The situation is worse than when I've reported the issue. Even with gstreamer-properties I'm not able to see the camera image.
dmesg output: [21696.424050] usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3 [21696.602380] usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [21696.605519] quickcam: QuickCam USB camera found (driver version QuickCam USB 0.6.6 $Date: 2006/11/04 08:38:14 $) [21696.605536] quickcam: Kernel:2.6.27-10-generic bus:3 class:FF subclass:FF vendor:046D product:0840 [21696.628022] quickcam: Sensor PB-0100/0101 detected [21696.629418] quickcam: Registered device: /dev/video0 lsmod output: Module Size Used by quickcam 81188 0 videodev 41344 1 quickcam v4l1_compat 22404 1 videodev ... gstreamer-properties output: gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'artsdsink' gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'glimagesink' gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lmjpegsrc' gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'qcamsrc' gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdmon' gstreamer-properties-Message: Error running pipeline 'Video for Linux (v4l)': Could not get/set settings from/on resource. [v4l_calls.c(198): gst_v4l_open (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstV4lSrc:v4lsrc4: Device opened, but wrong type (0x0)] pac...@lappc-p087:~$ gst-launch-0.10 v4lsrc ! ffmpegcolorspace ! ximagesink . Setting pipeline to PAUSED ... ERROR: Pipeline doesn't want to pause. ERROR: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstV4lSrc:v4lsrc0: Could not get/set settings from/on resource. Additional debug info: v4l_calls.c(198): gst_v4l_open (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstV4lSrc:v4lsrc0: Device opened, but wrong type (0x0) Setting pipeline to NULL ... FREEING pipeline ... pac...@lappc-p087:~$ gst-launch-0.10 v4l2src ! ffmpegcolorspace ! ximagesink . Setting pipeline to PAUSED ... libv4l2: error getting capabilities: Unknown error 515 ERROR: Pipeline doesn't want to pause. ERROR: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstV4l2Src:v4l2src0: Error getting capabilities for device '/dev/video0': It isn't a v4l2 driver. Check if it is a v4l1 driver. Additional debug info: v4l2_calls.c(95): gst_v4l2_get_capabilities (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstV4l2Src:v4l2src0: system error: Unknown error 515 Setting pipeline to NULL ... FREEING pipeline ... -- Cheese doesn't detect my webcam https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197659 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs