Unable to extract iSight firmware for OS X 10.6.5

[Richard Żak]

ift-extract --help
Usage:
  ift-extract [OPTION...] - built-in iSight firmware extractor and patcher

Help Options:
  -h, --help Show help options

Application Options:
  -a, --apple-driver Path to the AppleUSBVideoSupport driver file.
  -d, --output-directory=/lib/firmware Output firmware directory
  -f, --output-filename=isight.fw Name of the output firmware file

AppleUSBVideoSupport driver is usualy found in /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBVideoSupport.kext/Contents/MacOS/ in your Mac OS X root volume.

If you have a non-working Apple driver file, please send it to https://bugs.launchpad.net/isight-firmware-tools/+filebug withmachine description and OS X version.

ift-extract -a /media/Macintosh\ HD/System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBVideoSupport.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleUSBVideoSupport

** (ift-extract:7096): WARNING **: Unknown driver. Please report it to https://bugs.launchpad.net/isight-firmware-tools/+filebug with machine description and Mac OS X version.

** ERROR **: Unable to find firmware in the file.
aborting...
Aborted

[Étienne BERSAC (bersace)]

Hi,

Le jeudi 02 décembre 2010 à 15:44 +0000, doktorZee a écrit :
> ** Attachment added: "AppleUSBVideo driver"
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/684243/+attachment/1753167/+files/AppleUSBVideoSupport
>

Looks like you use an obsolete version of ift. Last one search for the
firmware instead of using known signatures.

Please update.

Regards,
Étienne