Syntek USB Camera error code 0x0201

[Lex Ross]

Binary package hint: linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic

Syntek USB Camera does not work with Skype as reported at http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=101853

Part of dmesg on my Asus F5N laptop running Hardy 64-bit with recent updates (2.6.24-19-generic kernel):

[ 59.152308] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
[ 59.240922] stk11xx: Syntek USB2.0 webcam driver startup
[ 59.240959] stk11xx: Syntek USB2.0 - STK-1135 based webcam found.
[ 59.240961] stk11xx: Syntek AVStream USB2.0 1.3M WebCam - Product ID 0x6A31.
[ 59.240964] stk11xx: Release: 0005
[ 59.240966] stk11xx: Number of interfaces : 1
[ 59.243105] stk11xx: Initialize USB2.0 Syntek Camera
[ 59.351559] stk11xx: Check device return error (0x0201 = 0C) !
[ 59.412454] stk11xx: Syntek USB2.0 Camera is ready
[ 59.412505] stk11xx: Syntek USB2.0 Camera is now controlling video device /de
v/video0
[ 59.412533] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb_stk11xx_driver
[ 59.412536] stk11xx: v1.3.1 : Syntek USB Video Camera

Skype forum suggest this "Check device return error (0x0201 = 0C) !" string is because syntek driver was compiled without ioctl32 support. Hope this will be fixed with the next kernel modules update.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi Lex,

Since the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release is actively being worked on, care to confirm if this is still an issue with the latest Alpha for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10. You should be able to test via a LiveCD - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing. Please let us know your results. If this issue still exists, per the kernel team's bug policy, can you please attach the following updated information. Please be sure to attach each file as a separate attachment.

* cat /proc/version_signature > version.log
* dmesg > dmesg.log
* lsusb > lsusb.log

For more information regarding the kernel team bug policy, please refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies .

Additionally, beginning with the Intrepid Ibex 8.10 development cycle the linux-ubuntu-modules package was actually merged with the linux kernel package. Going forward, bugs that would have been reported against linux-ubuntu-modules should now just be reported against linux. I'll go ahead and add the 'linux' task for this report. However, against linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24 this will be closed as it does not qualify for a Stable Release Update - http://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates . Thanks.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

[Lex Ross (lross)]

The bug was fixed by new stkwebcam kernel module in Alpha 4. However, when moving to the new kernel webcam is not being detected at all! Running "modprobe stkwebcam" does not help. Ekiga shows no input video device as well. Tested on Alpha 5.

-----Original Message-----
From: Leann Ogasawara <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:31:46 -0000
Subject: [Bug 252870] Re: Syntek USB Camera error code 0x0201

> The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the
> upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would
> appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel.
> There are one of two ways you should be able to test:
>
> 1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-
> image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and
> test.
>
> --or--
>
> 2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer
> 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4.
> Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced.
> You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.
>
> Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the
> bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please
> open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the
> 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please
> specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26
> kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.
>
> ** Tags added: cft-2.6.27
>
> --
> Syntek USB Camera error code 0x0201
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252870
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "linux" source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
> Status in "linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24" source package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic
>
> Syntek USB Camera does not work with Skype as reported at http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=101853
>
> Part of dmesg on my Asus F5N laptop running Hardy 64-bit with recent updates (2.6.24-19-generic kernel):
>
> [ 59.152308] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
> [ 59.240922] stk11xx: Syntek USB2.0 webcam driver startup
> [ 59.240959] stk11xx: Syntek USB2.0 - STK-1135 based webcam found.
> [ 59.240961] stk11xx: Syntek AVStream USB2.0 1.3M WebCam - Product ID 0x6A31.
> [ 59.240964] stk11xx: Release: 0005
> [ 59.240966] stk11xx: Number of interfaces : 1
> [ 59.243105] stk11xx: Initialize USB2.0 Syntek Camera
> [ 59.351559] stk11xx: Check device return error (0x0201 = 0C) !
> [ 59.412454] stk11xx: Syntek USB2.0 Camera is ready
> [ 59.412505] stk11xx: Syntek USB2.0 Camera is now controlling video device /de
> v/video0
> [ 59.412533] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb_stk11xx_driver
> [ 59.412536] stk11xx: v1.3.1 : Syntek USB Video Camera
>
> Skype forum suggest this "Check device return error (0x0201 = 0C) !" string is because syntek driver was compiled without ioctl32 support. Hope this will be fixed with the next kernel modules...

