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jong357 12-13-2006 11:24 PM
Just a heads up. You might want to be carefull of mounting hfsplus partitions as rw... OSX is no longer booting for me and I don't know what else to attribute it to besides forcing a read-write mount via fstab... I'm guessing it's because the volume was journaled. Not sure. Here is some good info.

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_hfsplus

jong357 12-18-2006 10:51 PM
mbpeventd
 
I found a new prog that is MUCH better at handling the specific function keys on a macbook.

http://www.technologeek.org/projects/pommed/index.html

LCD backlight, Keyboard backlight, volume keys and the eject key work with it. This makes the macbook-tools package obsolete so pick one or the other. I'm still using xkbset/xbindkeys to have the F12 mount cd's and for the right-click on the right-apple key. But atleast the others are handled more properly now.

And, just like the other macbook-tools script, it makes a monolithic package. Bust it up if that bothers you.

Code:
#!/bin/sh
#
# http://linux.dell.com/libsmbios/main/index.html
# http://www.nongnu.org/confuse/
# http://www.technologeek.org/projects/pommed/index.html
# EXTRAS:
# http://hocwp.free.fr/xbindkeys/xbindkeys.html
# http://www.math.missouri.edu/~stephen/software/
# OLD:
# http://www.boichat.ch/nicolas/macbook-tools/

CWD=`pwd`
TMP=/tmp
PKGNAME=pommed
PKG=$TMP/package-$PKGNAME
VERSION=1.1
LIBSMBIOS=0.12.4
CONFUSE=2.5
XKBSET=0.5
XBINDKEYS=1.7.3
PKGVER=${VERSION}
ARCH=i486
BUILD=1
# This will make the right-apple key a 'right-click',
# the F12 a 'mount cd' and install a wrapper
# script for cpufreq-selector...
#
# If EXTRAS=no then all variables after $EXTRAS
# won't get used...
EXTRAS=yes
HOMEDIR=/root
X11_PREFIX=/usr/X11R6
# Select the CPU frequency governer you wish to use. Available options are:
# performance, powersave, ondemand, conservative and userspace.
GOVERNER=ondemand

rm -rf $PKG
mkdir -p $PKG/{install,etc/rc.d,usr/{sbin,man/man1}}

if [ -a /var/log/packages/pommed-* ]; then
  echo
  echo "Removing existing package..."
  removepkg /var/log/packages/pommed-* > /dev/null 2>&1
fi

# Build libsmbios first:
cd $TMP
echo
echo "libsmbios-$LIBSMBIOS source is now extracting..."
rm -rf libsmbios-$LIBSMBIOS
tar xjf $CWD/source/libsmbios-$LIBSMBIOS.tar.bz2
cd libsmbios-$LIBSMBIOS
chown -R root.root .
make
cp -Ra {include,lib.unloaded} $PKG/usr
mv $PKG/usr/lib.unloaded $PKG/usr/lib
# I'll leave out the bin progs for now..

find $PKG -type f -name *.h -exec chmod 644 {} \;
find $PKG -type f -name *.hpp -exec chmod 644 {} \;

# Now build confuse:
cd $TMP
echo
echo "confuse-$CONFUSE source is now extracting..."
rm -rf confuse-$CONFUSE
tar xzf $CWD/source/confuse-$CONFUSE.tar.gz
cd confuse-$CONFUSE
chown -R root.root .
./configure --prefix=/usr \
    --enable-shared \
    --disable-static
make
make install DESTDIR=$PKG
rm -rf $PKG/usr/bin

