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Flash Webcam non responsive

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I've got the same problem as this gentleman: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flashplugin-nonfree/+question/176541

Where the webcam settings / access does not work at all / is completely unresponsive in Ubuntu 11.10.

I've tried webcam access in Facebook, Google+, my own code + a number of tutorials/demos and none work.

What happens is the settings dialogue is completely unresponsive. Clicking tabs or buttons does nothing.

In the question linked to a suggested answer is to run Unity 2D. Unfortunately this does not work for me (the exact same thing happens). I've also tried Gnome 3 which also does not work.

Note that it is only the webcam settings that don't work. YouTube videos and annoying banners work just fine.

Does anyone know of a workaround for this (except going back to 11.04) or if they've fixed this in 12.04? - also, are any of you experiencing the same thing?

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answered 1 Year ago strhen · Accepted Answer

As suggested in one of the replies to the question in the link in my question (what a sentence); logging into Unity 2D may solve it. It did not work for me. What did work, however, was logging into Gnome Classic (No Effects). From there I could interact with the settings dialog and enable webcam and microphone access for the sites I need it. After that, going back to Unity (normal) the webcam is activated.