I run several MacPros with this multi-GPU constellation, runs very nice. You also need OS X 10.11 or 10.10 (not Sierra!) and later Nvidia Webdriver for Mac. Instead I recommend to put one (or two) nvidia GTX 980ti or a titan X black into your MacPro (google how to '980ti in mac pro'). You can try to adjust your fans to your needs.It won't work, unless APPLE helps Nvidia supporting driver development for the new GTX 10x0 / Pascal Architecture. These are related to Optimus/gpuswitching not working on macs with linux. The problems you will have with the Nvidia Drivers are: If you get a blackscreen again you might want to boot up in safe mode or add the nomodeset parameter in the kernel boot parametersĪdd to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT nomodeset Update: sudo update-grub2 //or grub depends on your version If it doesn't work you may also need to blacklist the nouveau drivers: sudo gedit /etc/default/grubĪdd to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT nouveau.blacklist=1 quiet splash It looks like nvidia-drivers 331-338 (or at least some of them) are not working on Macs with Ubuntu/Mint correctly. Try installing the newest nvidia driver version by doing: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa Is there any hope getting the nvidia drivers working?Ĭan I switch to legacy mode without reinstalling Ubuntu?Īm I just doing something fundamentally wrong? I want to use nvidia drivers for 2 main reasons:ġ) hope of getting suspend to work - it just wakes up to a black screen and I cannot get to terminals via ctrl+alt+F5Ģ) switching workspaces is sluggish, and i'm hoping there will be a noticeable difference.Īfter doing some research, it looks like some people have been able to get the nvidia drivers working.īut I also saw that nvidia drivers do not work when Ubuntu is installed in (U)EFI mode, but only legacy mode (I did not install in legacy mode) I've tried the nvidia-current package from apt, I have tried just using the additional drivers page and switching to the 331 (it says tested), both with no luck. What happens is that I install them, generate and nf, then reboot, but only get a black screen once I try booting into Ubuntu. I am currently using the nouveau drivers and have had no luck what-so-ever getting the nvidia drivers to work. So, I'm currently dual-booting 14.04 and OSX on my macbook pro retina (10,1).

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