Re: Strange webcam failure and 'fix'
Ping. Any thoughts?
Alexis.
On Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:53:03 +1100, Alexis wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> i have a Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000, which i use with the Jitsi
> voice/video client. Occasionally it stops working, such that my laptop
> - an Asus K53E running 64-bit Wheezy + all available updates - doesn't
> appear to detect it at all (as per the output of
> e.g. `lsusb`). Leaving the cam plugged in and soft-restarting the
> laptop makes no difference, nor does hard-restarting the
> laptop. Unplugging the cam and soft- or hard-restarting the laptop
> before plugging it back in makes no difference either.
>
> What /does/ make a difference, however, is simply plugging the cam
> into a USB port of a desktop machine - an Ipex Augsburg 0431 running
> 32-bit Wheezy + all available updates - waiting a few moments, then
> unplugging it from the desktop machine and plugging it back into the
> laptop, whereupon it's immediately detected and available for use.
>
> Can anyone offer any insights as to what might be happening here?
>
>
> Alexis.
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