tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post6155640273839851722..comments2024-02-15T05:25:48.329+00:00Comments on Random Tutor: Installing Ubuntu on Retina Macbook ProUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-80622629292873339162014-02-07T17:40:10.950+00:002014-02-07T17:40:10.950+00:00I've never got the suspend/resume working and ...I've never got the suspend/resume working and switching to the Intel driver just got me to a blank screen. That said, others have been more successful: http://askubuntu.com/questions/320233/suspend-not-working-properly-on-macbook-pro-retina-10-1Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140007130958015743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-71917536083791659102014-02-04T22:52:35.537+00:002014-02-04T22:52:35.537+00:00I'm sorry I forgot that I posted this and sinc...I'm sorry I forgot that I posted this and since posting I have changed some things so I just posted again. My bad, please ignore this original post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14072317334457725751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-36884483489634182422014-02-04T21:03:22.456+00:002014-02-04T21:03:22.456+00:00First of all, thanks for the great tutorial!
I in...First of all, thanks for the great tutorial!<br /><br />I installed 13.04 and then upgraded to 13.10 and everything is working well except for one thing. The suspend/resume functionality appears to be broken. When I wake my computer up from suspend I loose the ability to type or click on anything. It's almost as if the screen just stops updating.<br /><br />I looked around and some people seem to think these issues can be caused by not using the proprietary graphics drivers. However, every time I try and update the drivers Ubuntu starts just booting to a black screen. Do I have to update the RAM disk image in the EFI folder after I update the drivers?<br /><br />Thanks again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14072317334457725751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-75651755681268277822014-01-22T14:35:58.964+00:002014-01-22T14:35:58.964+00:00Excellent, glad you found a solution.Excellent, glad you found a solution.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140007130958015743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-75304876993852028512014-01-20T17:06:28.323+00:002014-01-20T17:06:28.323+00:00I succeded ! Thanks.
On you're second link, t...I succeded ! Thanks.<br /><br />On you're second link, the "14e4:43a0" device (wich i have) is shown as not supported, that was disapointing, but on that page I got the chipset's name : "BCM4360".<br /><br />And with google's help I found this article : http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=apple_mba2013_ubuntu&num=1<br /><br />Where I found out that it is supported on ubuntu 13.10 thanks to this package : https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl, which is not available in kali (apt-get fails) but I got this .deb file : "bcmwl-kernel-source_6.30.223.141+bdcom-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb"<br /><br />I copied it on my macbook retina :<br />"apt-get install dkms"<br />"dpkg -i thenameofthe.deb"<br />reboot<br />AND VOILA ! It works just fine !<br /><br />Thanks for the hints !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460804742160088579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-71179767590866424962014-01-20T16:11:55.132+00:002014-01-20T16:11:55.132+00:00I don't, but this might help: https://help.ubu...I don't, but this might help: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx<br /><br />Looking at the upstream project doesn't look too promising right now: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Supported_devices. However, that will change over time.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140007130958015743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-4494673310644254972014-01-19T18:08:02.102+00:002014-01-19T18:08:02.102+00:00Good update ;) certainly will try it thanks.
Now ...Good update ;) certainly will try it thanks.<br /><br />Now i'm struggling with the wifi. lspci shows me the broadcom 43a0 device, but I can't find a way to make it work. b43-fwcutter didn't helped... any chance you've got a solution ?<br /><br />Thanks ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460804742160088579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-87200883839399583422014-01-19T17:45:24.206+00:002014-01-19T17:45:24.206+00:00Glad you found a workaround.
