omarchy-m-testing Install

MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Max, 2023)

M2 Max · M2 Pro/Max/Ultra generation · SoC t6021 · board j416c

features

  1. converged 4.0.0 · build 8478247 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora9-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261027-1, built 2026-10-29T03:27:39Z, package set 42efc9b4e2ef)
  2. converged 4.0.0 · build 958254e (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora8-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261027-1, built 2026-10-27T09:06:56Z, package set ac6a4f103505)
  3. converged 4.0.0 · build 1937418.362376005140001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-10.90, omarchy-mac-boot 20260926-1)
  4. converged 4.0.0 · build 1937418.362376005140001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-10, omarchy-mac-boot 20260926-1)
FeatureAsahiAuroraOmarchy #1 #2 #3 #4
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 958254e (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora8-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261027-1, built 2026-10-27T09:06:56Z, package set ac6a4f103505) 2,419 points 1 glmark2 2023.01
OpenGL suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 8478247 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora9-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261027-1, built 2026-10-29T03:27:39Z, package set 42efc9b4e2ef) 2,417 points 1 glmark2 2023.01
OpenGL suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 1937418.362376005140001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-10.90, omarchy-mac-boot 20260926-1) 2,387 points 1 glmark2 2023.01
Vulkan suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 8478247 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora9-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261027-1, built 2026-10-29T03:27:39Z, package set 42efc9b4e2ef) 11,899 points 1 vkmark 2025.01
Vulkan suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 958254e (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora8-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261027-1, built 2026-10-27T09:06:56Z, package set ac6a4f103505) 11,867 points 1 vkmark 2025.01
Vulkan suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 1937418.362376005140001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-10.90, omarchy-mac-boot 20260926-1) 5,555 points 1 vkmark 2025.01
H.264 decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 1937418.362376005140001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-10.90, omarchy-mac-boot 20260926-1) 448 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
H.264 decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 958254e (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora8-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261027-1, built 2026-10-27T09:06:56Z, package set ac6a4f103505) 438 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
H.264 decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 8478247 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora9-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261027-1, built 2026-10-29T03:27:39Z, package set 42efc9b4e2ef) 436 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
HEVC decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 1937418.362376005140001 (linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-10.90, omarchy-mac-boot 20260926-1) 766 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
HEVC decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 958254e (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora8-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261027-1, built 2026-10-27T09:06:56Z, package set ac6a4f103505) 747 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2
HEVC decode suite 1 converged 4.0.0 · build 8478247 (linux-aurora 7.2.11.aurora9-1, omarchy-mac-boot 20261027-1, built 2026-10-29T03:27:39Z, package set 42efc9b4e2ef) 746 frames/s 1 ffmpeg n9.0.2

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reports

UploadedMacStack / versionBuildKernelResults
2026-10-29 06:09 UTC MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 8478247 7.2.11-9-1-ARCH 42 pass 5 fail 2 gap 24 skip community
2026-10-29 04:02 UTC MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 958254e 7.2.11-8-1-ARCH 42 pass 5 fail 2 gap 24 skip tester
2026-10-27 13:29 UTC MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 958254e 7.2.11-8-1-ARCH 55 pass 5 fail 2 gap 11 skip tester
2026-09-27 01:55 UTC MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 1937418.362376005140001 · set apple-test-1937418f520b-20260926 7.1.12-2-10.90-t90-ARCH 61 pass 2 fail 1 gap 5 skip community
2026-09-26 14:40 UTC MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Max, 2023) converged 4.0.0 1937418.362376005140001 · set apple-test-1937418f520b-20260926 7.1.12-2-10-ARCH 34 pass 0 fail 1 gap 12 skip community