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zmeiq

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Registered: 2019-07-16

Posts: 10

External webcam not recognized by Cheese, Skype and guvcview

Hi there,

I need to use external Creative VF0230 webcam. When installing the apps mentioned in the subject, they do not detect any video when the camera is plugged in.

I searched and read every possible thread on the web, but nothing works.

Any suggestions guys?

I'm using Q4OS 9 TDE

Thanks in advance!

Last edited by zmeiq (2020-04-12 07:16)

Dai_trying

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From: UK

Registered: 2015-12-14

Posts: 2,989

Re: External webcam not recognized by Cheese, Skype and guvcview

I need to use external Creative VF0230 webcam.

The last official Windows driver for this was written in 2007 (13 years ago!) and it has passed it EOL date for support so if it does not work with Q4OS (or any linux distro) then it is unlikely that it would work in the furure, I have an old webcam around the same sort of age which also doesn't work with Linux but works fine in Windows.

I'm using Q4OS 9 TDE

I very much doubt this, Q4OS is currently either 2.7, 3.1 or 4.0

Sorry I can't be any more help than this, but if anyone else has an idea I am sure they will let us know.

zmeiq

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Registered: 2019-07-16

Posts: 10

Re: External webcam not recognized by Cheese, Skype and guvcview

I very much doubt this, Q4OS is currently either 2.7, 3.1 or 4.0

I meant the Q4OS based on debian 9

About the cam - yes indeed it is very old. I guest that it will be suitable for linux which run on low specs It is time to go to the trash I guess.

Thank you anyway !

Dai_trying

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From: UK

Registered: 2015-12-14

Posts: 2,989

Re: External webcam not recognized by Cheese, Skype and guvcview

I ended up putting mine in a charity bag as it worked fine under windows so someone else could make use of it. But wait a while before you trash it in case someone else has something you could try.

zmeiq

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Registered: 2019-07-16

Posts: 10

Re: External webcam not recognized by Cheese, Skype and guvcview

I ended up putting mine in a charity bag ..

That's a good idea!

JJ

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Registered: 2021-08-07

Posts: 1

Re: External webcam not recognized by Cheese, Skype and guvcview

Hello,
I have an old webcam  Hercules gspca_main             28672  1 gspca_pac7302
For VLC no problem
After installing v4l2 v4l-utils
For cheese I use : LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so cheese
For skypeonlinux
I have installed v4l2loopback to create a virtual cam
to launch in a console launch :
sudo modprobe v4l2loopback
LD_PRELOAD="/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so" ffmpeg -i /dev/video0 -vcodec rawvideo -pixel_format rgb24 -vsync 2 -threads 0 -f v4l2 /dev/video1
then launch Skypeforlinux
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skypeforlinux
Select dummy webcam
Voilà

Rademes

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From: Latvia

Registered: 2015-12-13

Posts: 636

Re: External webcam not recognized by Cheese, Skype and guvcview

It is time to go to the trash I guess.

If you are going to buy new webcam, there are some articles about Linux compatible webcams. You should not have problems with them.
https://linuxhint.com/best_webcams_ubuntu/
https://linuxhint.com/best_webcams_linux_2021/
https://www.ceedo.com/best-webcams-for-linux/
Keep in mind, that some of them are expensive.

Last edited by Rademes (2021-08-10 11:37)

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