Re: Getting Skype webcam working

Colin Brace wrote:
Unplug the webcam. Run $ dmesg | tail. Plug in the webcam. Run $ dmesg
again. What is the output?

If dmesg indicates only a new USB device and nothing more, then your
webcam isn't recognized by any of the standard kernel modules.

My webcam (also a Logitech) creates a device at /dev/video0 when it's
plugged in, but the default permissions only allow Root to access it. I
usually just quickly run sudo chmod 777 /dev/video0 so my normal user
login can get to it, otherwise I have to sudo <application> to have
video open properly.


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