You may want to post over at the Fedora Forums. They have a lot of really knowledgeable people over there all willing to help.

#! /bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: mountdevsubfs
# Required-Start: mountkernfs
# Required-Stop:
# Should-Start: udev
# Default-Start: S
# Default-Stop:
# Short-Description: Mount special file systems under /dev.
# Description: Mount the virtual filesystems the kernel provides
# that ordinarily live under the /dev filesystem.
### END INIT INFO
#
# This script gets called multiple times during boot
#

PATH=/lib/init:/sbin:/bin
TTYGRP=5
TTYMODE=620
[ -f /etc/default/devpts ] && . /etc/default/devpts

TMPFS_SIZE=
[ -f /etc/default/tmpfs ] && . /etc/default/tmpfs

KERNEL=”$(uname -s)”

. /lib/lsb/init-functions
. /lib/init/mount-functions.sh

do_start () {
#
# Mount a tmpfs on /dev/shm
#
SHM_OPT=
[ "${SHM_SIZE:=$TMPFS_SIZE}" ] && SHM_OPT=”,size=$SHM_SIZE”
domount tmpfs shmfs /dev/shm tmpfs -onosuid,nodev$SHM_OPT

#
# Mount /dev/pts. Master ptmx node is already created by udev.
#
domount devpts “” /dev/pts devpts -onoexec,nosuid,gid=$TTYGRP,mode=$TTYMODE
}

case “$1″ in
“”)
echo “Warning: mountdevsubfs should be called with the ’start’ argument.” >&2
do_start
;;
start)
do_start
;;
restart|reload|force-reload)
echo “Error: argument ‘$1′ not supported” >&2
exit 3
;;
stop)
# No-op
;;
*)
echo “Usage: mountdevsubfs [start|stop]” >&2
exit 3
;;
esac

My cam works in amsn etc. USB is working also as mouse etc is working fine. Just the darn webcam!

I have hardy installed, webcam is working in ubuntu.

I have a Dell vostro 1400 laptop, the webcam is an “Integrated 2.0 mega pixel webcam 1400″.

BTW, I’m not sure is the webcam is a usb webcam or what. But I have the USB enabled(I think, cause the usb mouse is working).

Thanks.

Oh. Okay. So, the file is intact, it’s just that the password for the root account has been misplaced or forgotten. So, I would suggest resetting it. I did a quick google.com search and came up with this forum thread:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/reset-root-password-293477/

It should help you reset your root password. Otherwise, if you don’t want to do that, you can post a new thread of your own at the ubuntu forums and somebody there can help.

It could also be something in your sudoers file. I’ve never had a problem with sudo, so I’m not sure what to do from here. If it were me, I would just reset the root password given the method above.

I hope this helps.

PS. Here’s another reference I came across that will help guide you in fixing your sudo account:

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/fixsudo

It keeps telling that I didn’t write it properly, but I’m sure that the word is ok, maybe is some code or text that I’m not adding to the sentence.

Let me put it this way, I’m sure that my only password is, let’s say DRAGON. So I keep typing it, again and again but no. It tells me I didn’t do it right.

Perhaps there’s a command line I need to type after or before I type DRAGON.

Here’s a picture of how it looks:

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=218859551&albumID=1147991&imageID=15948511

I’m not sure why it wouldn’t get you to the text editor to edit this file. I know that even a slight type-o can goof things up. Tab completion is your best friend in a situation like this. If the file doesn’t exsist in the first place, there’s nothing to edit. Make sure that your password is being typed in as well. In fact, you should be able to leave off the “sudo” part of the command to at least see the file. You won’t be able to edit it, but just knowing that it’s there will help. As soon as you can see it, just add the “sudo” back to the beginning of the command.

Start with the simple things and move up. I hope this helps even just a little. I’ll continue to try and help you if you need it, just let me know.

-Derek

sudo gedit /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh

But it then askes me for my user’s password:

[sudo] password for tony:

I type the password again and again but it won’t take me where you say it will.

Unfortunately I don’t have enough Linux knowledge, please help me.