I found a solution to this bug, please see my post here: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=170425
In short, you need to enable the UVC_QUIRK_PROBE_DEF quirk by following these steps: 1. Unplug your webcam 2. Unload the uvcvideo module (sudo rmmod uvcvideo) 3. Reload the module with the quirks parameter set to 0x100 (sudo modprobe uvcvideo quirks=0x100) 4. Replug your webcam -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1242512 Title: 045e:0723 [Asus P8Z68-V LE] Webcam Microsoft LifeCam VX-7000 not detected To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1242512/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs