webcamd not started automatically

Jakob Alvermark jakob at alvermark.net
Thu Feb 18 14:14:44 UTC 2021


On 2/18/21 3:09 PM, Hans Petter Selasky wrote:
> On 2/18/21 3:04 PM, Jakob Alvermark wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> Webcamd is not started automatically for my Logitech webcam as it 
>> used to do. Starting it from the command line works fine.
>>
>> It works for the built in webcam on the ThinkPad, (Chicony)
>>
>> The change happened somewhere between n244736-dba7b0ef928 and 
>> n244835-c31480a1f66
>>
>
> Hi,
>
> What is your configuration?
>
> webcamd_enable="YES" in rc.conf
>
Yes.


> Did you update the webcamd package to be w/o hal support?
>
Yes.


I have two cameras, the built in Chicony and the externa Logitech.

It used to start webcamd for both of them, now it is only started for 
the built in Chicony.


Jakob



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