Sorry for the multiple comments - I'm new to this area of investigation. I've attached my Xorg log, which says that XVideo is being loaded - short version:
$ less /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep XVideo (II) Loading extension XVideo (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation ** Attachment added: "Xorg log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/40242022/Xorg.0.log -- gst-launch cannot connect to gspca webcam https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/516051 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gstreamer0.10 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs