Camera Flash Stopped working - Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My thunderbolts camera flash and flashlight have stopped woking. I am guessing bad Hardware but I am not totally sure. Is there a way to force the leds on. Flashlight app does nothing. Neither does the camera flash on.

Id say your bulbs are shot, take it in
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donnyp1 said:
Id say your bulbs are shot, take it in
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Yeah that would make sense. You can download a flashlight app in the play market to turn them on. If they don't, they are definitely shot.
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[Q] LED Flash not working. Help!

LED flash does not work. I have reset the phone already but nothing. Any ideas??
BUMPY BUMP.
What exactly have you tried to conclude it is not working?
kreoXDA said:
BUMPY BUMP.
What exactly have you tried to conclude it is not working?
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Well, I tried taking pictures with flash and nothing.
Hmm. Phone charged? There is no disabled hidden option somewhere? Well I am sure you already looked into these easy things, you are a senior member here
Hopefully some one with an SGS2 in hand can help you. It would suck to have to send it back to UK. I suggest you contact the seller soon, to get whatever authorization for return they require, before it is too late. You can meanwhile keep looking into the issue.
I've tried mine and 'Auto Flash' does not appear to be working - when the flash is set to 'On' it works fine on mine??
Anyone else apart from the two of us with this issue?
WhiteHartMart said:
I've tried mine and 'Auto Flash' does not appear to be working - when the flash is set to 'On' it works fine on mine??
Anyone else apart from the two of us with this issue?
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With auto flash the device only uses flash when it thinks it needs it....
Guess you figgered that out yourself also
Download a torch app from the market and try it to see if your led is ok, if so it must be a software problem.
golf2vr6 said:
With auto flash the device only uses flash when it thinks it needs it....
Guess you figgered that out yourself also
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Ermmm yes, which was why i was testing it in a very dark area!
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WhiteHartMart said:
Ermmm yes, which was why i was testing it in a very dark area!
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Ok, you didn't mention it. I thought you did, but can't be sure here on the forum (not personal).
Must be some sensor failure i think.
Best still to check the obvious i guess ;-)
Surprised more people haven't mentioned it though
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Has anyone tried it on the newest leaked ODIN rom?
I guess I will have to return it for an exchange. Man, that sucks tail!!! They're currently in back order.
Just downloaded the Vignette camera app and Auto Flash works.fine so its not the sensor.
Wonder if there's a bug in the standard camera app?
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WhiteHartMart said:
Just downloaded the Vignette camera app and Auto Flash works.fine so its not the sensor.
Wonder if there's a bug in the standard camera app?
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Just tried that. No luck. This is very frustrating. I may try flashing one of those firmwares from samfirmware.com
get the free tesla light app from the market (the icon looks like an energy saving light bulb)
It should work fully and instantly
Tesla won't work either. I wonder if it is hardware or software related problem. Is there a link for an unlocked SGS 2 stock ROM version to download?
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It looks like I am the only one with this issue. I guess I should play the lotto tonight.
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Still don't have auto flash in standard camera app on mine :-$
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I followed the debranding guide in the dev section and replaced my O2 rom and now camera auto flash works fine.
WhiteHartMart said:
I followed the debranding guide in the dev section and replaced my O2 rom and now camera auto flash works fine.
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I will give it a try. Thanks.

Anyone using camera 360?

When running camera 360 the screen seems to be out of wack. The image seems tilted and distorted. However, I when switching to the ffc and back it fixes the problem.
Anyone else have this issue? I'm on aokp m6 and the same thing happens on devil toast 0.74
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Try using an updated version because it may have compatibility problems if you are using ICS.
The app kinda sucks anyway. But I think it's free and probably one of the better free ones. I users camera zoom fx, much nicer. But I always go back to the stock camera for some reason, got cool mods camera mod installed so it's a big improvement over htc's
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gk1984 said:
The app kinda sucks anyway. But I think it's free and probably one of the better free ones. I users camera zoom fx, much nicer. But I always go back to the stock camera for some reason, got cool mods camera mod installed so it's a big improvement over htc's
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I flashed the cool mods camera mod and compared to the camera 360. The pics do not appear as crisp and clear as with camera 360 .
To the other post, I have the most current version of the app installed
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I think UCam is the best free camera app. I'm thinking of paying and going pro! Try it out and see how it works. I can use the feedback so I can install it on my sisters EVO3D.
RayTrue04 said:
I think UCam is the best free camera app. I'm thinking of paying and going pro! Try it out and see how it works. I can use the feedback so I can install it on my sisters EVO3D.
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I tried ucam and it appears as if all third party camera apps have the same issue
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RayTrue04 said:
I think UCam is the best free camera app. I'm thinking of paying and going pro! Try it out and see how it works. I can use the feedback so I can install it on my sisters EVO3D.
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It just kept crashing for me when taking a pic
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I can take the pic just fine. However, it is the preview that is distorted. It happens with Ucam, Camera360, and sometimes with Camera Zoom FX
EDIT* I believe it was the aokp rom I was on. I flashed sense 4.0 and no longer have the issue.

