Acer Logitech, Inc. Orbicam fails to start working.
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Problem description:
Logitech, Inc. Orbicam (ID 046d:0896) doesn't work with Cheese (green led on cam doesn't light up and no images appear) unless we run Cheese multiple consecutive times. Webcam doesn't work with Skype too (no images and led turned off).
This problem has started when Ubuntu 10.10 was installed (kernel 2.6.35-27-generic - 64 bits). Webcam was working at Ubuntu 10.04 (all kernel versions released until Mar-08 / 2011).
Ubuntu version:
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10
Codename: maverick
Kernel version:
Linux 2.6.35-27-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 22 20:25:46 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Steps to reproduce the bug:
(With Cheese)
1. run Cheese - green led on cam doesn't light up and a black screen appears instead of the image.
2. close Cheese and start it again.
3. If the cam still doesn't work, repeat step 2.
(With Skype 2.1.0.81)
1. run Skype (/usr/bin/
2. Log in as a valid user.
3. At the main menu, click "Options", and then click the "Video" tab on the left
4. Enable Skype Video. Check the box next to "Enable Skype Video."
5. Open the pull-down menu of devices. Select the device (sometimes it appears as /dev/video0 and sometimes as /dev/video1).
6. Click at the "Test" webcam button.
7. Green led on cam doesn't light up and a black screen appears instead of the image.
Expected results:
Cam led lights up and image appears when Cheese is started.
Cam led lights up and image appears in the web cam test at Skype.
Additional info:
lsusb output:
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 062a:0001 Creative Labs Notebook Optical Mouse
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 017: ID 046d:0896 Logitech, Inc. OrbiCam
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
/var/log/messages when I tried to run Cheese four times and the cam worked only at the last (fourth) attempt:
Mar 9 17:04:26 aspire kernel: [ 6472.857266] usb 1-4: USB disconnect, address 17
Mar 9 17:04:26 aspire kernel: [ 6472.857342] gspca: video0 disconnect
Mar 9 17:04:27 aspire kernel: [ 6474.512285] gspca: set alt 0 err -19
Mar 9 17:04:27 aspire kernel: [ 6474.512294] gspca: usb_submit_urb alt 7 err -19
Mar 9 17:04:28 aspire kernel: [ 6474.790146] usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 18
Mar 9 17:04:28 aspire kernel: [ 6474.969126] gspca: probing 046d:0896
Mar 9 17:04:28 aspire kernel: [ 6474.969133] vc032x: Sensor POxxxx
Mar 9 17:04:28 aspire kernel: [ 6474.971180] gspca: video1 created
Mar 9 17:04:36 aspire kernel: [ 6482.628464] gspca: video0 released
Mar 9 17:06:51 aspire kernel: [ 6618.082332] usb 1-4: USB disconnect, address 18
Mar 9 17:06:51 aspire kernel: [ 6618.082410] gspca: video1 disconnect
Mar 9 17:06:53 aspire kernel: [ 6619.742700] gspca: set alt 0 err -19
Mar 9 17:06:53 aspire kernel: [ 6619.742710] gspca: usb_submit_urb alt 7 err -19
Mar 9 17:06:53 aspire kernel: [ 6620.020143] usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 19
Mar 9 17:06:53 aspire kernel: [ 6620.209951] gspca: probing 046d:0896
Mar 9 17:06:53 aspire kernel: [ 6620.209958] vc032x: Sensor POxxxx
Mar 9 17:06:53 aspire kernel: [ 6620.214951] gspca: video0 created
Mar 9 17:07:31 aspire kernel: [ 6657.839792] gspca: video1 released
Mar 9 17:07:44 aspire kernel: [ 6670.992411] usb 1-4: USB disconnect, address 19
Mar 9 17:07:44 aspire kernel: [ 6670.992481] gspca: video0 disconnect
Mar 9 17:07:46 aspire kernel: [ 6672.650173] gspca: set alt 0 err -19
Mar 9 17:07:46 aspire kernel: [ 6672.650183] gspca: usb_submit_urb alt 7 err -19
Mar 9 17:07:46 aspire kernel: [ 6672.932615] usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 20
Mar 9 17:07:46 aspire kernel: [ 6673.105526] gspca: probing 046d:0896
Mar 9 17:07:46 aspire kernel: [ 6673.105533] vc032x: Sensor POxxxx
Mar 9 17:07:46 aspire kernel: [ 6673.107520] gspca: video1 created
Mar 9 17:07:51 aspire kernel: [ 6678.155567] gspca: video0 released
v4l-info /dev/video0 output
open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
v4l-info /dev/video1 output
### v4l2 device info [/dev/video1] ###
general info
VIDIOC_QUERYCAP
driver : "vc032x"
card : "Camera"
bus_info : "usb-0000:
version : 2.9.0
capabilities : 0x5000001 [VIDEO_
standards
inputs
VIDIOC_
index : 0
name : "vc032x"
type : CAMERA
audioset : 0
tuner : 0
std : 0x0 []
status : 0x0 []
video capture
VIDIOC_
index : 0
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "YVYU"
pixelformat : 0x55595659 [YVYU]
VIDIOC_
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
fmt.pix.width : 640
fmt.pix.height : 480
fmt.pix.
