It must be early. I am running a C2D MacBook Pro 15", kernel 2.6.20 with the proprietary ATI drivers v. 8.34.8.
Scott =) Scott L. Price wrote: > 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
