samhenrigold · September 6, 2025 23:21 · davedarko · Sep 6, 2025 · andrewksmith12 · Sep 7, 2025
diff --git a/diagnose_lid_sensor.sh b/diagnose_lid_sensor.sh
 #!/bin/bash

 # MacBook Lid Angle Sensor Diagnostic Script
 # This script helps identify the lid angle sensor on different MacBook models

 echo "=============================================="
 echo "MacBook Lid Angle Sensor Diagnostic Tool"
 echo "=============================================="
 echo ""

 # Get system info
 echo "System Information:"
 echo "- Model: $(system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | grep 'Model Name' | cut -d: -f2 | xargs)"
 echo "- Chip: $(system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | grep 'Chip' | cut -d: -f2 | xargs)"
 echo "- macOS: $(sw_vers -productVersion)"
 echo ""

 echo "Step 1: Looking for exact expected sensor..."
 echo "Command: hidutil list --matching '{\"VendorID\":0x5ac,\"ProductID\":0x8104,\"PrimaryUsagePage\":32,\"PrimaryUsage\":138}'"
 EXACT_MATCH=$(hidutil list --matching '{"VendorID":0x5ac,"ProductID":0x8104,"PrimaryUsagePage":32,"PrimaryUsage":138}')
 if [ ! -z "$EXACT_MATCH" ]; then
    echo "✅ FOUND EXACT MATCH:"
    echo "$EXACT_MATCH"
    echo ""
    echo "Your sensor should work!"
    exit 0
 else
    echo "❌ Exact match not found. Continuing diagnostics..."
 fi
 echo ""

 echo "Step 2: Looking for any Apple sensors..."
 echo "Command: hidutil list --matching '{\"VendorID\":0x5ac,\"PrimaryUsagePage\":32}'"
 APPLE_SENSORS=$(hidutil list --matching '{"VendorID":0x5ac,"PrimaryUsagePage":32}')
 if [ ! -z "$APPLE_SENSORS" ]; then
    echo "📱 Found Apple sensor devices:"
    echo "$APPLE_SENSORS"
    echo ""
 else
    echo "❌ No Apple sensors found with UsagePage 32"
 fi
 echo ""

 echo "Step 3: Looking for orientation sensors with any ProductID..."
 echo "Command: hidutil list --matching '{\"VendorID\":0x5ac,\"PrimaryUsagePage\":32,\"PrimaryUsage\":138}'"
 ORIENTATION_SENSORS=$(hidutil list --matching '{"VendorID":0x5ac,"PrimaryUsagePage":32,"PrimaryUsage":138}')
 if [ ! -z "$ORIENTATION_SENSORS" ]; then
    echo "🧭 Found orientation sensors:"
    echo "$ORIENTATION_SENSORS"
    echo ""
 else
    echo "❌ No orientation sensors found"
 fi
 echo ""

 echo "Step 4: Looking for all Apple 0x8104 devices..."
 echo "Command: hidutil list --matching '{\"VendorID\":0x5ac,\"ProductID\":0x8104}'"
 APPLE_8104=$(hidutil list --matching '{"VendorID":0x5ac,"ProductID":0x8104}')
 if [ ! -z "$APPLE_8104" ]; then
    echo "🔍 Found Apple 0x8104 devices (different usage pages):"
    echo "$APPLE_8104"
    echo ""
 else
    echo "❌ No Apple 0x8104 devices found"
 fi
 echo ""

 echo "Step 5: Looking for similar ProductIDs..."
 echo "Command: hidutil list --matching '{\"VendorID\":0x5ac}' | grep -E '0x810[0-9A-F]'"
 SIMILAR_PRODUCTS=$(hidutil list --matching '{"VendorID":0x5ac}' | grep -E "0x810[0-9A-F]")
 if [ ! -z "$SIMILAR_PRODUCTS" ]; then
    echo "🔍 Found similar Apple ProductIDs (0x810X):"
    echo "$SIMILAR_PRODUCTS"
    echo ""
 else
    echo "❌ No similar ProductIDs found"
 fi
 echo ""

 echo "Step 6: All Apple HID devices (filtered for potential sensors)..."
 echo "Command: hidutil list --matching '{\"VendorID\":0x5ac}' | grep -i -E '(sensor|orientation|32|138)'"
 ALL_APPLE_FILTERED=$(hidutil list --matching '{"VendorID":0x5ac}' | grep -i -E "(sensor|orientation|32|138)")
 if [ ! -z "$ALL_APPLE_FILTERED" ]; then
    echo "📊 Found potential sensor-related Apple devices:"
    echo "$ALL_APPLE_FILTERED"
    echo ""
 else
    echo "❌ No sensor-related Apple devices found"
 fi
 echo ""

 echo "=============================================="
 echo "Diagnostic Summary:"
 echo "=============================================="

 if [ ! -z "$EXACT_MATCH" ]; then
    echo "✅ STATUS: Sensor should work (exact match found)"
 elif [ ! -z "$ORIENTATION_SENSORS" ]; then
    echo "⚠️  STATUS: Different ProductID - code needs updating"
    echo "   Found orientation sensor with different ProductID"
 elif [ ! -z "$APPLE_SENSORS" ]; then
    echo "⚠️  STATUS: Different Usage - code needs updating"
    echo "   Found Apple sensors but different Usage value"
 elif [ ! -z "$APPLE_8104" ]; then
    echo "⚠️  STATUS: Different UsagePage - check other usage pages"
    echo "   Found Apple 0x8104 devices but different usage pages"
 else
    echo "❌ STATUS: No compatible sensor found"
    echo "   This MacBook model may not have an accessible lid angle sensor"
 fi

 echo ""
 echo "Please share this entire output for troubleshooting!"
 echo "=============================================="
	#!/bin/bash

