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Built-in Webcam connects to Linux guest in VMWare but doesn't display image correctly

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I'm running Kali Linux (deb) on VMWare Workstation 17 Pro. I have my host laptop's (Win10) webcam hooked up to Kali via VMware. On the Kali guest, when I give it a ls /dev/video* I get video0 through video3 as results, meaning the Kali guest knows there is a camera hooked up. I am testing the camera with cheese to see what it sees, and here is where the issue is. The app/camera does start, but it's mostly a grey box. The top of the image renders a few lines so I can see my ceiling fan, but 95% of the rest of the bottom of the image is grey. The image also flickers here and there, some times showing more of my ceiling. I have the Accelerate 3D Graphics option turned on in VMWare (although I didn't do anything on Kali side, maybe I'm missing something here?). Any idea how to get this built-in laptop webcam to work properly on the Kali guest OS in VMware?
Asked by Tommy K (141 rep)
Oct 4, 2024, 12:37 AM