webcam Logitech QuickCam Messenger ID 046d:08f0 / 046d:08f5 / 046d:08f6 is not recognized

same Problem here. Icant get the Camera work. With feisty of worked perfectly, but since i upgraded to gusty, the Cam doesnt work. Would be nice to See the Cam working out of the Box with hardy.

Hi Guys,

Can one of you attach the output of 'lsusb' just to verify the correct vendor and device id that needs to be added to the driver. Thanks.

Here it is : Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:08f6 Logitech, Inc.

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

Hi,

this webcam won't work with qc-usb. There's a special driver for it (http://home.mag.cx/messenger). But there's also an in-kernel driver called quickcam_messenger.

Best regards,
Whoopie

Hi, I tested it with 8.10 alpha 5 and my Logitech QuickCam Web didn't work.

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.27-3.4

---------------
linux (2.6.27-3.4) intrepid; urgency=low

  [ Colin Ian King ]

  * SAUCE: fix kernel oops in VirtualBox during paravirt patching
    - LP: #246067
  * SAUCE: qc-usb: Enable Logitech QuickCam Messenger
    - LP: #209901
  * SAUCE: appleir: Enable driver for new MacBook Pro
    - LP: #157919

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * Enabled CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA=y

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * Revert "ALSA: hda - Added model selection for iMac 24""
  * Revert "x86: fix HPET regression in 2.6.26 versus 2.6.25, check hpet
    against BAR, v3"
  * Revert "[ARM] use the new byteorder headers"
  * Revert "mac80211: Use IWEVASSOCREQIE instead of IWEVCUSTOM"
  * Revert "crypto: camellia - Use kernel-provided bitops, unaligned access
    helpers"
  * svcrdma: Fix race between svc_rdma_recvfrom thread and the dto_tasklet
  * sched, cpuset: rework sched domains and CPU hotplug handling (v4)
  * ACPI: Fix now signed module parameter.
  * ACPI: Change package length error to warning
  * ACPI: Fix now signed module parameter.
  * ACPI: Fix typo in "Disable MWAIT via DMI on broken Compal board"
  * acpi: add checking for NULL early param
  * UBIFS: fix zero-length truncations
  * Input: bcm5974 - add maintainer entry
  * sh64: re-add the __strnlen_user() prototype
  * sh: fix ptrace_64.c:user_disable_single_step()
  * PNPACPI: ignore the producer/consumer bit for extended IRQ descriptors
  * UBIFS: always read hashed-key nodes under TNC mutex
  * UBIFS: allow for racing between GC and TNC
  * [CIFS] Fix plaintext authentication
  * sparc32: Implement smp_call_function_single().
  * sh: crash kernel resource fix
  * sh: fix kexec entry point for crash kernels
  * sh: fix platform_resource_setup_memory() section mismatch
  * sh: update Migo-R defconfig
  * sh: update AP325RXA defconfig
  * sh: fix semtimedop syscall
  * cifs: fix O_APPEND on directio mounts
  * [CIFS] update cifs change log
  * [CIFS] Turn off Unicode during session establishment for plaintext
    authentication
  * ACPI: thinkpad-acpi: wan radio control is not experimental
  * sparc: Fix resource flags for PCI children in OF device tree.
  * remove blk_register_filter and blk_unregister_filter in gendisk
  * ALSA: oxygen: fix distorted output on AK4396-based cards
  * ipv6: When we droped a packet, we should return NET_RX_DROP instead of
    0
  * pkt_sched: Fix locking of qdisc_root with qdisc_root_sleeping_lock()
  * net: Unbreak userspace usage of linux/mroute.h
  * Don't trigger softlockup detector on network fs blocked tasks
  * Resource handling: add 'insert_resource_expand_to_fit()' function
  * sparc64: setup_valid_addr_bitmap_from_pavail() should be __init
  * UBIFS: do not update min_idx_lebs in stafs
  * UBIFS: push empty flash hack down
  * UBIFS: remove incorrect index space check
  * UBIFS: improve statfs reporting
  * UBIFS: fix assertion
  * UBIFS: add forgotten gc_idx_lebs component
  * UBIFS: introduce LEB overhead
  * UBIFS: improve statfs reporting even more
  * UBIFS: fill f_fsid
  * drm/radeon: downgrade debug message from info to debug.
  * Remove invalidate_partition call from do_md_stop.
  * Fix problem with wai...