# Build the temp package:
cd $PKG
echo "# Begin Symlinks:" > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
makepkg -l y -c n $TMP/aaa-temp-pommed.tgz > /dev/null 2>&1
installpkg $TMP/aaa-temp-pommed.tgz > /dev/null 2>&1

cd $TMP
echo
echo "$PKGNAME-$VERSION source is now extracting..."
rm -rf $PKGNAME-$VERSION
tar xzf $CWD/source/$PKGNAME-$VERSION.tar.gz
cd $PKGNAME-$VERSION
chown -R root.root .
cd src
make pommed
mkdir -p $PKG/etc/dbus-1/system.d
install -m 755 pommed/pommed $PKG/usr/sbin
install -m 644 pommed.1 $PKG/usr/man/man1
install -m 644 pommed.conf $PKG/etc
install -m 644 dbus-policy.conf $PKG/etc/dbus-1/system.d/pommed.conf
make gpomme
mkdir -p $PKG/usr/share/{applications,gpomme,locale/{de,es,fr}/LC_MESSAGES}
install -m 755 gpomme/gpomme $PKG/usr/sbin
cp -R gpomme/themes $PKG/usr/share/gpomme
install -m 644 gpomme/po/de.mo $PKG/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/gpomme.mo
install -m 644 gpomme/po/es.mo $PKG/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/gpomme.mo
install -m 644 gpomme/po/fr.mo $PKG/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/gpomme.mo
install -m 644 gpomme/gpomme.desktop $PKG/usr/share/applications

# gpomme session start:
mkdir -p $PKG/usr/share/gnome/autostart
cat << EOF > $PKG/usr/share/gnome/autostart/gpomme.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=gpomme
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Icon=
Exec=/usr/sbin/gpomme
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
EOF

# Startup script:
if [ -a /etc/slackware-version ]; then
  install -m 755 $CWD/rc.pommed $PKG/etc/rc.d
  echo '# Append to rc.local if not found, commented or not:
if ! grep rc.pommed etc/rc.d/rc.local 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
echo "# Added by POMMED install:
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.pommed ]; then
  /etc/rc.d/rc.pommed start
fi" >> etc/rc.d/rc.local
fi' >> $PKG/install/doinst.sh
elif [ -a /etc/jaguar-version ]; then
  mkdir -p $PKG/etc/rc.d/init.d
  # Finish me
fi

# Remove the temp package:
removepkg $TMP/aaa-temp-pommed.tgz > /dev/null 2>&1
rm -f $TMP/aaa-temp-pommed.tgz

if [ "$EXTRAS" = "yes" ]; then
  mkdir -p $PKG/usr/bin
  cd $TMP
  echo
  echo "xbindkeys-$XBINDKEYS source is now extracting..."
  rm -rf xbindkeys-$XBINDKEYS
  tar xzf $CWD/source/xbindkeys-$XBINDKEYS.tar.gz
  cd xbindkeys-$XBINDKEYS
  chown -R root.root .
  # It's crapping out on guile. We don't need it anyway.
  ./configure --prefix=$X11_PREFIX \
      --disable-guile
  make
  make install DESTDIR=$PKG

  # Add a wrapper script for mount:
  cat << EOF > $PKG/usr/bin/macmount
#!/bin/sh

if ! mount | grep /dev/hda 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null ;then
  mount /dev/hda /mnt/cdrom
fi
EOF
  chmod 755 $PKG/usr/bin/macmount

  # Add a wrapper script for eject:
  cat << EOF > $PKG/usr/bin/maceject
#!/bin/sh

if mount | grep /dev/hda 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null ;then
  umount /dev/hda
fi
eject /dev/hda
EOF
  chmod 755 $PKG/usr/bin/maceject

  # Throw a ~/.xbindkeysrc and in /usr/doc
  # We could also put .xbindkeysrc in $PKG/etc/skel...
  mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/xbindkeys-$XBINDKEYS
  cat << EOF > $PKG/usr/doc/xbindkeys-$XBINDKEYS/.xbindkeysrc
###########################
# xbindkeys configuration #
###########################
#
# If you edit this file, do not forget to uncomment any lines
# that you change.
# The pound(#) symbol may be used anywhere for comments.
#
# To specify a key, you can use 'xbindkeys --key' or
# 'xbindkeys --multikey' and put one of the two lines in this file.
#
# The format of a command line is:
#    "command to start"
#      associated key
#
#
# A list of keys is in $X11_PREFIX/include/X11/keysym.h and in
# $X11_PREFIX/include/X11/keysymdef.h
# The XK_ is not needed.
#
# List of modifier:
#  Release, Control, Shift, Mod1 (Alt), Mod2 (NumLock),
#  Mod3 (CapsLock), Mod4, Mod5 (Scroll).
#

# The release modifier is not a standard X modifier, but you can
# use it if you want to catch release events instead of press events

# By defaults, xbindkeys does not pay attention with the modifiers
# NumLock, CapsLock and ScrollLock.
# Uncomment the lines above if you want to pay attention to them.

