MacBook 5,1 and Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick)
Under Development (Copied from MacBook5-1/Lucid)
This page aims to describe the steps needed, to fully enable all features of the 1st Generation MacBook Unibody (release date: late 2008) when using Ubuntu 10.10, Maverick.
You can find out, what model you have by typing at the terminal:
sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name
If you have a different model, please go here and find the right wiki.
Overview
Anything not mentioned here probably already works out of the box. If not, please refer to the Ubuntu Apple Users forum.
Feature
Support status
Wireless (AirPort)
Desktop Effects (Compiz)
Touchpad (appletouch)
Keyboard functions (Brightness,volume,...)
Fans
Sound
Suspend & Hibernate
CD/DVD Writing
Bluetooth
External Monitor
iSight
Apple USB 56K Modem
Apple Remote Control
(works out-of-the-box)
(works, with remarks)
(needs manual install)
(won't work)
(not yet documented)
Basic Installation Instructions
Common things about installing and maintaining Ubuntu on Intel-based Macs: Intel CPU-based Macintosh Generic Installation Instructions, but remember that rEFIT supports this MacBook only from 0.12. If you don't get the option to install grub to /dev/sda3 during the installation as suggested in the installation instructions see this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1576028 If the system does not boot via the refit menu, try using the built-in bootcamp chooser (reboot while holding the alt-key down).
Wireless (AirPort)
To enable wireless you need to install the restricted Broadcom STA driver.
Open and choose Broadcom STA in:
System -> Administration -> Additional Drivers
if you already chose to install restricted software during Ubuntu's installation, the wireless card is automatically working.
Desktop Effects (Compiz)
You probably want to enable the proprietary graphics driver.
Open and choose the NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (version Current) in:
System -> Administration -> Additional Drivers
If you find that the screen never comes back awake after suspending, you should try other versions of the drivers.
Trackpad
Left-click, right-click (two finger)use and basic trackpad work out of the box.
2 Finger drag-clicking, i.e. click with thumb, drag with finger as in OSX, doesn't work. This is a limitation with the driver as far as I know.
To enable two finger scrolling and tap to click:
System -> Mouse -> Touchpad
Thanks to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=10;att=0;bug=576456
You should disable the mouse plugin in gnome-settings-daemon, since gnome-control-center can't handle every possible touchpad setting via gnome-mouse-properties. Open a terminal and type
gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/mouse/active false
Then, edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf :
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "LeftEdge" "100"
Option "RightEdge" "1120"
Option "TopEdge" "50"
Option "BottomEdge" "310"
Option "FingerLow" "5"
Option "FingerHigh" "20"
Option "MaxTapTime" "100"
Option "MaxTapMove" "150"
Option "MaxDoubleTapTime" "180"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "20"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "50"
Option "MinSpeed" "0.49"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.78"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.0010"
Option "LockedDrags" "false"
Option "TapButton1" "1"
Option "TapButton2" "3"
Option "TapButton3" "2"
Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "true"
Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "false"
Option "FastTaps" "true"
Option "VertEdgeScroll" "false"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "false"
Option "SHMConfig" "true"
EndSectionIf you keyboard stops working, add this lines too:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSectionIf you want you can change these settings in order to reach your preferred config. Check man synaptics to find all options and tuning.
Keyboard functions
Adjusting the screen brightness works out of the box with the default "nv" graphics driver.
Using restricted NVIDIA graphics driver(Current Version) need to install "nvidia-bl-dkms" from the Mactel PPA repository, to fix brightness adjusting.
sudo apt-get install nvidia-bl-dkms
Fans
According to this thread Macbook (5,1) hotter in linux than in OSX Macbooks running Ubuntu get hotter than in OS X. Swedishwings (Fan control for mactel-support repo) has created the following solution (from the Mactel PPA repository Mactel PPA repository):
sudo apt-get install macfanctld
Sound
Stereo sound works out of the box.
Microphone
The internal microphone works out of the box. You will need to increase the input volume:
System -> Preferences -> Sound -> Input
Optical Audio Output
Optical Audio Oputput is always on (battery consuming??). If you look INTO the headphone jack-hole, you'll see a red light.
To disable it, run 'alsamixer' in a terminal. There should be a switch called S/PDIF that you can turn off.
To save the profile:
$ sudo alsactl store
To restore the profile:
$ sudo alsactl restore
As highlighted on this thread Volume problems we will need to launch restore command on startup.
Open and choose 'Add' in:
System -> Preferences -> Startup Applications
Then enter the following details for each field:
Name: alsactl
Command: alsactl restore
Comment: fix for pulse
Click 'Save'.
Suspend/Hibernate
Suspend works out of the box, lifting the clamshell does auto-wake.
Hibernate not tested Hibernate does not work in comination with rEFIt (or at all?), because the resume code doesn't get triggerd and it boots normal. Certain versions of the proprietary video drivers can also prevent the screen from showing anything after waking up, so try downgrading if you find this affects you.
Remote Control
Works with the small Apple Remote and LIRC (although auto-repeat appears to be broken, and you have to leave a second or so between repeated key presses). Install the lirc package. There are many possible configurations, here is one that simply injects standard keys into X when pressing the keys on the remote.
Edit the file /etc/lircd.conf to contain the following text:
begin remote
name AppleRemote
bits 8
eps 30
aeps 100
one 0 0
zero 0 0
pre_data_bits 24
pre_data 0x87EE81
gap 211982
toggle_bit_mask 0x0
ignore_mask 0x0000ff01
begin codes
KEY_VOLUMEUP 0x0B
KEY_VOLUMEDOWN 0x0D
KEY_PREVIOUSSONG 0x08
KEY_NEXTSONG 0x07
KEY_PLAYPAUSE 0x04
KEY_MENU 0x02
end codes
end remoteEdit the remote section of the file /etc/lirc/hardware.conf to contain the following text:
#Chosen Remote Control REMOTE="Apple Mac mini USB IR Receiver" REMOTE_MODULES="uinput" REMOTE_DRIVER="macmini" REMOTE_DEVICE="" REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="" REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS="--uinput"
Restart and enjoy remote controlling the master volume and rhythmbox. 
Known Issues
Battery Life
The battery under Ubuntu is shorter than in OS X. Enabling laptop mode has been reported to increase battery life. To enable laptop mode
sudo apt-get install laptop-mode-tools
Please note that enabling laptop mode will uninstall "pm-utils" which will prevent Suspend mode from working when the lid is closed. See here for more information Macbook 5.5, Maverick, Suspend not working
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