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[Vibrant Android Development] MStrawder:
With the stock Bionix 1.3.1 camera app, everything worked beautifully, including the HD recording. Using the ones included in your ref thread, I get the self-shot feature, but lose the 1280 resolution recording. Just for reference though, I'm using DeadHorse, not the included kernel.
[Vibrant Android Development] parusia:
Josh, if you try your I9000 V2 camera in FROST the FFC will be 90 degrees, everything else will be working perfect, except for the 1280X720 video (I'm talking out of the box). If you use a SGS4G camera on FROST that will work perfectly out of the box, you don't need any camera apk. or camerafirm. apk. But in Sweet Honey if you use your I9000 V2 camera, that works out of the box with no need of any apk. to work. And on the contrary if you use the SGS4G camera in Sweet Honey ROM, the FFC is sideways (90 degrees) even if you change the buildpro. that doesn't work. The reason that this happening is because the I9000 FFC V2 is designed to work with the new 2.2.1 Samsung Galaxy S (International) And the SGS4G camera is desingned to work with the SGS-T959V (USA) At least that is my results trying both cameras. Also I'm sure that if you try your I9000 V2 camera with the rest of the 2.2.1 ROMS that will work out of the box. All the 2.2.1 ROMS other than FROST are based on the I9000 Galaxy S phone. FROST is based on the SGS-T959V.

I hope this clarified my the post I put before.

:D
[Vibrant Android Development] connexion2005:
Ok thanks for the info. I did test a TON of ROM's that one day and wrote some of things down by memory so I'll retest and make sure I get the same results as posted here.

Thanks for the help! Did you strip a Galaxy 4G to get the T959V cam?

EDIT: Update!!! As mentioned earlier by another member, Sweet Honey 2.7.1 and Fring with the revision 2 camera work 100% perfect out of the box. The orientation is correct and allows the FFC camera. This is the first combo I've seen work correctly. Now we just need to figure out what's so special about it!
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
no banding? or....
[Vibrant Android Development] parusia:
A friend of mine that works for TM got that for me from a SGS 4G that has been returned with broken display. I'm one of the few lucky ones I think so.

:p
[Vibrant Android Development] parusia:
I'm already post my results to Josh AKA Connexion2005.

:D
[Vibrant Android Development] connexion2005:
I fail for writing rev 1. I meant rev 2.
[Vibrant Android Development] tnimoruen:
Any updates on the work that is being done to make the 1st gen i9000 FFC work on our vibrants?
[Vibrant Android Development] Henchman:
My guess is that now there's a working alternative using the V2 camera, the fix for the old version will be dead in the water.
[Vibrant Android Development] Reyland:
Kellylewis is still working on that, if I'm not wrong!
[Vibrant Android Development] kevinngu:
I will donate ten dollars more for a fix
[Vibrant Android Development] connexion2005:
Mmmmm. Idk quite yet if it will dissolve, their are still a few hundred people with 1st revisions so maybe they will stick it out! Let's hope so... :)
[Vibrant Android Development] Beniuec:
Tried oovoo and for some reason it would not go to ffc it used the back cam. The ffc does work with the camera.apk I am running frost with deadhorse could the kernel be the problem thanks for the help
[Vibrant Android Development] krad42:
Oovoo on simply galaxy 2.7 working properly, only one I can get to use ffc is yahoo messenger. Fringe tango and oovoo are good
[Vibrant Android Development] syedfaz26:
You mean ffc is working with yahoo messenger video plugin?
[Vibrant Android Development] krad42:
No, messenger video plugin uses back camera, can't get it to use the ffc.
[Vibrant Android Development] syedfaz26:
I m running simply honey 2.6 , ffc works fine on tango, fring, oovoo

Try that rom
[Vibrant Android Development] :
Is anyone using 2v with qik? Just tried with my wife and ffc is a no. Only rear. Fring and other apps work. Do i have to do something special. Oh running on edt stock rom.
[Vibrant Android Development] connexion2005:
Hey I'm not sure if you are who are who emailed me but I don't think there is a good working Qik solution yet. Qik works on some other roms but the camera is 90 degrees rotated and on the JPJ roms that work good with other apps, Qik will only show the rear cam and not allow it to rotate to the front! The madness lol.
[Vibrant Android Development] :
Oh okay. Thanks for the reply.
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
ffc

