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Old 05-30-2008, 09:52 AM   #1
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im running virtualbox for slackware/ bluewhite64 running.
virtualbox 1.6
and i can not run my webcam.

virtualbox does see this webcam,
and windows xp does see the usb 2.0 root hub and installes them.
but now i can not run my
creative live! motion webcam.

can anybody help me please
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Old 05-30-2008, 10:21 AM   #2
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I do not have a webcam, but I wonder if its the same as usb stick.

to use usb stick in the vm....you unmount it in the host or vice versa.
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Old 08-12-2008, 06:02 PM   #3
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and i can not run my webcam.
virtualbox does see this webcam,and windows xp does see the usb 2.0 root hub and installes them.
but now i can not run my creative live! motion webcam.
Hi, this is a known Bug in the VirtualBox.

http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtop...5e6a71e38217c9
We can hope for the best soon.

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We can hope for the best soon.
Hi, My old USB Creative webcam do work on VirtualBox. No idea why the inbuilt webcam didn't worked well.
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