Hello,
I recently added an Ubuntu 13.10 installation to my OSX 10.9.1 and Windows 8.1 dual-boot on a MacBook Pro 9,1.
It was hard to find documentation for installation on this model, as everyone seems to be using the Retinas now. However, from what I was able to find, I settled on this method, which seemed to work alright:
1. partition HDD in advance with OSX Disk Utility
2. Install from normal x64 Ubuntu ISO
3. Install bootloader to Ubuntu boot partition
4. This results in an EFI boot mode.
Everything was going smoothly, even WiFi was working fine. However, a couple of issues stood out:
1. I don't think graphics are being accelerated. Not sure how to check definitively, but I notice that notifyOSD notifications are opaque, which is how I've told in the past.
2. The computer could not properly resume from sleep (I got a blank screen w/ cursor).
By googling #2, I found someone saying updating to kernel 3.13 RC6 had fixed the problem. The post was a bit out of date, so I searched and found that the latest version on that branch was 3.13.1. So, I downloaded that and installed it as detailed here. http://ubuntuguide.net/install-linux...tu-13-10-13-04
After installing the update, I found the sleep issue to indeed be solved. However, a new problem, which I have had no luck in finding reference to anywhere, emerged: I am now experiencing graphical "lag" everywhere. To better explain: say I move my cursor quickly: a trail of cursor "artifacts" is left behind; say I mouse over a button or menu item, or press Select All: nothing initially appears to be highlighted, except just around the cursor. In both these situations, moving my cursor slowly over the area gradually fixes the problem, as if I were "painting" the correct image back onto the screen with it. There is also a degree of screen tearing when scrolling webpages. Obviously not knowing what is selected and similar issues are not really usable in the long run.
So, I need one of two things:
- A solution to the graphical problem in 3.13.1
- A solution to the original sleep problem not involving the installation of 3.13.1 (I can still access the previous kernel through GRUB and uninstall the new one)
I also would like to make sure that I can use accelerated graphics. One of the main things I will eventually be doing on this installation is game playing/testing, which is a primary reason I multibooted rather than virtualized (VMs always take a performance hit). From what I can gather, EFI mode and NVidia's drivers don't go well together atm. Is that the only way to accelerate on a MBP?
Thanks for any help!
I recently added an Ubuntu 13.10 installation to my OSX 10.9.1 and Windows 8.1 dual-boot on a MacBook Pro 9,1.
It was hard to find documentation for installation on this model, as everyone seems to be using the Retinas now. However, from what I was able to find, I settled on this method, which seemed to work alright:
1. partition HDD in advance with OSX Disk Utility
2. Install from normal x64 Ubuntu ISO
3. Install bootloader to Ubuntu boot partition
4. This results in an EFI boot mode.
Everything was going smoothly, even WiFi was working fine. However, a couple of issues stood out:
1. I don't think graphics are being accelerated. Not sure how to check definitively, but I notice that notifyOSD notifications are opaque, which is how I've told in the past.
2. The computer could not properly resume from sleep (I got a blank screen w/ cursor).
By googling #2, I found someone saying updating to kernel 3.13 RC6 had fixed the problem. The post was a bit out of date, so I searched and found that the latest version on that branch was 3.13.1. So, I downloaded that and installed it as detailed here. http://ubuntuguide.net/install-linux...tu-13-10-13-04
After installing the update, I found the sleep issue to indeed be solved. However, a new problem, which I have had no luck in finding reference to anywhere, emerged: I am now experiencing graphical "lag" everywhere. To better explain: say I move my cursor quickly: a trail of cursor "artifacts" is left behind; say I mouse over a button or menu item, or press Select All: nothing initially appears to be highlighted, except just around the cursor. In both these situations, moving my cursor slowly over the area gradually fixes the problem, as if I were "painting" the correct image back onto the screen with it. There is also a degree of screen tearing when scrolling webpages. Obviously not knowing what is selected and similar issues are not really usable in the long run.
So, I need one of two things:
- A solution to the graphical problem in 3.13.1
- A solution to the original sleep problem not involving the installation of 3.13.1 (I can still access the previous kernel through GRUB and uninstall the new one)
I also would like to make sure that I can use accelerated graphics. One of the main things I will eventually be doing on this installation is game playing/testing, which is a primary reason I multibooted rather than virtualized (VMs always take a performance hit). From what I can gather, EFI mode and NVidia's drivers don't go well together atm. Is that the only way to accelerate on a MBP?
Thanks for any help!