fus0g / quanta-hd-user-facing-0x0408-0x4035_linux

Linux Kernel uvc driver for Quanta-HD-User-Facing-0x0408,0x4035 usually found on acer laptops

Quant HD User Facing Driver Module for Webcam Found in Acer Laptops.

this module fixes camera 📷 on bunch of acer laptops 💻 like Acer Nitro 5 running linux.

Special Thanks to @Giuliano69 for the driver reference 🥰

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USAGE

check if its present in your laptop or not.

lsusb | grep "Quanta Computer"

if it shows something like this

Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0408:4035 Quanta Computer, Inc.

or

Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0408:4033 Quanta Computer, Inc.

then you can go ahead.

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⚠️IMPORTANT⚠️

👉 Disable Secure boot in your Laptop's 💻 BIOS 👈

as the module is not signed and it will give error

insmod: ERROR: could not insert module /usr/lib/modules/uvcvideo.ko: key was rejected by service

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Install Required Packages

ubuntu

sudo apt install build-essential

This May be Required on some debian based distros

sudo apt-get install gcc-12 g++-12
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-12 20
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-12 20

Fedora/Nobara

sudo dnf install kernel-devel

clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/fus0g/Quanta-HD-User-Facing-0x0408-0x4035_linux.git && cd Quanta-HD-User-Facing-0x0408-0x4035_linux

Method 1: build and install

chmod +x install_driver.sh
./install_driver.sh

Method 2: Makefile method

$ make                   // previously installed modules remove and install again
$ make clean            // clean previous installed modules
$ make install         // install the module

Now your camera should be working most probably!

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if this dont work then try doing it manually by the following steps.

1. Get Your Kernel Source
2. Navigate to drivers/media/usb/uvc
3. Add This code to uvc_driver.c
4. compile the module only in the same directory using the command

   make -C /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build M=$(pwd)
   

   on ubuntu based distros

   COMPILER_VERSION=$(grep -o 'x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-[0-9]*' /proc/version | head -n 1)
   make -C /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build M=$(pwd) CC="$COMPILER_VERSION"
   

5. If it compiles fine you would get a uvcvideo.ko module in the folder.
6. Unload previous version from kernel using

   sudo rmmod uvcvideo
   

7. Load new module

   sudo insmod uvcvideo.ko
   

   Now it should work but change will be removed on reboot:)

Tested On

Distro	version
Nobara	38
Nobara	39
Fedora	39
Fedora	40
Ubuntu	23.10
Ubuntu	24.04
Pop_OS!	22.04
Arch Linux	Latest
Cachy OS	Latest
Linux Mint	22
OpenSuse Tumbleweed	Latest

Tell me if it works for you! i will update the readme!

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quanta-hd-user-facing-0x0408-0x4035_linux's Issues

Not able to install the drivers on fedora 40

After cloning the repo followed the following steps

• chmod +x install_driver.sh
• ./install_driver.sh

but i'm getting the following error
Job for loaduvc.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status loaduvc.service" and "journalctl -xeu loaduvc.service" for details.

Output of systemctl status loaduvc.service

`× loaduvc.service - loads custom uvc driver
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/loaduvc.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/service.d
└─10-timeout-abort.conf
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2024-05-13 18:33:47 IST; 2min 47s ago
Process: 32969 ExecStart=/usr/bin/loaduvc.sh (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 32969 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
CPU: 52ms

May 13 18:33:47 shahi systemd[1]: Starting loaduvc.service - loads custom uvc driver...
May 13 18:33:47 shahi loaduvc.sh[32970]: rmmod: ERROR: Module uvcvideo is not currently l>
May 13 18:33:47 shahi loaduvc.sh[32971]: insmod: ERROR: could not insert module /usr/lib/>
May 13 18:33:47 shahi systemd[1]: loaduvc.service: Main process exited, code=exited, stat>
May 13 18:33:47 shahi systemd[1]: loaduvc.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
May 13 18:33:47 shahi systemd[1]: Failed to start loaduvc.service - loads custom uvc driv>`

And no entries in journalctl -xeu loaduvc.service

ERROR after installing Quanta Acer User Facing

I am getting this error after following the https://github.com/fus0g/Quanta-HD-User-Facing-0x0408-0x4035_linux
after Method 1

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enabling service.
Job for loaduvc.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status loaduvc.service" and "journalctl -xeu loaduvc.service" for details.
]

Please can someone help, I'm not an expert

Cannot fix in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS version ACER Aspire 5 A515

Job for loaduvc.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status loaduvc.service" and "journalctl -xeu loaduvc.service" for details.

Module For QUANT HD USER FACING

Hi! Could you please help me? My laptop is Acer Nitro 17 with Ubuntu 22.04 installed. I have run you script to fix the problem with camera that doesn't work and have this error during enabling service -

Module For QUANT HD USER FACING BY @Prabhat_Proxy

 Special Thanks to Giuliano69 for the driver :)

building

make: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.5.0-26-generic'
warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-12 (Ubuntu 12.3.0-1ubuntu122.04) 12.3.0
You are using: gcc-12 (Ubuntu 12.3.0-1ubuntu122.04) 12.3.0
make: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.5.0-26-generic'
Compiled Successfully
copying module to root.

[sudo] password for dmitriyprime:

2. copying service to systemd.

3. enabling service.
   Job for loaduvc.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
   See "systemctl status loaduvc.service" and "journalctl -xeu loaduvc.service" for details.

Works perfectly on Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon.

I see the tested distros haven't been updated in a while. Please add this.

Failed to compile module! in fedora workstation 39

chmod +x install_driver.sh
./install_driver.sh

Module For QUANT HD USER FACING BY @Prabhat_Proxy

 Special Thanks to Giuliano69 for the driver :)

building

make: Entering directory '/usr/src/kernels/6.8.6-200.fc39.x86_64'
warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
The kernel was built by: gcc (GCC) 13.2.1 20240316 (Red Hat 13.2.1-7)
You are using:
CC [M] /home/vatsalyavyas/Quanta-HD-User-Facing-0x0408-0x4035_linux/src/uvc/uvc_driver.o
/bin/sh: line 1: -Wp,-MMD,/home/vatsalyavyas/Quanta-HD-User-Facing-0x0408-0x4035_linux/src/uvc/.uvc_driver.o.d: No such file or directory
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:243: /home/vatsalyavyas/Quanta-HD-User-Facing-0x0408-0x4035_linux/src/uvc/uvc_driver.o] Error 127
make[1]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/6.8.6-200.fc39.x86_64/Makefile:1939: /home/vatsalyavyas/Quanta-HD-User-Facing-0x0408-0x4035_linux/src/uvc] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:252: __sub-make] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/6.8.6-200.fc39.x86_64'
failed to compile module! check docs and report any error