Seem the very old bug is coming back in trusty. I hope im not the last one using this old webcam.
syslog tells me: May 8 19:05:03 LAPold kernel: [ 2317.728499] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, device number 5 │· May 8 19:05:11 LAPold kernel: [ 2325.776273] usb 2-1: new full-speed USB device number 6 using uhci_hcd │· May 8 19:05:11 LAPold kernel: [ 2325.966331] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=05a9, idProduct=0518 │· May 8 19:05:11 LAPold kernel: [ 2325.966350] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 │· May 8 19:05:11 LAPold kernel: [ 2325.966361] usb 2-1: Product: USB Camera │· May 8 19:05:11 LAPold kernel: [ 2325.966371] usb 2-1: Manufacturer: OmniVision Technologies, Inc. │· May 8 19:05:11 LAPold kernel: [ 2325.972198] gspca_main: ov519-2.14.0 probing 05a9:0518 │· May 8 19:05:13 LAPold kernel: [ 2328.149350] gspca_ov519: WARNING: Sensor is an OV66308. Your camera may have been misdetected in previous driver versions. │· May 8 19:05:14 LAPold kernel: [ 2328.836638] input: ov519 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/input/input19 │· May 8 19:05:14 LAPold mtp-probe: checking bus 2, device 6: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1" │· May 8 19:05:14 LAPold mtp-probe: bus: 2, device: 6 was not an MTP device the old Workaround from 2008 to do "sudo apt-get install ov51x-jpeg-source" is not working at the moment. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41779 Title: webcam error - ov511.c: No decompressor available Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “linux-source-2.6.15” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in “linux-source-2.6.22” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: Contrary to Ben Collins' status explanation, regarding bug #3717: <quote>This is fixed in dapper, but will not be fixed in breezy.</quote> , this bug still occurs in dapper, at least in the first beta. I tested with live-cd kubuntu, with the exact same problem. Steps to reproduce: Connect Philips ToUcam model 720K/00; syslog reports Apr 27 18:53:30 localhost kernel: [4295842.790000] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5 Apr 27 18:53:30 localhost kernel: [4295842.918000] drivers/usb/media/ov511/ov511.c: USB OV518 video device found Apr 27 18:53:30 localhost kernel: [4295842.919000] drivers/usb/media/ov511/ov511.c: Device revision 1 Apr 27 18:53:30 localhost kernel: [4295842.931000] drivers/usb/media/ov511/ov511.c: Compression required with OV518...enabling Apr 27 18:53:32 localhost kernel: [4295844.276000] drivers/usb/media/ov511/ov511.c: Sensor is an OV6630 Apr 27 18:53:32 localhost kernel: [4295844.479000] drivers/usb/media/ov511/ov511.c: Device at usb-0000:00:1d.0-1 registered to minor 0 The device appears in Device Manager, wich reports video4linux.device: /dev/video0 Then do cat /dev/video0 syslog says Apr 27 18:57:20 localhost kernel: [4296073.038000] drivers/usb/media/ov511/ov511.c: No decompressor available To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/41779/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp