Webcam / Unbuntu 11.04

[atomcrusher]

When I was still running Win7 I bought a webcam from a Telkom shop, for use with Skype. It worked perfectly under Win7. Now I have removed Win7, and run Unbuntu 11.04, I can't get the webcam to work with Skype (in fact can't get it to work at all).

Unfortunately the Telkom-branded webcam does not have the original manufacturer's name on the body, and the only identifier I can see is a barcode with: UCAM3300510001288 underneath.

Can anyone suggest where I could find an Ubuntu driver for this - I have googled with no success

 

[ponder]

Edit: Sorry I was telling you to use device manager after removing windows, duh!

Open a terminal and type in lsusb -v and paste the output here. (Assuming it's a usb webcam)

 

[Dean]

Also, download Cheese from the Software Centre and see if it works in there?

 

[atomcrusher]

Edit: Sorry I was telling you to use device manager after removing windows, duh!

Open a terminal and type in lsusb -v and paste the output here. (Assuming it's a usb webcam)

That yielded a long result - tried to paste it here and ...

The text that you have entered is too long (20689 characters). Please shorten it to 10000 characters long.

Can I PM the output to you?

It is a USB webcam

 

[atomcrusher]

Also, download Cheese from the Software Centre and see if it works in there?

That's the first thing I tried after a web search on Ubuntu of Webcam not working. Still no luck

 

[ponder]

That yielded a long result - tried to paste it here and ...

Can I PM the output to you?

Paste it here http://paste.ubuntu.com/ and post the link.

 

[atomcrusher]

@ Ponder - I appreciate your help (again ..) re: this - here's the link

http://paste.ubuntu.com/710821/

 

[MyWorld]

That is not the total output, some of the info is missing.

The terminal is cutting of the output at around 500 lines it seems (quite normal on a standard installation), you can rectify this in the terminal settings or just do the following:
sudo lsusb -v > usb.txt

Now paste the usb.txt file where ponder mentioned.

All this does is pipe all the info to a text file.

 

[ponder]

What ^^ said.

 

[atomcrusher]

Tried the command ( sudo lsusb -v > usb.txt ) and no result at all ... just get ..

alan@alan-Precision-M90:~$ sudo lsusb -v > usb.txt
[sudo] password for alan:
alan@alan-Precision-M90:~$ sudo lsusb -v > usb.txt
alan@alan-Precision-M90:~$

... and a search after running the command, for the file 'usb.txt' yields no result.
I made sure I entered the correct password requested, tried it several times

 

[w1z4rd]

Just type lsusb, the second part of that command pushes the results to a text file, which is why you are not getting the results displayed on screen.

Sent from my GT-P1000 using MyBroadband Android App

 

[MyWorld]

Type:
less usb.txt

This should show you the file with all the info in it. Up or down with arrows or with pageup and pagedown keys to navigate. Q to quit.

 

[atomcrusher]

Here's the result of running command ' lsusb ' in terminal window (web cam is pugged into a USB port):

alan@alan-Precision-M90:~$ lsusb
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 045e:0084 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0b97:7762 O2 Micro, Inc. Oz776 SmartCard Reader
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 413c:8103 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 350 Bluetooth
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0b97:7761 O2 Micro, Inc. Oz776 1.1 Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 413c:a005 Dell Computer Corp. Internal 2.0 Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0c45:62f1 Microdia
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
alan@alan-Precision-M90:~$

 

[atomcrusher]

Type:
less usb.txt

This should show you the file with all the info in it. Up or down with arrows or with pageup and pagedown keys to navigate. Q to quit.

... and here's the result of the ' less usb.txt ' command:

Bus 005 Device 002: ID 045e:0084 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 1.10
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 8
idVendor 0x045e Microsoft Corp.
idProduct 0x0084 Basic Optical Mouse
bcdDevice 3.90
iManufacturer 1 Microsoft
iProduct 2 Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 34
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
usb.txt

 

[ponder]

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0c45:62f1 Microdia

Ok, that will do.

This webcam supposedly works in Ubuntu.

Have you installed 'cheese' yet? If not install it and see if it picks up the camera.

IGNORE these links. I'm only posting them for possible later reference.
http://translate.google.co.za/trans...untu&channel=cs&biw=1321&bih=875&prmd=imvnsfd
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cheese/+question/173706

 

[atomcrusher]

This webcam supposedly works in Ubuntu.

Have you installed 'cheese' yet? If not install it and see if it picks up the camera.

Yes - Cheese is installed .. just shows "no device found" have tried plugging the USB cam into the port, and then starting Cheese, as well as plugging cam into port while Cheese is running - no success

 

[ponder]

Try installing camorama and see if that gives you anything.

If that does not work then I'm at loss and we'll have to try a different approach

Also open a new thread at ubuntu forums.
State that you are using Ubuntu 11.04, got cheese installed and the webcam is "Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0c45:62f1 Microdia"

 

[atomcrusher]

@ Ponder .. will be away for a day or two but will follow your suggestion re: the Ubuntu forum when I have a chance. Thanks for the help to you and others - your patience has been a virtue for Ubuntu newbies such as I