Zero 3W Camera 8M doesn’t work

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I’ve managed to make Radxa Camera 8M 219 work. My approach is probably far from the optimal one, but it works. Image used: radxa-zero3_debian_bullseye_xfce_b6

  1. sudo rsetup -> System -> System Update
  2. cd /lib/linux-image-5.10.160-26-rk356x/rockchip/overlays/
  3. sudo cp radxa-zero3-rpi-camera-v2.dtbo /boot/dtbo/
  4. sudo u-boot-update
  5. Change default to l1 from l0 in /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf. l1 target should point to linux image 5.10.160-26-rk356x instead of 5.10.160-38-rk356x.
  6. sudo reboot
  7. Check kernel version with uname -r it should be 5.10.160-26-rk356x
  8. sudo rsetup -> Hardware -> Video capture devices -> vide-camera0 -> Show live video

Remarks:

  • This approach could fail if FPC cable is not connected properly OR FPC wiggles inside MIPI CSI and connection is loose.
  • All of my cameras on Radxa Zero 3 work only on kernel 5.10.160-26. The list contains only cameras with sensor IMX219 - Overlay RPi Camera v2.0 and OV5647 - Overlay RPi Camera v1.3)
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