Ok, it seems like this bug is not reproduced every time I plug webcam. This time webcam was hooked up successfully, revealing following in `pactl list cards`:
Card #4 Name: alsa_card.usb-046d_0825_FCE88FE0-02-U0x46d0x825 Driver: module-alsa-card.c Owner Module: 26 Properties: alsa.card = "2" alsa.card_name = "USB Device 0x46d:0x825" alsa.long_card_name = "USB Device 0x46d:0x825 at usb-0000:00:12.2-5, high speed" alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio" device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:12.2-usb-0:5:1.2" sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.2/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.2/sound/card2" udev.id = "usb-046d_0825_FCE88FE0-02-U0x46d0x825" device.bus = "usb" device.vendor.id = "046d" device.vendor.name = "Logitech, Inc." device.product.id = "0825" device.product.name = "Webcam C270" device.serial = "046d_0825_FCE88FE0" device.form_factor = "webcam" device.string = "2" device.description = "Webcam C270" module-udev-detect.discovered = "1" device.icon_name = "camera-web-usb" Profiles: input:analog-mono: Analog Mono Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority. 1) off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority. 0) Active Profile: input:analog-mono Ports: analog-input-microphone: Microphone (priority: 8700) Part of profile(s): input:analog-mono Nevertheless, kern.log had following after plugging webcam in: Jan 6 20:52:44 t-rex kernel: [30006.048355] usb 1-5: new high-speed USB device number 6 using ehci_hcd Jan 6 20:52:45 t-rex kernel: [30006.396631] usb 1-5: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=0825 Jan 6 20:52:45 t-rex kernel: [30006.396644] usb 1-5: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=2 Jan 6 20:52:45 t-rex kernel: [30006.396652] usb 1-5: SerialNumber: FCE88FE0 Jan 6 20:52:45 t-rex kernel: [30006.398104] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device <unnamed> (046d:0825) Jan 6 20:52:45 t-rex kernel: [30006.495377] input: UVC Camera (046d:0825) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.2/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.0/input/input19 Jan 6 20:52:46 t-rex kernel: [30007.502483] 6:3:3: cannot set freq 32000 to ep 0x86 Note "32000" in last line instead of "48000" as in original issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1007542 Title: pulseaudio stops responding after plugging Logitech webcam in Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Repro: plug Logitech C270 (one I have) webcam in USB port (others with builtin microphone are affected most likely) Expected: device hooks up and works properly Actual behavior: pulseaudio becomes unresponsive (totem freezes, volume controls work with huge delay, sound is not played at all), dmesg becomes flooded with messages like "7:3:4: cannot set freq 48000 to ep 0x86" After unplugging webcam pulseaudio becomes responsive again. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:1.1-0ubuntu15.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic-pae 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/pcmC1D0c: andy 17317 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC2: andy 17317 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: andy 17317 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfbff4000 irq 16' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC889' Components : 'HDA:10ec0889,14627388,00100004' Controls : 47 Simple ctrls : 23 Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'U0x46d0x825'/'USB Device 0x46d:0x825 at usb-0000:00:12.2-2, high speed' Mixer name : 'USB Mixer' Components : 'USB046d:0825' Controls : 2 Simple ctrls : 1 Card1.Amixer.values: Simple mixer control 'Mic',0 Capabilities: cvolume cvolume-joined cswitch cswitch-joined penum Capture channels: Mono Limits: Capture 0 - 6144 Mono: Capture 6144 [100%] [30.00dB] [off] Card2.Amixer.info: Card hw:2 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfeafc000 irq 19' Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 16 HDMI/DP' Components : 'HDA:10de0016,10de0101,00100100' Controls : 25 Simple ctrls : 5 Date: Fri Jun 1 19:48:01 2012 SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-26 (35 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 05/12/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: V8.6 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: 770T-C45 (MS-7388) dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD dmi.board.version: 3.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD dmi.chassis.version: 3.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV8.6:bd05/12/2010:svnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:pnMS-7388:pvr3.0:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rn770T-C45(MS-7388):rvr3.0:cvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:ct3:cvr3.0: dmi.product.name: MS-7388 dmi.product.version: 3.0 dmi.sys.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1007542/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp