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From: Milan Obuch <milan@obuch.sk>
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Subject: Re: Raspberry Pi Camera: not tested, does that mean the device/code
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On Tue, 26 May 2015 10:51:28 -0400
The Lost Admin <thelostadmin@gmail.com> wrote:

> I noticed that the only thing on the Wiki page for the Pi that isn’t
> “Ok” is the Pi Camera module. I’ve got a Pi (model 1) with a camera
> module. How far along (if at all) is work on the camera interface
> code?
> 
> Are there kernel modules/drivers? Are there appropriate /dev entries?
> Is the raspistill and raspivid application code ported from Raspbian?
> How bad is “not tested” on the wiki page?
> 
> I’m not afraid to compile things from source and do some testing but
> I haven’t done any real programming in about 15 years. I might be
> able to tweak a few lines of code in the applications if need be but
> I’m pretty sure writing a kernel module or device driver is beyond my
> current skills.
> 
> The Lost Admin
> thelostadmin@gmail.com
> 

Look into mail archives of this list, there is thread started by me
with subject 'Raspberry Pi Videocore interfaces question - Raspberry
Camera' from 16 Feb 2015. In a nutshell, it works, and there is quick
baked port for userland program controlling the Pi camera.

Regards,
Milan