NitroPad NS50 - Internal Camera Not Detected in Qubes OS

NitroPad, NitroPC
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Hello,

I’m experiencing an issue with my NitroPad NS50, where the internal camera is not being detected in Qubes OS. Here are my system specifications:

Model: NitroPad NS50
Qubes OS Version: R4.2.3
BIOS: Dasharo (coreboot) Heads-v0.2.0-1584-gf7019e8
Kernel: 6.6.54-1

So far, I’ve tried checking for the camera with the following commands in dom0:

  • lspci and lsusb, which did not list the camera.
  • dmesg | grep -i "camera\|video", which only showed references to the video controller for my Intel graphics card.

Could you provide any guidance on how to enable or troubleshoot the internal camera in this setup? Is there anything specific about the Heads BIOS or coreboot that could be preventing the camera from being detected?

Thanks

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I’m not sure about your BIOS version. I don’t remember any Heads variant from Dasharo for the NS50.

Can you double check this ?

3

I reset the device several times, but nothing changed. However, by coincidence, the device wasn’t plugged in last night, and it turned off in the morning due to the battery running out. When it was recharged and turned back on, it detected the camera.

Could there be a specific reason for this? or as they say, a reset fix every issues, I guess :wink: