Cheese doesn't show image or video

[MadhuSoodanan]

Ubuntu 16.04.7

My webcam is connected to a USB port. Image/video in Cheese disappears within a fraction of a second. Only black window remains. I can't change anything on the window (except Preference) since all the other buttons are in disabled mode.

But GTK UVC webcam app works very well without changing that port. I Changed the USB port for Cheese. Reinstalled and tried. But in vain.

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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cheese 3.18.1-2ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-187.217-generic 4.4.230
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-187-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.24
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Aug 28 23:13:38 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-07 (844 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release i386 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 cheese 3.18.1-2ubuntu3
 cheese-common 3.18.1-2ubuntu3
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/10/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: PE94510M.86A.0050.2007.0710.1559
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: D945GCPE
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAD97209-201
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrPE94510M.86A.0050.2007.0710.1559:bd07/10/2007:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnD945GCPE:rvrAAD97209-201:cvn:ct3:cvr:

[MadhuSoodanan (mt-madhu)]

Output of "cheese" command

Internal data flow error.: gstbasesrc.c(2948): gst_base_src_loop (): /GstCameraBin:camerabin/GstWrapperCameraBinSrc:camera_source/GstBin:bin18/GstV4l2Src:v4l2src1:
streaming task paused, reason not-negotiated (-4)

[MadhuSoodanan (mt-madhu)]

No problem with guvcview and kamerka.

[MadhuSoodanan (mt-madhu)]

Even while the administrator cheese webcam failed to show image, other login sections worked well.