With Interpid Ibex (ubuntu 8.10) I found the solution. Here I repeat myself from https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/205970 I hope it helps for many.
" On my Interpid Ibex / Acer eMachine e520 the solution found at http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=291894 solved the case. Since it is forgotten at each reboot you can make it start automatically as sudo gedit /etc/modules add line uvcvideo sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/options add line options uvcvideo quirks=2 " -- Some gspca Webcams not detected in ubuntu 8.10 and Kernel 2.6.27 anymore (for which in 8.04 an alternative driver had to be blacklisted) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/293259 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
