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Installing GoldenDog on a Macbook

This guide is aimed at Intel Macbooks.

The installation process is similar to installing GoldenDog on any Intel/AMD machines. After installation, some users report that the audio speakers of the Macbook produce no sound.

Audio Workaround​

A workaround to get the audio working on GoldenDog installed on Apple Macbook Intel hardware is the following:

  1. Open the terminal and type:

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install linux-headers-amd64 # installs goldendog/trixie metapackage for the linux headers
    sudo apt install dkms # installs dkms

  2. Clone the audio driver repository:

    git clone https://github.com/leifliddy/macbook12-audio-driver
    cd macbook12-audio-driver

  3. Obtain the kernel number:

    uname -r

  4. If the kernel is 6.12.57, run the installation script:

    sudo bash install.cirrus.driver.sh -k 6.12.57

    (Note: Replace 6.12.57 with your actual kernel version obtained in the previous step.)

  5. Finally, reboot your machine for the changes to take effect:

    sudo reboot

The new driver should be compiled and audio should play normally after the reboot.

Verification​

To verify that the driver is loaded:

sudo lsmod | grep -ia cirrus