Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libv4l-0
So far in Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty" Alpha 4 (coming up on 5 tomorrow), aMSN, Gyachi, Ekiga. as well as other webcam accessing programs cannot use V4l1 devices. While the goal of the integrated GSPCA driver in the Linux kernel was to add increased webcam compatibility, it has instead broken countless devices for many thousands of people, there really is no reason to expose the user to applications broken by this as it is possible to simply patch the affected applications to use libvfl1 directly, Fedora 10 does this for example. There are conversion filters that the user can invoke manually with varying success (Skype seems to be more or less OK with it), but these are hacky and inelegant. Steps to reproduce: 1. Install a webcam-accessing application. (Skype, Gyachi, aMSN, Ekiga, etc. Cheese works cause it was patched upstream) 2. Open it and try to use its webcam feature with a VFL1 webcam. 3. Observe that it does not work. Expected results: Webcam starts up, users rejoice. Fedora's "Better Webcam Support" page highlights that this is possible: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BetterWebcamSupport#Documentation ** Affects: libv4l (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: libv4l2 libvfl1 vfl1 vfl2 ** Description changed: Binary package hint: libv4l-0 - So far in Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty" Alpha 4 (coming up on 5 tomorrow), aMSN - and Gyachi, as well as other webcam accessing programs cannot use V4l1 - devices. + So far in Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty" Alpha 4 (coming up on 5 tomorrow), aMSN, + Gyachi, Ekiga. as well as other webcam accessing programs cannot use + V4l1 devices. While the goal of the integrated GSPCA driver in the Linux kernel was to add increased webcam compatibility, it has instead broken countless devices for many thousands of people, there really is no reason to expose the user to applications broken by this as it is possible to simply patch the affected applications to use libvfl1 directly, Fedora 10 does this for example. There are conversion filters that the user can invoke manually with varying success (Skype seems to be more or less OK with it), but these are hacky and inelegant. Steps to reproduce: - 1. Install a webcam-accessing application. (Skype, Gyachi, aMSN, etc. - Cheese works cause it was patched upstream) + 1. Install a webcam-accessing application. (Skype, Gyachi, aMSN, Ekiga, + etc. Cheese works cause it was patched upstream) 2. Open it and try to use its webcam feature with a VFL1 webcam. 3. Observe that it does not work. Expected results: Webcam starts up, users rejoice. Fedora's "Better Webcam Support" page highlights that this is possible: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BetterWebcamSupport#Documentation -- Webcam applications in Ubuntu still cannot address VFL1 devices https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/334476 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
