Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal on MacBook Pro 8,1

Quick Notes

1. Used this live DVD
2. Hold 'option' key when restarting or turning on
3. Select 'windows' CD/DVD (wait a while for Mac EFI to 'see' CD/DVD)
4. I tried both 'install beside OS-X' and custom (to make a separate home partition)
5. No wireless after install. Not sure what exactly worked but I updated and installed these packages and rebooted:

• b43-fwcutter
• linux-firmware
• linux-firmware-nonfree
• firmware-b43-lpphy-installer

EFI Stuff

Later I did this:

• Uninstalled grub-pc, grub-pc-bin etc. and installed grub-efi

No need for rEFIt or rEFInd unless you want them.

I'd use rEFInd now and ignore rEFIt.

What works

• Right speaker
• Wireless
• Ethernet
• Keyboard backlight, F5/F6 keys, and OSD
• Display brightness, F1/F2 keys, and OSD
• Volume control, F10/F11/F12 keys, and OSD
• Lid close and sleep
• Lid open and wake
• Display (using i915 I think)
• Touchpad

What does not work

• Left speaker is soft
• Bluetooth