You have been subscribed to a public bug: Despite of the existing patch (e.g. https://github.com/tiggerite/mint-17.3-for-surface- pro-3/blob/master/patches-4.3/surface-cam.patch), it seems some surface pro 4 model (E.g. my i7 16G) uses a different webcam solution.
>From windows, there are three camera listed with "Camera" in their driver name. They are Microsoft Camera Front, Microsoft Camera Rear and Microsoft IR Camera Front. The properties dialogs show that they are OV5693, OV7251 and OV8865, seems they are i2c device instead of usb device. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Webcam(s) do not work on Microsoft Surface Book or Surface Pro 4 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1592201 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. -- 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