Hardware4Linux

Overall rating: 4.0 x 14

By Linux distribution:

• Ubuntu 7.04 i386: 1.0 x 2
• Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 2
• Mandriva Linux 2007.1 i586: 4.0 x 2
• Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel: 5.0 x 2
• Debian lenny/sid i386: 4.0 x 2
• Ubuntu 8.04 i386: 4.0 x 2
• Debian lenny/sid i386: 5.0 x 2

Working video cards in 3D on Ubuntu 7.04 i386 (kernel: 2.6.20-16-generic) by steckelfisch (-3):

I’ve seen it working on other MacBook Pro’s

Working video cards in 3D on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.23-gentoo-r5) by thebigear (5):

with Ati propetary driver.But Powerplay is
not supported. Look at ttp://www.g2inf.one.pl/~anszom/MBP-ATI/ for an experimental patched version of radeontool which support powerplay on MBP.

Working video cards in 3D on Ubuntu 8.04 i386 (kernel: 2.6.26-mactel-binfmt) by gsathreya (3):

Using proprietary FGLRX drivers from ATI.

Working video cards in 3D on Debian lenny/sid i386 (kernel: 2.6.26-1-686) by guitoune (5):

gui@imac:~$ sudo fgl_glxgears
Using GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
6049 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1209.800 FPS
6355 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1271.000 FPS
6345 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1269.000 FPS

• MacBookPro1,1
• MacBookPro1,1
• MacBookPro2,2
• MacBookPro2,2
• MacBookPro1,1
• iMac4,1
• iMac5,1

• fglrx_pci