Just for completeness sake, Rick provided me the following additional details via IRC:
[07:42:52] <rickspencer3> I plugged in an external webcam to test
[07:43:07] <rickspencer3> I hope it didn't contaminate the device data :/
[07:44:07] <ogasawara> is it only the built in monitor webcam that's broken?
[07:44:12] <ogasawara> ie did the external one work?
[07:44:21] <rickspencer3> well, the external one was detected
[07:44:24] <rickspencer3> but did not work
[07:44:27] <rickspencer3> just a black box :/
Just for completeness sake, Rick provided me the following additional details via IRC:
[07:42:52] <rickspencer3> I plugged in an external webcam to test
[07:43:07] <rickspencer3> I hope it didn't contaminate the device data :/
[07:44:07] <ogasawara> is it only the built in monitor webcam that's broken?
[07:44:12] <ogasawara> ie did the external one work?
[07:44:21] <rickspencer3> well, the external one was detected
[07:44:24] <rickspencer3> but did not work
[07:44:27] <rickspencer3> just a black box :/