Hi,

Try to start chrome with:
--enable-features=RunVideoCaptureServiceInBrowserProcess

Best Regards,
Stefan


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> On 24. Dec 2022, at 14:38, Robert Alessi <ale...@robertalessi.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It being understood that web services such as jitsi and bigbluebutton
> require WASM to be enabled,[1] I am experiencing issues with access to
> the webcam by iridium or chromium.
> 
> For the record, I used the BBB testing instance,[2] and Webcam
> Test.[3]
> 
> I followed the intructions given in the FAQ,[4] including those found
> at the bottom of the page, and modified /etc/ididium/unveil.main and
> /etc/iridium/unveil.utility_video as follows:
> 
> =============================================
> --- unveil.main.orig    Mon Nov 21 16:54:24 2022
> +++ unveil.main    Sat Dec 24 13:50:22 2022
> @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
> # needed for video(4)
> /dev/video rw
> +/dev/video0 rw
> 
> # needed for FIDO authentication
> /dev/fido rw
> 
> --- unveil.utility_video.orig    Mon Nov 21 16:54:24 2022
> +++ unveil.utility_video    Sat Dec 24 13:55:42 2022
> @@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
> 
> # needed for video(4)
> /dev/video rw
> +/dev/video0 rw
> =============================================
> 
> Even so, iridium fails to access the webcam.  BBB says that the device
> may be used by another application and /var/log/messages reads as
> follows:
> 
> Dec 24 13:59:03  /bsd: uvideo0 at uhub0 port 2 configuration 1 interface 0 " 
> 4K Document Camera" rev 2.00/1.33 addr 2
> Dec 24 13:59:03  /bsd: video0 at uvideo0
> Dec 24 13:59:03  /bsd: uaudio0 at uhub0 port 2 configuration 1 interface 3 " 
> 4K Document Camera" rev 2.00/1.33 addr 2
> Dec 24 13:59:03  /bsd: uaudio0: class v1, high-speed, sync, channels: 0 play, 
> 2 rec, 2 ctls
> Dec 24 13:59:03  /bsd: audio1 at uaudio0
> Dec 24 13:59:22  /bsd: uvideo0: could not SET probe request: STALLED
> 
> The last message is repeated each time I attempt to share the webcam.
> 
> I think it is worth mentioning that this happens even if unveil.main
> and unveil.utility_video are left untouched.
> 
> This does not happen with firefox. (It can't be tested with BBB as
> it is unable to enter the testing room, but can be tested with
> webcamtests[3] or jitsi.[5])
> 
> Any help would be much appreciated.
> 
> -- Robert
> 
> Footnotes:
> [1]  See https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=167181801710114&w=2 and
>     the link to openbsd-ports
> 
> [2]  https://test.bigbluebutton.org
> 
> [3]  https://webcamtests.com/
> 
> [4]  https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq13.html#webcam
> 
> [5]  https://meet.jit.si
> 

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