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[Vibrant Android Development] siirial:
Nothing directly. I just have a lot of data on it that I am waiting for her to poop out so I can back it up with one of my junk readers.

I have a nexus that i fixed, and an sd card formatted for apps2sd and the like. So I can *survive* for now.

Basically, I am just too lazy to reformat my 8gb card thats set up for the nexus, just to skip a day waiting for the new 16gb card to arrive.

Seriously, she had the most expensive treat of her life. If I find that I lost something important, it may have been her last.... j/k
[Vibrant Android Development] MichaelB91:
gotya :) thanks.

So to get the ffc to work all we need is someone to port the drivers/software over right? or did I miss something?
[Vibrant Android Development] kuraiShin:
Hahaha... You know I can relate. not my direct experience but our dog ate one of my sisters diamond earnings. It was the best day for me, she is just a block head when it comes to shiny stuff and doesn't keep track of where she places things.

I digress, This is great. I would get the cameras since i know it will help me with my partner since we can barely see each other during the week due to my work and saturday and sunday she works so it kills most of the day.

This is a definite plus, good thing we both have the Vibrant
[Vibrant Android Development] siirial:
Eugene mentioned he is working on something that should work. If anything, it will be a great starting point. I'll update tomorrow

Agreed. I'm going to be in california for a couple months, and my fiancee is going to be in florida during that time, so its a plus.
[Vibrant Android Development] chadti99:
Lookn forward to an update on this, sounds promising.
[Vibrant Android Development] ace518:
Awesome work man. I think I'm gonna try this on my captivate. Now heres another question, slightly off topic, but somewhat related. On the back side of the phone, what would it take for us to try to get a flash in there. How does the flash on the fascinate hook up to the phones circuit board, and how much room do we have for putting an LED on the back of the phone.... I don't know much here, but thought someone else might have ideas for that.
[Vibrant Android Development] ace518:
FYI, i can vouch for this site. I bought some OPAMPs for a sound card from them in the past.
[Vibrant Android Development] almyz125:
there may be a way to put a peripheral led flash on it that hooks up to the micro usb port.
[Vibrant Android Development] MichaelB91:
Awesome :) sounds good, thanks :)
[Vibrant Android Development] billydroid:
Wow! This sounds extremley promising. This sh#t is going in my phone. Hats off to the OP for taking the plunge.
[Vibrant Android Development] drewtang:
how did you get the hole in the glass at the front? I remember readings in the other post something about it, did you end up drilling or removing the paint?
[Vibrant Android Development] bert269:
One half turn to the left, huh?

I just never can get that....."one half turn to the left"....WHICH left?

The clockwise left or the counter-clockwise left.....there is a left in both directions since we are talking (like) circle here....LOL
[Vibrant Android Development] adamcooks:
If you had taken the time to read this thread, or god forbid search on ffc focus, you would see that a few pages back I posted that it was 5/8 of a turn counterclockwise. I know that fractions are difficult for most normal americans.
[Vibrant Android Development] cobra85ec:
Hey have you try slide keyboard
[Vibrant Android Development] adamcooks:
Voice search is also tied to swype.

Has anyone tried grabbing an epic dump and adding swype from it? ..... will try now

NG swype installs fine but will not function. it wont even come up. you can select it as a input method, but when you hit the text field, nothing. didnt try voice search.

tried changing all the ro. names in build.prop to epic, still nothing
[Vibrant Android Development] creator2456:
Make sure you are pulling the libSwypeCore.so from the Epic dump as well. /system/lib
[Vibrant Android Development] bert269:
you totally missed my point....

Thank you AdamCooks. Your input is high appreciated and YES - I did get the 5/8 turn since I did read through the whole thread and has been following it since day one. But that thank you again.

You missed the point I was trying to make in my previous message:

"Which left turn" (I know you said counterclockwise) but the guy that followed you later and onto which I responded said 'left turn'.....hello??!
[Vibrant Android Development] johnny12times:
Yes, technically there is a left on both clockwise and counterclockwise, but you can only turn the camera lens left one way, everything else is perspective from how you hold the camera. Just like any screw or bolt, righty tighty lefty loosey. If it still doesn't make sense to you, you are turning it counterclockwise, as mentioned in my first post.
[Vibrant Android Development] adamcooks:
i didnt try pulling that file. are there any other files that i might need?

i am fairly newb to this so i just moved the apks for swype and voicesearch with keyboard.

