Ubuntu won't recognize my new Logitech C930e webcam fully. Guvcview does (see below). Logitech says it supports UVC 1.5.
I found:
http://sourceforge.net/p/linux-uvc/mailman/message/31645720/
Why isn't it integrated in Ubuntu 14.04 (cheese app)?
I need this camera for SimpleCV (which won't recognize it as well).
I figured out:
cam = Camera(0) // -> for the internal notebook (edge 130) webcam
cam = Camera(1) // -> for the Logitech C930e
I receive following errors:
SimpleCV:1> cam = Camera(1)
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
and with an openCV command:
SimpleCV:2> cap = cv2.VideoCapture(1)
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
HIGHGUI ERROR: libv4l unable to ioctl S_FMT
libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
libv4l1: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy
HIGHGUI ERROR: libv4l unable to ioctl VIDIOCSPICT
Best Answer
Try with Installing common Web Cam driver packages in Ubuntu