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Questions related to webcam setup/configuration. Please mention your model/make of webcam when asking questions.

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USB webcam working on guvcview, but no on chrome and firefox (ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS)

I have a HP Pavilion TS 14 Notebook PC, which has an integrated webcam Chicony HP Truevision HD camera. I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS. I purchased a USB webcam (it was a cheap one with no specific ...
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I would like that my Kinect 2 is recognized by Ubuntu 21.10 as a webcam,but gcc 10 is not accepted for compiling libfreenect2 with nvidia 470+CUDA 11

Hello to every linux/ubuntu lover all around, I'm trying to run my Kinect 2 on my Ubuntu 21.10. The commands that I've issued one by one are the following : marietto-BHYVE:/home/marietto# nvcc --...
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Web Cam Ubuntu 18.04

I've installed Ubuntu 18.04 but for some reason my webcam is not working. I've tried different softwares as cheese, GUVCVIEW and Camorama. Nothing work. When trying GUVCVIEW I have the message "no ...
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Integrated camera detected but displaying black on Ubuntu 21 04

I have Ubuntu 21 04 installed on a Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 2i and my integrated camera stopped working. It is detected but just showing black. My kernel version is: 5.11.0-40-generic My integrated ...
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what can cause my /dev/video* to get deleted (disabling my camera) and how do I fix it?

my integrated webcam suddenly stopped working. Most online advice seem to rely on v4l2-ctl which pulls data from /dev/video0 but apparently this directory does not exist. Some people seem to have this ...
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Webcam's LED indicator turns on by itself. Ubuntu 18.04

I don't use any applications could use camera. I have fresh, recently installed Ubuntu 18.04 and only two programms I've installed were Chrome and Geany. I also ran two commands in terminal with ...
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How do I install gtk-v4l on Ubuntu 16.10? [duplicate]

I'm running latest Ubuntu 16.10 desktop operating system. How do I install gtk-v4l package to control my webcam settings? I'm getting the following errors during apt-get update: W: The repository '...
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Browsers can't detect my webcam but it works in cheese

Suddenly, my webcam stopped working in my browsers even though it works if I run the cheese application in the terminal. I am testing it with this website (and many others) on Google Chrome (incognito ...
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libusb errors when trying to redirect usb webcam with xfreerdp

Having difficulty redirecting my logitech webcam/mic with xfreerdp. I keep getting access errors from libusb despite udev rules that should give my plugdev group (of which I'm a member) access to the ...
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Reset Webcam Settings to defaults

I installed Camorama as part of a test on video capture performance under xubuntu 12.04. I played around with some of the effects settings -afterward I realized that Camorama doesn't apply Image ...
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How to permanently allow ony one microphone to provide input / how to block microphones?

I use Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. I have two microphones: One from the camera, The second one within my headphones connected through mini Jack. I don’t ever want to use the first one from the camera. ...
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Builtin USB Webcam gets recognized as Keyboard?

I installed some Ubuntu on my Eee Pc a few years ago and the webcam did not work. That didn't really bother me, cause I didn't use it anyway. Recently, I updated to Ubuntu 17.04 (as in formatted the ...
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Internal laptop camera disconnecting and connecting every 30 seconds

I really need help on this cause I'm getting crazy, and honestly very disappointed with the stability of ubuntu, because I can't have a normal video-conference with anyone and as you can imagine that ...
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Skypeforlinux not working with external USB Camera

I have a laptop with Ubuntu 17.10 and skypeforlinux 8.16.76. The laptop has a built-in webcam and I have connected a Logitech QuickCam IM To a USB Port (I need to use an external cam for flexibility ...
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External devices acting up after messing with graphics drivers

I had an issue with my Nvidia GPU drivers and ended up needing to fight my system to get the proprietary ones back up and running. I fixed that issue, but now am faced with another issue: lots of my ...
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Surface book 2 webcam supported (in 2021)?

