[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dubsides:
Latest CWM, think it has to be some bug in how the aosp kernel is acting with some camera firmware/hardware versions,

I can't keep dealing with this I'll check back into CM later

in case anyone wants to pursue:

working dmesg:

<7>[ 39.903891] [cam_ldo_power_on : 644] REAR CAMERA POWER ON!!
<7>[ 39.903891] [s5c73m3] rear camera on 2
<7>[ 39.903891] [s5c73m3] check CAM_AF_EN : 1
<4>[ 39.907004] 8921_lvs5: Failed to create debugfs directory
<7>[ 39.907523] [s5c73m3] check CAM_MIPI_EN : 1
<7>[ 39.909629] [s5c73m3] check ISP_RESET : 1
<7>[ 39.943476] footswitch_enable: fs_vfe
<3>[ 39.944178] AXI: msm_bus_scale_register_client(): msm_bus_scale_register_client: name: msm_camera
<3>[ 39.957363] [s5c73m3_sensor_init:3398] Entered
<3>[ 39.960994] [s5c73m3_sensor_init_probe:3346] Entered
<3>[ 39.971463] [s5c73m3_read_vdd_core:3248] Entered
<3>[ 39.982969] [s5c73m3_read_vdd_core:3285] vdd_core_info 0x20aa
<3>[ 39.988524] [s5c73m3_read_vdd_core:3289] chip info#1 0xc958
<3>[ 39.994079] [s5c73m3_read_vdd_core:3293] chip info#2 0x2d55
<3>[ 39.999694] [s5c73m3_read_vdd_core:3297] chip info#3 0xa217
<3>[ 40.005554] ISP CORE = 1150000
<3>[ 40.009125] [s5c73m3_check_fw:3113] Enter
<3>[ 40.021974] [s5c73m3_get_sensor_fw_version : 2761] sensor_fw = ZDFE02
<3>[ 40.027559] [s5c73m3_get_phone_fw_version:2836] Entered
<3>[ 40.056218] [s5c73m3_get_phone_fw_version:2964] Phone_version = ZDFI02(index=2)
<3>[ 40.065801] [s5c73m3_get_phone_fw_version:2970] Exit
<3>[ 40.069861] [s5c73m3_check_fw_date:3088] FW is same!!
<3>[ 40.092537] [s5c73m3_check_fw_date:3101] Sensor_date = FE02, Phone_date = FI02
<3>[ 40.092537] , compare result = -1
<3>[ 40.105417] [s5c73m3_check_fw:3143] Loading From PhoneFW......
<3>[ 40.115458] [s5c73m3_reset_module:429] E
<7>[ 40.118541] [s5c73m3] check ISP_RESET : 0
<7>[ 40.132000] [s5c73m3] check ISP_RESET : 1
<3>[ 40.134655] [s5c73m3_reset_module:446] X
<3>[ 40.137616] [s5c73m3_SPI_booting:2318] Entered
<3>[ 40.151899] [s5c73m3_load_fw:2252] Entered
<3>[ 40.155440] [s5c73m3_load_fw:2279] index 2 is opened
<3>[ 40.162765] [s5c73m3_load_fw:2280] fsize is 379936
<3>[ 40.177018] [s5c73m3_spi_write:152] Entered
<3>[ 40.180253] [s5c73m3_spi_write:153] count = 5 extra = 52256
<3>[ 40.260369] [s5c73m3_spi_write:182] Finish!!
