Acer Extensa 4620z laptop - webcam support?

[PcPixel]

Does anyone know if the built-in webcam on the 4620z Acer Extensa is supported? I tried running the "capture image" utility and it couldn't initialize a video source. This is a fresh install with all the updates so I haven't added any additional software. Everything else works fantastic, but was just curious about the w4eb cam. Thanks!

[Husse]

Run lspci and lsusb
Locate the webcam post the line here and also google for the id and linux

[PcPixel]

Will do. Laptop is at home right now. It could very well be supported and I just damaged a cable. My father's girlfriend spilled wine all over the keyboard, so he gave it to me. I managed to find a replacement keyboard for $45, so I cleaned it out & repaired it. However, when putting it back together I might have damaged a ribbon cable. We'll know tonight when I run those two commands.

[Husse]

Ouch
The ribbon cables of laptops are fragile....

[PcPixel]

Oh most definitely they are But considering I got a $500+ laptop for $45, I'm willing to live with no webcam if that was in fact the cable I damaged. If I *did* damage it at all

Oh, I have to say: SUPERB OPERATING SYSTEM. I have never been more pleased with a client Linux OS than with Mint. Keep up the fantastic work!

[Husse]

[PcPixel]

I think I damaged the cabel. Here is the output:

lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
04:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01)
0f:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
0f:06.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
0f:06.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
0f:06.3 SD Host controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller

lsusb:
Bus 007 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 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 064e:a101 Suyin Corp.
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

The camera is a Crystal Eye & I don't see it anywhere in the devices... unless I'm just blind.

[Husse]

The magic of google
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 064e:a101 Suyin Corp.
that's the webcam - you see there are hundreds (or thousands ?) of labels but only a handful manufacturers so the only way to go is with the ID
Google this ID and intrepid/mint or linux and i think you may find a solution

[PcPixel]

You are amazing. Thank you so much for the help! I'll see what I find & then do another install tonight. This first one was just to get Vista off of the poor thing and see how much of it worked. I want to redo it with a more "refined" install.

Thanks again!

[Husse]

You are amazing

Oh no
If you post 12 and 1/2 thousand posts in two years you learn at least a little
(it's now two years since I joined the Mint forum and community - and now I don't use Windows unless I need to for problem solving - networking issues and the like)