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v4l2 Virtual camera - Loopback device conflicts (Including droidcam)
Platform
Operating system and version: Arch Linux - Rolling OBS Studio version: 26.1.0.r9
Expected Behavior
Clicking on "Start Virtual Camera" button should start the virtual cam flawlessly
Current Behavior
Pressing the button does not create any effect.
Steps to Reproduce
- Install droidcam from @dev47apps**
- Install obs-studio-git from AUR
- Remove the old CatxFish/obs-v4l2sink plugin
- Install v4l2loopback-dkms
- Start OBS and click "Start Virtual Camera" button.
Additional information
The log says "warning: Failed to start virtual camera" when clicking on the button. I've installed droidcam alongside OBS, and it currently uses the /dev/video0 device. I thought maybe obs is trying to use that device and it conflicts with droidcam, but disabling (not removing) droidcam doesn't solve the issue.
Edit: I've tried removing droidcam, it turns out that they were indeed in conflict. Removing droidcam solves the issue, reinstalling it works fine, but as long as I reboot droidcam takes over /dev/video0 and I could not find any other ways than removin and reinstalling droidcam... every reboot. It's solved in a way but that's not very practical.