<3>[ 40.263726] [s5c73m3_load_fw:2304] Exit
<3>[ 40.269006] [s5c73m3_check_fw:3222] Exit
<3>[ 40.448374] [s5c73m3_sensor_config:3683] Entered
<3>[ 40.452037] [s5c73m3_sensor_config : 3691] s5c73m3_ioctl, cfgtype = 29, mode = 0
<3>[ 40.459819] [s5c73m3_sensor_config : 3702] Invalid cfgtype
<6>[ 40.645231] mmc0: mmc_start_bkops: raw_bkops_status=0x2, from_exception=1
<6>[ 40.737189] msm_enqueue: queue control new max is 1
<3>[ 40.739996] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 29, 0, 1280, 720
<3>[ 40.745551] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 40, 0, 1280, 720
<3>[ 40.751503] [s5c73m3_set_record_size:2023] Entered, width : 1280, height : 720
<3>[ 40.759438] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 28, 0, 3264, 2448
<3>[ 40.764932] [s5c73m3_set_jpeg_size:1982] Entered, width : 3264, height : 2448
<3>[ 40.772226] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 17, 0, 640, 360
<3>[ 40.778177] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 1, 1, 0, 0
<3>[ 40.783793] [sensor_native_control:3516] Entered EXT_CAM_AF mode 1
<3>[ 40.790904] [s5c73m3_set_af_mode:1628] Entered, new mode 0, old mode 0
<3>[ 40.798351] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 20, 0, 96, 0
<3>[ 40.805249] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 21, 0, 0, 0
<3>[ 40.822157] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 5, 0, 0, 0
<3>[ 40.826918] [s5c73m3_set_scene_mode:1285] default scene mode
<3>[ 40.834426] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 3, 0, 0, 0
<3>[ 40.844376] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 9, 0, 0, 0
<3>[ 40.850999] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 43, 0, 2, 0
<3>[ 40.856126] [s5c73m3_set_antibanding:531] E, value 2
<3>[ 40.862871] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 4, 0, 4, 0
<3>[ 40.869342] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 8, 0, 1, 0
<3>[ 40.875934] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 31, 0, 31, 0
<3>[ 40.880787] [s5c73m3_set_fps:2042] Entered, camera mode fps 31
<3>[ 40.886677] [s5c73m3_set_fps:2046] set default fps
<3>[ 40.893178] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 25, 0, 0, 0
<3>[ 40.899771] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 24, 0, 0, 0
<3>[ 40.904990] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 6, 0, 0, 0
<3>[ 40.912040] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 26, 0, 65535, 0
<3>[ 40.917259] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 33, 0, 0, 0
<7>[ 40.936181] msm_camera_s5c73m3: VIDIOC_S_CTRL error -1
<3>[ 40.944544] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 29, 0, 960, 720
<6>[ 40.949824] Sensors unset: 32767
<3>[ 40.951381] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 17, 0, 480, 360
<6>[ 40.956874] TIMERIRQ_START : period=70
<6>[ 40.956966] Sensors set: 1008
<3>[ 40.957179] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 1, 1, 9, 0
<3>[ 40.964291] [sensor_native_control:3516] Entered EXT_CAM_AF mode 1
<6>[ 40.970090] <6>MPL-accmpu6050_set_odr:69
<6>[ 40.970212] <6>MPL-accODR : 14285 (69)mHz
<3>[ 40.970608] [s5c73m3_set_af_mode:1628] Entered, new mode 9, old mode 0
<3>[ 40.978300] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 3, 0, 2, 0
<3>[ 41.184892] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 29, 0, 960, 720
<3>[ 41.190386] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 17, 0, 480, 360
<3>[ 41.364352] [s5c73m3_sensor_config:3683] Entered
<3>[ 41.368014] [s5c73m3_sensor_config : 3691] s5c73m3_ioctl, cfgtype = 0, mode = 0
<3>[ 41.375797] [s5c73m3_set_sensor_mode:986] Entered, mode 0
<3>[ 41.380863] [s5c73m3_sensor_setting:831] Entered
<3>[ 41.412543] [s5c73m3_s_stream_preview:650] Entered, enable 1
<3>[ 41.417976] [s5c73m3_s_stream_preview:728] Camera Interleaved Preview
<3>[ 41.424782] [s5c73m3_s_stream_preview:768] preview_size : 4
<3>[ 41.429391] [s5c73m3_s_stream_preview:770] jpeg_size : f0
<6>[ 41.458293] msm_vfe_subdev_s_crystal_freq: vfe clock set to 320000000
<3>[ 41.459026] [s5c73m3_set_af_mode:1628] Entered, new mode 9, old mode 9
<3>[ 41.466320] [s5c73m3_sensor_setting:966] sensor setting is done!!
<3>[ 41.493697] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 22, 0, 1, 0
<3>[ 41.506973] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 29, 0, 960, 720
<3>[ 41.512772] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 17, 0, 480, 360

not working dmesg:

<7>[ 44.167068] [cam_ldo_power_on : 644] REAR CAMERA POWER ON!!
