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Uploaded by on Mar 22, 2009

Hey guys, if you have that problem, or know someone who does, follow this tutorial on how to fix it.

Important information:

Program Name - MobileTerminal

Imput these lines into Terminal one by one:

su root
Password: alpine
cd /var/mobile/Media
chown -R mobile DCIM

If you don't want to jailbreak your iphone, follow these easy steps.

1. Create a Backup of your iPhone
2. Restore your iPhone to factory settings (NOTE: do not choose the backup, where it asks for the backup, just unplug the iphone.)
3. Take a picture, while the iphone is clear. The picture should save normally.
4. Plug the iphone back into your PC/Mac and save the picture.
5. Secondary click ( Right click) on your iPhone on iTunes and select to restore from backup.
6. Choose your backup.
7. Restore
8. Take pictures
9. Have fun
10. Comment on this video
11. Subscribe
12. Rate it 5 stars

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  • ok mate i did this on my phone it works but when u try to take another picture it goes back to not saving the pictures again. do u now how to stop it from doing that ???

  • @fin2k8 try redoing the steps,

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  • U can just double click the center button and hold the camera icon and take it off the list and it will load and if it happens again do the same thing

  • hey buddy

    i tried dis

    but it doesnt wrk :/

    help me

    its 3gs n ios 5

  • YOUR THE MAN!!! It worked for me. Thanks!

  • thanks thanks alot ! i am a guy from egypt and my camera had the same problem and i cant afford to buy a new iphone !! but after watching your video i fix it and my camera in my 2g iphone has come back to me ! thanks alot i appreciate it .

  • I've got a different problem. :D My mobile terminal wont open. My phone is jailbroken, 4.3.3 firmware. any suggestions ?

  • im having the same problem . please view my video & help me out anyone thank you.

  • so my ipod HAD pictures. but now it says reloading library and then the screen just closes back to the homescreen!!! ITS BUGGING THE POOP OUT OF ME! i have so many important photos on there that i NEED. pleeze help me. if any1 has any ideas let me no pleease!!

  • You see? Jailbroken = just gives problems!

  • Thanks for the video! I was aware how to get into the terminal but I wasnt inputting the command correctly. You helped me alot!

  • Can you help me I have a problem see one day I was in the shower and my phone was on the ground covered by like a million towels so I got out and I steped on one towel so then in like 5 min when I went to go change I looked at my phone cuss I was going to take a pic and my camera magicly dissapeared wat can I do with out getting a new phone.:)

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