Install FaceTime Camera on older MacBooks

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In some scenarios (distros), it produces faults for some reason. So, I’ll break down all the commands for the DKMS installation here.

DEVELOPMENT TOOLS

First, you’ll need the tools to compile the module.
For Ubuntu/Mint/Zorin, etc. installation:

sudo apt install build-essential dkms git

For Arch/Manjaro:

sudo pacman -S base-devel dkms git

For Fedora:

sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools"
sudo dnf install dkms git

FIRMWARE INSTALLATION
The following works for all distros:

cd ~/Downloads
git clone https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd-firmware.git
cd ~/Downloads/facetimehd-firmware
make
sudo make install

KERNEL MODULE INSTALLATION
Likewise, this works for all distros:

cd ~/Downloads
git clone  https://github.com/patjak/bcwc_pcie.git
cd ~/Downloads/bcwc_pcie
sudo mkdir /usr/src/facetimehd-0.1
sudo cp -Rf ./* /usr/src/facetimehd-0.1
sudo dkms add -m facetimehd -v 0.1
sudo dkms build -m facetimehd -v 0.1
sudo dkms install -m facetimehd -v 0.1
sudo modprobe facetimehd

And that should do it. :slight_smile: