Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: udev
I can use my webcamera only as root, though the device's permissions
seem fine.
$ xawtv -c /dev/video0
This is xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on Linux/x86_64 (2.6.31-15-generic)
xinerama 0: 1680x1050+0+0
WARNING: No DGA direct video mode for this display.
/dev/video0 [v4l2]: no overlay support
v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
v4l2: open /dev/video0: Engedély megtagadva
v4l2: open /dev/video0: Engedély megtagadva
v4l: open /dev/video0: Engedély megtagadva
no video grabber device available
(Engedély megtagadva = Permission denied)
But I have
$ ls -l /dev/video0
crw-rw-rw-+ 1 root video 81, 0 2009-11-25 13:45 /dev/video0
$ whoami
apu
$ grep video /etc/group
video:x:44:dori,marci,apu
The camera works fine with the command
sudo xawtv -c /dev/video0
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
CustomUdevRuleFiles: 50-udev.rules
Date: Wed Nov 25 15:30:36 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
MachineType: Gateway SX2800
Package: udev 147~-6.1
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=2401a021-7e19-4b1d-bef4-8ec3e790671e ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=hu_HU.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-15.50-generic
SourcePackage: udev
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-15-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
(gnome-settings-daemon:5490): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion
`src != NULL' failed
(gnome-settings-daemon:5490): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion
`src != NULL' failed
(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:5588): GLib-CRITICAL **:
g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
(nautilus:5583): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion
`preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
dmi.bios.date: 05/26/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: AMI
dmi.bios.version: P01-A3
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: WG43M
dmi.board.vendor: Gateway
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gateway
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAMI:bvrP01-A3:bd05/26/2009:svnGateway:pnSX2800:pvr:rvnGateway:rnWG43M:rvr:cvnGateway:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: SX2800
dmi.sys.vendor: Gateway
** Affects: udev (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug
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/dev/video0 permission problem
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/488455
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