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romino
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webcam not working with some apps

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Hi,

I have a webcam

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Bus 001 Device 008: ID 046d:08d7 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Communicate STX
not working with Skype, black screen only , but it is showing the info in the drop-down : USB Camera (046d:xxxx )
"cheese" app showing "No camera found"
.. but with "guvcview" - everything is fine
have : Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa
This is an old problem, still the same even some recent kernel updates.
I'm thinking of ditching the camera .. very old one .. but just in case, what if there is some easy remedy ?
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nashjc
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SOLVED:Re: webcam not working with some apps

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I run cheese using the following script I call "mycheese". Forget where I found the tip.

If it works for you, perhaps you can mark this as solved.

JN

#!/bin/bash
## A mod to allow cheese to run on Linux Mint with "old" library
## July 29 2020

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/cheese
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Re: webcam not working with some apps

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As a followup, I realized that kamoso has same issue (and likely any app using an old camera). Same trick applied.

NOTE: if you modify the menu properties, you need an "Application in terminal" rather than "Application".

JN
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Re: webcam not working with some apps

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hey, terrific ! it works ! thanks
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SOLVED: webcam not working with some apps

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From OP last comment, seems solved
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