Ubuntu 8.10 kill webcam support?

[csseurg6]

Hello,

ubuntu 8.10 is very funny, it's the first version of ubuntu where my webcam is not supported

My webcam is ID 046d:0870 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express

So, under Debian Lenny (for example), she works great when i make

sudo m-a update && sudo m-a prepare && sudo m-a a-i qc-usb-source

Please, help me to use my webcam, i don't understand what is wrong.

Bye

[eldragon]

there are lots of things that could go wrong with the little ammount of info you have given.


first thing id want you to try is install cheese (repositories), and check if the webcam works there.

if it works there, id like to know in which program it doesnt work...

if its skype, check this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=945803

[csseurg6]

the webcam doesn't work with:

- amsn
- xawtv
- cheese
- camorama
- easycam

the only thing that can i have is a black screen when i chmod my /dev/video0 in 777.

[csseurg6]

fred@fred-laptop:~$ xawtv
This is xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.27-7-generic)
xinerama 0: 1280x800+0+0
/dev/video0 [v4l]: no overlay support
v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
libv4l2: error getting capabilities: Erreur inconnue 515
ioctl: VIDIOC_QUERYCAP(driver="";card="";bus_info="";version=0.0.0;capabilities=0x0 []): Erreur inconnue 515
Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-ledfixed-medium-r-*--39-*-*-*-c-*-*-*" to type FontStruct

[csseurg6]

so, the quickcam module is loaded, but the webcam doesn't work.

[dri123]

Same thing whit my cam
dri@dri-desktop:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:0040 Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:08d7 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 054c:0243 Sony Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
she work in ubuntu 7.10 and in 8.04 but not in 8.10 so i think to stay whit hardy.

[csseurg6]

a bug report is open: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/293176

[csseurg6]

Hello,

there is a solution? i can't wait six months...

[loell]

try preloading

export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so

then start any of your webcam app.

[csseurg6]

try preloading

export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so

then start any of your webcam app.

the webcam always doesn't work