Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS internal webcam not working

Asked by Jean Tinguely Awais

Hello,
 I'm using a Why! W650SZ ( based on Clewo W650SZ ) and format with the new 16.04.3 LTS to deliver the new build for our machines. The video ( Fn + F10 ) key does not work, neither the webcam in chesse. I have tried a lsmod and have seen that

oem@why-W65-67SZ:~$ sudo lsmod | grep vide
uvcvideo 90112 0
videobuf2_vmalloc 16384 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 16384 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_v4l2 24576 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_core 40960 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_v4l2
videodev 172032 3 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core,videobuf2_v4l2
media 40960 2 uvcvideo,videodev
video 40960 1 i915

The result of a lshw give me that :

oem@why-W65-67SZ:~$ sudo lshw -short
Chemin matériel Périphérique Classe Description
=================================================================
                                       system W65_67SZ (Not Applicable)
/0 bus W65_67SZ
/0/0 memory 64KiB BIOS
/0/14 processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4210M
/0/14/15 memory 512KiB L2 cache
/0/14/16 memory 128KiB L1 cache
/0/14/17 memory 3MiB L3 cache
/0/18 memory 8GiB Mémoire Système
/0/18/0 memory 8GiB SODIMM DDR3 Synchrone
/0/18/1 memory DIMMProject-Id-Version: @(
/0/18/2 memory DIMMProject-Id-Version: @(
/0/18/3 memory DIMMProject-Id-Version: @(
/0/100 bridge Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Co
/0/100/1 bridge Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Co
/0/100/2 display 4th Gen Core Processor Int
/0/100/3 multimedia Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Co
/0/100/14 bus 8 Series/C220 Series Chips
/0/100/14/0 usb3 bus xHCI Host Controller
/0/100/14/0/7 communication Interface sans fil Bluetoo
/0/100/14/1 usb4 bus xHCI Host Controller
/0/100/14/1/2 scsi6 storage Elements 10A8
/0/100/14/1/2/0.0.0 /dev/sdb disk 1TB Elements 10A8
/0/100/14/1/2/0.0.0/1 /dev/sdb1 volume 931GiB Windows NTFS volume
/0/100/16 communication 8 Series/C220 Series Chips
/0/100/1a bus 8 Series/C220 Series Chips
/0/100/1a/1 usb1 bus EHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1a/1/1 bus Concentrateur USB
/0/100/1b multimedia 8 Series/C220 Series Chips
/0/100/1c bridge 8 Series/C220 Series Chips
/0/100/1c.2 bridge 8 Series/C220 Series Chips
/0/100/1c.2/0 wlp3s0 network Centrino Wireless-N 135
/0/100/1c.3 bridge 8 Series/C220 Series Chips
/0/100/1c.3/0 generic RTL8411 PCI Express Card R
/0/100/1c.3/0.2 enp4s0f2 network RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Expr
/0/100/1d bus 8 Series/C220 Series Chips
/0/100/1d/1 usb2 bus EHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1d/1/1 bus Concentrateur USB
/0/100/1f bridge HM86 Express LPC Controlle
/0/100/1f.2 storage 8 Series/C220 Series Chips
/0/100/1f.3 bus 8 Series/C220 Series Chips
/0/1 scsi0 storage
/0/1/0.0.0 /dev/cdrom disk CDDVDW SN-208FB
/0/2 scsi4 storage
/0/2/0.0.0 /dev/sda disk 120GB Crucial_CT120M50
/0/2/0.0.0/1 /dev/sda1 volume 103GiB Volume EXT4
/0/2/0.0.0/2 /dev/sda2 volume 8111MiB Extended partition
/0/2/0.0.0/2/5 /dev/sda5 volume 8111MiB Linux swap / Solar
/0/3 scsi5 storage
/0/3/0.0.0 /dev/sdc disk 500GB ST500LM012 HN-M5
/0/3/0.0.0/1 /dev/sdc1 volume 465GiB Windows NTFS volume

 What am I making wrong?

Best regards.
Jean Tinguely Awais.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb

Thanks

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Jean Tinguely Awais (jean.tinguely) said :
#2

Hello,
 thank your for your answer :

oem@why-W65-67SZ:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial

oem@why-W65-67SZ:~$ uname -a
Linux why-W65-67SZ 4.10.0-30-generic #34~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 2 02:13:56 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

oem@why-W65-67SZ:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 1058:10a8 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Elements Portable (WDBUZG)
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:07da Intel Corp.
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Do you need more informations?
Best regards.
Jean.

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Jean Tinguely Awais (jean.tinguely) said :
#3

Do you need more informations?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#4

Is the Webcam enabled in BIOS? It's not showing up in the output. You may want to reset the BIOS to defaults then build up again. May help.

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Jean Tinguely Awais (jean.tinguely) said :
#5

Hello,
 I reset the BIOS to the default.
 Impossible to know if the webcam is recognized in the BIOS.
 Have I to install a special package or something?
Best regards.
Jean

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Jean Tinguely Awais (jean.tinguely) said :
#6

Hello,
 I reinstall Ubuntu from the beginning and It does not work. Is it a miss installation or could this be a bug?
Best regards.
Jean.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#7

Possibly a bug. Are there any guides for your make and model of laptops

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Jean Tinguely Awais (jean.tinguely) said :
#8

Hello again,
 Well indeed it's a miss comprehension of my part. I thought that when I push the keys FN + F10 the computer activate the webcam and lauch cheese. Is it possible to make this ?
Best regards.
Jean.

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Jean Tinguely Awais (jean.tinguely) said :
#9

PS : indeed the computer only activate the webcam ( but the red led of the camera is still inactivated )

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Jean Tinguely Awais (jean.tinguely) said :
#10

Hello again.
 Just a question how can I activate the webcam automaticaly when I launch cheese?
Best regards.
Jean.

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Jean Tinguely Awais (jean.tinguely) said :
#11

I close the question and mark it solved: no solution.

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Ramiro Marcelo (ramiromir) said :
#12

I have the same problem with a linuxcertified based on W65-67SZ. I think the webcam was broken but is only off, with FN+F10 it work again. Thanks a lot