Venom camera app..

I flashed a couple different versions of the high res camera app w/o trying the one that came with the latest venom Rom (no idea why, I just did). What version should I be using? Also, got a link to a dl? I've been searching in all areas of the Rezound forum here and I'm giving up, so I'm finally gonna just ask for some help. The camera app just force closes every time I open it. I've cleared the cache and davlik, fixed permissions, etc.. I've done everything I can think of or what others have suggested and still have no luck. Thanks in advance.
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i noticed that the camera would force close on me as well on ViperRom... but only when i went to the app through the lockscreen. so I'd recommend not accessing thee app through the lockscreen.
You just turn off face recognition. Worked for me
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I can't get intothe camera from anywhere. It force closes immediatly so I can't turn off face recognition.
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sandrewmorrison said:
I can't get intothe camera from anywhere. It force closes immediatly so I can't turn off face recognition.
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Just go with the camera that came with viperrez I haven't tried the hq camera mod not sure if it works
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sandrewmorrison said:
I can't get intothe camera from anywhere. It force closes immediatly so I can't turn off face recognition.
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I had the same issue but it didn't last long, soon after I got a system update notification so I updated and tested the camera right after and until today it still works like a charm.
PS: If you want to try to turn off face recognition like others say, switch to the front camera right away and it won't close on you
kevin1311 said:
I had the same issue but it didn't last long, soon after I got a system update notification so I updated and tested the camera right after and until today it still works like a charm.
PS: If you want to try to turn off face recognition like others say, switch to the front camera right away and it won't close on you
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I'll keep an eye out for an update. I wish I could try to press anything to try to get it working, but it force closes immediatly as its starts. It shows the camera and everything, but the picture is squished. I've tried to press all the buttons as the camera opens and I'm still not having any luck. Thankfully I have Vignette.
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So I got it working. I just reflashed the rom. Can any of you tell me if this roms camera is as good as the hd camera? I can't really compare cause I haven't been able to use it.
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I don't know about the camera mod you mentioned, but I do know that the picture quality I was seeing on ViperRez was poor compared to what I see on NeoMax. I'm guessing its because ViperRez is a port from another phone and neomax is based on rezound software, kernel, etc.
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I think that Joe Brady's camera app is better than the one included , unfortunately I can't get it to work on this rom
So really no working hd camera zip for us on Venom to flash currently?
I like the Venom camera, I think it's the one from the Htc One. I like the camera speed over the HD camera. Seems like most of my pics have to be taken fast and this camera will click off photos as fast as you push the button.
rezound camera
Venom is so far one of the best ROMs out there for ICS for the rezound in my opinion.
I noticed the camera is not 100% stable in my case. What I mean by that is that I can take pictures but after 2 or 3 consecutive pictures the screen freezes for about 5 seconds and then it closes the camera app again. It won't give me the force close error, it will just take me back to the main home screen.
You can open it again and it will work temporary just fine for few pictures and it will happen again.
The ROM was installed several times still the same problem. Everything else works fine.

