Thread: webcam on dell inspiron n4010 with 11.04

hello,

remember webcam used work on 10.04 lucid lynx once stepped 10.10 maverick stopped working. upgraded 11.04 natty no luck yet. here's output of lsusb:

leocertuche@laptopleo:~$ lsusb
bus 002 device 002: id 8087:0020 intel corp. integrated rate matching hub
bus 002 device 001: id 1d6b:0002 linux foundation 2.0 root hub
bus 001 device 004: id 0bda:0138 realtek semiconductor corp.
bus 001 device 002: id 8087:0020 intel corp. integrated rate matching hub
bus 001 device 001: id 1d6b:0002 linux foundation 2.0 root hub

, of guvcview:

leocertuche@laptopleo:~$ sudo guvcview
[sudo] password leocertuche:
guvcview 1.4.1
alsa lib pcm.c:2212: (snd_pcm_open_noupdate) unknown pcm cards.pcm.rear
alsa lib pcm.c:2212: (snd_pcm_open_noupdate) unknown pcm cards.pcm.center_lfe
alsa lib pcm.c:2212: (snd_pcm_open_noupdate) unknown pcm cards.pcm.side
bt_audio_service_open: connect() failed: connection refused (111)
bt_audio_service_open: connect() failed: connection refused (111)
bt_audio_service_open: connect() failed: connection refused (111)
bt_audio_service_open: connect() failed: connection refused (111)
alsa lib pcm_dmix.c:957: (snd_pcm_dmix_open) dmix plugin supports playback stream
alsa lib pcm_dmix.c:1018: (snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable open slave
cannot connect server socket err = no such file or directory
cannot connect server socket
jack server not running or cannot started
video device: /dev/video0
opening '/sys/class/video4linux' failed: error opening directory '/sys/class/video4linux': no such file or directory
unable detect devices on system
error opening v4l interface: no such file or directory
init video returned -1

appreciated.

in advance,

leo

hi

downloaded http://git.linuxtv.org/media_build.git, compiled , installed. outputs changed bit still no luck:

root@laptopleo:~# lsusb
bus 002 device 002: id 8087:0020 intel corp. integrated rate matching hub
bus 002 device 001: id 1d6b:0002 linux foundation 2.0 root hub
bus 001 device 011: id 413c:8160 dell computer corp.
bus 001 device 010: id 413c:8162 dell computer corp.
bus 001 device 009: id 413c:8161 dell computer corp.
bus 001 device 008: id 0bda:0138 realtek semiconductor corp.
bus 001 device 003: id 0a5c:4500 broadcom corp. bcm2046b1 usb 2.0 hub (part of bcm2046 bluetooth)
bus 001 device 002: id 8087:0020 intel corp. integrated rate matching hub
bus 001 device 001: id 1d6b:0002 linux foundation 2.0 root hub

root@laptopleo:~# guvcview
guvcview 1.4.1
alsa lib pcm.c:2212(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) unknown pcm cards.pcm.rear
alsa lib pcm.c:2212(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) unknown pcm cards.pcm.center_lfe
alsa lib pcm.c:2212(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) unknown pcm cards.pcm.side
alsa lib audio/pcm_bluetooth.c:1613(audioservice_expect) bt_get_capabilities failed : input/output error(5)
alsa lib audio/pcm_bluetooth.c:1613(audioservice_expect) bt_get_capabilities failed : input/output error(5)
alsa lib audio/pcm_bluetooth.c:1613(audioservice_expect) bt_get_capabilities failed : input/output error(5)
alsa lib audio/pcm_bluetooth.c:1613(audioservice_expect) bt_get_capabilities failed : input/output error(5)
alsa lib pcm_dmix.c:957(snd_pcm_dmix_open) dmix plugin supports playback stream
cannot connect server socket err = no such file or directory
cannot connect server socket
jack server not running or cannot started
video device: /dev/video0
opening '/sys/class/video4linux' failed: error opening directory '/sys/class/video4linux': no such file or directory
unable detect devices on system
error opening v4l interface: no such file or directory
init video returned -1
vidioc_reqbufs - failed delete buffers: invalid argument (errno 22)
cleaned allocations - 100%
closing portaudio ...ok
terminated.

thank help!

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