Ubuntu and Apple 2015 MacBook air Webcam

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Hello everyone I have a question about Installing Ubuntu on a 2015 MacBook air, all went well with the installation but I cannot get the integrated webcam to work

I have been searching around but I have no clue how to get it working. Any help would be appreciated

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Which release version of Ubuntu are you using?

Post some information on your hardware, specifically the webcam using the commands at the link below.

https://www.tecmint.com/check-webcams-ubuntu/

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I am running Ubuntu 24.04

Results from running the lsusb,

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046 Bluetooth)
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05ac:0291 Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Tra002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05ac:8406 Apple, Inc. Internal Memory Card Reader
ckpad
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 05ac:828f Apple, Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Bus

I don’t see anything that relates to the intergrated webcam

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What does this show?
dmesg | grep -i cam

If not installed, then also sudo apt install inxi followed by this command
inxi -v7 -J

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Do I run sudo in front of this command? dmesg | grep -i cam

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Yes. On its own the command will provide information, but for fuller results use sudo

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The results for ,
dmesg | grep -i cam

[    0.000000]   AMD AuthenticAMD
[    0.136099] PCI: ECAM [mem 0xe0000000-0xe9bfffff] (base 0xe0000000) for domain 0000 [bus 00-9b]
[    0.236394] acpi PNP0A08:00: [Firmware Info]: ECAM [mem 0xe0000000-0xe9bfffff] for domain 0000 [bus 00-9b] only partially covers this bridge
[    3.367851] audit: type=1400 audit(1748077510.510:10): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" profile="unconfined" name="cam" pid=575 comm="apparmor_parser"

I did also run the second command you suggested, inxi -v7 -J

Still not working

Thank you so much for your help

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Is it enabled in BIOS? (if Mac has a BIOS. I’m not super familiar with Mac)

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Hello I am not sure about the bios, I am a Windows and Linux, user I have just started with Mac, I decided to get a Mac pro and Mac mini, now this 13 inch Mac air. I would think trying to get into Mac’s Bio’s would be challening. I mean I would think it should be enabled by default

This is my first time installing Ubuntu on a Mac system

Thank you

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I don’t have any experience with Macbooks but based on the output I am taking a guess that this has something to do with proprietary Apple drivers.

I would search around in that direction.

Hopefully, others have some better suggestions.

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Thanks you so much for the efford much apprecated

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Thank you my friend much appreciated