inbuilt webcam issue

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Hi all,

I'm running a HP Pavilion dv1000 with Ubuntu 10.04, no matter what I do I cannot get the built in webcam to work. I've searched online and have found various workarounds which don't work.

cheese does not see a cam, nor does skype or wxcam.

It would appear that I don't have the drivers, but cannot find them online.

Can anyone give me any ideas on how to get this sorted?

loldog

I've had a quick look on Ubuntu Forums, it seems that might be a Ricoh webcam like mine. Please run

lsusb

in a terminal and paste the output of that here.

If it is the Ricoh webcam you will need the r5u870 driver, which is fairly easy to install.

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Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 03f0:171d Hewlett-Packard Wireless (Bluetooth + WLAN) Interface [Integrated Module]
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:074f Microsoft Corp. 
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05ca:1870 Ricoh Co., Ltd Webcam 1000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

second last one is as you say Ricoh. Where will I get that driver? can I install it through synaptic?


EDIT: Nevermind, I googled it, and got the deb package for it, it's working now, thanks loldog.

Mods you can lock this if you see fit.

loldog

foinse wrote: »

EDIT: Nevermind, I googled it, and got the deb package for it, it's working now, thanks loldog.

Mods you can lock this if you see fit.

That was quick! Well done.:)

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I spoke too soon just tried a skype call, and I'm not sending audio video is fine now. Went into sound recorder and it's not recording, any chance you have the drivers for that too?

loldog

You probably just need to mess around with the volume control in the Sound Control panel applet.

You could also install pavucontrol and mess around with that. Once it's installed you'll find it in the Applications/Sound and Video menu.

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BopNiblets

I had a problem with my aunts laptop where in Sound Preferences, the input was set to "Microphone 1" instead of "Microphone 2" and it worked after that, maybe give that a shot.

Santaji

foinse wrote: »

EDIT: Nevermind, I googled it, and got the deb package for it, it's working now, thanks loldog.

Mods you can lock this if you see fit.

Hi, i have the same laptop running Ubuntu 10.4. where did you get the deb package? i just can't find it anywhere.

Mathiasb

Relevant: http://linux.aldeby.org/howto-ubuntu-linux-on-hp-pavilion-dv2000-dv6000-dv9000-series-laptops.html/5#webcam

https://launchpad.net/~r5u87x-loader/+archive/ppa