In Windows XP, click Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> System -> Hardware tab -> Device Manager button In Windows Vista, click Start -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Device Manager In Windows 7, click Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager In Windows 8, swipe up from the bottom, or right-click anywhere on the desktop and choose "All Apps" -> swipe or scroll right and choose "Control Panel" (under Windows System section) -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager In Windows 11, Windows 10 & Windows 8.1, right-click the Start menu and select Device Manager In Windows, use a built-in utility called Device Manager, which allows you to see all of the devices recognized by your system, and the drivers associated with them. Once you have downloaded your new driver, you'll need to install it. Most major device manufacturers update their drivers regularly. To find the newest driver, you may need to visit the Logitech website.
It is a software utility which automatically finds and downloads the right driver. Tech Tip: If you are having trouble deciding which is the right driver, try the Logitech Driver Update Utility. In the results, choose the best match for your PC and operating system. Enter Logitech QuickCam Express into the search box above and then submit. If the driver listed is not the right version or operating system, search our driver archive for the correct version. After you complete your download, move on to Step 2. To get the QuickCam Express driver, click the green download button above. (cheese:5090): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: 08:34:08.042: g_settings_set_value: key 'camera' in ' to Update QuickCam Express Device Drivers Quickly & Easily Step 1 - Download Your Driver (cheese:5090): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: 08:34:08.042: g_settings_schema_key_type_check: assertion 'value != NULL' failed (cheese:5090): cheese-CRITICAL **: 08:34:08.042: cheese_camera_device_get_name: assertion 'CHEESE_IS_CAMERA_DEVICE (device)' failed If I run cheese from the command line, I get these errors: ** Message: 08:34:07.960: cheese-application.vala:211: Error during camera setup: No device found I thought it was a permission issue, but I'm logged in as "john" and I got this: The device is showing up in /dev: /dev/video0 -lĬrw-rw-+ 1 root video 81, 0 Mar 29 05:31 /dev/video0 usb 5-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 usb 5-1: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=092d usb 5-1: new full-speed USB device number 4 using uhci_hcd If I unplug and plug it back in, dmesg gives: usb 5-1: USB disconnect, device number 2 Lsusb shows: Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:092d Logitech, Inc. The Camorama program is able to get a picture, so I'm not sure why 2 out of 3 programs don't work. The Zoom application only shows "camera" as a video device, but no picture. I'm trying to get this old webcam working with Ubuntu.