Also finding their way into the Asahi kernel tree are patches to enable more hardware on M3 machines. This includes support for PCIe, MacBook keyboards and trackpads support, the SMC-based RTC and reboot controller, and the NVMe controller, courtesy once again of Michael Reeves and Alyssa Milburn. This brings Linux support for the M3 up to roughly the same level as the first Asahi Linux alpha for M1!
While we aren’t quite ready to enable installation on M3 machines via the Asahi Installer, progress is being made. Stay tuned for more!
I think it'd be cool if they ported it to the processor they use on the Neo, which is one of the weirder ones they usually use on phones. The Neo would make for a really cool Linux machine. But I know that's a ways off.
rursache@reddit
still no support for anything newer than M2?
anh0516@reddit (OP)
While we aren’t quite ready to enable installation on M3 machines via the Asahi Installer, progress is being made. Stay tuned for more!
mglyptostroboides@reddit
I think it'd be cool if they ported it to the processor they use on the Neo, which is one of the weirder ones they usually use on phones. The Neo would make for a really cool Linux machine. But I know that's a ways off.
thephotoman@reddit
That's likely up next. The A18 and the M4 aren't too terribly different.
mglyptostroboides@reddit
Has Asahi even started working on M4, though? Last I checked, there were significant challenges.
thephotoman@reddit
There are significant challenges, but I know they deferred work until the M3 was booting.
Different-Ad-8707@reddit
I expected this to take another 2-3 months. That it's at this stage already is quite exciting!
gitblametherapy04@reddit
Yeah the M3 work moving that fast is the real surprise, especially given how much reverse engineering that entails.
Dr_Hexagon@reddit
Great work! it's good to know my M1 macbook pro will still find a use when Apple stops supporting it with new macOS.
believer007@reddit
This might be a stupid question.
If I own an M3 or newer Mac, Asahi doesn’t support it yet.
But assuming I have an M1 or M2, wouldn’t it still be better to just run Linux ARM or even x64 Linux in a virtual machine instead?
Without any support from Apple, I feel like developing Asahi and adding support for newer machines is just too difficult.
nightblackdragon@reddit
A virtual machine is unable to fully utilize hardware capabilities, you are sharing RAM, CPU and graphics with host OS.
One-Draft-3134@reddit
Report says M3 is getting PCIe, keyboard/trackpad, and RTC patches. Still early, but it doesn't feel stalled to me.
AnEagleisnotme@reddit
You know what, I wouldn't even be that suprised if apple actually did this on purpose
MrTheCheesecaker@reddit
Glad to hear they're making progress on suspend power consumption