S500 camera doesn't work

[onisahkku]

You can extract original driver from FS.

What program do I need to do this ?

I've not the original camdriver0.dat... So my last solution is to try what you say ^^

[philzfog]

is it not the same as the w580

[onisahkku]

I found the original camdriver0.dat for my w580i in the download section of TS.com, and... it doesn't work... :(

[Atreyu]

Extracting the FileSystem - Top Sony Forums

[altec223]

Hello!

I've managed to extract FS now. But none of the cam drivers i tried worked anyway. If anyone has the original FS for S500i please post it here so i can extract it and try that cam driver.

I've also noticed that when i change this:
cam_vf_sync=5; to for example cam_vf_sync=6; i only get a black screen on the cam.

When i change this:
cam_ss_sync=5; to for example cam_ss_sync=6; the cam works, and when i try to take a photo it takes much longer for it to return to the menu then before. It still dosen't work, but it kind of gets stuck for a while.

If anybody know what we should change in the cam driver to get it to work please post your ideas here!

Thanks again everybody for trying!

[Atreyu]

You can find FS files on the download section of Topsony.

[ag100]

Hello!

I've managed to extract FS now. But none of the cam drivers i tried worked anyway. If anyone has the original FS for S500i please post it here so i can extract it and try that cam driver.

I've also noticed that when i change this:
cam_vf_sync=5; to for example cam_vf_sync=6; i only get a black screen on the cam.

When i change this:
cam_ss_sync=5; to for example cam_ss_sync=6; the cam works, and when i try to take a photo it takes much longer for it to return to the menu then before. It still dosen't work, but it kind of gets stuck for a while.

If anybody know what we should change in the cam driver to get it to work please post your ideas here!

Thanks again everybody for trying!

Do you remember the original firmware or camera version? Try to find this version's driver.
Post the drivers your have try. But I just have k750's driver to compare.

[altec223]

Do you remember the original firmware or camera version? Try to find this version's driver.
Post the drivers your have try. But I just have k750's driver to compare.

No unfortunately i don't remember the original firmware because it's not my phone it's my friends. I have a gdfs backup from when it worked but i don't know if that may help.

I've tried the driver from firmware R6BC002, R8BE001 and R8BA024. And i've also tried some original w580 driver but it dosen't work.

I can post the drivers here so you can look at them.

And none of them worked i may add!

[philzfog]

i still think its a hardwere fault

[riders4sia]

might be the camera pata cable, change it and see if it works before spending a lot of money