doesn't work.
This sucks...
Hi, I would ask for your help , I have a S4 M919v with the ruling of the camera ( black screen ) in I concluded so that was hardware problem, so we change camera last night after he did a factory reset on the phone and opening the camera I get ' updating firmware camara ' ... and the open ends after about 5 sec finally opens the camera, this day wanting to open it no longer goes black screen , I just did root and installed by the imperium was previously with the stock October 'm thinking that might be damaging the logic ? the other question is , here I have a s4 of parts reported in telcel , is the i337 if you change the logic and put it to mine , there would be way to erase the imei of this logic and put that currently I have in my phone M919v ? greetings and hope you can help me greetings .
The black screen could be a result of the ROM you chose to use. Try a different ROM such as CyanogenMod and see if the problem repeats.
As to your question about the IMEI, such discussion is frowned upon here, as IMEI cloning is illegal in virtually every place on the planet. It doesn't matter either if the donor phone is dead or is in pieces.
thanks for the reply , so it is, in Fact last night reinstall the existence to view if it continued and it seems that it was I followed Giving Problems But I will try again con cyanogen to see how it goes, and about what imei not know it was illegal , so I'll leave it better like this, I'll check what the camera , Greetings
edit:
- enter the code *#34971539# in your phone to enter in the camera settings page
- click on "Phone to CAM FW write (Rear)" (you may be asked to update the firmware". Click yes
- reboot
thats works for me =)
II have flashed a new firmware for my Samsung's Camera, and I noticed that the Firmware Install Count was changed from (0:0) to (0:1) on both Rear and Front Camera. How can I revert it back to (0:0)? Should I change the whole Camera Module? I am just hoping to fixed the "Warning: Recording failed". But then, flashing firmware doesn't resolve anything. Thank you!
Hi all!
Yesterday I wanted to take a picture, I opened the camera app and said "camera failed".
I rebooted the phone, cleaned the cache, flashed, back to stock and says exactly the same, I guess it's a hardware error ... Suggestions?
In case of hardware, changing the camera would solve the problem?
Thanks for your comments!
Hi. Check this link:
https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-access-hidden-diagnostic-tools-on-your-android-phone/
It sounds like there is a hidden built-in hardware diagnostic tool on the N6P. Maybe it can help you...
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Hi. Check this link:
https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-access-hidden-diagnostic-tools-on-your-android-phone/
It sounds like there is a hidden built-in hardware diagnostic tool on the N6P. Maybe it can help you...
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Thks! tried that, camera do the same
If it's a hardware issue there's not much you can do unless you repair phones. Is your 6P under warranty?