MacBook Pro 8,1 / 8,2 / 8,3 (2011 Macbook Pro) Ubuntu 13.04
This page is a stub for beginning work on describing the process of getting a 2011 MacBookPro working in Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) (latest stable release since 25 April 2013).
This work is derived from the page that describes setup for the https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro8-1/Natty MacBook Pro on Natty Narwhal.
Please note that before going through any of the suggested fixes for this hardware, or installing any additional drivers, please make sure you RUN UPDATE MANAGER first and apply all updates to the system.
You can find out what model you have by typing at the terminal:
sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name
If you have a different model, please go here and find the right wiki.
Overview
As of this writing, various extended hardware in the MBP needs additional work to function correctly in Ubuntu. Below is a list/overview of the features of the MacBook Pro and their alleged status.
Feature
Support status
(works out-of-the-box)
(works, with remarks)
(needs manual install)
(won't work)
(not yet documented)
Sensors
Documentation needed.
Suspend
Works fine out-of-the-box,
Screen
The resolution is right recognised, the LED-backlit works properly.
Colors
Documentation needed.
Reboot
Works without any specific configuration.
Video
13-inch
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Works out of the box.
15-inch and 17-inch
Need Docs
HFS+
HFS is mounted as Read-Only. By turning journaling off in OS X, the HFS+ file system will be read/write under Linux. This is the recommended solution if you need read/write access to your OS X partition.
It's also possible to mount HFS+ journaling-enabled volumes using the "-o force,rw" option though this is extremely risky.
Leaving the HFS's journaling turned on you're not able to access it as root.
Cd&Dvd
8,1: Works fine out-of-the-box,
Bluetooth
8,1: Works fine out-of-the-box
Keyboard
8,1: Works fine out-of-the-box
Touchpad
Works fine out-of-the-box. You will need to Enable Two-finger Scrolling in: System Settings -> Mouse & Trackpad
Unity supports multitouch with this funcs:
- 1 finger
- move = move the cursor;
- click = "your-favourite-hand"-click;
- 2 fingers
- move = vertical/horizontal scrolling;
- click = "2nd-button"-click;
- 3 fingers
- move = move the window and shows resizing options;
- 4 fingers
- move = show/hide the launcher (horizontal-scroll);
- single-tap = show the dash.
FireWire
Works out of the box for at least an external Firewire 400 drive.
Battery
Need docs.
Ethernet
8,1: Works out-of-the-box
Wireless
8,1: Ubuntu recognized the driver as "Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver source bcmwl-kernel-source" for Broadcom BCM4331. Installed Proprietary driver, works like a charm.
Fallback method
If you have a fallback method, please update and post. 
Webcam
The FaceTime HD Camera works out-of-the-box
CardReader
Works with a standard SD card and SDHC card, not tested with SDXC card.
Sound
8,1
Works fine out-of the box.
8,2
Documentation Needed
8,3
Documentation needed
Microphone
Works out-of-the-box.
Thunderbolt
Documentation needed
ExtMon
Documentation needed
ARC
Documentation needed.