Hi! I have an old laptop that runs EndeavouOS quite perfectly, the only “issue” that i encounter so far is not being able to get the webcam of this machine work. I come here to ask for some help because i don’t know if its only a driver-kernel related situation or if its camera has physical hardware issues.
using the command inxi -FAZ --no-host | eos-sendlog, i got those infomations:
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
sudo dmesg | grep cam didn’t returned nothing on the terminal
Well, yes, i remember this webcam working a long time ago. I dont know if it helps, but this laptop was shipped with windows 8 intended to be the default OS circa 2012-2013.
(I went into the Aptio Setup Utility using F2 on the reboot, but under the security tab i got no info or option about webcam being enabled nor disabled)
I have absolutely no expertise on this matter. I would try to narrow it down by testing the cam in a live system (LinuxMint for example). Boot live system and start Jitsi Meet (https://meet.jit.si/) in the browser, open a room and the browser will ask permission to access webcam and mic. If it works you’ll see your face in an instant.
guys, i got the webcam working just fine! it turns out that it was disabled through fn + f7 command, but since the f number keys have all icons almost vanished i never tried pressing some combination before. i tested the cam on gnome cheese and obs studio, i got video without problem at all.
even the command sudo dmesg | grep cam now give me this:
[ 124.705594] usb 1-1.1: Found UVC 1.00 device HD Webcam (04f2:b351)
[ 124.726661] input: HD Webcam: HD Webcam as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/input/input18
Glad that its working (but a bit ashamed because the solution was something that stupid )
Thank you all for the support anyways, i learned a lot of new stuff!!!