On 2020-03-04 22:10, Frank Elsner wrote:
running Fedora 31 on my Thinkpad X230i I can't use the build-in
camera because
there is no /dev/video0. I remember to have used the camera in the past for
video conferencing with
https://palava.tv.
What has happend? Ehat to do to get /dev/video0 back?
Sounds like the camera isn't being recognized.
What is the output of "lsusb"? Of course I'm assuming the camera is a USB
device like mine.
[egreshko@acer ~]$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 002: ID 0a5c:2101 Broadcom Corp. BCM2045 Bluetooth
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 064e:a101 Suyin Corp. Acer CrystalEye Webcam
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
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