fmt.pix.field : NONE
fmt.pix.
fmt.pix.sizeimage : 614400
fmt.pix.colorspace : SRGB
fmt.pix.priv : 0
controls
VIDIOC_
id : 9963776
type : INTEGER
name : "Brightness"
minimum : 0
maximum : 255
step : 1
default_value : 128
flags : 0
VIDIOC_
id : 9963777
type : INTEGER
name : "Contrast"
minimum : 0
maximum : 255
step : 1
default_value : 127
flags : 0
VIDIOC_
id : 9963778
type : INTEGER
name : "Saturation"
minimum : 1
maximum : 127
step : 1
default_value : 63
flags : 0
### video4linux device info [/dev/video1] ###
general info
VIDIOCGCAP
name : "Camera"
type : 0x1 [CAPTURE]
channels : 1
audios : 0
maxwidth : 640
maxheight : 480
minwidth : 48
minheight : 32
channels
VIDIOCGCHAN(0)
channel : 0
name : "vc032x"
tuners : 0
flags : 0x0 []
type : CAMERA
norm : 0
tuner
ioctl VIDIOCGTUNER: Invalid argument
audio
VIDIOCGAUDIO
audio : 0
volume : 0
bass : 0
treble : 0
picture
VIDIOCGPICT
brightness : 32896
hue : 0
colour : 32247
contrast : 32639
whiteness : 0
depth : 8
palette : unknown
buffer
ioctl VIDIOCGFBUF: Invalid argument
window
VIDIOCGWIN
x : 0
y : 0
width : 640
height : 480
chromakey : 0
flags : 0
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: linux-image-
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-27-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Arquivo ou diretório não encontrado
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xd0340000 irq 45'
Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC883'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0883,
Controls : 24
Simple ctrls : 14
Date: Wed Mar 9 16:20:58 2011
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: Acer Aspire 5630
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=
LANG=pt_BR.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageV
RfKill:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
dmi.bios.date: 01/09/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V3.33
dmi.board.name: Grapevine
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 5630
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in linux (Fedora): | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Won't Fix |
Description of problem:
Logitech Orbicam (046d:0896) only works with Cheese when cheese is started multiple consecutive times. To my totally untrained eye it seems that the wrong video device is created/released.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 6-43.fc14. x86_64
2.6.35.
How reproducible:
Start cheese, quit cheese, start cheese again, quit again etc. Continue this until the cam led lights up and the cam starts working.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. modprobe -v gspca_vc032x
2. start cheese - green led on cam does not light up and no images from cam
3. stop cheese and start cheese again (cam led may light up & cam may work) or stop cheese again and start cheese again (cam led may light up & cam works)
Actual results:
Cam does not work when cheese is started for the first time
Expected results:
Cam led lights up & the cam works
Additional info:
Steps I did to reproduce this with output. Please note the messages were gspca creates video0 but releases video1 or creates video1 and releases video0 when cheese is terminated (and the cam did not work).
Manually insert gspca_vc032x ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ==
=======
Oct 17 15:45:12 luna kernel: [10579.920588] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
Oct 17 15:45:12 luna kernel: [10579.923621] gspca: main v2.9.0 registered
Oct 17 15:45:12 luna kernel: [10579.925051] gspca: probing 046d:0896
Oct 17 15:45:12 luna kernel: [10579.925055] vc032x: Sensor POxxxx
Oct 17 15:45:12 luna kernel: [10579.927710] gspca: video0 created
Oct 17 15:45:12 luna kernel: [10579.927733] usbcore: registered new interface driver vc032x
Oct 17 15:45:12 luna kernel: [10579.927736] vc032x: registered
Start cheese - green cam led does not light up, cam does not work ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ==
=======
Oct 17 15:45:21 luna kernel: [10588.479761] usb 1-7: USB disconnect, address 10
Oct 17 15:45:21 luna kernel: [10588.480195] gspca: video0 disconnect
Oct 17 15:45:22 luna kernel: [10590.052229] gspca: set alt 0 err -19
Oct 17 15:45:22 luna kernel: [10590.052239] gspca: usb_submit_urb alt 7 err -19
Oct 17 15:45:23 luna kernel: [10590.258171] usb 1-7: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 11
Oct 17 15:45:23 luna kernel: [10590.414303] usb 1-7: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=0896
Oct 17 15:45:23 luna kernel: [10590.414312] usb 1-7: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Oct 17 15:45:23 luna kernel: [10590.414320] usb 1-7: Product: Camera
Oct 17 15:45:23 luna kernel: [10590.414324] usb 1-7: Manufacturer: OEM
Oct 17 15:45:23 luna kernel: [10590.417140] gspca: probing 046d:0896
Oct 17 15:45:23 luna kernel: [10590.417147] vc032x: Sensor POxxxx
Oct 17 15:45:23 luna kernel: [10590.419179] gspca: video1 created
Oct 17 15:45:38 luna kernel: [10605.581941] gspca: video0 released
Quit cheese with menu Cheese -> Quit
Start cheese 2nd time - green cam led does not light up, cam does not work ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ==
=======
Oct 17 15:45:49 luna kernel: [10616.396640] usb 1-7: USB disconnect, address 11
Oct 17 15:45:49 luna kernel: [10616.3...