It may be worth chec...Glad you found a workaround.<br /><br />It may be worth checking out the amended instructions for rEFInd on this post: http://randomtutor.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/installing-ubuntu-on-retina-macbook-pro_19.html<br /><br />It uses rEFInd's file system drivers to scan the internal drives for bootable partitions.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140007130958015743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-8503437093819985992014-01-19T17:03:31.232+00:002014-01-19T17:03:31.232+00:00Just succeded, when on refind, press twice F2 on y...Just succeded, when on refind, press twice F2 on your linux icon and add " root=/dev/sd5" !<br /><br />It boots fine !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460804742160088579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-57891347325322049692014-01-19T15:53:53.725+00:002014-01-19T15:53:53.725+00:00I haven't been able to get the Intel driver to...I haven't been able to get the Intel driver to work, so you need either the nouveau or nvidia driver installed. Ctrl-Alt-F1 should get you to the text console - hold the Fn key down as well.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140007130958015743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-82049679737803769522014-01-19T15:50:41.408+00:002014-01-19T15:50:41.408+00:00You're probably using a newer version of Ubunt...You're probably using a newer version of Ubuntu. Check the name of the kernel file and use that in the config.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140007130958015743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-43092896955673107472014-01-19T15:49:26.926+00:002014-01-19T15:49:26.926+00:00I found that 13.10 works fine - either doing a dis...I found that 13.10 works fine - either doing a distribution upgrade or a clean install. The instructions for the clean install are the same. I've found a simpler config setting for refined and hope to blog about that soon.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140007130958015743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-51780679460190677012014-01-19T00:58:14.982+00:002014-01-19T00:58:14.982+00:00Hi, Thanks for this tutorial
I'm having troub...Hi, Thanks for this tutorial<br /><br />I'm having trouble installing kali linux on my 13" retina 2013... after adding the menuentry in refind.conf, when I reboot, kali's boot is stuck at "sd 1:0:0:0: [sdf] Attached SCSI removable disk" ...<br /><br />I've followed you're tutorial, the only thing different is the iso I used (kali linux).<br /><br />Can someone help me with this ? I've got no ideas left.<br /><br />Thanks !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460804742160088579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-40968161822343280612014-01-14T17:31:35.742+00:002014-01-14T17:31:35.742+00:00Any guidance/gotchas with respect to upgrading to ...Any guidance/gotchas with respect to upgrading to Ubuntu 13.10 (now that the support period for 13.04 is drawing to its end)?Bob Woodhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395771211353038785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-31880130586909013282014-01-14T03:44:34.354+00:002014-01-14T03:44:34.354+00:00Have you managed to resolve this issue? I'm r...Have you managed to resolve this issue? I'm running into the same problem.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452594854434961930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-64209788426551329722014-01-08T10:51:04.121+00:002014-01-08T10:51:04.121+00:00This is a great tutorial! I got everything working...This is a great tutorial! I got everything working but after I ran apt-get upgrade, apt-get purge nvidia*, and apt-get install nvidia-current my computer just boots to a black screen that I can't get out of. Any suggestions on how to fix this?<br /><br />I have a MacBook Pro 15' with retina display with NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1024 MB<br />I can't get into safe mode, holding shift does nothing neither does alt-ctrl-F1Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14072317334457725751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-74702076674285555782014-01-04T00:50:57.858+00:002014-01-04T00:50:57.858+00:00Hi, I faced the same problem with Refind on my MBP...Hi, I faced the same problem with Refind on my MBP retina, everytime the computer was going to sleep while on the battery. I have found the following solution to fix the problem by changing the hibernation mode:<br />$ pmset -g | grep hibernatemode (=>by default hibernatemode = 3)<br />$ sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0<br />$ sudo pmset -a standby 0<br /><br />By doing this, I have fixed the problem and my MBP has no more hibernation problem with Refind :)<br /><br />Check the following documents for more informations:<br />doc 1: http://macs.about.com/od/usingyourmac/qt/Change-How-Your-Mac-Sleeps-Pick-The-Sleep-Setting-You-Want-Your-Mac-To-Use.htm<br />doc2 : http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/60634/disable-stand-by-mode-on-retina-macbook-proAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643354556736451089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-83987466280580629472013-12-30T10:21:00.497+00:002013-12-30T10:21:00.497+00:00its saying
