I have bought a Magewell Pro Dual HDMI for capture from my Sony camera, but I can’t seem to compile the drivers on Debian (Sid). I know it’s not supported, but I can’t get past an error that I can understand why it’s happening.
This is the output from the compile:
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Magewell ProCapture Linux Driver Installer
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Checking for required tools ... Done.
Checking for required packages ... Done.
Checking for previous installation ... None
Beginning install, please wait...
Creating build directory /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build ... Done.
Copying driver source into /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build ... Done.
Building module for kernel 5.9.0-2-amd64 ...
ERROR: Failed to build module!
Please check mwcap_install.log for more details.
If you are experiencing difficulty with this installation
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mwcap_install.log
Checking for required tools ... Done.
Checking for required packages ... Done.
Checking for previous installation ... None
Beginning install, please wait...
Creating build directory /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build ... Done.
Copying driver source into /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build ... '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./Makefile' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./Makefile'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./ProCaptureLib_32.lib' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./ProCaptureLib_32.lib'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./ProCaptureLib_64.lib' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./ProCaptureLib_64.lib'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/Product.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/Product.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/ProductVer.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/ProductVer.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/mw-common.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/mw-common.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/mw-dma-mem.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/mw-dma-mem.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/mw-edid.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/mw-edid.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/mw-event-ioctl.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/mw-event-ioctl.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/mw-fourcc.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/mw-fourcc.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/mw-hdmi-packets.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/mw-hdmi-packets.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/mw-iec60958.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/mw-iec60958.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/mw-linux.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/mw-linux.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/mw-procapture-extension-private.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/mw-procapture-extension-private.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/mw-procapture-extension.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/mw-procapture-extension.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/mw-sg.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/mw-sg.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/mw-smpte.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/mw-smpte.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./public/win-types.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./public/win-types.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./res' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./res'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./res/Locking.png' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./res/Locking.png'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./res/NoSignal.png' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./res/NoSignal.png'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./res/OSDExample.png' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./res/OSDExample.png'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./res/Template.png' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./res/Template.png'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./res/Unsupported.png' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./res/Unsupported.png'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/audio-resample' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/audio-resample'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/audio-resample/resample.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/audio-resample/resample.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/alsa.c' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/alsa.c'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/alsa.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/alsa.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/capture.c' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/capture.c'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/capture.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/capture.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/mw-capture-impl.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/mw-capture-impl.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/mw-event-dev.c' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/mw-event-dev.c'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/mw-event-dev.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/mw-event-dev.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/mw-event-ioctl-priv.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/mw-event-ioctl-priv.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/mw-event-ioctl.c' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/mw-event-ioctl.c'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/mw-stream.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/mw-stream.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/parameter-manager.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/parameter-manager.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/v4l2-sg-buf.c' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/v4l2-sg-buf.c'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/v4l2-sg-buf.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/v4l2-sg-buf.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/v4l2.c' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/v4l2.c'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/v4l2.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/v4l2.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/avstream/xi-driver.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/avstream/xi-driver.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/dma' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/dma'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/dma/mw-dma-kernel.c' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/dma/mw-dma-kernel.c'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/dma/mw-dma-mem-priv.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/dma/mw-dma-mem-priv.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/dma/mw-dma-mem.c' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/dma/mw-dma-mem.c'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/dma/mw-dma-phy.c' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/dma/mw-dma-phy.c'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/dma/mw-dma-user.c' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/dma/mw-dma-user.c'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/front-end' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/front-end'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/front-end/front-end-types.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/front-end/front-end-types.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/ospi' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/ospi'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/ospi/linux-file.c' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/ospi/linux-file.c'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/ospi/linux-file.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/ospi/linux-file.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/ospi/ospi-linux.c' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/ospi/ospi-linux.c'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/ospi/ospi-linux.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/ospi/ospi-linux.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/ospi/ospi.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/ospi/ospi.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/picopng' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/picopng'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/picopng/picopng.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/picopng/picopng.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/supports' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/supports'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/supports/image-buffer.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/supports/image-buffer.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/supports/karray.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/supports/karray.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/supports/math.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/supports/math.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/supports/shared-image-buffer.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/supports/shared-image-buffer.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/supports/xi-notify-event.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/supports/xi-notify-event.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/supports/xi-timer.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/supports/xi-timer.h'
'/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/scripts/../src/./sources/xi-version.h' -> '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/./sources/xi-version.h'
Done.
Building module for kernel 5.9.0-2-amd64 ... make: Entering directory '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build'
cp ProCaptureLib_64.lib ProCaptureLib.o
make -C /lib/modules/5.9.0-2-amd64/build M=/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-2-amd64'
CC [M] /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/dma/mw-dma-mem.o
CC [M] /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/dma/mw-dma-user.o
CC [M] /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/dma/mw-dma-kernel.o
CC [M] /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/dma/mw-dma-phy.o
CC [M] /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/ospi/ospi-linux.o
CC [M] /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/ospi/linux-file.o
CC [M] /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/avstream/v4l2.o
CC [M] /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/avstream/v4l2-sg-buf.o
CC [M] /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/avstream/mw-event-dev.o
CC [M] /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/avstream/mw-event-ioctl.o
CC [M] /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/avstream/alsa.o
CC [M] /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/avstream/capture.o
/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/avstream/alsa.c: In function ‘_process_audio_frame’:
/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/avstream/alsa.c:260:16: warning: this statement may fall through [-Wimplicit-fallthrough=]
260 | if (wChannelValid & 0x08) {
| ^
/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/avstream/alsa.c:266:9: note: here
266 | case 5:
| ^~~~
/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/avstream/alsa.c:268:16: warning: this statement may fall through [-Wimplicit-fallthrough=]
268 | if (wChannelValid & 0x04) {
| ^
/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/avstream/alsa.c:274:9: note: here
274 | case 3:
| ^~~~
/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/avstream/alsa.c:276:16: warning: this statement may fall through [-Wimplicit-fallthrough=]
276 | if (wChannelValid & 0x02) {
| ^
/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/sources/avstream/alsa.c:282:9: note: here
282 | case 1:
| ^~~~
LD [M] /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/ProCapture.o
MODPOST /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/Module.symvers
/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/.ProCaptureLib.o.cmd: No such file or directory
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-2-common/scripts/Makefile.modpost:111: /home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build/Module.symvers] Error 1
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-2-common/Makefile:1709: modules] Error 2
make[1]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-2-common/Makefile:185: __sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-2-amd64'
make: *** [Makefile:32: all] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/home/angus/Downloads/ProCaptureForLinux_4186/mwcap_build'
ERROR: Failed to build module!
It looks like everything goes as expected and then it tries to look for a file and it’s just not there for some reason. I don’t understand this compilation works. It is not like any C compilation I’ve ever done. I don’t understand how that file is made. If there was an issue with kernel compatibility, I’m sure I would be able to solve those issues, but this missing file thing has me confused.