Unable to build Arducam camera kernel driver after install_full.sh replaced kernel on Jetson Nano B01

Nvidia Jetson Cameras
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Hi, I have an Arducam Jetson Nano/Xavier NX camera, model B0264, running on a Jetson Nano B01. I’m unable to build the kernel driver for the camera, and I really need either the driver source or a loadable .ko module. Can anyone help with this?

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Thanks for posting. Before we go further, can you tell me which Jetpack version you’re using? The kernel version on Jetson depends on the Jetpack version, so it matters a lot for getting you the right driver or module.

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I’m on Jetpack 4.6.2. The main problem is that the Arducam auto installation script changes the whole kernel image that runs on the board. I build my own custom kernel, and that script completely conflicts with what I need — I want to keep my kernel and just add the Arducam driver on top of it. So I need the driver source or a .ko that I can load against my own kernel. I haven’t been able to build the driver myself because I don’t have the source.

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Got it, Jetpack 4.6.2 pins down the kernel version for the Nano B01, which is exactly what we need to check. The reason I asked is that a .ko module has to match the kernel version it’s loaded against, otherwise it won’t work. Can you confirm the auto-install script you’re referring to is the one from the Arducam MIPI Camera releases, install_full.sh v0.0.3?

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Yes, that’s the one: https://github.com/ArduCAM/MIPI_Camera/releases/download/v0.0.3/install_full.sh. It’s the version that replaces the whole kernel image on the board. I don’t have any build logs to share because I never actually got to a working build — I’m stuck at the point of needing the source or a prebuilt module.

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Understood. Since Jetpack 4.6.2 determines the kernel version on your board, the right path here is to get you a driver source or a .ko built for that specific kernel, instead of the full kernel image replacement that install_full.sh does. I’ll check what matching driver package is available for that kernel version and follow up here. In the meantime, don’t run install_full.sh on your custom-kernel setup, since it will overwrite the kernel you’ve built.