"Not found while loading vmlinuz...its saying <br /><br />"Not found while loading vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic"<br /><br />could you help mePratyushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578945569377743610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-27050961379414183172013-11-18T13:04:25.383+00:002013-11-18T13:04:25.383+00:00I haven't got Ubuntu to wake up from sleep suc...I haven't got Ubuntu to wake up from sleep successfully either. I've ended up having to reboot the machine by logging into a text console (Ctrl-Alt-F1). Just switching back to the graphical console (Ctrl-Alt-F7) may kick-start the display again.<br /><br />Not a real solution, but I've disabled the suspend option in System Settings > Power.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140007130958015743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-76166976098779586612013-11-18T12:50:03.566+00:002013-11-18T12:50:03.566+00:00This sounds as though your config file is set up w...This sounds as though your config file is set up with a generic setting, not the one that is specific to your laptop. You need to find the UUID of the partition, and enter that into the refind.conf file. Check the instructions in this post again, particularly the following sections: <br />* Make a Note of the UUID<br />* Configuration File Changes<br /><br />That's what worked for me.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140007130958015743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-69791681107754887012013-11-16T11:57:33.904+00:002013-11-16T11:57:33.904+00:00Hey, thanks for the tutorial! I just tried with th...Hey, thanks for the tutorial! I just tried with the new MBP Retina 11,3 (2013) and basically got Ubuntu 12.04 installed... but it won't boot directly. It tells /dev/disk/by-uuid/ is missing and boots into iniramfs ... I checked and the whole folder /dev/disk/by-uuid is not there. <br /><br />When I manually generate the folder /dev/disk/by-uuid and create a symlink there with the uuid to sda4 (partition with Ubuntu), I can boot into ubuntu and it works. When booted, also the folder /dev/disk/by-uuid exists, but when I reboot it's gone again... How can I make those changes persistant so I don't have to generate the /dev/disk/by-uuid folder and the symlink each time, I reboot?nahasapimapetilanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08482961653801675812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-12415643392040527372013-11-14T09:37:28.153+00:002013-11-14T09:37:28.153+00:00My Ubuntu install works pretty well, but only prob...My Ubuntu install works pretty well, but only problem I have is when I leave my MBP to idle for a long time. Last night when I went to bed i left my laptop to sync some android sources and when I woked up this morning and tried to start using the laptop again, i couldn’t get it to wake up. The screen “turned on” but it stayd blank, no mouse cursor or anything.<br /><br />Any ideas what could I do to fix this. I installed 13.10 using the normal desktop ISO file (not the mac version).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-63379505484766134452013-10-20T12:41:45.721+01:002013-10-20T12:41:45.721+01:00Ive just finished installing Linux mint 15 on my M...Ive just finished installing Linux mint 15 on my Macbook pro, and it seemed to atleast boot ok, havent tried anything much beyond that. For some reason I cant open system settings(it opens but i cant see it, => cant change resolution.) Anyway, I wanted to say that I didnt have to do any of the "copy linux kernel" stuff, it appears that refind auto detects it by default, so install mint -> install refind -> reboot -> profit!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09193572002142700952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-24637982722310883592013-10-10T22:19:01.271+01:002013-10-10T22:19:01.271+01:00Hi there, I tried this with Linux Mint 15 KDE, and...Hi there, I tried this with Linux Mint 15 KDE, and it worked, however one really big issue; after long amounts of time of having a closed lid, my MBA (mid 2012) just hangs when I reopen the lid....apparently some places recommend using rEFIt instead of rEFInd, because apparently it doesnt have this issue and it doesnt affect battery life...has your MBP (retina) had this hanging issue? what has your been solution?<br /><br />this is the site that I found that explains this fairly well: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/91529/macbook-air-not-waking-up-from-suspend-sleep-with-refind-boot-manager-installed<br /><br />and http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/91139/why-does-my-mbp-sleep-on-mountain-lion-and-often-not-wake-up/91150#91150Stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749437707896183320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371590922062461722.post-44081160346190618772013-10-02T20:49:53.996+01:002013-10-02T20:49:53.996+01:00Francesco! Did you find a solution to your externa...Francesco! Did you find a solution to your external HD problem.I tried t move my installation to an external drive and got the same response "Not found while loading vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic" Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732898393728421084noreply@blogger.com