[PLUG] Linux audio on Macbook 12 inch

[VY]

My keyboard and track pad are both alright.
Just audio issue for now.

The Bluetooth driver has problems once in a while too but I don't use it as
much.


On Mon, Jul 21, 2025, 13:59 Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net>
wrote:

> 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.
>
> --
> 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
>