Public bug reported: Hardy 8.04 now ships with correct kernel module for my built-in webcam (on 7.10, it would call for a hand job). So this is laptop installation we are talking about. And it is just occurred to me that the first thing for an average user to ask would be, "Hey, where's my web cam?"
Come to think of it, there is no application installed to use the camera, and Ekiga is not that obvious. In fact, Ekiga wouldn't even come to mind of a laptop user. Just to make it clear. When you purchase a webcam for a regular PC, you naturaly expect to install drivers and applications needed to use it. Whereas on a laptop, the webcam is already there, and even a nice little button with camera logo to launch ASUS Life Frame in my case (Asus Life Frame is an application similar to Cheese, only that Cheese crashes on my machine for unknown reason). As far as I know, Ubuntu comes with utility to autodetect laptop installation early in the process. And it would be nice if in case of a laptop plus a working driver for the webcam, Camorama or similar application is installed. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: - Hardy 8.04 now ships with correct kernel module for my built-in webcam. - So this is laptop installation we are talking about. And it is just - occurred to me that the first thing for an average user to ask would be, - "Hey, where's my web cam?" + Hardy 8.04 now ships with correct kernel module for my built-in webcam + (on 7.10, it would call for a hand job). So this is laptop installation + we are talking about. And it is just occurred to me that the first thing + for an average user to ask would be, "Hey, where's my web cam?" Come to think of it, there is no application installed to use the camera, and Ekiga is not that obvious. In fact, Ekiga wouldn't even come to mind of a laptop user. Just to make it clear. When you purchase a webcam for a regular PC, you naturaly expect to install drivers and applications needed to use it. Whereas on a laptop, the webcam is already there, and even a nice little button with camera logo to launch ASUS Life Frame in my case (Asus Life Frame is an application similar to - Cheese, only that Cheese crashes n my machine for unknown reason). + Cheese, only that Cheese crashes on my machine for unknown reason). As far as I know, Ubuntu comes with utility to autodetect laptop installation early in the process. And it would be nice if in case of a laptop plus a working driver for the webcam, Camorama or similar application is installed. -- [Hardy] Syntec Webcam module loaded but no application is installed to use it except for ekiga https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/200247 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