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libv4l package

Webcam Regression - libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy / segfault

Bug #571539 reported by Aaron C. de Bruyn on 2010-04-29

This bug affects 11 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	libv4l (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: cheese

Cheese and other camera related programs crash after upgrading from 9.10 to 10.04.

caroline@lasonador:~$ cheese
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
Segmentation fault
caroline@lasonador:~$

Skype runs, but the 'test video' button does nothing.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: cheese 2.30.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Apr 28 20:51:44 2010
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=122147c1-86be-4379-9fd1-985abb138ba3 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: cheese
dmi.bios.date: 12/22/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS A8N8L ACPI BIOS Revision 0202 12/22/2005
dmi.board.name: A8N8L
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSA8N8LACPIBIOSRevision020212/22/2005:bd12/22/2005:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTekComputerINC.:rnA8N8L:rvr1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

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Aaron C. de Bruyn (darkpixel2k) wrote on 2010-04-29:

BootDmesg.txt Edit (43.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CheeseDebug.log.gz Edit (698 bytes, application/x-gzip)
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (927 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (5.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GstreamerVersions.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (14.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (495 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (590 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (2.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (111.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (251.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (12.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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asasoft (asasoft) wrote on 2010-04-30:

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Lucid fresh install , cheese work fine , but no video in Skype after push the "test" video button.

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asasoft (asasoft) wrote on 2010-04-30:

starting Skype with "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype" and video test work for me.

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Vish (vish) wrote on 2010-05-01:

CheeseDebug.log Edit (2.8 KiB, text/plain)

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Vish (vish) wrote on 2010-05-01:

Do you get a video when you test with
~$ gstreamer-properties

This doesnt seem like a cheese specific bug

Changed in cheese (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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Aaron C. de Bruyn (darkpixel2k) wrote on 2010-05-02:

caroline@lasonador:~$ LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
caroline@lasonador:~$

The libv4l2 lines all pop up immediately after hitting the test button in skype.

caroline@lasonador:~$ LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so cheese
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
Segmentation fault
caroline@lasonador:~$

Same issue when trying to start cheese.

gstreamer-properties dies as well when trying to test video.

Changed in cheese (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Confirmed
status:	Confirmed → Incomplete

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Aaron C. de Bruyn (darkpixel2k) wrote on 2010-05-02:

Problem appears to be with libv4l-0

affects:

cheese (Ubuntu) → libv4l (Ubuntu)

Vish (vish) on 2010-05-02

Changed in libv4l (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → New

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Marat Dyatko (marat-dyatko) wrote on 2010-05-29:

1. I go to a page with flash-chat
2. Authorize the flash-plugin to use a webcam
3. Closing web page
4. Launches cheese

$ cheese
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
Segmentation fault

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Joe Littlejohn (joelittlejohn) wrote on 2010-05-31:

I get this behaviour:

1. Goto a page using a flash webcam
2. 'Allow' flash to use the webcam
3. Finish/close that page with the flash object and the cam disconnects
4. Now any flash inside the browser window and cheese (or any other cam app) gets the message:

libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy

5. Close the browser, now cheese can access the webcam.

It's as if the browser only gets 1 use, then it can't access the cam again and the cam is stuck until the browser is closed.

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Joe Littlejohn (joelittlejohn) wrote on 2010-05-31:

#10

Similar to bug 522010?

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Jason Galyon (jtgalyon) wrote on 2010-06-26:

#11

Is anyone else interested in fixing this? I would be more than happy to help in whatever way I can.

The steps in comment #9 sadly do not work in Lucid on my Dell Studio 1747.

Is this an erroneous message, that it is 'busy'?

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jonathan (enlinea777) wrote on 2010-10-03:

#12

yo tengo el mismo problema cuando cargo el gstreamer-properties este no muestra video.
siempre dice: libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Dispositivo ó recurso ocupado

cheese se cae cuando trato de abrirlo
-

I have the same problem when I load the gstreamer-properties does not display this video.
always says libv4l2: pixformat setting error: Device or resource busy

cheese crashes when I try to open it

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jonathan (enlinea777) wrote on 2010-10-03:

#13

tengo un acer aspire 5536 amdatlhon 2, 4Gram and ubuntu lucid kernel 2.6.32-25-server

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