Consider adding apple_set_os patch to grub

[Herb McNew]

Due to some idiosycracies associated with Apple hardware, the Intel integrated graphics device is not intialized or detected on boot. There is a work around patch for this that was posted[1] at the end of 2013. I've confirmed that the patch applies cleanly to the grub package in utopic as of 2014-09-09.

1. http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2013-12/msg00442.html

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: grub-efi-amd64 2.02~beta2-11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-14.20-generic 3.16.2
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Sep 9 02:00:21 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-09 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140905)
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for grub2 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[SorenMat (linux-software)]

I would be really nice if this made it into the code base. Seems to be the only way to get the integrated gfx card to work on a Macbook pro 11,3

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

Does this prevent the operating system from being usable?

When answered, please set this bug status back to "confirmed". Thank you.

[Deepankar Sharma (deepankar-sharma)]

Using the nvidia driver drops the battery life of the macbook pro down to 2 hours so yes usability is compromized without this patch.

[Zuccster (uhdoch06y)]

Does anyone have a link to patched packages, or some instructions for patching / rebuilding the existing GRUB?

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

I don't have a Macbook so I can hardly review this patch; what is for sure is it would truly benefit from being brought up to the upstream mailing list again; so that it can have sufficient review before including in the Ubuntu and Debian packages.

[Mr.Gosh (mr-gosh)]

It is still nearly unusable without this patch (my macbook gets up to 90°C - even with the proprietary driver it is at 74°C

Link to patch guide:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2013-12/msg00442.html

good overview in the arch wiki about this topic:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBookPro11,x#Getting_the_integrated_intel_card_to_work_on_11.2C3

On my side its a MacBook Pro 11-3 late 2013 on Ubuntu Gnome 17.04