Question VMware Camera Setup Problem

[dadalka]

I'm running Windows 11 Pro 23H2 as a host. I'm using VMware Workstation 17 Player. I setup Linux Mint and Ubuntu as a guest. Can someone tell me how to get the USB Logitech 9000 camera to work on the Linux guests. I have tried everything I can think of with no results. If I use a Linux USB boot to start Linux everything works fine but in VMware and VirtualBox I can’t get ether of them to work.

 

[jeremyj_83]

I'm running Windows 11 Pro 23H2 as a host. I'm using VMware Workstation 17 Player. I setup Linux Mint and Ubuntu as a guest. Can someone tell me how to get the USB Logitech 9000 camera to work on the Linux guests. I have tried everything I can think of with no results. If I use a Linux USB boot to start Linux everything works fine but in VMware and VirtualBox I can’t get ether of them to work.

Have you added a USB controller on the VM? I know that in order for USB to work on ESXi you need to add that to the VM but am not sure if it is the same using Workstation Pro.

 

[TerryLaze]

Have you added a USB controller on the VM? I know that in order for USB to work on ESXi you need to add that to the VM but am not sure if it is the same using Workstation Pro.

The base config should already have one.
The trick is to disconnect the usb device and reconnect it while VM is running, it will recognize that a device was entered and will ask you if you want it to connect to the host or the VM.

 

[dadalka]

jeremyi_83 yes I have. I also deleted it and reinstalled it with no luck
TerryLaze I've tried that with no luck

I tried all of this with VMware and VirtualBox and no luck

 

[NedSmelly]

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-W...UID-E003456F-EB94-4B53-9082-293D9617CB5A.html

Been a while since I've played with VMs, but I recall VirtualBox Extensions need to be installed for features such as USB access

 

[dadalka]

NetSmelly already did this

 

[dadalka]

What I found out is all VM's (VMware, Virtual box, Hyper-V) will not pass USB over to Linux guest. If I use Rufus to make a bootable USB for what ever Linux I'm going to use everything works fine. So I'm really missing something here. Any help?????? I have tried everything that everyone has suggested.

 

[jeremyj_83]

What I found out is all VM's (VMware, Virtual box, Hyper-V) will not pass USB over to Linux guest. If I use Rufus to make a bootable USB for what ever Linux I'm going to use everything works fine. So I'm really missing something here. Any help?????? I have tried everything that everyone has suggested.

While this is sending it to a Windows machine, have you tried doing this?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGQpDGW6uPo

 

[Ralston18]

Question:

Is the camera proven to work outside of the VM and/or open source environment?

Just a thought....

 

[dadalka]

(Is the camera proven to work outside of the VM and/or open source environment?) Yes

 

[Ralston18]

In Windows with the webcam plugged in does the webcame appear as a PNPDevice?

You can use Powershell's Get-PNPDevice to look for the webcam. Run as Admin.

Reference:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/p...evice/get-pnpdevice?view=windowsserver2022-ps

The initial device list may be lengthy. However, you can refer to the various examples to filter the list as necessary.

For example (from my computer):

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-PNPDevice -Class 'USB'

Status Class FriendlyName InstanceId
------ ----- ------------ ----------
OK USB Logitech USB Camera (Pro 9000) USB\VID_...
OK USB Intel(R) USB 3.1 eXtensible Host Controller - 1.10 (Microsoft) PCI\VEN_...
Unknown USB Logitech USB Camera (Webcam 250) USB\VID_...
OK USB USB Root Hub (USB 3.0) USB\ROOT...
OK USB Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader USB\VID_...
Unknown USB Sony USB Floppy USB\VID_...
OK USB USB Composite Device

(And I do have the Logitech 9000).

Run the Get without the camera connected. Then run again with the camera connected. Try different USB ports if necessary.

Objective being to determine if the camera "is there"....

 

[lantis3]

Try webcamoid and guvcview

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=306915

my C510 though detected by Mint VM, it still doesn't work, also under VMware.

 

[dadalka]

What I discovered is my Logitech 9000 camera was defective sometimes is would work and sometimes not. I replaced it with a Logitech C310 HD Camera. Jeremyj_83’s video on How to connect a USB drive in VMware was great. First select Linux Mint right click on it and chose settings then chose USB Controller then chose USB Compatibility then select USB 1.1. I tried all three settings and 1.1 worked the best. Startup Linux Mint Under Player select removable devices and check next to Logitech C310 HD Web Cam there should be two messages appear click ok on both. I tired Cheese, Webcamoid and guview. If I set the USB controller to 2.0 or 3.1 when the camera started up the picture would flicker the only way, I got it to stabilize is to set the USB controller to 1.1. Slowing the transmission speed down. This worked for me.