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[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
Post #114
[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
Hi guys!

Finally received my camera part this evening. The videos in both 720p and 1080p show a noticeable improvement. Definitely something worth purchasing.

I took 'before and after' videos with the camera module on the same scene, and observed the following:

- there is now less choppiness of the frames in low light (although not perfect, but better nonetheless)

- there is now less graininess in low light, and

- the videos are noticeably more saturated and not as pale-coloured as with the old camera module.

Also, photos look more saturated now.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] bartekaki:
very nice to hear it! now our Samsung is perfect ;). this is how it should be from the beginning. regards!
[Galaxy S II General] Namoi:
Amazing guide. But just a questiob : what doest it mean by suttering, is it the kind of latency i experience when taking a photo? Cause this is very annoying and i would take the challenge to replace the module if i can get rid of it.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] celiocalves:
The low frames (<30fps) in low light is too visible?

The saturated pics are better than pics taken with old module?
[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
Like I said in my previous reply, it was a "noticeable improvement".
[Galaxy S II General] celiocalves:
2 more questions:

The module is really a sony chip?

Which firmware it has?
[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
OCED11

It's the same part # that's mentioned on the first page..
[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
After using the Galaxy S3 for a month now, I would have to say the S2 camera destroys the S3 in indoor pictures with the flash used. S3 is awful in this category.

The S3 however has better quality 1080p video capture and the useful Low Light mode for photos. Otherwise the S2 camera is just as good in my opinion - with the Sony module.
[Galaxy S II General] joimmercool:
At first thank you very much. This thread really helped me. Totally frustrated from my SCEF02 Camera in my Samsung Galaxy S2 I bought an OCED11 Modul from the link shown at the first side (thanks to bartekaki). Making a video the stuttering in bad light conditions is really better. The pictures have more contrast and a better dynamic range, better color but in my opinion a little less sharpness in the periphery picture area. The Red Spot (which really made me mad) is nearly totally away, but in some light conditions now i have a little green spot. Not really a big problem. So video and pictures are better with the OCED11.

Now my Question:

Does it make sense to flash the OCEE09 or OCEF11 firmware. They seem to be newer. Is there any benefit known. Didn't find anything in the net about this question.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] bartekaki:
Hi, nice to hear that you are happy with your camera module. to answer your question - flash your fw and check if there is any difference. it's easy, remember to switch airplane mode during flashing and be sure that you have proper file, whole operation (flashing) takes few minutes so be patient and after that reboot your mobile.

regards
[Galaxy S II General] joimmercool:
All right. I 'll test it. I just thought, that someone already did it before, so that he could tell us which is the best firmware. So i'll post the result when i got the time to test it. thanks!!
[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
For those with the camera replacement, do you notice that changing the Exposure setting from 0.0 to +2.0 makes no difference?? It works only from -2.0 to 0.0.

I wonder if the same problem occurs with the original Samsung module.

I have OCED11 firmware

EDIT: okay nevermind. If you are in low light situation then you can't increase the exposure. If you have sufficient light then you can see a difference with +2.0. Obvious.
[Galaxy S II General] joimmercool:
which firmware for the oc modul

I flashed the three different oc**** firmwares for my new cameramodul. In fact it's not easy to see big differences. In my opinion i got the best foto results with the oced11. The sharpness and autofocus function seems to be the best. With the ocef02 i had sometimes again a red dot , which i really hate. The video function doesn't show any differences. So nice greetings everybody. http://xdaforums.com/images/smilies/cyclops.gif
[Galaxy S II General] Bojcha:
HI Guys..

I also have problem with my camera. Stuttering is not constant.. just sometimes.. i guess on focusing, not sure, since not always.

Here is info

- Cam FW Ver: SBEF02

- Phone FW Ver: TBEC28

- ISP ver: Fujitsu M5MOLS

Can i try first some other FW first, or only solution is changing camera?

tnx
[Galaxy S II General] bartekaki:
You can try sieg03 fw but will not have torch and led during filming. Sieg03 helps for stuttering. Best solution is to change the module.
[Galaxy S II General] Rila:
Thank you for the OP.

Could you post in the OP some camera firmware? I search for different firmware for the S2 camera but i can't find relation betwin different camera hardware and there software and I don't know what to pick.

