Camera issues

[edwill44]

Good morning all, picked up this phone to test for my sons. I did root\debloat using the DirtyCow method. I wanted to use a better camera app so I installed the Google camera app which for me worked better. I uninstalled the native app. That broke ALL camera functions. Now no camera app works. Has anyone had this issue?

 

[mrmazak]

Good morning all, picked up this phone to test for my sons. I did root\debloat using the DirtyCow method. I wanted to use a better camera app so I installed the Google camera app which for me worked better. I uninstalled the native app. That broke ALL camera functions. Now no camera app works. Has anyone had this issue?

In a sort of kind of way.

In such that cm builds do not have a work in camera, and they do not have the stock app

Ooh can this be a breakthrough on the problem

 

[edwill44]

In a sort of kind of way.

In such that cm builds do not have a work in camera, and they do not have the stock app

Ooh can this be a breakthrough on the problem

This means that there are hooks between the camera and the OS that haven't been discovered yet. Earlier CM builds had this issue for other phones too. I'm not a developer but I know a little about code. I'll grab a Logcat to see if something jumps out at me.

 

[mrmazak]

This means that there are hooks between the camera and the OS that haven't been discovered yet. Earlier CM builds had this issue for other phones too. I'm not a developer but I know a little about code. I'll grab a Logcat to see if something jumps out at me.

I just tried to create same condition. By installing open camera and renaming myoscamera.apk to myoscamera.spk_

But the result was open camera still worked.
So what did you remove when you did it.?

 

[edwill44]

I just tried to create same condition. By installing open camera and renaming myoscamera.apk to myoscamera.spk_

But the result was open camera still worked.
So what did you remove when you did it.?

As far as I know just the stock camera app. I used Titanium Backup too do it.

 

[mrmazak]

As far as I know just the stock camera app. I used Titanium Backup too do it.

It is not supposed to be an issue with the app being used, and rather the libs for the camera. But I will continue to try things out in this direction. Hopefully will find some hidden lib being called by the stock app and not by other apps.

 

[edwill44]

It is not supposed to be an issue with the app being used, and rather the libs for the camera. But I will continue to try things out in this direction. Hopefully will find some hidden lib being called by the stock app and not by other apps.

Ok all camera apps that I've installed created the same entries.

 

[mrmazak]

Ok all camera apps that I've installed created the same entries.

I am far from expert, I don't notice a connection to camera with these logcat entries.

I assume you did not make copy / backup before removing stock camera.

I think this recovery package should restore your camera.

It is files from v17 and v8.3 stock, you never said what version you were on. I can put up version for whichever one you have, since these should only work on v17 and v8.3

 

[edwill44]

I am far from expert, I don't notice a connection to camera with these logcat entries.

I assume you did not make copy / backup before removing stock camera.

I think this recovery package should restore your camera.

It is files from v17 and v8.3 stock, you never said what version you were on. I can put up version for whichever one you have, since these should only work on v17 and v8.3

Apologies, I forgot that part. It's been a while since I've been here.

 

[mrmazak]

Apologies, I forgot that part. It's been a while since I've been here.

as long as you are not mistaken and you didn't also remove some other files. this is supposed to reinstall the stock camera app

if this doesn't fix it you should reinstall the OS

 

[edwill44]

as long as you are not mistaken and you didn't also remove some other files. this is supposed to reinstall the stock camera app

if this doesn't fix it you should reinstall the OS

Unfortunately, installing the 6.6 zip didn't work for me. I tried to restore stock but I get am error when restoring 'system'. I'm just going to buy another and grab the image from it.

 

[mrmazak]

Unfortunately, installing the 6.6 zip didn't work for me. I tried to restore stock but I get am error when restoring 'system'. I'm just going to buy another and grab the image from it.

There is images on the forum already, but if you would rather get a second d phone , your choice.

 

[edwill44]

There is images on the forum already, but if you would rather get a second d phone , your choice.

I was looking for them before I opened this topic. I am buying this phone for my sons so I was getting then anyway. I eventually want to learn to build roms and the plan is to start with this one.

 

[edwill44]

Good morning all, picked up this phone to test for my sons. I did root\debloat using the DirtyCow method. I wanted to use a better camera app so I installed the Google camera app which for me worked better. I uninstalled the native app. That broke ALL camera functions. Now no camera app works. Has anyone had this issue?

Ok quick update: I did flash back to stock and the camera works fine now. I didn't remember how poor the camera quality is I still use some 8mp cameras but IMO this is bad.

 

[vampirefo]

I was looking for them before I opened this topic. I am buying this phone for my sons so I was getting then anyway. I eventually want to learn to build roms and the plan is to start with this one.

Sadly you picked the wrong phone for learning development on, you need to choose another phone.

Blu has decided to lock this phone down, so future users won't even be able to root let alone flash custom firmware.

Even if Blu didn't the development is dead on this device anyway. This phone using Sony camera which no one has been able to get to work on custom ROMs.

One can port to another ROM provided that donor phone also uses Sony camera.

This is 100% the wrong phone to try and learn to develop on.

Best phones for beginners are Nexus and Samsung, simply cause more developer's have these phones, so they have the time to teach.

Phone with few developers are not meant for beginners to learn from, the less developers a device has the less time anyone has to teach.

As far as I know I am the only developer on my current device, it's a good phone, but I don't have to time to teach beginners, that's why I recommended Samsung or Nexus.

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[edwill44]

Sadly you picked the wrong phone for learning development on, you need to choose another phone.

Blu has decided to lock this phone down, so future users won't even be able to root let alone flash custom firmware.

Even if Blu didn't the development is dead on this device anyway. This phone using Sony camera which no one has been able to get to work on custom ROMs.

One can port to another ROM provided that donor phone also uses Sony camera.

This is 100% the wrong to try and learn to develop on.

Best phones for beginners are Nexus and Samsung, simply cause more developer's have these phones, so they have the time to teach.

Phone with few developers are not meant for beginners to learn from, the less developers a device has the less time anyone has to teach.

As far as I know I am the only developer on my current device, it's a good phone, but I don't have to time to teach beginners, that's why I recommended Samsung or Nexus.

Actually, I have plenty of time to learn. The fact that this device has been difficult to work with is the challenge I want. I absolutely don't like Samsung and everybody works with Nexus. If I fail then so be it. At least I'll learn what not to do.

 

[vampirefo]

Actually, I have plenty of time to learn. The fact that this device has been difficult to work with is the challenge I want. I absolutely don't like Samsung and everybody works with Nexus. If I fail then so be it. At least I'll learn what not to do.

Good luck then, if you have one of the locked preloaders you will learn very soon what not to do.

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