Public bug reported: Hello there. I have an Acer AOA150 (ZG5) and the camera used to work with almost all the previous versions of Ubuntu out-of-the-box. With Natty though, it doesn't work. This camera uses the uvcvideo module that's built-in the kernel.
Here are some informations: lsusb | grep 0c45 [code] Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0c45:62c0 Microdia Sonix USB 2.0 Camera [/code] uname -a [code] Linux herbert-AOA150 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:50 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux [/code] dmesg | grep video [code] [ 5015.130699] usbcore: deregistering interface driver uvcvideo [ 5027.982481] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device USB 2.0 Camera (0c45:62c0) [ 5027.984806] uvcvideo: UVC non compliance - GET_DEF(PROBE) not supported. Enabling workaround. [ 5027.985318] uvcvideo: Failed to query (129) UVC probe control : -32 (exp. 26). [ 5027.985334] uvcvideo: Failed to initialize the device (-5). [ 5027.985580] usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo [/code] lsmod (full output because of the possibility of modules conflict/fight) [code] Module Size Used by uvcvideo 66851 0 videodev 75143 1 uvcvideo ppp_deflate 12838 0 zlib_deflate 26594 1 ppp_deflate bsd_comp 12777 0 ppp_async 17308 1 crc_ccitt 12595 1 ppp_async option 21045 2 usb_wwan 19711 1 option usbserial 37116 7 option,usb_wwan usb_storage 43946 0 uas 17676 0 usbhid 41704 0 hid 77084 1 usbhid parport_pc 32111 0 ppdev 12849 0 snd_hda_codec_realtek 255820 1 snd_hda_intel 24140 2 snd_hda_codec 90901 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel snd_hwdep 13274 1 snd_hda_codec snd_pcm 80244 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec snd_seq_midi 13132 0 snd_rawmidi 25269 1 snd_seq_midi i915 450944 2 snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi snd_seq 51291 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event joydev 17322 0 binfmt_misc 13213 1 arc4 12473 2 snd_timer 28659 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq ath5k 144412 0 snd_seq_device 14110 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq drm_kms_helper 40745 1 i915 acerhdf 14217 0 psmouse 73312 0 snd 55295 13 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device ath 19141 1 ath5k mac80211 257001 1 ath5k drm 180037 3 i915,drm_kms_helper serio_raw 12990 0 cfg80211 156212 3 ath5k,ath,mac80211 jmb38x_ms 17364 0 memstick 15816 1 jmb38x_ms i2c_algo_bit 13184 1 i915 soundcore 12600 1 snd video 18951 1 i915 snd_page_alloc 14073 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm lp 13349 0 parport 36746 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp sdhci_pci 13623 0 sdhci 22720 1 sdhci_pci r8169 42534 0 [/code] ls -la /dev/video* - returns nothing, there's no video device at all, creating it manually don't help either. Thank you ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic 2.6.38-8.42 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686 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: 1/1 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: herbert 1307 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0x58540000 irq 45' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC268' Components : 'HDA:10ec0268,1025015b,00100101' Controls : 8 Simple ctrls : 5 Date: Mon Aug 8 20:25:56 2011 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=9d1d43ea-5c4c-441e-b60e-c4dced6c8ea7 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) MachineType: Acer AOA150 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=05e141c8-05a8-4a35-b462-708770e91f87 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-8-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-8-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.52 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/06/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Acer dmi.bios.version: v0.3309 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: Base Board Version dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrv0.3309:bd10/06/2008:svnAcer:pnAOA150:pvr1:rvnAcer:rn:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct1:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: AOA150 dmi.product.version: 1 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 kernel natty uvcvideo -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/823011 Title: Webcam (0c45:62c0, uvcvideo) doesn't work with Natty kernel. 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