cheese - webcam image frozen

[Hans Dijkema]

Ubuntu 22.04LTS

Related to bug: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-105062

Not only cheese has this problem, also the "Camera" program of ubuntu has the same freeze problems.

When I start cheese from the command line, it reports:

>cheese

(cheese:87986): cheese-WARNING **: 10:38:26.334: Er worden veel buffers gedropt.: ../libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c(3143): gst_base_sink_is_too_late (): /GstCameraBin:camerabin/GstViewfinderBin:vf-bin/ClutterGstVideoSink:cluttergstvideosink0:
There may be a timestamping problem, or this computer is too slow.

The image freezes and there's no camerastream.

WebCamoid does not have these problems.

cheese:
  Geïnstalleerd: 41.1-1build1
  Kandidaat: 41.1-1build1
  Versietabel:
 *** 41.1-1build1 500
        500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
---
ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-05-25 (56 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220419)
MachineType: Intel Corporation NUC6CAYH
Package: cheese 41.1-1build1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-41.44-generic 5.15.39
RelatedPackageVersions:
 cheese 41.1-1build1
 cheese-common 41.1-1build1
Tags: jammy gstreamer-error
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-41-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 11/23/2017
dmi.bios.release: 5.6
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: AYAPLCEL.86A.0043.2017.1123.1559
dmi.board.name: NUC6CAYB
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: J23203-404
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: 2
dmi.ec.firmware.release: 20.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrAYAPLCEL.86A.0043.2017.1123.1559:bd11/23/2017:br5.6:efr20.0:svnIntelCorporation:pnNUC6CAYH:pvrJ26843-405:rvnIntelCorporation:rnNUC6CAYB:rvrJ23203-404:cvnIntelCorporation:ct3:cvr2:sku:
dmi.product.family: Intel NUC
dmi.product.name: NUC6CAYH
dmi.product.version: J26843-405
dmi.sys.vendor: Intel Corporation

[lotuspsychje (lotuspsychje)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please execute the following command only once, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:
apport-collect 1982463

When reporting bugs in the future please use apport by using 'ubuntu-bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

[Hans Dijkema (hnmdijkema)]

Some extra output of apport-collect:

(cheese:91412): cheese-WARNING **: 10:53:11.868: Er worden veel buffers gedropt.: ../libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c(3143): gst_base_sink_is_too_late (): /GstCameraBin:camerabin/GstViewfinderBin:vf-bin/ClutterGstVideoSink:cluttergstvideosink0:
There may be a timestamping problem, or this computer is too slow.

Pijplijn gezet op gepauzeerd ...
Pijplijn klaar en heeft PREROLL niet nodig...
Pijplijn klaar met PREROLL ...
Pijplijn gezet op afspelen ...
New clock: pipewireclock1
FOUT: van element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstAutoVideoSrc:autovideosrc0/GstPipeWireSrc:autovideosrc0-actual-src-pipewir: Internal data stream error.
Extra debug-informatie:
../libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c(3127): gst_base_src_loop (): /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstAutoVideoSrc:autovideosrc0/GstPipeWireSrc:autovideosrc0-actual-src-pipewir:
streaming stopped, reason not-negotiated (-4)
Execution ended after 0:00:00.021758105
Pijplijn gezet op NULL ...
Pijplijn wordt vrijgemaakt ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 597, in <module>
    app.run_argv()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 719, in run_argv
    return self.run_update_report()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 637, in run_update_report
    self.crashdb.update(self.options.update_report, self.report,
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/crashdb_impl/launchpad.py", line 382, in update
    report.write_mime(mime, skip_keys=skip_keys)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 547, in write_mime
    f = open(v[0], 'rb') # file name
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] Bestand of map bestaat niet: '.cache/CheeseDebug.txt'

[lotuspsychje (lotuspsychje)]

Also please take a look at bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cheese/+bug/1949183

to see if this is your case

[Hans Dijkema (hnmdijkema)]

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cheese/+bug/1949183

Is not the same as my problem.
The video freezes, but I'm still able to take pictures.
The application is responsive.

When I add a second camera device (A silvercrest dia slide scanner), it results in the same problems. It also continually seems to be busy with adjusting the white-balance with this device.

pinhole does not freeze, but is very slow and adjusting white-balance continually.
When I switch between devices, the camera stream freezes, just like cheese.

[Hans Dijkema (hnmdijkema)]

The following programs do not have problems with the streams:

* Zoom - works with both my webcam and the Silvercrest Dia Scanner
* MS Teams for Linux - works with the webcam
* Webcamoid - works with both my webcam and the Silvercrest Dia Scanner

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.