Notes on MacBook Pro Unibody - Revision history

Rishi at 05:29, 20 April 2017

2017-04-20T05:29:48Z

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	===TeX for OSX===		===TeX for OSX===
	* Good place to start: http://mactex-wiki.tug.org		* Good place to start: http://mactex-wiki.tug.org
	* For Unix geeks: http://support.~~river-valley~~.~~com~~/wiki/index.php?title=Notes_on_TeX_Live_setup		* For Unix geeks: http://support.stmdocs.in/wiki/index.php?title=Notes_on_TeX_Live_setup

	===Useful utilities===		===Useful utilities===

Thanh: /* Pending */

2009-04-28T20:38:17Z

Pending

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	* reboot		* reboot
	* getting touchpad work smoothly		* getting touchpad work smoothly
			* battery doesn't last long in comparison with OSX

	==Old news==		==Old news==

Thanh: /* Some issues */

2009-04-28T20:37:26Z

Some issues

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	** another promising thing to try is a GUI for synaptics: http://live.gnome.org/GPointingDeviceSettings		** another promising thing to try is a GUI for synaptics: http://live.gnome.org/GPointingDeviceSettings
	* I haven't tested sound thoroughly; just followed the instructions and playing sound works. Not tested recording yet		* I haven't tested sound thoroughly; just followed the instructions and playing sound works. Not tested recording yet
			* update: fixed issue with synaptics by
			** load synaptics module in xorg.conf
			** upgrade the xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
			** repeat the workaround: blacklisting usbhid in /etc/modprobe.d/backlist.conf, then load it manually after bcm5974 in /etc/modules
			** update initrd
			* afterward the touchpad can be configured by eg gsynaptics or GPointingDeviceSettings

	===Pending===		===Pending===
	* reboot		* reboot

Thanh: /* Accessing NTFS partition */

2009-04-27T08:51:39Z

Accessing NTFS partition

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	===Accessing NTFS partition===		===Accessing NTFS partition===
	I ~~have~~ a big NTFS share partition for media data and the like. To access this partition on OSX, install NTFS-3G from as instructed at http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com		I wanted to use a big NTFS share partition for media data and the like. To access this partition on OSX, install NTFS-3G from as instructed at http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com

	There is however a ~~problem with~~ NTFS partition created by gparted ~~that requires a~~ fix: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080130022147512		There were however a few issues:
			* write performance of NTFS-3G on my MBP is slow (1-2MiB/s), but it's expected to be improved in next version of NTFS-3G for OSX. Read performance is ok (10-15MiB/s).
			* if the NTFS partition was created by gparted, it got wrong flag and needs some manual work fo fix it. See http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080130022147512

	~~The write performance of NTFS-3G~~ on ~~my MBP is slow (1~~-~~2MiB/s)~~, ~~but it's expected to~~ be ~~improved in next version of~~ NTFS-3G for OSX. ~~Read~~ performance ~~is ok~~ (~~10-15MiB/s~~).		===Update on sharing data between Linux, OSX and Windows===
			* have a partition 20GB for windows XP; winXP uses about 8-10G, the rest however can be easily accessed from OSX & Linux so the extra space is not wasted.
			* NTFS-3G for OSX is getting better; last version (NTFS-3G 2009.4.4) has fixed the problem with low write performance as stated above
			* to share data between linux & OSX, use a HFS+ partition (without journaling). Linux has mature support for HFS+.

	===Slimming OSX===		===Slimming OSX===

Thanh: /* Some issues */

2009-04-27T06:19:44Z

Some issues

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	** hint to fix (tried but didn't work): http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7135425		** hint to fix (tried but didn't work): http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7135425
	** another promising thing to try is a GUI for synaptics: http://live.gnome.org/GPointingDeviceSettings		** another promising thing to try is a GUI for synaptics: http://live.gnome.org/GPointingDeviceSettings
			* I haven't tested sound thoroughly; just followed the instructions and playing sound works. Not tested recording yet
			===Pending===
			* reboot
			* getting touchpad work smoothly

	==Old news==		==Old news==
	* rebooting doesn't work; must hold the power button to turn it off: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12445		* rebooting doesn't work; must hold the power button to turn it off: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12445

Thanh: /* Pending issues with Linux */

2009-04-26T21:05:55Z

Pending issues with Linux

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	* QuickSilver: shortcuts for everything		* QuickSilver: shortcuts for everything

