Front facing camera seems a go on Vibrant-- Fascinate too?

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** UPDATE ** FFC works on the Vibrant!!

LINK: general i9000 disassembly instructions/video here. The camera is popped out at 2:59.

Over on the Vibrant forum here we're working on getting an FFC mod. Hardware _seems_ to be settled, with a cheap source for an i9000 cam here that has both the RFC and FFC, with the RFC working after the mod. No telling if the FFC will ever work yet.

But I noticed today when at Best Buy the Fascinate has a flash. Has anyone taken a Fascinate apart to see if the flash is connected to the RFC? There are pics in the Vibrant thread showing part of the PCB just below the RFC. Not sure where the Fascinate flash sits.

Pics would be great if anyone is willing to do a quick disassembly. This is one of the easiest phone pop-aparts I've ever had.

Thanks.

funny I was just reading that forum... Seems like a pretty slick idea and would be great if it worked with the Fascinate. Another point to consider, if anyone IS willing to start disassembling their Fascinate and puts some pics up, is that if the LED flash is NOT connect to the RFC then the fine folks here on XDA may just figure out how to give the i9000, Vibrant, Captivate and Epic a Flash of their own...

Edit:
I decided to take the plunge in starting this and it looks to be pretty much the same process as the i9000 for removing the back plastic covering but after getting the screws out (I have a couple of screws loose, myself) and tinkering with the darned plastic for 20 minutes I've given up for the night. I managed to add a few cosmetic markings to my phone that will slowly give it character... I need to figure out a better tool for this.

We still need a booting kernal

I know you all in the Fascinate camp are behind us in the Vibrant camp, but we were in your shoes just a month or two ago. Things move fast.

I may get a cousin a Fascinate, and an FFC would seal it.

I don't know about this. I have a hunch this may only work on the vibrant since the bodies of both the i9000 and the vibrant are almost exactly the same. I hope I'm wrong though cause a FFC would be awesome! xD

If anyone could try this out it would be great..

I will give a try tomorrow and post pics after I get home from school. Wish me luck :)

The Captivate chassis is different and will not accept this simple drop in mod. But we need a Fascinate volunteer to do this to see.

This would be a nice upgrade.....


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Originally Posted by ytj87

The Captivate chassis is different and will not accept this simple drop in mod. But we need a Fascinate volunteer to do this to see.

Im about to go ahead with opening my phone. Any tips for me before i do?