I had the following error with cheese:
"libv4l2: error got 4 consecutive frame decode errors, last error: v4l-convert:
libjpeg error: End Of Image"
sap@warzycha ~ $ lsb_release -a
Distributor ID: LinuxMint
Description: Linux Mint 17 Qiana
Release: 17
Codename: qiana
sap@warzycha ~ $ uname -a
Linux warzycha 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 2 23:31:42 UTC 2014
i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
sap@warzycha ~ $ lsusb
[...]
Bus 003 Device 011: ID 046d:082b Logitech, Inc.
[...]
sap@warzycha ~ $ cat /proc/asound/cards
[...]
1 [C170 ]: USB-Audio - Webcam C170
Webcam C170 at usb-0000:00:1a.0-2, full speed
This did the trick for me was:
1. (install guvcview using "sudo apt-get install guvcview" and) open guvcview
2. close guvcview
3. then open cheese and the webcam works!
(reference: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1056267#c1)
** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #1056267
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1056267
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1295247
Title:
Cheese says "There was an error playing video from webcam"
Status in “cheese” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Whenever I open Cheese in Ubuntu 14.04 beta 1 (Unity), my webcam's light once
turns on, then it turns off and Cheese turns black, written "There was an error
playing video from webcam". This never happened in any previous versions of
Ubuntu.
The problem is reproducible.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: cheese 3.10.2-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-12.32-generic 3.13.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Mar 20 22:29:57 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-20 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140225)
SourcePackage: cheese
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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