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nick.l.thomas

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Registered: 2020-04-14

Posts: 5

[SOLVED] Webcam video not working with Zoom

Hey all,

New arch user - so far I've been able to get most everything I need running fine but I can't seem to get my webcam working with Zoom (via AUR).

It's a Logitech HD Webcam C270. Zoom recognizes it just fine for audio, but I don't have any options showing up for a video input.

$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 014: ID 046d:0825 Logitech, Inc. Webcam C270
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 256f:c635 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Compact
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 8087:0aaa Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 048d:8297 Integrated Technology Express, Inc. ITE Device(8595)
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

$ sudo vl2-ctl --list-devices
UVC Camera (046d:0825) (usb-0000:00:14.0-8):
        /dev/video0
        /dev/video1
        /dev/media0

$ dmesg | tail
[10143.991911] usb 1-8: SerialNumber: 04AFC1F0
[10143.992974] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device <unnamed> (046d:0825)
[10144.107237] uvcvideo 1-8:1.0: Entity type for entity Extension 4 was not initialized!
[10144.107242] uvcvideo 1-8:1.0: Entity type for entity Extension 6 was not initialized!
[10144.107245] uvcvideo 1-8:1.0: Entity type for entity Extension 7 was not initialized!
[10144.107247] uvcvideo 1-8:1.0: Entity type for entity Processing 2 was not initialized!
[10144.107250] uvcvideo 1-8:1.0: Entity type for entity Extension 3 was not initialized!
[10144.107253] uvcvideo 1-8:1.0: Entity type for entity Camera 1 was not initialized!
[10144.107523] input: UVC Camera (046d:0825) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-8/1-8:1.0/input/input42
[10145.448979] usb 1-8: set resolution quirk: cval->res = 384

$ lsmod | grep uvc
uvcvideo              114688  0
videobuf2_vmalloc      20480  1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_v4l2         28672  1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_common       57344  2 videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo
videodev              249856  3 videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo,videobuf2_common
mc                     61440  5 videodev,snd_usb_audio,videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo,videobuf2_common

$ ls -al /dev/video*
crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 0 Apr 14 13:38 /dev/video0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 1 Apr 14 13:38 /dev/video1

I've been combing through the wiki (Webcam Setup) so far without luck.

Thanks!

Last edited by nick.l.thomas (2020-04-16 00:23:05)

Slithery

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Re: [SOLVED] Webcam video not working with Zoom

Please edit your post and put all command outputs in [⁣code] [⁣/code] tags, thanks.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … ow_to_post

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SurlyCycler

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Registered: 2019-10-26

Posts: 47

Re: [SOLVED] Webcam video not working with Zoom

try opening up your zoom app.
around the upper right corner there is a system gear.
select video and see if the option for your camera there.
(wasnt sure if that is what you meant in your post)

as well is it available in the cheese app?

One other area you might check is in your system >> privacy >> camera and see if it is blocked there for some reason.

Last edited by SurlyCycler (2020-04-15 17:53:52)

nick.l.thomas

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Registered: 2020-04-14

Posts: 5

Re: [SOLVED] Webcam video not working with Zoom

Ah, I figured it out. I was in the audio group but not the video group. Thanks!