I have made a bootable SSD to run Linux off and it all works, except when I connect it to my MacBook the trackpad and keyboard do not work. I have Kernel 4.15 and I see online I need to download some drivers or something but I cannot find any guide that walks me through it so I do not break anything. If anyone can help with that process that would be amazing.
I have seen this online and it says how I can do it but I’m not sure what it means it just mentions some stuff to change.
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Looks like you're using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS which uses kernel 4.15
You should be able to just run this as root in the terminal and be good to go
sudo su root
echo -e "\n# applespi\napplespi\nspi_pxa2xx_platform\nintel_lpss_pci" >> /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
apt install dkms
git clone /usr/src/applespi-0.1
dkms install -m applespi -v 0.1Don't forget to reboot
If you are willing to use Ubuntu 19.10, it has MacBook trackpad and keyboard support built in. It includes Linux kernel version 5.3. Everything would work after a fresh install or upgrade.
You could also try updating the kernel, a quick Google search can help you do that. It isn't a great solution, but it would probably be fine.
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