The good news is this isn’t an issue for most people, it was free, and your device was already doing so poorly with Windows you felt it was at the end of its life, so even not working perfectly it still worked.
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sykaster@feddit.nl 3 weeks agoI wanted to give new life to an old acer laptop/tablet hybrid. I installed Linux, but the webcam and microphone just won’t work no matter what. The power button also doesn’t work.
There’s still a long way to go before any casual user would accept this.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
sykaster@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
This was the result of much research, I’m not entirely new to the space. No one got these peripherals to work on that device, unfortunately.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Or do jou mean my device isn’t representative?
Yes, this. Most devices it just works, and a small minority will work with a little effort. A miniscule number will be like yours. It isn’t representative of the average experience. It’s an outlier.
Out of curiosity, how long ago was this? It very well may have the support now, though if it’s from some manufacturer using proprietary drivers for their webcams, for some crazy stupid reason, then maybe not.
gnygnygny@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Most of manufacturers use windows drivers, due to the market share it is realistic. It is plug and play and work like a charm. After years of using Linux half of the devices will never work on it, mostly because nobody cares. The other half will need tuning to be usable if you are lucky. 2% will ready for Linux.
Including :
- Tablets
- Music instruments, mixers, audio devices
- Multimedia equipment
- DAC
- High end Webcam
- Cameras …
sykaster@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
This was just two weeks ago, and it’s a relatively old device, from 2014. It’s proprietary bullhonky all over that device unfortunately, from the screen brightness to the webcam to the bloody power button.
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Your edge case is not indicative of a larger trend.
gnygnygny@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
It is. If you ever try to plug a webcam or use any conference software on Linux. I will not speak about audio if you have to handle multiple sources…
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I haven’t had any issues with webcams or conference software (Jitsi, Zoom, and Discord).
gnygnygny@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
You are using the WebRTC stack that’s why. It’s done by your browser. Bad quality, low stability ,not secure. Plus WebRTC can be used by malicious site, by default you should disable it. Nope I am talking about videconferencing software like Webex, …