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# Welcome to the FacetimeHD linux driver wiki!
The goal of this project is to write a Linux driver for the FacetimeHD (Broadcom 0x1570) PCIe webcam.
This repository contains a Linux driver for the Apple FacetimeHD PCIe webcams.
## Issues and discussion
There is no mailing list for the driver but some discussions take place at #facetimehd on irc.freenode.net
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* Due to a bug in cpio 2.11 the firmware download script doesn't work. cpio 2.12 or later is required. (See: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1318084)
* The driver will complain about 1871_01XX.dat (or similarly named) files missing. This error can be ignored. The .dat files contains sensor calibration settings that will improve image quality. The error looks something like this:
```Direct firmware load for facetimehd/1871_01XX.dat failed with error -2```. Ignore it.
* No /dev/video0 device appears after loading the module. This can be because the bdc_pci module is already loaded. Make sure you unload or blacklist bdc_pci before loading the facetimehd module: ```modprobe -r bdc_pci```.
### How can I help?
* Code contributions are welcome.
* Test the driver and report any issues
An outline of getting the web cam working in an OS X VM using QEMU.<br />
[http://chrisrjones.com/articles/How-to-get-the-broadcom-pci-1570-web-cam-working-in-Linux-using-qemu-with-OS-X-VM](http://chrisrjones.com/articles/How-to-get-the-broadcom-pci-1570-web-cam-working-in-Linux-using-qemu-with-OS-X-VM)
* No /dev/video0 device appears after loading the module. This can be because the bdc_pci module is already loaded. Make sure you unload or blacklist bdc_pci before loading the facetimehd module: ```modprobe -r bdc_pci```.