I have a Papalook PA452 webcam that I'm trying to use with Ubuntu 18.04. I'm not sure if it will work on Linux (the instructions only talk about Windows and Mac). It's plug and play for Windows and Mac, but when I use Cheese it doesn't seem to recognise the webcam.
I'm not sure what to do next. Do I need to find and install some drivers perhaps?
Thank you.
When my cam is in, the last lines of the output of dmesg:
[ 1838.157679] usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 6 using xhci_hcd
[ 1838.482687] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=58b0
[ 1838.482689] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 1838.482690] usb 1-3: Product: Full HD webcam
[ 1838.482691] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: SHENZHEN AONI ELECTRONIC CO.,LTD
[ 1838.482692] usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 20200306001
[ 1838.754977] usb 1-3: Warning! Unlikely big volume range (=4096), cval->res is probably wrong.
[ 1838.754982] usb 1-3: [5] FU [Mic Capture Volume] ch = 1, val = 0/4096/1
[ 1933.845909] usb 1-3: USB disconnect, device number 6
[ 1959.673098] usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 8 using xhci_hcd
[ 1960.001778] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=58b0
[ 1960.001785] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 1960.001790] usb 1-3: Product: Full HD webcam
[ 1960.001794] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: SHENZHEN AONI ELECTRONIC CO.,LTD
[ 1960.001797] usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 20200306001
[ 1960.274871] usb 1-3: Warning! Unlikely big volume range (=4096), cval->res is probably wrong.
[ 1960.274885] usb 1-3: [5] FU [Mic Capture Volume] ch = 1, val = 0/4096/1
Best Answer
Short Answer is NO
As you mentioned earlier, the user manual only mentions that it works only on certain OSs:
from Papalook PA452 - User's Manual - Page EN-6
But looking for an answer for you i found THIS Question on AskUbuntu mentions some ways to make your device work on your OS
Hope this helps!