ALSA support on PowerMac

This page attempts to summarize the status of support for ALSA sound on Mac ["PowerPC"] hardware. The info was gathered from this [http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2005/03/msg00883.html thread on debian-powerpc] and mimics the controls offered by alsamixer.

Please add any missing info you can provide.

Note that there is an [http://tinyurl.com/b44ls Ubuntu bounty] of 500 USD for whoever manages to fix ALSA support for all PowerMac subarchitectures.

More info on the [https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=306 ALSA bug tracker] (use the Guest login to view).

n/a = not applicable.

# = see note below.

? = untested.

To determine your Mac's machine ID, use: grep machine /proc/cpuinfo

Chipset

Platform (machine ID)

Master Volume

*Speakers*

Headphones

*CD*

Line Input

*Microphone*

Beep

AWACS

601, 603, 604 (Old World)

yes

#

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Screamer

G3 beige

yes

#

#

#

?

?

yes

Burgundy

G3 iMac classic (iMac,1)

yes

#

#

yes

?

yes

yes

?

G3 iBook clamshell

no

tumbler

G4 Quick Silver

yes

yes

yes

yes

?

?

yes

?

G4 iMac flowerpot

yes

snapper

G4 pBook (?PowerBook 3,4)

yes

tumbler

G3 iBook2 (?PowerBook 4,1)

yes

yes

yes

yes

n/a

n/a

yes

snapper

G3 iBook2 (?PowerBook 4,3)

yes

yes

yes

yes

n/a

n/a

yes

snapper

G4 iBook2 (?PowerBook 6,5)

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

snapper

G5 desktop (PowerMac 7,2)

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

n/a

yes

snapper

eMac 700

yes

no

no

intrepid

Mac Mini

daca

?

keywest

?

NOTES

Awacs (601, 603, 604, 604e a.k.a. Old World)

Screamer (beige G3)

Burgundy (iMac G3)

Snapper (iBook G3, G4, PowerMac G5)