Guys, I faced the same in a new fresh 14.04.3, but then I've found this PPA with updated guvcview which worked fine:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:pj-assis/ppa sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1448694 Title: Black screen on Guvcview To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/guvcview/+bug/1448694/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs