I'm having this issue as well. I just tried the following mainline kernel per the instructions above and the symptoms are the same.
Linux gilmour 3.12.0-999-generic #201311020446 SMP Sat Nov 2 08:48:35 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux (I had this problem mid 13.04 as well, but didn't spend any time looking into the cause at that time...) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1242512 Title: Webcam Microsoft LifeCam VX-7000 not detected To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1242512/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
