"Attached devices" doesn't show webcams or scanners

[Jakob]

When I plug in a webcam or the scanner this isn't shown under "attached devices" as in 11.10. Only "printer" is shown there - which is a network printer which is connected already when I boot the PC. When I plugin the webcam before I boot I also can't see it - but the webcam works fine for example with cheese.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: indicator-session 0.3.95-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic-pae 3.2.13
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr 3 10:00:04 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
SourcePackage: indicator-session
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-21 (12 days ago)

[Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)]

Feature request.

[SilverLoz (launchpad-loznet)]

Is this really a 'feature request' since this behaviour *did* work in 11.10? Isn't it more of a regression since before upgrading to 12.04 my scanner did show up in the indicator - above Printers - (which was convenient!) but after upgrading it is no longer there?

[Luis Alvarado (luisalvarado)]

This is neither a Wishlist or a feature request since it worked on 11.10 using the same hardware on different PCs. Like you just said it is a regression. I have also marked this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/992937 as duplicate of this one that explains the behavior.

[Luis Alvarado (luisalvarado)]

Anybody apart from me still having this issue. I verified 2 laptops using 11.10 and then 12.04. Again the Webcam does not yet appear in the "Attached Devices" section in the Cog icon in the upper right corner.

[John Clarke (j-marg-clarke)]

On 06/06/12 05:48, Luis Alvarado wrote:
> Anybody apart from me still having this issue. I verified 2 laptops
> using 11.10 and then 12.04. Again the Webcam does not yet appear in the
> "Attached Devices" section in the Cog icon in the upper right corner.
>
Yes I have same problem

[Jakob (jodsalz2000-launchpad)]

Yes. It works in 11.10 but not in 12.04. I can confirm that.

[Charles Kerr (charlesk)]

Listing devices has been removed from the session menu in 12.10.

[Luis Alvarado (luisalvarado)]

Just to be sure, the way to get to the devices or to manage the devices would be to go into the system settings menu?

[Aritchie (aritchie)]

Is it going to be removed from the menu at some point in 12.04 like in 12.10?

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

Aritchie, it's unlikely to be removed from 12.04, because it's not a high-impact bug.
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