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how to get the Microsoft Corp. LifeCam VX-3000 working ubuntu 21.04

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So here what works:

  • xawtv
  • Firefox (when im on a video call or when Firefox uses the camera)
  • all web browsers i have tried

Applications that don't work:

  • Cheese
  • kamoso
  • any other camera app

Output of lsusb:

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 045e:00f5 Microsoft Corp. LifeCam VX-3000
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 413c:2003 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard SK-8115
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0000:0538   USB OPTICAL MOUSE
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Output of lsmod:

Module                  Size  Used by
snd_usb_audio         299008  1
snd_usbmidi_lib        36864  1 snd_usb_audio
gspca_sonixj           40960  0
gspca_main             32768  1 gspca_sonixj
videobuf2_vmalloc      20480  1 gspca_main
videobuf2_memops       20480  1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_v4l2         32768  1 gspca_main
videobuf2_common       61440  2 gspca_main,videobuf2_v4l2
videodev              253952  4 gspca_main,videobuf2_v4l2,gspca_sonixj,videobuf2_common
mc                     57344  4 videodev,snd_usb_audio,videobuf2_v4l2,videobuf2_common
wireguard              81920  0
curve25519_x86_64      36864  1 wireguard
libchacha20poly1305    16384  1 wireguard
chacha_x86_64          28672  1 libchacha20poly1305
poly1305_x86_64        28672  1 libchacha20poly1305
libblake2s             16384  1 wireguard
blake2s_x86_64         20480  1 libblake2s
ip6_udp_tunnel         16384  1 wireguard
udp_tunnel             20480  1 wireguard
libcurve25519_generic    49152  2 curve25519_x86_64,wireguard
libchacha              16384  1 chacha_x86_64
libblake2s_generic     20480  1 blake2s_x86_64
rfcomm                 81920  19
ashmem_linux           20480  0
binder_linux          204800  0
iptable_filter         16384  0
bpfilter               16384  0
xt_conntrack           16384  1
ipt_REJECT             16384  2
nf_reject_ipv4         16384  1 ipt_REJECT
xt_CHECKSUM            16384  2
xt_MASQUERADE          20480  4
nft_chain_nat          16384  2
nf_nat                 49152  2 nft_chain_nat,xt_MASQUERADE
nf_conntrack          147456  3 xt_conntrack,nf_nat,xt_MASQUERADE
xt_tcpudp              20480  14
nf_defrag_ipv6         24576  1 nf_conntrack
nft_compat             20480  23
nf_defrag_ipv4         16384  1 nf_conntrack
nft_counter            16384  41
nf_tables             212992  140 nft_compat,nft_counter,nft_chain_nat
nfnetlink              20480  2 nft_compat,nf_tables
bridge                249856  0
stp                    16384  1 bridge
llc                    16384  2 bridge,stp
cmac                   16384  3
algif_hash             16384  1
algif_skcipher         16384  1
af_alg                 32768  6 algif_hash,algif_skcipher
bnep                   28672  2
binfmt_misc            24576  1
nls_iso8859_1          16384  1
pktcdvd                45056  0
snd_sof_pci            24576  0
snd_sof_intel_hda_common    94208  1 snd_sof_pci
snd_soc_hdac_hda       24576  1 snd_sof_intel_hda_common
snd_sof_intel_hda      20480  1 snd_sof_intel_hda_common
snd_sof_intel_byt      28672  1 snd_sof_pci
snd_sof_intel_ipc      20480  1 snd_sof_intel_byt
snd_sof               131072  4 snd_sof_pci,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_sof_intel_byt,snd_sof_intel_ipc
snd_sof_xtensa_dsp     16384  2 snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_sof_intel_byt
snd_hda_ext_core       32768  3 snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_soc_hdac_hda,snd_sof_intel_hda
snd_soc_acpi_intel_match    49152  2 snd_sof_pci,snd_sof_intel_hda_common
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     65536  1
snd_soc_acpi           16384  3 snd_soc_acpi_intel_match,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_sof_intel_byt
snd_hda_codec_realtek   147456  1
snd_hda_codec_generic    81920  1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
ledtrig_audio          16384  2 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_sof
snd_hda_intel          53248  2
snd_intel_dspcfg       28672  3 snd_hda_intel,snd_sof_pci,snd_sof_intel_hda_common
soundwire_intel        40960  2 snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_intel_dspcfg
soundwire_generic_allocation    16384  1 soundwire_intel
soundwire_cadence      32768  1 soundwire_intel
snd_hda_codec         147456  5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_soc_hdac_hda
snd_hda_core           94208  9 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_ext_core,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_soc_hdac_hda,snd_sof_intel_hda
snd_hwdep              16384  2 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec
soundwire_bus          77824  3 soundwire_intel,soundwire_generic_allocation,soundwire_cadence
snd_soc_core          294912  4 soundwire_intel,snd_sof,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_soc_hdac_hda
intel_rapl_msr         20480  0
snd_compress           28672  1 snd_soc_core
mei_hdcp               24576  0
ac97_bus               16384  1 snd_soc_core
snd_pcm_dmaengine      16384  1 snd_soc_core
snd_pcm               118784  12 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec,soundwire_intel,snd_sof,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_sof_intel_ipc,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_hda_core,snd_pcm_dmaengine
btusb                  61440  0
