I'm trying to get the webcam working in Zorin 18 on my MacBook Air 2013 (MacBookAir6,2 1.0).
I've been trying to follow the steps here:
sudo apt install xz-utils curl cpio make
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xz-utils is already the newest version (5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.2).
xz-utils set to manually installed.
curl is already the newest version (8.5.0-2ubuntu10.6).
curl set to manually installed.
cpio is already the newest version (2.15+dfsg-1ubuntu2).
cpio set to manually installed.
make is already the newest version (4.3-4.1build2).
make set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic git kmod libssl-dev checkinstall
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kmod is already the newest version (31+20240202-2ubuntu7.1).
The following additional packages will be installed:
git-man liberror-perl linux-headers-6.8.0-90 linux-headers-6.8.0-90-generic
Suggested packages:
gettext git-daemon-run | git-daemon-sysvinit git-doc git-email git-gui gitk
gitweb git-cvs git-mediawiki git-svn libssl-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
checkinstall git git-man liberror-perl libssl-dev linux-headers-6.8.0-90
linux-headers-6.8.0-90-generic linux-headers-generic
0 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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Setting up linux-headers-6.8.0-90-generic (6.8.0-90.91) ...
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.8.0-90-generic
Sign command: /usr/bin/kmodsign
Signing key: /var/lib/shim-signed/mok/MOK.priv
Public certificate (MOK): /var/lib/shim-signed/mok/MOK.der
Building module:
Cleaning build area...
make -j4 KERNELRELEASE=6.8.0-90-generic KVER=6.8.0-90-generic....
Signing module /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/wl.ko
Cleaning build area...
wl.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/6.8.0-90-generic/updates/dkms/
depmod...
dkms autoinstall on 6.8.0-90-generic/x86_64 succeeded for broadcom-sta
* dkms: autoinstall for kernel 6.8.0-90-generic
...done.
Setting up linux-headers-generic (6.8.0-90.91) ...
Setting up git (1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-4build2) ...
Cloning into 'facetimehd'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 1183, done.
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remote: Compressing objects: 100% (29/29), done.
remote: Total 1183 (delta 39), reused 28 (delta 27), pack-reused 1127 (from 3)
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cd facetimehd/
make
make -C /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/build M=/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
You are using: gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
CC [M] fthd_ddr.o
CC [M] fthd_hw.o
CC [M] fthd_drv.o
CC [M] fthd_ringbuf.o
CC [M] fthd_isp.o
CC [M] fthd_v4l2.o
CC [M] fthd_buffer.o
CC [M] fthd_debugfs.o
LD [M] facetimehd.o
MODPOST Module.symvers
CC [M] facetimehd.mod.o
CC [M] .module-common.o
LD [M] facetimehd.ko
BTF [M] facetimehd.ko
Skipping BTF generation for facetimehd.ko due to unavailability of vmlinux
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
ls /sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux
/sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux
sudo ln -sf /sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux /usr/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/
sudo apt install dwarves pahole
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The following NEW packages will be installed:
dwarves pahole
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sudo apt install build-essential
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build-essential is already the newest version (12.10ubuntu1).
build-essential set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
make
make -C /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/build M=/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
You are using: gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
export CC=x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13
make
make -C /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/build M=/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
warning: the compiler dif
fers from the one used to build the kernel
The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
You are using: gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
sudo apt update
sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
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linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic is already the newest version (6.14.0-37.37~24.04.1).
linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
make
make -C /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/build M=/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
You are using: gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
make install
make -C /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/build M=/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd modules_install
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
INSTALL /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/updates/facetimehd.ko
cp: cannot create regular file '/lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/updates/facetimehd.ko': Permission denied
make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic/scripts/Makefile.modinst:126: /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/updates/facetimehd.ko] Error 1
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic/Makefile:1903: modules_install] Error 2
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic/Makefile:251: __sub-make] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:251: __sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
make: *** [Makefile:18: install] Error 2
sudo make install
make -C /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/build M=/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd modules_install
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
INSTALL /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/updates/facetimehd.ko
SIGN /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/updates/facetimehd.ko
DEPMOD /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic
Warning: modules_install: missing 'System.map' file. Skipping depmod.
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
sudo depmod
[Nothing appeared in the terminal following this command except for the next prompt.]
sudo modprobe facetimehd
[Nothing appeared in the terminal following this command except for the next prompt.]
Cloning into 'bcwc_pcie'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 1183, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (56/56), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (29/29), done.
remote: Total 1183 (delta 39), reused 28 (delta 27), pack-reused 1127 (from 3)
Receiving objects: 100% (1183/1183), 432.69 KiB | 1.30 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (785/785), done.
cd bcwc_pcie/
make
make -C /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/build M=/home/russ/Downloads/bcwc_pcie modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/russ/Downloads/bcwc_pcie'
warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
You are using: gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
CC [M] fthd_ddr.o
CC [M] fthd_hw.o
CC [M] fthd_drv.o
CC [M] fthd_ringbuf.o
CC [M] fthd_isp.o
CC [M] fthd_v4l2.o
CC [M] fthd_buffer.o
CC [M] fthd_debugfs.o
LD [M] facetimehd.o
MODPOST Module.symvers
CC [M] facetimehd.mod.o
CC [M] .module-common.o
LD [M] facetimehd.ko
BTF [M] facetimehd.ko
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/russ/Downloads/bcwc_pcie'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
sudo make install
make -C /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/build M=/home/russ/Downloads/bcwc_pcie modules_install
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/russ/Downloads/bcwc_pcie'
INSTALL /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/updates/facetimehd.ko
SIGN /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/updates/facetimehd.ko
DEPMOD /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic
Warning: modules_install: missing 'System.map' file. Skipping depmod.
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/russ/Downloads/bcwc_pcie'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
sudo depmod
[Nothing appeared in the terminal following this command except for the next prompt.]
sudo modprobe facetimehd
[Nothing appeared in the terminal following this command except for the next prompt.]
cd ../facetimehd/
make
make -C /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/build M=/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
You are using: gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
sudo make install
make -C /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/build M=/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd modules_install
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
INSTALL /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/updates/facetimehd.ko
SIGN /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic/updates/facetimehd.ko
DEPMOD /lib/modules/6.14.0-37-generic
Warning: modules_install: missing 'System.map' file. Skipping depmod.
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/russ/Downloads/facetimehd'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.14.0-37-generic'
sudo depmod
[Nothing appeared in the terminal following this command except for the next prompt.]
sudo modprobe facetimehd
[Nothing appeared in the terminal following this command except for the next prompt.]
I have been successful install those facetimehd drivers Ubuntu 24.04 and CachyOS but, I have no idea what's missing to get make and make install to work on Zorin 18.
If anyone can shed some light on why make and make install are failing, that would be very helpful. Thanks.