Camera issues after upgrade to (stock) Marshmallow - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So here's what happened: I upgraded stock 5.0.2 on my Romanian Orange branded G901F to stock Marshmallow (6.0.1, via the phone's update).
After the update, the phone's main camera crashed and (using the standard camera app) there would be an error message: "Warning. MediaServer failed. Camera needs restart" with only an "OK" button on it.
I've looked around the web for a while and tried everything, from clearing the app's cache and data to rolling back to 5.0.2 (via ODIN, another stock ROM, so Knox is still intact), but nothing worked. The main camera crashes with the same error every single time, while the "selfie" camera works flawlessly (and has worked even on the 6.0.1).
Has anyone encountered something like this? Any solutions to this?
Later edit: It would seem I managed to trip Knox, one of the ROMs I tried seems to have been unsigned. Bummer. Still no luck though.

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[Q] Problem with rear camera (dark display, camera failed) on I9505 with android 4.3

Hi everyone.
I have encountered a problem on my phone's rear camera with the latest ROM upgrade, which upgraded my android version fom 4.2.2 to 4.3:
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The problem is that I get a dark display (black screen, see the attached screenshot) and the whole phone gets stucked and its performance is slowed down due to that. After about a minute or to of freezing phone I Finally get a warning - Camera Failed.
I tried to wipe twice (both cache partition and user data), prior to and after flashing, and also tried to reflash the same rom again. Didn't work out for me, or at least works once right after wiping and then fails again. Seems like a heavy bug in 4.3, unstables the camera due to the new firmware.
Has anyone had that same problem or reported on it or it's just me? What should I do now?
Thanks.
When you open the camera, did you get a camera firmware update?
Crauze said:
When you open the camera, did you get a camera firmware update?
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Yes, that was in the first time that opened the built-in camera app after flashing the newest firmware. I proceeded with the update and then all that mess started. But since then I have reflashed and didn't get that message once more to confirm/approve.
Is there a way to downgrade the camera's firmware to the one used in 4.2.2? It really worked really well for me prior to that so called "upgrade"...
Another question: When (roughly) should I9505 models recieve the 4.3.1 update? Is it scheduled to be soon?
Having the same issue (also with other Camera apps like Barcode Scanner, Paper Camera & Optical Reader). If I wait I end up with a "camera fail" message.
UPDATE: Just upgraded to MK8 version using Kies - and the problem persists!
This month's (november) update implies that Samsung are yet to resolve this bug. Does someone know how should I report them about the problem? Is there a website or a social network page that they actually check up on a regular basis?
Thank you.

Note 3 N9005 video recording fail

Hi, i currently own a Note 3 N9005 16gb Honk Kong version which is running on Sweet ROM version 19 NG2 and i recently found that whenever i swiitch on to the video camera my phone crashes and gives me an error ( video recording failed), does anyone know what i can do to maybe fix this problem? ps- i tried going back to Stock rom but since its a honk kong version ive been having trouble with the EXT4 error and can't do anything! thanks!.
jace127 said:
Hi, i currently own a Note 3 N9005 16gb Honk Kong version which is running on Sweet ROM version 19 NG2 and i recently found that whenever i swiitch on to the video camera my phone crashes and gives me an error ( video recording failed), does anyone know what i can do to maybe fix this problem? ps- i tried going back to Stock rom but since its a honk kong version ive been having trouble with the EXT4 error and can't do anything! thanks!.
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I'm facing the same issue with the European N9005, with this stock firmware installed. Tried factory reset after first start. Already wiped all internal storage using twrp.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Cheers
shoot fails
Good afternoon, I'm even vit0r94 problem, I even can take pictures but when I shoot fails, someone help us?
Exactly the same crash when trying to record video. Already tried to go back to stock ROM with all the modems etc. Tried Note 4 port, S6 Darklord and so on. Every time I clear cache, data, etc.
Any clue would be appreciated
w&b said:
Exactly the same crash when trying to record video. Already tried to go back to stock ROM with all the modems etc. Tried Note 4 port, S6 Darklord and so on. Every time I clear cache, data, etc.
Any clue would be appreciated
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Same here on the SM-N9005 LTE. I've wiped the whole phone, took out the ext sd card, went back to several different stock firmwares and still crashes. Pictures work fine, as soon as press the video recording button it freezes and a few seconds later it reboots the phone.
I'm afraid this will be a hardware issue....
Pierreken said:
Same here on the SM-N9005 LTE. I've wiped the whole phone, took out the ext sd card, went back to several different stock firmwares and still crashes. Pictures work fine, as soon as press the video recording button it freezes and a few seconds later it reboots the phone.
I'm afraid this will be a hardware issue....
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I was able to solve it by going back to the stock kitkat (4.4.2) rom through ODIN. There my camera was recording video perfectly fine. I then updated to Lollipop again and the camera (video recording) was still working fine. Very strange as I wiped/reflashed several times before downgrading to kitkat and that never worked.
recording failed on any lolipop rom
i have a same problem here. I dont think it was a hardware issue as when i was in KK the video recording works perfectly, but when i flash ANYKIND of lolipop rom, the video recording failed. but if i was to used AOSP lolipop, the video recording works fine.
anyone can help? i've tried searching and all, but doesnt seem to find the solution.
feels like i'm stuck at KK and cant move on. feels like u have a hi tech computer but u only can use windows xp, sad...
much appreciated guys!
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Is there a reason why no one has posted a fix or a how to for this I have seen the Update bootloader and CP but in my attempts to do this Odin has failed I have done everything under the sun to try and fix this and nothing I have looked up and down on Google, Androidpit, and obviouslt here on XDA and I have found nothing does any one want to lend a hand here or does no one really know how to fix it????
There's a solution in this thread
Well downgrading then upgrading seems like a bit of a hail Mary pass worth trying will update as to whether or not it actually worked thk8gh it sounds more like a one in a million fix.
So I solved it by:
Using Odin 3.11.1
I have already tried Factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, flashed the latest stock Lolipop or older lollipop with ODin and nothing solved the problem.
So I tried to flash the latest stock lolipop with Odin and marking checked (Auto Reboot , F. Reset Time , Phone EFS clear, Phone Bootloader update).
I suspect that the Phone EFS clear did the trick. It's function is related to the modem and radio of the phone. And clearly the modem has a problem here.
I hope this will help anybody out there having this issue.
This problem happened after trying to flash lollipop using FlashFire app to reserve the root that I had in my previos Android KK 4.4.2.
Phone: Galaxy Note3 N9005 Malaysian

