facetimehd
Reverse engineered Linux driver for the FacetimeHD (Broadcom 1570) PCIe webcam (by patjak)
bcwc_pcie
Reverse engineered Linux driver for the FacetimeHD (Broadcom 1570) PCIe webcam [Moved to: https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd] (by patjak)
| facetimehd | bcwc_pcie | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 4 | |
| 1,316 | 1,166 | |
| - | - | |
| 3.7 | 2.2 | |
| about 1 month ago | over 2 years ago | |
| C | C | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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facetimehd
Posts with mentions or reviews of facetimehd.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-14.
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I just switched to Fedora 39
Install webcam driver from this repo: https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd
- facetime hd camera on ubuntu 22.04 LTS
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Constantly In The Loop Of Distro Hopping Having A Fustrating Experience Getting My 2015 Macbook Pro To Fully Work On Linux
You can try this one but it probably won't work https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd
- MacBook facetimehd driver isn't working - Fedora
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Installing Debian on a Macbook
IIRC, I made a couple changes to the login config file to enable sleep on lid close. Followed the official page to setup the WiFi driver, and this for the webcam. You might want to check out setting up DKMS for the drivers. Early on I couldn't figure out why updating the kernel causes my WiFi driver to cease working, that was the solution I found.
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"Cheese" Webcam Alternative
Have you installed any driver for your webcam? If you haven’t, you can try facetimehd driver in github.
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Using Linux Mint as Main OS on 2015 Macbook Pro
I am currently using Debian on my MacBook Air. The broadcom wifi card driver is not in the official repository so I had to use an external wifi dongle when first installing the OS. You might also encounter issues with the webcam, so this link might help. I am also using mbpfan to help with heating issues. Other than that, I haven't had any issues.
- Fedora 36 on a mid-2015 Macbook Pro; flawless!
- Installing Linux on an Apple laptop... required to dual boot with MacOS to keep current?
- Stuck on "Try Ubuntu" and "Install Ubuntu" page on Mac.
bcwc_pcie
Posts with mentions or reviews of bcwc_pcie.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-05-31.
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Trouble Installing FacetimeHD FOr 2015 Macbook Pro
sudo apt-get install git sudo apt-get install curl xzcat cpio git clone https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd-firmware.git cd facetimehd-firmware make sudo make install cd .. sudo apt-get install kmod libssl-dev checkinstall git clone https://github.com/patjak/bcwc_pcie.git cd bcwc_pcie make sudo make install sudo depmod sudo modprobe -r bdc_pci sudo modprobe facetimehd sudo nano /etc/modules **add line "facetimehd", write out (ctl+o) & close**
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Lubuntu não reconhece a câmera do meu Macbook
sudo apt-get install git curl xzcat cpio kmod libssl-dev checkinstall git clone https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd-firmware.git cd facetimehd-firmware make sudo make install cd .. git clone https://github.com/patjak/bcwc_pcie.git cd bcwc_pcie make sudo make install sudo depmod sudo modprobe -r bdc_pci sudo modprobe facetimehd sudo nano /etc/modules
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Just installed Mint Cinnamon on Macbook Air - webcam not detected
I found this, https://github.com/patjak/bcwc_pcie/wiki. Hope that helps.
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A 2013 Macbook Air has just been freed from the chains of the bloated legacy of Tim C!
Clone the driver's code: $ "git clone" https://github.com/patjak/bcwc_pcie.git Change into that dir: $ "cd bcwc_pcie"
What are some alternatives?
When comparing facetimehd and bcwc_pcie you can also consider the following projects:
facetimehd-firmware - FacetimeHD firmware download and extraction tool
macbook12-spi-driver - WIP input driver for the SPI touchpad / keyboard found in the 12" MacBook (MacBook8,1 + MacBook9,1)
snd_hda_macbookpro - Kernel audio driver for Macs with 8409 HDA chip + MAX98706/SSM3515 amps
macbook12-spi-driver - Input driver for the SPI touchpad / keyboard found in the 12" MacBook (MacBook8,1 + MacBook9,1) and 2016 through 2018 Macbook Pro's (MacBookPro13,* and 14,*); a Touch Bar driver is also available.
flathub - Pull requests for new applications to be added
macbook12-bluetooth-driver
hardware - Community-maintained hardware compatibility, tips, etc.
installing-debian-on
webcamoid - Webcamoid is a full featured and multiplatform webcam suite.
mbpfan - A simple daemon to control fan speed on all MacBook/MacBook Pros (probably all Apple computers) for Linux Kernel 3 and newer
facetimehd vs facetimehd-firmware
bcwc_pcie vs facetimehd-firmware
facetimehd vs macbook12-spi-driver
bcwc_pcie vs snd_hda_macbookpro
facetimehd vs macbook12-spi-driver
facetimehd vs flathub
facetimehd vs macbook12-bluetooth-driver
facetimehd vs snd_hda_macbookpro
facetimehd vs hardware
facetimehd vs installing-debian-on
facetimehd vs webcamoid
facetimehd vs mbpfan