I checked and Linux Mint 16 Live USB does NOT have this problem:
[ 31.204251] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device Microsoft\xffffffc2\xffffffae\xffffffae LifeCam VX-7000 (045e:0723) [ 31.205700] uvcvideo: UVC non compliance - GET_DEF(PROBE) not supported. Enabling workaround. [ 31.206465] input: Microsoft\xffffffc2\xffffffae\xffffffae LifeCam VX-7000 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/input/input13 [ 31.206547] usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo [ 31.206549] USB Video Class driver (1.1.1)
"uname -r" shows the kernel version for Linux Mint 16 live USB to be: 3.11.0-12-generic
I will reboot and get the kernel version for Linux Mint 17.
I checked and Linux Mint 16 Live USB does NOT have this problem:
[ 31.204251] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device Microsoft\ xffffffc2\ xffffffae\ xffffffae LifeCam VX-7000 (045e:0723) xffffffc2\ xffffffae\ xffffffae LifeCam VX-7000 as /devices/ pci0000: 00/0000: 00:1a.7/ usb1/1- 1/1-1:1. 0/input/ input13
[ 31.205700] uvcvideo: UVC non compliance - GET_DEF(PROBE) not supported. Enabling workaround.
[ 31.206465] input: Microsoft\
[ 31.206547] usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo
[ 31.206549] USB Video Class driver (1.1.1)
"uname -r" shows the kernel version for Linux Mint 16 live USB to be:
3.11.0-12-generic
I will reboot and get the kernel version for Linux Mint 17.