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Install the kernal module required for the facetimehd camera to work on Linux
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| set -e | |
| export CONFIG_MODULE_SIG=n | |
| export CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_ALL=n | |
| # For current kernel | |
| export KERNELRELEASE=$(cat /proc/version | awk '{print $3}') | |
| temp_dir=$(mktemp -d) | |
| echo "Installing FacetimeHD camera for $KERNELRELEASE" | |
| cd $temp_dir | |
| git clone https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd-firmware.git | |
| git clone https://github.com/patjak/bcwc_pcie.git | |
| cd $temp_dir/facetimehd-firmware | |
| pwd | |
| make | |
| make install | |
| cd $temp_dir/bcwc_pcie | |
| pwd | |
| make | |
| make install | |
| rm -rf $temp_dir | |
| if [ ! -d "/etc/modules-load.d" ]; then | |
| mkdir -p "/etc/modules-load.d" | |
| fi | |
| cat > "/etc/modules-load.d/facetimehd.conf" << EOL | |
| videobuf2-core | |
| videobuf2_v4l2 | |
| videobuf2-dma-sg | |
| facetimehd | |
| EOL | |
| # Workaround for depmod being skipped above with error: | |
| # Warning: modules_install: missing 'System.map' file. Skipping depmod | |
| echo "Generate modules.dep and map files" | |
| sudo depmod | |
| echo "Adding kernel modules" | |
| sudo modprobe -r bdc_pci | |
| sudo modprobe facetimehd | |
| echo "Install complete" |
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Is it still working because I read at some places that this script doesn't work anymore with newer kernels? On my MacBook 12" mid 2019 I can't get it to work. Everything compiles/installs well but camera is not working under MX Linux KDE Plasma (Debian based distro).