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axenx

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Registered: 2022-01-24

Posts: 1

problem with webcam

hello I have a problem with my webcam, it is not recognized even by vlc. dmesg gives me this error:
<code>Product: USB2.0 UVC PC Camera
[  498.965585] usb 2-4: Manufacturer: GenesysLogic Technology Co., Ltd.
[  499.011598] usb 2-4: Found UVC 1.00 device USB2.0 UVC PC Camera (1871:7670)
[  499.060337] usb 2-4: Failed to query (GET_INFO) UVC control 11 on unit 3: -32 (exp. 1).
[  499.104787] input: USB2.0 UVC PC Camera: USB2.0 UV as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb2/2-4/2-4:1.0/input/input33
[  502.619511] kauditd_printk_skb: 3 callbacks suppressed
[  502.619515] audit: type=1101 audit(1643024865.847:178): pid=7037 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=2 msg='op=PAM:accounting grantors=pam_unix,pam_permit,pam_time acct="axenx" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/1 res=success'
[  502.620803] audit: type=1110 audit(1643024865.857:179): pid=7037 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=2 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/1 res=success'
[  502.622753] audit: type=1105 audit(1643024865.857:180): pid=7037 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=2 msg='op=PAM:session_open grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/1 res=success'

how can i fix please?
thanks :-)

Morn

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Registered: 2012-09-02

Posts: 886

Re: problem with webcam

Have you tried it with guvcview? That is the best webcam program on Linux I think.