Install iSight Firmware from Apple for Ubuntu

Bug #526727 reported by Roland Young
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Bug Description

Install iSight Firmware from Apple for Ubuntu running through a Virtual Machine (Parallels Version 5.0)

# cd
# mkdir /mnt/macosx
# mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/macosx
# cp /mnt/macosx/System/Library/Extensions/
     IOUSBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBVideoSupport.kext/
     Contents/MacOS/AppleUSBVideoSupport .
# umount /mnt/macosx

EDit /etc/apt/sources.list to add:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mactel-support/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/mactel-support/ubuntu hardy main
Then, as root:

# aptitude update
# aptitude install isight-firmware-tools

# cd
# ift-extract -a ./AppleUSBVideoSupport

Reports unable to find firmware in file - the OS X file is from OS 10.6.2

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