#keystate_numlock = enable
#keystate_capslock = enable
#keystate_scrolllock= enable

# Run "xbindkeys --multikey" for the keycode of multiple key presses
# Run "xbindkeys --key" for the keycode of a single key press

#################
# Mac Book Pro: #
#################
# The commented options are for soley using xbindkeys
# WITHOUT pommed running... If your doing that, then
# you'll need the 'applesmc' and 'backlight' binaries in
# your $PATH...

# [fn]+[F1] Lower LCD backlight by a factor of 10
#"backlight -10"
#  m:0x0 + c:67

# [fn]+[F2] Raise LCD backlight by a factor of 10
#"backlight +10"
#  m:0x0 + c:68

# [fn]+[F8] Turn Keyboard backlight OFF
#"applesmc 0"
#  m:0x0 + c:74

# [fn]+[F9] Turn Keyboard backlight ON HALFWAY
#"applesmc 127"
#  m:0x0 + c:75

# [fn]+[F10] Turn Keyboard backlight ON all the way
#"applesmc 255"
#  m:0x0 + c:76

# Top right eject key ( next to [F12] )
#"maceject"
#  m:0x0 + c:204

# Might as well have a mount key too for us non-hal users [F12]
"macmount"
  m:0x0 + c:96

##################################
# End of xbindkeys configuration #
##################################
EOF

  # Wrapper script for cpufreq-selector and GNOME autostart:
  cat << EOF > $PKG/usr/bin/cpufreq
#!/bin/sh
#
# This is a wrapper script for 'cpufreq-selector'.
# The second processor doesn't respond to user calls via
# applets or directly thru cpufreq-selector. It's a hack
# to set both procs with the same governer at once.

CLONE="cp /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/scaling_governor"

# Load all the modules:
if ! lsmod | grep speedstep_centrino 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null ;then
  modprobe speedstep_centrino > /dev/null 2>&1
  modprobe cpufreq_conservative > /dev/null 2>&1
  modprobe cpufreq_ondemand > /dev/null 2>&1
  modprobe cpufreq_powersave > /dev/null 2>&1
  modprobe cpufreq_userspace > /dev/null 2>&1
  modprobe cpufreq_stats > /dev/null 2>&1
  modprobe freq_table > /dev/null 2>&1
fi

case "@1" in
        performance)

        cpufreq-selector -c 0 -g performance
        @CLONE
        ;;

        powersave)

        cpufreq-selector -c 0 -g powersave
        @CLONE
        ;;

        ondemand)

        cpufreq-selector -c 0 -g ondemand
        @CLONE
        ;;

        conservative)

        cpufreq-selector -c 0 -g conservative
        @CLONE
        ;;

        userspace)

        cpufreq-selector -c 0 -g userspace
        @CLONE
        ;;

        *)
        echo "Usage: @0 {performance|powersave|ondemand|conservative|userspace}"
        exit 1
        ;;
esac
EOF
  sed -i 's/@/$/' $PKG/usr/bin/cpufreq
  chmod 755 $PKG/usr/bin/cpufreq
  mkdir -p $PKG/usr/share/gnome/autostart
  cat << EOF > $PKG/usr/share/gnome/autostart/cpufreq.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=cpufreq
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Icon=/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/gnome-cpu-frequency-applet.png
Exec=/usr/bin/cpufreq $GOVERNER
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
EOF

  mkdir -p $PKG/$X11_PREFIX/{bin,man/man1}
  cd $TMP
  echo
  echo "xkbset-$XKBSET source is now extracting..."
  rm -rf xkbset-$XKBSET
  tar xzf $CWD/source/xkbset-$XKBSET.tar.gz
  cd xkbset-$XKBSET
  chown -R root.root .
  if [ "$X11_PREFIX" = "/usr" ]; then
      sed -i 's@usr/X11R6@usr@' Makefile
  fi
  make
  make install DESTDIR=$PKG