Thank you!
[Galaxy S II General] bartekaki:
sorry, i can't help. I have no firmwares already. but please read threads I mentioned in OP.

regards
[Galaxy S II General] McConnor:
How does this module look? The store cant give me specific info as to which brand this module is...

http: // dl.dropbox.com / u / 1500968 / 23147.jpg

(Remove spaces before and after "/" )

Should I give it a go?
[Galaxy S II General] bartekaki:
I would take it. looks like sony. ...but I am a freak ;)

btw - after your purchase (if so) share the link to this store pls
[Galaxy S II General] McConnor:
Hallo there,

Heres a short heads up concerning the module I discovered (two posts above). I changed the camera just this evening. It is a VCAF01 module and has no stuttering whatsoever. Focussing is also good in near dark an the few test images I shoot are good saturated. That was well worth the bargain. I paid 38 Euros including shipping but I live in Germany an the shop resides here! This is the link to the shop:

www . phf - shop . com (remove the spaces around dots and slashes...)

search for "Kamera i9100". Ahh, I built it into a i9100G - they are fully compatible in this respect. And there was no yellow triangle while booting!

Thanks for your guidance in this thread - it helped me a lot to still improve my S2.
[Galaxy S II General] bartekaki:
thank you for the link. it's nice to hear that you found VCAF01 module. :good:

I updated OP

btw - use thanks button sometimes ;)
[Galaxy S II General] McConnor:
Same shop offers the VCAF01 module also via eBay (Paypal)

http: // www . ebay . de / itm / original-Samsung-I9100-Galaxy-S2-Main-Haupt-Kamera-Modul-Camera-Cam-Linse-NEU- / 360636980721?pt=DE_Handy_Organizer_Ersatzteile_Werkzeuge&hash=item53f7a39df1

(Again remove unnecessary spaces....)
[Galaxy S II General] skiflyer:
updated links:

www. phf-shop .com/product_info.php/info/p23147_Samsung-GT-I9100-Galaxy-S2-Main-Camera--new.html [remove spaces]

www. ebay .com/itm/original-Samsung-I9100-Galaxy-S2-Main-Haupt-Kamera-Modul-Camera-Cam-Linse-NEU-/400509365458?pt=DE_Handy_Organizer_Ersatzteile_Werkzeuge&hash=item5d4037ecd2 [also remove spaces]

another thing, in a german forum someone said he also bought also a sensor at phf-shop and got the OMEF01 firmware working on the vcaf01 chip!

here, use google translator to be sure ;) (post #3473)
[Galaxy S II General] rockrl:
would it be possible to get normal not zoomed in 1080p video with changing camera modules? also is the module/sensor i have atm causing video lagg ? ( 30 fps and then drops to 15 or something) i used lg camera instead wich locked video at 30fps
[Galaxy S II General] McConnor:
Not quite sure what your question is but you certainly get 1080p video at 30 fps with the above mentioned camera. The frame rate will drop at very low light but not as notably as with the lg camera module. Lg camera is an app and also runs with the new camera module but I prefer the stock camera app. With lg camera some record modes just don't work...

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9100G mit Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] rockrl:
i know that not all modes are supported but im askin if you switch camera modules do you get same fov on 1080p as on 720p and with lg camera app you can se iso to 100 and lock framerate to 30fps / hm would it be possible to install gs3 camera module :P also if we have diffrent camera modules do all have same spec? is that why samsung didnt give us slowmo video on gs bcuz not all camera modules could do it? ( i saw a pdf of gs2 camera module and here it sas that its capable of 1080p/30fps 720p/60fps and 480p/120fps)
[Galaxy S II General] McConnor:
Just tested it for you with the new VCFA01 module. I must admit it never occured to me but the fov in 720p mode is WIDER than in 1080p by a very noteworthy amount. It never bothered me though. I made a lot of video in my recent vacation and all went very fine. To widen the fov in 1080p mode would be very nice though - If there are any hints on this it would be welcome....
[Galaxy S II General] rockrl:
yea i know 720p uses whole sensor width and 1080uses direct pixels from center if the screen (if it is so we could have awesome image stabilization but we dont :/) and so many folks explained that its impossible with 8mp sensor but how come galaxy s3 note 2 and so many can do it with 8 mp if we cant have 1080p with pixel binning then they should give us 3200x1900 video or something xD hehhee and the vvideo framedrops werent happening in cm9 in the rest of the roms i've always had to use lgcamera
[Galaxy S II General] McConnor:
Isnt there a fov "problem" or video stabilisation with custom roms and their camera software? Also, does flashing e.g. omef software on vcaf01 change this situation.....
[Galaxy S II General] skiflyer:
guys. does anyone know how to get the PID number of the module? or extended information which lens is built-in? the camfirmware menu provide s nearly nothing, just the firmware....
[Galaxy S II General] NeoDarkF:
Great post!

