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| When keyboard layout selected is ''Apple - MacBook/MacBook Pro (intl)'' (macbook79), then keyboard is almost unusable, or at least does not work as it should. That is strange since it was working under jaunty. This is a very bad regression since it renders Ubuntu unusable in practice: | [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xkeyboard-config/+bug/408397|Bug 408397]] which appears in Karmic was not fixed. Left command key is mapped to ''Mod4'' modifier key which render it unusable in some application (emacs, gedit, etc.). |
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| * With french layout, left ''apple'' key on the keyboard seems to be unrecognized. One is unable to produce ~ (apple+n or shift+apple+n), } (apple+)), or ] (apple+shift+)), for instance. * Same strange things appears when using external Apple keyboard (the keyboard layout printed is even not the good one: no F13 to F15 keys). |
A [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xkeyboard-config/+bug/408397/comments/6|patch]] is available. You can even fixed it radically with the following command: |
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MacBookPro 3,1 and Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic koala)
This page aims to describe the steps needed, to fully enable all features of the 3rd Generation MacBookPro (release date: late 2007) when using Ubuntu 9.10, codename Karmic Koala.
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
Sound
Suspend & Hibernate
Desktop Effects (Compiz)
HFS+
Keyboard layout
Keyboard functions (Brightness,volume,...)
CD/DVD Writing
Bluetooth
External Monitor
Wireless (AirPort)
iSight
Touchpad (appletouch)
Mic
Apple Remote Control
Firewire
Basic Installation Instructions
Common things about installing and maintaining Ubuntu on Intel-based Macs: Intel CPU-based Macintosh Generic Installation Instructions
Keyboard layout
Bug 408397 which appears in Karmic was not fixed. Left command key is mapped to Mod4 modifier key which render it unusable in some application (emacs, gedit, etc.).
A patch is available. You can even fixed it radically with the following command:
echo clear mod4 | xmodmap -
Keyboard functions (Brightness,volume,...)
By default functions keys are usable with the fn key. That means that when using F1 you get Brightness down and if you want F1 you should use simultaneously fn and F1.
If you want to get the opposite (functions keys first) you should pass an option to hid-apple module:
sudo echo options hid-apple fnmode=2 >/etc/modprobe.d/hid-apple.conf sudo update-initramfs -u -v -k `uname -r`
Keyboard brightness is not managed out of the box. If you want that feature you need to install pommed package and configure it as needed:
sudo apt-get install pommed sudo gedit /etc/pommed.conf
Wireless (AirPort)
Bug 278190 (concerning flakiness of ath9k) is still not fixed in Karmic: wireless (wpa) works but goes down very frequently.
The only fix I have found, which worked on Jaunty and seems to work on Karmic, is described in comments 35 (use of wicd instead of NetworkManager).
Touchpad
As on Jaunty you should remove mouseemu package:
sudo apt-get --purge remove mouseemu
Then you need to go to System - Settings - Mouse / Touchpad (and not item System - Settings - Touchpad) to activate click with fingers on touchpad functions:
- Button 1 (left) is clicked when you click on the button just under the touchpad,
- Button 2 (middle) is clicked when three fingers are on the touchpad and you click on button 1,
- Button 3 (right) is clicked when two fingers are on the touchpad and you click on button 1,
Unfortunately this behavior is not the same as on Jaunty (button 2 was with 2 fingers, and button 3 with 3 fingers as on MacOS X).
I do not know how to revert to classical (MacOS X one) behavior.
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