Has anyone tried getting UVC to work on the Moto g4 play?
I'm trying cameraFi and another app and it shows black. The camera I'm trying works fine on regular g4 and g4 plus just getting black screen here.
Is there maybe a driver I need to install?
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Hey guys, I just recently bought a G4 camera module to see if there's a possibility of upgrading the G2 camera to 16MP. I noticed that the connector is the same so there was a chance for it to work. However, after I installed it, the phone couldn't connect to the camera. I tried taking drivers from the G4 and placing them in system folders but wasn't able to get it working. I haven't tried AOSP yet but I figured it would result in lower camera quality so perhaps it wouldn't be worth trying. I have tried several apps like XCam, Google Camera and Camera FV-5 and none of them were able to connect.
Has anyone else tried this? Do you have any suggestions on what else I could try to get the camera working?
Thanks!
I don't think that is possible, if it was, no one would be buying new device.
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As far as I know, you are gonna need the drivers which probably wouldn't work on G2, but maybe if a developer chimes in to tell us
This is a cool idea in theory and it would be sweet if you could just drop it in and it would work. In reality, it is impossible. Even though the g2 and g4 modules may have similar dimensions and connectors, all of the secondary active/passive components that drive the camera at a hardware level may be very different. Even if they were the same, it would take a lot skill to make it compatible at the software level - which is not worth it imo.
I'm going to try with a marshmallow rom to see if it works. Do you guys think the processor/hardware may be incompatible? Or do you think it's just a software issue?
DarkFlasher said:
Hey guys, I just recently bought a G4 camera module to see if there's a possibility of upgrading the G2 camera to 16MP. I noticed that the connector is the same so there was a chance for it to work. However, after I installed it, the phone couldn't connect to the camera. I tried taking drivers from the G4 and placing them in system folders but wasn't able to get it working. I haven't tried AOSP yet but I figured it would result in lower camera quality so perhaps it wouldn't be worth trying. I have tried several apps like XCam, Google Camera and Camera FV-5 and none of them were able to connect.
Has anyone else tried this? Do you have any suggestions on what else I could try to get the camera working?
Thanks!
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You did hardware job but without software it wont be possible. libs and drivers are different for both sensors to drive them.
rajkatiyar07 said:
You did hardware job but without software it wont be possible. libs and drivers are different for both sensors to drive them.
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It's a G4 camera, so I tried using the drivers and libs from a G4 rom. Wasn't able to get it to work, but I was hoping someone more knowledgeable would know if there's anything else I can try.
I'm not sure if even motherboard of G2 can properly support this cam module from G4, but except system drivers from LG G4 which has builded for this sensor (from the same android version as yours), you're need upgrade camera driver in kernel.
PolishVodka said:
I'm not sure if even motherboard of G2 can properly support this cam module from G4, but except system drivers from LG G4 which has builded for this sensor (from the same android version as yours), you're need upgrade camera driver in kernel.
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Do you think I should try with AOSP? I'm thinking I could try to merge a G2 and a G4 rom, might be easier than with stock roms. Thanks for the response!
Ok... I get it... So you want to change the sensor of G2 to the one that is on G4... Right? Then you'll need to have a custom kernel with merged (or replaced) camera drivers, and then extract the needed binaries from G4 to run the camera... But that's not all... You will need to change Android's framework too so that several features can be used.... And if G4's binaries depends on DRM, then you are on a Dead-End... It will be really hard but possible with a little bit of cleverness
Edit: If the sensor fits with G2's connectors, then it is hardware-compatible, so the only problem is the software and it is already stated
Edit again: I checked it a little bit... And I found out that the binaries from G4 will never be compatible with G2... Binaries where built for AArch64, sorry bro
Hey everyone,
I just bought a Motorola G4 Play for 50€ and I'm trying to fix a problem with the back camera.
The previous owner said it's a software problem (?)
It isn't working (black screen), and whenever I try to take a picture, the phone reboots
In some cases the phone even bricks when trying to take a picture
Same problem with stock rom and LineageOS (Android 7.1)
Front camera works as intended though
Do you think it's a hardware problem? What else could I try (changing kernel, ...)?
Thanks :silly::good:
I sent the camera to LG for a broken screen repair. Now I've it back with a factory reset, and the LG camera app is not working! When I start it it freezes in a black screen (with shooter/video buttons) for a 3-4 seconds and then throws the error: "Error de càmera - La càmera no està disponible" (translated to English: "Camera error - The camera is not available")
I tried the cstark app and it works (but I can't access settings, it forces closing)
Is it possible to reinstall the original apk? What can I do?
That sounds more like a hardware issue (i.e. they forgot to plug the camera module back in). I'd contact the guys who replaced the screen.
By "it works" do you mean: the front and back camera work, but the settings in the app cause the app to close? Is the modded gcam app for your model?
