media-video/facetimehd - 0.7.2 (tatsh-overlay)

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Install this version:

emerge -a =media-video/facetimehd-0.7.2

If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:

autounmask =media-video/facetimehd-0.7.2

Or alternatively:

emerge --autounmask-write -a =media-video/facetimehd-0.7.2

Package Information

Description:
Reverse engineered Linux driver for the FacetimeHD (Broadcom 1570) PCIe webcam
Homepage:
https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd
License:
GPL-2

Ebuild Details

Version EAPI Keywords Slot
0.7.2 8 ~amd64 0
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# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2

EAPI=8

inherit linux-mod-r1

DESCRIPTION="Reverse engineered Linux driver for the FacetimeHD (Broadcom 1570) PCIe webcam"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/patjak/${PN}/archive/refs/tags/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"

LICENSE="GPL-2"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64"

CONFIG_CHECK="PCI VIDEO_DEV VIDEOBUF2_DMA_SG"
ERROR_VIDEOBUF2_DMA_SG="CONFIG_VIDEOBUF2_DMA_SG is not set. It cannot be enabled directly; enable a
driver that selects it, for example CONFIG_VIDEO_VIVID."

pkg_setup() {
	linux-mod-r1_pkg_setup
}

src_compile() {
	local modlist=( facetimehd )
	local modargs=( KDIR="${KV_OUT_DIR}" )
	linux-mod-r1_src_compile
}

pkg_postinst() {
	linux-mod-r1_pkg_postinst
	elog "The camera also needs its firmware, which Apple ships only inside its Boot Camp"
	elog "drivers. Extract it with https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd-firmware and install it"
	elog "as /lib/firmware/facetimehd/firmware.bin."
}

Inherited Eclasses

Manifest for 0.7.2

Type File Size Source URLs
DIST facetimehd-0.7.2.tar.gz 42883 bytes https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd/archive/refs/tags/0.7.2.tar.gz