dragonflight/sdk/blackmagic/README.md
Zac Gaetano fffff1c016 feat(cluster): install capture-card drivers/SDKs from the admin screen
Per-node "Capture Drivers / SDKs" panel installs Blackmagic / AJA / Deltacast
/ NDI drivers without SSH. node-agent gains NODE_TOKEN-gated /driver/install
+ /driver/status (spawns a one-shot privileged ubuntu container that bind-
mounts host kernel paths + the repo and runs deploy/install-driver.sh);
mam-api adds admin-gated /cluster/:id/install-driver + /driver-status.
Driver files live in-repo under sdk/<vendor>/ (private repo); binaries are
admin-supplied per each sdk/<vendor>/README.md. Vendor allowlist throughout.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-31 18:14:59 -04:00

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# Blackmagic Desktop Video (DeckLink) driver
Drop the **Blackmagic Desktop Video** Debian package for **Ubuntu 22.04 (x86_64)**
into this directory.
## Required file
| File | Notes |
|------|-------|
| `desktopvideo_*_amd64.deb` | The `desktopvideo` package from the Desktop Video installer archive. Provides the `blackmagic` kernel module (built via DKMS) and the `DesktopVideoHelper` daemon. |
Example name: `desktopvideo_14.4.1a4_amd64.deb`
The installer reads the **newest** matching `desktopvideo_*_amd64.deb` if more
than one is present.
## Where to get it
Blackmagic Design → Support → *Desktop Video* (Linux). Download the
"Desktop Video x.y.z Linux" tarball, extract it, and copy the
`deb/<arch>/desktopvideo_*_amd64.deb` file here.
> Optional: `desktopvideo-gui_*_amd64.deb` is **not** required for headless
> capture and is not installed.
## What the install script does
1. Ensures `linux-headers-$(uname -r)` is present (needed for the DKMS build).
2. `apt-get install -y ./desktopvideo_*_amd64.deb` (pulls DKMS deps).
3. Triggers the DKMS build, `depmod`, `modprobe blackmagic`.
4. Restarts the `DesktopVideoHelper` daemon.
5. Verifies `/dev/blackmagic` appears.
A **reboot is usually not required** but a DKMS rebuild against a freshly
installed kernel may need one — the script reports this.