Cheese says that there is no video cam. The same webcam (connected through USB 3) does work in Skype.
From dmesg:
[ 1.329876] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=17a1, idProduct=0128
[ 1.329877] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=32, Product=38, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.329878] usb 3-2: Product: USB2.0 JPEG WebCam
[ 1.329879] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: TASCORP
From dmidecode (about my motherboard):
Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Product Name: H67A-UD3H
Version:
Serial Number:
UUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-1C6F65886700
Wake-up Type: Power Switch
SKU Number:
Family:
$ dpkg -s cheese
Package: cheese
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Installed-Size: 437
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.28.0-1ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcheese-gtk25 (>= 3.18.0), libcheese8 (>= 3.18.0), libclutter-1.0-0 (>= 1.16), libclutter-gtk-1.0-0 (>= 0.91.8), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.25.2), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.90), libgnome-desktop-3-17 (>= 3.17.92), libgstreamer1.0-0 (>= 1.0.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.13.7), cheese-common (>= 3.28.0-1ubuntu1), gnome-video-effects
Recommends: gvfs, yelp
Suggests: gnome-video-effects-frei0r
Description: tool to take pictures and videos from your webcam
A webcam application that supports image and video capture. Makes
it easy to take photos and videos of you, your friends, pets or whatever
you want. Allows you to apply fancy visual effects, fine-control image
settings and has features such as Multi-Burst mode, Countdown timer
for photos.
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Cheese
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers <email address hidden>
Cheese says that there is no video cam. The same webcam (connected through USB 3) does work in Skype.
From dmesg:
[ 1.329876] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=17a1, idProduct=0128
[ 1.329877] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=32, Product=38, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.329878] usb 3-2: Product: USB2.0 JPEG WebCam
[ 1.329879] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: TASCORP
From dmidecode (about my motherboard):
Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 0000-0000- 0000-1C6F658867 00
System Information
Product Name: H67A-UD3H
Version:
Serial Number:
UUID: 00000000-
Wake-up Type: Power Switch
SKU Number:
Family:
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Release: 18.04
$ dpkg -s cheese gtk-1.0- 0 (>= 0.91.8), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.25.2), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.39.90), libgnome- desktop- 3-17 (>= 3.17.92), libgstreamer1.0-0 (>= 1.0.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.13.7), cheese-common (>= 3.28.0-1ubuntu1), gnome-video-effects effects- frei0r /wiki.gnome. org/Apps/ Cheese Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers <email address hidden>
Package: cheese
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Installed-Size: 437
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.28.0-1ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcheese-gtk25 (>= 3.18.0), libcheese8 (>= 3.18.0), libclutter-1.0-0 (>= 1.16), libclutter-
Recommends: gvfs, yelp
Suggests: gnome-video-
Description: tool to take pictures and videos from your webcam
A webcam application that supports image and video capture. Makes
it easy to take photos and videos of you, your friends, pets or whatever
you want. Allows you to apply fancy visual effects, fine-control image
settings and has features such as Multi-Burst mode, Countdown timer
for photos.
Homepage: https:/
Original-
ProblemType: Bug ature: Ubuntu 4.15.0- 23.25-generic 4.15.18 256color DIR=<set> ersions: twareInternatio nal,Inc. :bvrF4: bd11/02/ 2010:svnGigabyt eTechnologyCo. ,Ltd.:pnH67A- UD3H:pvr: rvnGigabyteTech nologyCo. ,Ltd.:rnH67A- UD3H:rvrx. x:cvnGigabyteTe chnologyCo. ,Ltd.:ct3: cvr:
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: cheese 3.28.0-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Jun 25 19:11:59 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-06-23 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H67A-UD3H
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_IL
SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageV
cheese 3.28.0-1ubuntu1
cheese-common 3.28.0-1ubuntu1
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/02/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F4
dmi.board.name: H67A-UD3H
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSof
dmi.product.name: H67A-UD3H
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.