apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected
** Description changed: The UVC video driver lacks the VIDIOCGMBUF ioctl and this limits the software it can work with. This problem can easily be reproduced as follows. Note the error it gets for the VIDIOCGMBUF ioctl. dcamp...@vostro:~$ hasciicam HasciiCam 0.9.1 - (h)ascii 4 the masses! - http://ascii.dyne.org (c)2000-2003 Denis Rojo < jaromil @ dyne.org > watch out for the (h)ASCII ROOTS http://hascii.org Device detected is /dev/video0 Integrated Webcam 1 channels detected max size w[1280] h[1024] - min size w[48] h[32] Video capabilities: VID_TYPE_CAPTURE can capture to memory !! error in ioctl VIDIOCGMBUF: : Invalid argument This is a right-up-to-date Intrepid.... r...@vostro:~# lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 8.10 Release: 8.10 + --- + AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23. + AplayDevices: + **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** + card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog] + Subdevices: 0/1 + Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 + Architecture: i386 + ArecordDevices: + **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** + card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog] + Subdevices: 1/1 + Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 + AudioDevicesInUse: + USER PID ACCESS COMMAND + /dev/snd/controlC0: dcampbel 3923 F.... pulseaudio + /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: dcampbel 3923 F...m pulseaudio + CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory + Card0.Amixer.info: + Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf8300000 irq 48' + Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC268' + Components : 'HDA:10ec0268,10280275,00100003' + Controls : 12 + Simple ctrls : 7 + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 + HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=6acbb5ef-566a-41e9-8ec1-ef4d0ab03fa6 + MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro1710 + NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia + Package: linux (not installed) + ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=de3674a2-2543-4e51-95ea-70f61cbad1ba ro quiet splash + ProcEnviron: + PATH=(custom, no user) + LANG=en_AU.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4 + Regression: No + RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38 + Reproducible: Yes + Tags: maverick kernel-graphics needs-upstream-testing + Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686 + UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare + dmi.bios.date: 10/09/2008 + dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. + dmi.bios.version: A10 + dmi.board.name: 0X805C + dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. + dmi.chassis.type: 8 + dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. + dmi.chassis.version: N/A + dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA10:bd10/09/2008:svnDellInc.:pnVostro1710:pvrNull:rvnDellInc.:rn0X805C:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrN/A: + dmi.product.name: Vostro1710 + dmi.product.version: Null + dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. ** Attachment added: "AcpiTables.txt" https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/331014/+attachment/1719055/+files/AcpiTables.txt -- uvc video driver lacks VIDIOCGMBUF ioctl https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/331014 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