omarchy-m-testing Install

MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023)

M2 Max · M2 Pro/Max/Ultra generation · SoC t6021 · board j414c

features

  1. converged 4.0.0 · build 2fca7fe (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora6-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1)
  2. converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora6-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1)
  3. converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora4-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1)
  4. converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-20261013.18, omarchy-mac-boot 20261006-91)
  5. converged 4.0.0 · build 84cfb93 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11, omarchy-mac-boot 20261010-1, built 2026-10-14T12:59:02Z, package set 79f8e36b977f)
  6. converged 4.0.0 · build apple-test-f22c43fb7903-20260928 (runtime f22c43f.1790635906, linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11.5, omarchy-mac-boot 20260928-3)
  7. converged 4.0.0 · build 1937418.362376005140001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11, omarchy-mac-boot 20260926-1)
FeatureAsahiAuroraOmarchy #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7
Display coprocessor (DCP) asahi linux-asahi asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
USB3 on Thunderbolt ports asahi upstream 7.0 asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Thunderbolt asahi wip supported 7.1.12 – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ !
GPU asahi linux-asahi asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Video decoder asahi linux-asahi asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ✓
CPU frequency scaling asahi upstream 6.2 asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Suspend and sleep asahi linux-asahi asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓
Audio interface (MCA) asahi upstream 6.2 asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Secure enclave (SEP) asahi wip asahi – ✓ ✓
Device tree asahi upstream 6.18 asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Built-in display asahi linux-asahi asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Display brightness asahi linux-asahi asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Keyboard asahi linux-asahi asahi – ! ✓
Trackpad asahi linux-asahi asahi – ✓ !
Battery information asahi upstream 7.1 asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Wi-Fi asahi linux-asahi asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Bluetooth asahi linux-asahi asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
3.5 mm headphone jack asahi linux-asahi asahi – !
Speakers asahi linux-asahi asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Microphones asahi linux-asahi asahi – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Touch ID asahi tba asahi –
External displays over USB-C (DP alt mode and USB4) aurora wip supported 7.1.12 – ✓
Camera image signal processor (ISP) aurora linux-asahi supported 7.1.12 – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Always-on processor (AOP: ambient light sensor, lid angle) aurora – supported 7.1.12 – ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓
A driver for every hardware node aurora – unknown – ✓ ~ ~ ~ ✓ ~ ✓
Kernel build options (compared with Asahi's) aurora – unknown – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Bar clear of the notch omarchy linux-asahi asahi supported ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Clamshell mode (lid closed with an external display) omarchy linux-asahi supported 7.1.12 supported ✓ !
Automatic keyboard backlight omarchy upstream 6.18 asahi supported ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓
Speaker protection omarchy linux-asahi asahi supported ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
First join to a 5 GHz Wi-Fi network omarchy linux-asahi asahi supported ✓ ✓ ✓
First-boot hardware setup omarchy – supported 7.1.12 supported ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓
Boot chain omarchy – supported 7.1.12 supported ~ ~ ~ ~ ✓ ✓ ✓
Disk encryption omarchy – supported 7.1.12 supported ✓ ✓ ✓
Package repositories omarchy – supported 7.1.12 supported ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Vendor firmware omarchy – supported 7.1.12 supported ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
System services omarchy – supported 7.1.12 supported ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Snapshots omarchy – supported 7.1.12 supported ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
iwd Wi-Fi backend omarchy linux-asahi supported 7.1.12 supported ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Microphone mapping omarchy linux-asahi asahi supported ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Firmware for every driver that asks omarchy – supported 7.1.12 supported ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓
Battery charge limit kept across reboots omarchy upstream 7.1 asahi supported ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Solid once 2 machines agree or a tester confirms. Hover a square for details.

Asahi states: Asahi Linux feature support, CC BY 3.0.