Doing this did bork swype on my phone, I could choose it but when i tap the text box nothing came up, to the point that reinstalling those two files from the bionix rom pack didnt work. i am reflashing now. I was a dumass and didnt make a nandroid b/u so im boned.

lesson learned.... make bakup

So, how far around did most turn their lens to focus?
[Vibrant Android Development] junkdruggler:
So you couldn't get the epic swype to work and when tring to revert back to stock you couldn't get it to work? Can someone else try to see if it was just a user error?

Look at your phone, look at my phone, now back at your phone, now back to mine. Sadly your phone isn't mine, but if it stopped using that theme, it could look like mine..
[Vibrant Android Development] benwhite:
I have this same issue with my rear camera...

I'm guessing the lines are a digital noise issue or something.

My original camera's pictures are buttery smooth, but the new cam unit with FFC has these lines.

They are more noticeable when the lighting is low.
[Vibrant Android Development] adamcooks:
After making my backups, i tried moving all three files. This time instead of doing nothing when i tapped the text field it brought up the old limited functionality for wrong device screen.

next ?
[Vibrant Android Development] junkdruggler:
And you are sure your build.prop was edited correctly? Did you run a fix permissions?

Look at your phone, look at my phone, now back at your phone, now back to mine. Sadly your phone isn't mine, but if it stopped using that theme, it could look like mine..
[Vibrant Android Development] memorito:
I wish... It totally borked my phone. Wont start. Wont go into clockwork... NADA!!!

Not sure what I did wrong.... The adventure continues.
[Vibrant Android Development] benwhite:
Does the datapattern_420sp.yuv file also need to be replaced to get the rear camera working properly? (without lines)

Can someone post that file from the International Galaxy S GT-i9000?
[Vibrant Android Development] eugene373:
Here ya go...
[Vibrant Android Development] orells:
Thanks eugene, if only I knew what to do with it :-/
[Vibrant Android Development] orells:
Okay so i relpaced the data file in my camera data folder with the i9000 from eugene, and i got lines still.

I still cant get the.camera app to show self shot using the ffc.
[Vibrant Android Development] terminatorxman:
Has any one used the new yahoo messenger app

Just checked eugenes twitter and he posted a link to it in the epic 4g section

It uses ffc...wonder if it will work for vibrant ffc
[Vibrant Android Development] benwhite:
I just tried a video chat to my wife's PC, and it works, but not with the FFC :(
[Vibrant Android Development] benwhite:
Seems that file is the exactly the same as what is found on the Bionix 1.9 ROM.

I wonder if the fact that I'm using the Jacs OC/UV kernel version has anything to do with it.

Since it's undervolted and whatnot.

Is there anyone who is not having the lines issue?

What ROM/Kernel are you using?
[Vibrant Android Development] creator2456:
It makes some sense that undervolting may have some influence on this.
[Vibrant Android Development] turtleoftime:
I got my camera, I installed it on stock 2.1 and yes it does look like crap... I'll upload pics with the original and the FFC Rear when i get home tonight.
[Vibrant Android Development] chrisob666:
Wait, stock 2.1 rom or kernel?
[Vibrant Android Development] Ke1evraTi:
Will this work for the fascinate? I can imagine that it won't have any software support but wanted to see if the hardwate was the same. Thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] creator2456:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=8693571

New Yahoo Messenger with Video from the MyTouch leak. Someone with their FFC installed give it a shot please!
[Vibrant Android Development] johnny12times:
Works but uses rear camera. :-(
[Vibrant Android Development] yincrash:
mytouch is an htc device and access the front camera in a different way than the galaxy s phones. messenger would have to be coded specifically for each ffc manufacturer
[Vibrant Android Development] orells:
I installed it but don't know anyone who uses it to test.
[Vibrant Android Development] turtleoftime:
Phone is stock, other than the OTA update. I haven't even backed it up, so either its the camera or the software.
[Vibrant Android Development] jamez243:
It doesn't work with the FFC. Even if you change the model in the build.prop... although the EVO guys said it worked and it's bundled into the mytouch. The previous poster is probably right its looking for an HTC front camera not a samsung.... thats just my guess.

