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[cyberdork33 <cyberdork33@xxxxxxxxx>]

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, adamhorden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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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