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I need help!

Hey everyone I've been flashing different ROMs trying to fox this problem but nothing seems to help. My phone gets the black screen and random reboots probably every 20 mins or so. Its pissing me off bad! Wiped everything possible 3x before I flash any ROM jb/ics and even dark side wipe 3x too and nothing helps. It still does it. I'm almost to the point of throwing this thing against the wall and using some pos go phone lol. Can someone please help me! Thanks
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oneslow5oh said:
Hey everyone I've been flashing different ROMs trying to fox this problem but nothing seems to help. My phone gets the black screen and random reboots probably every 20 mins or so. Its pissing me off bad! Wiped everything possible 3x before I flash any ROM jb/ics and even dark side wipe 3x too and nothing helps. It still does it. I'm almost to the point of throwing this thing against the wall and using some pos go phone lol. Can someone please help me! Thanks
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Without knowing what ROM you're using no one can help you. Random reboots still happen in Jellybean but they aren't every 20 minutes. Download the stable CM9 for your phone and try installing that. If you still get random reboots you have either a defective phone (not likely) or you're doing something wrong.

I'm on orthus one and it happens to me one literally every ROM I try including the stable cm9. Idk what I'd be doing wrong. I'm on sk8s latest recovery if that helps. Should I just odin back to stock and go from there?
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oneslow5oh said:
I'm on orthus one and it happens to me one literally every ROM I try including the stable cm9. Idk what I'd be doing wrong. I'm on sk8s latest recovery if that helps. Should I just odin back to stock and go from there?
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What was your original ROM? Are you coming straight from stock ICS to the customized ROMs or are you coming from an older android version?

UZ7 said:
What was your original ROM? Are you coming straight from stock ICS to the customized ROMs or are you coming from an older android version?
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i bought the phone from craigslist a few months ago and it was stock ics ota im assuming. so it was stock ics unrooted to rooted then custom roms. flashing the stock att md5 through odin right now. hopefully thatll work

oneslow5oh said:
i bought the phone from craigslist a few months ago and it was stock ics ota im assuming. so it was stock ics unrooted to rooted then custom roms. flashing the stock att md5 through odin right now. hopefully thatll work
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That's what I was going to suggest, make sure it's stock from the files on here.

This needs moved to q&a
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whosgotlag said:
That's what I was going to suggest, make sure it's stock from the files on here.
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thanks. i did all that rooted it and got cwm on it gonna flash embryo and stop flashing roms like 5 times a day lol. so far so good though. thanks again

oneslow5oh said:
thanks. i did all that rooted it and got cwm on it gonna flash embryo and stop flashing roms like 5 times a day lol. so far so good though. thanks again
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Make sure you're on a higher version of CWM or get on TWRP, the recovery may have had a lot to do with it
Cheers, hope it works.

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whosgotlag said:
Make sure you're on a higher version of CWM or get on TWRP, the recovery may have had a lot to do with it
Cheers, hope it works.
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Flashed liquid rc1 v2 last night and its running great! No reboots or anything(knock on wood) odining to stock definitely did the trick. Thanks again
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Originally Posted by oneslow5oh
Flashed liquid rc1 v2 last night and its running great! No reboots or anything(knock on wood) odining to stock definitely did the trick. Thanks again
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I'm running Liquid rc1 v2 myself - it's buttah smooth! Check out TWRP recovery - it's a must for flashaholics. You can download the goo manager from playstore and install the recovery or flashable version available in dev section. Try it and you'll be hooked.

Camera problems

My camera doesn't work on any rom. It opens then force closes saying "camera not connected" or "camera not working".
WHen i restore to my stock backup It works fine.
I've tried these roms in this order:
synergy
liquid
cm10
axis
all latest updates
I use TWRP 2.5
When i originally rooted i used ODIN and followed it to a T.
Like i said being stock my camera works. When i flash a rom it doesn't. Also i try reflashing, fix permisisions. no luck......... Seems to be the only thing not working too. Only problem is I have to have my camera!
Any help would be great!
Tony

I have the same problem and still haven't figure it out, tried all types of solution none have worked still "can not connect and failed "

niets1 said:
I have the same problem and still haven't figure it out, tried all types of solution none have worked still "can not connect and failed "
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But when you restore your stock backup your camera still works?

