to test if the webcamera is attached to the VM and showing video in the guest OS (Host is the laptop OS) ie the OS in VirtualBox,
webcam in VirtualBox OS > Open terminal and follow the following steps
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> gstreamer-properties > # if you have not installed then install > apt-get install gstreamer-properties > gstreamer-properties > # this opens up the GUI select the Video tab and test.. you should get the video from the webcam |
If there is no video, check what’s wrong.. detailed in the blog VirtualBox: using macbook iSight or FaceTime HD Camera [SOLVED]