If both cameras work in Google Cam try this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.footej.camera&hl=en_US
If not, back to LG
cheerleone said:
By "it works" do you mean: the front and back camera work, but the settings in the app cause the app to close? Is the modded gcam app for your model?
If both cameras work in Google Cam try this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.footej.camera&hl=en_US
Yes, I used the cstark27 mod and at least the back cameras worked, I didn't tested front ups
cheerleone said:
If not, back to LG
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Arak0n said:
That sounds more like a hardware issue (i.e. they forgot to plug the camera module back in). I'd contact the guys who replaced the screen.
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I sent it back to LG
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Hi, has anyone found a solution for this problem? I bought used lg g6 with "camera not available" message when opening lg cam. But interesting is fact, that wide angle and main cam works, when im using other apps, or even stock, when im holding stock cam icon and choosing selfie camera. To sum up, selfie cam not work at all (even when replaced for new one), main cam works time to time (i don't know why, sometimes works fine, other phone gets a massive lag), wide cam works always. Is there a possibilty that selfie cam is somehow connected to main cam, and the main cam is causing this problem?
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I bought used lg g6 with "camera not available" message when opening lg cam.
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If a factory reset or kdz won't fix it. Send it back. Hopefully you haven't had it long.
Maybe it's rooted with some broken camera mod?
Personally I'd try returning it over trying kdz.
Unfortunately, i have no varranty card (it is used phone). Kdz didn't helped at all same as mounting brand new camera. Sadly, I don't know the history of this phone. Anyway, thanks for reply!
Unfortunately,My phone gets into water even its water proof but after sometimes camera cannot work as if black screen (camera error, camera is not available) but if i am using gcam app then both cameras are working properly. But again there is a problem in connecting social site , front camera is not working only back one is operatable. So please give me some solutions for this.
Hello.
Some years ago, my screen died and becase of I had a good motherboard, I bought another H815 to sustitute the screen.
Then, some components like camera or speakers did not work, so I tried to use the components that came with the H815 I bouth, instead of use the components I had in my old H815. By this way I achieved my phone to work fully.
Some months ago, my motheboard died, and I bought a new one(I think new) from Israel in Ebay.
I had the same problem, this time, only with camera. I tried both rear cameras I had. With one unit, the app show that this don´t work and with the other I only can see strange and purple lines. In both situations, the front camera works well.
Something that is difficult to understand to me, is that in some apps like whatsapp, one of the cameras works in some occasion ( I can see all well, but too vertical purple lines on white things in the image).
I tried apps like google camera or to installing the native lg app too, but I can´t do anything to solve the problem.
Anyone know how to know the compatibility between cameras and motherboards in H815 terminals? I tried to bouth a third camera but I had the same problem. I know the cameras are not damaged and work in other terminals.
Do you think if it is possible to solve this installing a different rom on my H815? I tried different rooms on my old first gen Motorola Moto g, but I have any experience with H815, can you guide me some, if you think that this is a possible solution?
Thanks a lot!
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Hello.
Some years ago, my screen died and becase of I had a good motherboard, I bought another H815 to sustitute the screen.
Then, some components like camera or speakers did not work, so I tried to use the components that came with the H815 I bouth, instead of use the components I had in my old H815. By this way I achieved my phone to work fully.
Some months ago, my motheboard died, and I bought a new one(I think new) from Israel in Ebay.
I had the same problem, this time, only with camera. I tried both rear cameras I had. With one unit, the app show that this don´t work and with the other I only can see strange and purple lines. In both situations, the front camera works well.
Something that is difficult to understand to me, is that in some apps like whatsapp, one of the cameras works in some occasion ( I can see all well, but too vertical purple lines on white things in the image).
I tried apps like google camera or to installing the native lg app too, but I can´t do anything to solve the problem.
Anyone know how to know the compatibility between cameras and motherboards in H815 terminals? I tried to bouth a third camera but I had the same problem. I know the cameras are not damaged and work in other terminals.
Do you think if it is possible to solve this installing a different rom on my H815? I tried different rooms on my old first gen Motorola Moto g, but I have any experience with H815, can you guide me some, if you think that this is a possible solution?
Thanks a lot!
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I changed my m/b too on my G4 from a seller in taobao (815t->F500) It works great, camera were fine. So I think it might be you camera module or faulty m/b is at fault... cos changing m/b should not cause any problems.
Hello!
Decided to get my PH-1 out and play around with it. Plugged it into my LG USB-C display and it mirrored the phone display fine, charged, and my USB keyboard and mouse worked fine.
I decided to flash the brand new build of LineageOS 18.1, and my display, keyboard and mouse do not seem to be recognized anymore by the OS. Also tried 17.1 to see if that would work, and while the kb/mouse/charging work, the video is not mirrored to the display.
Is there a setting I'm missing somewhere, or is support for this not quite working in LOS?