Hi, I have been trying to get the mt9p031 driver to work with a
LI-5M03 camera module and Beagleboard-xM rev C for week's now but I
just can't get it right for some reason.
I have an older version with 2.6.32 kernel that works, so I know that
it's not a hardware problem (even though I have suspected that I have
problems with pullups like mentioned here
[http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.hardware.beagleboard.general/15871](http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.hardware.beagleboard.general/15871)).
I'm not sure how I got that old image to work, I only have an image
file and not the sources files left, it might also have been the
Aptina driver (in contrast to the linux-media provided driver I want
to have and are trying to use).
Here is dmesg output: [http://pastebin.com/LdfUYkfc](http://pastebin.com/LdfUYkfc) The part that are
significantly later in time is from when I tried to use the driver
with the command:
mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=
480:device=/dev/video1:fps=10 -vo x11
(Mplayer output only: [http://pastebin.com/caDjvjV6](http://pastebin.com/caDjvjV6))
This thread described very similar errors:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/beagleboard/E90i6pAjAec But
Joel who posted that thread did have a different camera module that
the one I have (I use the same kernel version and the camera that
should be supported).
Something that I do think is a little weird, but I might also be since
I miss some information, is that the errors in the kernel log appear
when using two different devices. Both /dev/video1 and /dev/video2
gives the same error. It feels related to this statment in the kernel
log "#[ 2.665954] sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename
'/devices/platform/omap/omap_i2c.2'".
I would be very thankful if someone could help out with some tips on
how to get this to work. I'm been up so many nights now without any
real progress that I need to do something different.
If someone want to reproduce my scenario it possible to do with help
of this one liner:
git clone git://github.com/Scorpiion/Renux_Kernel.git && cd
Renux_Kernel && git submodule init && git submodule update &&
./buildKernel.bash
It basically just downloads kernel sources, checks out a tag branch
depending on a settings file (settings/build.conf, v2.6.39 in this
case), applies some patches (collected from openembedded) and then
compiles the kernel. I guess you first thought might be that I should
use Ångstrom, and yes, maybe I should, but I have had problems with
bitbake and Ångstrom, it gives me errors all the time. I also thinks
it fun to do write scripts like these, it's a good learning
experience. (Linux tree is from git tmlind OMAP, openembedded patches
(camera patches is there) directory recipes/linux/linux-omap-2.6.39,
git tag "v2.6.39")
The cross compilation toolchain I've used is also homemade or so to
speak, but I don't think it should be a problem. I have compiled many
many kernels by now and never got any compiler errors, so I don't
think that the problem. It is based on Gcc 4.5. And if someone is
interested my script to build it, it is here:
git://github.com/Scorpiion/Renux_cross_toolchain.git
I have tested it on several different Ubuntu machines (32 and 64 bits)
and it have worked very good. The only requirement except normal build
stuff is Gcc 4.5, does not work with 4.4 or 4.6 I think. The only
think you need to do is to run:
./createCrossToolchain.bash
A cleaned progress output can be viewed in a different terminal during
the build.
Ps. I did post this to the linux-media mailinglist some days ago but have
not got any answers there, thought maybe this is a better place to post to. Ds.Hi Scorpiion,
Have you solve this problem ?
I am very beginner with this Beagle Board XM rev C.
Three weeks back i got this beagle board xm rev C with same LI-5M03
camera module.
I got kernel and u-boot image with board without any source code for
the same.
I did try to work around for camera module, which is not detected by
provided kernel image.
Because, the camera module not detected, i dig in to finding the linux
kernel source, which can drive the camera sensor module,
till this week i am not able to find it.
Can you help me, from where you got working 2.6.32 kernel source which
can successfully drive camera sensor and i can see the quality of
photo or video?
From this post, i got to know that you are successfully able to detect
camera module.
I hope to get positive response from your side.
Thanks,
Brain
If I remember correctly, all I had to do to get this sensor working
was:
opkg install kernel-module-mt9p031
And U-Boot:
camera=lbcm5m03
Willem