I bought a module camera since my SII camera was damaged, but when I replace it, doesn't solve the problem. Module camera doesn't focus at distance points.

The model is GH96-05176A, and I'm waiting some ideas on new post I opened here with this problem, but maybe i must claim where I bought it. If anyone would know was on phf-shop, one of the links from first thread
[Galaxy S II General] bartekaki:
What is the FW in your camera modules? this thread is a solution for stuttering, I don't know why you have problems with focus. I only know that when you flash incorrect FW to your module (for example OMEF to SCEF module) you will have fixed focus. maybe the MB in your phone is broken, maybe sth else...
[Galaxy S II General] NeoDarkF:
Thanks for your info bartekaki

I was at holidays, so i couldn't check this. Imposible to download stock rom with mobile internet conection XD

The camera firmware version on new module is VCFA01 (original module is OMEF01).

It was bought from phf-shop.com from main post. From now I use old module, even with focus problem, it works better than the new one.

Should I try to install diferent firmware?
[Galaxy S II General] skiflyer:
you can, because you can always flash back to your old f/w.

[MENTION=4433040]bartekaki[/MENTION] please update first post - new link is here :)

http://www.ebay.at/itm/original-Sam...zer_Ersatzteile_Werkzeuge&hash=item27d75033ef
[Galaxy S II General] bartekaki:
done! thx skiflyer :)
[Galaxy S II General] parpandel:
I replaced my camera

before SCEF02

ISP Fujitsu M5MOLS

after OCED11

ISP Fujitsu M5MOLS

product code GH96-05139A

works perfectly,

it makes a sound when the shutter is opening, but i`m happy!
[HTC Sensation] zarhayda:
Hi everyone. so this is my story.

I upgraded to ICS and then my wifi didnt work. So i S-off by Wiretrick and then install the wifi fix. But it didn't work either.

So finally, i got a GB RUU and then i restore it to GB. But when i open the wifi, its still not working! It said unable to search for networks.

What should i do?

My bootloader is unlocked and the hboot is now 1.18.0000

please help

thanks in advanced.
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
unlocked means ? htc-dev unlocked bootloader ?

can you flash the revolutionary 1.17 firmware and see (firmware thread)

then if still didn't worked

check(lift them up a bit) the pins just above the camera lens on back of phone ..then check again
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] timbit123:
Hi guys, I don't know if someone attempt to connect an hdmi cable and a usb hub or we will have to wait for the allshare bundle?

Thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] :
By the way, have you tried googling this first or checking the Play store? Sometimes it is best if you have a question to first just ask it in google, likely it will link to something already asked.

Also please don't keep making new threads for the same question or bumping.

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=arabic+keyboard&c=apps
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quendil:
Hey all,

Since the latest update (1st of July) i had trouble updating the binary of the Superuser.

No matter how many times i tried it, from different networks the result would be a failure.

Today, in google market, i read the message of another user who did the following to make it work:

Enable USB debugging >>> reset your phone >>> go to superuser app and update the binary.

Doing the above worked for me so i thought i could share the info in here.

Cheers all!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Amadei:
Hey everyone,

I'm relatively new to the forum (first post) and did a search for this but couldn't find the answer.

Does anyone from the Cyanogen team know when they plan to implement usb disk support? I absolutely love cm9 aside from not being able to use my external hard drive.

Thanks!
[HTC One V] maxwen:
Hi

IMPORTANT: Before you continue reading!

At the moment this kernel is only for PrimoU devices

and NOT for PrimoC (CDMA) devices

IMPORTANT for CM users

If you want to use CM or a CM based ROM choose the correct kernel!

CM9 needs a different ramdisk.

With the permission from Adi_Pat I would like to announce my kernel build

All credits to this should go to Adi_Pat cause he did the hard work for

providing me with all I need. Therefore also the name has been

choosen to make this clearly visible.

This is just a first announcement.

I will upload the first image tonight

Principle #1:

Provide a kernel that is as close to stock as possible but provides

additional features that will improve functionality and/or performance

Some Q&A you might have

Q: what stands KISS for?

A: Keep It Simple, Stupid! :)

My aim is to provide a kernel that is 99.99% stock with just additional features

In the first build you will see

-OC (max 1.5)

-UV

-2 new goveners (lionheart, smartassV2)

-1 new scheduler (sio)

Q:will you provide a kernel with 2.0GHz?

