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[Bug 1305306] Re: webcam is distorted

 

Daniel Holm, as per http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/content/cnt-dwnl/SVP1321M2E/list#os1 an update to your BIOS is available (R1044V7). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BiosUpdate does it change anything?  If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date

Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so
posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful.

For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette
.

Thank you for your understanding.

** Tags added: bios-outdated-r1044v7

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

** Summary changed:

- webcam is distorted
+ 04f2:b3be [Sony VAIO SVP1321M2E] Webcam is distorted

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Title:
  04f2:b3be [Sony VAIO SVP1321M2E] Webcam is distorted

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Hi,

  My new Vaio Pro 13 has a webcam from Chicony which doesn't work
  properly. Using Cheese I can se myself for like a second, then the
  stream ends. In Google Hangouts my image contains static and is
  distorted (see attachement).

  Using streamer to take a snapshot the image looks fine in 640x480, but
  if I want it to take a HD image in 1280x720 I get an error and the
  output file looks as when in an hangout.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: linux-image-generic 3.13.0.19.23
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-19.39-generic 3.13.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  daniel     2105 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  daniel     2105 F.... pulseaudio
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Apr  9 22:52:05 2014
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=a8a44495-3583-451d-99c8-b5be0e8cf0ca
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-09 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140323)
  MachineType: Sony Corporation SVP1321M2EB
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=sv
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-19-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-19-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-19-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.127
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 11/21/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: R1043V7
  dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
  dmi.board.name: VAIO
  dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
  dmi.board.version: N/A
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR1043V7:bd11/21/2013:svnSonyCorporation:pnSVP1321M2EB:pvrC60C0754:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: SVP1321M2EB
  dmi.product.version: C60C0754
  dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

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