I am running Gentoo, and I have not gotten PowerPlay to work: # aticonfig --lsp Error: POWERplay is not supported on your hardware. #
Scott =) Sheer El-Showk wrote: > Could the ATI power throttle be a Gentoo thing since you're running > gentoo and the gentoo website claims it works but it certainly doesn't > on Ubuntu with a C2D MBP. Perhaps gentoo has some custom kernel mods > that work better with the ATI driver? It would be weird if this is a > C2D vs CD thing - I think the graphic cards are identical on the two > of them. Anyone managed to get ATI throttle working on a C2D with > gentoo? > > Sheer > > On 3/3/07, Michael Gangolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >>> b) ati-drivers >>> crappy. simply crappy as always with proprietary things ;) suspend is >>> working with the newest version, but powerplay/throttling isnt. so the >>> graphics card is wasting battery-capacity. one of the most important >>> facts regarding battery runtime on the mbp. i also got this message and >>> i _think_ it doesnt work due of the "missing" bios. i really dont know.. >>> maybe some suggestions here? >> $ aticonfig --lsp >> core/mem [flags] >> ----------------- >> * 1: 128/135 MHz [low voltage] >> 2: 311/297 MHz [performance mode, default state] >> 3: 311/297 MHz >> >> When I plug my powersupply back in it will switch to 2 [default state] >> >> ~ $ fglrxinfo >> display: :0.0 screen: 0 >> OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. >> OpenGL renderer string: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 >> OpenGL version string: 2.0.6334 (8.34.8) >> >> About the Wifi: >> I had the madwifi driver running under the older kernel. With 2.6.20 they >> crash. But this should be fixed in the next release, i think (0.9.3). But >> there is currently one open bug. >> >> But it's true that the battery life under OSX is still better :( >> >> Greets, >> Michael >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash >> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >> _______________________________________________ >> Mactel-linux-users mailing list >> Mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Mactel-linux-users mailing list > Mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users -- Electrical Engineering/Web Development Hunt Utilities Group LLC http://www.hugllc.com Pine River, MN (218) 587-5001 Hopkins, MN (952) 935-2418 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Mactel-linux-users mailing list Mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users
