In a OS X 10.6.8 host, vmware fusion 4.1.1 Lucid guest, USB webcams which worked fine before, no longer work under natty or oneiric. I have yet to get *any* webcam to work in natty or oneiric using the default kernel under vmware; they do work in a standard non vmware setting.
The devices appear as /dev/video devices and sometimes programs (e.g. guvcview, opencv programs) can display a few images. But the image stream freezes after a few seconds, often with "select timeout" repeatedly printed to the console. syslog also contains repeated
failed to resubmit video URB (-27)
messages. I have tested logitech webcam pro 9000, iSight, and Kinect. All have this issue. I have tested the default natty and oneiric kernels as well as mainline 3.0.22 and 3.1.4 from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/.
This may be related to 682128, 729627, 879700, 834506.
WORKAROUND: Revert to kernel 2.6.32-38 in oneiric. Manually download
linux-headers-2.6.32-38_2.6.32-38.83_all.deb
linux-headers-2.6.32-38-generic-pae_2.6.32-38.83_i386.deb
linux-image-2.6.32-38-generic-pae_2.6.32-38.83_i386.deb
from https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux and install with dpkg. Hold SHIFT while rebooting, select the 2.6.32 kernel. sudo vmware-config-tools.pl as usual. If networkmanager fails to bring up eth0 then add
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
to /etc/network/interfaces and sudo ifup -a.
---
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: AudioPCI [Ensoniq AudioPCI], device 0: ES1371/1 [ES1371 DAC2/ADC]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: vona 1610 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'AudioPCI'/'Ensoniq AudioPCI ENS1371 at 0x2400, irq 16'
Mixer name : 'Cirrus Logic CS4297A rev 3'
Components : 'AC97a:43525913'
Controls : 24
Simple ctrls : 13
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=71d7a39f-2a20-4708-83de-002831fb8df3
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-38-generic-pae root=UUID=7daf6af9-b12c-4dd2-95af-c36b13a4f47b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-38.83-generic-pae 2.6.32.52+drm33.21
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.32-38-generic-pae N/A
linux-backports-modules-2.6.32-38-generic-pae N/A
linux-firmware 1.60
RfKill:
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
Tags: oneiric
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-38-generic-pae i686
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-02-12 (15 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare uucp video
dmi.bios.date: 06/02/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd06/02/2011:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.version: None
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.
This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:
apport-collect 941945
and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.
If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.
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