Ubuntu intrepid: the device /dev/video0 not created. The webcam doesn't.

Intrepid beta: DO NOOOOOT WORK!!!

Confirmed here with Quickcam Messenger Plus.
It's recognized, but no /dev/video* is created.

Tested with intrepid beta (uname -r: 2.6.27-7-generic)

2.6.27-13 hasn't fixed it either.

It does work with 2.6.26.7 and the qc-usb-messenger driver 1.8 (qcmessenger.ko).
However, that drivers can't be used in 2.6.27, plus the 2.6.27 kernel claims to support the webcam.

I've fetched and compiled:

http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-intrepid.git;a=tree;f=ubuntu/qc-usb;h=af08ea6e38e756093ada807ed79ca409afd7c174;hb=111d4d24b402fb77a7b63f816e9a729d0a11fb58

Added some of my own debug statements (USER_OPT=-DDEBUG barfed up compile errors)

 quickcam: QuickCam USB camera found (driver version QuickCam USB 0.6.6 $Date: 2006/11/04 08:38:14 $)
 quickcam: Kernel:2.6.27-7-generic bus:4 class:FF subclass:FF vendor:046D product:08F6
 quickcam: qc_stv_set(qc=ffff88005e5d4000,reg=0x1440,val=0)
 quickcam: qc_stv_set(): TEST_BUGR(dev==NULL)
 quickcam: qc_stv_set(): TEST_OK
 quickcam: ret=1=usb_control_msg(qc->dev, usb_sndctrlpipe=0000000080000300, 0x04, 0x40, reg=5184, 0, qc->dmabuf=ffff88005e5d66d8, 1, 3*250)
 quickcam: SIZE(sensors)=4
 quickcam: Testing sensor #0
 quickcam: qc_get_i2c(qc=ffff88005e5d4000,sensor=ffffffffa056bdc0,reg=0x0000)
 quickcam: qc_get_i2c(): TEST_BUGR(dev==NULL)
 quickcam: qc_get_i2c(): TEST_BUGR OK
 quickcam: qc_stv_set(qc=ffff88005e5d4000,reg=0x0423,val=1)
 quickcam: qc_stv_set(): TEST_BUGR(dev==NULL)
 quickcam: qc_stv_set(): TEST_OK
 quickcam: ret=-32=usb_control_msg(qc->dev, usb_sndctrlpipe=0000000080000300, 0x04, 0x40, reg=1059, 0, qc->dmabuf=ffff88005e5d66d8, 1, 3*250)
 quickcam: Failed qc_stv_set()=-32
 quickcam: qc_get_i2c(): qc_stv_set(qc, STV_REG23, 1) failed
 quickcam: qc_get_i2c failed, code=-32
 quickcam: qc_get_i2c() failed in SIZE(sensors) loop at 0
 usbcore: registered new interface driver quickcam

It seems to fail in usb_control_msg() for request 0x04, type 0x40, value 1059, index 0.
I'm kinda stranded there cause I haven't got the foggiest idea what that means and how to check if the webcam possibly doesn't understand that request nor what request should be sent instead.

I hope this extra info helps someone in tracking down the problem.

For what it's worth my Logitech Quickcam Web doesn't work either. Worked fine in Hardy (as well as all previous versions from Edgy, Feisty to Gutsy), then yesterday when I upgraded to Intrepid it stopped working.

lsusb identifies it as a

"Bus 004 Device 005: ID 046d:0850 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Web"

Hi.
Same here with a camera with ID 046d:08d7 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Communicate STX.
It worked perfectly in Hardy and not anymore in Intrepid.

Sorry, After reinstalling the kernel it worked in skype and cheese, but not in camorama.

I'm having the same issue (Quickcam Messenger) - Bus 004 Device 005: ID 046d:08f0 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messenger

I can detect and use the inbuilt microphone, but video doesn't work. I have a TV Capture card, (this might be inter-fearing with it, however i have two Video Devices detected. Ubuntu Interpid Ibex, 2.6.27-7-generic kernel.

I'm using Intrepid Ibex and my quickcam works with Skype but not in Cheese or Camorama. So either its a bug in both programs, or its something more general.

Its worth pointing out that my /dev/video0 does actually exist.

