Re: [Mactel-linux-users] Cause of C2D powerplay problem: BIOS

2007-06-03 Thread Sheer El-Showk
If this is really true (that the bios is the issue) maybe something like BAMBIOS (if it ever gets released) might help us: http://www.osxbook.com/book/bonus/misc/legacyboot/ Anybody conversant enough in the difference between the rev 1 and rev 2 EFI bios emulation care to speculate? Sheer On 6/

Re: [Mactel-linux-users] ati-drivers 8.37.6

2007-06-03 Thread Sheer El-Showk
Hi Daniel, It seems like Parallels and VMWare have some usable virtualization stuff that works with Linux. It seems like right now VMWare fusion beta (which is freely available on their website) is the best bet with ubuntu feisty and you can find some tutorials on how to set this up. I actually j

[Mactel-linux-users] Cause of C2D powerplay problem: BIOS

2007-06-03 Thread Sheer El-Showk
I would like to ask anyone knowledgable and concerned about MBP C2D ATI issues to get involved in my discussion over at Phoronix: http://www.phoronix.net/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=8891 Michael Larabel (of Phoronix) has gotten a response from AMD that the cause of the powerplay problem is

Re: [Mactel-linux-users] ati-drivers 8.37.6

2007-06-03 Thread daniel g. siegel
> I'm not that > motivated to put too much time into it now because when I'm in Linux > the fans seem to run at a much higher speed which worries me and also > the rediculous battery life detracts from one of my attractions to > this laptop. your absolutely right, battery liftime and the consta

[Mactel-linux-users] rEfit and blacklight..

2007-06-03 Thread Matteo Buferli
Hi, I have a problem: when for example - kde "Loading Desktop" - see any video with mplayer or vlc - come back from screensaver the blacklight of screen changes to the refit blacklight. Please help me. -- Matteo Buferli Studente iscritto all'universita di Scienze Informatiche (BO) WebPage:

Re: [Mactel-linux-users] ati-drivers 8.37.6

2007-06-03 Thread Sheer El-Showk
Michael at Phoronix was asking if anyone has managed to get Powerplay to work on XP on an MBP C2D as part of his efforts to help get the ATI developers to look at this. I don't have XP or Vista installed so I can't answer this -- anyone given it a try? thanks, Sheer On 6/3/07, Sheer El-Showk <[E

Re: [Mactel-linux-users] Synaptics configuration

2007-06-03 Thread Nick Hoffman
On 03/06/07, inscription inscription <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I have a MBP C2D, running debian testing with a 2.6.21 kernel and I have some troubles with my touchpad. After reinstalling, the touchpad doesn't work well, even if i use the same xorg.conf than before. Sometimes the touchpad ju

Re: [Mactel-linux-users] Synaptics configuration

2007-06-03 Thread Marvin Stark
On Sunday 03 June 2007 14:10, inscription inscription wrote: > Hi, Hi, > I have a MBP C2D, running debian testing with a 2.6.21 kernel and I have > some troubles with my touchpad. After reinstalling, the touchpad doesn't > work well, even if i use the same xorg.conf than before. Sometimes the > t

[Mactel-linux-users] Synaptics configuration

2007-06-03 Thread inscription inscription
Hi, I have a MBP C2D, running debian testing with a 2.6.21 kernel and I have some troubles with my touchpad. After reinstalling, the touchpad doesn't work well, even if i use the same xorg.conf than before. Sometimes the touchpad just stop working like if it was asleep ... If anyone could send me

Re: [Mactel-linux-users] ati-drivers 8.37.6

2007-06-03 Thread Sheer El-Showk
Hi guys, I've posted on Phoronix and asked Michael Larabel there, who seems to have some access to the ATI developers, to see if they can respond to the issue. He is trying to help and wants some X logs which I will send him. Others who want to get involved go to: http://www.phoronix.net/forums

[Mactel-linux-users] Audio settings in 2.6.21

2007-06-03 Thread Nick Hoffman
hi guys. after switching to 2.6.21+mactel in Debian Etch on my 15" MBP C2D, i noticed that audio didn't work. after fiddling around and reading this page: http://wiki.debian.org/MacBookPro here's what i've found... screenshots of my kmix settings can be found here: http://www.deadorange.co