Try another application such as vlc (open capture device, then /dev/video0) or Kamoso which is the KDE equivalent of Cheese. If it works there then you can fault Cheese and not the driver/ camera, and then purge Cheese, clean the cache and download a fresh copy.
Roy Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit Location: Canada On 25 December 2010 00:33, Zed <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Using LinuxMint Debian Edition. Have just got a Logitech Webcam C200 and > installed Cheese. Launching Cheese momentarily shows a screen which quickly > disappears. > > Running Cheese from a terminal returns the error "segmentation fault". > > Typing lsusb in a terminal returns > > z...@systemproductname-desktop / $ lsusb > Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver > Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c517 Logitech, Inc. LX710 Cordless Desktop > Laser > Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:220d Canon, Inc. CanoScan N670U/N676U/LiDE 20 > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 001 Device 007: ID 046d:0802 Logitech, Inc. Webcam C200 > Bus 001 Device 005: ID 03f0:2f17 Hewlett-Packard EWS 2605dn > Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bc2:3300 Seagate RSS LLC > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > > so the device is being recognised. > > Searching google for Logitech Webcam C200 segmentation fault and variations > of that phrase returns nothing to lead me to a solution. > > Any help members of the list can give me would be much appreciated, as at > the moment my wife feels she has bought me a "lemon" for Christmas :-) > > Zed > -- > Zed > Blonds have more fun, but redheads ARE more fun! > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
