I'n new to ArchLinux, so apologies if this is covered elsewhere and I haven't found it. I am going to use my RPi for a camera-intensive application, but I have not been able to install python-picamera. A few details:
It's a new install on a Raspberry Pi 4 following the instructions for ARMv7 found here: https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv ... berry-pi-4. I have installed raspberrypi-firmware. I am accessing the device headlessly via SSH, if it matters.
I found some suggestions, like these here: https://archlinuxarm.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi. So, first problem -- if I include either 'start_file=start_x.elf' or 'fixup_file=fixup_x.dat' in boot/config.txt, then the pi doesn't boot. That seems bad.
Next, if I use either yaourt or (having upgraded) yay to install python-picamera, it gets almost all the way through and then errors out. Here's the most relevant feedback:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '==> Entering fakeroot environment...
==> Starting package()...
running install
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/alarm/.cache/yay/python-picamera/src/picamera-1.13/setup.py", line 145, in <module>
main()
File "/home/alarm/.cache/yay/python-picamera/src/picamera-1.13/setup.py", line 119, in main
setup(
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 153, in setup
return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/distutils/core.py", line 148, in setup
dist.run_commands()
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/distutils/dist.py", line 966, in run_commands
self.run_command(cmd)
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/distutils/dist.py", line 985, in run_command
cmd_obj.run()
File "/home/alarm/.cache/yay/python-picamera/src/picamera-1.13/setup.py", line 109, in run
raise ValueError('This system does not appear to be a Raspberry Pi')
ValueError: This system does not appear to be a Raspberry Pi
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in package().
Aborting...
error making: python-picamera
')
Any suggestions, even on just where to look next?