Re: turn on the camera

[George N. White III]

On Sat, 5 Sep 2020 at 12:18, Patrick Dupre  wrote:
> The only fn+fx which worked is fn+f1 (help of gnome).

So you don't have brightness or sound level control?   This is rare in
my experience, but that has been with products from large vendors
(Apple, Lenovo, Dell, etc.).

What is the normal function of Fn+F1 (usually there are icons to indicate
the purpose of the Fn+Fn keys) on the key tops.

As Roger mentioned, check for a BIOS setting to enable the Fn keys.
> It is a built in camera
> HD type (30fps@720p)

If it is a USB device you need to  find the ID's with lsusb once you have
it turned on.   It is possible that the camera can be turned on via ACPI.
> I tried to check from the bios, but I cannot find a camera.

There may be an option to enable the Fn keys.   Ubuntu
tends to support a wider range of hardware without extra work than
Fedora, but if Ubuntu can enable the camera there should be a way
to do it Fedora.   You could try booting a live Ubuntu USB key. If
the Fn keys work, check the kernel command-line and loaded modules
for something that enables the keys.
> *Subject:* Re: turn on the camera
> On Sat, 5 Sep 2020 at 08:37, Patrick Dupre  wrote:
> > Thank for the suggestion.
> >
> > Unfortunately, I do not see any difference
> > fn+f6 does not seem to  generate the right sequence
>
> Do other Fn keys work as expected?  Does you system have a
> Fn Lock key?   Did you check for the USB device?  Fn+F6  may
> not do anything if the camera has been disabled in the BIOS.  The
> drivers may not load automatically, and may not even be installed
> without further work.
>
> The steps are:
> turn on camera (BIOS and/or Fn key)
> what is the USB device info (vendor and product ID's)?
> which kernel module supports your camera?
> is the module included in Fedora?
>
> --
> George N. White III
>
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