HP dv1693 webcam not working

I own a hp dv1693 and i am dual booting and all the drivers are working except for the built-in webcam I tried to use cheese to detect the camera but apparently linux says there is no camera found in terms of hardware but i think it should work cuz it works on vista so please help

 

open a gnome-terminal or a kde konsole and type:

lsusb​

That should tell you the vendor:device ID of your webcam (for example, my Phillips web cam is 0471:0311). Then you use those digits to figure out what driver you need.

Search here to see if supported by uvc driver: http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/#devices

Search here to see if supported by gspca driver: http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html

Less common is the microdia driver:
http://groups.google.com/group/microdia?lnk=gschg

There is also the ov51x driver:
http://www.rastageeks.org/ov51x-jpeg/index.php/Working_Webcams

If it is a driver with a SONIX SN9C20x bridge (device IDs 0c45:62xx): Visit http://groups.google.com/group/microdia?lnk=gschg. This driver is currently in early development stage, but it still supports devices 6242, 624e, 624f, 6260, 6270, 627b.

There is the zr364xxx driver:
http://royale.zerezo.com/zr364xx/

There is the syntek dc-1125 driver
http://syntekdriver.sourceforge.net/

But I suspect your HP uses a uvc or a gspca, or a microdia, if any.

Once you figure out the driver you need, use the method recommended by your distro to install the driver.

 

i found the driver but it was already installed still I reinstalled the software but it still doesnt detect the camera

 

Make certain you do not have more drivers installed than you need. They can interfere with each other.