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Package: linux-2.6
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Logitech QuickCam 4000 Pro USB webcam is detected but does not work on Debian
squeeze.
Test:
* The hardware works absolutely rightly on a Debian Lenny machine.
* On Debian squeeze, I plug it in and tt is detected (/var/log/syslog or
dmesg), /dev/video0 created. lsusb shows the new device.
lsusb:
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 046d:08b2 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Pro 4000
However, even if it is detecte rightly,
* 'ekiga' hang when cam is enabled.
* 'cheese' shows black screen, both at photo and video mode.
* 'xawtv' hangs when USB set as source of video.
Linux kernel changed a bit with how it deals with webcams, change from v4l to
v4l2, but debian kernel should come with all the needed stuff.
Module "pwc" is loaded.
Test:
* lsmod
pwc 72006 0
videodev 29977 1 pwc
usbcore 121703 9 snd_usb_audio,snd_usb_lib,pwc,
dvb_usb_dib0700,dvb_usb,usbhid,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
Test:
* modprobe -r pwc && modprobe pwc
/var/log/syslog shows the below lines. Nothing odd:
[43819.512527] usbcore: deregistering interface driver Philips webcam
[43819.578378] pwc: Philips webcam module removed.
[43819.627901] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
[43819.629396] pwc: Philips webcam module version 10.0.13 loaded.
[43819.629398] pwc: Supports Philips PCA645/646, PCVC675/680/690,
PCVC720[40]/730/740/750 & PCVC830/840.
[43819.629400] pwc: Also supports the Askey VC010, various Logitech
Quickcams, Samsung MPC-C10 and MPC-C30,
[43819.629401] pwc: the Creative WebCam 5 & Pro Ex, SOTEC Afina Eye
and Visionite VCS-UC300 and VCS-UM100.
[43819.629419] pwc: Logitech QuickCam 4000 Pro USB webcam detected.
[43819.629459] pwc: Registered as /dev/video0.
[43819.639359] input: PWC snapshot button as
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-2/input/input19
[43819.639425] usbcore: registered new interface driver Philips webcam
The /devices/pci0000:00/... device is a button on the webcam to take
snapshots.
I think that is a Linux kernel problem. Is it specific to Debian or to the
mainline Linux kernel 2.6.32?
Feel free to ask me for more testing, Linux kernel patching and so on. Also
let me know if I am direct this bug report to the main Linux kernel
development mailing list.
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Architecture: amd64
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-3-amd64
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
500 testing security.debian.org
500 testing ftp.uk.debian.org
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