[PLUG] Linux audio on Macbook 12 inch

[Russell Senior]

Which version do you have? I have the 2015 model.

Here are a couple representative reports:

  https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=338998

and

  https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=420477

I'm guessing you have a later model?

-- 
Russell

On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM VY <vyau5678 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> >