Various problems

Well first I want to say that I've tried everything; (
Hard Reset
FULL Reset
Exchange for another. Sbf
Substitute a different ROM
to downgrade to see if I did solve my problem and nothing works; (
Even done all these procedures the errors persist, already tried several tutorials and does not solve my problem!
My only way out now and here on xda!
What should I do to have my atrix all original? With everything working as I bought? all these problems came after I moved to the official CM7 ROM after that my atrix was never the same! please help me out!
Felpz said:
Well first I want to say that I've tried everything; (
Hard Reset
FULL Reset
Exchange for another. Sbf
Substitute a different ROM
to downgrade to see if I did solve my problem and nothing works; (
Even done all these procedures the errors persist, already tried several tutorials and does not solve my problem!
My only way out now and here on xda!
What should I do to have my atrix all original? With everything working as I bought? all these problems came after I moved to the official CM7 ROM after that my atrix was never the same! please help me out!
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What problems are you looking at? you say what you've done to try to fix the unknown problems and what rom you were on, but you fail to identify to us here on xda what the problems are
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palmbeach05 said:
What problems are you looking at? you say what you've done to try to fix the unknown problems and what rom you were on, but you fail to identify to us here on xda what the problems are
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I'm having trouble on camera ;(
It opens but then hangs
I've tried everything but nothing works to solve
My android is 2.3.6 stock vivo :crying:
Felpz said:
I'm having trouble on camera ;(
It opens but then hangs
I've tried everything but nothing works to solve
My android is 2.3.6 stock vivo :crying:
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so flashing the stock sbf via rsd doesn't fix that?
and by hangs, you mean it opens and just sits there and does nothing?
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palmbeach05 said:
so flashing the stock sbf via rsd doesn't fix that?
and by hangs, you mean it opens and just sits there and does nothing?
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Yes already changed the sbf via rsd not resolved
I've done up to a downgrade to 2.2 froyo not resolved
The camera opens it gets a black screen and when I leave it hangs the system
Does your led flashlight work. If on stock use an app of playstore... no lighty no camera. Camera/led module knackered.
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SpUnKmYeR said:
Does your led flashlight work. If on stock use an app of playstore... no lighty no camera. Camera/led module knackered.
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I did not understand quite what you're telling me ..!
can you elaborate?
Felpz said:
I did not understand quite what you're telling me ..!
can you elaborate?
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Download a flashlight app (for example, torch, flashlight, etc.) If it does not work, your camera has an issue and needs replaced. If thats the case, buy a new atrix, the flex cable that the camera is on is hard to find.
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palmbeach05 said:
Download a flashlight app (for example, torch, flashlight, etc.) If it does not work, your camera has an issue and needs replaced. If thats the case, buy a new atrix, the flex cable that the camera is on is hard to find.
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I auditioned with the flashlight app
I open the application and then turn on the flashlight
and then the application hangs with the cell
what can be? flex cable?
Felpz said:
I auditioned with the flashlight app
I open the application and then turn on the flashlight
and then the application hangs with the cell
what can be? flex cable?
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did the flashlight turn the light on?
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Sound like hardware fault... flashing of Roms will not solve this. Google for spares but for what I gather there prity rare now.
I blew mine using cm torch app with full brightness.
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Cameras for this phone aren't hard to find. Just go to that auction site and enter MB860 camera flex. Hundreds available and they are like 9 bucks. Also, teardown of the phone is available in the interwebs so anyone can do it easily.
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palmbeach05 said:
did the flashlight turn the light on?
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yes!
the lantern lights!
but soon after the device lock!
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I'm looking for the flex cable here in my city ^^

Camera Broken :(

Hi,
I had a problem before about 1 year, i was young in developing back then, i installed a ROM in S-ON, and because i didn't know too much, i S-OFF-ed it with RIFF JTAG, and then installed a ROM, when it booted, I was happy, but when i tried to open Camera app, it opens and closes in an instant, and it started rebooting by itself, and i throw my phone in my house, today i changed my mind (I got some skill there in XDA), flashed a RUU, now it doesn't reboot, but Camera app it's the same, i tried replacing Camera in HARDWARE but nothing, and i don't have warranty, any idea? Flashlight works, but Camera and Camcorder are not working
I really want to save my EVO 3D .
Thanks
camera app just fc? Or does it show black, does front cam work, mirror app?
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jcfunk said:
camera app just fc? Or does it show black, does front cam work, mirror app?
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it takes me back at homescreen, no fc, mirror app not working, nothing
what rom? shooter or shooterU?
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shooteru, stock ROM

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