Wow, your original question gave no hint that you were looking for alternatives. There are no mind readers here. At least none I know of, lol.:p
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
ffc

I'm still in for a kernel fix. Can you please post a link to your thread of working cam/rom combinations?:)
[Vibrant Android Development] Wayne561:
i need help focusing my ffc. i tried turning the but it wont move
[Vibrant Android Development] connexion2005:
Be 100% sure you didn't scratch the screen creating the window. If so try McGuires plastic x or a plastic polish to clean it up. I may have been lucky but I've never had to focus one yet.
[Vibrant Android Development] Wayne561:
ya. i think i did a little
[Vibrant Android Development] Wayne561:
what store could i get it from? or do i have to order it off line?
[Vibrant Android Development] RoZm X:
This thread is getting confusing as there is 3 Cams w/ FFC floating around and hardly anyone is mentioning which one they are using.. My question is.. Ebay has the i9000 FFC for sale.. Globaldirectparts has the 4g cam? And Connex is selling the i9000 v2?
[Vibrant Android Development] Henchman:
It's not confusing at all.

Connex has a camera that works for sure.

The End..
[Vibrant Android Development] Wayne561:
The 4G cameras from Globaldirectparts are the i9000 v2 cameras that connex is selling.
[Vibrant Android Development] connexion2005:
In the scope you have given, there are actually just two cameras. The camera I have is the exact same unit you will get from GDP down to the bare bones. eBay still has the Revision 1 i9000 cameras.

Revision 1 = Original i9000 Camera

Revision 2 = Later model i9000 Camera & Supposedly what's in the Vibrant 4G

The reason I'm not fully claiming that is the actual Vibrant 4G is I don't know 100%. What I do know is the REV 2's work very very well. GDP normally has very good descriptions so if they are saying it, there is a good chance what I have actually is the Vibrant 4G unit. The issue is that it doesn't actually say T959V like some of the pictures floating around. This is where I don't feel like having a headache saying something it may not be. Henceforth, i9000 REV 2 is the terminology I sorta created.
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
I kind of doubt it would say T959v.

just like all our battery covers say i9000.

I think it's one of those lowest common denominator things.

:D
[Vibrant Android Development] connexion2005:
Yea most likely. I was going off of this pic.
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
maybe we can ask one of the people that have taken a T959v Camera?
[Vibrant Android Development] parusia:
That is exactly what I have, and that is the real T959V camera. It's exactly what came out from my daughter Vibrant 4G , and the one that my friend give me from TM.

Rev. 1 = Original I9000 phone.

Rev. 2 = I9000 phone based on 2.2.1 (I9000 latest Model?)

T959V = Vibrant 4G.

I'm already try the 3 cameras and the results are the same.

Rev. 1 = Banding.

Rev. 2 = Works perfectly with 2.2.1 ROMS based on the international 2.2.1 I9000 Galaxy S phones.

T959V = Works perfectly with FROST, but sideways in any other ROM (That is because FROST is based on T959V, aka. Vibrant 4G)

I hope this help.
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
so we either need rev2 cams or T959v cams

:D

thx Parusia
[Vibrant Android Development] connexion2005:
+1 Great summary.
[Vibrant Android Development] RoZm X:
So there is a difference between the rev 2 and the t959v? Could the rev 2 ffc be rotated 90 degrees to fix the side ways viewing.

I still have the 1st i9000's ffc.. And I have hope that the kernel will work.
[Vibrant Android Development] traicer:
rev 2 works good on fring. qik is sideways and tango uses the back
[Vibrant Android Development] :
Is it just sideways for you or can the other person see you sideways too?
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
ffc

Thank God your here. Hopefully that will clear it up once and for all.:)
[Vibrant Android Development] traicer:
thats what i was trying to figure out earlier, but all my friends with ffc phones were working lol so i gotta wait
[Vibrant Android Development] Henchman:
I don't know why people need to make things so complicated.

Really, it seems the one camera that pretty much works, regardless, is the V2.
[Vibrant Android Development] woeds:
Hi guys,

I'm running CM7 on my i9000, which also has the banding issue that's described in this thread. I was wondering, can the V1 camera be swapped for the V2? mechanically speaking. I still hope a kernel fix will be found, but this would at least be a way to solve the problem.
[Vibrant Android Development] braids:
I just installed my v2 camera in my bionix 1.3.1 phone and followed the guide for installing the camera apk files. The problems I have are the camera icon is missing. I can't launch the camera program regardless if I use the original file or not.

