how to set up a webcam

To help you better we need some additional informations about your hardware so please open a Terminal from the menu
Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type or better copy and paste the row below form here into terminal then press enter:

echo '-----';lsb_release -cd; echo '-----'; uname -a; echo '-----'; lsusb

Select copy and paste the terminal result here.

Thank you

done that
Bus 003 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 002 Device 002: ID 045e:00f7 Microsoft Corp. LifeCam VX-1000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
doug@doug-laptop:~$

you still there?

you still there?

doug please be patient an answer will be posted to you... from other users if they have a solution...
now we some but not all the info requested...
please tell the release of Ubuntu do you are using...

Thank you

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 6:04 PM, doug dennis
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> New question #96947 on Ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/96947
>
> can anyone help? new to ubuntu if possible need personal help setting up webcam?
>
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> contact for Ubuntu.
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You can use cheese and vlc which automatically detect your camera (for
the most part) and let you make videos and take pictures.

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Vikram Dhillon

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