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# Laptop/Apple

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## Model List

Model version | Arch Linux install CD version | Hardware support | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | ---
Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other
MacBook Pro Rev3 | x86_64 2007.08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cpufreq + pm-utils | Not Used | - | -
MacBook Mid2007 | i686 2008.03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not used | Cpufreq + laptop-mode-tools | Not Used | - | Suspend-to-RAM working ok
MacBook Mid2007 | x86_64 2009.08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | pm-utils | Not Used | - | All works out-of-the box, except iSight
MacBook Pro 5,2 17" | x86_64 2009.08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not used | cpufreq + pm-util | Not Used | - | suspend,hibernate OK
Macbook Air 2013 | x86_64 2014.10.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Out of the box | Unknown | - | All works out of the box except webcam (no support for webcam at all)
Macbook Mid2006 | i686 2014.10.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, with HID to HCI conversion | Out of the box | N/A | The synaptics driver allows triple click, a feature unavailable in OSX. | Everything except webcam, use isight-firmware-tools
Macbook Pro mid-2009 | x86_64 2016.08.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | N/A | Virtual console does not display when switching from a graphical session with proprietary nvidia drivers. This does not happen on nouveau drivers. | Everything except iSight works out of the box
Macbook Pro mid-2010 | x86_64 2017.04.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | N/A | Everything seemed to work. However, there were some unresolved heat issues. These could be solved with mbpfan-gitAUR | broadcom-wl drives were used for wifi
MacBook Pro (Mid-2012) | x86_64 2018.03.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | laptop-mode-tools | N/A | - | You will need an Eth or Teather to install the BCM wireless drivers as they're non-free and don't ship with the kernel, more info can be found at MacBookPro9,2 (Mid-2012)#Wireless.

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