  # Wrapper script:
  cat << EOF > $PKG/usr/bin/right-click
#!/bin/sh

xmodmap -e 'keycode 116 = Pointer_Button3'
xkbset m
EOF
  chmod 755 $PKG/usr/bin/right-click

  # Throw the xbindkeys config in your home directory:
  if [ "$HOMEDIR" = "/root" ]; then
      install -d $PKG/root -m 0750
  else
      mkdir -p $PKG/$HOMEDIR
  fi
  cp $PKG/usr/doc/xbindkeys-$XBINDKEYS/.xbindkeysrc $PKG/$HOMEDIR
  # Now add both startup programs to Gnome:
  mkdir -p $PKG/usr/share/gnome/autostart
  cat << EOF > $PKG/usr/share/gnome/autostart/xbindkeys.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=xbindkeys
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Icon=gnome-settings-accessibility-keyboard
Exec=$X11_PREFIX/bin/xbindkeys
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
EOF
  cat << EOF > $PKG/usr/share/gnome/autostart/right-click.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=right-click
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Icon=gnome-dev-mouse-optical
Exec=/usr/bin/right-click
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
EOF
fi

# Fix info dir
if test $PKGNAME = texinfo; then
  true
else
  rm $PKG/usr/info/dir
fi

# Compress and strip
gzip -9 $PKG/usr/man/man?/*.?
gzip -9 $PKG/$X11_PREFIX/man/man?/*.?
( cd $PKG
  find . | xargs file | grep "executable" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
  find . | xargs file | grep "shared object" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null )

# Make the package description:
cat << EOF > $PKG/install/slack-desc
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':'.

      |-----handy-ruler-----------------------------------------------------|
pommed: pommed (macbook hot keys)
pommed:
pommed: pommed is an event handler daemon for the hotkeys found on the
pommed: MacBook Pro. It also handles the keyboard backlight, turning it on
pommed: automatically when the ambient light is low.
pommed:
pommed:
pommed:
pommed:
pommed:
pommed:
EOF

# Build the package:
cd $PKG
makepkg -l y -c n $TMP/$PKGNAME-$PKGVER-$ARCH-$BUILD.tgz
Here is $CWD/rc.pommed
Code:
#!/bin/sh
#
# /etc/rc.d/rc.pommed

PIDFILE=/var/run/pommed.pid
POMMED=/usr/sbin/pommed

pommed_start() {
  # Just in case
  if [ -e "$PIDFILE" ]; then
    rm -f $PIDFILE
  fi
  if ! lsmod | grep applesmc 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null ;then
    modprobe applesmc
  fi
  echo "Starting Macbook Pro event daemon:  $POMMED"
  $POMMED
}

pommed_status() {
  local pidlist=`cat $PIDFILE 2>/dev/null`
  if [ -z "$pidlist" ]; then
    return 1
  fi
  local command=`ps -p $pidlist -o comm=`
  if [ "$command" != 'pommed' ]; then
    return 1
  fi
}

pommed_stop() {
  echo -en "Stopping Macbook Pro event daemon: ";
  local pidlist=`cat $PIDFILE 2>/dev/null`
  if [ ! -z "$pidlist" ]; then
    kill $pidlist &>/dev/null
    rm -f $PIDFILE &>/dev/null
  fi
  echo "stopped";
}

pommed_restart() {
  pommed_stop
  sleep 1
  pommed_start
}

case "$1" in
'start')
  if ( ! pommed_status ); then
    pommed_start
  else
    echo "Macbook Pro event daemon is already running..."
  fi
  ;;
'stop')
  pommed_stop;
  ;;
'restart')
  pommed_restart;
  ;;
'status')
  if ( pommed_status ); then
    echo "Macbook Pro event daemon is currently running."
  else
    echo "Macbook Pro event daemon is not running."
  fi
  ;;
*)
  echo "usage $0 start|stop|status|restart";
esac
Here is a list of $CWD/patches
Code:
applesmc.patch
ir.patch
Those need to be applied to the kernel and can be found at
http://svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ma...atches-2.6.18/

You really only need the applesmc patch but there is an infared option in /etc/mbpeventd.conf which will require the ir.patch... The only thing that doesn't work out-of-the-box is the mute key while using the speakers. The mute key does work when using headphones however. There are options for changing the mute elements, again, in /etc/mbpeventd.conf....

