# Newer Balena base images break RPI camera support

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/newer-balena-base-images-break-rpi-camera-support/23960>\
**Category:** openBalena\
**Tags:** raspberrypi3, picamera\
**Created:** [August 10, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/newer-balena-base-images-break-rpi-camera-support/23960 "2019-08-10T20:30:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dkoffler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@dkoffler](https://forums.balena.io/u/dkoffler)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/newer-balena-base-images-break-rpi-camera-support/23960/1 "2019-08-10T20:30:29Z")

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So I’ve been trying to get the Raspberry Pi camera module working within a container for way too long. I have discovered that something is broken in the newer balenalib images.

As the most basic test, I have just been running several images and running raspistill as a test of functionality. ie:

> docker run -it --privileged --entrypoint /bin/bash balenalib/raspberrypi3:latest

then from the command line issuing the command:

> raspistill -o test.jpg

When using the balenalib/raspberrypi3:latest or balenalib/raspberrypi3:stretch the raspistill command just hangs and the light on the Pi camera never comes on.

Using the balenalib/raspberrypi3:jessie image, the command works as expected and the camera captures a picture.

I figured someone at Balena might be interested in this and it might save some other people a few hours of trying to figure out WTF is going on.

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**Author:** ![Jassky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/jassky/32/2432_2.png) [@Jassky](https://forums.balena.io/u/Jassky)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/newer-balena-base-images-break-rpi-camera-support/23960/2 "2019-08-11T06:59:01Z")

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Found the same bug the other day. They’re aware and seem to be working on it. Here’s a link to my post about it: [Raspberry Pi Camera not working on Buster](https://forums.balena.io/t/raspberry-pi-camera-not-working-on-buster/23951/34)

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**Author:** ![nazrhom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee59a6/32.png) [@nazrhom](https://forums.balena.io/u/nazrhom)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/newer-balena-base-images-break-rpi-camera-support/23960/4 "2019-08-12T11:01:58Z")

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Hey @dkoffler thanks for reporting this issue. We will be tracking progress in the other thread, please refer to that for updates.

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**Author:** ![Jassky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/jassky/32/2432_2.png) [@Jassky](https://forums.balena.io/u/Jassky)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/newer-balena-base-images-break-rpi-camera-support/23960/6 "2019-08-12T18:50:23Z")

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Workaround posted: [Raspberry Pi Camera not working on Buster](https://forums.balena.io/t/raspberry-pi-camera-not-working-on-buster/23951/35)