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["adamhorden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <adamhorden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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