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[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Syphen5:
Will this work with say...CM10.1 Leak installed?

[Edit]

Just did it anyways and it does in fact work. Verified in setting and I'm running baseband version: SM_BP_101032.020.32.78P

Thanks for this!
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JPHoller:
Did you flash the zip in recovery ? Notice any improvements ? The OP is rather confusing....
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x_zao_x:
I can tell that my WiFi is a lot stronger after I flashed the radio file
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aviwdoowks:
I am the op.:fingers-crossed:
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JPHoller:
Thank you for posting the zip, but am unsure what you mean by fingers crossed.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aviwdoowks:
Nothing . Poor eyesight was a Smiley.

Much better wifi!
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pbanj:
whats confusing about the op?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JPHoller:
Just the part about "managed a famous devs former version" I figures it out though. Thanks to the OP for posting!!
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Coronado is dead:
Does anyone know if this baseband helps Bluetooth at all, or would I need the whole upgrade for that? The release info-graphic Motorola put out says the update improves Bluetooth connectivity, so I am just curious. My Voyager Legend disconnects mid call when wifi is on sometimes.

Thanks!
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pbanj:
well i kept putting off installing the new radio as i knew it was going to re-lock it and i would have to do the sim unlock again(not hard do to i just didn't want to swap hard drives). with that being said i installed this Friday night and to my surprise it didn't re-lock the radio. i was shocked as it should have re-locked it but did not so i would say if u are using the sim unlock and want the new radio this is prob the better way to get it over the ota. wifi seems to be performing a little better it only dropped the signal once in my bedroom last night instead of every 5 min like it was doing(yes i know its the phone every other device i have tested doesn't do it). cell signal seems to be about the same, but i am using a net10 att sim so the signal may be better on vzw's towers. i have not tested bluetooth yet as i only have one thing that uses it and that is my moga controller. i am on the 7-30 build of aokp if you wanted to know that.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jco23:
Thx. I was able to flash this via TWRP. Only change was my baseband.

Is there a kernel floating around?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aviwdoowks:
For anything rudimentary like that the Photon Q forum is the place to go. Arrgh has a thread. I even booted a photon q rom & everything worked but the screen input Was the mirror of what the screen called for. Calls, 4g, wifi everything!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] sherko:
I heard that Siemens SX66 sold by Cingluar has built-in camera but it is covered by the case. Is that true or not?

Please if you know, advice me. I am willing to open my Siemens SX66 and make small hole for the camera.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] TheLastOne:
Sounds like BS to me. If they got a custom case from HTC that covers that area, you can be damned sure they can get the cameras custom ripped out ;).
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] wstahlhut:
want your answer? load the 1.40 rom and use the camera apps, it locks up the device on my SX66
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Joe_PDA:
Sherko

I have internal memos that show there is a secret camera inside the case of the Cingular SX66. It is squeezed in right next to the iraqi weapons of mass destruction!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] UNOPARATOR:
Hahahahahahahahaah =))))))))

Very good one, i really liked this one =)))))))
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] HDuser:
Hope Bush does not have an aide that surfs, next thing you know we will have a war in asia
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] lazzy:
wstahlhut,

i upgraded my sx66 to 1.40 and 1.12 radio without touching the ExtRom and 1 problem, my up/down scroll doesnt work. care to help?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] vbguru613:
Holy cow!!! hes right there is a lens type thingy
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] wstahlhut:
I dumped the 1.40 rom do to oddness like that, went back to the 1.10 radio and the stock CE rom, and my custom Exted...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] shane:
Hidden camera??!!!

It just would not make good money sense for any of the cell carriers to leave the camera attached to the motherboard and cover them up with a fully covered back shell. I would assumed that maybe the carriers could order their very own Blue Angel hardware from HTC without the some of the bells and whistles for their custom branding, UNLESS.....HTC did make them all of the BA hardware one set way and left it up to the carriers to use all or some of the functions. Some of the U.S.A. cell carriers were already worried about marketing a high dollar device to corperate consumers. In order to scale down the high price, they shaved off the wifi or the bluetooth. But their main concern for leaving out the camera was a matter of the big corperate buyers who work for strict employers with the "No camera" and (camera phone) policy. Which is why I'm glad I got a MDA III from overseas. ..... Who knows? :wink: it was probably cheaper to mold a new different back shell than to pay someone to remove the camera. To all the ones who might have a camera, I hope you get them working Good luck with "hidden surprise inside". :o :D
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] vbguru613:
if someone could activate the hardware we sx66 people would have a camera
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] shane:
hidden suprise

On the WIKI there are the camera patches. But you won't know if there is a camera working until the lens is uncovered from the plastic backing.