Did you flash anything from the new update? Or are the roms that you are on based on the new one?
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When i rooted my phone... 2 days ago
I was only the latest samsung over the air update.
when i was done rooting I made sure everything works then did a back up so i can always revert.
When i flash any of the roms I just flash the latest available. If it requires gapps i use the one for the build it's for. 4.1 or 4.2
And like i said I'm on twrp 2.5
The fact that it works stock tells me it's software and maybe related to TWRP? but i can't figure out how.

The new update is the problem, it breaks the camera if your rom is based on the old firmware.
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bobAbooE said:
The new update is the problem, it breaks the camera if your rom is based on the old firmware.
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OK ,now I get to sound like a noob
So what now? I'm guessing flash a old Samsung stock then root? But how and where
I've been rooting and flashing different devices for awhile but never had issues'
I really appreciate all the help!

I'm not the best at explaining things. I just went back to my backup and stayed with that. My camera works fine now.
I'm sure someone will come to help and explain it better.
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There is a custom firmware package that has the MD3 bootchain and the MB1 modem that will work across all roms. I'm at work now but I'll try to link it when I get off. It's somewhere in the BoneStock ROM thread if you feel like finding it yourself.
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Seems to be an almost daily occurrence. Reading a new thread about the camera issue that has been documented and the solution posted time and time again.
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I love reading this ****,..lol
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Just updated the kernel to the new kt747 jb 4.2 june 8 2013 and the camera works.

Flash mb1 firmware, the modified file someone is talking about is simply the md3 modem with an mb1 tz. The md3 modem gives shotty data connection for most people and the mb1 radio will probably work better for you.
Just flash the mb1 firmware aio package, that should fix your problem.
Please try to search next time, this question has been answered everyday for a week, and this method works for almost everybody.
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Rerooting because of camera issue, can someone confirm these steps please?

This has been fixed using the following methods in my original post, however I still cannot update the modem/firmware in any way, it seems. I fully give up on it, as nobody seems to have a conclusive 100% fix for AOSP ROMs. There are so many fixes on the internet, different ones work for different phones, at my wits end with it and not bothering with the increased signal. Not worth a broken camera.
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Hi, I'm unrooting and rerooting due to the camera issue many people are having "failed to connect to the camera" when opening any camera app. I still never found a way to fix it on my phone and am rerooting in order to attempt to fix it now that CM10.1 is out. Can someone please check over this steps to make sure this is the correct way of doing this so I don't brick my phone or end up stuck with this camera issue again? Again, I have tried absolutely everything under the sun other than rerooting, methods on other forums, this forum, etc. Nothing works. Anyway, these are the two methods I will be following:
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Following the steps from this site:
http://theunlockr.com/2013/04/10/how-to-unroot-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii/
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Following the steps from this page, including the optional:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2332825
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Download CM10.1 (CM official update on main site) and gapps 20130301 (http://goo.im/gapps, uppermost version).
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Flash
5
Pray I have a working camera.

Are you running either MD3 or MF1 firmware?
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thesoldier said:
Are you running either MD3 or MF1 firmware?
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Flashed MD3 which caused the inital re-break (Forgot to post that I actually had this problem before, and fixed initially by going through the camera files and bringing the .bin files back from a TW ROM, onto my CM backup. Anyway, after breaking, I'm back on MB1 and still broken, the TW .bin file "trick" doesn't work anymore for me now.