Videos and Calling stuck problem

Hello,
I have a very strange problem:
On my galaxy S4 I9505 android version 4.3 if there is a video player available then the app goes stuck, the apps:
- Youtube
- Facebook (app and browser)
- Browser
The videoscreen stays black and the app goes stuck for a while, the video will never play.
The other similair problem if someone call me or if I want to call someone the phone got stuck as well.
I already tried:
- wipe data and cache / factory settings
- wipe full data to install new rom in philz touch recovery
- Install new rom (4.4 and custom 5.0 lollipop)
The problem remains..
Everything else works perfect but this are 2 important thing what needs to work.
Someone have a Idea?
Important to report: I was on custom lollipop and I downgrade it with the downgrade files on this topic because 4.3 has mirrorlink support for my new car.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2792516&highlight=downgrade
That problems appears when you try to downgrade your device. Reflash stock android 4.4.2 and your problems will be gone :highfive:
Thanks! Tried a few times to flash it back to this stock rom and 4 times failed! Used differtent versions of odin. 3.09, 3.07, 3.04 and some older one 1.85 or something.
I stopped for a half hour (Phone turned off half hour) tried it again and it worked. Very strange but it works.
Thanks very much!

Camera not working (Android 6.0 and 7.1.1 also)

Hi, I've been trying to fix my camera for a week by now, everytime I open it, tells me it's busy by another app. I disabled it, removed updates, cleared cache, remains the same.
I reflashed the stock rom once again and still remain the same. In the last time I even updated it to Nougat but remains still the same. Tried safemode, same happens.
One of the other apps I installed to try it out, returned me a different error however, saying he couldnt get the camera, because the ID of that camera didnt existed (I don't remember by memory the exact words)
Did anyone experienced this and could overcome it ?

G6: "Camera unavailable" but works in Instagram and Snapchat

Hello, My phone's (main)camera is not being registered by the stock camera app , neither by Gcam. But it shows up in apps like instagram and snapchat and works just fine, no crashes or such. I tried resetting my phone through settings and the ****ty bootloader you get with a locked H870DS (un rootable) model and it didn't seem to work.
What I am thinking is, there's something wrong with the camera ID allocations of the camera but still confused as to why even after resetting, it won't work. Any way that I can erase the system and other partitions and do a fresh stock os installation? UGH it was so easy with root. Lg made a great device ****ty by locking it down for me.
Update: So I forgot to add how I came to the conclusion of camera ID being allocated wrongly. When I try to open the stock camera app by long pressing and selecting 'Selfie cam' , it opens up the wide angle rear camera. Either the front cam is done for or my device is.
So everyone's in quarintine but no one wants to help?
Hey,
today i tried to recreate your problem, and i got your problem.
Problem came when i flashed Pixel Experience Android 10 ROM against branded stock Android 9 (branded by Polish Play).
How to solve it? After many trial and errors, problem dissapeared when i flashed stock Android 8 (branded by Polish Play in my case), and did FOTA update.
I hope i helped.

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