(Creation of Video Preview Failed) Can't use webcamera [HP Pavilion dv6137tx]

[deezzle]

hello guys. please i need ur help. I have a HP Pavillion dv6536en with inbuilt webcam. the OS is vista home premium. the webcam only worked once and then stopped. each time i try to use it it say webcam is not connected. i cant even find it in my quickplay menu anymore or in the device manager. it is brand new. please help

[Shigaugi]

I am experiencing the same issue with my webcam (on WinXP pro).
The so-called firmware update of the webcam driver for Vista, messed up my webcam on XP.
Any way to downgrade the firmware back to how it was before?

[Lehiz]

deezzle & Shigaugi (and others)

I have dv6000 and had exactly same problem as many others: I used to have XP MCE edition, upgraded it to Vista and made the webcam firmware update. I decided to come back to MCE, and after the downgrade (format+full recovery) webcam stopped working.

HP tech told me to remove and re-install drivers, but that didn't help. However, as mentioned earlier in this thread, I installed the Vista driver on XP, and webcam started to work again! The update I installed can be found here:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...842155&lang=en

HP Webcam Driver with Firmware Upgrade for Microsoft Windows Vista


Not sure if this works for everyone, but for me it solved the problem.

[menazord]

Originally Posted by Lehiz

deezzle & Shigaugi (and others)

I have dv6000 and had exactly same problem as many others: I used to have XP MCE edition, upgraded it to Vista and made the webcam firmware update. I decided to come back to MCE, and after the downgrade (format+full recovery) webcam stopped working.

HP tech told me to remove and re-install drivers, but that didn't help. However, as mentioned earlier in this thread, I installed the Vista driver on XP, and webcam started to work again! The update I installed can be found here:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...842155&lang=en

HP Webcam Driver with Firmware Upgrade for Microsoft Windows Vista


Not sure if this works for everyone, but for me it solved the problem.

WOW !!! AMAZING !!!

I can say it works..

I have an DV9389EA and the only driver left was built-in webcam...

I've used all of XP drivers listed on HP but didn't work...

So I installed Vista Webcam Drivers for my laptop, and the camera worked inmediatly!

Thanks guys....

[eby83]

Originally Posted by Lehiz

deezzle & Shigaugi (and others)

I have dv6000 and had exactly same problem as many others: I used to have XP MCE edition, upgraded it to Vista and made the webcam firmware update. I decided to come back to MCE, and after the downgrade (format+full recovery) webcam stopped working.

HP tech told me to remove and re-install drivers, but that didn't help. However, as mentioned earlier in this thread, I installed the Vista driver on XP, and webcam started to work again! The update I installed can be found here:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...842155&lang=en

HP Webcam Driver with Firmware Upgrade for Microsoft Windows Vista


Not sure if this works for everyone, but for me it solved the problem.

wow this worked..been looking for a solution to this problem for a long time...thanks...

[gtahhh]

FANTASTIC the Vista driver worked on XP for me. Thanks so much.

If you're reading this and struggling to install the Vista driver over the XP one as Windows says it's not better than the one that's installed then do this from the device manager:

right, just click update driver; "Install from a specific location" -> "Don't search..." -> "Have disk..."; then pick the .inf file from within the drivers folder.

The webcam gets named correctly as HP Pavilion webcam too.

-g

[gabiz_ro]

I see is some old thread but maybe someone can help.
I was facing same problem.
device 05ca 1870 and upgraded firmware now is 05ca 1810 but I loose.
After this firmware upgrade for two days I have still 1870 id even after remove and reinstall many times from device manager until somehow suddenly at one reboot windows tell new hardware found and now was 1810.
Before that using some software like amcap or vimicro I can adjust some setting like in video capture pin,more format and reach 30 fps,in video capture filter some picture adjustments and low light etc.
Now after this stupid firmware upgrade in video capture pin I have only yuy2 and 20 fps and in video capture filter some basic picture adjustements and in second tab some useless inactive settings like zoom iris tilt.
Also looking from their files I see their software report my device first like 1710 not the real id 1870,in some places they say Ricoh in others Richo,they can't just handle simple names what to say about software.
Anybody know how to revert this firmware upgrade?