This bug manifests itself by crashing the system when the camera is activated. The spca5xx module delivered with Ubuntu Breezy is buggy and needs to be replaced, if you want to use it. A compilation of the kernel is not necessary.
If you want to replace the spca5xx driver delivered with Ubuntu Breezy Badger, this text shows you how.
If it does not work, see the Troubleshooting section below. You don't have to do anything, just go ahead and plugin your webcam. If it is not loaded (the command results in no output) run sudo modprobe gspca If the webcam does not automatically work check that the gspca module has been loaded with lsmod | grep gspca Since Gutsy the spca5xx driver has been replaced by gspca. That's why you have to replace it by a self-compiled one (see below). In Ubuntu 5.10 the included driver is unfortunately buggy and will freeze your system, once the webcam is accessed. The spca5xx driver is included in the Ubuntu kernel and works out of the box in Ubuntu 6.06 and higher. (This means it might crash your kernel in the worst case.) The spca5xx driver supports a wider range of cameras, but classifies itselves as experimental. Newer Logitech Quick Cam Express Webcams and a lot of other Webcams are supported by the spca5xx driver, a branch of the spca50x driver. "No space left on device" error message.Removing the old driver from the hard drive.Setting a link back to the source code (headers).Workaround to make the Makefile use gcc-3.4.Step 4: Compiling the spca5xx source code.Step 3: Download the necessary packages.
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