The second one is when I use a program like tango or fring, the image is fuzzy. I clean the glass out perfectly and I can't get a clear image. It's as if I smeared vasoline on the glass. What are y'all suggestions for my problems? Thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] Henchman:
Easy.

Flash sweet Honey.
[Vibrant Android Development] parusia:
When you quote that you cleaned the glass. Are you talking about the inside glass, or the Outside?

Seems to me that your problem is probably that when you did your FFC modification, you scratch the inside glass. Try to use a good glass cleaner, and plastic polish, hopefully that will take care of that problem. Second the V2 camera works perfect OOTB (out of the box) with ROMS that are based on the latest 2.2.1 I9000 phones, for example Atriarc, sweet Honey, simply honey, etc. Try one of those and you will be fine.
[Vibrant Android Development] Human.debris420:
Alright! I just got my rev. 2 cam, thanks connexion, it working fine and no banding! I'm on trigger(the new one) and there is no switch camera button on the camera app, I'm going to test the other apps and see what I get. I do have a question, is there a flashable zip to change the camera app to the one with this button? Thank you :) I love this community!
[Vibrant Android Development] parkee99:
Yes there is.
[Vibrant Android Development] yincrash:
i just got three cameras ordered from GDP. i've installed one on my vibrant with the original froyo rom and the rear camera works fine with no banding.

fairly low light photo. clearly gdp marks it as a t959v camera even though the band matches what connexion says

gotta root my phone and try out the ffc
[Vibrant Android Development] bullale:
Can you take a low-light picture in an area that has no yellow? I notice that the middle of your pictures seem a little yellow-heavy too but that might be the content not the camera.

Thanks in advance.
[Vibrant Android Development] :
Hey guys, has anyone tried this? "7) In the chat app, my image is rotated 90degrees.

Its an app problem. Ask the person you are chatting with if they see you sideways, if they say yes, uninstall the app and try changing your build.prop to SPH-D700". I found this in OP because I'm testing a few things out on my own. i have the revision 2 camera from connexion.

Oh and can someone take a snapshot of what areas specifically to change in the sgs buildprop edit??
[Vibrant Android Development] yincrash:
it was under a tiffany lamp that had a lot of yellow glass. which might affect it.

here's a picture of my monitor displaying this photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/5547542093

my finger is not blocking the top

here's a picture of the lamp off w/o a shade.

here's a picture taken with the ffc. can other people with ffc's comment on the focus? should i try focus'ing it more or is this pretty much as good as it gets?

also note that it takes mirror image photos.
[Vibrant Android Development] yincrash:
it's like this in the tmo qik app. i guess each app should be listed. does this happen for vibrant 4g users? is there a separate model number for the 4G that we can set build properties to besides i9000?
[Vibrant Android Development] domtru:
Got camera today, thanks Connex! Using Tango, the latest bionix with overstock 2.1 and works well! So far camera looks good still gotta test it out
[Vibrant Android Development] Wayne561:
Connex where can i find the plastic polish?
[Vibrant Android Development] parusia:
If you are talking about the Vibrant 4G the buildprop. is SGH-T959V. But since your camera is V2 is better to stay with the I9000. And try any ROM 2.2.1 that is based in the I9000, you don't have to change buildprop. or flash any camera apk. Try Sweet Honey.

:D
[Vibrant Android Development] braids:
Thanks for everyone's help. I keep cleaning the glass with windex and it eventually got clearer. Also, I stuck sweet honey on my phone. I really didn't want to change, but I am getting use to this versus bionix. Thanks again everyone.
[Vibrant Android Development] Wayne561:
I scratched up the screen during the process of making the hole and connex told me to use McGuires plastic x or polish to clear it up. But do u think windex would work for me?
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
you still haven't tried anything?...

just try it, you came this far...

:rolleyes:
[Vibrant Android Development] Ghost8516:
FYI I've been running honey bee for about 24 hrs now and I noticed the the banding is not as bad as it was on atriarc or bionix 1.3.1. I don't know if anyone else has noticed this just wanted to share for those of us with a v1 ffc.
[Vibrant Android Development] RoZm X:
Screen shots?
[Vibrant Android Development] jamez243:
So no update for the first ffc adopters?
[Vibrant Android Development] AndroidOS.FTW:
Windex won't do anything about scratches other than perhaps, make them even more apparent by removing any dirt/debree that's hiding them some. You need to fill in the scratches with something approximating the transparency and density of the glass you removed by scratching it away.

