MacBook 10,1 audio doesn't work OOTB

[e-minguez]

System details

MacBook 10,1

What's wrong?

It requires https://github.com/leifliddy/macbook12-audio-driver
There is an aur package https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snd-hda-macbookpro-dkms-git that uses a different repo. In my case, I've got sound with the https://github.com/leifliddy/macbook12-audio-driver one, didn't had the chance to try the other one though.

[brycv]

I just installed Omarchy 3.1.4 on my macbook10,1 that I haven't used in several years and ran into this exact issue. I would love to see this integrated into Omarchy. Sound doesn't work in Fedora 43 or Ubuntu 25.10 either so this would be a nice win.

[mholson]

I can confirm that Omarchy 3.1.7 sound works out of the headphone jack OOTB AND that https://github.com/leifliddy/macbook12-audio-driver did not work on my MacBook 10.1 on a fresh install by manually building and installing the module for the current kernel.

Also, OOTB I can see the HDA Intel PCH output device is showing audio output, but no sound is coming through the speakers.

[e-minguez]

Kernel 6.17 brought some changes and the speakers don't work with the patched driver. See leifliddy/macbook12-audio-driver#43 It seems there is a fork https://github.com/x5444/macbook12-audio-driver that works (no dkms though) but I couldn't test it just yet.

[mholson]

Kernel 6.17 brought some changes and the speakers don't work with the patched driver. See leifliddy/macbook12-audio-driver#43 It seems there is a fork https://github.com/x5444/macbook12-audio-driver that works (no dkms though) but I couldn't test it just yet.

Thanks @e-minguez. I did try the fork as well, but could not get it to work either. But thanks for adding that additional information to the thread for others who are struggling with the audio.

💫 It works!!! leifliddy/macbook12-audio-driver 2. manually build and install module for current kernel. Not sure why it worked THIS time, but it did.

[e-minguez]

Kernel 6.17 brought some changes and the speakers don't work with the patched driver. See leifliddy/macbook12-audio-driver#43 It seems there is a fork https://github.com/x5444/macbook12-audio-driver that works (no dkms though) but I couldn't test it just yet.

Thanks @e-minguez. I did try the fork as well, but could not get it to work either. But thanks for adding that additional information to the thread for others who are struggling with the audio.

💫 It works!!! leifliddy/macbook12-audio-driver 2. manually build and install module for current kernel. Not sure why it worked THIS time, but it did.

In fact according to the latest changes on that repo, the dkms works as well.

[csk-grit42]

Thanks. This sounds promising re sound on Omarchy.

I am running the latest Omarchy (3.3.1 with 6.18 kenel) on a T1 Mac (Model A1706). The sound does not work (as stated in the omarchy manual).

But found this :

"To get sound working on a MacBook T1 running Arch Linux, you may need to install specific audio drivers, such as the snd-hda-macbookpro-dkms-git package from the AUR or use the macbook12-audio-driver from GitHub".

I have tried both without any luck.

@e-minguez Do you think I should be able to get the macbook12-audio-driver (and sound) to work on a T1 mac as started above (for Arch)?