Hi, Johann. please try to check the logs if you'll find related errors.
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Johann Vincent Paul Tagle < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Mike! > > Here's the relevant output of lsusb: > > Bus 002 Device 003: ID 05a9:2640 OmniVision Technologies, Inc. OV2640 > Webcam > > If it fails to detect it again, what can I do? > > Thanks again! > > Johann > > > On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Michael Tinsay <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On your wifi concern, I've had similar experience with Lucid (10.04) in >> the past. When it gets disabled, take a look at the file >> /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state, and see if the >> NetworkingEnabled key is set to "false" -- this should be "true". I wasn't >> able to track down why this is being set to "false" every now and then, but >> I don't encounter it anymore since I upgrade to Maverick (10.10). >> >> As for you webcam, lsusb or lspci should tell you what brand of webcam you >> have. >> >> >> --- mike t. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Johann Vincent Paul Tagle <[email protected]> >> *To:* Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List < >> [email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 12, 2011 1:23 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [plug] wifi and webcam intermittently disabled/undetected >> >> Hello all, >> >> I've using Ubuntu 8.04, then 9.04, and now finally 10.04 (all 64bit) on a >> Dell Vostro 1500 notebook with 4 GB memory. Lately I've been >> encountering things like the wifi being disabled or the webcam not being >> detected. With the wifi (Broadcom BCM94312MCG), when I notice upon bootup >> that the wifi LED not being on, I turn it off and on using the physical >> switch. The LED will turn on, but Network Manager still doesn't detect it. >> I only noticed the webcam (I don't know how to check the make for this) >> being disabled only once since I rarely use it - though I might be using it >> more frequently now due to teleworking. >> >> Most of the time a restart brings things back to normal. I however would >> like to investigate this further to see if I should be preparing to replace >> my hardware soon (it's more than 3 years old) and if I can at least >> temporarily address the symptoms without having to restart. Any pointers? >> Thanks. >> >> Johann >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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