Camera doesn't work on XA2 plus [answered]

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Camera doesn't work on XA2 plus [answered]

asked 2019-06-10 13:46:16 +0300

Linuxovod
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updated 2019-06-10 18:07:03 +0300

Just installed 3.0.3.10 on XA2 Plus - seems camera application doesn't have an access to camera hardware, screen is black.

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answered 2019-06-10 15:44:57 +0300

Linuxovod
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In console log I see following:

$ GST_DEBUG=3 jolla-camera
[D] unknown:0 - Using Wayland-EGL
[W] unknown:0 - Error: cannot create camera service, the 'camerabin' plugin is missing for GStreamer 1.14.
Please install the 'bad' GStreamer plugin package

But gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-1.14.1+git4-1.6.3.jolla.armv is already installed.

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answered 2019-06-12 00:36:45 +0300

Linuxovod
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Reinstalled SFOS and selected English (UK) on first boot - now everything works fine.

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Good that the device is not broken!

Did you use the same packages while flashing? Did you do anything differently?

Direc ( 2019-06-12 08:27:35 +0300 )edit

Good question. I didn't have error messages while flashing device for the first time, but when I tried to reflash on the same linux desktop computer, fastboot started to produce "protocol error" on random stages. After it, just to test device, I flashed Android 8 on windows laptop with the other USB cable and tested all device features. Next step - booted Fedora on the same laptop and flashed SFOS again with same data. Also, Russian language was selected after the first flash and English (UK) - after second. So I can't say right now what was the reason of mailfunction - broken front USB port/cable on desktop computer or language selection.

Linuxovod ( 2019-06-12 11:07:36 +0300 )edit

maybe it has to do with "USB connection not working correctly with some USB connectors" problem reported in the install instructions ?

(I'm also hit by this problem: connection works flawlessly on my workstation, but fails randomly on my laptop)

and somehow, on your first attempt, it happened at a point where just enough was successfully copied to make the phone bootable, but still misses critical bits?

DrYak ( 2019-06-14 09:42:22 +0300 )edit

I had some other problems like jolla-messages segfaults, all were fixed after reflash

Linuxovod ( 2019-06-14 12:08:43 +0300 )edit

that really stinks like corruptions on the USB connection...

luckily, only the flash process is affected by that. SSH connection in dev mode works no matter which computer I throw at the smartphone.

DrYak ( 2019-06-14 17:18:05 +0300 )edit

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answered 2019-06-10 17:09:57 +0300

Direc
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Perhaps this helps: https://together.jolla.com/question/202832/xa2-302-no-camera-flashlight-after-flashing-v17b/?answer=202879#post-id-202879

TL;DR: try selecting a resolution in Settings > Applications > Camera.

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Resolution is already selected. I tried to switch to other and back it didn't help. And I'm on v16 blob.

Linuxovod ( 2019-06-10 17:15:51 +0300 )edit

Flashed blob v17B - no difference, camera is still dead.

Linuxovod ( 2019-06-10 18:06:10 +0300 )edit

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answered 2019-06-11 22:35:46 +0300

Nerevareeeeeee
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updated 2019-06-12 00:11:11 +0300

Disclaimer:I have no idea what I'm doing

My guess it's missing some library or transport.

Is /usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0/libgstcamerabin.so in place?

I'm, being lazy, would've reinstalled (pkcon update & pkcon install) whole jolla-camera or gstreamer1.0 and gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad.

Alternatively:

pkcon install binutils
strip --remove-section=.note.ABI-tag /usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0/libgstcamerabin.so

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Offtop, but anybody know, when XA2 camera get her resolution (23MP) instead 16 as now?

pearly dragon ( 2019-06-13 08:30:33 +0300 )edit

devel-su strip --remove-section=.note.ABI-tag /usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0/libgstcamerabin.so

didnt help either. Now the camera has isntead of a black screen the no tv signal picture (https://previews.123rf.com/images/vasilyrosca/vasilyrosca1808/vasilyrosca180800001/107234907-tv-no-signal-background-illustration-no-signal-television-screen-graphic-broadcast-design-.jpg)

And the problem is defintely connected to gstreamer, but how to solve it w/o reinstalling SF ?

HeinrichJolla ( 2019-07-05 17:12:52 +0300 )edit

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