TRPB · August 18, 2025 05:01 · Jun 1, 2020 · Sep 20, 2019 · Sep 20, 2019 · Sep 20, 2019
diff --git a/arch-macbook2018.md b/arch-macbook2018.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ then:
 
 **You'll need an existing arch install to do this**
 
-# Or download mine from here: https://r.je/tmp/arch-mbp.iso
+# [Or download mine from here](https://mynorthamptonac-my.sharepoint.com/personal/thomas_butler_northampton_ac_uk/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fthomas_butler_northampton_ac_uk%2FDocuments%2Farch%2Farch-mbp%2Eiso&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fthomas_butler_northampton_ac_uk%2FDocuments%2Farch&originalPath=https://mynorthamptonac-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/thomas_butler_northampton_ac_uk/EVTOUr4LFatNnP8_-P53ChUBcKf2u1qymoMSp2FLzHoFIQ?e=s20b4g)
 
 1. Firstly grab a copy of the archiso script as instructed here:
 

diff --git a/arch-macbook2018.md b/arch-macbook2018.md
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ It will show something like:
 
 It'll be different depending on your exact model. 
 
-There three files to note down. A trx (for me: `C-4364__s-B2/kauai.trx`), a clmb (for me: `C-4364__s-B2/kauai-X3.clmb` and a .txt (for me: `C-4364__s-B2/P-kauai-X3_M-HRPN_V-u__m-7.5.txt`
+There are three files to note down. A .trx (for me: `C-4364__s-B2/kauai.trx`), a .clmb (for me: `C-4364__s-B2/kauai-X3.clmb` and a .txt (for me: `C-4364__s-B2/P-kauai-X3_M-HRPN_V-u__m-7.5.txt`
 
 These refer to files on OSX in `/usr/share/firmware/wifi`. Copy the trx, clmb and txt somewhere you can easily access them when you boot back into linux (e.g. your home directory if you want to mount the HSF partition in linux, a usb stick, etc)
 

diff --git a/arch-macbook2018.md b/arch-macbook2018.md
@@ -191,8 +191,26 @@ Boot back into linux and place the files in the following locations:
 
 1. Copy the trx to `/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4364-pcie.bin` (e.g. `sudo cp kauai.trx /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4364-pcie.bin`
 2. The clmb to `/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4364-pcie.clm_blob` (e.g. `sudo cp kauai-X3.clmb /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4364-pcie.clm_blob`)
-3. The txt to something like `/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4364-pcie.Apple Inc.-MacBookPro15,1.txt`. You will need to replace 15,1 with your model number. (e.g. `sudo cp P-kauai-X3_M-HRPN_V-u__m-7.5.txt`)
+3. The txt to something like `/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4364-pcie.Apple Inc.-MacBookPro15,1.txt`. You will need to replace 15,1 with your model number. (e.g. `sudo cp P-kauai-X3_M-HRPN_V-u__m-7.5.txt /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4364-pcie.Apple Inc.-MacBookPro15,1.txt`)
 
+Use networkmanager and iwd:
+
+```
+sudo pacman -S networkmanager iwd
+sudo systemctl start NetworkManager.service
+sudo systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
+```
+
+If you're on kde also install `plasma-nm`
+
+Configure networkmanager to use iwd. Create `/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf` and add:
+
+```
+[device]
+wifi.backend=iwd
+```
+
+Restart the NetworkManager service and you should have wifi working.
 