What kernel are you running?
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Did you even try the current firmware? MF1?
Get it here: http://invisiblek.org/sch-i535/firmware/d2vzw_VRBMF1_firmware.zip
Flash in recovery and you should be good to go. If that doesn't fix it you may have to ODIN back to stock.

sbenson1226 said:
Did you even try the current firmware? MF1?
Get it here: http://invisiblek.org/sch-i535/firmware/d2vzw_VRBMF1_firmware.zip
Flash in recovery and you should be good to go. If that doesn't fix it you may have to ODIN back to stock.
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Isn't that what's causing the issue, MF1?
Or was MD3 the cause? I had MB1, it was fine, flashed MF1 and the latest CM10.1, and one of those caused the camera issue for me :/
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MF1 is the one you want. Download from the link I posted
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XdrummerXboy said:
Isn't that what's causing the issue, MF1?
Or was MD3 the cause? I had MB1, it was fine, flashed MF1 and the latest CM10.1, and one of those caused the camera issue for me :/
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MF1 and MD3 are essentially the same and both would break the camera unless your kernel is updated to fix the problem.
Isn't the new Tz file the problem? I have MF1 firmware which broke my camera, so I flashed the MB1 Tz and now I'm all good.
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sbenson1226 said:
MF1 is the one you want. Download from the link I posted
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Tried all of this already. All of his firmware downloads break it for me.
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Yeah but what kernel are you running like I said before? You are in aosp they have a cm fix for camera, you can try lean kennel
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Fixed it by flashing the MB1 AIO from the original updated post. Thank goodness! Haha
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[Q] camera not working on synergy rom r484 verizon galaxy s3

Well ive flashed over and over again. i have a completely unlocked bootloader and recovery. synergy rom just doesnt to want to work completely on my phone. i thought maybe my download was bad so i downloaded again from my phone and that didnt work. either. once i select all my options from the installer from synergy it fails on ziggy kernel. is says values not updated and but still gives me kernel install ok. tried it with the stock kernel too and that installs just fine but camera still fails. thats pretty much the only problem im having and i cant seam to find an answer anywhere so thats why i posted. i know most people arent worried about the camera but i got a baby girl and i take a lot of pics lol please any help

I'm having similar problems. If you find a fix please let me know. Will do the same.
vitokes said:
Well ive flashed over and over again. i have a completely unlocked bootloader and recovery. synergy rom just doesnt to want to work completely on my phone. i thought maybe my download was bad so i downloaded again from my phone and that didnt work. either. once i select all my options from the installer from synergy it fails on ziggy kernel. is says values not updated and but still gives me kernel install ok. tried it with the stock kernel too and that installs just fine but camera still fails. thats pretty much the only problem im having and i cant seam to find an answer anywhere so thats why i posted. i know most people arent worried about the camera but i got a baby girl and i take a lot of pics lol please any help
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Baseband version?
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Addiso said:
Baseband version?
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of what my stock rom or the synergy rom?
cause my stock rom is baseband I535VRBMF1

Need to flash a different kernel. I use KT747
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sjpritch25 said:
Need to flash a different kernel. I use KT747
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ive tried searching for this kernel. do you by any chance have a link?
or any other kernels available

vitokes said:
ive tried searching for this kernel. do you by any chance have a link?
or any other kernels available
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nevermind i found it i will post results

deputyvanhalen said:
I'm having similar problems. If you find a fix please let me know. Will do the same.
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hey kt747 kernel worked. it fixed the camera and now its running perfectly good. try that way

can you link me to the kernel you downloaded? I've found one but it says it's for AT&T and I'm on big red (verizon)
vitokes said:
hey kt747 kernel worked. it fixed the camera and now its running perfectly good. try that way
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deputyvanhalen said:
can you link me to the kernel you downloaded? I've found one but it says it's for AT&T and I'm on big red (verizon)
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41733434
that should be it if not just copy paste it. its a little down the line and it has all 4 carriers.
big red is in green and make sure you get the touchwiz JB 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 download
install:
1) flash your rom and get it started
2) Back to recovery and flash KT747
3) After it install stay in recovery and wipe dalvik and cache
4) Fix Permissions
all of this at the same time you flash kt747
hope it works