I'm new to Ubuntu. I tried using a virtual machine using VirtualBox to run Ubuntu on my windows10 surface book 2. When I try to use my webcam, I get an error that it cannot be found. Are there working ...
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webcam Sunplus Integrated Webcam HD dont work ubuntu 20.04

My webcam is Sunplus Innovation Integrated_Webcam_HD and works fines in ubuntu 20.04 live cd. But after install ubuntu, the webcam don't works, she just turns on the light. The most curious thing is ...
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Camera not working on Macbook Pro

I have recently installed Ubuntu 16.04 on a Macbook Pro, everything works fine except the camera does not work/ is not found. Both Google Hangouts and the Cheese application say "no device found". ...
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Make my external camera (webcam) as default for Telegram Desktop

I have tried the answer of this post: sudo snap connect telegram-desktop:camera However, I cannot make my external camera the one which telegram uses in the video calls. I cannot see the option to ...
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How do I disable a faulty usb port?

I'm on Ubuntu 20.04, and my computer has a webcam that has been faulty for a while. On sleep/suspend, I've been seeing a lot of usb 1-8: device descriptor read/8, error -71 errors. I've looked into ...
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No Camera Found: Ubuntu 20.04 on 2015 MacBook Air

I have installed Linux 20.04.1, 5.11.0-41-generic on a 2015 MacBook Air. It does not see the camera. I ran cheese and got "no device found." Any help would be greatly appreciated. '''' (...
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App (irium webcam ) changes default audio settings every startup

Whenever I install irium webcam in my pc (i tested with ubuntu 21.10 and pop OS) it changes my default audio input and output source every time I boot my PC. I tried running a startup script with set-...
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Canon EOS 600D as Webcam

I am trying to figure out a way to get a video stream from a Canon EOS 600D to my system, basically using the camera as a webcam. While Canon offers software called Canon EOS Utility for Windows and ...
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Bresser MikroCam SP 5.0 Does not have Driver for Anchor Chips (ID 0547:1236). Urgent!! Help Me

I have been assigned to use the Bresser MikroCam SP 5.0 camera. This camera is using Anchor Chips Inc with a vendor ID of 0547. I have tried to find a driver for allowing the chip to be recognized as ...
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multiple /dev/video devices for 1 camera causing issue with udev rules

Since upgrading from ubuntu 16.04 (kernel 4.15.0-60-generic) to 18.04 (kernel 5.0.0-27-generic) v4l now returns multiple /dev/video devices per physical device. This causes issues when trying to map ...
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Internal Webcam (Macbook Pro 2017) not detected in Ubuntu 20.04

So I decided to start using Ubuntu (Version 20.04) on my Macbook Pro one day, all was well until I tried to take a picture from my internal camera through Cheese. The Cheese window is just a blank ...
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Cannot connect Canon DSLR 750D as webcam with ubuntu

I am trying to connect Canon EOS 750D as webcam with my (Ubuntu 20.04) laptop using following steps. https://maximevaillancourt.com/blog/canon-dslr-webcam-debian-ubuntu and I am getting following ...
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Camera not working with Ubuntu, solution's stopped working (FacetimeHD, Macbook Air)

I've got a Macbook Air with Ubuntu installed, and I've had trouble in the past with my camera. I used patjak's solution from this forum thread, which I'll reiterate below. sudo apt-get install git ...
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Webcam not working in Ubuntu 19.10 on XPS 13 [9343]

The integrated webcam has stopped working on Ubuntu 19.10 running on my XPS 13. Not sure if this was a breaking change in 18 or 19, but it definitely worked previously. Opening Cheese I just get 'No ...
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How to secure Ubuntu from malware/keylogger running on wine

I have Four questions.. A malware might do many things like modifying/encrypting files, taking screenshot, using webcam and microphone, keylogging etc. 1. The default configuration of mapping Z: to ...
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Builtin Camera not found in HP Elite X2 G2 in Ubuntu 21.10

I could not find my any of built in camera font or rear in Ubunu. Here is the link address of my hardware information- https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=47d816d00f Here is some output- $ lsusb Bus 002 ...
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Can these Chinese cameras be used as webcams?

