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Hello, I can’t get my webcam to work on OS 11. In live mode the camera is correctly detected and it works, but after the install the boot takes a long time and this message is shown:

Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20071224/obj/default/Vimicro/vc032x.h: [vc032x_read_sensor_register:107] I2c Bus Busy Wait 0
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20071224/obj/default/Vimicro/vc032x.h: [vc0321_config:362] Unknown sensor…
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20071224/obj/default/gspca_core.c: Failed to configure camera
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: gspca: probe of 2-4:1.0 failed with error -5
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: usb 2-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 45
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: usb 2-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: usb 2-4: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=0896
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: usb 2-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: usb 2-4: Product: Camera
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: usb 2-4: Manufacturer: OEM
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20071224/obj/default/gspca_core.c: USB GSPCA camera found.(VC0321)
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20071224/obj/default/gspca_core.c: [spca5xx_probe:4275] Camera type YUYV
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: type=1505 audit(1214518446.587:2): operation=“profile_load” name="/bin/ping" name2=“default” pid=1669
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: type=1505 audit(1214518446.631:3): operation=“profile_load” name="/sbin/klogd" name2=“default” pid=1672
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20071224/obj/default/Vimicro/vc032x.h: [vc032x_probe_sensor:140] check sensor header 44
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: usb 2-4: USB disconnect, address 45
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20071224/obj/default/Vimicro/vc032x.h: [vc032x_read_sensor_register:107] I2c Bus Busy Wait 0
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi syslog-ng[1999]: last message repeated 5 times
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20071224/obj/default/Vimicro/vc032x.h: [vc0321_config:362] Unknown sensor…
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: /usr/src/packages/BUILD/gspcav1-20071224/obj/default/gspca_core.c: Failed to configure camera
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: gspca: probe of 2-4:1.0 failed with error -5
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: type=1505 audit(1214518446.715:4): operation=“profile_load” name="/sbin/syslog-ng" name2=“default” pid=1673
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: type=1505 audit(1214518446.803:5): operation=“profile_load” name="/sbin/syslogd" name2=“default” pid=1674
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: type=1505 audit(1214518446.919:6): operation=“profile_load” name="/usr/sbin/avahi-daemon" name2=“default” pid=1684
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: usb 2-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 46
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: type=1505 audit(1214518447.072:7): operation=“profile_load” name="/usr/sbin/identd" name2=“default” pid=1705
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: usb 2-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: usb 2-4: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=0896
Jun 27 00:14:15 koi kernel: usb 2-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
…

This message repeats itself over and over and boot time becomes several minutes…and the camera doesn’t work!

The only workaround is to blacklist the gspca module but it sounds stupid because basically the hardware is rightly deteced!

Thank you
clo7

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As you note, it doesn’t make sence. Any chance your gspcav rpm is corrupted, but still managed to get installed?

How about removing it and any associated config files? Reboot without it installed and confirm your boot time is fine.

And then re-install gspcav from a clean download.

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Hi, sorry the delay but I could try only now. Anyway I tried to uninstall and reinstall the module (gspcav1 and gspcav) but nothing happens…maybe I don’t get what you mean by “associated config files”…I only uninstall it with yast…am I wrong?
thank you

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I think there should only be gspcav1-kmp-default-yourkernel. There should not be a gspcav.

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Hi, what is the output from:

#lsmod |grep video

You should see something like this:

videodev 48000 1 gspca

If you have another driver before or after “xxx gspca xxx” try to remove them:

**#modprobe -r xxx ** //xxx is module name
then remove and gspca and reload again:

**#modprobe -r gspca
#modprobe gspca **

All steps whitout unplug the webcam

hope this help you

Best regards

P.S Sorry for my bad english :frowning:

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Hello I unistall gspcav and the camera works but the problem is that the message I wrote before is still there and boot time is really long (few minutes)!

Here there is the message from lsmod

clo7@koi:~> lsmod |grep video
videodev 35712 1 gspca
v4l1_compat 17284 1 videodev
video 27024 21
output 7936 1 video

Is there a way to unload the module at boot (without blacklist it) so I can load it when I want to use the webcam?

Thank you one more time!