Ubuntu – MacBook Pro camera not working on Ubuntu 18.04

As at 8/3/2020 follow the instructions Here. They come in two parts, make sure you also follow the ones for your platform. They are a bit jumbled on the site so I have included them below.

I'm running 18.04 LTS (Bionic) on a 2013 Macbook Pro. The instructions that worked for me were as follows:

sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt-get install curl xzcat cpio
git clone https://github.com/patjak/facetimehd-firmware.git
cd facetimehd-firmware
make
sudo make install
cd ..
sudo apt-get install kmod libssl-dev checkinstall
git clone https://github.com/patjak/bcwc_pcie.git
cd bcwc_pcie
make
sudo make install
sudo depmod
sudo modprobe -r bdc_pci
sudo modprobe facetimehd
sudo nano /etc/modules
**add line "facetimehd", write out (ctl+o) & close**

Most of those steps will need to be repeated every time the kernel is upgraded.

I also followed the instructions here prior to testing the colors of the camera.

With a working internet connection by ethernet, tethering or whatever means possible, open a terminal and do:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libelf-dev build-essential

Then try the 'make' step again.

EDIT: The git repository you are using hasn’t been updated in two years. It is incompatible with kernel version 4.15 and newer.

Now let’s install a better driver. Please download this file: https://github.com/kaduke/Netgear-A6210/archive/port-to-4.15.zip

Right-click it and select ‘Extract here.’ Now back to the terminal:

cd ~/Downloads/Netgear-A6210-port-to-4.15
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe mt7662u_sta

Your wireless should now be working.

Please tell me how it proceeds; I will probably have one final step.