Ubuntu – How to see webcam in Ubuntu

According to Logitech, this camera is the QuickCam Chat camera and this camera is the Quick Camera Chat for Skype. I'm not saying that one of these is the same as YOUR camera, but these are the ones that Logitech called "Chat" by name.

Now, wherever you got the Serial number from, there should also be a MODEL number, or M/N:. Logitech was quite thorough about that. I've got a really old Logitech Clicksmart 310 sitting here in front of me, and they were making sure to include the model number even back then.

Have you tried the Logitech Autodetection feature? Just choose Option 1 and allow the software to install, and detect the camera. Make sure the camera is plugged into the computer.

EDIT: I've found two different sites selling the same serial number, but what appears to be a different appearance. This one matches the first link at Logitech I gave you and This one which doesn't match either image at Logitech, but most likely has the same internal hardware. This leads me to believe that the first link I gave you is the right one.... so the drivers for M/N:V-UAP42 should do the trick.

Found the answer, and posting it here for others to find.

The HP driver being used for my webcam wasn't compatible with Windows 8. But, the generic webcam driver that came "in the box" from Microsoft works just fine.

Here's what I did.

• Go to the Device Manager (the old school desktop one, from the System control panel).
• Find the webcam - mine was listed under "Imaging devices"
• Right-click and choose uninstall from the menu.
• Make sure to mark the checkbox to delete the driver from the machine, press Ok.
• The webcam should disappear from the list
• Refresh the list (F5) and it should appear again, this time using the in-box drivers.

After this, the Camera Metro app worked perfectly, as did the new Windows 8 Skype application.