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111 mentions on Hacker News by 88 people: 13 stories, 98 comments · first 2020-12-30 · latest 2026-04-23

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  1. …not the case. There is a list of upstreamed and missing functionality on the Asahi Linux wiki here: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support Linux 6.2 adds ( checks notes ): cpufreq to M1s, devicetree for newer hardware,…
  2. Anyone know if there are implications for Asahi Linux, especially on m2 macbook air? Judging from https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support it looks like a lot of m1 stuff needs 6.2, and most of m2 is "edge" (which I suppose…
  3. …support, with these instructions that work for any Debian or Ubuntu based Linux on any CPU: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/SW%3AUbuntu-Asahi-Qe...
    comment by xet7 · 2023-01-18 · in ReactOS
  4. Only on M1 devices, excluding the Mini & Studio: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support
    comment by OJFord · 2022-12-07 · in Apple GPU drivers now in Asahi Linux
  5. https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support
    comment by OJFord · 2022-12-07 · in Apple GPU drivers now in Asahi Linux
  6. …supported vs. not, but also which minimum kernel version or linux-asahi/asahi-edge release it's in: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support
    comment by OJFord · 2022-12-07 · in Apple GPU drivers now in Asahi Linux
  7. …I were to guess, it might be bit 4 ("Enable APFLG") of ACTLR_EL1 ("(ARM standard-not-standard)"): https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/HW:ARM-System-Regist...
  8. …to Linux. The webcam is currently WIP. That would make a more or less fully functional machine: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support It's a shame there's no comparable x86_64 machine right now. A ThinkPad or a Surface…
  9. …For example adjusting screen brightness, internal speakers and power management. Have a look at https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support
  10. …what they got so far, and hope in the near future it will become a full functioning OS. [1] https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support
  11. M1 Macs have more in common with iPhones than with Intel Macs. See https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/SW%3ABoot for example.
    comment by dottedmag · 2022-11-04 · in Linux boot partitions and how to set them up
  12. Support matrix - https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support You can run a GUI but it would currently run on the CPU not GPU. Reports are that the UI is quite snappy running on the CPU. The basic Asahi install is Arch with KDE.…
  13. See https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support . The laptops are very usable as a daily driver on Linux already, but not 100% is supported and depending on your specific requirements some of the missing hardware support might…
  14. …is lengthy, and most of it is loaded by the bootloader. Though some is indeed loaded by the OS. https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Introduction-to-Appl...
  15. Apple hardware which can be destroyed by software, the M1 speakers: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support#spea...
  16. …Apple designs already deviate from ARM64 specifications, like adding custom instructions: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/HW:Apple-Instruction...
  17. …to the public which support third-party OSes, in terms of resistance to attack by non-owners. https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Introduction-to-Appl...
    comment by GeekyBear · 2022-08-02 · in Introduction to Apple Silicon
  18. …run third-party OSes and bootloaders on these machines, and left the rest to us." Under the list at https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Introduction-to-Appl...
    comment by neon_electro · 2022-08-01 · in Introduction to Apple Silicon
  19. …- March 2022 (5 comments) Edit: I think it makes sense for us to change the URL from https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Apple-Silicon-Subsys... to this. Lists of other pages tend not to make good HN submissions—as HN itself is already…
    comment by dang · 2022-08-01 · in Introduction to Apple Silicon
  20. Pretty well outlined here: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Introduction-to-Appl... > while a number of blobs are required in order to boot the system, none of those have the ability to take over the OS or compromise it post-boot…
    comment by peawee · 2022-08-01 · in Introduction to Apple Silicon
  21. …or the DMA-capable chips on the LPC bus running opaque blobs that exist on even old ThinkPads). https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Introduction-to-Appl... - list of firmware blobs
    comment by Jtsummers · 2022-08-01 · in Introduction to Apple Silicon
  22. …on HN or elsewhere claims Apple's trying to lock down their computers to running macOS only. https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Introduction-to-Appl...
    comment by macintux · 2022-08-01 · in Introduction to Apple Silicon
  23. …if it was my first linux install on hardware in many years. There are notes on Fedora install at https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Fedora
  24. …they took extra steps to make sure the door was left wide open. See this writeup for details: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Introduction-to-Appl...
