Integrated webcam isnt working at all ubuntu 14.04 x64

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Install the Webcam driver packages :

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`

If already installed them, reconfigure them:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • Akram Lazkanee
    Akram Lazkanee over 1 year

    i've recently installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x64 and cheese isn't working also skype they're recognizing the camera but it shows an error on playing from it

    i tried solutions here , here and here and also no one worked for me
    i have the file /dev/video0 and i tried

    sudo chmod 777 /dev/video*

    and

    vlc v4l2:////dev//video0

    but that's didnt work neither ,
    also i tried to install guvcview but also didnt work

    the output of dmesg is here , and the output of lsusb is here
    and also it was working at initial install

    any thoughts please ?

  • Waqas
    Waqas almost 9 years
    its already installed, and gives the error on second commnad Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 3.13.0-53-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-53-generic Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file. File: does not exist.