web cam

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre]

In a terminal, type the command:

dmesg

It will list lots of things, there might be lines there pertaining to
gspca (the webcam driver), as it tries to be open by Skype.

Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <mathieu.tl at gmail.com>
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On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
> How do I see in dmesg ?
>
>
> On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Mathieu, it's a nextech and it works fine with cheese and google
>> hangout.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre
>> <mathieu.tl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> What model?
>>>
>>> Despite being recognized, some cameras (like the Microsoft ones) have
>>> finicky drivers that sometimes just don't work. It's important here to
>>> check the model, see in dmesg if the driver complains, etc.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <mathieu.tl at gmail.com>
>>> Freenode: cyphermox, Jabber: mathieu.tl at gmail.com
>>> 4096R/EE018C93 1967 8F7D 03A1 8F38 732E  FF82 C126 33E1 EE01 8C93
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Hi, yes the camera is being recognized, it says ' generic digital
>>> > camera "
>>> > but nothing in the test window it's black.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 10:19 AM, CrankyOldBugger
>>> > <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Is the camera just not being recognised, or are you getting an error
>>> >> message?  If the latter, what is the error?
>>> >>
>>> >> If the camera is not being recognised, can you turn it on before you
>>> >> start
>>> >> Skype then try to get Skype to see it while it's running?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On 9 May 2014 07:22, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Hi, I posted a request for info about getting a webcam to work on
>>> >>> skype
>>> >>> with my pc running ubuntu 14.04 and unity and I tried all the tips in
>>> >>> ubuntu
>>> >>> help to no avail, my 2 daughters are also using ubuntu 14.04 on their
>>> >>> laptops and they have no problems with skype, can I assume that the
>>> >>> camera
>>> >>> type is the problem for me? It is not listed in ubuntu wiki skype
>>> >>> webcams
>>> >>> list. thanks
>>> >>>
>>> >>> --
>>> >>> ubuntu-ca mailing list
>>> >>> ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>>> >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca
>>> >>>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> ubuntu-ca mailing list
>>> >> ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>>> >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > ubuntu-ca mailing list
>>> > ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>>> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca
>>> >
>>>
>>> --
>>> ubuntu-ca mailing list
>>> ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> ubuntu-ca mailing list
> ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca
>