Bug 720907

Summary: kernel-2.6.38.8-35 breaks uvcvideo
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Jason Haar <jhaar>
Component: kernelAssignee: Kernel Maintainer List <kernel-maint>
Status: CLOSED WORKSFORME QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 15CC: gansalmon, itamar, jonathan, kernel-maint, madhu.chinakonda
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Description Jason Haar 2011-07-13 08:19:46 UTC
Created attachment 512584 [details]
lsmod,lsusb,dmesg output

Description of problem:

My Dell Latitude E6320 has a built-in webcam that works via uvcvideo (Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_HD). This has worked 100% fine since installing F15. However, yesterday it upgraded to kernel-2.6.38.8-35 and after the reboot the camera doesn't work

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

2.6.38.8-35 

How reproducible:

always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. see via lsmod that uvcvideo has loaded correctly
2. see from dmesgs that the kernel looks 100% happy
3. see there's no /dev/video* files
  
Actual results:

All looks OK according to dmesg - but there's no /dev/video* files. Removing and reinserting uvcvideo doesn't fix the problem, neither does rebooting

Expected results:

camera should work

I'll attach dmesg, lsusb and lsmod

Additional info:

I've plugged my old Logitech USB webcam back in and it works fine - so it's not a general camera issue - perhaps it's specific to the built-in "Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_HD" model?

Comment 1 Josh Boyer 2011-09-26 20:03:15 UTC
Is this still an issue in the 2.6.40.x F15 kernels?

Comment 2 Jason Haar 2011-09-26 20:39:18 UTC
partially. Later kernels did fix it - but then new issues popped up - but I think I found the root-cause for those.

I have an Android phone, and I discovered that if I remove it from the USB connector and restart the video app, video works again. This Dell E6320 laptop has a built-in camera,  but I think it's somehow USB-based, so I think there's some conflict going on. I don't see any kernel errors on the topic - but it must be happening

Anyway, now I know what side of my mouth to stick out my tongue, I know how to work around it, so I'm happy again :-}

Jason