As an additional note to that workaround. I had to install v4l2loopback- dkms and v4l2loopback-utils in order to support the dummy device. I also had to run 'modprobe v4l2loopback exclusive_caps=1' to get the device created to actually accept the stream.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to cheese in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1295247 Title: [Logitech C170] Cheese says "There was an error playing video from webcam" Status in cheese package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Whenever I open Cheese in Ubuntu 14.04 beta 1 (Unity), my external Logitech C170 webcam's light turns on once, 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. WORKAROUND: In Cheese preferences lower image resolution to 640x480. 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) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cheese/+bug/1295247/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
