Webcam of my laptop slow down the boot on 7.10

Thanks for reporting this bug, and providing the dmesg output. Can you please also create and attach the following files?
uname -a > uname-a.log
cat /proc/version_signature > proc_version_signature.log
sudo lspci -vvnn > lspci-vvnn.log

Excuse for my reactivity and thank you for work on it.

Best regards,
Nicolas BONNICI

infradmin, thank you for updating the information on this bug. I am confused, though. It sounds like you still have a problem, but you put "RESOLVED" in the bug title, which means there is no problem anymore.
I have removed "RESOLVED" from the title because that is not the proper way to close a bug, and also because I do not believe you mean for it to be closed. If I am mistaken, and you have no problem anymore, please change the Status of the bug to "Invalid". Thank you!

I have a similar problem with the integrated webcam on my laptop, it has the same chipset (it's a Vimicro Vc-0321), I dunno if boot slows down beacause of the webcam,'cause I can't remove it, but it's not particularly slow. The problem is the webcam isn't properly configured, I have the same dmesg output, but after the boot the webcam do not work. It is detected, but only a black screen appears on applications trying to use it, like cheese, amsn, ekiga, skype.. Should I open a new thread for this? I attach my files here..

This bug is present also in Hardy Heron

This bug is also present on my Acer Aspire 5684WLMi in Gutsy, Hardy and Intrepid.

I have discovered a "dirty fix" conserning this bug. It appears to be connected to a physical connectivity problem with the rotating Acer OrbiCam attached to my Acer Aspire 5684WLMi.

During Linux loading, when the computer repeats "... gspca_core.c: Failed to configure camera" without stopping, I press the camera gently from pointing at me to pointing upwards, maybe 15 degrees. When I reach this spot, gspca stops complaining, and Linux loading continues, and I can stop pressing the camera (and the camera works).

I don't know if this dirty fix only applies to my (maybe badly connected) camera, but it can be worth a try. I have to do this (almost) every time I boot up my Ubuntu laptop (sometimes it loads without problems, and maybe several times in a row if I don't touch the camera in between). And, off course, I take no responsibility if you damage your camera/laptop while trying this dirty fix, you do this at your own risk.

If you don't need the webcam and don't want to wait for a bugfix, you can simply blacklist gspca. If you are using the webcam you can try to use this dirty fix.

I have included the dmesg log before and after I do the "dirty fix". As you can see, before my "fix" the USB device appears to disconnect before gspca has loaded the driver.

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[ 224.689024] usb 5-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
[ 224.849020] usb 5-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 224.849409] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: USB GSPCA camera found.(VC0321)
[ 225.056766] usb 5-4: USB disconnect, address 8
[ 225.057133] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: Failed to configure camera
[ 225.057230] gspca: probe of 5-4:1.0 failed with error -5

[ 225.325883] usb 5-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 9
[ 225.481826] usb 5-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 225.482391] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: USB GSPCA camera found.(VC0321)
[ 225.690345] usb 5-4: USB disconnect, address 9
[ 225.690440] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: Failed to configure camera
[ 225.690554] gspca: probe of 5-4:1.0 failed with error -5

(I do the "dirty fix")

[ 225.960244] usb 5-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 10
[ 226.120216] usb 5-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 226.120801] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: USB GSPCA camera found.(VC0321)
[ 226.348285] usbcore: registered new interface driver gspca
[ 226.348299] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: gspca driver 01.00.20 registered

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This package has been removed from Ubuntu. Closing all related bugs.