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[Bug 1575148] Re: Ubuntu 16.04 with kernel 4.4.0.21 does not recognize at all the nvidia card of a macbook pro 11, 1

 

Dear Christopher,
Thank you for your instructions. So far, I have managed to obtain the update from apple, open the dmg and pkg files, and obtain the correct .scap file containing the firmware for my specific apple laptop model. Now the issue is how to apply it, given that the only tutorials out there for updating firmware from linux in apple hardware assume one is booting with EFI.
I do not have macosx available, which is the recommended approach in all tutorials (paraphrasing, "leave a usable macosx install in disk so as to be able to apply firmware updates", which is not even true, given that it can be done from an EFI boot setup).
Do you know of any way to update the firmware without an EFI boot setup?
The pages you pointed to do not have any instructions for apple hardware.
Thanks,
Albert

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Title:
  Ubuntu 16.04 with kernel 4.4.0.21 does not recognize at all the nvidia
  card of a macbook pro 11,1

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  This macbook pro 11,1 has two cards:

  1. An nvidia card, which was both recognized in Ubuntu 14.04 with
  kernels 3.13.*, and worked well using the provided drivers under
  "Additional drivers".

  2. An intel integrated card, which was not in use under Ubuntu 14.04, but which now, under ubuntu 16.04, is the only card in use. The 'lspci' command states:
  00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a2e] (rev 09)

  ... and there is no trace at all of the nvidia card under lspci.

  dmesg shows one crytic message, perhaps indicating that the nvidia
  card could not be recognized:

  [    0.190838] pci 0000:00:02.0: Video device with shadowed ROM

  dmesg lists a number of "failed" entries, such as:

  [   11.791463] usb 1-3: hub failed to enable device, error -62

  [   24.891009] wl: module verification failed: signature and/or
  required key missing - tainting kernel

  ... and also:

  [    0.190096] pci 0000:06:00.0: BAR 15: no space for [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref]
  [    0.190098] pci 0000:06:00.0: BAR 15: failed to assign [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref]
  [    0.190099] pci 0000:06:04.0: BAR 14: no space for [mem size 0x00200000]
  [    0.190100] pci 0000:06:04.0: BAR 14: failed to assign [mem size 0x00200000]
  [    0.190102] pci 0000:06:04.0: BAR 15: no space for [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref]
  [    0.190103] pci 0000:06:04.0: BAR 15: failed to assign [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref]
  [    0.190104] pci 0000:06:06.0: BAR 14: no space for [mem size 0x00200000]
  [    0.190105] pci 0000:06:06.0: BAR 14: failed to assign [mem size 0x00200000]
  [    0.190107] pci 0000:06:06.0: BAR 15: no space for [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref]
  [    0.190108] pci 0000:06:06.0: BAR 15: failed to assign [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref]
  [    0.190109] pci 0000:06:00.0: BAR 13: no space for [io  size 0x1000]
  [    0.190110] pci 0000:06:00.0: BAR 13: failed to assign [io  size 0x1000]
  [    0.190111] pci 0000:06:04.0: BAR 13: no space for [io  size 0x1000]
  [    0.190112] pci 0000:06:04.0: BAR 13: failed to assign [io  size 0x1000]
  [    0.190113] pci 0000:06:06.0: BAR 13: no space for [io  size 0x1000]
  [    0.190114] pci 0000:06:06.0: BAR 13: failed to assign [io  size 0x1000]
  [    0.190116] pci 0000:06:06.0: BAR 14: no space for [mem size 0x00200000]
  [    0.190117] pci 0000:06:06.0: BAR 14: failed to assign [mem size 0x00200000]
  [    0.190119] pci 0000:06:06.0: BAR 15: no space for [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref]
  [    0.190120] pci 0000:06:06.0: BAR 15: failed to assign [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref]
  [    0.190121] pci 0000:06:06.0: BAR 13: no space for [io  size 0x1000]
  [    0.190122] pci 0000:06:06.0: BAR 13: failed to assign [io  size 0x1000]
  [    0.190124] pci 0000:06:04.0: BAR 14: no space for [mem size 0x00200000]
  [    0.190125] pci 0000:06:04.0: BAR 14: failed to assign [mem size 0x00200000]
  [    0.190126] pci 0000:06:04.0: BAR 15: no space for [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref]
  [    0.190127] pci 0000:06:04.0: BAR 15: failed to assign [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref]
  [    0.190129] pci 0000:06:04.0: BAR 13: no space for [io  size 0x1000]
  [    0.190130] pci 0000:06:04.0: BAR 13: failed to assign [io  size 0x1000]
  [    0.190131] pci 0000:06:00.0: BAR 15: no space for [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref]
  [    0.190132] pci 0000:06:00.0: BAR 15: failed to assign [mem size 0x00200000 64bit pref]
  [    0.190133] pci 0000:06:00.0: BAR 13: no space for [io  size 0x1000]
  [    0.190134] pci 0000:06:00.0: BAR 13: failed to assign [io  size 0x1000]

  
  Please let me know what further information I could provide to facilitate addressing these issues.

  Thank you.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: linux-image-4.4.0-21-generic 4.4.0-21.37
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  albert     1695 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  albert     1695 F.... pulseaudio
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Apr 26 08:02:03 2016
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-16 (588 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05ac:0259 Apple, Inc. 
   Bus 001 Device 007: ID 05ac:8289 Apple, Inc. 
   Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046 Bluetooth)
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBookPro11,1
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-21-generic root=UUID=1fe82ec9-9c83-4e33-9506-2f7afb8d9d64 ro libata.force=noncq quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-21-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-21-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.157
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-23 (3 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 02/12/2014
  dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: MBP111.88Z.0138.B07.1402121134
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag#
  dmi.board.name: Mac-189A3D4F975D5FFC
  dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
  dmi.board.version: MacBookPro11,1
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: Mac-189A3D4F975D5FFC
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBP111.88Z.0138.B07.1402121134:bd02/12/2014:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro11,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-189A3D4F975D5FFC:rvrMacBookPro11,1:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-189A3D4F975D5FFC:
  dmi.product.name: MacBookPro11,1
  dmi.product.version: 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.

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