help getting webcam to work on Ubuntu guest
Posted: 24. Nov 2020, 00:54
I am trying to get my Logitech C615 webcam running on a Ubuntu guest and Windows 10 host. I have read the article on Webcam Passthrough (https://docs.oracle.com/en/virtualizati ... rough.html) and have done the following:
1. Installed the Extension Pack (6.1.16, same version as my VirtualBox installation)
2. Verified my webcam shows up when using the VBoxManage app:
3. Started my Guest OS
4. Run the following using vboxmanage:
5. Verified my webcam appears in the "Devices" -> "Webcams" menu of the VirtualBox session GUI and put a check next to it
6. Tried to test the webcam by running the "cheese" app from the Ubuntu guest OS, which says "no device found".
I've done some searching on the forums but every webcam issue I've found is stuck at a different point in the process. What should I try next to debug this?
1. Installed the Extension Pack (6.1.16, same version as my VirtualBox installation)
2. Verified my webcam shows up when using the VBoxManage app:
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C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>vboxmanage list webcams
Video Input Devices: 1
.1 "Logitech HD Webcam C615"
\\?\usb#vid_046d&pid_082c&mi_02#7&3772e1ad&0&0002#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\{bbefb6c7-2fc4-4139-bb8b-a58bba724083}
4. Run the following using vboxmanage:
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C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>vboxmanage controlvm "Test Ubuntu" webcam attach .1
6. Tried to test the webcam by running the "cheese" app from the Ubuntu guest OS, which says "no device found".
I've done some searching on the forums but every webcam issue I've found is stuck at a different point in the process. What should I try next to debug this?