<7>[ 44.167068] [s5c73m3] rear camera on 2
<7>[ 44.167068] [s5c73m3] check CAM_AF_EN : 1
<4>[ 44.170181] 8921_lvs5: Failed to create debugfs directory
<7>[ 44.170730] [s5c73m3] check CAM_MIPI_EN : 1
<7>[ 44.173019] [s5c73m3] check ISP_RESET : 1
<7>[ 44.196612] footswitch_enable: fs_vfe
<3>[ 44.197344] AXI: msm_bus_scale_register_client(): msm_bus_scale_register_client: name: msm_camera
<3>[ 44.215046] [s5c73m3_sensor_init:3398] Entered
<3>[ 44.219441] [s5c73m3_sensor_init_probe:3346] Entered
<3>[ 44.228719] [s5c73m3_read_vdd_core:3248] Entered
<3>[ 44.243522] [s5c73m3_read_vdd_core:3285] vdd_core_info 0x20aa
<3>[ 44.250083] [s5c73m3_read_vdd_core:3289] chip info#1 0xc958
<3>[ 44.255608] [s5c73m3_read_vdd_core:3293] chip info#2 0x2d55
<3>[ 44.270257] [s5c73m3_read_vdd_core:3297] chip info#3 0xa217
<3>[ 44.286983] ISP CORE = 1150000
<3>[ 44.290950] [s5c73m3_check_fw:3113] Enter
<3>[ 44.320067] [s5c73m3_get_sensor_fw_version : 2761] sensor_fw = ZDFE02
<3>[ 44.325866] [s5c73m3_get_phone_fw_version:2836] Entered
<3>[ 44.336944] [s5c73m3_get_phone_fw_version:2964] Phone_version = ZDFI02(index=2)
<3>[ 44.343567] [s5c73m3_get_phone_fw_version:2970] Exit
<3>[ 44.352723] [s5c73m3_check_fw_date:3088] FW is same!!
<3>[ 44.356905] [s5c73m3_check_fw_date:3101] Sensor_date = FE02, Phone_date = FI02
<3>[ 44.356905] , compare result = -1
<3>[ 44.367892] [s5c73m3_check_fw:3143] Loading From PhoneFW......
<3>[ 44.373905] [s5c73m3_reset_module:429] E
<7>[ 44.377689] [s5c73m3] check ISP_RESET : 0
<7>[ 44.378788] [s5c73m3] check ISP_RESET : 1
<3>[ 44.384922] [s5c73m3_reset_module:446] X
<3>[ 44.388097] [s5c73m3_SPI_booting:2318] Entered
<3>[ 44.410773] [s5c73m3_load_fw:2252] Entered
<3>[ 44.414039] [s5c73m3_load_fw:2279] index 2 is opened
<3>[ 44.419349] [s5c73m3_load_fw:2280] fsize is 379936
<3>[ 44.430642] [s5c73m3_spi_write:152] Entered
<3>[ 44.435434] [s5c73m3_spi_write:153] count = 5 extra = 52256
<3>[ 44.515855] [s5c73m3_spi_write:182] Finish!!
<3>[ 44.519151] [s5c73m3_load_fw:2304] Exit
<3>[ 44.528521] [s5c73m3_check_fw:3222] Exit
<3>[ 44.541797] [s5c73m3_i2c_check_status_with_CRC:379] failed to check CRC value of ISP Ram
<3>[ 44.549610] [s5c73m3_sensor_init_probe : 3370] ISP is not ready. retry loading fw!!
<3>[ 44.562185] [s5c73m3_check_fw_date:3088] FW is same!!
<3>[ 44.568350] [s5c73m3_check_fw_date:3101] Sensor_date = FE02, Phone_date = FI02
<3>[ 44.568350] , compare result = -1
<3>[ 44.578544] [s5c73m3_sensor_init_probe : 3378] Loading From PhoneFW......
<3>[ 44.586143] [s5c73m3_reset_module:429] E
<7>[ 44.590447] [s5c73m3] check ISP_RESET : 0
<7>[ 44.593071] [s5c73m3] check ISP_RESET : 1
<3>[ 44.604639] [s5c73m3_reset_module:446] X
<3>[ 44.609034] [s5c73m3_SPI_booting:2318] Entered
<3>[ 44.622340] [s5c73m3_load_fw:2252] Entered
<3>[ 44.625606] [s5c73m3_load_fw:2279] index 2 is opened
<3>[ 44.639279] [s5c73m3_load_fw:2280] fsize is 379936
<3>[ 44.654692] [s5c73m3_spi_write:152] Entered
<3>[ 44.659392] [s5c73m3_spi_write:153] count = 5 extra = 52256
<3>[ 44.745917] [s5c73m3_spi_write:182] Finish!!