I'm using the kernel
2.6.27-7-generic

lsusb:

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:08d7 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Communicate STX

dmesg:

[ 943.348057] usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
[ 943.541055] usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 943.547987] gspca: probing 046d:08d7
[ 945.183119] zc3xx: probe 2wr ov vga 0x0000
[ 945.227135] zc3xx: probe sensor -> 11
[ 945.227149] zc3xx: Find Sensor HV7131R(c)
[ 945.233568] gspca: probe ok
[ 945.236411] gspca: probing 046d:08d7

/dev/video0 exists.

I can use the with cheese, but:

camorama says: "Error, unable to capture image"

vidcat -d /dev/video0 -o bild.jpg
does record a picture, but its mostly black with some lines random color pixels,

mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l:device=/dev/video0:width=640:height=480
gives me a distorted picture, mostly red and green pixels,

I also have this problem. Camera doesn work with the 2.6.27 kernel. My lsusb is:

Bus 001 Device 007: ID 046d:08f5 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messenger Communicate

The microphone is detected but not the camera itself.

I also have this problem. Camera doesnt work with the 2.6.27 kernel. My lsusb is:

Bus 001 Device 007: ID 046d:08f5 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messenger Communicate

The microphone is detected but not the camera itself.

Sorry about the double post... If someone could delete the first one that would be great.

Confirm this bug#
Kernel: gksudo 2.6.27.7-generic
Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex final
lsusb: Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:08f6 Logitech, Inc. Quickcam Messenger Plus
Don't make /dev/video0
Can't use with: camorama, skype, cheese, xawtv

In Hardy with kernel 2.6.24-21-generic and qc-usb-messenger-1.8 works fine (qcmessenger.ko)

Easycam2 don't work.

Errors during compilation:
====================// BEGIN //========================================
make -C "/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic" SUBDIRS="/home/tavito810/ParchesKernel/qc-usb-messenger-1.8" modules V=1 USER_OPT="-DHAVE_UTSRELEASE_H=1"
make[1]: se ingresa al directorio `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic'
test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \
 echo; \
 echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \
 echo " include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing."; \
 echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it."; \
 echo; \
 /bin/false)
mkdir -p /home/tavito810/ParchesKernel/qc-usb-messenger-1.8/.tmp_versions ; rm -f /home/tavito810/ParchesKernel/qc-usb-messenger-1.8/.tmp_versions/*
make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/home/tavito810/ParchesKernel/qc-usb-messenger-1.8
  gcc -Wp,-MD,/home/tavito810/ParchesKernel/qc-usb-messenger-1.8/.qc-driver.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.2/include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -I/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic/arch/x86/include -include include/linux/autoconf.h -Iubuntu/include -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -O2 -m32 -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i586 -mtune=generic -ffreestanding -pipe -Wno-sign-compare -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -Iinclude/asm-x86/mach-default -fno-stack-protector -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibling-calls -pg -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -DNOKERNEL -DHAVE_UTSRELEASE_H=1 -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(qc_driver)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(qcmessenger)" -c -o /home/tavito810/ParchesKernel/qc-usb-messenger-1.8/.tmp_qc-driver.o /home/tavito810/ParchesKernel/qc-usb-messenger-1.8/qc-driver.c
/home/tavito810/ParchesKernel/qc-usb-messenger-1.8/qc-driver.c: En la función ‘qc_frame_exit’:
/home/tavito810/ParchesKernel/qc-usb-messenger-1.8/qc-driver.c:1619: error: petición del miembro ‘counter’ en algo que no es una estructura o unión
/home/tavito810/ParchesKernel/qc-usb-messenger-1.8/qc-driver.c:1630: error: petición del miembro ‘counter’ en algo que no es una estructura o unión
/home/tavito810/ParchesKernel/qc-usb-messenger-1.8/qc-driver.c: En la función ‘qc_frame_get’:
/home/tavito810/ParchesKernel/qc-usb-messenger-1.8/qc-driver.c:1659: error: petición del miembro ‘counter’ en algo que no es una estructura o unión
/home/tavito810/ParchesKernel/qc-usb-messenger-1.8/qc-driver.c:1666: error: petición del miembro ‘counter’ en algo que no es una estructura o unión
/home/tavito810/ParchesKernel/qc-usb-messenger-1.8/qc-driver.c: En la función ‘qc_v4l_open’:
/home/tavito810/Par...

