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[Bug 763977] Re: webcam not detected in ubuntu 11.04

 

Michiel Tieleman, thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Natty reached EOL on October 28, 2012.
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Is this an issue in a supported release? If so, could you please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:
apport-collect 763977

** Changed in: ubuntu
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: ubuntu
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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Title:
  webcam not detected in ubuntu 11.04

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I found some bugs in Ubuntu 11.04 beta 2. This one is about my
  integrated webcam not being detected.

  My netbook is the new MSI wind U270. This one:
  http://www.laptopshop.nl/product/127746/msi-wind-12-u270-004nl.html

  I found a number of links, like this one:
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1629538
  which mentioned I could find information about my webcam with commands like lsusb, lsmod, dmesg.
  If I run gstreamer properties in the terminal, it opens the "Multimedia Systems Selector". I can then test the video input, and get the following message:
  [quote]
  Video for Linux 2 (v4l2): Cannot identify device '/dev/video0'
  [/quote]

  And this is the output from the terminal:
  [code]
  ~$ gstreamer-properties
  gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'artsdsink'
  gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdsink'
  gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sunaudiosink'
  gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'glimagesink'
  gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sdlvideosink'
  gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lmjpegsrc'
  gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'qcamsrc'
  gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lsrc'
  gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdmon'
  gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sunaudiosrc'
  gstreamer-properties-Message: Error running pipeline 'Video for Linux 2 (v4l2)': Cannot identify device '/dev/video0'. [v4l2_calls.c(493): gst_v4l2_open (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstV4l2Src:v4l2src1:
  system error: No such file or directory]
  gstreamer-properties-Message: Error running pipeline 'Video for Linux 2 (v4l2)': Cannot identify device '/dev/video0'. [v4l2_calls.c(493): gst_v4l2_open (): /GstPipeline:pipeline7/GstV4l2Src:v4l2src2:
  system error: No such file or directory]
  [/code]

  This is the output from lsusb:
  [code]
  ~$ lsusb
  Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
  Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  Bus 003 Device 003: ID 046d:c521 Logitech, Inc. Cordless Mouse Receiver
  Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:0139 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  [/code]

  This is the output from lsmod | grep video:
  [code]
  lsmod | grep video
  video 19438 0
  [/code]

  After installing cheese, it either gives me a message that it can't find a camera (no '/dev/video0') or it just doesn't open at all, and I have to force quit it.
  I posted this is a forum, and was told to file this as a bug report, I hope this is useful.

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