zbarcam, from the zbar package, fails to open the webcam device. The following update candidate fixes this by applying a patch that allows it to handle v4l2. SRPM: zbar-0.10-3.20121014.8.1.mga6 RPMS: zbar-0.10-3.20121014.8.1.mga6.{i586,x86_64}.rpm lib{,64}zbar0-0.10-3.20121014.8.1.mga6.{i586,x86_64}.rpm lib{,64}zbargtk0-0.10-3.20121014.8.1.mga6.{i586,x86_64}.r lib{,64}zbarqt0-0.10-3.20121014.8.1.mga6.{i586,x86_64}.rp lib{,64}zbar-devel-0.10-3.20121014.8.1.mga6.{i586,x86_64} python-zbar-0.10-3.20121014.8.1.mga6.{i586,x86_64}.rpm Advisory: The zbarcam utility from the zbar package fails to detect webcams with recent kernels. This update fixes it.
MGA6-32 on Dell Latitude D600 MATE No installation issues. This old laptop does not have a webcam, but at least it does not seem to break anything.
CC: (none) => herman.viaene
Mageia6 on x86_64 Aorus X5 laptop. I wondered if the webcam was working on this laptop because the call window showed nothing but a moving icon. $ zbarcam WARNING: no compatible input to output format ...trying again with output disabled ERROR: zbar processor in zbar_processor_init(): unsupported request: no compatible image format Installed the updates. $ zbarcam Up popped a greyscale window with my ugly face in it. zbar seems to be working now.
CC: (none) => tarazed25
Whiteboard: (none) => MGA6-64-OK
Testing OK here too mga6 64, same as Len.
Keywords: (none) => advisory, has_procedure, validated_updateCC: (none) => sysadmin-bugs
An update for this issue has been pushed to the Mageia Updates repository. https://advisories.mageia.org/MGAA-2018-0056.html
Resolution: (none) => FIXEDStatus: NEW => RESOLVED