Same problem in Ubuntu 8.04, mic works but no camera

Bus 001 Device 015: ID 15ca:00c3
Bus 001 Device 014: ID 046d:08f6 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 013: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 049f:000e Compaq Computer Corp. Internet Keyboard
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
-------------
 sudo lsusb -v

Bus 001 Device 015: ID 15ca:00c3
Device Descriptor:
  bLength 18
  bDescriptorType 1
  bcdUSB 2.00
  bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass 0
  bDeviceProtocol 0
  bMaxPacketSize0 8
  idVendor 0x15ca
  idProduct 0x00c3
  bcdDevice 5.12
  iManufacturer 0
  iProduct 2 USB Optical Mouse
  iSerial 0
  bNumConfigurations 1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength 9
    bDescriptorType 2
    wTotalLength 34
    bNumInterfaces 1
    bConfigurationValue 1
    iConfiguration 0
    bmAttributes 0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower 98mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 0
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device
      bInterfaceSubClass 1 Boot Interface Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol 2 Mouse
      iInterface 0
        HID Device Descriptor:
          bLength 9
          bDescriptorType 33
          bcdHID 1.10
          bCountryCode 0 Not supported
          bNumDescriptors 1
          bDescriptorType 34 Report
          wDescriptorLength 72
         Report Descriptors:
           ** UNAVAILABLE **
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 3
          Transfer Type Interrupt
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0004 1x 4 bytes
        bInterval 10
Device Status: 0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

Bus 001 Device 014: ID 046d:08f6 Logitech, Inc.
Device Descriptor:
  bLength 18
  bDescriptorType 1
  bcdUSB 2.00
  bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0 8
  idVendor 0x046d Logitech, Inc.
  idProduct 0x08f6
  bcdDevice 1.00
  iManufacturer 0
  iProduct 1 Camera
  iSerial 0
  bNumConfigurations 1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength 9
    bDescriptorType 2
    wTotalLength 173
    bNumInterfaces 3
    bConfigurationValue 1
    iConfiguration 0
    bmAttributes 0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower 100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength ...

Same for me - Webcam doesnt work.

OS: Kubuntu 8.10
Kernel: 2.6.27-9-generic #1 SMP

15:52:38] jeschmidt@curium:~ > sudo lsusb -v
...
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 046d:08f6 Logitech, Inc. Quickcam Messenger Plus
Device Descriptor:
  bLength 18
  bDescriptorType 1
  bcdUSB 2.00
  bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
  bDeviceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
  bMaxPacketSize0 8
  idVendor 0x046d Logitech, Inc.
  idProduct 0x08f6 Quickcam Messenger Plus
  bcdDevice 1.00
  iManufacturer 0
  iProduct 1 Camera
  iSerial 0
  bNumConfigurations 1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength 9
    bDescriptorType 2
    wTotalLength 173
    bNumInterfaces 3
    bConfigurationValue 1
    iConfiguration 0
    bmAttributes 0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower 100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 0
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 2
      bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 1
          Transfer Type ...

same problem.... logitech QuickCam Messenger Communicate does not work under intrepid (kernel 2.6.27-9)

i also had the exact same issue as gusvegabol when trying to use easycam2, no go.

the camera is detected when plugged in, but as a microphone/usb device. no video device is created for it.

dmesg for when i plug the thing in:
usb 2-3.5: new full speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 9
usb 2-3.5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

lsusb shows:
Bus 002 Device 009: ID 046d:08f5 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messenger Communicate

Similar problem in jaunty. The camera is recognized, and udev inserts the correct(?) kernel module: quickcam. However the video device is not created. (No /dev/video*)

Bus 004 Device 005: ID 046d:08f6 Logitech, Inc. Quickcam Messenger Plus

$ dmesg | tail -4
[61040.096017] usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
[61040.316740] usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[61040.319144] quickcam: QuickCam USB camera found (driver version QuickCam USB 0.6.6 $Date: 2006/11/04 08:38:14 $)
[61040.319150] quickcam: Kernel:2.6.28.9 bus:4 class:FF subclass:FF vendor:046D product:08F6

setting this back to confirmed as it is not fixed for the actual model. it needs a different driver than qs-usb. read also this thread https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2009-February/004328.html for more information.