Re: Weird problem with webcam

James Knott wrote:

All that's connected at the moment is the webcam and line out to my A/V receiver.

arecord -L null Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) default Default ALSA Output (currently PulseAudio Sound Server) sysdefault:CARD=PCH HDA Intel PCH, VT2020 Analog Default Audio Device front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0 HDA Intel PCH, VT2020 Analog Front speakers sysdefault:CARD=U0x46d0x825 USB Device 0x46d:0x825, USB Audio

I presume ^^^^^^^^^^^ is your A/V receiver? Hmmm, that certainly looks odd, no microphone to be seen. Next I would probably look at dmesg output when you unplug/plug the usb cable. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (11.9°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free dynamic DNS, made in Switzerland.