cheese doesn't start, but built-in webcam works in skype and guvcview

[nickleus]

when i run skype or guvcview my webcam works fine, but when i start cheese i get the following error:
"
(cheese:4409): Gdk-WARNING **: The program 'cheese' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)'.
  (Details: serial 148 error_code 1 request_code 154 minor_code 19)
"

i looked at the webcam troubleshooting page and didn't find anything relevant:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Webcam/Troubleshooting

i'm running ubuntu 12.04 (clean install) on a sony vaio VPCSE2V9E:
http://www.sony.no/product/vaio-s-serien/vpcse2v9e

that pages says the webcam vendor is Exmor

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cheese 3.4.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic 3.2.27
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep 6 11:04:36 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCSE2V9E
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 cheese 3.4.1-0ubuntu2
 cheese-common 3.4.1-0ubuntu2
SourcePackage: cheese
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/23/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: R2086H4
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvrR2086H4:bd11/23/2011:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCSE2V9E:pvrC60A6XQR:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VPCSE2V9E
dmi.product.version: C60A6XQR
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner. You reported this bug some time ago and there have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time.

Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) reached end-of-life on April 28, 2017.

Do you still see a problem related to the one that you reported in a currently supported version of Ubuntu? Please let us know if you do and in which version of Ubuntu otherwise this report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

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Paul White
[Ubuntu Bug Squad]

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[Expired for cheese (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]