T480 webcamd not working
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dvogit · 2020-10-13 04:18

I reinstalled FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE on my ThinkPad T480 and updated it
to p10. In my saved configuration files, I copied my rc.conf to the
new devices, loaded cuse and webcamd, everything looked fine until I
loaded GNOME Cheese, which did not recognize the current devices. I
fiddled with the rc.conf adding and removing the video and IR cameras,
but nothing would work. After multiple reboots it would not work.

My current rc.conf section about this is this:

webcamd_enable="YES"
webcamd_0_flags="-d ugen0.3"
webcamd_1_flags="-d ugen0.2"

And still does not work. I also have cuse_load=“YES”
in my /boot/loader.conf.

How would I get the webcam working?

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dddddavidddd · 2020-10-13 13:07

You could also test by stopping the webcamd service, and then trying
to set up the webcam with the webcamd command (check out the man
page). It runs in the foreground and will show you any error messages.
Once you get it working, you'll be able to get the right flags for
rc.conf. I also suggest using pwcview for testing, I think it's
simpler and may be more reliable than Cheese.