After some research, it seems the webcams depend on a new intel driver which will be released in kernel 4.16: https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-media@vger.kernel.org/msg122619.html
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1737536 Title: Webcams not working on a Dell Latitude 5285 laptop Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I installed ubuntu 17.10 on a Dell latitude 5285 detachable laptop. Unfortunately, the webcams (both rear and front) do not work. There is no /dev/video* file. I tried upgrading the kernel to version 4.14 and 4.15rc3, but the problem is still there. Below are my lsusb and lspci outputs. $ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 02) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 620 (rev 02) 00:04.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Skylake Processor Thermal Subsystem (rev 02) 00:05.0 Multimedia controller: Intel Corporation Skylake Imaging Unit (rev 01) 00:13.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: Intel Corporation Device 9d35 (rev 21) 00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 21) 00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem (rev 21) 00:14.3 Multimedia controller: Intel Corporation Device 9d32 (rev 01) 00:15.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Serial IO I2C Controller #0 (rev 21) 00:15.1 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Serial IO I2C Controller #1 (rev 21) 00:15.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Serial IO I2C Controller #2 (rev 21) 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI #1 (rev 21) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #5 (rev f1) 00:1c.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #8 (rev f1) 00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #9 (rev f1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Device 9d4e (rev 21) 00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC (rev 21) 00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Device 9d71 (rev 21) 00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus (rev 21) 01:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Toshiba America Info Systems Device 0116 02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 8265 / 8275 (rev 78) 03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS525A PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01) $ lsusb Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 004: ID 044e:1218 Alps Electric Co., Ltd Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1737536/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
