Comment 22 for bug 443278

Same trouble with a Quickcam Pro 4000 as well. Having my camera connected from the boot up of my computer means that I can now see my camera in VLC under V4L2 (but not V4L), and Camorama works fine. Cheese is still showing a green screen for the camera but my other video app that I need my camera for is okay under V4L (not V4L2, despite VLC's positive results).

I guess just remembering not to disconnect the camera is acceptable, but what broke recently is the question.