Has anyone recieved any word from Eugene on trying to fix the back camera issue... this is the biggest deal for me right now. He seems our best bet to get it done. Do we need to set up a fund or something?

And as someone posted maybe the UV kernal is the problem? We know kingkilcks doesn't work with FFC... so is there any ohter kernal that works with FFC that is not UV?

I can handle waiting on the FFC or even if I never use it.... my hole is there... there needs to be a camera in it... looks it would be hard to fill that hole back up but with the back camera being crap, they both are kind of useless :(
[Vibrant Android Development] jamez243:
Also Tango only works when you changing model in build.prop, as we know making swype unusable. Anyone found a way around this yet? Also the battery drain on Tango is not as bad... but it's still there... frustrating when you go to bed with 85 percent battery and wake up with 30.
[Vibrant Android Development] Dilinkuint:
Has anyone else try using the qik app for evolution?? I have but it isn't working as good as it was b4 updated to bionix fusion!..
[Vibrant Android Development] orells:
qik works for me using the epic 4g info, but the cam is flipped upside down. :(
[Vibrant Android Development] adamcooks:
so, someone posted in the other tread about using the i9000 libs and apk. yesterday i was using the epic files and not replacing both the lib files, with crappy results. today i changes the swype app, and replaced the /system/lib and the /system/lib/aries libswypecore.so and got both swype and ffc on fring test call. woot wtg all

Heres the link to the files in one place

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8724615&postcount=105

i didnt use all the files in the build.prop zip. i just replaced the build.prop
[Vibrant Android Development] Dilinkuint:
well yea that what I get too!.. but now it sometimes freezes on me and it make the phone restart.... sometimes it works... but anywho about the upside down thing, after its finished rec you can see that the video was recorded right and not upside down.... crazy.. huh... I wonder if we do a video call the other person sees you upside down or the right way.. I have no one to test this with so I wouldn't know! :(
[Vibrant Android Development] orells:
I never tried, everyone i know with an evo or epic uses fring
[Vibrant Android Development] KellyLewis3985:
For those of you with the FFC installed already. I need testers here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=8746043#post8746043. Read my post and test please. I'm slowly working this out will take some time but I will get it fixed. Also for the Epic cam mod here.http://db.tt/0DEkw9X
[Vibrant Android Development] KellyLewis3985:
yep I know we will get this done
[Vibrant Android Development] itsjusttim:
The evo cam works well.. If anything needs to be tested about the ffc, let me know and il do it.
[Vibrant Android Development] jononioo:
so does this method work? can you make calls using fring with this hack?
[Vibrant Android Development] orells:
Please read.the thread
[Vibrant Android Development] jononioo:
I posted what i posted b/c this thread is 100+ pages.
[Vibrant Android Development] turtleoftime:
So I found that on my battery cover of my vibrant...
[Vibrant Android Development] orells:
Please search the thread. Video calls are working the solution is about 4 pages back or so
[Vibrant Android Development] jononioo:
Thanks man!
[Vibrant Android Development] sw20matt:
hey siirial, just wanted to say thank you for the thread. I just got my FFC in tonight.

one thing tho, can you please link all of the updates in the first post? i have been searching through the posts for hours to get all the files and cant find the captive cam or if this is the right one how to get into self portrait mode.

thank you
[Vibrant Android Development] memorito:
Captivate doesn't have a FFC, so my guess is it would not have a Self Portrait mode.
[Vibrant Android Development] andyjang8944:
Camera poor quality/horizontal lines

I get these digital lines when using the rear camera...anyone have solution for this now? I heard it's a problem due to kernel so hopefully not hardware related... My ffc works for Mirror app but..kinda blurry a bit. Also, no self portrait mode on camera app. Anyone have solution for FFC fix and rear camera line?
[Vibrant Android Development] yincrash:
it would be great if the OP was here to update the first post so we wouldn't have 100 pages of repeat questions

one of these threads have the epic cam and i9000 cam apk in them somewhere which has access to ffc. everyone has rear banding problems, but we aren't sure if it's software or hardware yet.
[Vibrant Android Development] rjscott2005:
You've got to be kidding...
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
Here it is man...thank KellyLewis for this -

Originally Posted by KellyLewis3985

http://db.tt/0DEkw9X

Heres the epic camera. Disable voodoo and flash through clockwork. Switching between cams works. Tango doesnt use ffc, will work on it. Banding is still present.

