The same happens to me when using eviacam
jrzabott@junior-notebook:~$ eviacam [libwebcam] Invalid V4L2 control type encountered: ctrl_id = 0x00980001, name = 'User Controls', type = 6 [libwebcam] Invalid or unsupported V4L2 control encountered: ctrl_id = 0x00980001, name = 'User Controls' [libwebcam] Unknown V4L2 user control ID encountered: 0x00980912 (V4L2_CID_USER_BASE + 18) [libwebcam] Invalid V4L2 control type encountered: ctrl_id = 0x00980001, name = 'User Controls', type = 6 [libwebcam] Invalid or unsupported V4L2 control encountered: ctrl_id = 0x00980001, name = 'User Controls' [libwebcam] Unknown V4L2 user control ID encountered: 0x00980912 (V4L2_CID_USER_BASE + 18) Unable to find any suitable image format Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated. jrzabott@junior-notebook:~$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 005: ID 041e:4028 Creative Technology, Ltd Vista Plus cam [VF0090] Bus 003 Device 002: ID 058f:6254 Alcor Micro Corp. USB Hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 003: ID 15ca:00c3 Textech International Ltd. Mini Optical Mouse Bus 003 Device 004: ID 1c4f:0002 SiGma Micro Keyboard TRACER Gamma Ivory jrzabott@junior-notebook:~$ [ 6318.704043] usb 1-2: new full-speed USB device number 3 using uhci_hcd [ 6318.896138] usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=08ae [ 6318.896145] usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 [ 6318.896149] usb 1-2: Product: Camera [ 6319.138473] gspca_main: gspca_zc3xx-2.14.0 probing 046d:08ae [ 6319.583914] input: gspca_zc3xx as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb1/1-2/input/input13 [ 6319.585111] usbcore: registered new interface driver gspca_zc3xx [ 6319.817994] usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio [ 6401.048071] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, device number 3 [ 7979.568062] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 2 [ 7981.048046] usb 1-2: new full-speed USB device number 4 using uhci_hcd [ 7981.249460] usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=08ae [ 7981.249466] usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 [ 7981.249470] usb 1-2: Product: Camera [ 7981.252550] gspca_main: gspca_zc3xx-2.14.0 probing 046d:08ae [ 7981.690601] input: gspca_zc3xx as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb1/1-2/input/input14 [ 8000.400058] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, device number 4 [ 8010.944032] usb 1-1: new full-speed USB device number 5 using uhci_hcd [ 8011.177055] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=041e, idProduct=4028 [ 8011.177061] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 [ 8011.177065] usb 1-1: Product: Creative WebCam Vista Plus. [ 8011.177068] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Creative [ 8011.180146] gspca_main: pac207-2.14.0 probing 041e:4028 [ 8011.185146] input: pac207 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb1/1-1/input/input15 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1062443 Title: Crash on starting Camera Configuration To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sitplus/+bug/1062443/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs