Issue with Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000

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Hello,

Can anyone assist me with an issue I am having tryihng to attach and use my Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 with my Octoprint running on a Raspberry Pi.

The webcam is detected as shown in the output from the lsusb command:

Bus 001 Device 009: ID 046d:08b2 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Pro 4000
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 148f:5572 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5572 Wireless Adapter
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMSC9512/9514 Fast Ethernet Adapter
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMC9514 Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

When I browse to http://<raspberry_pi_ip_address/webcam/control.htm it says that the webcam server is not currently running.

If I run the command service webcamd restart the following is output in the Syslog:

Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13750]: Done bring up all configured video device
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13750]: Goodbye...
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Succeeded.
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi systemd[1]: Started the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config.
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Service RestartSec=100ms expired, scheduling restart.
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi systemd[1]: Stopped the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config.
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi systemd[1]: Starting the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config...
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: Starting up webcamDaemon...
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: --- Configuration: ----------------------------
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: cfg_file: /boot/octopi.txt
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: camera: usb
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: usb options: -r 640x480 -f 10
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: raspi options: -fps 10
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: http options: -w ./www-octopi -n
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: Explicitly USB device:
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: -----------------------------------------------
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: Found video devices:
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: /dev/video10
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: /dev/video11
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: /dev/video12
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: config file='/boot/octopi.txt':USB device was not set in options, start MJPG-streamer with the first found video device: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi root: Starting USB webcam
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: <13>Jan 4 12:22:39 root: Starting USB webcam
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: Running ./mjpg_streamer -o output_http.so -w ./www-octopi -n -i input_uvc.so -r 640x480 -f 10 -d /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi MJPG-streamer [13800]: starting application
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi MJPG-streamer [13800]: MJPG Streamer Version: git rev: 501f6362c5afddcfb41055f97ae484252c85c912
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: MJPG Streamer Version: git rev: 501f6362c5afddcfb41055f97ae484252c85c912
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: i: Using V4L2 device.: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi MJPG-streamer [13800]: Using V4L2 device.: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: i: Desired Resolution: 640 x 480
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: i: Frames Per Second.: 10
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: i: Format............: JPEG
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: i: TV-Norm...........: DEFAULT
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: i: Could not obtain the requested pixelformat: MJPG , driver gave us: YU12
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: ... will try to handle this by checking against supported formats.
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: Init v4L2 failed !! exit fatal
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi webcamd[13776]: i: init_VideoIn failed
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi MJPG-streamer [13800]: Desired Resolution: 640 x 480
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi MJPG-streamer [13800]: Frames Per Second.: 10
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi MJPG-streamer [13800]: Format............: JPEG
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi MJPG-streamer [13800]: TV-Norm...........: DEFAULT
Jan 4 12:22:39 octopi MJPG-streamer [13800]: init_VideoIn failed
Jan 4 12:22:40 octopi webcamd[13776]: Done bring up all configured video device
Jan 4 12:22:40 octopi webcamd[13776]: Goodbye...
Jan 4 12:22:40 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Succeeded.
Jan 4 12:22:40 octopi systemd[1]: Started the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config.
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Service RestartSec=100ms expired, scheduling restart.
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 6.
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi systemd[1]: Stopped the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config.
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi systemd[1]: Starting the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config...
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: Starting up webcamDaemon...
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: --- Configuration: ----------------------------
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: cfg_file: /boot/octopi.txt
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: camera: usb
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: usb options: -r 640x480 -f 10
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: raspi options: -fps 10
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: http options: -w ./www-octopi -n
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: Explicitly USB device:
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: -----------------------------------------------
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: Found video devices:
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: /dev/video10
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: /dev/video11
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: /dev/video12
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: config file='/boot/octopi.txt':USB device was not set in options, start MJPG-streamer with the first found video device: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi root: Starting USB webcam
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: <13>Jan 4 12:22:41 root: Starting USB webcam
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: Running ./mjpg_streamer -o output_http.so -w ./www-octopi -n -i input_uvc.so -r 640x480 -f 10 -d /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi MJPG-streamer [13826]: starting application
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi MJPG-streamer [13826]: MJPG Streamer Version: git rev: 501f6362c5afddcfb41055f97ae484252c85c912
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: MJPG Streamer Version: git rev: 501f6362c5afddcfb41055f97ae484252c85c912
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: i: Using V4L2 device.: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi MJPG-streamer [13826]: Using V4L2 device.: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: i: Desired Resolution: 640 x 480
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: i: Frames Per Second.: 10
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: i: Format............: JPEG
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: i: TV-Norm...........: DEFAULT
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi MJPG-streamer [13826]: Desired Resolution: 640 x 480
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: i: Could not obtain the requested pixelformat: MJPG , driver gave us: YU12
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: ... will try to handle this by checking against supported formats.
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: Init v4L2 failed !! exit fatal
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi webcamd[13802]: i: init_VideoIn failed
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi MJPG-streamer [13826]: Frames Per Second.: 10
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi MJPG-streamer [13826]: Format............: JPEG
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi MJPG-streamer [13826]: TV-Norm...........: DEFAULT
Jan 4 12:22:41 octopi MJPG-streamer [13826]: init_VideoIn failed
Jan 4 12:22:42 octopi webcamd[13802]: Done bring up all configured video device
Jan 4 12:22:42 octopi webcamd[13802]: Goodbye...
Jan 4 12:22:42 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Succeeded.
Jan 4 12:22:42 octopi systemd[1]: Started the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config.
Jan 4 12:22:42 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Service RestartSec=100ms expired, scheduling restart.
Jan 4 12:22:42 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 7.
Jan 4 12:22:42 octopi systemd[1]: Stopped the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config.
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi systemd[1]: Starting the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config...
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: Starting up webcamDaemon...
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: --- Configuration: ----------------------------
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: cfg_file: /boot/octopi.txt
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: camera: usb
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: usb options: -r 640x480 -f 10
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: raspi options: -fps 10
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: http options: -w ./www-octopi -n
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: Explicitly USB device:
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: -----------------------------------------------
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: Found video devices:
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: /dev/video10
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: /dev/video11
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: /dev/video12
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: config file='/boot/octopi.txt':USB device was not set in options, start MJPG-streamer with the first found video device: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi root: Starting USB webcam
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: <13>Jan 4 12:22:43 root: Starting USB webcam
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: Running ./mjpg_streamer -o output_http.so -w ./www-octopi -n -i input_uvc.so -r 640x480 -f 10 -d /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi MJPG-streamer [13861]: starting application
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: MJPG Streamer Version: git rev: 501f6362c5afddcfb41055f97ae484252c85c912
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi MJPG-streamer [13861]: MJPG Streamer Version: git rev: 501f6362c5afddcfb41055f97ae484252c85c912
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: i: Using V4L2 device.: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi MJPG-streamer [13861]: Using V4L2 device.: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi MJPG-streamer [13861]: Desired Resolution: 640 x 480
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: i: Desired Resolution: 640 x 480
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: i: Frames Per Second.: 10
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: i: Format............: JPEG
Jan 4 12:22:43 octopi webcamd[13828]: i: TV-Norm...........: DEFAULT
Jan 4 12:22:44 octopi MJPG-streamer [13861]: Frames Per Second.: 10
Jan 4 12:22:44 octopi webcamd[13828]: i: Could not obtain the requested pixelformat: MJPG , driver gave us: YU12
Jan 4 12:22:44 octopi webcamd[13828]: ... will try to handle this by checking against supported formats.
Jan 4 12:22:44 octopi webcamd[13828]: Init v4L2 failed !! exit fatal
Jan 4 12:22:44 octopi webcamd[13828]: i: init_VideoIn failed
Jan 4 12:22:44 octopi MJPG-streamer [13861]: Format............: JPEG
Jan 4 12:22:44 octopi MJPG-streamer [13861]: TV-Norm...........: DEFAULT
Jan 4 12:22:44 octopi MJPG-streamer [13861]: init_VideoIn failed
Jan 4 12:22:44 octopi webcamd[13828]: Done bring up all configured video device
Jan 4 12:22:44 octopi webcamd[13828]: Goodbye...
Jan 4 12:22:44 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Succeeded.
Jan 4 12:22:44 octopi systemd[1]: Started the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config.
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Service RestartSec=100ms expired, scheduling restart.
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 8.
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi systemd[1]: Stopped the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config.
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi systemd[1]: Starting the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config...
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: Starting up webcamDaemon...
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: --- Configuration: ----------------------------
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: cfg_file: /boot/octopi.txt
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: camera: usb
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: usb options: -r 640x480 -f 10
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: raspi options: -fps 10
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: http options: -w ./www-octopi -n
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: Explicitly USB device:
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: -----------------------------------------------
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: Found video devices:
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: /dev/video10
