Webcam is not working

post by wolima78 on Feb 14, 2024

I realized that webcam is not working anymore. I can’t find any device at /dev/video*.

v4l2-ctl --list-devices
Cannot open device /dev/video0, exiting.

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post by markd on Feb 22, 2024

What system is this for?

Is this a USB camera or is this on a notebook and which notebook?

Commonly it is either:

• unplug/replug-in a USB Camera (so it reloads)
• Or confirm the driver is loaded

Check for drivers:

$ lsmod | grep video

Reload the driver would depending on camera/connection.

Also you can check:

$ sudo dmesg | egrep -i “video|camera”