And finally, here is a listing of $CWD/source
Code:
confuse-2.5.tar.gz
libsmbios-0.12.4.tar.bz2
pommed-1.1.tar.gz
xbindkeys-1.7.3.tar.gz
xkbset-0.5.tar.gz
I'll tar all of the above, including source, and make it available at my file server here in abit.
http://jaguarlinux.com/pub/slackware/source/macbookpro/

jong357 12-20-2006 10:27 PM
iSight Camera
 
The built-in iSight camera works with ekiga. Grab the latest kernel driver tarball from here:

http://people.freedesktop.org/~rbultje/

As of this writing, it's: linux-uvc-0.1.0-e.tar.gz

Code:
make
make install
./extract /mnt/osx/System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBVideoSupport.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleUSBVideoSupport
modprobe uvcvideo
That should be about it. From then on, the firmware and modules will get autoloaded on each boot.

EDIT

I take that back... I just had to run the 'extract' command a day later to reload the firmware. Been messing around with a newer kernel and a few other things. Maybe that had something to do with it... I'm not familiar with having to load/use firmware...

It seems that when you close ekiga, it doesn't actually kill the program. If you see the green light on next to the camera, do a 'killall ekiga'....

jong357 12-24-2006 11:47 AM
O.k... I'm REALLY just about done here. The only thing left to do that I can think of is to tinker with suspend and waiting on madwifi to support the AR5008 chipset.

I tried suspending thru gnome-power-manager and it just shuts down the computer completely. I'll mess around with it some eventually the proper way and not mess with the gnome frontend.

In my expierence, you WILL have to modify /etc/mbpeventd.conf... The KB backlight goes on/off constantly. The default threshold values are completely wacky it would seem. I've found it coming on in the middle of the day as well. :-) That and the mute function.. No biggie. I'm sure they can be tweaked. I just haven't messed with it yet.

NOTE:

Stay away from 2.6.19.x.... ndiswrapper causes a kernel panic when you modprobe it. The ATI driver fails to compile because they removed linux/config.h from the kernel. I hear you can just modify the source after it's extracted or just touch config.h... squashfs is broken due to the missing inode function (source can be modified)... Other people report suspend being totally broken as well on 2.6.19.x....

Just use 2.6.18.x for the time being...

jong357 01-13-2007 01:58 PM
New Install CD
 
I'm uploading a new LIVE/INSTALL CD right now. I forgot to put tar-1.13 in the other one so pkgtool would complain when installing the pkgsets.

http://jaguarlinux.com/pub/slackware/mactel-livecd/

Got my server up an running so that's a new link/no adds web site versus the other crappy free site I was using. I should have replaced all the other links tho. Don't think I forgot any.

uselpa 03-27-2007 02:08 PM
jong357,
I'm looking for a new laptop and my choice has narrowed down to a Sony VGN-C2 or a Macbook (not Pro). Slackware will be my primary OS on that machine.
Could you perhaps give us an update on running Slack on your Macbook?

rdiaz 03-27-2007 03:52 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by uselpa
jong357,
I'm looking for a new laptop and my choice has narrowed down to a Sony VGN-C2 or a Macbook (not Pro). Slackware will be my primary OS on that machine.
Could you perhaps give us an update on running Slack on your Macbook?
if you'd been following from the start of the thread you would realize that he is using a macbook pro, but I was able to get everything to work on my macbook (with the exception of the airport card) following his directions. The tricky part was figuring out that you need to run 915resolution with the proper settings to reach 1280x800. Good luck.