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: /dev/video11
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: /dev/video12
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: config file='/boot/octopi.txt':USB device was not set in options, start MJPG-streamer with the first found video device: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi root: Starting USB webcam
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: <13>Jan 4 12:22:45 root: Starting USB webcam
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: Running ./mjpg_streamer -o output_http.so -w ./www-octopi -n -i input_uvc.so -r 640x480 -f 10 -d /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi MJPG-streamer [13891]: starting application
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi MJPG-streamer [13891]: MJPG Streamer Version: git rev: 501f6362c5afddcfb41055f97ae484252c85c912
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: MJPG Streamer Version: git rev: 501f6362c5afddcfb41055f97ae484252c85c912
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: i: Using V4L2 device.: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: i: Desired Resolution: 640 x 480
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: i: Frames Per Second.: 10
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: i: Format............: JPEG
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: i: TV-Norm...........: DEFAULT
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi MJPG-streamer [13891]: Using V4L2 device.: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi MJPG-streamer [13891]: Desired Resolution: 640 x 480
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi MJPG-streamer [13891]: Frames Per Second.: 10
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: i: Could not obtain the requested pixelformat: MJPG , driver gave us: YU12
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: ... will try to handle this by checking against supported formats.
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: Init v4L2 failed !! exit fatal
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi webcamd[13867]: i: init_VideoIn failed
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi MJPG-streamer [13891]: Format............: JPEG
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi MJPG-streamer [13891]: TV-Norm...........: DEFAULT
Jan 4 12:22:45 octopi MJPG-streamer [13891]: init_VideoIn failed
Jan 4 12:22:46 octopi webcamd[13867]: Done bring up all configured video device
Jan 4 12:22:46 octopi webcamd[13867]: Goodbye...
Jan 4 12:22:46 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Succeeded.
Jan 4 12:22:46 octopi systemd[1]: Started the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config.
Jan 4 12:22:46 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Service RestartSec=100ms expired, scheduling restart.
Jan 4 12:22:46 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 9.
Jan 4 12:22:46 octopi systemd[1]: Stopped the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config.
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi systemd[1]: Starting the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config...
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: Starting up webcamDaemon...
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: --- Configuration: ----------------------------
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: cfg_file: /boot/octopi.txt
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: camera: usb
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: usb options: -r 640x480 -f 10
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: raspi options: -fps 10
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: http options: -w ./www-octopi -n
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: Explicitly USB device:
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: -----------------------------------------------
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: Found video devices:
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: /dev/video10
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: /dev/video11
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: /dev/video12
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: config file='/boot/octopi.txt':USB device was not set in options, start MJPG-streamer with the first found video device: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi root: Starting USB webcam
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: <13>Jan 4 12:22:47 root: Starting USB webcam
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: Running ./mjpg_streamer -o output_http.so -w ./www-octopi -n -i input_uvc.so -r 640x480 -f 10 -d /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi MJPG-streamer [13917]: starting application
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi MJPG-streamer [13917]: MJPG Streamer Version: git rev: 501f6362c5afddcfb41055f97ae484252c85c912
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: MJPG Streamer Version: git rev: 501f6362c5afddcfb41055f97ae484252c85c912
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: i: Using V4L2 device.: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: i: Desired Resolution: 640 x 480
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: i: Frames Per Second.: 10
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: i: Format............: JPEG
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: i: TV-Norm...........: DEFAULT
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi MJPG-streamer [13917]: Using V4L2 device.: /dev/video0
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: i: Could not obtain the requested pixelformat: MJPG , driver gave us: YU12
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: ... will try to handle this by checking against supported formats.
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: Init v4L2 failed !! exit fatal
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi webcamd[13893]: i: init_VideoIn failed
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi MJPG-streamer [13917]: Desired Resolution: 640 x 480
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi MJPG-streamer [13917]: Frames Per Second.: 10
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi MJPG-streamer [13917]: Format............: JPEG
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi MJPG-streamer [13917]: TV-Norm...........: DEFAULT
Jan 4 12:22:47 octopi MJPG-streamer [13917]: init_VideoIn failed
Jan 4 12:22:48 octopi webcamd[13893]: Done bring up all configured video device
Jan 4 12:22:48 octopi webcamd[13893]: Goodbye...
Jan 4 12:22:48 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Succeeded.
Jan 4 12:22:48 octopi systemd[1]: Started the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config.
Jan 4 12:22:48 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Service RestartSec=100ms expired, scheduling restart.
Jan 4 12:22:48 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 10.
Jan 4 12:22:48 octopi systemd[1]: Stopped the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config.
Jan 4 12:22:48 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Jan 4 12:22:48 octopi systemd[1]: webcamd.service: Failed with result 'start-limit-hit'.
Jan 4 12:22:48 octopi systemd[1]: Failed to start the OctoPi webcam daemon with the user specified config.

