[CentOS] CentOS 6.6: Webcam problem

Sat Dec 13 02:28:56 UTC 2014
Mark LaPierre <marklapier at gmail.com>

On 12/12/14 04:08, Ron Yorston wrote:
> Last month we discussed the problems with webcams in CentOS 6 and I
> raised Bugzilla #1158988 with Red Hat.  This bug has now been declared
> a duplicate of 1145805.  Unfortunately I'm unable to access that report
> so although I know Red Hat are looking into the matter I don't know
> what they're doing.
> 
> Ron
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Yes, I reported this same issue a couple of weeks ago.

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Subject: USB Camera Not Working after 6.6 update
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 18:19:44 -0500
From: Mark LaPierre <marklapier at aol.com>
To: Mail List CentOS Users <centos at centos.org>, Mark LaPierre
<marklapier at aol.com>

Hey all,

The 6.5 to 6.6 update broke several items that I've discussed here.
Some I have solved, others I had differed.  Now I want to talk about my
web cam issues.  I have two web cams.  This is what dmesg has to say
when I plug them in and try to access them with Cheese Webcam Booth:

# Unplugged dev 2 camera
usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 2
# Plugged in dev 4 camera
usb 1-1: new high speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd
usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=1e4e, idProduct=0102
usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
usb 1-1: Product: USB2.0 Camera
usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Etron Technology, Inc.
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device USB2.0 Camera (1e4e:0102)
uvcvideo: UVC non compliance - GET_DEF(PROBE) not supported. Enabling
workaround.
input: USB2.0 Camera as
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.4/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/input/input6
# Attempted to connect from Cheese Webcam Booth.  This camera has no
pilot light but fails to connect just like the other one.
uvcvideo: Failed to submit URB 0 (-28).

# Unplugged dev 4 camera
usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 4
# Plugged in dev 2 camera
usb 1-1: new high speed USB device number 5 using ehci_hcd
usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0ac8, idProduct=3420
usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
usb 1-1: Product: Venus USB2.0 Camera
usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Vimicro Corp.
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device Venus USB2.0 Camera (0ac8:3420)
input: Venus USB2.0 Camera as
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.4/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/input/input7
# Attempted to connect from Cheese Webcam Booth.  This camera has a
pilot light that lights when I try to connect then goes out after a
second of so.
uvcvideo: Failed to submit URB 0 (-28).

Anyone want to take a whack at solving this issue?

CentOS release 6.6 (Final)

Linux mushroom.patch 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.i686 #1 SMP Tue Nov 11 16:30:09
UTC 2014 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
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Well here's an update.  My kids gave me enough shiny bits for Christmas
so that I could assemble my new eight core machine to the point where I
could start it up.  No, it's not finished yet, but it's running like a
scalded cat.

I made a clean new 64 bit install of 6.6 from the install DVD and then
ran yum update.  The web cam does not work with the new 64 bit machine
either.  I'm looking forward to the day when the kernel patch arrives.

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