Skype on VirtualBox guest Ubuntu: no video device found

[boardrider]

I have Ubuntu (14.10, 64bits) installed as guest OS on VirtualBox (host OS: Windows 7) on a Dell laptop (Inspiron 14) which has a built-in Camera.

This camera works fine in Windows 7, but Skype in Ubuntu cannot find any video devices:



and from the shell, indeed no video devices exists:

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openstack@openCV:~$ sudo ls -ls /dev/video*
ls: cannot access /dev/video*: No such file or directory

The webcam is recognised by the Ubuntu guest OS, as it's in the list given when pressing the USB icon at the bottom.

However, when I try to access it by clicking the icon, I get the following error:



AFAIK, there's no application, neither on the guest nor the host OSs that currently uses the webcam.

Any advice on how to add /dev/video0 to Ubuntu on VirtualBox?

[Perryg]

Post the guests log file ( as an attachment )

[boardrider]

Post the guests log file ( as an attachment )

Attached.

[Perryg]

VirtualBox VM 4.3.12 r93733 win.amd64 (May 16 2014 13:57:11) release log
00:00:13.949690 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack (Version: 4.3.14_RC1 r94870; VRDE Module: VBoxVRDP)

The Extension pack *must* match the installed version of VirtualBox.

http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.3.12/

[boardrider]

VirtualBox VM 4.3.12 r93733 win.amd64 (May 16 2014 13:57:11) release log
00:00:13.949690 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack (Version: 4.3.14_RC1 r94870; VRDE Module: VBoxVRDP)

The Extension pack *must* match the installed version of VirtualBox.

http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.3.12/

I downgraded the VirtualBox Extension Pack.
I still get the same error message when I try to access the webcam from the USB icon:

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Latest logs attached.

[Perryg]

We have gone my extent of Windows host help so someone that is well versed will need to carry on for you. I do know that it is tricky and usually involves a filter and the device needs to be added after the guest boots, but since this is an internal device I don't know if that will work for you.

[mpack]

General advice for connecting any USB device to a VM (Windows Host).