There is also the possibiltiy of making some registy changes?? Where is MDAIIIuser ?? He would know. :?: :P
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] shane:
hidden camera

Thank you MDAIIIuser for your deep insight on our BA's . You really did point out some pros and cons on the camera or no camera issue. I will have to ask around some of my celluar dealer buddies in my area to see if I can score you a dummy BA for you to use for shell parts. You are the BA guru! :D :o
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] HDuser:
shane, Nice of you but won't do me much good, I have a camera (PH20B) and your dummy won't or am I missing something?

So looks like you will have to score the dummy and answer the the question of the "meaning of life" which I always thought was 21 but seems to be "is there a camera or not and if so can XDA get it to work?"
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] ncruz:
Why don't you just install the .cab with the camera app on a siemens and check if you get a black image?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] vbguru613:
good idea! where can i get it? ill install it
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] HDuser:
Well you could.... oh forget it
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] vbguru613:
I have Installed the camera and it says i have to reset the hardware.

Anyways nothing should be tried until we open the back of the phone. I tried but my tools only opened 2 screws. the others lost its corners from trying to hard.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] sherko:
Thank you all

I really appreciate your interaction and specially XDAiiiuser.

the humor part was healthy too :)

I will try to open my BA and check if there is a cam or take a pic and find out.

If anyone has discovered that there is a camera in siemens XS66, then, we might be able to use it. I understand it might be difficult..
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] sherko:
the other screws are under the battery. Thank you for trying out, but be careful..
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] vbguru613:
i know where the screws are but i softened the edges in the screws and i cant get the screws out
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] TheGadgetGuy:
Ok, just to END this speculation...

There is NO camera hidden inside the SX66. I just opened one of ours.

You can see the slot where the camera would be, as well as the connector for the camera, but that's it folks!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] vbguru613:
Thanks Gadget Guy is there a possibility we can get pictures of the inside?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] TheGadgetGuy:
Sorry, just closed it back up.

My guess would be that if you could acquire the actual 'camera', you could turn the SX66 into a fully functional PDA2K.

I wonder if the XDA II's camera is the same. Hmm......
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] HDuser:
Bummer!!

What about the iraqi weapons of mass destruction?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] TheLastOne:
There are there, but just hidden so well in plain sight that the US (or TheGadgetGuy) will never find them.

It's good we finally put this to rest. It would've been incredibly puzzling if Seimens had opted to leave the camera in and cover it up.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Calvin337:
Not just puzzling, but really unreasonable for a vendor to put in hardware and hide it so that they cannot charge us for it.

:wink:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] sherko:
Thank you man. Now we are sure...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] sherko:
Thank you MDAIIIUser for your cooperation.

As far as the weapons, I could not take pictures, since my POcketPC did not have camera :)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] TheGadgetGuy:
Sorry guys for the bad news.

Pretty soon, I will be trying to put an XDA II camera into one of my SX66 units. Let's all cross our fingers and hope it works...

Next time I open the SX66, I'll search around some more for the Weapons of Mass Distructions. Apparently, President Bush still thinks they're hidden inside somewhere! :lol:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] HDuser:
Will this thread ever die?

Still seems we all have to much time on our hands and no other life than xda. (or is it just me?)

I still have a few issues.

1) Is it possible to get a non camera BA to load the software from a Rom from a BA with cammera (as in can we find the files in the 1.40 rom on a non camera device)

2) So HTC saved money on not shipping the camera, what about wifi, is this a chip, a module, would they have left a blank spot, is it close to the WOMD?

You see I for One am not sure how the rom install works. T-Mobile ships a german rom for both camera and non camera versions. Is it checked by the upgradeutil? Can one by pass it with the MA version.

I think we can still thrash this topic if only to get a better understanding of the BA (and find WOMD).
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] seattleboi1982:
im really curious as well, if you could put a camera in tHS SX66, AND CHANGE it into a PDA2k, id rather buy a PDA 2k, but damn they still expensive
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] LuciousNipps:
Hey all,

In buying up several PP6600 and SX66 phones on eBay and selling the repaired SX66's for a great profit, I believe that the cameras I have saved from the PPC6600's may work as there is provisioning in terms of board mount and connector on the SX66.