Using a glass scratch repair solution (usually epoxy resin based) allows you to actually fill in the gouge (scratch) and then resurface the glass. You can then carefully buff (polish) the "new" glass surface to achieve maximum possible clarity. If you take more care and show more patience in this process then you showed in the original process (by scratching the glass to begin with), you should be able recover with nary a sign that anything was ever amiss.

Another method (

I do not recommend this method being used on such a small area

) is to use a VERY MILD abrasive to erode away the rest of the glass around the scratches until all the glass is again at a uniform depth. This method works on glass as well as metals. I've often used toothpaste (whitening types work well due to the additional abbrasives in the formula) for this. AGAIN, I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS METHOD FOR YOUR SITUATION. I only include this information so that you might have it for future reference should a situation better remedied by use of this method arise.
[Vibrant Android Development] Henchman:
There's a good chance that you didn't scratch the glass at all, and that it's just residue.

Give it a good cleaning with Windex before anything else..
[Vibrant Android Development] AndroidOS.FTW:
That's a good point, Henchman. "Always try the doors before smashing in the window".
[Vibrant Android Development] Henchman:
Yes, you can do that. 4-6 week wait time.

Or you can get one form connexion right away.

His price isn't that much more, considering his includes shipping cost.
[Vibrant Android Development] AndroidOS.FTW:
However, I believe (based on the information I've gathered so far) Connexion is offering the i9000 v2 camera, not the actual SGS 4G camera (two different cameras) so there will be more file editing and system tweaking required to get the i9000 v2 camera working (almost) correctly. With an actual SGS 4G camera (designed to work in the Vibrant) there is less editing/tweaking to be done to make it work and better performance because you're using a piece of hardware that was actually made for your device.

I can put a Mitsubishi engine in a Ferrari and make it work but, no matter what I do afterward, that car will never perform the way a Ferrari was meant to perform.
[Vibrant Android Development] yincrash:
ffc camera app (which i assume came from the 4g? or maybe the epic?) is giving me 'camera failed' when i open it now. has this happened to anyone else? other apps work fine.
[Vibrant Android Development] Henchman:
From what I understand, and what I've read, the V2 connexion is offering actually has been the easiest, hassle free camera so far.

All I'm saying is, if you want to wait 4-6 weeks AFTER team whiskey has gotten the number of pre-orders they need to actually place the order, then go ahead.

You could be waiting in excess of 2 months.

I don't have that kind of patience. :D
[Vibrant Android Development] AndroidOS.FTW:
I guess it all depends on who and how much you're reading. I've come to the exact opposite conclusion.

LoL I can understand that. For me, I figure I've been this long without an FFC, a few more weeks isn't going to make any difference.
[Vibrant Android Development] connexion2005:
You can get the plastic polish at Wal-Mart wayne. Glad you guys are posting your experience with me. The REV2 cam is really easy to get up and running with any JPJ rom.
[Vibrant Android Development] connexion2005:
I see what you are saying. He may have actually ordered one to verify first. The thing is, until he actually receives it, it could be an instance in which the distributor is considering them a T959V and it may not actually be one. This marketing already exists in numerous other places. Saying, no banding doesn't mean it's a T959V as the 2nd REV cams have no banding either. This is why I never called mine SGS4G cams as I don't believe they actually are. They just perform the same way in terms of quality. Thanks for the insight though... :)
[Vibrant Android Development] rolfd:
Thread cleaned. Keep it friendly please.
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
so you're telling me that the rev1 cams with the banding are the best?

:confused:
[Vibrant Android Development] cmenard:
Installed my new V2 cam yesterday. Took about 20 minutes and works fantastic.

Thanks connexion2005!
[Vibrant Android Development] rbtady:
I'm glad that the v2 cams are out now, but what about those of us that bought the v1 cams? I'd prefer not to pay another $30 for another cam. What would I do with the v1 cam? Is there a chance the v1 cams will work with gingerbread?
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
the banding is still there.

