diff -ur OpenCV-2.0.0.orig/src/highgui/cvcap_v4l.cpp OpenCV-2.0.0/src/highgui/cvcap_v4l.cpp
--- OpenCV-2.0.0.orig/src/highgui/cvcap_v4l.cpp	2009-10-01 02:20:58.000000000 +0200
+++ OpenCV-2.0.0/src/highgui/cvcap_v4l.cpp	2009-12-15 15:10:34.000000000 +0100
@@ -1227,7 +1228,7 @@
             FD_SET (capture->deviceHandle, &fds);
 
             /* Timeout. */
-            tv.tv_sec = 2;
+            tv.tv_sec = 10; // Increased from 2 to 10 to allow camera start-up
             tv.tv_usec = 0;
 
             r = select (capture->deviceHandle+1, &fds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
diff -ur OpenCV-2.0.0.orig/src/highgui/cvcap_libv4l.cpp OpenCV-2.0.0/src/highgui/cvcap_libv4l.cpp
--- OpenCV-2.0.0.orig/src/highgui/cvcap_libv4l.cpp	2009-10-01 02:20:58.000000000 +0200
+++ OpenCV-2.0.0/src/highgui/cvcap_libv4l.cpp	2009-12-15 15:10:34.000000000 +0100
@@ -1227,7 +1228,7 @@
             FD_SET (capture->deviceHandle, &fds);
 
             /* Timeout. */
-            tv.tv_sec = 2;
+            tv.tv_sec = 10; // Increased from 2 to 10 to allow camera start-up
             tv.tv_usec = 0;
 
             r = select (capture->deviceHandle+1, &fds, NULL, NULL, &tv);