camorama crash with message "unable to capture image"

Hi!
Same here. The Camera works with skype and cheese, but not with camorama. Here's the --debug output: (BTW: what does "tip - acap off" mean?)

VIDIOCGCAP
device name = USB Camera (046d:08d7)
device type = 1
can use mmap()
# of channels = 1
# of audio devices = 0
max width = 640
max height = 480
min width = 48
min height = 32

VIDIOCGWIN
x = 0
y = 0
width = 320
height = 240
chromakey = 0
flags = 0

VIDIOCGWIN
x = 0
y = 0
width = 320
height = 240
chromakey = 0
flags = 0

VIDIOCGPICT:
bright = 32896
hue = 0
colour = 0
contrast = 32768
whiteness = 39321
colour depth = 8

VIDIOCGMBUF
mb.size = 475136
mb.frames = 4
mb.offset = 118784
update_tooltip called
tip - acap off
** Message: SET PIC
** Message: SET PIC
** Message: SET PIC
update_tooltip called
tip - acap off
Unable to capture image (VIDIOCSYNC)

Any solution?
Thanks.

Two months passed by. I just installed the newer kernel (2.6.28-13-generic) and the problem persists. If I can provide more information to help to solve this, please let me know.

same here - not working in Karmic - my webcam does work with skype and xawtv

lsusb : Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0471:032d Philips SPC 210NC PC Camera

cheese only shows static image but is able to capture a video...

lsmod | grep gspca
gspca_zc3xx 47580 0
gspca_main 22812 1 gspca_zc3xx
videodev 36736 1 gspca_main

too me.....

I have to Karmic Koala

$ uname -r
2.6.31-14-generic

$ lsmod | grep gspca
gspca_spca561 11264 0
gspca_main 26816 1 gspca_spca561
videodev 43360 1 gspca_main

$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:092e Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Chat

$ camorama

(camorama:13144): Gtk-WARNING **: GtkSpinButton: setting an adjustment with non-zero page size is deprecated

me too!!

lsusb
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 093a:2471 Pixart Imaging, Inc. SoC PC-Camera

lsmod | grep gspca

gspca_pac207 6588 0
gspca_main 22812 1 gspca_pac207
videodev 36736 1 gspca_main

camorama
(camorama:11029): Gtk-WARNING **: GtkSpinButton: setting an adjustment with non-zero page size is deprecated

After updating to karmic, the problem persists. The debugging info is slightly different - the process stops earlier, the message is the same (unable to capture...):

$ camorama --debug

VIDIOCGCAP
device name = UVC Camera (046d:09a1)
device type = 1
can use mmap()
# of channels = 1
# of audio devices = 0
max width = 960
max height = 720
min width = 48
min height = 32

VIDIOCGWIN
x = 0
y = 0
width = 352
height = 288
chromakey = 0
flags = 0

VIDIOCGWIN
x = 0
y = 0
width = 352
height = 288
chromakey = 0
flags = 0

VIDIOCGPICT:
bright = 37008
hue = 0
colour = 7196
contrast = 6939
whiteness = 0
colour depth = 0
VIDIOCGMBF -- could not set buffer info, exiting...

same here, except also no capture in Skype

same here:

Linux a001 2.6.31-20-generic #58-Ubuntu SMP

(camorama:2597): Gtk-WARNING **: GtkSpinButton: setting an adjustment with non-zero page size is deprecated
update_tooltip called
tip - acap off
** Message: SET PIC
** Message: SET PIC
** Message: SET PIC
update_tooltip called
tip - acap off
Unable to capture image (VIDIOCSYNC)

and no capture in skype

same on Ubuntu 10.04

lsusb
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 093a:2471 Pixart Imaging, Inc. SoC PC-Camera
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

(camorama:1713): Gtk-WARNING **: GtkSpinButton: setting an adjustment with non-zero page size is deprecated

I found solution , type in terminal

Code:
# export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so
# camorama

I test the solution above, and if effectively camorama launch successfully, the image of the webcam output seems corrupted (grayed, and partly repeated picture on the side)

same bug for me on Ubuntu 10.04 , Camorama 0.19, webcam (ID 046d:08a0 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam IM)

The following command also works for me :
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so camorama
but gives me strange colors.

Note : this webcam is recognized out-of-the-box by GVCView, and by Cheese (after reducing resolution in Preferences).

Same on Ubuntu 12.04 in development

hello,
I am on ubuntu 11.04
I can start camorama, it is OK but when I click on take a picture, nothing happens
I tried to try the solution proposed :
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so camorama, and I got the grey picture as said above plus the window "unable to take a picture" (that I did not get before , but before camorama did nothing when clicking take a picture)
BUT in the terminal after starting the command "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so camorama" I get the error :
(camorama:8137): Gtk-WARNING **: GtkSpinButton: setting an adjustment with non-zero page size is deprecated
libv4l2: error reading: Argument invalide
Then I installed cheese (thanks zasq (zasq) ) which is working!
I am sad to see that since 2009 no solution was found, because before I was just using camorama to check my webcam, and today I have seen that there is a take a picture button and tried it! (OK it is easy to say that because I know nothing about ubuntu but using it)
Coul I get an answer? Thanks
Regards