intel_rapl_common      28672  1 intel_rapl_msr
x86_pkg_temp_thermal    20480  0
intel_powerclamp       20480  0
snd_seq_midi           20480  0
coretemp               20480  0
snd_seq_midi_event     16384  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi            36864  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_usbmidi_lib
btrtl                  24576  1 btusb
snd_seq                73728  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
btbcm                  16384  1 btusb
btintel                28672  1 btusb
bluetooth             655360  53 btrtl,btintel,btbcm,bnep,btusb,rfcomm
snd_seq_device         16384  3 snd_seq,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi
snd_timer              40960  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
kvm_intel             286720  0
kvm                   835584  1 kvm_intel
snd                    94208  21 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_usb_audio,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_timer,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi
soundcore              16384  1 snd
rapl                   20480  0
ecdh_generic           16384  2 bluetooth
intel_cstate           20480  0
wmi_bmof               16384  0
intel_wmi_thunderbolt    20480  0
ecc                    32768  1 ecdh_generic
efi_pstore             16384  0
input_leds             16384  0
ee1004                 20480  0
mac_hid                16384  0
mei_me                 40960  1
intel_pch_thermal      20480  0
mei                   126976  3 mei_hdcp,mei_me
acpi_tad               20480  0
acpi_pad              184320  0
sch_fq_codel           20480  2
msr                    16384  0
parport_pc             45056  1
ppdev                  24576  0
lp                     20480  0
parport                65536  3 parport_pc,lp,ppdev
ip_tables              32768  1 iptable_filter
x_tables               49152  8 xt_conntrack,iptable_filter,nft_compat,xt_tcpudp,xt_CHECKSUM,ipt_REJECT,ip_tables,xt_MASQUERADE
autofs4                45056  2
btrfs                1355776  0
blake2b_generic        20480  0
raid10                 61440  0
raid456               159744  0
async_raid6_recov      24576  1 raid456
async_memcpy           20480  2 raid456,async_raid6_recov
async_pq               24576  2 raid456,async_raid6_recov
async_xor              20480  3 async_pq,raid456,async_raid6_recov
async_tx               20480  5 async_pq,async_memcpy,async_xor,raid456,async_raid6_recov
xor                    24576  2 async_xor,btrfs
raid6_pq              114688  4 async_pq,btrfs,raid456,async_raid6_recov
libcrc32c              16384  5 nf_conntrack,nf_nat,btrfs,nf_tables,raid456
raid1                  49152  0
raid0                  24576  0
multipath              20480  0
linear                 20480  0
hid_generic            16384  0
usbhid                 61440  0
hid                   135168  2 usbhid,hid_generic
i915                 2371584  63
i2c_algo_bit           16384  1 i915
drm_kms_helper        245760  1 i915
syscopyarea            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
sysfillrect            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
sysimgblt              16384  1 drm_kms_helper
crct10dif_pclmul       16384  1
crc32_pclmul           16384  0
fb_sys_fops            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
cec                    53248  2 drm_kms_helper,i915
ghash_clmulni_intel    16384  0
rc_core                57344  1 cec
drm                   552960  22 drm_kms_helper,i915
mxm_wmi                16384  0
aesni_intel           372736  4
crypto_simd            16384  1 aesni_intel
cryptd                 24576  3 crypto_simd,ghash_clmulni_intel
glue_helper            16384  1 aesni_intel
ahci                   40960  3
xhci_pci               20480  0
r8169                  94208  0
i2c_i801               32768  0
realtek                28672  1
i2c_smbus              20480  1 i2c_i801
libahci                36864  1 ahci
xhci_pci_renesas       20480  1 xhci_pci
wmi                    32768  3 intel_wmi_thunderbolt,wmi_bmof,mxm_wmi
video                  49152  1 i915

Kubuntu Installation Info:

Operating System: Kubuntu 21.04
KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.80.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.11.0-31-generic
OS Type: 64-bit
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 2 × Intel® Celeron® G4900 CPU @ 3.10GHz
Memory: 7.6 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics 610

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David avatar
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What is the point of that massive 4 th paragraph?
lnee avatar
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I was told that to much info is better then not enoth info i do not know what is needed so a gave everything i could think of.
David avatar
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Can I suggest in this case its way too much remove the 4 th paragraph I see nothing there that would help and it will scare a lot of people away from reading the question.
lnee avatar
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The kubuntu install info?
David avatar
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@matigo already did it lol
David avatar
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It seems its working more then could be expected. That camera was produced in June 2006. I would not expect it to have drivers or support. I just double checked I have same camera its not going to work.
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