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03-01-2015, 06:35 PM
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If I must buy a new webcam then so be it. BUT ir did work perfectly
well with Skype, both before and after the change to use pulse audio.
And when I say 'work' I'm talking about Wheezy 64bit.
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03-02-2015, 02:04 AM
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Location: Wild West Wales, UK
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In that case, surely this webcam must show up under lsusb and be "green-ticked" under the UVC webcam drivers list?
Once you have the webcam's ID code you can search for a solution in Debian 64 bit.
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03-02-2015, 02:15 AM
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Yes, well that's I thought too
Quote:
root@palantir:/home/beckwith# lsusb
bash: lsusb: command not found
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I serached the entire system for lsusb - - - not found,
and not inthe repos
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03-02-2015, 02:41 AM
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Switch off the PC, make sure the webcam is plugged in and reboot.
In terminal, as ordinary user (~$) NOT root, type lsusb
You should get something like this:
Code:
Bus 002 Device 010: ID 046d:081d Logitech, Inc. HD Webcam C510
Try different USB ports on your PC and make sure the webcam's USB connector is fully engaged.
Last edited by beachboy2; 03-02-2015 at 02:50 AM.
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03-02-2015, 02:49 AM
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I did as you suggested, but since lsusb is not to be found ...
Quote:
/home/beckwith $ lsusb
bash: lsusb: command not found
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The webcam works, it's the mic in it that doesn't
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03-02-2015, 02:49 AM
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Location: Japan
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Hi,
Quote:
Originally Posted by beckwith
I serached the entire system for lsusb - - - not found,
and not inthe repos
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It's in the usbutils package and will install to /usr/bin/lsusb
Evo2.
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03-02-2015, 03:06 AM
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Hmmm, I would thought usblibs should have been installed already
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/home/beckwith $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0409:0059 NEC Corp. HighSpeed Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:0819 Logitech, Inc. Webcam C210
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 03f0:5c12 Hewlett-Packard
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0461:4e24 Primax Electronics, Ltd
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Wireless Mouse M305
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0a5c:216c Broadcom Corp.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1058:0810 Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp.
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.
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So now I know the webcam model number.
As I said, the camera works, it is the mic that doesn't.
I tried my old Microsoft webcam - - it was even worse, no picture
nor and sound. It used to work but too tall to sit on top my
monitor, so a bought the slimmer LOchitech C210. I tried Another
Microsoft webcam that I inherited from my late father, it too
totally fails.
I'm thinking of buying a Logitech c920 - supposed to work on
Linux, but I doubt it - not until I have an explanation why
the c210 worked for two years on Mepis 12 (Wheezy), and doesn't
work on Debian 7.8.0.
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03-02-2015, 03:28 AM
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Don't even think about trying to get a Microsoft “Lifeless” webcam working in Linux!
Either sell it to a Windows user or use a large hammer.
ID 046d:0819 Logitech, Inc. Webcam C210 is listed as working under the UVC webcam drivers list.
You have vision but no sound.
There is no reason to buy a C920 because you are probably only going to have a similar sound problem with that.
Maybe somebody else can chip in and assist with getting the sound working.
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03-02-2015, 03:41 AM
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Thanks for your help, I hope someone will 'chip in'
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03-02-2015, 04:10 AM
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beckwith,
You will attract more helpers with the with the C210 sound problem if you start a new thread.
Posts #5 and #6 may help:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1580165
Odds-on that pulseaudio is the problem.
Last edited by beachboy2; 03-02-2015 at 04:19 AM.
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