I'm having trouble getting my built-in webcam to work. I want to understand more about how drivers work and how a built-in webcam can be detected in the terminal or found. Here is my lsusb output:
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 046: ID 0489:e04e Foxconn / Hon Hai
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 04f2:b336 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04f3:0023 Elan Microelectronics Corp.
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Thanks for the help.
04f2:b336 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltdisn't listed under Linux UVC supported devices. You can test your webcam by installingguvcview(webcam viewer) to try out first and confirm it is working or not. Then, refer to this Ubuntu Wiki for next clue. – Sep 07 '15 at 17:20