 # Touchbar
 

diff --git a/arch-macbook2018.md b/arch-macbook2018.md
@@ -260,4 +260,6 @@ and make the file executable:
 sudo chmod +x /lib/systemd/system-sleep/rmmod.sh
 ```
 
+# DisplayPort over USB-C
 
+Works out of the box with a compatible adapter
diff --git a/arch-macbook2018.md b/arch-macbook2018.md
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ blacklist applesmc
 
 3. Add `pcie_ports=compat` as a kernel parameter. Edit `/etc/default/grub` and add it to `GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT` e.g. `GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="loglevel=3 quiet pcie_ports=compat"` then run `grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg` and reboot.
 
-4. Currently (20/09/2019) the touchbar driver crashes on resume and the thunderbolt driver causes suspend to take 30+ seconds and resume to take several minutes. This is fixed but automaitcally unloading the problematic modules on suspend and reloading them on resume.
+4. Currently (20/09/2019) the touchbar driver crashes on resume and the thunderbolt driver causes suspend to take 30+ seconds and resume to take several minutes. This is fixed by automaitcally unloading the problematic modules on suspend and reloading them on resume.
 
 Create `/lib/systemd/system-sleep/rmmod.sh` and add:
 

diff --git a/arch-macbook2018.md b/arch-macbook2018.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ You'll need to use a USB keyboard for the installation
 1. Follow the Arch Install as normal: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide 
 You can resize the OSX partition, I'd already installed Windows in bootcamp which did this for me so I just wiped off windows and installed Linux on the partitions it created.
 
-2. Mounted the existing apple EFI partition (/dev/nvme0n1p1)  to `/boot` (if you haven't run arch-chroot yet it will be `mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot`)
+2. Mount the existing apple EFI partition (/dev/nvme0n1p1)  to `/boot` (if you haven't run arch-chroot yet it will be `mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot`)
 
 3. After you've used `arch-chroot` to see the file system as you would post install, add aunali1's repo to `/etc/pacman.conf`:
 

diff --git a/arch-macbook2018.md b/arch-macbook2018.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ then:
 
 # General notes:
 
-- I strongly recommend against deleting OSX entirely even if you'll never use it, it is required for locating the WiFi firmware during install and can be valuable for determinging which hardware you have.
+- I strongly recommend against deleting OSX entirely even if you'll never use it, it is required for locating the WiFi firmware during install and can be valuable for determining which hardware you have.
 
 # Build archiso with a custom kernel
 

diff --git a/arch-macbook2018.md b/arch-macbook2018.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Server = https://packages.aunali1.com/archlinux/$repo/$arch
 4. Then install the kernel:
 
 ```
-sudo pacman -S linux-mpb linux-mbp-headers
+sudo pacman -S linux-mbp linux-mbp-headers
 sudo mkinitcpio -p linux-mbp
 ```
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ yay --editor=nano --editmenu -S macbook12-spi-driver-dkms
 
 When it says `PKGBUILDs to edit?` type `A` to open nano (or substitute your favourite editor in the command above). 
 
-In the `source(` line change  the branch to mpb15, replace `https://github.com/roadrunner2/macbook12-spi-driver.git#branch=touchbar-driver-hid-driver`
+In the `source(` line change  the branch to mbp15, replace `https://github.com/roadrunner2/macbook12-spi-driver.git#branch=touchbar-driver-hid-driver`
 with `https://github.com/roadrunner2/macbook12-spi-driver.git#branch=mbp15`
 
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ with `https://github.com/roadrunner2/macbook12-spi-driver.git#branch=mbp15`
 git clone https://github.com/MCMrARM/mbp2018-bridge-drv.git
 cd mbp2018-bridge-drv
 make
-cp bce.ko /usr/lib/modules/extramodules-mpb/bce.ko
+cp bce.ko /usr/lib/modules/extramodules-mbp/bce.ko
 ```
 