If I could ask a question, remembering I am a newbie here, I saw talk about a ROM for the SX66 that provides camera programming for the unit, one dude said that he installed it and the unit locked up, maybe because a camera unit did not exist. I would like to further the thread by installing a camera and PPC6600 back cover in one of the SX66 units I have here along with this ROM, and see if this doesn't work out.

Can someone provide the link for the files I will need, along with some instructions, on how I do the test load on the modified SX66?

It's true that having the cheezy camera is not really that big of a deal, for those who use and like their SX66 units just as they are, but many would love to have the ability to have it available in a pinch. If I get this working it would be a big seller and a real neat thing to do for _hits and giggles!

Lucious
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] thejaredhuang:
my bad, see 3rd post.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] thejaredhuang:
dang triple posted
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] thejaredhuang:
I just bought a XV6600 and did the camera swap last night into my SX66 with Logout's 3.5 v5.4.10 which already has the camera app.

The SX is back to the original state because of two issues:

1. The back plate from the XV has the SIM card hole in the wrong spot and therefore the unit will not close properly.

2. The camera from mine was pretty bad, it was very red and I couldn't correct it.

When I first fired up the SX66 the camera failed to initialize so I had to use

this file

from this thread (post #2)

Anyone have any solutions to the red camera and backplate? I'll probably have to use a blackplate from another BA device.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] LuciousNipps:
The Sad Truth and Some Good News!

First the sad truth, unless it is already a sad reality, there is no camera hardware preinstalled in the SX66. With that having been said, let's move on to the good news.

As I stated prior I had hardware from PPC6600 (cameras more specifically) and an SX66 or two. I had great success in getting all of the stuff together and ending up with an SX66 with full camera operations.

There were some implementation issues that should be noted, so I will list them in the order they appeared in this project.

1. The SX66 has a cover over the area where the camera unit needs to go. This needs to be removed and eventually replaced with the cover from the PPC6600.

2. There is a bracket under the SX66 cover, mentioned above, that also must be removed. This will allow the camera unit to be installed in its place.

3. Once the camera unit was in place the ugly reality of what thejaredhuang mentioned in his post surfaced. Although the PPC6600 back cover makes the lineup of the camera unit a perfect match, the cutout for the SIM in the wrong place. In addition, the standoff (small rim of plastic that surrounds the underside of the existing SIM cutout) in the PPC6600 back cover prevents the unit from closing neatly. I solved this by cutting the entire existing SIM cutout away and covering the hole with a plastic patch, I then dremmeled out a hole for the SIM.

While all this sounds a bit much, I am very happy with the results. The camera unit itself is not of an exceptional quality, however I can now use the unit for both snapshots and movies. A very markettable endeavor.

I have some more units here and will trick out the remainder. With the previous experience I am sure that the work on the back cover, which is the most obvious alteration to the unit, will become more palatable for the consumers, and in any event the battery covers up any of that work anyhow.

So there you have it, an SX66 hardware MOD that works and has some use. And in closing I would like to thank all of the developers here as without their efforts and the excellent tools and programming they provide through this venue, none of this would have been possible.

Thanks, and Keep up all the great work!

Lucious
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] xplode:
you can create wiki with some pictures in it
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] thejaredhuang:
I'll be glad to make a guide for that once I do my camera mod. I already have all the necessary components and I've installed it for a few minutes but the camera output is all garbled and red on my SX66. I also kind of broke the stylus holder on the backplate of my PPC6600 :mad:

The backplate has one more flaw, on the bottom side where they battery contacts are. The actual battery has 3 contacts, I'm guessing for ground, so that it will work with any device. the SX66's are parallel to the bottom while the PPC has one that sits higher than the other. However my SX66 worked fine with the PPC back so I guess its just a minor issue.

Has anyone else gotten a really red image with the camera or have a fix for it?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] LuciousNipps:
Success is rewarding!

I just sold my first MOD for $299.99!

On to the next 3! Each SX66 in good to excellent condition cost me around $130, And the parts PPC6600's cost about $90 each. Do the math.

Of course the nicest one is my own!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] thejaredhuang:
:confused:

What does this have to do with putting camera's in SX66s?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] LuciousNipps:
Um...the camera MOD

I was speaking of a successful camera installation MOD on an SX66. Isn;t that what this is about?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] thejaredhuang:
Oh I got it, how did you deal with the PPC's back plate? And did you get any really red cameras?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] LuciousNipps:
Backplate Modification

Well, truly the toughest part, first the SIM holder was cut out from the SX66. I used a very sharp Xacto knife to cut around all 3 sides, leaving the 2 thin walled sides in place to act as a standoff for the PPC cover.

