Why OV519 USB Webcam not getting initialized on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ?

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Issue

  • OV519 USB Webcam not working on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
  • OV519 USB Webcam is not getting initialized on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 with following error.
Jun 11 16:48:31  kernel: usb 2-1.8: new full speed USB device number 6 using ehci_hcd
Jun 11 16:48:31  kernel: usb 2-1.8: New USB device found, idVendor=05a9, idProduct=8519
Jun 11 16:48:31  kernel: usb 2-1.8: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Jun 11 16:48:31  kernel: usb 2-1.8: Product: USB Camera
Jun 11 16:48:31  kernel: usb 2-1.8: Manufacturer: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
Jun 11 16:48:31  kernel: usb 2-1.8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jun 11 16:48:31  kernel: gspca: v2.12.0 registered
Jun 11 16:48:31  kernel: gspca: probing 05a9:8519
Jun 11 16:48:38  kernel: ov519: Can't determine sensor slave IDs         
Jun 11 16:48:38  kernel: ov519: OV519 Config failed                      
Jun 11 16:48:38  kernel: ov519: probe of 2-1.8:1.0 failed with error -22

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
  • kernel-2.6.32-431.el6
  • OmniVision Technologies, Inc. OV519 Webcam
  • gspca

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