Unfortunately the error still exists. There is a video-device but I only see a black image
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1872634 Title: Webcam Z-Star 305b doesn't work in Ubuntu (again) Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My webcam Z-Star 305b was supposed to work out of the box [1], but it doesn't work in bionic. It only shows a black screen. I've read lots of threads and tried some suggestions, but unsuccessfully. At present, I'm using bionic x86_64 with kernel 5.3.0-46-generic, before that I tried it with 4.15.0-96 and some previous versions. lsmod |grep gspca output is: gspca_zc3xx 57344 0 gspca_main 24576 2 gspca_zc3xx videobuf2_vmalloc 20480 1 gspca_main videobuf2_v4l2 24576 1 gspca_main videobuf2_common 49152 2 gspca_main,videobuf2_v4l2 videodev 208896 5 gspca_main,gspca_zc3xx,videobuf2_v4l2,videobuf2_common lsusb output is: Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0a5c:21e6 Broadcom Corp. BCM20702 Bluetooth 4.0 [ThinkPad] Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0ac8:305b Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. ZC0305 Webcam Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub I tried several ubuntu-version to figure out if the error was introduced recently into the kernel but couldn't find any working version I've tried cheese, vlc and guvcview. I've tried LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so cheese which made change cheese change it's error message and vlc to not work at all. I would appreciate any help, because I'm completely lost. :-( Thanks in advance! --- 1) https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/media/v4l-drivers/gspca-cardlist.rst --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.14 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: ber 3172 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon DistroRelease: Linux Mint 19.3 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b7611db7-52e5-47c1-93e1-069bb4336a8f InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-04-20 (724 days ago) InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 18.3 "Sylvia" - Release amd64 20171124 MachineType: LENOVO 2429NL6 Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.3.0-46-generic root=/dev/mapper/mint-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-46.38~18.04.1-generic 5.3.18 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-5.3.0-46-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-5.3.0-46-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.173.17 Tags: tricia Uname: Linux 5.3.0-46-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dialout dip docker lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 08/21/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: G4ETA2WW (2.62 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 2429NL6 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Win8 Pro DPK TPG dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrG4ETA2WW(2.62):bd08/21/2014:svnLENOVO:pn2429NL6:pvrThinkPadT530:rvnLENOVO:rn2429NL6:rvrWin8ProDPKTPG:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.family: ThinkPad T530 dmi.product.name: 2429NL6 dmi.product.sku: LENOVO_MT_2429 dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T530 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1872634/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