 *you'll need to remember to rebuild the module every time you update the kernel), I'm looking for a way to automate this*
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/MCMrARM/mbp2018-bridge-drv.git
 cd mbp2018-bridge-drv
 git checkout suspend
 make
-cp bce.ko /usr/lib/modules/extramodules-mpb/bce.ko
+cp bce.ko /usr/lib/modules/extramodules-mbp/bce.ko
 modprobe bce
 ```
 

diff --git a/arch-macbook2018.md b/arch-macbook2018.md
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ In the `source(` line change  the branch to mpb15, replace `https://github.com/r
 with `https://github.com/roadrunner2/macbook12-spi-driver.git#branch=mbp15`
 
 
-3. Get MCMrArm's keyboad driver and install it to extramodules:
+3. Get MCMrArm's bridge driver and install it to extramodules:
 
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/MCMrARM/mbp2018-bridge-drv.git
@@ -194,8 +194,70 @@ Boot back into linux and place the files in the following locations:
 3. The txt to something like `/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4364-pcie.Apple Inc.-MacBookPro15,1.txt`. You will need to replace 15,1 with your model number. (e.g. `sudo cp P-kauai-X3_M-HRPN_V-u__m-7.5.txt`)
 
 
+# Touchbar
 
+If you've installed the mbp15 branch of @roadrunner2's spi driver as outlined above you just need to load the modules:
 
+```
+modprobe apple-ib-tb
+modprobe apple-ib-als
+```
+
+If you want the touchbar to display F* keys by default create `/etc/modprobe.d/apple-tb.conf` and add
+
+```
+options apple-ib-tb fnmode=2
+```
+# Audio
+
+See MCMrARM's gist here: https://gist.github.com/MCMrARM/c357291e4e5c18894bea10665dcebffb
+
+Create the three files and reboot. 
+
+# Suspend
+
+As of 20/09/2019 you have to choose between audio and suspend though this will likely change when MCMrARM updates the bridge driver.
+
+1. Install the suspend branch of the bce module:
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/MCMrARM/mbp2018-bridge-drv.git
+cd mbp2018-bridge-drv
+git checkout suspend
+make
+cp bce.ko /usr/lib/modules/extramodules-mpb/bce.ko
+modprobe bce
+```
+
+2. Blacklist applesmc
+
+`/etc/modprobe.d/applesmc.conf`
+
+```
+blacklist applesmc
+```
+
+3. Add `pcie_ports=compat` as a kernel parameter. Edit `/etc/default/grub` and add it to `GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT` e.g. `GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="loglevel=3 quiet pcie_ports=compat"` then run `grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg` and reboot.
 
+4. Currently (20/09/2019) the touchbar driver crashes on resume and the thunderbolt driver causes suspend to take 30+ seconds and resume to take several minutes. This is fixed but automaitcally unloading the problematic modules on suspend and reloading them on resume.
+
+Create `/lib/systemd/system-sleep/rmmod.sh` and add:
+
+```
+#!/bin/sh
+if [ "${1}" == "pre" ]; then
+        rmmod thunderbolt
+        rmmod apple_ib_tb
+elif [ "${1}" == "post" ]; then
+        modprobe apple_ib_tb
+        modprobe thunderbolt
+fi
+```
+
+and make the file executable:
+
+```
+sudo chmod +x /lib/systemd/system-sleep/rmmod.sh
+```
 
 
diff --git a/arch-macbook2018.md b/arch-macbook2018.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-I just did this yesterday on Arch. I'm stuck at wifi stage but here's an overview using aunali1's prebuild kernel.
-
 # Hardware Prerequisites
 
 You'll need at least the following hardware:

diff --git a/arch-macbook2018.md b/arch-macbook2018.md
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+I just did this yesterday on Arch. I'm stuck at wifi stage but here's an overview using aunali1's prebuild kernel.
+
+# Hardware Prerequisites
+
+You'll need at least the following hardware:
+
+- At least 3 USB-A to USB-C converters or hub with enough ports for at least 3 USB devices if all your devices are USB-A
+then:
+- A USB drive 
+- A USB keyboard
+- USB to Ethernet adapter, compatible USB dongle or USB tethering on a phone
+
+# General notes:
+
+- I strongly recommend against deleting OSX entirely even if you'll never use it, it is required for locating the WiFi firmware during install and can be valuable for determinging which hardware you have.
+
+# Build archiso with a custom kernel
+
+**You'll need an existing arch install to do this**
+
+# Or download mine from here: https://r.je/tmp/arch-mbp.iso
+
+1. Firstly grab a copy of the archiso script as instructed here:
+
+https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Archiso
+```
+cp -r /usr/share/archiso/configs/releng/ archlive
+cd archlive
+```
+
+2. Add aunali1's repo to `pacman.conf`:
+
+```
+[mbp]
+Server = https://packages.aunali1.com/archlinux/$repo/$arch
+```
+
+3. Ignore the original kernel in `pacman.conf`
+
+```
+# Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
+IgnorePkg   = linux linux-headers
+````
+
+4. Add the linux-mbp pakages to the end of packagesx86_64
+
+```
+...
+wvdial
+xl2tpd
+linux-mbp
+linux-mbp-headers
+```
+
+
+5. Force the build script to use interactive mode for pacstrap:
+
+`sudo nano /usr/bin/mkarchiso`
+
+In this file press Ctrl+W type pacstrap and replace every `pacstrap -C` with `pacstrap -i -C`:
+
+```
+# Install desired packages to airootfs
+_pacman ()
+{
+    _msg_info "Installing packages to '${work_dir}/airootfs/'..."
