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I just purchased a Logitech QuickCam Sphere camera. When I connect the device to my Ubuntu box using a 6-ft usb extension cable, the option to use the highest resolution is gone.
Does this mean I have a faulty cable or is this to be expected from a device pushing 940x720 through usb? If it doesn't mean I have a bad cable, is there some sort of powered USB extension I could get that would take care of this?
So you get 1600x1200 resolution when you plug it in directory as promises by logitech (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_communications/webcams/devices/3480&cl=roeu,en)?
Also, when you plug it in directly versus with the extension cable does dmesg output differ?
Finally, do you plug it in the same port with and without the extension cable? Is there a hub involved? Other devices on the same usb bus?
When using extension cable I get some things like
[2253733.528566] 4:3:1: cannot get freq at ep 0x86
in dmesg. I can never get 1600x1200, only whateverx720. Yes I used the same port. It was the only thing on the Bus. If I do plug it into a hub that has other things on it, it works okay. It is the extension cable that causes the problems. – Kyle Brandt – 2009-11-21T19:11:54.743