A:No - since I want to provide a stable kernel and

my experiences showed that only using up to 1.5 is reliable

If you like to have higher frequencies you can

1) use Adi_Pats kernel

2) build your own kernel based on my changes and enable higher frequencies

Q:can I build my own kernel based on your changes?

A:sure. I will provide a patch file that can be applied on the original

sources provided from HTC

Q:how "close" is your kernel to stock?

A:actually if you dont use OC, UV and use govener=ondemand and

scheduler=deadline this IS stock kernel

Q:can you include feature "xy" in your build?

A:I will check and if it is not "against" principle #1 -Yes

Q:will you test your kernel builds?

A:yes. I will only provide images that have been tested to

1) boot without problems

2) have run through a basic test trying to include all important features

3) run some benchmarks to confirm that changes are not decreasing basic performance values

Q:how to install your kernel?

A:like titanium kernel

fastboot flash boot

regards

max
[HTC One V] GuestK00293:
KISS => Keep It Simple, Stupid!
[HTC One V] maxwen:
Thanks :)
[HTC One V] 1ceb0x:
LMFAO!=)

Congrats on your kernel maxwen!
[HTC One V] john9:
I will never forget it．lol
[HTC One V] s4shyam95:
Great, i started with kernel compiling too, recently,, keep titanium tweaker in ur ramdisk, if possible, ill update u with the ramdisk builds, will add kernel specif features if u want, pm me
[HTC One V] maxwen:
Hi

Sure. Will contact you after posting the first build.

regards

max
[HTC One V] s4shyam95:
Cool
[HTC One V] Chris.nl:
I like this kernel already!
[HTC One V] maxwen:
Hi

First build uploaded

regards

max
[HTC One V] trypt4mine:
Gonna flash this now, thanks for your work=D
[HTC One V] maxomid:
best kernel

Hi ..

im tested this kernel on the ROM myONEv works

kernel is very fast and stable.

best benchmark!
[HTC One V] ryanlow134:
I'll try it once I got on my lappy
[HTC One V] ckpv5:
Thanks for a nice kernel. So far the OC/UV is working great fro me.

What is the best recommended governor for wake / sleep ?
[HTC One V] shubhamchamaria:
Use only CPUFreq and use smartAssV2 as it has both sleep and wake freqs...UV -50 should be good!
[HTC One V] maxwen:
Hi

Actually there are a lot of things that you can tweak in the goveners

using the sys interface to make them perform best under certain "preconditions"

You can read this here which I also posted in the Adi_Pat thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1369817

This will give you some great insights on this issue.

Also about the "decision" which govener to use a.s.o

Regarding UV:

As already writen above -50 should be safe all the time

-100 works for me if I limit it to max 1.2GHz but not higher

Then I sometimes have freezes e.g. runnung AnTuTu benchmark

I still have to play with the UV settings to find the optimal ones :)

Regards

max
[HTC One V] maxwen:
Hi

ATTENTION!!!!

Dont use sio I/O scheduler at the moment!!!!

I just discovered some strange during testing.

Stay with deadline this is stock

Will keep you informed if sio is really the reason

If it is it will be removed in next build

regards

max

EDIT: Even intensive testing has not given me the proof that the

sio scheduler was the reason.
[HTC One V] Chris.nl:
Running this kernel with stock rom, wil I still get FOTA updates from HTC?
[HTC One V] maxwen:
AFAIK this has nothing to do with the kernel in the first place

but with rooting. Someone may correct me if I am wrong

regards

max
[HTC One V] maxwen:
Hi

Just found a nice add-on for USB host users

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1820375

If you would like to automount your USB storage device

1) create directory /mnt/sdcard/usb

2) add the following to /etc/vold.fstab

dev_mount usb /mnt/sdcard/usb auto /devices/platform/msm_otg/msm_hsusb_host.0/usb1

This will automount your USB storage device to /mnt/sdcard/usb

max
[HTC One V] 1ceb0x:
hello max,

this would be a silly question but - vdd is included into the kernel? like, those are already tweaked? because i've downloaded the kernel and in the name it has also "VDD". my guess is: no. because you cannot be sure if every one v supports the values you would set in it.

thank you!

