[SOLVED] Webcam not working on Samsung netbook
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 8:45 am
I have a new Samsung Netbook (details below) with lubuntu installed. When I start up, the messages show that my webcam driver is registered and then deregistered. The webcam does not work.
This is the webcam:
And these are the messages:
And my netbook:
But when I try to automate this with a script it still gets deregistered and does not work.
Thanks for any ideas on how to fix this.
Garvan
This is the webcam:
Code: Select all
lsusb
Buss 001 Device 003: ID 0ac8:c33f Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. Webcam
Code: Select all
garvan@garvan-N148P:~$ dmesg | grep uvcvideo
[ 15.902089] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device WebCam SCB-0340N (0ac8:c33f)
[ 16.037516] usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo
[ 22.352162] usbcore: deregistering interface driver uvcvideo
garvan@garvan-N148P:~$
I can enable the webcam by hand using this command from a terminal.SAMSUNG N148-Plus, 2x Intel Atom CPU N450 @1.66Ghz, 1GB RAM, lubuntu 12.04
Code: Select all
sudo modprobe uvcvideo
Thanks for any ideas on how to fix this.
Garvan