Public bug reported: I'm running Ubuntu 12.04.2 32bit and the webcam [0x0ac8 0xc002] of my Sony VGN-FE21M laptop gives green/garbled/black output when trying to use it in cheese, xawtv, vlc or skype. The suggested solutions in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Webcam/Troubleshooting don't work.
The output in the terminal when running 'xawtv' (see the attachment for a screenshot): v4l2: ioctl(fildes = 5 "/dev/video0", request = VIDIOC_QBUF, struct v4l2_buffer *data = { index = 0, type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE, bytesused = 9682, flags = V4L2_BUF_FLAG_QUEUED, field = V4L2_FIELD_NONE, timestamp = { 18637,563 seconds }, timecode = { type = 0, flags = 0, frames = 0, seconds = 0, minutes = 0, hours = 0 }, sequence = 0, memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP, m.offset = 2882400000, length = 16777216, input = 0 }) failed, Ongeldig argument (22, EINVAL) because the frame buffer is already in use The output in the terminal when running 'vlc v4l2:///dev/video0': [0xb53ed7a8] v4l2 demux error: Failed to unlock (VIDIOC_QBUF) ** Affects: v4l-utils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Attachment added: "Green/garbled output in xawtv" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1134565/+attachment/3549842/+files/Schermafdruk%20van%202013-02-27%2018%3A01%3A37.png ** Description changed: - I'm running Ubuntu 12.04.2 32bit and the webcam of my Sony VGN-FE21M - [0x0ac8 0xc002] laptop gives green/garbled/black output when trying to + I'm running Ubuntu 12.04.2 32bit and the webcam [0x0ac8 0xc002] of my + Sony VGN-FE21M laptop gives green/garbled/black output when trying to use it in cheese, xawtv, vlc or skype. The suggested solutions in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Webcam/Troubleshooting don't work. The output in the terminal when running 'xawtv': v4l2: ioctl(fildes = 5 "/dev/video0", request = VIDIOC_QBUF, struct v4l2_buffer *data = { index = 0, type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE, bytesused = 9682, flags = V4L2_BUF_FLAG_QUEUED, field = V4L2_FIELD_NONE, timestamp = { 18637,563 seconds }, timecode = { type = 0, flags = 0, frames = 0, seconds = 0, minutes = 0, hours = 0 }, sequence = 0, memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP, m.offset = 2882400000, length = 16777216, input = 0 }) failed, Ongeldig argument (22, EINVAL) because the frame buffer is already in use The output in the terminal when running 'vlc v4l2:///dev/video0': [0xb53ed7a8] v4l2 demux error: Failed to unlock (VIDIOC_QBUF) ** Summary changed: - Green/garbled/black webcam output for Sony VGN-FE21M laptop [0x0ac8 0xc002] + Green/garbled/black webcam [0x0ac8 0xc002] output for Sony VGN-FE21M laptop ** Description changed: I'm running Ubuntu 12.04.2 32bit and the webcam [0x0ac8 0xc002] of my Sony VGN-FE21M laptop gives green/garbled/black output when trying to use it in cheese, xawtv, vlc or skype. The suggested solutions in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Webcam/Troubleshooting don't work. - The output in the terminal when running 'xawtv': + The output in the terminal when running 'xawtv' (see the attachment for a screenshot): v4l2: ioctl(fildes = 5 "/dev/video0", request = VIDIOC_QBUF, struct v4l2_buffer *data = { index = 0, type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE, bytesused = 9682, flags = V4L2_BUF_FLAG_QUEUED, field = V4L2_FIELD_NONE, timestamp = { 18637,563 seconds }, timecode = { type = 0, flags = 0, frames = 0, seconds = 0, minutes = 0, hours = 0 }, sequence = 0, memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP, m.offset = 2882400000, length = 16777216, input = 0 }) failed, Ongeldig argument (22, EINVAL) because the frame buffer is already in use The output in the terminal when running 'vlc v4l2:///dev/video0': [0xb53ed7a8] v4l2 demux error: Failed to unlock (VIDIOC_QBUF) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1134565 Title: Green/garbled/black webcam [0x0ac8 0xc002] output for Sony VGN-FE21M laptop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/v4l-utils/+bug/1134565/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs