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UVC video camera no longer works

Bug #757074 reported by Jeremy von Hoff on 2011-04-11

This bug affects 10 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	linux (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

In Maverick, my webcam (Logitech QuickCam Deluxe for Notebooks) worked flawlessly. Now, when I boot up Natty Beta, I get nothing in Cheese. In gstreamer-properties, I get

gstreamer-properties-Message: Error running pipeline 'Video for Linux 2 (v4l2)': Device '/dev/video0' cannot capture at 8192x8192 [gstv4l2object.c(2093): gst_v4l2_object_set_format (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstV4l2Src:v4l2src1:
Call to S_FMT failed for YUYV @ 8192x8192: Input/output error]

Most importantly, dmesg gives this:
jeremy@Megatron-test:~$ dmesg | grep uvc
[ 18.169128] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device <unnamed> (046d:09c1)
[ 18.210483] usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo
[ 42.076106] uvcvideo: Failed to query (131) UVC probe control : -32 (exp. 26).
[ 91.714758] uvcvideo: Failed to set UVC probe control : -32 (exp. 26).
[ 96.710109] uvcvideo: Failed to set UVC probe control : -110 (exp. 26).
[ 101.710123] uvcvideo: Failed to set UVC probe control : -110 (exp. 26).
[ 106.710123] uvcvideo: Failed to set UVC probe control : -110 (exp. 26).
[ 111.710124] uvcvideo: Failed to set UVC probe control : -110 (exp. 26).
[ 116.710134] uvcvideo: Failed to set UVC probe control : -110 (exp. 26).
[ 121.710133] uvcvideo: Failed to set UVC probe control : -110 (exp. 26).

Hope to see this fixed quickly. Thanks!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic 2.6.38-8.41
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.41-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
AplayDevices:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC883 Analog [ALC883 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: jeremy 1532 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC1: jeremy 1532 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfe028000 irq 20'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC883'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0883,147b1c2a,00100002'
   Controls : 28
   Simple ctrls : 17
Card1.Amixer.info:
Card hw:1 'U0x46d0x9c1'/'USB Device 0x46d:0x9c1 at usb-0000:00:02.1-3.1, high speed'
   Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
   Components : 'USB046d:09c1'
   Controls : 2
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
   Capabilities: cvolume cvolume-joined cswitch cswitch-joined penum
   Capture channels: Mono
   Limits: Capture 0 - 3072
   Mono: Capture 0 [0%] [18.00dB] [on]
Date: Sun Apr 10 22:32:32 2011
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b65e9a95-d889-45f8-ae50-ba7c23be95f0
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110321)
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.

eth1 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: System Manufacturer System Product Name
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=fc04b7d9-0c22-4a9c-b257-9de400a18f64 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 1.50
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/16/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 2006/12/19
dmi.board.name: www.abit.com.tw
dmi.board.vendor: NF-M2S
dmi.board.version: Unknow
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset tag number: at least 22 digits
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: System Enclosure Manufacturer
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr2006/12/19:bd07/16/2008:svnSystemManufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnNF-M2S:rnwww.abit.com.tw:rvrUnknow:cvnSystemEnclosureManufacturer:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System Manufacturer

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Jeremy von Hoff (jvonhoff) wrote on 2011-04-11:

AcpiTables.txt Edit (120.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AlsaDevices.txt Edit (644 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ArecordDevices.txt Edit (399 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootDmesg.txt Edit (49.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Card0.Amixer.values.txt Edit (3.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Card0.Codecs.codec.0.txt Edit (12.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (1.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (11.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (523 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
PciMultimedia.txt Edit (586 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo_.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (2.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (115.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (257.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
WifiSyslog.txt Edit (109.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Brad Figg (brad-figg) on 2011-05-04

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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3vi1 (launchpad-net-eternaldusk) wrote on 2011-07-24:

There appears to have been a regression and I'm now seeing the same errors as Jeremy in Oneiric with my Logitech QC 9000 Pro.