:o
[Vibrant Android Development] JJMT:
I bought a rev 1 camera months ago because everyone was saying that the solution was "just a matter of time". I didn't want to install it because I didn't want to reduce the value of the phone in the event that it never did work and I needed to trade up to a different phone.

When the rev 2 camera came out and reportedly worked, I jumped at it. I installed it today, and was able to Tango with my kids' ipods, which for me was the whole point of the exercise. I can also take silly self-portraits for my facebook profile. ;)

I guess it all depends on what you want. Sure, it doesn't work perfectly. It is sideways in Quik. But it is possible that everyone that is waiting will just end up getting a new phone. This (rev 2) solution works for me.
[Vibrant Android Development] yincrash:
so i just tried to install the galaxy s 4g's camera.apk and camerafirmware.apk. doesn't work. i wonder if the new ffcs are the actual international galaxys i9000 ffc and the older ones are actually the korean m110s ffcs? does anyone remember trying to borrow an ffc from an actual i9000 to see if it had banding?
[Vibrant Android Development] wyvernwaddell:
What ROM are you on? I was thinking about trying the same thing with CM7...but not sure if the 4G's apk is compatible with Gingerbread....
[Vibrant Android Development] magix200:
So is the V1 ffc out of the question now for fixing?

Any one with an answer
[Vibrant Android Development] yincrash:
i'm using the stock KA6 with just root. the i9000 camera app just doesn't work now. :(

maybe tomorrow night i'll fiddle with it connected to ddms and see what the error logs say
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
your best bet is to move to one of the JPJ based roms.

;)
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
ffc

KellyLewis is still working on a port of the V4 kernel that contains the drivers that will enable the v1 cam to work without banding (theoretical until actually working). It should work once they gotten the the sd mount issue resolved. Just check back periodically and look for posts by KellyLewis. I'm holding out for that day or until this thread is shut down.:)
[Vibrant Android Development] ipeench:
What's the difference between this sd mounting issue and the issue they had with bionix frosts mounting issue?
[Vibrant Android Development] Henchman:
They've been working on trying to solve the banding issue since last October or so.

And it still hasn't been fixed.

My guess is, it never will be fixed.

I think it has absolutely nothing to do with software whatsoever.
[Vibrant Android Development] domtru:
I was following the thread since the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2010. Bought the v2 cam Thursday, installed on Saturday. Works perfect. I really can't see any banding. I'm very satisfied. I'd recommend anyone to just buy the thing. I held out for a long time. No mas and I'm glad I decided to move on it.
[Vibrant Android Development] dearmiju:
V2 works great but I do see yellow in center oh photos. Any way to remove?

no banding
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
FFC banding

I don't know where he came up with the info that the FFC install was never filmed before because I have seen two myself back some months ago. His, however, was the best. I especially like that he doesn't remove as many parts of the phone as the other tutorials. I only wish he had gone over pre-focusing the FFC. Thanks for posting!:D
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
FFC banding

Check this out! That cam seems to be on the opposite side!:(

http://techmeetsblog.com/samsung-ga...on-korean-website-update-high-res-press-shot/
[Vibrant Android Development] Poser:
Yeah...but that's a sgs 2. The plus is a sgs refresh, if I am not mistaken.
[Vibrant Android Development] Stevenjcarney:
The Galaxy S 4G is NOT a Galaxy S II 4G ;)

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
that means it is going to be quite some time before we get that phone over here.

:/

:mad:
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
FFC banding

I hope you guys are right! I was just thinking that because the international Galaxy S and the Vibrant are nearly identical, perhaps the plus versions of each would be nearly identical too.:eek:
[Vibrant Android Development] itsjusttim:
Yes, when the mod was first done there was 2 videos out there.

But hey, if the new guys like it then good for them. no skin off my back...
[Vibrant Android Development] nebulous123:
Looks like the camera is in the exact same spot as ours.

I wonder if the connections are the same and if just the new camera or new camera and 4G ROM will rid us of any issues we are having with the phone.

Fingers crossed.
[Vibrant Android Development] ndwgs:
Is that the Nex S?....

Anyway, yeah, hopefully. I've posted here that I've read a rumor that they tested the camera and it does not have banding issues, not totally, but way less than what we're experiencing. BUT, it's a rumor, and not credible at that.

Until then, we can only speculate that it is a I9000 camera hardware, or something made SPECIFICALLY to the Vibrant.