08-11-2020, 01:24 PM
(08-11-2020, 12:34 AM)fernando_c_m Wrote:Thank you for taking the time to explain this.(08-10-2020, 02:27 PM)natasha Wrote: Thank you for your reply!First of all you need kernel support for your camera device. There are currently some features which are not supported, like autofocus and some resolutions and framerate settings if we talk of the rear camera.
I am sorry to insist, and I know that insisting will not make the camera suddenly work
I just try to understand why it is so difficult when other similar devices already have working cameras .
Any Linux computer can accept a camera and they work at the very highest resolution, autofocus, adjust light, etc
I just checked and pinebook also has a camera. I don't know if works or not, but if does, should be the same? it is also an arm
Then you need a user interface to handle the images that the kernel driver generates. Pinhole is at a very basic stage. It has to be developed further.
Cheese has been out there for some time, mostly used for webcams. I would say it is mature enough. It needs to be modified though in order to be able to handle the camera image on the pinephone (at least the last time I tried).
Things are not so easy as they may seem. : )
I cannot make me an idea, because I do not know how Linux (or any OS) communicates with the hardware.
However, I can see that Linux can communicate with hardware and with any webcam.
So, you say we need two things: kernel support and a user interface.
Ok, it sounds we need people working on this. Debian and the other distros have nightly updates, but to be honest I do not see any difference between a release and the next. The camera is never touched.
Is anyone actively working on this? who?