Get Ubuntu ISO image from here:, be sure to select the 64bit version. Resize the MacOS partition reasonably to make space for the Ubuntu installation. After you have completed the fresh install of MacOS, boot with the MacOS Installation CD and start the disk utility app from the menu instead of re-installing MacOS again (who would want to do it twice anyway). Not doing so may result in undesired effects. You should only attempt this after a fresh install of MacOs. The 8,2 revision has proven to be especially stubborn not to allow Linux to be run on it, and the tweaks contained in the installation section may not apply to other revisions. To determine which revision of MacBook you have, click in OS X on the Apple on the top left, then “About this Mac” -> “More Info” and see the generation in the “Model Identifier” row. This Howto is specifically addressing issues that arise when trying to install Ubuntu Linux 13.04 on a MacBook 8,2, however, it has been confirmed as working also for installing Ubuntu Linux 13.10, and for me the system still works after the upgrade to 13.10 (and even better).
Result: I can boot into MacOS (EFI), Ubuntu (EFI) with i915 chipset enabled and radeon disabled, and Ubuntu (EFI) with radeon enabled.
This howto works at least for this specific machine: I finally managed to collect all the snippets of information at various places and was able to set it up properly. I have had a very hard time getting Linux to run on a MacBook Pro 8,2 in EFI mode.
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