Web Cam issue
by GRS63 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5NBKB)
Fedora 33 64 bit OS Fully updated. 8GB RAM
Web cam Logitech C615
I can plug this camera in and open Cheese to see the Video. Sometmes the Video is present for a few seconds before I see a Message "There was an error playing from Webcam". Other times it might run for 30 minutes before it stops and I get the same message. It does not seem to be influenced by what resolution is used but it does seem to be a bit more unstable when trying to use 1920 by 1080 resolution. If I try to use Zoom the whole computer just freezes with a still frame video and the sound repeating itself for teh last few seconds. Have to do a hard reboot as the mouse and keyboard do not respond.
Sometimes all will seem to be running fine and stable but just on the odd accassion if I shift the camera it will stop and give the mesage above under cheese. It s NOT the cable or a loose connection in the camera as I have verified that by using the camera, with no issues at all on a Windows machine.
A thought I has was thet the noie of shifting the camera may have overloaded the sound channel in some was and that caused the error message. However that does NOT occure when the cam is bing used on he windows machine.
I have also tried using another cam, a J Burrows CM200 Autofocus HD Webcam, and I get the same results.
Wondering if anyone has had the same issue or has any ideas as to where to look to find out what is causing this issue.
Thanks
Web cam Logitech C615
I can plug this camera in and open Cheese to see the Video. Sometmes the Video is present for a few seconds before I see a Message "There was an error playing from Webcam". Other times it might run for 30 minutes before it stops and I get the same message. It does not seem to be influenced by what resolution is used but it does seem to be a bit more unstable when trying to use 1920 by 1080 resolution. If I try to use Zoom the whole computer just freezes with a still frame video and the sound repeating itself for teh last few seconds. Have to do a hard reboot as the mouse and keyboard do not respond.
Sometimes all will seem to be running fine and stable but just on the odd accassion if I shift the camera it will stop and give the mesage above under cheese. It s NOT the cable or a loose connection in the camera as I have verified that by using the camera, with no issues at all on a Windows machine.
A thought I has was thet the noie of shifting the camera may have overloaded the sound channel in some was and that caused the error message. However that does NOT occure when the cam is bing used on he windows machine.
I have also tried using another cam, a J Burrows CM200 Autofocus HD Webcam, and I get the same results.
Wondering if anyone has had the same issue or has any ideas as to where to look to find out what is causing this issue.
Thanks