Needs better installation instructions

[FireflyJar]

nothing seems to work in installation instructions.

The steps to enable I2C via ssh resulted in
-bash: /boot/config.txt: Permission denied
I had to use 'sudo nano /boot/config.txt' to add the lines manually.

when I try to enable the I2C kernal module using the raspi-config I get:

The step to install smbus 'pip install smbus" does not work, says something about pip command does not exist
this worked only after I did this line 'source ~/oprint/bin/activate' only then the 'pip install smbus' worked.

I see the focus bar but can not grab to drag it.

[FireflyJar]

So I finally found instructions that actually works!
these are the steps:

sudo reboot

vcgencmd get_camera

sudo nano /boot/config.txt

check if these lines exists, uncomment or add as needed:
dtparam=i2c_vc=on
dtparam-i2c_arm=on

sudo reboot

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y python3-smbus

/home/pi/oprint/bin/pip install https://github.com/arducam/ArducamCameraControl/archive/master.zip

/home/pi/oprint/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

sudo reboot

[mnelson104]

@FireflyNJ , you are a lifesaver! I was sitting here the last hour trying to figure out either this or the other ArduCam plugin trying to get it to focus. Following these instructions worked. Many many thanks!

[dogunter]

Using the apt method to install both Python3 and python3-pip was the secret sauce I needed. Now, when are they going to update their instructions?

[jneilliii]

I've submitted updated instructions in #7 that includes some missing dependency installs and a different approach to editing config.txt because the bash method wasn't working for me with permission denied errors. You can see the updated instructions at the link below.

https://github.com/jneilliii/ArducamCameraControl#i2c