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Hardware | PCI/USB ID | Working?
--- | --- | ---
Touchpad | `05ac:0252` | Yes
Keyboard | `05ac:0252` | Yes
Ethernet | `14e4:16b4` | Yes
Wireless | `14e4:4331` | Yes
Bluetooth | `05ac:821d` | Yes
Webcam | `05ac:8509` | Yes
Microphone | `8086:1e20` | Yes
SD-card reader | `14e4:16bc` | Yes
IR Receiver | `05ac:8242` | Untested
Thunderbolt | `8086:1513` | Untested

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This page covers the following Apple models:

- MacBookPro9,1 15" Mid-2012
- MacBookPro9,2 13" Mid-2012

## Installation

After booting the installation image, ethernet works, but not wireless. To fix this, remove the `b43` kernel module and load `wl`. This is because the b43 firmware files are not on the installation image.

    # rmmod b43 bcma ssb wl
    # modprobe wl
    # ip link set wlan0 down
    # ip link set wlan0 up

## Wireless

Wireless does not work out of the box. Install broadcom-wl or b43-firmwareAUR. See Broadcom wireless. In the past it was reported to be flaky, and fixed with ConnMan.

    /etc/connman/main.conf

    [General]
    BackgroundScanning = false

## SD-card reader

The SD-card reader works, with occasional failures due to a bug. The maximum card speed is 22 MB/s always. In the past it was recommended to use the following kernel parameter, however this seems to have no change in behavior.

    sdhci.debug_quirks2=4

## Function keys

See Apple Keyboard to adjust the function keys.

Key | Visible?1 | Marked?2 | Effect
--- | --- | --- | ---
`Fn` | Yes | Yes | `KEY_FN`
`Fn+F1` | Yes | Yes | `KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN`
`Fn+F2` | Yes | Yes | `KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP`
`Fn+F3` | Yes | Yes | `KEY_SCALE`
`Fn+F4` | Yes | Yes | `KEY_ALL_APPLICATIONS`
`Fn+F5` | Yes | Yes | `KEY_KBDILLUMDOWN`
`Fn+F6` | Yes | Yes | `KEY_KBDILLUMUP`
`Fn+F7` | Yes | Yes | `KEY_PREVIOUSSONG`
`Fn+F8` | Yes | Yes | `KEY_PLAYPAUSE`
`Fn+F9` | Yes | Yes | `KEY_NEXTSONG`
`Fn+F10` | Yes | Yes | `KEY_MUTE`
`Fn+F11` | Yes | Yes | `KEY_VOLUMEDOWN`
`Fn+F12` | Yes | Yes | `KEY_VOLUMEUP`

## Touchpad

The touchpad works out of the box. In the past, it was recommended to use xf86-input-synaptics.

### Using synclient

`synclient` is included with the xf86-input-synaptics driver. It is useful for experimenting with settings as they take effect immediately and expire at the end of an X session. Many macOS options can be emulated without any additional software.

Run `synclient -l` to have a look at all the available options. Here are some suggestions which resemble the options found in macOS's System Preferences:

- By default synaptics is configured to use a double-tap drag gesture found on older touchpads - one may argue that this is not necessary on a clickpad. `synclient TapAndDragGesture=0` will turn this off.
- TapButtonX and ClickFingerX sets the mouse button triggered by tapping or clicking with X fingers. set `TapButton2=3` and `ClickFinger2=3` to assign two-finger click to the right mouse button.
- Setting the bottom-right corner click to right mouse button can be done by subtracting about 500 from `RightEdge` and `BottomEdge` and plugging the new values into `RightButtonAreaLeft` and `RightButtonAreaTop`. If the last two options are not visible, set `Clickpad=1`.

To make settings permanent, just modify `/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-synaptics.conf`.

Note: Right/Middle ButtonArea options are only recognized once the X fully loads the driver. To work around this, create a script file `/usr/local/bin/synarea.sh` with the required synclient commands, and add the script to the X startup sequence.

## See also

- Mac
- Laptop/Apple

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