Questions tagged [webcam]
Questions related to webcam setup/configuration. Please mention your model/make of webcam when asking questions.
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ioctl don't work on Raspberry Pi 4 with Ubuntu 22.04
I have Raspberry Pi 4 (aarch64 Cortex-A72) with OS Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 64-bit installed. I try read frame from webcam.
When I run this code:
if (ioctl(fd, VIDIOC_DQBUF, &buf) < 0) {
std::cout &...
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Upgrade to 22.04 - webcam light on and not usable
I have an old-ish System76 galago pro (galp3). Until today my webcam was working fine.
I just upgraded it to 22.04 (from 20.04). The machine boots fine and the login screen with 3 users shows up. ...
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22.04, How to change default webcam?
I am brand new to Ubuntu and just need to figure out how to change my default webcam from my built in webcam to a USB camera. Any help would be appreciated.
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XPS 13 9315's camera, Bluetooth, power management drivers?
First post on the forum so thanks in advance for your help!
I recently bought an XPS 13 9315 with Ubuntu 20.04 preinstalled, but once I got it I immediately formatted it and installed 22.04 as I'm a ...
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Built in webcam doesn't work - Acer Aspire A515-57G
The webcam was working when the seller tested it with me while it still had windows, but it's not working now with ubuntu 22.04.
lsusb detected the device:
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux ...
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In my Surface Pro 8 doesn't work webcam
I recently bought a [SP8]Surface Pro 8 and found the correct drivers and ways to operate the touchscreen and pen, display battery status, and other things.
An important thing to finish is the webcam. ...
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/dev/video0 will not open, but the computer is aware a camera is connected. Ubuntu won't use the camera, but it works on windows
I dual boot ubuntu and windows on this laptop that has a built in web cam. The web cam works perfectly fine on windows, but doesn't work on ubuntu, and I don't know how to fix it. I looked at other ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 on Dell XPS 13 Plus Fix Speakers/ Microphone and Webcam
I already did a lot of research on the topic, this post (it's not from me) https://forum.manjaro.org/t/speakers-microphone-camera-not-detected-on-new-dell-xps-9320/114351/15 describes my situation ...
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Why Acer webcam does not work on Ubuntu 20.04?
The integrated webcam is not working(Lenovo Thinkpad). The light is on but the screen is black(Skype zoom whatever).
lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device ...
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OBS Studio virtual camera doesn't work on virtual machine (v4l2loopback-dkms)
I am currently trying to set up the virtual camera in OBS Studio on my Ubuntu 20.04 virtual machine (DigitalOcean droplet) by installing the v4l2loopback-dkms module. However, although the virtual ...
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built-in camera is not recognized, Microsoft Surface Go 3, Ubuntu 22.04
The 2 Webcams of my Surface Go 3 are not working and did not get detected.
I tried the lsusb command and got an output of
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device ...
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How can I share screen as a webcam?
Anyone know of a easy way to make my screen become my webcam? That OBS plugin didn't work for my and I need a solution. Thanks a lot
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Ubuntu 20.04 Webcam Flickering On/Off
I am running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and my webcam seems to be blinking on and off. Doesn't seem to be a hardware issue since works as intended on Windows 11 (Dual boot system).
The webcam I have is a ...
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Dell XPS Plus 9320 webcam not detected in Ubuntu 22.04
I have got a brand new Dell XPS Plus 9320. It came with Windows 11 but I installed Linux on it (Ubuntu 22.04).
So far, I have made everything work except the webcam.
The webcam is not detected at all.
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Camera not working in Cheese in WSL2
I am trying to get my laptop's webcam to work in Cheese, but I get this output:
mohab@DESKTOP-VUD35O1:~$ cheese
** Message: 17:24:15.307: cheese-application.vala:214: Error during camera setup: No ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 on MSI laptop webcam no longer working
I have a MSI MS-1551 A10M laptop with Ubuntu 22.04. I have had the internal webcam working before with Zoom / Cheese but now even after an upgrade to 22.04 Cheese says Device not found.