uselpa 03-27-2007 04:34 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by rdiaz
if you'd been following from the start of the thread you would realize that he is using a macbook pro
If you had you'd have seen that I posted on the first page :cool:
Quote:
Originally Posted by rdiaz
but I was able to get everything to work on my macbook (with the exception of the airport card) following his directions
Good to know. What was the issue with the airport card?

rdiaz 03-28-2007 12:50 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by uselpa
If you had you'd have seen that I posted on the first page :cool:
touché :)

Quote:
Originally Posted by uselpa
Good to know. What was the issue with the airport card?
No support, I haven't tried messing with ndiswrapper but there has to be something out there. Supposably there was a ticket filled on a modules being made (forgot the details), but as to when thats going to get done? who knows. You could always buy a dongle until the time being.

jong357 03-28-2007 01:20 AM
Do the Macbooks come with the newer Atheros chipset, same as the Pro's? It does work with ndiswrapper and the levino drivers... Still waiting on madwifi for native support. Who knows when they'll get around to fixing the hal for it. This affects not only the MBP, but lots of newer laptops as well. Hope they get their act together soon. The hal was updated for BSD but not linux... :mad:

jong357 03-28-2007 01:38 AM
I think I'd go for a MB myself. The C series from Sony are at 1.66ghz procs. MB's are at 2.0 for the same price or cheaper. Still have a DL burner, intel graphics and a sweet looking case... :-) Who doesn't love that glowing apple on the back of your lid? Not to metion a glowing keyboard when it gets dark? I'm assuming the MB's come with the backlit keyboard like the pro's do... The sony's do have an intel wireless versus atheros but that would hardly be a selling point seeing as how the c-series are lagging behind in processor power.

Not sure. Do some more comparing but it looks to me as if the Macbooks win hands down.

uselpa 03-28-2007 02:00 AM
Yes, the wireless chip seems to be the newer Atheros.

Technically the Macbook wins, but I am under the impression that nobody got suspend to disk working reliably, which is a deal breaker for me.

jong357 03-28-2007 03:05 AM
Yea, that seems to be an issue on the mailing lists... It does seem to get better with each kernel release tho.. Only a matter of time. Power consumption is also being discussed at length too. It's not all that hot under linux just yet. I throttle both my cores down to 1gz ondemand so at idle the battery lasts for awhile.. :p Catch 22 there. Who cares how long the battery lasts if your not actually using the laptop.

I've got everything else working extremely well tho. Just been using it instead of tweaking like I was at the beginning of this thread. gcc-4.3 will bring mtune=core2 to the table so I'll probably rebuild DIY when 4.3 goes stable... And we start it all over again... ;)

jong357 04-19-2007 07:14 PM
Sorry to dredge this thread up again but thought I'd make an isight update. The link I posted earlier seems to no longer be maintained, and in fact, the latest tarball is broken with newer kernels. Here is a new link for the isight driver.

http://i-nz.net/2007/04/18/apple-bui...driver-update/

Also, it seems madwifi is making progress and has released preliminary support for the wireless card. Still has a way to go tho from what I hear. I even stopped using ndiswrapper and now just use a cat5 cable. It's faster anyway talking to my NAS and other computers...

unixfool 04-20-2007 12:48 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jong357
I think I'd go for a MB myself. The C series from Sony are at 1.66ghz procs. MB's are at 2.0 for the same price or cheaper. Still have a DL burner, intel graphics and a sweet looking case... :-) Who doesn't love that glowing apple on the back of your lid? Not to metion a glowing keyboard when it gets dark? I'm assuming the MB's come with the backlit keyboard like the pro's do.
Unless there is a recent upgrade, the new Macbooks don't have backlit keyboards. I bought my Macbook last year, around May or June. It's a Core Duo, not a C2D, but I think the backlit keyboards are only specific to the Pro models. Mine doesn't have a DL burner, but I believe the newer Macbooks do. I'm not particularly liking the Intel graphics card, as it is integrated and the memory is shared. This isn't a big issue for those who don't intend to game on their Macbooks, and I knew of this before making the purchase, but I'm still thinking I'd like the option to do some heavy gaming...I hope future Macbooks have dedicated vidcards (with GPUs).


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