USB wecam recognized by guests, but not working.

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sweetrain
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Joined: 19. Jan 2009, 22:11

USB wecam recognized by guests, but not working.

Post by sweetrain »

Hi,
I have installed virtualbox on my Windows Vista system, and also installed several guest OSs. Everything seems to work o.k., except for one thing, the USB webcam is not functioning propoerly.

The guests, Windows 7, Fedora, or Ubuntu, can recognize the device, but the device is not function at all. For example, on the Windows 7 guest, MSN video setup, shows the video device is "Miscrosoft LifeCam NX3000", but there is no image at all. The status light on the webcam is also on. The same thing happen to other guests too.

I also tried fedora host, and windows xp guest, same thing: usb webcam is recognized by the guest, but not functional.

Other usb devices, such as my usb memory stick, works with no problem.


Can some one help me with this? Thanks!
dmcgraw
Volunteer
Posts: 808
Joined: 24. Jun 2008, 17:16
Primary OS: Ubuntu 8.10
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: XP, Ubuntu 9.10
Location: St. Louis, MO, USA

Post by dmcgraw »

Use the forum search feature.

This has already been discussed many times.
Sasquatch
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Posts: 17798
Joined: 17. Mar 2008, 13:41
Primary OS: Debian other
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: Windows XP, Windows 7, Linux
Location: /dev/random

Post by Sasquatch »

Asked about as many times as I have posts, so I'm locking this one. There is also a bug ticket of it and it's in the VirtualBox FAQ.
Read the Forum Posting Guide before opening a topic.
VirtualBox FAQ: Check this before asking questions.
Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
See the Tutorials and FAQ section at the top of the Forum for more guides.
Try searching the forums first with Google and add the site filter for this forum.
E.g. install guest additions site:forums.virtualbox.org

Retired from this Forum since OSSO introduction.
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