No video with Arducam for Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3

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Camera model

Arducam for Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3

What is the problem?

No video on Control Screen

What did you already try to solve it?

Checked connection multiple times, Tried two cameras with the same result. Followed Arducam instructions to modify config.txt file.

Have you tried running in safe mode?

Yes

Did running in safe mode solve the problem?

No

Systeminfo Bundle

octoprint-systeminfo-20241029001835.zip (36.7 KB)

Additional information about your setup

OctoPrint version: Version 1.10.2, OctoPi version Build 2024.06.18.085851 with "webcamd", based on OctoPi 1.0.0, running on Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5
Raspberry Pi 4
Ender 3 S1 Pro
Browser: Firefox

I am very new to Octoprint and the Raspberry Pi. I just set the system up this weekend and I used the the Raspberry Pi Imager and selected the stable version of octoprint. Octoprint is working fine other than this video issue. Following instructions from Arducam, opened the config.txt file on the SD card to check the line “camera_auto_detect=0” is set to zero (it was), and added under [ALL] the line “dtoverlay=imx708”. On the Control screen it shows message Webcam Stream Loading that continuously fades from bright to dim and then back again. Any help would be appreciated.

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Well, I didn't get any responses to my post, but I was able to resolve the problem on my own. As noted above, when selecting the OS in the Raspberry Pi imager, I selected the stable version of Optopi. I started over and recreated the boot files, this time selecting the version with the new camera stack. This time in the config.txt file, the “camera_auto_detect" was set to 1, so I changed it to zero. Again, I added the line “dtoverlay=imx708”. After rebooting and reconfiguring Octoprint the camera is working perfectly now. Hope this helps anyone else having this problem.

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