Now the icky part, the SIM holder gets Krazy glued (until I develop a better way to glue it to the cover) right to the board. I thought this okay as there are no circuits there, just a flat piece of the board. Be careful here, there's no turning back, and placement is crucial as the glue sets instantly.

With that done I carefully cut a rectangle, sized and placed exactly like the opening on the SX66 back plate from the PPC backplate. Be sure to leave the uppermost edge of this cutout in tact. This upperedge has a plastic lip or standoff that will act as a stop for the SIM when inserted.

Lastly on the PPC cover there are several stand offs that preclude the cover from closing propery. These were dremeled flat on the second one, on the first I just cut a big square out and placed electrical tape over the metal board component that showed through the hole.

There you have it. A bit of work but worth it if you want the camera on your 66. As for the red camera...I haven't experienced that yet. Be sure that the ribbon cable is inserted properly though. Do you know if the camera worked fine when in the PPC?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] thejaredhuang:
Thanks Lucious,

There was no camera app on the PPC, I'll try it again. I have to swap motherboards to test the PPC as the one I bought had a broken screen, but it only cost me $25.
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
In an attempt to make all of our lives easier I have been working on a generic and customizable aroma installer.

There's a lot of really great things you can do with this. Not only can you set it to flash roms, but you can unistall just about anything, run commands and much much more.

It does take some basic knowledge of programming. Lots of if then else endif statements.

So you should have a good working knowledge of basic programming.

Aroma XDA thread here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1461712

I would like to thank [MENTION=402300]amarullz[/MENTION] and any others that help him for such an innovative programming tool!

Good luck!

Chevy
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
Tutorial

This is going to be some helpfull information on what to do with the zip file once you have it

Before you start,

Downloads

Generic Amaze aroma installer http://tinyw.in/BL8m

winrar http://www.win-rar.com/download.html?&L=0 I use this a lot and it's free (until the trial runs out, then you have to click the buy it box closed of just shell out a few bucks and get the license)

Notepad++ http://notepad-plus-plus.org this is a text editor and I use it frequently! and it's FREE!!

That's all you need to download for now...

You should also make a copy of the generic.zip file and modify the copy and save the original.

The major folders all have a readme.txt file in them with directions/info as to what to put there.

I do recommend studying the aroma-config and updater-script files.

These two files interact with each other and files that the aroma-config file creates.

There are a few other files like changelog.txt and agreement.txt that you can edit with a text editor.

Splash Screens / Banners

Find a nice picture (.png file) that you want to use for a Slash screen/banner (I'm not sure what the limitations are for this)

Splash screen/ Banners look really good when they are semi transparent and have no background.

The ones in the venom roms really look cool.
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
And another
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
And one more
[HTC Amaze 4G] josegalre:
Cool! anyone taught me, I learned alone :crying:
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
I put an aroma installer onto my rom and see how it plays, but this will help for actualky editing the script and putting in options. :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
Me Too

Sportstar89 Put one together for me, but there were some more advanced Venom ones.

I picked them apart and figured it out.

This should be almost copy and paste with minor editing..
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
Your Roms

I am almost done with the one I made you!

Lol we should compare them!

The one I'm uploading for here has the desensing options, app removal, TMOUS stuff, Lots of goodies! (yours' too)

4 Different themes

sense

miui

and two others

All you have to do is a little editing for personalization and you're done!
[HTC Amaze 4G] thinksecretly:
This is going to very helpful for the Rom I'm working on thank you thank you.
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
You're welcome! I'll be posting it soon.

And of course I'll help with tech support best I can! :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] josegalre:
excellent contribution! I have two months of not entering xda and see that there is more support for our beloved amaze! I'm glad to see this!
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Me too and I just noticed our thanks meters are both 549 right now :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
Lol. I finally got more thanks than posts!

That was a tough one!
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
Send me your meta-inf folder in a zip file!

The one with your aroma installer...

Oh and the one I posted has [MENTION=3332811]faux123[/MENTION] v31 built in.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
You always had more thanks than posts. :p
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Hey Chevy I just used this aroma installer as a test. I implanted everything I needed and I got a SYNTAX errror on the aroma-config on line 257 col 2. It was a Status 1 error. I'll try this later, but I'm not sure what's going on since I don't really know how to script.
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
Send me your aroma config and updater script.