Need imx519-low-speed .deb for Orin Nano kernel 5.15.148-tegra

Nvidia Jetson Cameras
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I’m trying to get an Arducam B0371 IMX519 working on my Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit. I saw that t234-agx-orin-5.15.148-tegra-36.4.7 is already published for the imx519-low-speed driver, but that seems to be for the Orin AGX. I need the same .deb compiled for the Orin Nano with kernel 5.15.148-tegra. Is that available somewhere, or do I need to build it myself?

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Thanks for reaching out. Let’s figure out what exact environment you’re running so I can point you in the right direction. Could you confirm a few things for me:

  1. What version of JetPack / L4T are you on?
  2. What kernel version is currently running?
  3. Is this the Orin Nano (not AGX), correct?

You can check the kernel version with:
uname -r

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Sure! Here’s what I’ve got:

  • JetPack 6.2.1 / L4T 36.4.7
  • Kernel: 5.15.148-tegra
  • Yes, it’s the Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit

I already tried looking for a prebuilt .deb for this specific kernel and platform combo but no luck so far. The Arducam is connected but not detected.

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Got it, thanks for the details. So the issue is that the IMX519 driver isn’t compiled for your specific kernel version (5.15.148-tegra) on the Orin Nano platform. The prebuilt .deb you found for the AGX won’t work here since the kernel modules need to match the exact platform and kernel.

However, you don’t actually need to build it from source manually. Arducam provides an install script that handles everything. Let me walk you through it.

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Oh nice, I didn’t know about a script. I was bracing myself for manually patching the kernel or something. What do I need to run?

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Here’s what to do — just run these commands on your Orin Nano:

cd ~
wget https://github.com/ArduCAM/MIPI_Camera/releases/download/v0.0.3/install_full.sh
chmod +x install_full.sh
sudo ./install_full.sh -m imx519

The key here is the -m imx519 flag — that tells the script to specifically compile and install the IMX519 driver module for your current kernel. It’ll pull the right source, compile it against your running kernel (5.15.148-tegra), and install the module. After that, reboot and the camera should be detected.

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That worked perfectly! Ran through without errors, rebooted, and the IMX519 is showing up now. Thank you very much! It helped.