webcam not working (not detected in cheese)

English Hardware
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I have HP x2 1030 G3:
https://support.hp.com/hr-en/document/c06074216#AbT3

I don’t know how to determine what webcam model it is; what command can I use?
There is the Intel IPU3 Camera Driver posted on the HP driver support page for this laptop.

The camera is not detected on cheese.

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sorry I am new to linux; the DE used is Gnome 42

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Should be in lsusb:

lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:b00a Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek Bluetooth 4.2 Adapter
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04ca:7092 Lite-On Technology Corp. HP TrueVision HD Camera
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 25a7:fa61 Areson Technology Corp Elecom Co., Ltd MR-K013 Multicard Reader
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
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I have done an lsusb
I don’t see any webcam in the list:


Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 03f0:0857 HP, Inc Snapdragon(TM) X12 LTE-A
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 138a:00ab Validity Sensors, Inc. 
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp. Bluetooth wireless interface
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 044e:1221 Alps Electric Co., Ltd Alps Touchpad
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
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Hi
Sounds like an IPU3 device… https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.0/media/v4l-drivers/ipu3.html

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ok thx but how do I make the webcam work then?

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Is the

 libcamera

installed

Try to run

 usb-devices

see if you will see the camera

You maybe out of luck, but try searching for IPU3 as another poster link
see if there’s a way to make it work.

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Post

lspci

https://software.opensuse.org/search?baseproject=ALL&q=libcamera
https://software.opensuse.org/package/libcamera

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I’d try a few easy things to see if they help first.

First I’d uninstall the repo version of cheese. It has been problematic for awhile for me. Then I’d install cheese as a flatpak and see if the camera is recognized.

If not recognized then, I’d install webcamoid and see if the camera activates.

Lastly, I’d try Zoom and see if it works.

Then if it is still not working I’ll know I’ve got deeper issues and I’d explore solutions. I wish I was more skilled but I’m not. Good luck!