<3>[ 44.750587] [s5c73m3_load_fw:2304] Exit
<3>[ 44.756020] [s5c73m3_sensor_config:3683] Entered
<3>[ 44.759682] [s5c73m3_sensor_config : 3691] s5c73m3_ioctl, cfgtype = 29, mode = 0
<3>[ 44.768045] [s5c73m3_sensor_config : 3702] Invalid cfgtype
<6>[ 44.802258] msm_enqueue: queue control new max is 1
<3>[ 44.821242] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 29, 0, 1280, 720
<3>[ 44.827987] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 40, 0, 1280, 720
<3>[ 44.836746] [s5c73m3_set_record_size:2023] Entered, width : 1280, height : 720
<3>[ 44.845231] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 28, 0, 3264, 2448
<3>[ 44.858995] [s5c73m3_set_jpeg_size:1982] Entered, width : 3264, height : 2448
<3>[ 44.866107] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 17, 0, 640, 360
<3>[ 44.871539] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 1, 1, 0, 0
<3>[ 44.877277] [sensor_native_control:3516] Entered EXT_CAM_AF mode 1
<3>[ 46.012940] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 485] FAIL : ISP has been not prepared!! : 0x0xdb86
<3>[ 46.021577] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 492] 0009_599E = 0x0x7b30
<3>[ 46.028933] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 499] 0009_59A6 = 0x0x5f68
<3>[ 46.035647] [sensor_native_control : 3521] failed s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status
<3>[ 46.047459] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 20, 0, 96, 0
<3>[ 46.687288] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 485] FAIL : ISP has been not prepared!! : 0x0xdb86
<3>[ 46.696444] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 492] 0009_599E = 0x0x7b30
<3>[ 46.704837] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 499] 0009_59A6 = 0x0x5f68
<3>[ 46.710117] [s5c73m3_writeb : 272] failed s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status
<3>[ 46.717594] [s5c73m3_set_jpeg_quality : 1444] fail s5c73m3_quality!!
<3>[ 46.723424] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 21, 0, 0, 0
<3>[ 46.740485] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 5, 0, 0, 0
<3>[ 46.745215] [s5c73m3_set_scene_mode:1285] default scene mode
<6>[ 47.316221] vibrator: pwm default value: 50
<6>[ 47.339539] [VIB] pwm_value_store: pwm_val=50
<3>[ 47.385411] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 485] FAIL : ISP has been not prepared!! : 0x0x1
<3>[ 47.395544] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 492] 0009_599E = 0x0x7b30
<3>[ 47.402319] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 499] 0009_59A6 = 0x0x5f68
<3>[ 47.412421] [s5c73m3_writeb : 272] failed s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status
<3>[ 47.418312] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 3, 0, 0, 0
<3>[ 48.028780] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 485] FAIL : ISP has been not prepared!! : 0x0x1
<3>[ 48.037265] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 492] 0009_599E = 0x0x7b30
<3>[ 48.049351]
[s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 499] 0009_59A6 = 0x0x5f68
<3>[ 48.057775] [s5c73m3_writeb : 272] failed s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status
<3>[ 48.063055] [s5c73m3_set_flash : 566] i2c failed, err -5
<3>[ 48.068914] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 9, 0, 0, 0
<3>[ 48.644620] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 485] FAIL : ISP has been not prepared!! : 0x0x1
<3>[ 48.654539] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 492] 0009_599E = 0x0x7b30
<3>[ 48.660888] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 499] 0009_59A6 = 0x0x5f68
<3>[ 48.666412] [s5c73m3_writeb : 272] failed s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status
<3>[ 48.674530] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 43, 0, 2, 0
<3>[ 48.679475] [s5c73m3_set_antibanding:531] E, value 2
<3>[ 49.315855] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 485] FAIL : ISP has been not prepared!! : 0x0x1
<3>[ 49.323790] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 492] 0009_599E = 0x0x7b30
<3>[ 49.331268] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 499] 0009_59A6 = 0x0x5f68
<3>[ 49.336487] [s5c73m3_writeb : 272] failed s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status
<3>[ 49.342560] [s5c73m3_set_antibanding : 551] i2c failed, err -5
<3>[ 49.349763] [sensor_native_control : 3670] failed sensor_native_control handle ctrl_info.mode 43
<3>[ 49.357912] [sensor_native_control:3442] Entered, 4, 0, 4, 0
<3>[ 49.953090] [s5c73m3_wait_ISP_status : 485] FAIL : ISP has been not prepared!! : 0x0x1