Raspiberry pi Camera module ERROR - mmal: mmal_vc_component_enable: failed to enable component: ENOSPC

Hi,

I don't know if this is the best place to ask this kind of question, but I am following tbhs' directives. I need help with the raspberry pi camera. I have been looking all other google for help but nothing seems to work although a lot of people seem to meet the same problem.

I basically intent to use a raspberry pi camera ask a surveillance camera but I cannot seem to get it to work on the last version of raspbian 3.12.28.

Whenever I type

raspistill -v

I get this response

raspistill Camera App v1.3.8

Width 2592, Height 1944, quality 85, filename image.jpg
Time delay 5000, Raw no
Thumbnail enabled Yes, width 64, height 48, quality 35
Link to latest frame enabled  no
Full resolution preview No
Capture method : Single capture

Preview Yes, Full screen Yes
Preview window 0,0,1024,768
Opacity 255
Sharpness 0, Contrast 0, Brightness 50
Saturation 0, ISO 0, Video Stabilisation No, Exposure compensation 0
Exposure Mode 'auto', AWB Mode 'auto', Image Effect 'none'
Metering Mode 'average', Colour Effect Enabled No with U = 128, V = 128
Rotation 0, hflip No, vflip No
ROI x 0.000000, y 0.000000, w 1.000000 h 1.000000
mmal: mmal_vc_component_enable: failed to enable component: ENOSPC
mmal: camera component couldn't be enabled
mmal: main: Failed to create camera component
mmal: Failed to run camera app. Please check for firmware updates

I tried changing the /etc/modules but nothing seems to work, I tried changing /etc/modprobe.d/raspi_blacklist.conf etc... nothing.

I read somewhere that downdating the version of raspberry pi worked so I did so

sudo rpi-update 8234d5148aded657760e9ecd622f324d140ae89

then raspistill works but I get another error that prevents me from using motion or RPi_Web_cam_interface. The error displays right at the beginning

raspberrypi login : Error: Could not set annotation

and persists if I use RPi_Web_Interface. This error does not seem to be in any forum.

I'm pretty upset of having bought the module if it does not work at all...

Anyway if anyone has any idea on what I could do to get it to work, I would be very grateful

Cheers

Will