I have done a ...
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External Webcam just stopped working without any reason
I am using Dell Latitude 5420, Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS x86_64, Kernel: 5.14.0-1038-oem, Intel i7-1165G7.
In the beginning when I got the webcam(Logitech C505) (3 days back) I was not able to use it, no ...
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Terrible webcam resolution in Dell Precision 5560 and Ubuntu 22.04
I have got my new Dell Precision 5560. The webcam is Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD It's specification says that the max resolution is 0.92 Megapixel, 1280 x 720 (HD) at 30 FPS. I'm running Ubuntu 22....
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Integrated webcam not functioning properly 20.04.3 LTS
My integrated webcam is detected but isn't functioning properly.
nick@nick-Precision-7560:~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0a5c:5842 ...
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Webcam not working on Xubuntu 20.04
I have the Razer Kiyo Pro webcam that works fine on a Windows 10 computer, but does not work on my Xubuntu laptop.
Here is the dmesg output from when I connect the camera to my laptop:
[ 232.440554] ...
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Webcam, Bluetooth, USB devices stop working after waking from suspend
I am using a laptop with Kubuntu 22.04 (Kernel 5.15.0-27-generic).
I had this same problem previously on Kubuntu 21.10 as well.
Every time the laptop wakes up from suspend, the webcam stops working.
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Capturing webcam video with OpenCV in WSL2
I am trying to access my webcam through OpenCV in WSL2 (Ubuntu). I found this blog post where it explains how to connect USB devices to WSL2. Running usbipd wsl list in windows command prompt lists ...
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webcam problems - can not save picture
i have at least 2 issues with my webcam.
first: when i start it up there is no image. setting the resolution then helps as described in this answer.
what i could not resolve so far it that when i take ...
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Make the webcam take a picture when an incorrect password is entered or "wrong fingerprint scanned"?
I'm using laptop. And I want to take a photo when an incorrect password is entered or "wrong fingerprint scanned". I just found a question/answer about first part (Can I make the webcam take ...
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Built-in camera not working Ubuntu 21.10 + Lenovo E40-70
I have problems with my built-in camera, I've been looking at. It doesn't work with cheese nor any other programs and it worked fine with windows. The programs recognize the cam as Lenovo EasyCam but ...
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The webcam doesn't work
Ubuntu 20.04, kernel 5.13.0-39-generic
Some time ago the built-in camera stopped working.
Does anyone know how to solve this problem?
I would be glad for any help.
I see the following messages in the ...
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Integrated webcam not detected/automatic slider not opening 20.04
when running cheese or zoom my integrated camera is not detected (dell latitude 9420, ubuntu 20.04). The computer has an automatic slider for the camera which is not opening (I cant open it manually), ...
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Integrated webcam doesn't work on Ubuntu 18.04 Dell Inspiron 13
I have my Dell Inspiron 13 with Ubuntu 18.04 installed. My integrated webcam doesn’t work with zoom, Google Meeting, Microsoft Team, skype or with any such app. It used to work about 3 months before. ...
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Canyon CNE-CWC1 webcam, Microdia Camera, horrible picture quality
got me a Canyon CNE-CWC1, it's a cheap camera but the quality overall is passable. But not on Ubuntu, the quality is horrendous. Not sure what else can I provide you with, I usually need it for Google ...
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Webcam not working for Zoom/Cheese but works on browser
I'm on Ubuntu 18.04. My webcam won't work for applications like Cheese and Zoom client. But it works in the browser when I use Google Meet via Firefox for example.
My webcam worked fine before I ...
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KVM Virtual Machine Webcam Permissions
Host is Ubuntu 20.04, guest is Ubuntu 20.04. I have added the host integrated webcam through the Virtual Machine Manager's "Add Hardware" button. An error message appears while attempting ...