Can anyone provide some advise on what I need to do to get the webcam working?

Thanks in advance

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Not to sound like a "me too" person. However I too am having difficulty getting octoprint to recognize my Logitech Quick Cam 400 M/n U-VJ16

I ran lsusb and it does show up and I tried another USB port. I'll check see if powered hub helps
lsusb out
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:08b2 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Pro 4000

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I'm surprised this was never answered, actually....

Based on:

I'd bet this camera needs the -y switch for mjpg_streamer. You can add that to camera_usb_options in octopi.txt:

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these two options lead with a #.

#camera="auto"
#camera_usb_options="-r 640x480 -f 10 -y"

Does that mean they are commented out like every other Liniux config file? It is confusing as All lines in this file start with a #

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Yes, they are commented. You can remove the # to activate them, otherwise it uses the default configurations.

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ok I have left the other lines alone and un commented those two. I will reboot and check. What is the next thing to look at if it does not recognize the Logitech Pro 4000 webcam?

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If it doesn't work at that point, log into ssh, grab the last output from journalctl -u webcamd it should look similar to the log in the first post of this thread.

Also, take a look at the output of v4l2-ctl --list-formats-ext. You should see several groups of formats, each with a list of resultion and fps combos. Ideal would be to have a mode under 'MJPG' or 'JPG', but you may need to use 'YUV12' or similar, which is what the -y switch is for.

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journalctl -u webcamd is

Dec 29 18:47:58 octopi root[605]: Starting USB webcam
Dec 29 18:47:58 octopi mjpg_streamer[606]: MJPG-streamer [606]: starting application
Dec 29 18:47:58 octopi mjpg_streamer[606]: MJPG-streamer [606]: MJPG Streamer Version: git rev: 5554f42
Dec 29 18:47:58 octopi mjpg_streamer[606]: MJPG-streamer [606]: Using V4L2 device.: /dev/video0
Dec 29 18:47:58 octopi mjpg_streamer[606]: MJPG-streamer [606]: Desired Resolution: 640 x 480
Dec 29 18:47:58 octopi mjpg_streamer[606]: MJPG-streamer [606]: Frames Per Second.: 10
Dec 29 18:47:58 octopi mjpg_streamer[606]: MJPG-streamer [606]: Format............: YUYV
Dec 29 18:47:58 octopi mjpg_streamer[606]: MJPG-streamer [606]: JPEG Quality......: 80
Dec 29 18:47:58 octopi mjpg_streamer[606]: MJPG-streamer [606]: TV-Norm...........: DEFAULT
Dec 29 18:47:58 octopi mjpg_streamer[606]: MJPG-streamer [606]: init_VideoIn failed

v4l2-ctl --list-formats-ext

            Size: Discrete 160x120
                    Interval: Discrete 0.200s (5.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.100s (10.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.067s (15.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.050s (20.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.040s (25.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.033s (30.000 fps)
            Size: Discrete 320x240
                    Interval: Discrete 0.200s (5.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.100s (10.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.067s (15.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.050s (20.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.040s (25.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.033s (30.000 fps)
            Size: Discrete 640x480
                    Interval: Discrete 0.200s (5.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.100s (10.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.067s (15.000 fps)
9

Ok, so -y is being used but it's still not working.

What was the header above those sizes? It should have started with something like:

ioctl: VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT
	Type: Video Capture

	[0]: 'MJPG' (Motion-JPEG, compressed)
           ...
    [1]: 'H264' (H.264, compressed)
           ...
10

sorry, it got truncated

pi@octopi:~ $ v4l2-ctl --list-formats-ext
ioctl: VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT
Type: Video Capture

    [0]: 'PWC2' (Raw Philips Webcam Type (New), compressed)
            Size: Discrete 160x120
            Size: Discrete 320x240
            Size: Discrete 640x480
    [1]: 'YU12' (Planar YUV 4:2:0)
            Size: Discrete 160x120
                    Interval: Discrete 0.200s (5.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.100s (10.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.067s (15.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.050s (20.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.040s (25.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.033s (30.000 fps)
            Size: Discrete 320x240
                    Interval: Discrete 0.200s (5.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.100s (10.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.067s (15.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.050s (20.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.040s (25.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.033s (30.000 fps)
            Size: Discrete 640x480
                    Interval: Discrete 0.200s (5.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.100s (10.000 fps)
                    Interval: Discrete 0.067s (15.000 fps)
11

That looks like it doesn't have a format that mjpg_streamer can use. YU12 isn't quite the same as the YUYV format it's expecting from what I can tell.

12

ok. so, perhaps at this point i should acquire a new 720p Logitech cam.
Walmart has a webcam called Onn model 100028731 That I can pickup tonight. I will try that we shall see
I'll order a pi cam too.

Update: The Onn brand camera worked. The only changes made are those that I made already, and apt-get update/ apt-get upgrade. I had to fix the release with the below command as well.

source: Debian – How to configure apt in Debian Buster after release – iTecTec