[Rafi (rafi-theater-kgr)]

hello

im using ubuntu intrepid alpha5 with the original-ubuntu-kernel 2.6.27-rc6 on a asus a6t.

root@PrinzIP:/home/rafael/treiber_N_progs/stk11xx-1.3.1# lsusb |grep Syntek
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 174f:a311 Syntek 1.3MPixel Web Cam - Asus A3A, A6J, A6K, A6M, A6R, A6T, A6V, A7T, A7sv, A7U

standartly the stk11xx is loaded, but dont work

dmesg during booting:

[ 28.856942] stkwebcam: Syntek USB2.0 Camera is now controlling video device /dev/video0
[ 28.857103] usbcore: registered newhello

im using ubuntu intrepid alpha5 with the original-ubuntu-kernel 2.6.27-rc6 on a asus a6t.

root@PrinzIP:/home/rafael/treiber_N_progs/stk11xx-1.3.1# lsusb |grep Syntek
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 174f:a311 Syntek 1.3MPixel Web Cam - Asus A3A, A6J, A6K, A6M, A6R, A6T, A6V, A7T, A7sv, A7U

standartly the stk11xx is loaded, but dont work

dmesg during booting:

[ 28.856942] stkwebcam: Syntek USB2.0 Camera is now controlling video device /dev/video0
[ 28.857103] usbcore: registered new interface driver stkwebcam
[ 837.751199] stkwebcam: error suspending the sensor
[ 837.756286] stkwebcam: stk_sensor_outb failed, status=0x02
[ 837.756298] stkwebcam: Sensor resetting failed

root@PrinzIP:/home/rafael/treiber_N_progs/stk11xx-1.3.1# rmmod stkwebcam && modprobe stkwebcam && dmesg |grep stkwebcam

...

[ 1472.315645] usbcore: deregistering interface driver stkwebcam
[ 1472.315726] stkwebcam: Syntek USB2.0 Camera release resources video device /dev/video0
[ 1472.364186] stkwebcam: Syntek USB2.0 Camera is now controlling video device /dev/video0
[ 1472.367123] usbcore: registered new interface driver stkwebcam

but dont work with camorama ekiga cheese and so on...

even i cannot build the project stk11xx driver with the open used http://bookeldor-net.info/merdier/Makefile-syntekdriver , compare my german howto http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/howto-z.b.-fuer-notebook-webcam-asus-a6t-id-1/?highlight=egika#post-915551 which worked fine before 2.6.27

root@PrinzIP:/home/rafael/treiber_N_progs/stk11xx-1.3.1# make -f Makefile-syntekdriver clean
rm -f *.o *.ko .*.o.d *~ .stk11xx*.cmd *.mod.c
rm -rf stk11xx-0.42 .tmp_versions
rm -f stk11xx-0.42.tar.bz2
root@PrinzIP:/home/rafael/treiber_N_progs/stk11xx-1.3.1# make -f Makefile-syntekdriver
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.27-rc6/build SUBDIRS=/home/rafael/treiber_N_progs/stk11xx-1.3.1 modules
make[1]: Betrete Verzeichnis '/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.27'
  CC [M] /home/rafael/treiber_N_progs/stk11xx-1.3.1/stk11xx-usb.o
/home/rafael/treiber_N_progs/stk11xx-1.3.1/stk11xx-usb.c: In function ‘usb_stk11xx_probe’:
/home/rafael/treiber_N_progs/stk11xx-1.3.1/stk11xx-usb.c:807: error: implicit declaration of function ‘PAGE_ALIGN’
make[2]: *** [/home/rafael/treiber_N_progs/stk11xx-1.3.1/stk11xx-usb.o] Fehler 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/rafael/treiber_N_progs/stk11xx-1.3.1] Fehler 2
make[1]: Verlasse Verzeichnis '/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.27'
make: *** [all] Fehler 2

maybe s.o. can help ? interface driver stkwebcam
[ 837.751199] stkwebcam: error suspending the sensor
[ 837.756286] stkwebcam: stk_sensor_outb failed, status=0x02
[ 837.756298] stkwebcam: Sensor resetting failed

root@PrinzIP:/home/rafael/treiber_N_progs/stk11xx-1.3.1# rmm...

[Rafi (rafi-theater-kgr)]

sorry

one error in my writing:

standartly the -> stkwebcam <- is loaded, but dont work

and after the final question i didnt wanted to paste again....

[sgleo87 (sgleo87-deactivatedaccount)]

I recently upgraded to intrepid and now have exactly the same problem. Even though under administration>hardware it shows that the driver is running, my webcam is not recognized in Skype, cheese, or camorama. My kernel is 2.6.27-8-generic. Is this being worked on or is there a solution to this yet?

[Andres Mujica (andres.mujica)]

Thanks for your bug report, i'm marking this as a dupe from bug #269123

further comments there please.

Thanks again

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Per a decision made by the Ubuntu Kernel Team, bugs will longer be assigned to the ubuntu-kernel-team in Launchpad as part of the bug triage process. The ubuntu-kernel-team is being unassigned from this bug report. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies for more information. Thanks.