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    Enable Webcam in Ubuntu

    Hello,

    I'm very new to Ubuntu, and have desperately been trying to get my webcam to work. I have a Gear Head WC735I webcam, and I am on Ubuntu 11.10. I plugged it in, and it is working with Cheese, but will not work at www.testmycam.com or any similar service. It is not recognized when I enter "lsusb".

    Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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    Re: Enable Webcam in Ubuntu

    Hello & welcome to Ubuntu and the forums,

    If the webcam works in Cheese, then it sounds like it is being detected by the computer.

    If you try:

    Code:
    sudo lsusb -v
    The camera should be listed, you can try:

    Code:
    sudo lsusb -v | grep Camera
    sudo lsusb -v | grep Webcam
    to filter the output.

    With regard to testmycam.com - are you able to click the "Allow" box in the Flash applet? It sounds more like a Flash problem than an issue with the webcam.
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    Re: Enable Webcam in Ubuntu

    It'd probably be best to be case insensitive when filtering lsusb:
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    sudo lsusb|grep -iE 'camera|webcam'
    I'll agree, though, that is sounds like the problem is with Flash configuration.
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    Re: Enable Webcam in Ubuntu

    Quote Originally Posted by lechien73 View Post
    Hello & welcome to Ubuntu and the forums,

    If the webcam works in Cheese, then it sounds like it is being detected by the computer.

    If you try:

    Code:
    sudo lsusb -v
    The camera should be listed, you can try:

    Code:
    sudo lsusb -v | grep Camera
    sudo lsusb -v | grep Webcam
    to filter the output.

    With regard to testmycam.com - are you able to click the "Allow" box in the Flash applet? It sounds more like a Flash problem than an issue with the webcam.

    Thanks. Here is what I got from the filtered results:

    iProduct 2 Vimicro USB Camera (Altair)
    iFunction 2 Vimicro USB Camera (Altair)
    iInterface 2 Vimicro USB Camera (Altair)
    wTerminalType 0x0201 Camera Sensor

    I am not able to click "Allow" when visiting the website. It states that there is no camera detected.

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    Re: Enable Webcam in Ubuntu

    Ok, so your webcam is definitely being detected by Ubuntu. The WC735I shows up as a Vimicro USB Camera (Altair).

    So, this is probably an issue with Flash. You do need an up-to-date version for webcam and microphone capture to work "properly" (I use the word "properly" with serious reservations )

    If you visit http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/, what version of Flash does it say is installed?
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    Re: Enable Webcam in Ubuntu

    Quote Originally Posted by lechien73 View Post
    Ok, so your webcam is definitely being detected by Ubuntu. The WC735I shows up as a Vimicro USB Camera (Altair).

    So, this is probably an issue with Flash. You do need an up-to-date version for webcam and microphone capture to work "properly" (I use the word "properly" with serious reservations )

    If you visit http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/, what version of Flash does it say is installed?
    Thanks. It says that I have version 11,1,102,55 installed.

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    Re: Enable Webcam in Ubuntu

    Quote Originally Posted by ClarkRobbins View Post
    Thanks. It says that I have version 11,1,102,55 installed.
    Well...that's pretty recent

    Maybe this site might help you: http://www.swift-tools.net/Flashcam/ the package they have available for download creates a virtual device for Flash to use. Since your cam is detected and working in Ubuntu, this might fix the problem.

    Please let us know how it goes
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