Will not access webcam in Ubuntu 10.10 but has done so in previous verions of Ubuntu

[Andrew Allcock]

Binary package hint: ekiga

Will not access webcam in Ubuntu 10.10 but has done so in previous verions of Ubuntu. Other webcam applications access the camera OK.
> "Error while accessing video device Acer Crystal Eye webcam
>
> Your video driver doesn't support the requested video format.
>
> A moving logo will be transmitted during calls. Notice that you can always
> transmit a given image or the moving logo by choosing "Picture" as video plugin
> and "Moving logo" or "Static picture" as device."

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: ekiga 3.2.7-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.49-generic 2.6.35.11
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Mar 22 21:16:46 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/ekiga
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ekiga

[Andrew Allcock (cloggsy)]

Somehow the distribution upgrade had affected the video channel. Resetting the channel to 0 enabled video.