On this forum, I have read and followed many suggestions, but without result.
The most detailed was viewtopic.php?f=35&t=82639#p390401 "USB basics and troubleshooting" I followed the suggestions, but without result.
And, I think, webcams are widely used, so manual configuration should be put to a minimum. My configuration is:
- Host: Ubuntu 18.04
Virtualbox version: 6.1.22
Extension pack installed, with the same version
Quest addition install, with the same version
Virtual machine: Ubuntu 20.04
VB USB configuration radio button selected: USB3
- Asking for helphttps://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=82639#p390401 results:
Host:
With the USB connected, executing
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lsusb
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Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:08e5 Logitech, Inc.
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dmesg | grep usb
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[25972.931676] input: HD Pro Webcam C920 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/input/input35
So I checked if VB can see my USB connection:
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bernard@p10:~$ vboxmanage list usbhost
Host USB Devices:
<none>
bernard@p10:~$
So it seems like Virtualbox does not recognized the USB webcam
Which is weird, because executing:
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bernard@p10:~$ vboxmanage list webcams
Video Input Devices: 2
.1 "HD Pro Webcam C920"
/dev/video0
.2 "HD Pro Webcam C920"
/dev/video1
bernard@p10:~$
See viewtopic.php?f=3&t=96023&p=465577&hilit=webcam#p465577
In the VM Menu -> Devices -> Webcams i see two webcams, with checkboxes. I checked them separately, but without result. When I remove my USB connection, the webcam entries are gone to. So the VM sees the Webcam.
But, which is strange VM
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lsusb
On the VM I configuration the USB-filter, according to the tread "USB basics and troubleshooting" but without result. Later I read, USB-filters should not be used, and removed. I did so, also without result.
Starting cheese in the VM, cheese can not find a device. In viewtopic.php?f=3&t=101924&p=494984&hil ... am#p494984 guvcview is advised to use.
I installed GUVCVIEW: version 2.0.6 but also Guvcview could not find a device.
So I am stuck. But I feel, because the wide use of Webcams, it should be quite easy, with a simple VB configuration. What am I doing wrong? Why there are two entries on the host, and the VM? And how can I use my Webcam in a Ubuntu VirtualBox VirtualMachine?