There are many cameras sourced from China that seem to be rebrands of the same item. A mere sample of Amazon links includes SJCAM AKASO Campark COOAU. There are many more. I don't know what ...
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Issues using Sony digital camera RX100M4 as a webcam on Ubuntu 20.04

Followed instructions to install the v4l2loopback kernel module and gphoto2. I can control the camera and take pictures using Entangle, and also see the live preview video within Entangle, but I ...
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How to manage USB webcam image settings on guvcview? The "image control" options work fine with the built-in camera, but not with the USB one

I use Ubuntu 18.04; I have a built-in camera in my computer (low resolution) and a USB webcam. The USB camera works fine; however, when I open guvcview, I can change the image settings (brightness, ...
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Webcam not working, but works on Windows

Hello dear Ubuntu community My webcam is not working. On Windows 10 it works fine, no problems. lsusb shows no webcam. Cheese says there is an error. I am running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. I am new to Ubuntu ...
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Webcam not working - works on Windows

My webcam is not working. On Windows 10 it works fine, no problems. lsusb shows no webcam. Cheese says there is an error. I am running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. I am new to Ubuntu so my webcam has never ...
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Streaming Webcam from Windows 10 to Ubuntu 18.04 via WSL2 and usbip

Background Alright so I was able to set up my Windows 10 desktop with WSL2 in order to run Ubuntu 18.04. I'm trying to get the webcam to be accessible and have picked and pieced together the following ...
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Problem with Ubuntu 20.04 loading Logitech 920 Pro Webcam via guvcview or Cheese

I successfully used Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to operate my Logitech C920 Pro webcam through the use of Guvcview. Recently upgraded my computer to Ubuntu 20.04. Now, Guvcview recognizes the webcam, but I ...
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Acer Aspire integrated Webcam no image with Ubuntu 20.04

I am trying to get the integrated webcam on an Acer Aspire laptop to work but there is no image coming out of Cheese. When Cheese runs, the LED next to the webcam comes on but there is no image. ...
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Can't access external Kandao Ooocom camera via USB

I have a Kandao Qoocom camera and I can stream with it with Windows and Mac, but I wanted to connect to Ubuntu and the camera is not recognized. Using lsusb command: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 ...
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Webcam only showing blue on Windows 10 running in Oracle Virtual Box on Ubuntu 20.04

I have an Oracle Virtual Box 6.1 running Windows 10 on Ubuntu 20.04. I would like to use a webcam in my Windows 10 running in the VM. I have already installed the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack 6....
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integrated webcam not working in 20.10

I have a dell precision 7750 laptop. The integrated webcam does not work. OS is ubuntu 20.10 output of sudo lshw: description: Video product: Integrated_Webcam_HD vendor: CN0V976R8LG00126A3MPA01 ...
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How to re-recognize a USB webcam without rebooting Ubuntu?

Ubuntu may not recognize my USB webcam while logging in to Ubuntu. Ubuntu does not re-recognize the USB webcam when I re-plug the USB webcam into the USB port on my computer. How to re-recognize the ...
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UVC camera is being turned on at random moments

Just bought an A4TECH PK-1000HA webcam and it's being turned on (backlight turned on) at the system's bootup/shutdown and sometimes at random moments when I surf the web via Chrome for instance. Is it ...
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OBS Studio snap does not show webcam or virtual camera

I have installed the snap version of OBS Studio, and followed the instructions on this webpage: https://snapcraft.io/obs-studio I want to use the virtual camera option to blur my background in other ...
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How do I use the microphone of the Droidcam work

I followed the instruction on https://randomblog.hu/using-your-android-phone-as-a-webcam-for-ubuntu-20-04-with-droidcam/ to download the droidcam to a directory on my Ubunto PC. I ran the following ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Webcam streaming problem

I am required to run some video processing algorithms on IP camera stream. I don't have an IP Camera so my idea is to use a webcam as an IP cam for RTSP streaming, which the client machines can ...
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How can I find out the supported webcam resolutions?

I have a web camera on my T500 Thinkpad. I would like to know its supported resolutions. Is there a way to find it out by means of software (and without having to consult the documentation)?
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My camera supporting UVC can't be used by apps in Ubuntu

The problem Hi, I have a Sunplus USB Camera (Siri A9 UVC) and I'm trying to use it as a PC webcam. No matter what I try, it is visible in v4l2 however breaks apps using it. Ex., Cheese stalls when I ...
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Logitech c920 microphone not working in Ubuntu 18.04

Recently my Logitech c920 webcam microphone stopped working on my ubuntu 18.04. Microphone (input) recognized by system but not catching any sound. Skype and Cheese recognizing input but not ...

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