+
+    if [[ "${quiet}" = "y" ]]; then
+        pacstrap -i -C "${pacman_conf}" -c -G -M "${work_dir}/airootfs" $* &> /dev/null
+    else
+        pacstrap -i -C "${pacman_conf}" -c -G -M "${work_dir}/airootfs" $*
+    fi
+
+    _msg_info "Packages installed successfully!"
+}
+```
+
+*Note: There is definitely a better way to accomplish this*
+
+5. Build the iso:
+
+```
+sudo ./build.sh -v
+```
+
+Press Y to everything including skipping ignored packages (so the only kernel installed is linux-mbp) then write to your usb (where /dev/sdb is your usb) drive:
+
+```
+sudo dd if=out/archlinux*.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=1M
+```
+
+6.  Boot your mac in recovery mode enable booting from USB: https://www.ninjastik.com/support/2018-macbook-pro-boot-from-usb/
+
+7. Hold option while booting up and select your USB. (For some reason it didn't show at first for me and I had to unplug and re-plug the drive once the menu was on the screen)
+
+# Installation
+
+You'll need to use a USB keyboard for the installation
+
+1. Follow the Arch Install as normal: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide 
+You can resize the OSX partition, I'd already installed Windows in bootcamp which did this for me so I just wiped off windows and installed Linux on the partitions it created.
+
+2. Mounted the existing apple EFI partition (/dev/nvme0n1p1)  to `/boot` (if you haven't run arch-chroot yet it will be `mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot`)
+
+3. After you've used `arch-chroot` to see the file system as you would post install, add aunali1's repo to `/etc/pacman.conf`:
+
+```
+[mbp]
+Server = https://packages.aunali1.com/archlinux/$repo/$arch
+```
+
+4. Then install the kernel:
+
+```
+sudo pacman -S linux-mpb linux-mbp-headers
+sudo mkinitcpio -p linux-mbp
+```
+
+5. Use GRUB, (Systemd-boot crashed for me and forced me to hard reboot)
+
+Install your DE and anything you want to use. 
+
+# Keyboard/touchpad
+
+1. install yay:
+
+```
+sudo pacman -S git gcc make fakeroot binutils
+git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
+cd yay
+makepkg -si
+```
+
+2. Install macbook12-spi-driver-dkms:
+
+```
+yay --editor=nano --editmenu -S macbook12-spi-driver-dkms
+```
+
+When it says `PKGBUILDs to edit?` type `A` to open nano (or substitute your favourite editor in the command above). 
+
+In the `source(` line change  the branch to mpb15, replace `https://github.com/roadrunner2/macbook12-spi-driver.git#branch=touchbar-driver-hid-driver`
+with `https://github.com/roadrunner2/macbook12-spi-driver.git#branch=mbp15`
+
+
+3. Get MCMrArm's keyboad driver and install it to extramodules:
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/MCMrARM/mbp2018-bridge-drv.git
+cd mbp2018-bridge-drv
+make
+cp bce.ko /usr/lib/modules/extramodules-mpb/bce.ko
+```
+
+*you'll need to remember to rebuild the module every time you update the kernel), I'm looking for a way to automate this*
+
+4. Have it load on boot:
+
+```
+sudo nano /etc/modules-load.d/bce.conf
+```
+
+Add the following:
+
+```
+bce
+```
+
+5. Reboot, you can now disconnect your external keyboard and use the laptop's touchpad.
+
+
+# WiFi
+
+Boot into OSX and run the following in terminal: `ioreg -l | grep C-4364` 
+
+It will show something like: 
+
+```
+"RequestedFiles" = ({"Firmware"="C-4364__s-B2/kauai.trx","TxCap"="C-4364__s-B2/kauai-X3.txcb","Regulatory"="C-4364__s-B2/kauai-X3.clmb","NVRAM"="C-4364__s-B2/P-kauai-X3_M-HRPN_V-u__m-7.5.txt"})
+
+    | |   |         |       "images" = {"C-4364__s-B2/kauai-X3.txcb"={"imagetype"="TxCap","required"=No,"imagename"="C-4364__s-B2/kauai-X3.txcb"},"C-4364__s-B2/P-kauai-X3_M-HRPN_V-u__m-7.5.txt"={"imagetype"="NVRAM","required"=Yes,"imagename"="C-4364__s-B2/P-kauai-X3_M-HRPN_V-u__m-7.5.txt"},"C-4364__s-B2/kauai-X3.clmb"={"imagetype"="Regulatory","required"=Yes,"imagename"="C-4364__s-B2/kauai-X3.clmb"},"C-4364__s-B2/kauai.trx"={"imagetype"="Firmware","required"=Yes,"imagename"="C-4364__s-B2/kauai.trx"}}
+
+
+```
+
+It'll be different depending on your exact model. 
+
+There three files to note down. A trx (for me: `C-4364__s-B2/kauai.trx`), a clmb (for me: `C-4364__s-B2/kauai-X3.clmb` and a .txt (for me: `C-4364__s-B2/P-kauai-X3_M-HRPN_V-u__m-7.5.txt`
+
+These refer to files on OSX in `/usr/share/firmware/wifi`. Copy the trx, clmb and txt somewhere you can easily access them when you boot back into linux (e.g. your home directory if you want to mount the HSF partition in linux, a usb stick, etc)
+
+Boot back into linux and place the files in the following locations:
+
+1. Copy the trx to `/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4364-pcie.bin` (e.g. `sudo cp kauai.trx /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4364-pcie.bin`
+2. The clmb to `/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4364-pcie.clm_blob` (e.g. `sudo cp kauai-X3.clmb /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4364-pcie.clm_blob`)
+3. The txt to something like `/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4364-pcie.Apple Inc.-MacBookPro15,1.txt`. You will need to replace 15,1 with your model number. (e.g. `sudo cp P-kauai-X3_M-HRPN_V-u__m-7.5.txt`)
+
+
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