---------- Post added at 08:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:28 AM ----------

Hello again,

Made a quick reboot tests between Titanium Kernel and Kiss Kernel. What I've found is somewhat surprising. Please see below:

TITANIUM KERNEL

reboot time from desktop: 13 seconds
reboot time from black screen: 35 seconds

TOTAL: 47 seconds​

KISS KERNEL

reboot time from desktop: 05
reboot time from black screen: 30

TOTAL: 35 seconds​

Kiss Kernel wins :)

ps: flashed on top of my rom and the usb mount prompt doesn't appear...
[HTC One V] BirthdayDog11:
I flashed the kernel on top of my rom and usb mount seems to work just fine?!
[HTC One V] maxwen:
Hi

What do you actually mean with "usb mount"???

max
[HTC One V] maxwen:
Hi

If there is OC-VDD in the boot image name this just indicates that it has the ramdisk

which sets the "preset" values as described here

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30185717&postcount=163

So this is just an "enhancement" for those who dont like to install an app or scripts for that.

if the build id tag e.g "201208042344" of the build image name is the same it means that

the kernel is the same

VDD "support" is in every KISS kernel.

But you are right this "tagging" could lead to missunderstandings.

I may change the tagging to make this more visible

Also need to cleanup the OP at some time :)

Regards

max
[HTC One V] 1ceb0x:
Well, I ran in different problems now. NO usb mount option in rom, no fastboot usb in bootloader, it doesn't mount sd when doing so from recovery. Basically I am stuck but I don't know if it is from the kernel or anything else.
[HTC One V] shubhamchamaria:
if you have a nandroid try...clear storage or something from the bootloader menu and try..also try clearing cache from revcovery
[HTC One V] 1ceb0x:
well, i have a nandroid home but i'm at work now. will need to put my sdcard into my htc hero, put recovery and then try to nandroid.

I found the source of my problem. Now i am safe. One thing thought: Maxwen can you please come to Gtalk so I can talk to you there? I have one question and I don't want to pollute this thread here.
[HTC One V] flar2:
A question about usb host mode:

Is it correct that a powered usb hub that sends power to the uplink (or a y-cable connected to ac) is only necessary if you want to charge while the otg cable is plugged in?

In other words, does host mode still work with a usb hub that only supplies power to the extra ports?
[HTC One V] maxwen:
That is correct :)

max
[HTC One V] fradav:
Hi maxwen, when building a kernel of my own from your changes, I've some problems to stay Under the size limit of the boot image for the phone. I have to remove the usb modules for example, and then I can flash and run a rock-stable kernel.

So my question is : what setup do you use for compilation which allows you to stay under the size limit?

I use :

- arm-linux-gnueabi cross compiler stock from ubuntu 12.04

- I strip every modules with --strip-unneeded

- use abootimg from ubuntu too to make a boot.img

Regards,
[HTC One V] maxwen:
Hi

That is strange since using xz compression the kernel is small enough

so e.g. my boot.img files are about 2.8megs

How large is your zImage file?

I dont do anything spezial for it :)

I use dsixda kitchen to build the images

regards

max
[HTC One V] ThePresence:
Hi max

Can I know which scheduler should be best....??
[HTC One V] flar2:
I use Google's prebuilt toolchain to crosscompile and the mkbootimg script, which is I think what dsixda's kitchen uses. Just get dsixda's kitchen, it's very useful.
[HTC One V] fradav:
I originally found dsixda kitchen a little "kludgy" for my taste, but nevermind: with it, problem gone.

I think abootimg utility isn't smart enough to relocate bigger boot.img's partitions.

Regards
[HTC One V] maxwen:
Great

Yeah dsixda is a little bit "strange" at the start but after you know the "tricks" its fine :)

Regards

max
[HTC One V] maxwen:
Hi

Just to mention here

You should use a tool chain optimized for the device.

Most pre build are not. They create code that runs on any arm device but not using optimized code using device specific features.

That's why I build my own using crosstool-ng. Setup for arm-v7 and neon FP. Will increase performance.

http://blog.droidzone.in/2012/01/17/building-a-toolchain-crosstool-ng/

Max
[HTC One V] maxwen:
Please read what has been written about this before. Tiered to do it over and over again :)
[HTC One V] flar2:
Good to know. I only build my own when I need to experiment with something (currently messing with an Acer tablet). For this device I just use your kernel ;)
[HTC One V] fradav:
Just done that, with ARMv7-a as the architecture level and neon as the fp. The compiled kernel provide a HUGE boost in fp performance (linpack whooped to 54Mflops compared to the 13Mflops) but otherwise it degraded the cpu performance everywhere (got 2800 in antutu benchmark compared to the 4900 I got before with generic toolchain)... What i'm doing wrong ?

Regards,