benchmarks

BenchmarkStack / versionScoreMachinesTool
OpenGL suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora4-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1) 3,108 points 1 glmark2 2023.01
OpenGL suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora6-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1) 3,098 points 1 glmark2 2023.01
OpenGL suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-20261013.18, omarchy-mac-boot 20261006-91) 3,069 points 1 glmark2 2023.01
OpenGL suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 2fca7fe (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora6-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1) 3,040 points 1 glmark2 2023.01
OpenGL suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build apple-test-f22c43fb7903-20260928 (runtime f22c43f.1790635906, linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11.5, omarchy-mac-boot 20260928-3) 2,410 points 1 glmark2 2023.01
OpenGL suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 84cfb93 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11, omarchy-mac-boot 20261010-1, built 2026-10-14T12:59:02Z, package set 79f8e36b977f) 2,403 points 1 glmark2 2023.01
OpenGL suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 1937418.362376005140001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11, omarchy-mac-boot 20260926-1) 2,383 points 1 glmark2 2023.01
Vulkan suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-20261013.18, omarchy-mac-boot 20261006-91) 11,733 points 1 vkmark 2025.01
Vulkan suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora6-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1) 11,728 points 1 vkmark 2025.01
Vulkan suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 2fca7fe (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora6-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1) 10,960 points 1 vkmark 2025.01
Vulkan suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora4-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1) 7,253 points 1 vkmark 2025.01
Vulkan suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build apple-test-f22c43fb7903-20260928 (runtime f22c43f.1790635906, linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11.5, omarchy-mac-boot 20260928-3) 6,225 points 1 vkmark 2025.01
Vulkan suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 84cfb93 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11, omarchy-mac-boot 20261010-1, built 2026-10-14T12:59:02Z, package set 79f8e36b977f) 5,522 points 1 vkmark 2025.01
Vulkan suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 1937418.362376005140001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11, omarchy-mac-boot 20260926-1) 5,410 points 1 vkmark 2025.01
H.264 decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora6-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1) 450 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
H.264 decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 1937418.362376005140001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11, omarchy-mac-boot 20260926-1) 449 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
H.264 decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-20261013.18, omarchy-mac-boot 20261006-91) 449 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
H.264 decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 84cfb93 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11, omarchy-mac-boot 20261010-1, built 2026-10-14T12:59:02Z, package set 79f8e36b977f) 446 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
H.264 decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora4-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1) 417 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
H.264 decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build apple-test-f22c43fb7903-20260928 (runtime f22c43f.1790635906, linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11.5, omarchy-mac-boot 20260928-3) 404 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
H.264 decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 2fca7fe (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora6-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1) 396 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
HEVC decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora4-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1) 788 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
HEVC decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora6-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1) 787 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
HEVC decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 0052582.362956774610001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-20261013.18, omarchy-mac-boot 20261006-91) 784 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
HEVC decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 2fca7fe (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora6-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261024-1) 780 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
HEVC decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 1937418.362376005140001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11, omarchy-mac-boot 20260926-1) 766 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
HEVC decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 84cfb93 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11, omarchy-mac-boot 20261010-1, built 2026-10-14T12:59:02Z, package set 79f8e36b977f) 762 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
HEVC decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build apple-test-f22c43fb7903-20260928 (runtime f22c43f.1790635906, linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11.5, omarchy-mac-boot 20260928-3) 761 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2

Bars are against the best Mac on the same benchmark. Compare every Mac.

reports

UploadedMacStack / versionBuildKernelResults
2026-10-25 21:28 UTC MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 2fca7fe 7.2.11-tip19f49651-ARCH+ 38 pass 7 fail 28 skip community
2026-10-25 12:18 UTC MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 0052582.362956774610001 · set apple-test-0052582276d9-20260927 7.2.11-6-1-ARCH 41 pass 3 fail 1 gap 28 skip community
2026-10-25 04:15 UTC MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 0052582.362956774610001 · set apple-test-0052582276d9-20260927 7.1.12-2-12.6-sep-ARCH 41 pass 4 fail 1 gap 27 skip community
2026-10-25 04:09 UTC MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 0052582.362956774610001 · set apple-test-0052582276d9-20260927 7.2.11-4-1-ARCH 41 pass 3 fail 1 gap 28 skip community
2026-10-25 01:14 UTC MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 0052582.362956774610001 · set apple-test-0052582276d9-20260927 7.2.11-tip-ARCH+ 40 pass 4 fail 1 gap 28 skip community
2026-10-24 22:38 UTC MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 0052582.362956774610001 · set apple-test-0052582276d9-20260927 7.1.12-2-12.6-sep-ARCH 41 pass 5 fail 27 skip community
2026-10-21 22:37 UTC MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 0052582.362956774610001 · set apple-test-0052582276d9-20260927 7.1.12-2-20261013.18-sep-ARCH 41 pass 3 fail 1 gap 28 skip community
2026-10-15 04:12 UTC MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 84cfb93 7.1.12-2-11-ARCH 56 pass 6 fail 11 skip tester
2026-10-03 15:04 UTC MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 apple-test-f22c43fb7903-20260928 7.1.12-2-11.5-sep-ARCH 58 pass 2 fail 1 gap 9 skip tester
2026-09-27 23:43 UTC MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 1937418.362376005140001 · set apple-test-1937418f520b-20260926 7.1.12-2-11-ARCH 62 pass 1 fail 6 skip community
2026-09-27 18:52 UTC MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 1937418.362376005140001 · set apple-test-1937418f520b-20260926 7.1.12-2-11-ARCH 42 pass 3 fail 24 skip community