Bug#369363: linux-image-2.6.15-1-486: "Sweex USB Webcam 300K" is recognised but doesn't work
Package: linux-image-2.6.15-1-486
Version: 2.6.15-8
Severity: normal
The "Sweex USB Webcam 300K" with bus ID "0c45:608f Microdia" is recognised but the video device that is set up doesn't work.
Xawtv:
aa@debian:~$ xawtv
This is xawtv-3.94, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.15-1-486)
can't open /dev/video0: Message too long
v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
v4l2: open /dev/video0: Message too long
v4l2: open /dev/video0: Message too long
v4l: open /dev/video0: Message too long
no video grabber device available
aa@debian:~$
cat:
debian:/home/aa# cat /dev/video0
cat: /dev/video0: Message too long
debian:/home/aa#
lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0c45:608f Microdia
/var/log/messages on connection:
May 29 11:42:48 debian kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: wakeup
May 29 11:42:49 debian kernel: usb 2-3: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4
May 29 11:42:49 debian kernel: usb 2-3: SN9C103 PC Camera Controller detected (vid/pid 0x0C45/0x608F)
May 29 11:42:49 debian kernel: usb 2-3: OV7630 image sensor detected
May 29 11:42:50 debian kernel: usb 2-3: Initialization succeeded
May 29 11:42:50 debian kernel: usb 2-3: V4L2 device registered as /dev/video0
May 29 11:42:50 debian kernel: usb 2-3: Optional device control through 'sysfs' interface ready
/var/log/messages on disconnection:
May 29 11:43:32 debian kernel: usb 2-3: USB disconnect, address 4
May 29 11:43:32 debian kernel: usb 2-3: Disconnecting SN9C10x PC Camera...
May 29 11:43:32 debian kernel: usb 2-3: V4L2 device /dev/video0 deregistered
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-486
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.15-1-486 depends on:
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.60 tools for generating an initramfs
ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-2 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486 recommends no packages.
-- debconf information:
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/preinst/initrd-2.6.15-1-486:
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.15-1-486: true
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.15-1-486: true
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.15-1-486: true
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.15-1-486:
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.15-1-486: true
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.15-1-486: true
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.15-1-486: false
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/preinst/abort-install-2.6.15-1-486:
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.15-1-486: true
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.15-1-486: true
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.15-1-486:
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.15-1-486: true
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.15-1-486:
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.15-1-486: true
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.15-1-486: true
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.15-1-486:
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.15-1-486:
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.15-1-486: false
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