Did Gnome-Power-Manager not need the update? It is needed for the
Screen Brightness Keys to work, and some Jaunty users are claiming it
does not work without it. Maybe this needs to be patched against the
latest g-p-m source?
On Mar 12, 2009, at 6:29 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Hi,
I have taken a look at the upstream sources and compared them to the
PPA sources and I think we still need:
applesmc-dkms
bcm5974-dkms
mbp-nvidia-bl-dkms
nvidia-bl-dkms
hal-applesmc
So we need to build those packages for jaunty. I am currently
running a Macbook Pro with Januty alpha so I can do any required
testing (MacBookPro4,1).
What changes were made to gnome power manager? Did these changes
ever make it upstream? I know the version in the (PPA
2.24.0-1mactel4) is lower than the package version shipping with
Januty (2.24.2-2ubuntu5). If I remember correctly it was patched to
fix a problem with the LCD backlight?
Looking at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MactelSupportTeam/PPA and I think
this is the wiki page you was referring to, that could do with
updating to show what the packages mbp-nvidia-bl-dkms and nvidia-bl-
dkms are for and explain why there are two packages for the same
function.
Adam
cyberdork33 wrote:
OK, well, then let's build them, but we should check the wiki page
for the PPA to make sure they are correctly described.
Adam,
request membership to the mactel-support team and I will approve you.
On Mar 11, 2009, at 1:34 PM, Mario Schwalbe wrote:
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Hi,
cyberdork33 schrieb:
Yes, but do they NEED to be. I think that most of these changes
were
added upstream. I have no problem updating what's there, I just
want to
make sure that it will not replicate what is already in the
normal repos.
I almost 100% positive that the applesmc-dkms package is not needed
(unless there are more changes to it).
The bcm5974 package should not be needed anymore. If we can have
someone
test that the MacBook(Pro)5.x machine trackpads are not working,
then
maybe, but it is my understanding that all these changes made it
into
the kernel proper.
unfortunately not. i had a look at the driver updates in the PPA
some days ago.
the difference between the upstream versions and PPA versions are:
* applesmc-dkms: adds support for MacBook Air 2 and MacPro 3.
* bcm5974-dkms: adds support for MacBook 5, MacBook Pro 5, MacBook
Air 2
(Wellspring3 devices) and its special integrated button.
* mbp-nvidia-bl-dkms: adds support for MacBook 5, MacBook Pro 5,
MacBook Air 2.
* nvidia-bl-dkms: not available upstream. but better brightness
control on machines
incorporating nvidia graphics chips. unfortunately, known to not
work on MacBook Pro 5.
those packages are still necessary on jaunty.
the following packages are obsolete on jaunty:
* hid-dkms: the kernel keycodes for F3 and F4 (Expose/Dashboard)
changed to newly created
constants that aren't currently assigned keysyms by X11.
* usbhid-dkms: too complex to compare the sources. according to
the package description,
should be obsolete. works on my machine (MacBook Pro 4) which is
handled similarly to
5th gen models by the new module hid_apple.
... and i can confirm that the upstream versions do really work as
expected on my machine.
g-p-m and hal-applesmc may need the update, but I'd like to get
that
verified first.
hal-applesmc adds support for applesmc's generic interfaces, i.e.,
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-generic-light-sensor and
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-generic-kbd-backlight that is still not
upstream.
ciao,
Mario
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