Public bug reported: I'm running the hardy beta, and on my Acer 5920, the Crystal Eye webcam doesn't work.
gstreamer-properties seems to detect the webcam, but here are the errors I get when I select it as a v4l device and press the 'Test' button: gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'artsdsink' gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdsink' gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sdlvideosink' gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lmjpegsrc' gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'qcamsrc' gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdmon' gstreamer-properties-Message: Error running pipeline 'Video for Linux (v4l)': Could not get/set settings from/on resource. [v4l_calls.c(409): gst_v4l_set_chan_norm (): /pipeline0/v4lsrc2: Error setting the channel/norm settings: Invalid argument] And here's what happens when i select it as a v4l2 device: gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'artsdsink' gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdsink' gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sdlvideosink' gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lmjpegsrc' gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'qcamsrc' gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdmon' gstreamer-properties-Message: Error running pipeline 'Video for Linux 2 (v4l2)': Error starting streaming capture from device '/dev/video0'. [v4l2src_calls.c(1369): gst_v4l2src_capture_start (): /pipeline0/v4l2src2: system error: Protocol error] In Ekiga i just get a green little window The device is detected at boot by the uvcvideo driver: [ 27.467615] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device Acer CrystalEye webcam (064e:a101) lsusb identifies the device as such: Bus 006 Device 002: ID 064e:a101 Suyin Corp. luvcview -f yuv does work (although i have to start it twice), but unfortunately gstreamer-properties does not have an option for yuv ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Acer Crystal Eye webcam does not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205970 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