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Audio activation causes webcam to freeze
I have purchased a new webcam and I have a problem. When I test audio or video, it all works. However, when I test the video with sound, the web browser (firefox) freezes.
Chromium freezes, but the ...
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Ubuntu isn't picking up my laptop's webcam
I'm on an older laptop that has a hp webcam-101 but I can't get Cheese or Omegle to display the Webcam's image. I'm using Ubunt 20.04.
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gphoto2 /FFmpeg: Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?):
First question here as I have been finding answers to everything else I had issues with previously, thanks to all who contribute here..
I followed this guide to use gphoto2 and ffmpeg to use my Fuji X-...
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"/etc" directory is missing or corrupted in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Hello fellows Ubuntu users ! I hope this is not a duplicate but I need help on my computer. Since I switched from Kubuntu to Ubuntu (both 20.04 LTS), I keep having issues with this computer. I thought ...
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Webcam framerate different in Cheese/Jitsi to framerate in Guvcvuew?
The AnkerWork B600 is a webcam that was released recently.
When I view the webcam using the Guvcview application, the framerate is reasonable (at about 23 fps) with the resolution at 2560 x 1440 and ...
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Webcam: Device not found
Cheese says "no device found" when I try to use it, and no other applications can find it either. I tried the commands that I found from looking at answers to similar questions, and these ...
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Cheese captures long, corrupted videos
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When I try to capture a video on my Thinkpad T495s laptop (Ubuntu 21.10) with Cheese, it produces a long video that freezes at the first frame. How can I fix this problem? Feel free to ask for ...
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Static noise in microphone only when webcam is on
I'm having this weird issue ever since updating to Ubuntu 21.10 (I know it's not stable, but had to update due to work). The microphone works fine when recording with arecord or online recording tools,...
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My webcams were mysteriously renamed to unhelpful names. How can I fix?
I've got two webcams: one of them is built in to my Lenovo T14s (running Ubuntu 20.04.3), and the other is an external USB device. They used to have obvious names: one was called something like "...
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Increasing light intensity for logitech webcam
I have a logitech webcam (C930 model).
It has an "activity light" that is supposed to adjust increase light in darker situations. It does not do so automatically.
I have attempted to use ...
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desperate for NOOB instructions. No webcam or Microphone on Macbook pro with ubuntu installed
I have Ubuntu 20.4 installed on a partition on my Mac. So far so good.
except for the internal Mic and camera are not working.
I have been trying to fix it by installing drivers, however the ...
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Toshiba USB webcam not recognized on Ubuntu 20.04
I have a Toshiba USB webcam but I can't make it work on my Ubuntu 20.04 machine.
Here I placed some command outputs that may be useful:
$> hwinfo --usb
03: USB 00.2: 11200 TV Card ...
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Webcam image mirrored
Hi I'm using Kubuntu and the webcam image in all applications (skype, teams) are mirrored. Therefore all text are reversed (see Teams webcam settings). I tried installing cheese and other application, ...
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camera not working on fresh install of 20.04
My camera is showing a black screen on 20.04. This is persistent across applications. The output of lsusb -v is
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0c45:6a09 Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD
Couldn't open device, ...
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Turn off webcam on Ubuntu 20.04
I posted this question to get cheese working on my pc. The solution I recieved didn't work so I tried installing KDE's camera app, 'Kamoso' and it too showed a long error message.
priyanshu@Inspiron-...
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Can't use my kinect 2 for skype and zoom but it works with ffmpeg
Hello ubuntu lovers,
I have compiled and loaded the kernel driver module "gspca-kinect2" on the github below because I wanted that my kinect 2 was detected as webcam for skype,but it did not ...
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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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Cheese does not work in Ubuntu 20.04
I am using a Thinkpad running Ubuntu 20.04 which has integrated webcam installed. When I run 'cheese' in terminal, this is the output:
** (cheese:13651): CRITICAL **: 11:36:28.971: ...
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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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