I just installed ubuntu 16.04 on my PC 64 bit. I use the webcam C170. Opening cheese i get the following message:
libv4l2: error got 4 consecutive frame decode errors, last error: v4l- convert: libjpeg error: End Of Image (cheese:5774): cheese-WARNING **: Failed to allocate a buffer: gstv4l2src.c(884): gst_v4l2src_create (): /GstCameraBin:camerabin/GstWrapperCameraBinSrc:camera_source/GstBin:bin18/GstV4l2Src:v4l2src1 Using mplayer I had the video recording stream on my screen. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1295247 Title: Cheese says "There was an error playing video from webcam" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cheese/+bug/1295247/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
