Laptop model: MacbookPro11,4

Contents

Hardware
Support overview
Files

Year introduced: 2015?

1. Hardware

This happens to be the same hardware as the one Joshua Rogers goes into depth on. He even gets the broadcom wifi to work using wifibox but I went the easy route and used a USB dongle.

CPU: Core i7-4770HQ CPU @ 2.20GHz
Ethernet: None, but works with an apple USB-A to Ethernet converter
Graphics: Intel. Driver: i915
Memory: 16GB
Screen: 15 inch
Storage: ?
Wireless: Broadcom (no driver)
hw-probe: https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=f990a4641f

2. Support overview

Component		Status	Details
Graphics	Graphical sessions		Runs Wayland just fine. Using i915kms driver.
Graphics	Backlight (brightness) control		Screen brightness can be controlled using backlight command.
Input devices	Keyboard backlight
	Touchpad		Works out of the box as a basic pointer (No two-finger scroll, no tap-to-click.) Have not tried using an alterate driver.
	Media keys	Brightness keys
	Media keys	Volume keys
Network	Ethernet		No onboard ethernet. I used an apple-branded USB-A to Ethernet converter for install.
Network	Wi-Fi		Onboard wifi is BCM43602 802.11ac Wireless LAN SoC, which does not work for me. I'm using a USB wifi dongle instead.
Other	Battery
	Bluetooth
	ExpressCard reader
	Fan
	PC card reader
	SD card reader
	SIM card slot
	Smart card reader
	Suspend & resume		Works!!
	Webcam
	Ports	DisplayPort
		FireWire
HDMI
Thunderbolt
USB
VGA
Sound	Headphone jack
	Microphone jack
	Speakers		Does not work out of the box, but Joshua Rogers' kernel hints enables it.
Last update: 2025-01-03T04:27:14+0000

Legend
: OK
: Somewhat OK: requires additional tweaking or works worse than expected
: $/!\$ Present but status unknown or untested
: Does not work
: nothing Not sure if present

3. Files

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Laptops/Apple_MacBookPro11,4 (last edited 2025-01-03T04:27:14+0000 by JackDesert)