v4l2loopback devices not showing in applications
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I have been successfully using v4l2loopback, with v4l2sink in OBS, to "send" my obs preview panel output to Zoom. The v4l2loopback devices have recently stopped showing in Zoom, Firefox & Brave. However, I can confirm the loopback is viewable in VLC.
I'm on:
- Pop!_OS (20.10)
- v4l2loopback-dkms (0.12.5-1)
- OBS (with the v4l2sink plug-in) (26.0.2+dfsg1-1)
- Zoom (5.4.3)
I normally start the loopback device with the following:
sudo modprobe v4l2loopback video_nr=99 card_label="OBS Video Source" exclusive_caps=1
This is usually run on boot via:
$ cat /etc/modprobe.d/v4l2loopback.conf
options v4l2loopback video_nr=99 card_label="OBS Video Source" exclusive_caps=1
$ cat /etc/modules-load.d/v4l2loopback.conf
v4l2loopback
The device shows via v4l2-ctl:
v4l2-ctl --list-devices
OBS Video Source (platform:v4l2loopback-000):
/dev/video99
Cam Link 4K: Cam Link 4K (usb-0000:06:00.1-4):
/dev/video2
/dev/video3
UVC Camera (046d:0990) (usb-0000:06:00.3-1):
/dev/video0
/dev/video1
and once I start the v4l2sink in OBS, I can view this in VLC. However, as mentioned, the
OBS Video Source
device is no longer showing up in any applications that I've tried, as a selectable source.
How can I get the OBS Video Source
show up as a source in Zoom again?
Asked by Gaynor Cosgrove
(51 rep)
Nov 25, 2020, 01:41 PM
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