Re: [Mactel-linux-users] macbookpro 5,5

[Giorgio <gi...@gi...>]

I am afraid that generic ID is too generic yet and need some serious
work to be recognized.
Something's moving, though
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=7570539&postcount=35


On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Justin P.
Mattock<jus...@gm...> wrote:
> Giorgio wrote:
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>> Hi Justin,
>> see attached file.
>> Thanks.
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>> On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Justin P.
>> Mattock<jus...@gm...>  wrote:
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>>> Giorgio wrote:
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>>>> Hi guys,
>>>> I recently got one of the new 13" macbookpro, model number is macbookpro
>>>> 5,5
>>>> There's some problem with this new hardware and I thought this is the
>>>> best place to look for advise.
>>>>
>>>> #audio
>>>> audio is simply not working. The audio card is detected but unusable.
>>>> Upgrading alsa doesn't work - kernel 2.6.30 doesn't help either.
>>>> There's a thread about it on ubuntu forums (see
>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1188849 )
>>>>
>>>> #suspend/resume/restart
>>>> Only shutdown works. Everything else hangs. this happens when booting
>>>> directly from the apple loader (hold down option key at start) or
>>>> rEFIt.
>>>>
>>>> #video drivers
>>>> the nvidia 170* works quite fine. the 180 doesn't work. The 185 works
>>>> great.
>>>>
>>>> #backlights
>>>> nvidia_bl_dkms from the mawictel repository fixes the keys and
>>>> everything
>>>> ambient also works from gnome-power-manager although some values
>>>> should be customized
>>>>
>>>> #wifi, SD card, USB, CD, external vga
>>>> all works.
>>>>
>>>> All this tried with ubuntu 9.04 (default kernel as well as latest
>>>> 2.6.30) and 9.10
>>>>
>>>> If you have suggestions or if you are willing to help out I am
>>>> available for any test you may require. Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> gg
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>> Whats the sound cards Subsystem ID?
>>> (cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 should show you
>>> the numbers).
>>>
>>> Justin P. Mattock
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> At the moment I have the latest Imac,
> and sound did not work out of the box.
> what I found was  the imac91 patch
> submitted on the alsa mailing list
> (currently using that with 2.6.31-rc1)
> then with experimenting I found this worked as well:
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>       case 0x106b00a0: /* MacBookPro3,1 - Another revision */
>        case 0x106b00a1: /* Macbook (might be wrong - PCI SSID?) */
>        case 0x106b00a4: /* MacbookPro4,1 */
>        case 0x106b2c00: /* Macbook Pro rev3 */
>        /* Macbook 3.1 (0x106b3600) is handled by patch_alc883() */
>        case 0x106b3800: /* MacbookPro4,1 - latter revision */
> +     case 0x106b4900: <-------Susbsystem ID number from codec#0
>        board_config = ALC885_MBP3;
>         break;
> (or you use the /etc/modprobe.d/options telling alsa to use mbp3)
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> In your case the question is, is what/were might
> be the location of the *.c file that needs to be patched?
> i.g. the imac uses patch_realtek.c, and my old macbook pro
> uses another.(patch_sigmatel.c) from there you can see if you can
> add your Subsystem id to Generic 1013 ID 4206 spec(if available) to see if
> you get sound.
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> When looking at patch_realtek.c I see line 7466 macbook 5,1 which gets
> routed
> to the ALC885_MB5; spec
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> with your model I see:
> Codec: Generic 1013 ID 4206
> (what or where might this belong to?
> i.g. *.c file?)
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> Justin P. Mattock
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