cam wont work

Can you give the output of:

lsusb

Thanks

what is a isusb?? were can I find this? I'm new to this stuff only had a computer for less then a year.

Press CTRL+ALT+T
paste the command to the terminal and hit enter
Copy the output and paste it here

Also can you run:

lsb_release -a

And give that output too

Thanks

wow this is what happened am I good to go??

oem@freekbox:~$ output of: Isusb
The program 'output' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install yagiuda
oem@freekbox:~$ sudo apt-get install yagiuda
[sudo] password for oem:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  python-crypto libgladeui-1-9 libgtk2.0-0-dbg evolution-data-server-dbg
  libgsf-gnome-1-114 rhythmbox-dbg gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-dbg
  telepathy-salut libatk1.0-dbg gimp-help-en libgda-4.0-common
  libgsf-1-114-dbg libdevhelp-1-1 linux-headers-2.6.32-27
  libgoffice-0.8-8-common libgda3-common evince-dbg libpango1.0-0-dbg
  libgnomevfs2-0-dbg libopts25 epiphany-browser-data libopts25-dev
  evolution-dbg autogen libwebkit-1.0-2-dbg eog-dbg libatspi-dbg autoconf
  python-dbg anjuta-common python-telepathy openoffice.org-l10n-common
  libgdl-1-dbg libxft2-dbg gimp-help-common exuberant-ctags
  nautilus-sendto-empathy libtelepathy-farsight0 python-cairo-dbg
  libfontconfig1-dbg libgoffice-0.8-8 libloudmouth1-0 intltool libgoffice-dbg
  anjuta libgsf-gnome-1-114-dbg devhelp-common telepathy-haze anjuta-dbg
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-dbg libgda-4.0-4 python-farsight
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-good-dbg libloudmouth1-0-dbg libxml2-dbg
  gnome-panel-dbg python2.6-dbg telepathy-mission-control-5
  libgnomecanvas2-dbg telepathy-gabble libnss3-1d-dbg
  linux-headers-2.6.32-27-generic nautilus-dbg python-numpy-dbg automake
  libgtkhtml3.14-dbg gnome-applets-dbg liboobs-1-4-dbg libgda3-bin libgda3-3
  librsvg2-dbg libnspr4-0d-dbg libgda3-3-dbg openoffice.org-l10n-en-gb
  libgnomeui-0-dbg telepathy-butterfly openoffice.org-l10n-en-za
  libglib2.0-0-dbg openoffice.org-help-en-gb libgnome2-dbg python-papyon
  libvala0 totem-dbg libgail-gnome-dbg libgdl-1-3 gimp-dbg python-gobject-dbg
  libgstreamer0.10-0-dbg empathy-common python-gtk2-dbg libgdl-1-common
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  yagiuda
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Need to get 95.9kB of archives.
After this operation, 356kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe yagiuda 1.19-5 [95.9kB]
Fetched 95.9kB in 1s (49.9kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package yagiuda.
(Reading database ... 215528 files and directories currently installed.)
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oem@freekbox:~$ output of: Isusb

Yagi-Uda antenna analysi program output, version 1.19
Written by Dr. David Kirkby Ph.D. G8WRB (email:<email address hidden>)

USAGE: output [-cehps] [-E E_max -H H_max -r min -R max -Z Zo] filename

Where options are:

 -c Calculate sidelobe levels (slows program considerably).
 -e Suppress calculation of 3dB E-plane BW.
 -h Suppress calculation of 3dB H-plane BW.
 -p Put data into filename.freq, filename.glog and filename.glin for gnuplot
 -s Suppress diagnostic output.
 -E Max angle to find the 3dB point. Min=90, max=180 (default = 179 degrees)
 -H Max angle to find the 3dB point. Min=0, max=90 (default = 60 degrees)
 -r Set minimum range on the radial gnuplot log graph (default = -50 dB)
 -R Set maximum range on the radial gnuplot lin graph (default = 20 dB)
 -Z Set characteristic impedance (default = 50 Ohms)

oem@freekbox:~$

oem@freekbox:~$ Isb-release -a
Isb-release: command not found
oem@freekbox:~$ Isb_release -a
No command 'Isb_release' found, did you mean:
 Command 'lsb_release' from package 'lsb-release' (main)
Isb_release: command not found
oem@freekbox:~$

  and this is what happened when I did this oem@freekbox:~$ Command 'lsb_release' from package 'lsb-release' (main)
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
oem@freekbox:~$

Copy the commands EXACTLY

the commands are

lsusb; lsb-release -a

These are lowercase versions of

LSUSB; LSB_RELEASE -A

I gave the EXACT command so you can copy and paste them, if you run bad commands you can break your OS.

oem@freekbox:~$ lsusb; lsb-release -a
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 046d:c51b Logitech, Inc. V220 Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 03f0:6104 Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 5650c
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1307:0361 Transcend Information, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:0807 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
No command 'lsb-release' found, did you mean:
 Command 'lsb_release' from package 'lsb-release' (main)
lsb-release: command not found
oem@freekbox:~$

OK I did exactly what you said this is what happened. I can see on the 8th line bus 001 device 002 that is it, is there a next step.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1396870
http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1314903

Can you give the output of:

lsmod | grep uv

Thanks

oem@freekbox:~$ lsmod | grep uv
uvcvideo 57310 1
videodev 34361 2 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat 13251 2 uvcvideo,videodev

is this the info?

sounds good, did the guides help?

oem@freekbox:~$ gstreamer-properties

(gstreamer-properties:3897): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "ubuntulooks",
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'artsdsink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'glimagesink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sdlvideosink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lmjpegsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'qcamsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdmon'
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
Segmentation fault

dont think that worked did nothing I could see the terminal still wanted a command

oem@freekbox:~$ gstreamer-properties

(gstreamer-properties:3897): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "ubuntulooks",
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'artsdsink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'glimagesink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sdlvideosink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lmjpegsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'qcamsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdmon'
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
Segmentation fault

dont think that worked did nothing I could see the terminal still wanted a command

oem@freekbox:~$ gstreamer-properties

(gstreamer-properties:3897): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "ubuntulooks",
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'artsdsink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'glimagesink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sdlvideosink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lmjpegsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'qcamsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdmon'
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
Segmentation fault

dont think that worked did nothing I could see the terminal still wanted a command

oem@freekbox:~$ gstreamer-properties

(gstreamer-properties:3897): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "ubuntulooks",
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'artsdsink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'glimagesink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sdlvideosink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lmjpegsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'qcamsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdmon'
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
Segmentation fault

dont think that worked did nothing I could see the terminal still wanted a command

will try, and crap this is the new cam LOL

what I found out, I plug the cam in and it works with cheese but when I restart my computer it dose not work, did this in every port. also it would work on the skype test but not on a call, but the mic in the cam would work. just no video. but when I restart its off there to. weird hope some one will fig this out some day.

I plugged in two cams the old one still works, the new one has a mic built in, now when I turn it on some time it turns on the old cam and the next time it pick the new on but the resolution looks like a old tv from 1952.

well, get another cam that's not from logitech. they don't support linux anyways.

well, get another cam that's not from logitech. they don't support linux anyways.

Thanks marcus aurelius, that solved my question.