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 <[email protected]> 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 > [email protected] > > On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM VY <[email protected]> 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 >
