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cdouglas911 09-18-2010 04:35 PM
laptop camera activation
 
I am new to Linux. I would like to activate my on board laptop camera. I thing I need the driver, but don't know which driver or where to get it. I am running Ubuntu 10.04, on a system 76 laptop.

Peacedog 09-18-2010 06:09 PM
Hi cdouglas911, Welcome to LQ. Which System76 model do you have? They typically come pre-configured with all hardware working.

Good luck. ;-)

tommyttt 09-19-2010 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by cdouglas911 (Post 4102039)
I am new to Linux. I would like to activate my on board laptop camera. I thing I need the driver, but don't know which driver or where to get it. I am running Ubuntu 10.04, on a system 76 laptop.
Hi Cdouglas911;

You don't say which desktop you're using, KDE, Gnome, XFCE, etc. If Gnome, try opening cheese and have it take a picture. It should have set up the webcam during install.

Tom

sag47 09-19-2010 02:42 AM
On my eee pc there is a BIOS setting for my camera. It didn't start working in my Linux until I enabled the camera within the BIOS.


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