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[Ara Pulido <ara@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Video recording used to work fine on my trusty desktop, but now it
freezes the application and video does not record.

Steps to reproduce:

1) Start camera-app in desktop mode ($ DESKTOP_MODE=1 camera-app)
2) Switch to video
3) Press the red button

Expected behaviour:

The app records  video correctly

Actual behaviour:

The videocamera freezes (still image) and video is not recorded
The following error shows in the terminal:

libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
CameraBin error: "Device '/dev/video0' is busy" 
CameraBin error: "Could not negotiate format" 


ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: camera-app 2.9.1+14.04.20140307-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-18.38-generic 3.13.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Mar 28 16:32:32 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-17 (283 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
SourcePackage: camera-app
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-01-20 (66 days ago)

** Affects: camera-app (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Bill Filler (bfiller)
         Status: Triaged


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug desktop-touch trusty

** Description changed:

  Video recording used to work fine on my trusty desktop, but now it
  freezes the application and video does not record.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  
  1) Start camera-app in desktop mode ($ DESKTOP_MODE=1 camera-app)
  2) Switch to video
  3) Press the red button
  
  Expected behaviour:
  
  The app records  video correctly
  
  Actual behaviour:
  
  The videocamera freezes (still image) and video is not recorded
+ The following error shows in the terminal:
+ 
+ libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
+ CameraBin error: "Device '/dev/video0' is busy" 
+ CameraBin error: "Could not negotiate format" 
+ 
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: camera-app 2.9.1+14.04.20140307-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-18.38-generic 3.13.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-18-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Fri Mar 28 16:32:32 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-17 (283 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  SourcePackage: camera-app
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-01-20 (66 days ago)

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Title:
  [desktop] Video recording is not working

Status in “camera-app” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Video recording used to work fine on my trusty desktop, but now it
  freezes the application and video does not record.

  Steps to reproduce:

  1) Start camera-app in desktop mode ($ DESKTOP_MODE=1 camera-app)
  2) Switch to video
  3) Press the red button

  Expected behaviour:

  The app records  video correctly

  Actual behaviour:

  The videocamera freezes (still image) and video is not recorded
  The following error shows in the terminal:

  libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
  CameraBin error: "Device '/dev/video0' is busy" 
  CameraBin error: "Could not negotiate format" 

  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: camera-app 2.9.1+14.04.20140307-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-18.38-generic 3.13.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-18-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Fri Mar 28 16:32:32 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-17 (283 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  SourcePackage: camera-app
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-01-20 (66 days ago)

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