NO MORE MIRROR APP NEEDED!
[Vibrant Android Development] JQwerty91:
Haha lol my bad thanks for the heads up!

I love modding my phones in terms of software and little hardware but he has a Vibrant and I have a Fascinate. I'm petrified of attempting it xD
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
FFC

The activity in this thread is slowing down, does that mean we are waiting on Eugene and other devs to give news on the banding problems?:confused:
[Vibrant Android Development] badaphooko01:
No there is two threads going on here its getting a little confusing.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=804146
[Vibrant Android Development] KellyLewis3985:
You have to focus the ffc manually. Take it out, look at the front and you will see a small ring. Turn that to the left about 1/4 turn and test. Do not go further than a quarter turn, will be too much.
[Vibrant Android Development] chaoscentral:
Like I had said in the other thread, you need to change your build.prop file to recognize your phone as a GT-I9000 or Epic(not sure on the model number) then it works like a charm
[Vibrant Android Development] gagb1967:
Eugenes Froyo or Abionix work without changes in build.prop/

Don;t use the Epic Software, pics from ffc are rotated 90 degrees.

We are usinf I9000 Cam, and the Camera software for the i9000 works great (still banding though)
[Vibrant Android Development] Persanity:
Where is the link to the I9000 camera software? I've read every page of this thread and don't recall it ever being posted

EDIT: found it, Its back on page 80. Is there a .zip for the i9000 cam? I tried replacing the epic cam.apk in a zip I have with the i9000.apk but it doesn't install it. Also using Astro file manager to install the i9000.apk says installation failed.
[Vibrant Android Development] siirial:
to those wanting updates to the op, it is coming. Just moved across the country and started a new job and planning a wedding... Plus I have no internet right now. So it has been hard to keep up.

Anyways, this thread should not be used any more. XDA mods asked me to make some changes and keep the new one to development only. I complied.
[Vibrant Android Development] stephonmazique:
Lack of flash on the u.s. Version vs. its european counterpart.. Thats why there are lines in the pictures. Its has to do with how the power is being distrubted between the camera and where the flash should be.. The camera is made for flash so its not spliting the voltages three ways front, back, flash.. So the back cam is getting too much electricity which is why they are lines
[Vibrant Android Development] KellyLewis3985:
Nice idea but this has been proven wrong. Check the dev thread.for why.
[Vibrant Android Development] itsjusttim:
The problem with your logic user the euro galaxy s does NOT have camera flash. The sprint epic and verizon fascinate versions are the only ones that do.
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
there is no flash on the international versions

;)
[Vibrant Android Development] 96klassic:
i'm all over this, my friend call me yesterday to tell me he say this on xda and i ordered the cameras already, took my phone apart and cleaned up the camera and its ready to go, all i need is for the camera to arrive...
[Vibrant Android Development] eganzon79:
Hello guys I'm very intrigue for Samsung Vibrant front camera installation :)

Since I'm a cellphone repair shop owner and technician for 3 years now. I want to buy used Vibrant and try to do it and let every one know how to do it!

I will post the result step by step with picture but first kindly give me a link where to order the front camera ( I'm based here in U.S.A California )

Thank you very much to all!
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
dude, read the OP

it's all on the 1st post.

plus we already have installed it and have how to videos.

thanks

:D
[Vibrant Android Development] Beefvvl:
I LOL'd when I read this!
[Vibrant Android Development] prudviraj:
Anyone having a spare cam?

Guys,

the minimum order is 3 pieces... any one with an extra? please pm me..
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[Vibrant Android Development] trashcan:
It takes 3 years to learn how to crack open a cell phne? LOL:D
[Vibrant Android Development] pack:
has anyone been able to get this to work with tango?

