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The cam and mic don't seem to be working. - neiltholland - 10-31-2019
I don't see camera under Hardware, how do I enable it? Microphone appears in the Sound Settings but as far as I can tell it's not working. Anyone?
The speakers are working.
RE: The cam and mic don't seem to be working. - neilman - 10-31-2019
(10-31-2019, 07:10 PM)neiltholland Wrote: I don't see camera under Hardware, how do I enable it? Microphone appears in the Sound Settings but as far as I can tell it's not working. Anyone?
The speakers are working.
There is a *possibility* that the privacy switch is set - check the wiki for the instructions for use and try toggling the camera and mike functions...
https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/Pinebook_Pro_Main_Page#Privacy_Switches
RE: The cam and mic don't seem to be working. - neiltholland - 10-31-2019
(10-31-2019, 07:26 PM)neilman Wrote:(10-31-2019, 07:10 PM)neiltholland Wrote: I don't see camera under Hardware, how do I enable it? Microphone appears in the Sound Settings but as far as I can tell it's not working. Anyone?
The speakers are working.
There is a *possibility* that the privacy switch is set - check the wiki for the instructions for use and try toggling the camera and mike functions...
https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/Pinebook_Pro_Main_Page#Privacy_Switches
<Pine + F10> and <Pine + F12> respectively enable/disable the Mic and Cam. The CapsLock/NUMLock lights flash 2 times for enabled, 3 times for disabled.
Anyhow I checked them, the Cam and Mic are enabled.
For completeness <Pine + F11> enables/disable the WIFI.
RE: The cam and mic don't seem to be working. - hmuller - 10-31-2019
The mic and webcam may not currently be working as configured.
I checked in /dev on mine and don't see a video device present. I was also unable to find a microphone in alsamixer, nor does arecord record sound. mrfixit may be able to provide further input.
RE: The cam and mic don't seem to be working. - zaius - 11-01-2019
Check if it's a software or hardware problem. Try running the Bionic-Mate build off SD. Then you should be able to check the mic under sound settings. If the mic still doesn't work, try using a headset.
To check the camera, I installed Synaptic, then installed an application called "cheese".
RE: The cam and mic don't seem to be working. - stealthbanana - 11-01-2019
I could not get the cam to work under Kamoso, so installed cheese and it works perfectly right off. Also check the sound settings for default sound sources.
RE: The cam and mic don't seem to be working. - neiltholland - 11-01-2019
(11-01-2019, 11:37 AM)zaius Wrote: Check if it's a software or hardware problem. Try running the Bionic-Mate build off SD. Then you should be able to check the mic under sound settings. If the mic still doesn't work, try using a headset.
To check the camera, I installed Synaptic, then installed an application called "cheese".
Thanks for the suggestions. I can't figure out how to boot from SD though. I read something that said to hold down any key when booting but it still loads the OS. Help?
RE: The cam and mic don't seem to be working. - zaius - 11-01-2019
(11-01-2019, 01:34 PM)neiltholland Wrote: Thanks for the suggestions. I can't figure out how to boot from SD though. I read something that said to hold down any key when booting but it still loads the OS. Help?
Maybe there is something wrong with the card, or it isn't inserted properly?
Please see this thread:
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=7920
The only key you need to press is the power key.
RE: The cam and mic don't seem to be working. - neiltholland - 11-01-2019
(11-01-2019, 04:15 PM)zaius Wrote:I was using the wrong image file, Mate's running now and the cam and mic do work. Thanks again for the help. Do you know if they plan to add support for them to Debian at some point?(11-01-2019, 01:34 PM)neiltholland Wrote: Thanks for the suggestions. I can't figure out how to boot from SD though. I read something that said to hold down any key when booting but it still loads the OS. Help?
Maybe there is something wrong with the card, or it isn't inserted properly?
Please see this thread:
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=7920
The only key you need to press is the power key.