gnome 46 camera app requires systemctl --user restart pipewire

[Tim Richardson]

In ubuntu 24.40 the camera app will not see my laptop camera until I do this:

systemctl --user restart pipewire

this is required in every log in.

The camera problem also affects other usage, such as using the laptop camera in google meet via firefox.
It is probably a pipewire problem.

I don't know where to report it.

see also: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2497176&p=14187369

My laptop is thinkpad T14 P14S
This problem did not exist in 23.10

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