asus n76/n56 - webcam, card reader not found

[broken plastic]

Hey all,

Like hte title says, my webcam and card reader do not seem to exist. i thought the webcam had worked in the summer, while using 12.04 ubuntu studio with unity, but it wasnt until after i had upgraded to 12.10 and tried to use skype that I found an issue. Cheese, guvcview, skype, vlc, doesnt matter - the camera doesnt show up.

$ gstreamer-properties

(gstreamer-properties:7408): Gtk-WARNING **: Unknown property: GtkDialog.has-separator

(gstreamer-properties:7408): Gtk-WARNING **: Unknown property: GtkDialog.has-separator
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'artsdsink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdsink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sunaudiosink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'glimagesink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sdlvideosink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lmjpegsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'qcamsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdmon'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sunaudiosrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Error running pipeline 'Video for Linux 2 (v4l2)': Cannot identify device '/dev/video0'. [v4l2_calls.c(493): gst_v4l2_open (): /GstPipelineipeline0/GstV4l2Src:v4l2src1:
system error: No such file or directory]

$ ls /dev/video*
ls: cannot access /dev/video*: No such file or directory

$ ls /dev/v4l
ls: cannot access /dev/v4l: No such file or directory

$ lsusb
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 045e:0084 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

here is a previous lsusb report

lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 045e:0084 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 13d3:3362 IMC Networks

Can any of you with the same series laptop post results of lsusb, etc? I cant even confirm what oem devices should have been installed.

Is it a function key issue to even turn the webcam on? There is nothing in the bios regarding such a device. Would the card reader not showing up (i unfortunately dont have any media to test it with)

Since upgrading, suspend and hibernate do not work, but I will assume that is a separate issue.

cuda and bumblebee work. internal mic also works.

any ideas?

oh, i should also add that I have tried fresh installs on other partitions with 12.10 ubuntu and ubuntu studio - same results. Kernels 3.5.18, 3.5.17 (generic and low latency), 3.6 generic

[broken plastic]

Just saw this thread, http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2069298, and tried my chances installing the realtek deb.

lsusb now outputs

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 045e:0084 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 13d3:3362 IMC Networks

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lsmod results

$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
pci_stub 12622 1
vboxpci 23157 0
vboxnetadp 25670 0
vboxnetflt 23442 0
vboxdrv 287145 3 vboxpci,vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
bbswitch 13396 0
parport_pc 32688 0
ppdev 17073 0
rfcomm 42523 12
bnep 18140 2
binfmt_misc 17500 1
nls_iso8859_1 12713 1
snd_hda_codec_realtek 77876 1
joydev 17457 0
snd_hda_intel 33491 3
snd_hda_codec 134212 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 13602 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 96580 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
mxm_wmi 12979 0
snd_seq_midi 13324 0
snd_rawmidi 30512 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14899 1 snd_seq_midi
asus_nb_wmi 12710 0
coretemp 13400 0
asus_wmi 24088 1 asus_nb_wmi
sparse_keymap 13890 1 asus_wmi
kvm_intel 136907 0
snd_seq 61521 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
arc4 12529 2
kvm 418206 1 kvm_intel
ghash_clmulni_intel 13180 0
snd_timer 29425 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 14497 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
i915 520724 3
aesni_intel 51078 0
cryptd 20402 2 ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel
aes_x86_64 17208 1 aesni_intel
ath9k 131308 0
snd 74638 15 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec, snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,sn d_seq_device
ath3k 12918 0
wmi 19070 2 mxm_wmi,asus_wmi
btusb 18334 0
bluetooth 209256 23 rfcomm,bnep,ath3k,btusb
drm_kms_helper 46784 1 i915
mac_hid 13205 0
mac80211 544104 1 ath9k
microcode 22803 0
ath9k_common 14055 1 ath9k
psmouse 95552 0
ath9k_hw 395218 2 ath9k,ath9k_common
soundcore 15047 1 snd
lpc_ich 17061 0
mei 40690 0
serio_raw 13215 0
drm 275528 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
ath 23827 3 ath9k,ath9k_common,ath9k_hw
snd_page_alloc 18484 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
cfg80211 202470 3 ath9k,mac80211,ath
i2c_algo_bit 13413 1 i915
lp 17759 0
video 19335 1 i915
parport 46345 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
hid_generic 12493 0
usbhid 46947 0
hid 100366 2 hid_generic,usbhid

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lspci

$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM76 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK107 [GeForce GT 650M] (rev ff)
03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 08)

[fabian.g]

Hi!

Did you find a solution to the card reader webcam problem? I'm thinking about buying an asus n76 within the next days.

Thanks,
Fabian