Flash any kernel that has been updated to md3 source and up, just so you aren't just left with Ktoonsez as your only option, Lean kernel also works.
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Thanks, i'm running cm 7/16 nightly. Flashed the ktoonsez aosp kernel and still camera can't connect. Idk why this won't work on my phone.
Addiso said:
Flash any kernel that has been updated to md3 source and up, just so you aren't just left with Ktoonsez as your only option, Lean kernel also works.
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phone problems

after i flash a rom and when i get to setup menu it says unfortanately phone has stopped!! doesnt matter which rom i flash it says the same thing!! tried with omni rom official beanstalk rom and bs harmony rom!! please help thx in advance

What steps are you taking when you flash a ROM?
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freddienux74 said:
after i flash a rom and when i get to setup menu it says unfortanately phone has stopped!! doesnt matter which rom i flash it says the same thing!! tried with omni rom official beanstalk rom and bs harmony rom!! please help thx in advance
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Are you wiping data when you flash the rom?
If you don't have any important stuff on your phone, I would just flash the factory images and start over with the rom process.

freddienux74 said:
after i flash a rom and when i get to setup menu it says unfortanately phone has stopped!! doesnt matter which rom i flash it says the same thing!! tried with omni rom official beanstalk rom and bs harmony rom!! please help thx in advance
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Please tell us also what is your phone's status at the moment. Like is your phone rooted with bootloader unlocked and stuff like that.
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Bruce Lee said:
Please tell us also what is your phone's status at the moment. Like is your phone rooted with bootloader unlocked and stuff like that.
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Well since he's flashing a rom, it would be rooted and the bootloader unlocked.

aooga said:
Well since he's flashing a rom, it would be rooted and the bootloader unlocked.
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It never hurts to ask though. Maybe he did something different and bypassed something. You never know. You got to have the whole story. :sly:
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Kreateablaze said:
What steps are you taking when you flash a ROM?
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I did full wipe then dalvik cache
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I'm rooted! When I flashed Mahdi ROM no issues! Mahdi ROM actually is my backup ROM also
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freddienux74 said:
I'm rooted! When I flashed Mahdi ROM no issues! Mahdi ROM actually is my backup ROM also
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Wait it's working now?
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Bruce Lee said:
Wait it's working now? No its not working! Mahdi ROM is my daily driver and my backup! I'm thinking now it might be kernel issue. Do you think the kernel might be issue?
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No its not working now! I meant my daily driver is Mahdi ROM and I use
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When you flash the ROM it also flashes the kernel that comes with it.
So if you are using Mahdi ROM then everything is ok but if you try a different ROM you get the error constantly?

using the ClockworkMod recovery.
If you receive issues on flashing, double check your download. If nothing, I suggest using the ClockworkMod recovery.

mistahseller said:
When you flash the ROM it also flashes the kernel that comes with it.
So if you are using Mahdi ROM then everything is ok but if you try a different ROM you get the error constantly?
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Yes
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storm007 said:
If you receive issues on flashing, double check your download. If nothing, I suggest using the ClockworkMod recovery.
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I switch to cwm and same issue! Its weird! I mean again today I flash 4 different ROMs and as soon as I get to setup same issue! Unfortunately phone has stopped!
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freddienux74 said:
I switch to cwm and same issue! Its weird! I mean again today I flash 4 different ROMs and as soon as I get to setup same issue! Unfortunately phone has stopped!
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Phone has stopped is related to your gapps

freddienux74 said:
I switch to cwm and same issue! Its weird! I mean again today I flash 4 different ROMs and as soon as I get to setup same issue! Unfortunately phone has stopped!
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The type of recovery you use will have no bearing on it, hundreds of people on here use twrp and cwm.
All I can suggest and it was suggested before is to wipe your phone completely and start over again. Something went wrong, clearly.