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The goal of this project is to write a Linux driver for the Broadcom 1570 PCIe webcam.
The driver is now able to stream video. It can be accessed through the V4L2 API. It is still experimental so you mileage may vary.
Since this driver depends on vb2_dma_sg_init_ctx, it requires Linux kernel 3.19 or later.
According to Apple the following models contain a Facetime HD camera and should be compatible with this driver:
- iMac (21,5", since mid 2011)
- iMac (27", since mid 2011)
- MacBook Air (since mid 2011)
- MacBook Pro (15", since early 2011)
- MacBook Pro (17", since early 2011)
- MacBook Pro (13", since early 2011)
See Getting Started for instructions on driver installation and usage.
It's a mix of probing, reverse engineering, reading up on similar hardware, guessing, etc.
- Suspend / resume doesn't work. Unloading the module before suspending and loading it again on resume is a work around for this.
- Only firmware version 1.43 (latest OSX El Capitan) works with the driver.
- A script for extracting the sensors calibration settings files (set files) from the OSX driver is missing. This is however not required to to use the driver but will increase the image quality.
- Code contributions are welcome.
- Test the driver and report any issues
- You can also add to the bounty on Bountysource which gets passed on when the driver becomes sufficiently functional.
Note that this was started independently by members of the crowd here to help encourage and thank the developer(s) and never asked for by the developer(s).
https://www.bountysource.com/issues/7700750-basic-functionality
An outline of getting the web cam working in an OS X VM using QEMU.
http://chrisrjones.com/articles/How-to-get-the-broadcom-pci-1570-web-cam-working-in-Linux-using-qemu-with-OS-X-VM