  25. …to say this, but Apple's proprietary, vertically integrated solution might be near optimal. [1]: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Introduction-to-Appl...
    comment by mwcampbell · 2022-04-21 · in Fedora considers deprecating legacy BIOS
  26. …it could be usable if you're okay with the limitations. See their feature support page: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support
  27. …to the public which support third-party OSes, in terms of resistance to attack by non-owners. [0]: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Introduction-to-Appl...
    comment by yzmtf2008 · 2022-04-15 · in StarBook 14-inch
  28. …If you _need_ it, I'm sure they wouldn't mind you contributing a driver to check it off this page: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Tasks
    comment by Raymonf · 2022-03-19 · in Asahi Linux alpha release
  29. …about his project and his hardware. Lots of other people are also excited, which is awesome! [0]: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/%22When-will-Asahi-L...
    comment by camgunz · 2022-03-18 · in Linux on an M1 Mac
  30. Not all but a most. https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support
    comment by rowanG077 · 2022-03-18 · in Linux on an M1 Mac
  31. See also their Introduction to Apple Silicon for alternative OSes: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Introduction-to-Appl...
  32. …stage of iBoot is in NOR flash. The rest is all on NVMe. There is a detailed description here: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/M1-vs.-PC-Boot
    comment by danieldk · 2021-12-29 · in How Secure Boot Works on M1 Series Macs
  33. He’s talked about this quite extensively in the past. Here’s a link to the Asahi project docs: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/M1-vs.-PC-Boot > iBoot is the main bootloader on M1 machines. It is small. It cannot understand external…
  34. …into mainline Linux and is already much further along in development than Corellium’s demo. [0]: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Developer-Quickstart... [1]: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/asahi-installer
    comment by NobodyNada · 2021-08-31 · in NetBSD/Evbarm on Apple Silicon
  35. Have you seen Asahi’s documentation? https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Developer-Quickstart
    comment by ArgyleSound · 2021-08-31 · in NetBSD/Evbarm on Apple Silicon
  36. …more about them [0] [1] [2] [0] https://github.com/AsahiLinux/m1n1/blob/main/tools/apple_reg... [1] https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/HW%3AARM-System-Regi... [2] https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/HW%3AARM-System-Regi...
  37. That was one thing, and still undocumented. Suddenly you can also access all of these other things: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/HW:Apple-Instruction... Plus their funky intel-emulation related CPU features which introduce…
  38. …https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tg7KSSUl8Q [4] https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Hardware/AES_Engine [5] https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/HW:AIC
  39. …a non-documented platform, especially the specifics of Stage 1 (LLB)? [1] It blows my mind. [1] https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/SW:Boot
  40. …low-level design is much closer to an embedded device like a Raspberry Pi, minus the SD card slot. https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/M1-vs.-PC-Boot It's hard to truly brick these things (you need to wipe NOR flash for that, and even…
  41. …do a clean shutdown, and boot again the same way. More info on what's on the SSD of these things: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/SW:Storage
  42. …when you look at details such as this, very obviously rushed. Further reading for those interested: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/M1-vs.-PC-Boot https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/SW:Boot…
  43. …going for a tech demo, but for the long-term product. We are also documenting the hardware here: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki I don't know what Corellium's goal is, since it isn't clear what they get out of this as a company…
  44. …implementation on the chipset by the looks of it) have slightly different goals in mind. [1] - https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Tasks
    comment by jka · 2021-01-16 · in Linux Ported to the M1
  45. Looks like it does: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/SW%3AGetting-started
  46. …power input)". It first needs to be enabled by sending special USB-PD message. More information: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/HW%3AUSB-PD
    comment by terramex · 2021-01-15 · in Apple M1 Assembly Language Hello World
  47. …wiki has some interesting information on how the M1 boot process works in comparison to a UEFI PC. https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/M1-vs.-PC-Boot
  48. Looks like it "might" "soon" start booting a kernel: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Project-status