A similar result with a Labtec DC-505. When connected by the USB cable, the camera emits a brief tone and the LCD displays "PC".
peter@dalton:~$ lsusb | grep Labtec Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0784:1689 Vivitar, Inc. Gateway DC-M42/Labtec DC-505/Vivi tar Vivicam 3705 peter@dalton:~$ ls /dev/vid* ls: cannot access '/dev/vid*': No such file or directory Is any USB camera working in Debian 9? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 Tel: +1 360 639 0202 Pender Is.: +1 250 629 3757 http://easthope.ca/Peter.html Bcc: peter at easthope. ca