ReBuild Kernel for MacBookAir

Apr 2008 At your own risk.

# aptitude install linux-source-2.6.24
# aptitude install linux-uvc-source
# aptitude install ndiswrapper-source
# aptitude install alsa-source

* Get Mactel patches
Get Mactel patches from Mactel-Linux patches.

* Get bcm5974(Macbook Air multitouch) source
Get bcm5974(Macbook Air multitouch) source from Apple USB BCM5974 (Macbook Air and Penryn Macbook Pro) multitouch driver.

* Build kernel-package

Apply mactel patches.

$ cd /usr/src
$ tar jxvf linux-source-2.6.24.tar.bz2
$ cd /usr/src/mactel-patches-156
$ sh ./apply /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.24

Configure
```
$ cd /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.24
$ cp /boot/config-2.6.24-1-amd64 .config
$ make xconfig
```
- Change "Processor type and featue: Processor family" = "Core 2/newer Xeon"
- Change "Processor type and featue: Maximum number of CPUs(2-255)" = "(2)"

Make kernel package

$ fakeroot make-kpkg --append_to_version -156-core2duo --revision 2.6.24-7 binary-arch

Install

# dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.24-mactel-156-core2duo_2.6.24-7_amd64.deb
# dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.24-mactel-156-core2duo_2.6.24-7_amd64.deb
# module-assistant -l 2.6.24-mactel-156-core2duo prepare
# module-assistant -l 2.6.24-mactel-156-core2duo auto-install linux-uvc
# module-assistant -l 2.6.24-mactel-156-core2duo auto-install ndiswrapper
# module-assistant -l 2.6.24-mactel-156-core2duo auto-install alsa

Install bcm5974 module

# unzip bcm5974-0.57-src.zip
# cd bcm5974
# make -C /lib/module/2.6.24-mactel-156-core2duo/build M=$PWD modules
# cp bcm5974.ko /lib/module/2.6.24-mactel-156-core2duo/kernel/drivers/input/mouse/
# ./scripts/bcm5974-post-install
# depmod -a 2.6.24-mactel-156-core2duo
# update-initramfs -k 2.6.24-mactel-156-core2duo -c
# update-grub

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Last modified: Sun Jul 20 18:21:18 JST 2008