	==~~Pending~~ issues ~~with Linux~~==		==Update on Ubuntu on MBP51==
			* with Ubuntu 9.04, most of issues are solved
			* follow this guide: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro5-1_5-2/Jaunty
			===Some issues===
			* synaptics driver doesn't seem to work as described in the above guide; SHMConfig is disabled
			** hint to fix (tried but didn't work): http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7135425
			** another promising thing to try is a GUI for synaptics: http://live.gnome.org/GPointingDeviceSettings
			==Old news==
	* rebooting doesn't work; must hold the power button to turn it off: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12445		* rebooting doesn't work; must hold the power button to turn it off: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12445
	* there are some pending problems; it seems the hardware is too new and it will take sometime before the issues are solved.		* there are some pending problems; it seems the hardware is too new and it will take sometime before the issues are solved.

Thanh: /* Disable startup chime */

2009-04-26T20:58:35Z

Disable startup chime

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	==Tuning OSX==		==Tuning OSX==
	===Disable startup chime===		===Disable startup chime===
	~~See~~ http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/16425		* http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/16425
			* http://homepage.mac.com/geerlingguy/mac_support/mac_help/pages/0025-startup_sound.html

	===Accessing NTFS partition===		===Accessing NTFS partition===
	I have a big NTFS share partition for media data and the like. To access this partition on OSX, install NTFS-3G from as instructed at http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com		I have a big NTFS share partition for media data and the like. To access this partition on OSX, install NTFS-3G from as instructed at http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com

Thanh: /* Tuning OSX */

2009-04-26T20:57:10Z

Tuning OSX

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	==Tuning OSX==		==Tuning OSX==
			===Disable startup chime===
			See http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/16425
	===Accessing NTFS partition===		===Accessing NTFS partition===
	I have a big NTFS share partition for media data and the like. To access this partition on OSX, install NTFS-3G from as instructed at http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com		I have a big NTFS share partition for media data and the like. To access this partition on OSX, install NTFS-3G from as instructed at http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com

Thanh: /* Installation steps */

2009-04-26T16:02:42Z

Installation steps

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	* use BootCamp to resize MacOSX partition to 40G. Don't worry about the windows partition size, we will delete it later		* use BootCamp to resize MacOSX partition to 40G. Don't worry about the windows partition size, we will delete it later
	* boot MBP with GParted Live CD (version 0.3.7-7 works ok, version 0.4.1-2 has problem with screen resolution which must be fixed by manual configuration: resolution 1024x768, driver VESA)		* boot MBP with GParted Live CD (version 0.3.7-7 works ok, version 0.4.1-2 has problem with screen resolution which must be fixed by manual configuration: resolution 1024x768, driver VESA)
	* ~~create needed partitions~~:		* partitioning:
	{\| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2"		{\| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2"
			\|keep original EFI partition
			\|/dev/sda1
			\|fat32
			\|200M
			\|-
			\|keep original MacOSX partition
			\|/dev/sda2
			\|journaled hfs+
			\|40G
			\|-
	\|remove windows partition		\|remove windows partition
	\|		\|

Thanh: /* Installation steps */

2009-04-26T15:58:28Z

Installation steps

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	\|-		\|-
	\|create grub partition		\|create grub partition
			\|/dev/sda3
	\|ext2		\|ext2
	\|200M		\|200M
	\|-		\|-
	\|create Windows partition		\|create Windows partition
			\|/dev/sda4
	\|ntfs		\|ntfs
	\|20G		\|20G
	\|-		\|-
	\|create swap partition		\|create swap partition
			\|/dev/sda5
	\|swap		\|swap
	\|4G		\|4G
	\|-		\|-
	\|create Linux1 partition		\|create Linux1 partition
			\|/dev/sda6
	\|ext3		\|ext3
	\|8G		\|8G
	\|-		\|-
	\|create Linux2 partition		\|create Linux2 partition
			\|/dev/sda7
	\|ext3		\|ext3
	\|8G		\|8G
	\|-		\|-
	\|create /home partition		\|create /home partition
			\|/dev/sda8
	\|jfs		\|jfs
	\|~~40G~~		\|100G
	\|-		\|-
	\|create share partition		\|create share partition
	\|~~ntfs~~		\|/dev/sda9
	\|remaining size		\|hfs+
			\|remaining size (120G)
	\|}		\|}
	* make sure the Windows partition has boot flag		* make sure the Windows partition has boot flag