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

I think the problem is likely that you have not set camera support to 'on' using "sudo raspi-config". Without this, I get similar (but not identical) errors.

All works fine with the latest Raspian  as obtained using:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

If I DISABLE camera support I get:

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mmal: mmal_vc_component_create: failed to create component 'vc.ril.camera' (1:ENOMEM)

mmal: mmal_component_create_core: could not create component 'vc.ril.camera' (1)

mmal: Failed to create camera component

mmal: main: Failed to create camera component

mmal: Camera is not enabled in this build. Try running "sudo raspi-config" and ensure that "camera" has been enabled

But if I ENABLE camera support I get the following, with a preview picture on the monitor for several seconds as it runs:

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Camera component done

Encoder component done

Starting component connection stage

Connecting camera preview port to video render.

Connecting camera stills port to encoder input port

Closing down

Close down completed, all components disconnected, disabled and destroyed

Now to go back on my own post ... that's not what this is at all!

The error message is the one that is created when 2 processes try to access the camera module simultaneously (ie, 2nd  one starts before 1st has COMPLETELY ended).

I can suimulate that by entering at the command prompt in quick succession:

raspistill -v &

raspistill -v

This gives the following output (the 2 sets mixed together .. but see the error messages. I've tried to distinguish the 2 mixed up output streams using Italics

pi@Pi-3 ~ $ raspistill -v &

[1] 5943

pi@Pi-3 ~ $

raspistill Camera App v1.3.8

Width 2592, Height 1944, quality 85, filename (null)

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

raspistill -v &

[2] 5949

pi@Pi-3 ~ $

raspistill Camera App v1.3.8

Width 2592, Height 1944, quality 85, filename (null)

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

Camera component done

mmal: mmal_vc_component_enable: failed to enable component: ENOSPC

mmal: Encoder component done

Starting component connection stage

Connecting camera preview port to video render.

camera component couldn't be enabled

mmal: main: Failed to create camera component

mmal: Failed to run camera app. Please check for firmware updates

Connecting camera stills port to encoder input port

Closing down

Close down completed, all components disconnected, disabled and destroyed

So have you got something else running that is using the camera? Either deliberately, or something that has not closed down properly?

Hello brother, finally i can solve this problem after a lot of hours troubleshooting.

I already share it in my YouTube (https://youtu.be/on8UlkRvLok)

This problem only occur in camera raspberry pi V2.1 (IMX219) from Element14. But in camera raspberry pi V2.1 from OKdo, i don't get this error

So, the solution when error

"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"

You need some initialization with a works camera (me camera from OKdo).

So, the step is

1. Plug your works camera to Raspberry Pi (me using Raspberry Pi 4B)

2. Turn on your Raspberry Pi

3. check

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vcgencmd get_camera

to make sure your hardware is detected the camera

4. capture image using

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raspistill -v

and camera will capture the image

5. Then replace the works camera with ENOSPC Error Camera (from Element14)

6. then try to capture the image

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raspistill -v

and the ENOSPC Error will not occur

Notes:
- But, after the ENOSPC Error Camera works, and then you restart/shutdown the raspberry pi, the error will occur again

OS Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (4GB)

- Linux raspberrypi 5.10.60-v7l+ #1449 SMP Wed Aug 25 15:00:44 BST 2021 armv7l GNU/Linux