Install the kernal module required for the facetimehd camera to work on Linux

99-install-facetime-camera.sh

#!/bin/bash
set -e

export CONFIG_MODULE_SIG=n
export CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_ALL=n
# For current kernel
export KERNELRELEASE=$(cat /proc/version | awk '{print $3}')

temp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
echo "Installing FacetimeHD camera for $KERNELRELEASE"
cd $temp_dir
git clone https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd-firmware.git
git clone https://github.com/patjak/bcwc_pcie.git

cd $temp_dir/facetimehd-firmware
pwd
make
make install
cd $temp_dir/bcwc_pcie
pwd
make
make install
rm -rf $temp_dir

if [ ! -d "/etc/modules-load.d" ]; then
  mkdir -p "/etc/modules-load.d"
fi

cat > "/etc/modules-load.d/facetimehd.conf" << EOL
videobuf2-core
videobuf2_v4l2
videobuf2-dma-sg
facetimehd
EOL


# Workaround for depmod being skipped above with error:
# Warning: modules_install: missing 'System.map' file. Skipping depmod
echo "Generate modules.dep and map files"
sudo depmod

echo "Adding kernel modules"
sudo modprobe -r bdc_pci
sudo modprobe facetimehd

echo "Install complete"

Installing FacetimeHD camera for 6.8.0-1041-nvidia
Cloning into 'facetimehd-firmware'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 902, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (17/17), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (12/12), done.
remote: Total 902 (delta 6), reused 14 (delta 5), pack-reused 885 (from 1)
Receiving objects: 100% (902/902), 301.25 KiB | 2.23 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (591/591), done.
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 | 744.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (785/785), done.
/tmp/tmp.EAmA1sSuZI/facetimehd-firmware

Checking dependencies for driver download...
/usr/bin/curl
/usr/bin/xzcat
/usr/bin/cpio

Downloading the driver, please wait...

Found matching hash from OS X, El Capitan 10.11.5
==> Extracting firmware...
--> Decompressing the firmware using gzip...
--> Deleting temporary files...
--> Extracted firmware version 1.43.0

Copying firmware into '//usr/lib/firmware/facetimehd'
install: cannot create regular file '//usr/lib/firmware/facetimehd/firmware.bin': Permission denied
make: *** [Makefile:47: install] Error

It says permission denied how do I set this? I"ve already done sudo chmod +x

Wait it's fixed but I have encountered new error

Installing FacetimeHD camera for 6.8.0-1041-nvidia
Cloning into 'facetimehd-firmware'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 902, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (17/17), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (12/12), done.
remote: Total 902 (delta 6), reused 14 (delta 5), pack-reused 885 (from 1)
Receiving objects: 100% (902/902), 301.25 KiB | 2.39 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (591/591), done.
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 | 870.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (785/785), done.
/tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/facetimehd-firmware

Checking dependencies for driver download...
/usr/bin/curl
/usr/bin/xzcat
/usr/bin/cpio

Downloading the driver, please wait...

Found matching hash from OS X, El Capitan 10.11.5
==> Extracting firmware...
--> Decompressing the firmware using gzip...
--> Deleting temporary files...
--> Extracted firmware version 1.43.0

Copying firmware into '//usr/lib/firmware/facetimehd'
/tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie
make -C /lib/modules/6.8.0-1041-nvidia/build M=/tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.8.0-1041-nvidia'
warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-11 (Ubuntu 11.4.0-1ubuntu122.04.2) 11.4.0
You are using: gcc-11 (Ubuntu 11.4.0-1ubuntu122.04.2) 11.4.0
CC [M] /tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie/fthd_ddr.o
CC [M] /tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie/fthd_hw.o
CC [M] /tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie/fthd_drv.o
CC [M] /tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie/fthd_ringbuf.o
CC [M] /tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie/fthd_isp.o
CC [M] /tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie/fthd_v4l2.o
CC [M] /tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie/fthd_buffer.o
CC [M] /tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie/fthd_debugfs.o
LD [M] /tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie/facetimehd.o
MODPOST /tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie/Module.symvers
CC [M] /tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie/facetimehd.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie/facetimehd.ko
BTF [M] /tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie/facetimehd.ko
Skipping BTF generation for /tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie/facetimehd.ko due to unavailability of vmlinux
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.8.0-1041-nvidia'
make -C /lib/modules/6.8.0-1041-nvidia/build M=/tmp/tmp.9W88Eeglrg/bcwc_pcie modules_install
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.8.0-1041-nvidia'
INSTALL /lib/modules/6.8.0-1041-nvidia/updates/facetimehd.ko
SIGN /lib/modules/6.8.0-1041-nvidia/updates/facetimehd.ko
DEPMOD /lib/modules/6.8.0-1041-nvidia
Warning: modules_install: missing 'System.map' file. Skipping depmod.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.8.0-1041-nvidia'
Generate modules.dep and map files
Adding kernel modules
modprobe: FATAL: Module bdc_pci not found.

Can anyone fix this? I'm using pop os

No wait it's fixed and running perfect