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How to get Logitech C510 webcam working in Cheese/Skype

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http://askubuntu.com – I have a Logitech C510 webcam connected to my desktop running 64-bit Ubuntu 11.10, but it doesn't seem to be working when I run Cheese and Skype. After doing some search, it seems this webcam should just work out of the box. However, Cheese and Skype don't seem to work with it. With those programs loaded, the webcam appears in the list of video devices in their configurations, but the orange light indicator on the webcam does not turn on. However, I was able to get the webcam to work with the Adobe Flash plugin running in Chromium. I can open Flash settings and click on the webcam icon to get (HowTos)

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Submitted by Danial on 02/06/2012 – Made popular on 02/06/2012

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