Asus W5000 Built in Camera not recognized

[crimsoncorp]

Hello Everyone,

I have recently jumped into Linux Mint to see what the OS and software is like and if I will convert and be a regular user. So far I am enjoying the transition and have found it to be an elegant change from my old Windows OS background.

The machine I decided to use was an old Asus W5000 laptop. I installed Cinnamon on this machine. Everything as far as I can tell runs except the built in camera above the laptop screen (it is a type that can flip forward or backward). A link to what the machine looks like is here :

http://www.notebookreview.com/notebookr ... ics-specs/

The Camera when I first started it up, had the LED light lit 100% of the time but never worked. I can turn Bluetooth on and off and recognize my cell phone through it, but the Camera is never noticed. My USB ports all work normally (if that is relevant).

Any help in getting this Webcam active and functional would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

[Pjotr]

Please generate an overview of your system like this:

- Launch a terminal window (this is how to launch a terminal window);

- make the terminal window full screen, to avoid chopped lines;

- copy/paste this command into the terminal:

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inxi -Fxz

(if you type: the letter F is a capital letter)

- Press Enter.

- Copy/paste the output in your next message.

[crimsoncorp]

System: Host: osito-W5A Kernel: 4.10.0-38-generic i686 (32 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.6 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine: System: ASUSTeK (portable) product: W5A v: 1.0
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: W5A v: 1.0
Bios: American Megatrends v: 0209 date: 11/17/2005
CPU: Single core Intel Pentium M (-UP-) cache: 2048 KB
flags: (nx pae sse sse2) bmips: 3457 speed: 1729 MHz (max)
Graphics: Card: Intel Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller
bus-ID: 00:02.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1280x800@59.91hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 915GM x86/MMX/SSE2
GLX Version: 1.4 Mesa 17.0.7 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.10.0-38-generic
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
driver: 8139too v: 0.9.28 port: d800 bus-ID: 01:04.0
IF: enp1s4 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection
driver: ipw2200 v: 1.2.2kmprq bus-ID: 01:05.0
IF: wlp1s5 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 60.0GB (17.7% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: IC25N060ATMR04 size: 60.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 54G used: 8.7G (18%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-1
ID-2: /boot size: 472M used: 66M (15%) fs: ext2 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-3: swap-1 size: 1.33GB used: 0.04GB (3%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-2
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 51.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 229 Uptime: 3:04 Memory: 663.2/1233.9MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35

[Pjotr]

Install the application guvcview:

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sudo apt-get install guvcview

Then launch it from the menu. Does it show images?

[crimsoncorp]

I ran that line in terminal, and installed the program, and ran it. I got an error message,
attached is the screenshot. The blue LED light next to the webcam is lit.

Screenshot from 2018-04-20 14-09-54.png

[Pjotr]

OK, try this:

Update Manager - panel: View - Linux kernels

Install the latest kernel of the 4.4 series. Reboot and make sure you boot from it (it's under the header Advanced in the Grub bootloader menu).

[crimsoncorp]

Ok, I did as you indicated, and loaded the older version.. here is my terminal output..

osito@osito-W5A ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: osito-W5A Kernel: 4.4.0-119-generic i686 (32 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.6 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine: System: ASUSTeK (portable) product: W5A v: 1.0
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: W5A v: 1.0
Bios: American Megatrends v: 0209 date: 11/17/2005
CPU: Single core Intel Pentium M (-UP-) cache: 2048 KB
flags: (nx pae sse sse2) bmips: 3458 speed: 1729 MHz (max)
Graphics: Card: Intel Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller
bus-ID: 00:02.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1280x800@59.91hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 915GM x86/MMX/SSE2
GLX Version: 1.4 Mesa 17.0.7 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-119-generic
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
driver: 8139too v: 0.9.28 port: d800 bus-ID: 01:04.0
IF: enp1s4 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection
driver: ipw2200 v: 1.2.2kmprq bus-ID: 01:05.0
IF: wlp1s5 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 60.0GB (18.5% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: IC25N060ATMR04 size: 60.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 54G used: 9.1G (18%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-1
ID-2: /boot size: 472M used: 117M (26%) fs: ext2 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-3: swap-1 size: 1.33GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-2
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 63.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 199 Uptime: 3 min Memory: 418.7/1234.7MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35


I ran guvcview... and got the same message, still not functioning. Blue LED next to webcam is still running though when it is powered up:

[crimsoncorp]

I am not sure if this will help, but since I am trying to learn Linux commands, I discovered this (bold added by me for emphasis):

osito@osito-W5A ~ $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0402:5602 ALi Corp. M5602 Video Camera Controller
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 044e:3001 Alps Electric Co., Ltd UGTZ4 Bluetooth
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 046d:c50e Logitech, Inc. Cordless Mouse Receiver
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1ea7:0064
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
osito@osito-W5A ~ $

[crimsoncorp]

I found something else during my learning, notice the grep error below (in bold):


osito@osito-W5A ~ $ dmesg | grep error
[ 38.756732] EXT4-fs (dm-1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro
[ 43.292162] ALi m5602: probe of 1-7:1.0 failed with error -34

any ideas?