Today I self installed a webcam and bezel.
Things went smoothly except for the fact that it doesn't work... lol
The webcam's LED lights up blue, except I can't get any video from it using ANY programs (Dell Webcam Center, Skype, etc.)
I have no clue what is going on, I've already tried different drivers, and uninstalling/reinstalling.
By the way: Currently running a Windows 7 Ultimate on a Vostro 1400.
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I seriously want to see pics of this!
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What do you mean?
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Also Windows SHOULD detect it and use a generic driver if your using Windows 7. Dell's XPS 1640 used to have a driver for it and is on Dell's site. Now their 1645 does not use a Dell driver, instead it uses the Windows generic driver. What OS are you running? -
Ahhh so you think i custom built it. Nah the vostro is nice because it is pretty generic, the webcam attaches to a cable right after you take the bezel off
Anyway - hmmm is this probably a hardware problem then, assuming that what you say about Windows 7 is true?
I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate. -
Go to your device manager, does it show anything there that says "unknown device"? Also look under (I THINK it's user input) to see if it lists it there. -
No, the drives always load and recognize the camera, but whenever i open up a program to use the camera, it just doesn't work... it's sooooo weird...
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That's odd.... It sounds like Windows is seeing the camera fine... Maybe the camera is bad?
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Ok, i guess i'll order another one, and we'll see if that works
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niffcreature ex computer dyke
not incredibly relevant... but they tend to be USB right? maybe I heard that dells arent...
When I had a sony Z series, I could never get the webcam to work. not on linux or windows. Later on I took the whole thing apart... guessed at the wires and spliced it to a USB plug... it worked great!
If its not a ribbon cablegive it a try. USB has 2 pins for 5v. maybe you're just missing the data pin
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wow that's pretty damn ingenious and crafty, but the cable connecting to my webcam is a ribbon cable just as you said
thanks for the advice though, really appreciate it!
Webcam Problem!
Discussion in 'Dell' started by xscribble, Jul 25, 2010.