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guymanforget

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Registered: 2016-07-08

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webcam not working on hp 15-f205dx laptop

all information just says intergrated webcam but it wont work. I need to know what the driver is.

lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0c45:651b Microdia
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 046d:c00c Logitech, Inc. Optical Wheel Mouse
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 1c4f:0002 SiGma Micro Keyboard TRACER Gamma Ivory
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Root Complex
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini [Radeon HD 8400 / R3 Series]
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini HDMI/DP Audio
00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 0
00:02.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1
00:02.5 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1
00:10.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 39)
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 39)
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 39)
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 39)
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 3a)
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller (rev 02)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11)
00:14.7 SD Host controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SD Flash Controller (rev 01)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 0
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 3
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 5
01:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188EE Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 07)

please help

Fixxer

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Registered: 2011-08-29

Posts: 217

Re: webcam not working on hp 15-f205dx laptop

Post also output of commands:

journalctl -xb | grep uvcvideo

journalctl -xb | grep -iE 'failed|error|warn|fatal'

Please use CODE tags.

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 19,791

Re: webcam not working on hp 15-f205dx laptop

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0c45:651b Microdia 

This is your webcam -- And it appears to be a proprietary device with poor support.

I think you are looking for the SN9C20X driver which is enabled in our kernel

http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids
http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/USB_G … 9C20X.html

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philo

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Posts: 251

Re: webcam not working on hp 15-f205dx laptop

Microdia is your webcam.

This may help:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Webcam_setup

guymanforget

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Registered: 2016-07-08

Posts: 21

Re: webcam not working on hp 15-f205dx laptop

journalctl -xb | grep uvcvideo:

Dec 27 07:27:12 simplicity-linux kernel: uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device HP Webcam (0c45:651b)
Dec 27 07:27:12 simplicity-linux kernel: uvcvideo 2-1:1.0: Entity type for entity Extension 4 was not initialized!
Dec 27 07:27:12 simplicity-linux kernel: uvcvideo 2-1:1.0: Entity type for entity Processing 3 was not initialized!
Dec 27 07:27:12 simplicity-linux kernel: uvcvideo 2-1:1.0: Entity type for entity Camera 1 was not initialized!
Dec 27 07:27:12 simplicity-linux kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo

journalctl -xb | grep -iE 'failed|error|warn|fatal':

Dec 27 07:27:07 simplicity-linux kernel: acpi PNP0A08:00: _OSC failed (AE_NOT_FOUND); disabling ASPM
Dec 27 07:27:09 simplicity-linux kernel: ACPI Warning: SystemIO range 0x0000000000000B00-0x0000000000000B07 conflicts with OpRegion 0x0000000000000B00-0x0000000000000B0F (\_SB.PCI0.SMBS.SMB0) (20160422/utaddress-255)
Dec 27 07:27:13 simplicity-linux systemd-udevd[209]: inotify_add_watch(9, /dev/sdb, 10) failed: No such file or directory
Dec 27 07:27:13 simplicity-linux systemd-udevd[215]: inotify_add_watch(9, /dev/sdb, 10) failed: No such file or directory
Dec 27 07:27:14 simplicity-linux systemd[1]: Failed to start Verify integrity of password and group files.
-- Subject: Unit shadow.service has failed
-- Unit shadow.service has failed.
-- The result is failed.
Dec 27 07:27:14 simplicity-linux systemd[1]: shadow.service: Unit entered failed state.
Dec 27 07:27:14 simplicity-linux systemd[1]: shadow.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Dec 27 07:27:14 simplicity-linux systemd-backlight[414]: Failed to get backlight or LED device 'backlight:acpi_video0': No such device
Dec 27 07:27:14 simplicity-linux systemd[1]: Failed to start Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of backlight:acpi_video0.
-- Subject: Unit systemd-backlight@backlight:acpi_video0.service has failed
-- Unit systemd-backlight@backlight:acpi_video0.service has failed.
-- The result is failed.
Dec 27 07:27:14 simplicity-linux systemd[1]: systemd-backlight@backlight:acpi_video0.service: Unit entered failed state.
Dec 27 07:27:14 simplicity-linux systemd[1]: systemd-backlight@backlight:acpi_video0.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Dec 27 07:27:19 simplicity-linux mandb[392]: /usr/bin/mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/man1/mjpegtools.1.gz: whatis parse for mjpegtools(1) failed
Dec 27 07:27:21 simplicity-linux mandb[392]: /usr/bin/mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/man1/autoscan.1.gz: whatis parse for autoscan(1) failed
Dec 27 07:27:21 simplicity-linux mandb[392]: /usr/bin/mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/man1/mprof-report.1.gz: whatis parse for mprof-report(1) failed
Dec 27 07:27:46 simplicity-linux mdm-binary[455]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_get_string: assertion 'key_file != NULL' failed
Dec 27 07:27:46 simplicity-linux mdm-binary[455]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_free: assertion 'key_file != NULL' failed
Dec 27 07:27:54 simplicity-linux at-spi-bus-launcher[758]: ** (process:758): WARNING **: Failed to register client: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files
Dec 27 08:44:03 simplicity-linux org.gnome.gedit[716]: (gedit:3837): Gtk-WARNING **: Calling Inhibit failed: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files
Dec 27 09:03:16 simplicity-linux kernel: Chrome_IOThread[5112]: segfault at 0 ip 000000005668a0e3 sp 00000000ea2cc0d0 error 4 in steamwebhelper[565f5000+257000]
-- This usually indicates a programming error in the crashing program and
Dec 27 09:07:31 simplicity-linux crash_20161227090229_2.dmp[5283]: error: Couldn't connect to server
Dec 27 09:25:34 simplicity-linux upowerd[1288]: (upowerd:1288): UPower-Linux-WARNING **: energy 30.123450 bigger than full 30.112500

i will try the driver

guymanforget

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Re: webcam not working on hp 15-f205dx laptop

doesn't work at all.

Lone_Wolf

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Re: webcam not working on hp 15-f205dx laptop

USB IDs list shows it as : 651b  HP Webcam .

Dec 27 07:27:12 simplicity-linux kernel: uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device HP Webcam (0c45:651b)

It does look like uvcvideo can drive the webcam, try a simple application like fswebcam or guvcview .

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guymanforget

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Re: webcam not working on hp 15-f205dx laptop

guvcview works.. dont know why cheese wont