It was working fine in Oneiric when I tested it several weeks back.

gstreamer-properties, when clicking test, throws an error 'Video for Linux 2 (v4l2): no element "null"'.

evil@saturn:~$ dmesg | grep uvc
[ 19.896943] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device <unnamed> (046d:0990)
[ 19.911157] usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo
[ 50.363583] uvcvideo: Failed to query (GET_DEF) UVC control 5 on unit 2: -32 (exp. 1).
[ 58.911087] uvcvideo: Failed to query (GET_DEF) UVC control 5 on unit 2: -32 (exp. 1).
[ 69.638078] uvcvideo: Failed to query (GET_DEF) UVC control 5 on unit 2: -32 (exp. 1).
[ 69.642673] uvcvideo: Failed to query (GET_DEF) UVC control 5 on unit 2: -32 (exp. 1).
[ 127.822209] uvcvideo: Failed to set UVC probe control : -110 (exp. 26).
[ 132.820224] uvcvideo: Failed to set UVC probe control : -110 (exp. 26).
[ 137.818212] uvcvideo: Failed to set UVC probe control : -110 (exp. 26).
[ 142.816216] uvcvideo: Failed to set UVC probe control : -110 (exp. 26)....

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Kevin Hester (kevinh) wrote on 2011-11-13:

I too have this problem with 11.10 and my UVC camera. However, I'd like to post the following workaround - I hope it helps others:

sudo rmmod uvcvideo
sudo modprobe uvcvideo
unplug camera from USB port
plug camera back in
and now all is well

Whatever the bug is it seems to only happen if the device is detected during boot.

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penalvch (penalvch) wrote on 2012-03-25:

Jeremey von Hoff, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. This bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ .

If it remains an issue, could you run the following command from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux <replace-with-bug-number>

Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Incomplete

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Jeremy von Hoff (jvonhoff) wrote on 2012-03-25: Re: [Bug 757074] Re: UVC video camera no longer works

This is no longer a problem for me. Thanks!

On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 7:21 AM, Christopher M. Penalver <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Jeremey von Hoff, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu
> better. This bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any
> activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? Can
> you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD images are
> available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ .
>
> If it remains an issue, could you run the following command from a
> Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically
> gather and attach updated debug information to this report.
>
> apport-collect -p linux <replace-with-bug-number>
>
> Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would be
> great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue.
> Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've
> tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag.
> This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag
> located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the
> 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
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penalvch (penalvch) wrote on 2012-03-25:

Jeremy von Hoff, this bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Invalid

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Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Johannes Neugschwentner (johannes-neugschwentner) wrote on 2017-06-16:

I'm getting this same error now years later ...

* on my old Sony Vaio
* after upgrading from 16.04 to 17.04

dmesg shows:

[ 1181.128100] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device USB2.0 Camera (5986:02d3)
[ 1181.129834] uvcvideo: Failed to set UVC probe control : -32 (exp. 26).
[ 1181.130748] uvcvideo 1-1.3:1.0: Entity type for entity Extension 3 was not initialized!
[ 1181.130752] uvcvideo 1-1.3:1.0: Entity type for entity Processing 2 was not initialized!
[ 1181.130755] uvcvideo 1-1.3:1.0: Entity type for entity Camera 1 was not initialized!
[ 1181.133085] input: USB2.0 Camera as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.3/1-1.3:1.0/input/input13
[ 1181.133281] usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo
[ 1181.133282] USB Video Class driver (1.1.1)

after rmmodding and modprobing uvcvideo ...
no chance to get a v4l device in cheese, kamerka, ...

when trying to manually install the driver that fits most likely to my sony vaio integrated webcam, it fails

sudo /usr/share/r5u87x/r5u87x-download-firmware.sh #(the final command that installs the firmware - from the official ubuntu tutorial on webcams for most sony vaio)

it fails saying
Error: Failed to find any supported webcams

ls -lisa /dev/video0

66245 0 crw-rw-rw-+ 1 root video 81, 0 Jun 15 21:04 /dev/video0

I'm part of the video group

Any ideas?

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Spode (forums-g-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2018-05-06:

Seeing same problem now on 18.04 with a Dell 05a9:2649 monitor webcam.

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bblodfon (bblodfon) wrote on 2022-02-18:

Same problem with a simple USB webcam on Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS, 5.4.0-100-generic x86_64 kernel. I get these kind of messages on dmesg:

uvcvideo: Failed to set UVC probe control : -110 (exp. 26).
uvcvideo: Failed to query (130) UVC probe control : -32 (exp. 26).
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