My camera is still not working!!! However you can follow my steps to get yours back to live...
This patch by Jani Monoses (https://bugs.launchpad.net/~jani): xxd /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_zc3xx.ko |sed '/^000a370:/ s/1b30/3b30/' |xxd -r | sponge /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca_zc3xx.ko makes my Vimicro webcam create /dev/video1 (video0 is the video tuner in my case), but the received image parameters make camorama crash and Skype display some green floating boxes with just static around :( That's why I decided to try kernel patch by Andy Whitcroft (https://bugs.launchpad.net/~apw). I cannot simply apply his ready-to-use kernel, because of my other specific needs. So... #apt-get update #apt-get install kernel-package libncurses5-dev fakeroot bzip2 #apt-get install linux-source #cd /usr/src #bzip2 -d linux-source-2.6.27.tar.bz2 #tar xvf linux-source-2.6.27.tar #ln -s linux-source-2.6.27 linux #cd linux #cp /boot/config-2.6.27-11-generic ./.config #cat ../0001-UBUNTU-SAUCE-gspca-Let-gspca-handle-the-webcams-0.patch | patch -p1 --dry-run #cat ../0002-UBUNTU-SAUCE-Fix-webcam-having-USB-ID-0ac8-303b.patch | patch -p1 --dry-run #cat ../0001-UBUNTU-SAUCE-gspca-Let-gspca-handle-the-webcams-0.patch | patch -p1 #cat ../0002-UBUNTU-SAUCE-Fix-webcam-having-USB-ID-0ac8-303b.patch | patch -p1 #make menuconfig Loaded .config file. Exited saving. #make-kpkg clean #fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-webcam+kernel kernel_image kernel_headers Was REALLY, REALLY patient and got new shiny kernel in ready-to-use deb package as usual. My machine boots properely and creates /dev/video1 for my 0ac8:303b (proper modules are loaded) but effect is the same as for Jani's patch :( just static and floating green, blue boxes. Camera LED turns on. Nothing else happens. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance! -- Fix zstar vimicro webcam (0ac8:303b) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292086 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