I dont just the camera switch icon and itll only show the back camera

I tried to change my /system/build.prop to D700 but didnt change anything for either tango nor fring

Is there something else i need to do? thanks for the help
[Vibrant Android Development] bagayas:
Yes a lot of us have gotten it working with both fring and tango. see this thread http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8639065&postcount=29

Make sure you use the full model #. Or use these files http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8724615&postcount=105. Note that it only works for Android 2.1.
[Vibrant Android Development] C-4Nati:
Is there a youtube video showing how to do this yet?
[Vibrant Android Development] pack:
yeah theres a few though out this thread... its rather easy though you really dont need a video just a lot of patients
[Vibrant Android Development] C-4Nati:
ok, but wait is the new camera u can get for the front double sided like its got a lens on both sides? If not i won't get a FFC because i thought both could fit in there i'm not going to sacrifice my regular camera and have a big hole at the back, plus i like having a regular one anyway
[Vibrant Android Development] jamez243:
....ugh ....
[Vibrant Android Development] C-4Nati:
... cool story bro!
[Vibrant Android Development] fcken_engus:
works great

running bionix 1.2 w/ jacs kernel voodoo colorfix

fring and other mirror apps work, haven't tried tango yet, lets see if this is gonna work...
[Vibrant Android Development] charkey:
Just thought I'd point out that Tango works out of the box with Obsidian v2.
[Vibrant Android Development] siirial:
STOP USING THIS THREAD

GO HERE: THE ACTIVE THREAD
[Vibrant Android Development] squareroute:
did anyone try these packs out yet cause im also getting the banding on my rear camera my front is nice the rear is banding badly in dark areas.
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
.............................
[Vibrant Android Development] Robert8457:
Sent from my vibrant using my vibrant DUH!
[Vibrant Android Development] drewtang:
Oh crap, my fault. Thanks for not mercilessly flaming me for such a noobish thing to do. Derp.
[Vibrant Android Development] Freedomcaller:
If anyone has ordered 2 and needs to get rid of one, Ill take one!

*edit* and by take i mean buy....
[Vibrant Android Development] itsjusttim:
I will be buying one, just would like to make sure I'm buying the right one..

Is it this?

http://www.globaldirectparts.com/OEM-Samsung-i9000-Camera-Flex-Cable-p/smsng6087125.htm
[Vibrant Android Development] chaoscentral:
yes it is

10 char
[Vibrant Android Development] itsjusttim:
Thank you, I will be buying now..

I'll also throw in $40 to whoever can get this fully working. (drivers and such)

--

Haha, anyone know of a place to get a coupon for globaldirectparts.com?

Shipping costs just a much as the ffc.

Thanks, Tim
[Vibrant Android Development] Live2Follow:
Wouldn't a digitizer from an epic 4g fit? In contrast to the i9000 digitizer, it has the same buttons.
[Vibrant Android Development] IDtheTarget:
I would also gladly donate to anybody who can get the FFC working. I'm going to be away from home for a year, and the ability to use the Vibrant to make video calls over the Internet to my wife would easily be worth money...
[Vibrant Android Development] blackoakx22:
so what all is needed for this to work just a dev to make the ffc work then this is a go?
[Vibrant Android Development] siirial:
I removed the paint. Used some denatured alcohol. Turned the paint into a goo that tool some time to scrape off, as I used a metal razor and took my time as u didn't want to scratch the glass
[Vibrant Android Development] siirial:
Initial guess is no, it wouldn't. I believe the epic is a different shape.

Plus I don't believe in dropping a bunch of cash on this. The best thing about this is the simplicity and low cost. If the epic digitizer fits, then great. But replacing a digitizer means more dismantling, more room for error, and more $$ invested...
[Vibrant Android Development] siirial:
I don't know how its gonna work, but eugene is cooking something up. I only did the ground work figuring out the hardware side of things and guinea pigged my phone (which resulted in my dog eating my fing sd card while removing the paint). I don't remember if eugene takes donations or not, but I'm sure he'd appreciate something... If not for cranking out all of the vibrant development he has done, then for doing all of this while having a baby and a wife asking for his attention... (Does he even have time to keep a job?)

I have paypal, but don't really think I deserve anything... About to move from florida to california, so my time will be limited starting in the next few days until I get settled...
[Vibrant Android Development] siirial:
Basically yes. Hardware looks to be good to go. Just need the ffc to be loaded up in the os to start using it. The next problem will be software to video chat... From what I could tell in the epic and evo forums, they are having issues figuring out how to video chat with someone on a computer. Skype video is mia unless you have verizon....
[Vibrant Android Development] rjscott2005:
siirial- Do you think Goof-Off (http://www.goofoffstainremover.com/) might work? Applied to a Q-Tip, placed against the paint and spun cw and ccw between your fingers? Am I making sense? heh