Enable MacBook Air 6.2 camera on Ubuntu

mba6.2_camhelper.sh

#!/bin/bash
# https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookAir6-2/Trusty
# https://github.com/patjak/bcwc_pcie/wiki/Get-Started

ENABLER='/tmp/bcwc_pcie'
ACTION="$1"


show_help() {
    echo "Please provide action parameter: install, load, unload, test, help"
}

download_bcwc_pcie() {
    git clone https://github.com/patjak/bcwc_pcie.git $ENABLER
}

extract_firmware() {
    cd $ENABLER/firmware
    make
    sudo make install
    cd -
}

build_and_install_dkms() {
    cd $ENABLER
    make
    sudo checkinstall
    sudo depmod
    cd -
}

load_kernel_module() {
    echo -n "Remove bdc_pci module..."
    sudo rmmod bdc_pci
    echo "done."

    echo -n "Insert facetimehd module..."
    sudo modprobe facetimehd
    echo "done."
}

unload_kernel_module() {
    echo -n "Remove facetimehd module..."
    sudo rmmod facetimehd
    echo "done."

    echo -n "Insert bdc_pci module..."
    sudo modprobe bdc_pci
    echo "done."
}

test_camera() {
    echo "Camera test.  A window streaming camera content should be popped up."
    mplayer tv://
}


if [ "$ACTION" = "" ]; then
    echo "No action."
    show_help
elif [ "$ACTION" = "install" ]; then
    download_bcwc_pcie
    extract_firmware
    build_and_install_dkms
elif [ "$ACTION" = "load" ]; then
    load_kernel_module
elif [ "$ACTION" = "unload" ]; then
    unload_kernel_module
elif [ "$ACTION" = "test" ]; then
    test_camera
elif [ "$ACTION" = "help" ]; then
    show_help
else
    echo "Unknown action $ACTION"
    show_help
fi