[PLUG] Linux audio on Macbook 12 inch

[Russell Senior]

I had one of these too, and liked it. It was very light, about 2lb. I
don't recall audio problems, but I gave up on it with linux because if
I closed the lid, when I opened it again the keyboard/touchpad
disappeared, and required a reboot to recover. My vague memory is that
the controller was connected by SPI. The internet was filled with
reports and no solutions. I ended up giving it to a deserving family
member with MacOS reinstalled.

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Russell Senior
russell at personaltelco.net

On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM VY <vyau5678 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello all:
>
> I inherited an Intel based Macbook 12-inch from a friend who is retiring it.
>
> The CPU is an Intel M3 chip.
> I installed Linux Mint and everything is working fine except audio.
> During audio playback, I can only hear sound on the 3.5 mm jack.
> The on-machine speaker is dead silent.   The sound output on the 3.5mm jack
> is working fine.
> I tried several tricks and none seem to be working.
>
> Asking if anyone has such experience?  Any tip/pointer is much appreciated.
> Thanks
>
> -Vincent