	# MacBook Lid Angle Sensor Diagnostic Script
	# This script helps identify the lid angle sensor on different MacBook models

	echo "=============================================="
	echo "MacBook Lid Angle Sensor Diagnostic Tool"
	echo "=============================================="
	echo ""

	# Get system info
	echo "System Information:"
	echo "- Model: $(system_profiler SPHardwareDataType \| grep 'Model Name' \| cut -d: -f2 \| xargs)"
	echo "- Chip: $(system_profiler SPHardwareDataType \| grep 'Chip' \| cut -d: -f2 \| xargs)"
	echo "- macOS: $(sw_vers -productVersion)"
	echo ""

	echo "Step 1: Looking for exact expected sensor..."
	echo "Command: hidutil list --matching '{\"VendorID\":0x5ac,\"ProductID\":0x8104,\"PrimaryUsagePage\":32,\"PrimaryUsage\":138}'"
	EXACT_MATCH=$(hidutil list --matching '{"VendorID":0x5ac,"ProductID":0x8104,"PrimaryUsagePage":32,"PrimaryUsage":138}')
	if [ ! -z "$EXACT_MATCH" ]; then
	echo "✅ FOUND EXACT MATCH:"
	echo "$EXACT_MATCH"
	echo ""
	echo "Your sensor should work!"
	exit 0
	else
	echo "❌ Exact match not found. Continuing diagnostics..."
	fi
	echo ""

	echo "Step 2: Looking for any Apple sensors..."
	echo "Command: hidutil list --matching '{\"VendorID\":0x5ac,\"PrimaryUsagePage\":32}'"
	APPLE_SENSORS=$(hidutil list --matching '{"VendorID":0x5ac,"PrimaryUsagePage":32}')
	if [ ! -z "$APPLE_SENSORS" ]; then
	echo "📱 Found Apple sensor devices:"
	echo "$APPLE_SENSORS"
	echo ""
	else
	echo "❌ No Apple sensors found with UsagePage 32"
	fi
	echo ""

	echo "Step 3: Looking for orientation sensors with any ProductID..."
	echo "Command: hidutil list --matching '{\"VendorID\":0x5ac,\"PrimaryUsagePage\":32,\"PrimaryUsage\":138}'"
	ORIENTATION_SENSORS=$(hidutil list --matching '{"VendorID":0x5ac,"PrimaryUsagePage":32,"PrimaryUsage":138}')
	if [ ! -z "$ORIENTATION_SENSORS" ]; then
	echo "🧭 Found orientation sensors:"
	echo "$ORIENTATION_SENSORS"
	echo ""
	else
	echo "❌ No orientation sensors found"
	fi
	echo ""

	echo "Step 4: Looking for all Apple 0x8104 devices..."
	echo "Command: hidutil list --matching '{\"VendorID\":0x5ac,\"ProductID\":0x8104}'"
	APPLE_8104=$(hidutil list --matching '{"VendorID":0x5ac,"ProductID":0x8104}')
	if [ ! -z "$APPLE_8104" ]; then
	echo "🔍 Found Apple 0x8104 devices (different usage pages):"
	echo "$APPLE_8104"
	echo ""
	else
	echo "❌ No Apple 0x8104 devices found"
	fi
	echo ""

	echo "Step 5: Looking for similar ProductIDs..."
	echo "Command: hidutil list --matching '{\"VendorID\":0x5ac}' \| grep -E '0x810[0-9A-F]'"
	SIMILAR_PRODUCTS=$(hidutil list --matching '{"VendorID":0x5ac}' \| grep -E "0x810[0-9A-F]")
	if [ ! -z "$SIMILAR_PRODUCTS" ]; then
	echo "🔍 Found similar Apple ProductIDs (0x810X):"
	echo "$SIMILAR_PRODUCTS"
	echo ""
	else
	echo "❌ No similar ProductIDs found"
	fi
	echo ""

	echo "Step 6: All Apple HID devices (filtered for potential sensors)..."
	echo "Command: hidutil list --matching '{\"VendorID\":0x5ac}' \| grep -i -E '(sensor\|orientation\|32\|138)'"
	ALL_APPLE_FILTERED=$(hidutil list --matching '{"VendorID":0x5ac}' \| grep -i -E "(sensor\|orientation\|32\|138)")
	if [ ! -z "$ALL_APPLE_FILTERED" ]; then
	echo "📊 Found potential sensor-related Apple devices:"
	echo "$ALL_APPLE_FILTERED"
	echo ""
	else
	echo "❌ No sensor-related Apple devices found"
	fi
	echo ""

	echo "=============================================="
	echo "Diagnostic Summary:"
	echo "=============================================="

	if [ ! -z "$EXACT_MATCH" ]; then
	echo "✅ STATUS: Sensor should work (exact match found)"
	elif [ ! -z "$ORIENTATION_SENSORS" ]; then
	echo "⚠️ STATUS: Different ProductID - code needs updating"
	echo " Found orientation sensor with different ProductID"
	elif [ ! -z "$APPLE_SENSORS" ]; then
	echo "⚠️ STATUS: Different Usage - code needs updating"
	echo " Found Apple sensors but different Usage value"
	elif [ ! -z "$APPLE_8104" ]; then
	echo "⚠️ STATUS: Different UsagePage - check other usage pages"
	echo " Found Apple 0x8104 devices but different usage pages"
	else
	echo "❌ STATUS: No compatible sensor found"
	echo " This MacBook model may not have an accessible lid angle sensor"
	fi

	echo ""
	echo "Please share this entire output for troubleshooting!"
	echo "=============================================="