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I know that there are several threads here that discuss this issue, however none of the solutions have made any difference. Anyway, when I plug in my RPi Camera into my B board, I get this error:

mmal: No data received from sensor. Check all connections, 
including the Sunny one on the camera board

The red light on the camera stays on but will not take a picture. I've updated and upgraded everything. I've also reconnected the ends of the camera ribbon to ensure a proper connection but still nothing has changed. This is the same error I get in my B+ board which I also upgraded and updated.

I've tried disabling and then reenabling the RPi camera in the Raspi-Config, switching the pin used for 1-Wire to pin 18 (as seen here), and a few other methods.

Could it be just the ribbon, or is it the camera board itself? Or maybe there is a software workaround?

Let me know if you need anymore information!

Matt
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M2com
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  • Is your power supply good enough? Inadequate power causes all sorts of problems. The B+ has an undervoltage detector, the red power LED blinks off; if it stays on steadily then the power is ok. – tomnexus Jun 26 '15 at 05:50
  • Yeah, I just double checked it on both the B and the B+. Both use a 5.5v power supply from a charger. I still get that same error posted above. – M2com Jun 26 '15 at 23:41
  • Do any messages show up in dmesg after plugging it in? – Wilf Jul 19 '15 at 23:07
  • No, nothing but the message stated above. – M2com Jul 23 '15 at 23:19
  • Have you tried doing a basic electrical test of the ribbon cable? Continuity test each pin at each end to make sure there are no breaks. Many cheap/affordable multimeters include an audible continuity test that can make testing the cable relatively painless. Those cables tend to be pretty sturdy, but it's worth eliminating as a factor. – WineSoaked Aug 10 '15 at 03:15
  • Hi- I suspect you replaced your camera? If not please tell us how you fixed the problem and accept and answer. Thanks (I had similar issue... I had to get a new camera) – Piotr Kula Aug 27 '15 at 07:47
  • I'm ordering a new one. There was no successful fix unfortunately. Should I add my own answer? – M2com Aug 27 '15 at 14:21
  • You should answer your own question if you have a fix. Note buying a new camera is not a fix. – Steve Robillard Aug 30 '15 at 06:39
  • I've had this happen to me twice. From all my research I'm guessing that at one point I carelessly hot-plugged a usb from my device and the current surge fries something in the module. –  Dec 31 '15 at 07:34
  • This fixed it for me: https://stackoverflow.com/a/57119934/7106915 – Rexcirus Jul 19 '19 at 22:16

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The only fix for me was to purchase a new camera.

M2com
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    I had the same problem, also had to get a new camera. I suspect there is chance of some kind of electrostatic damage to the camera that is possible and the errors you specified are the symptoms. – Piotr Kula Aug 30 '15 at 19:08
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The "Sunny" connection on the camera board is probably loose. It is the yellow-ish piece of PCB. Try pushing it into the camera board.

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  • Unfortunately this didn't fix it. I pressed the Sunny connection in some more but nothing seemed to pop back into place. I still get the same mmal error though. I guess I might just have to bite the bullet and get a new camera. What's odd is that the camera LED is on whenever I submit the command in the terminal. – M2com Aug 25 '15 at 23:15
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Same story. Try completely disconnecting the sunny one. Then reconnect. it fix for me.

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