3.16-rc1 doesn't boot on my main laptop, either, even in recovery mode. I can see a bunch of "[169198.816426] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge respawning too fast, stopped" messages in the log.
There doesn't seem to be any interest in the upstream bug, which I reported four weeks ago - is it not the right place to report it? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1362358 Title: uvcvideo doesn't work with USB webcam with linux 3.16 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1362358/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs