omarchy-m-test report GPApxosEQQ9ouwseKMDM1wV7

$ omarchy-m-test

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

community report

chip: M2 Max (t6021, board j414c)
kernel: 7.1.12-2-11-ARCH
stack: converged 4.0.0
build: 1937418.362376005140001 · set apple-test-1937418f520b-20260926 · linux-aurora 7.1.12.aurora2-11 · omarchy-mac-boot 20260926-1 · tester 0.1.5
system: archarm, unknown, encryption on
tool: omarchy-m-test 0.1.5
catalogue: feature catalogue v10
uploaded: 2026-09-27 18:52 UTC
results: 42 pass · 3 fail · 24 skip

packages (13)

omarchy	4.0.0.alpha.quattro.r1790420202.g1937418f520b-1.362376005140001
omarchy-settings	4.0.0.alpha.quattro.r1790420202.g1937418f520b-1.362376005140001
omarchy-mac	0.1.0-5.362376005140001
omarchy-mac-boot	20260926-1.362376005140001
linux-aurora	7.1.12.aurora2-11
m1n1-aurora	1.6.1.aurora1-3
uboot-asahi	2026.07.asahi2-4
limine	12.9.0-1
mesa	1:26.2.3-1
vulkan-asahi	1:26.2.3-1
asahi-audio	4.1-1
speakersafetyd	2.0.1-1
alsa-ucm-conf-asahi	10-1

system

PASS system.identity works Device tree, asahi layer

model: Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023)
compatible: apple,j414c apple,t6021 apple,arm-platform
chip: M2 Max (t6021)
kernel: 7.1.12-2-11-ARCH

SKIP system.failed-units not tested System services, omarchy layer
```
mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s
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SKIP system.snapshots not tested Snapshots, omarchy layer
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mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s
```

boot

SKIP boot.kernel-package not tested Boot chain, omarchy layer
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mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s
```

SKIP boot.chain not tested Boot chain, omarchy layer

mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s

SKIP boot.files not tested Boot chain, omarchy layer

mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s

PASS boot.encryption works Disk encryption, omarchy layer

the root filesystem is on an unlocked encrypted volume: crypt btrfs < part crypto_LUKS < disk

packages

SKIP packages.repositories not tested Package repositories, omarchy layer
```
mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s
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SKIP packages.kernel-updates not tested Package repositories, omarchy layer
```
mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s
```

PASS packages.hardware works First-boot hardware setup, omarchy layer

installed: mesa 1:26.2.3-1, vulkan-asahi 1:26.2.3-1, asahi-audio 4.1-1, speakersafetyd 2.0.1-1, alsa-ucm-conf-asahi 10-1

setup

PASS setup.first-boot-hardware works First-boot hardware setup, omarchy layer

omarchy-provision-hardware.service is disabled on this image by design: omarchy-mac-first-boot runs the deferred hardware setup (20-mac-first-boot.conf)
2026-09-26T22:02:29-04:00 <hostname> omarchy-mac-first-boot[5965]: Creating this Mac's package keyring...
2026-09-26T22:02:43-04:00 <hostname> omarchy-mac-first-boot[5965]: Ready for account setup.
2026-09-26T22:02:43-04:00 <hostname> systemd[1]: Finished Omarchy first boot: finish this Mac's image, then owner setup.
nothing left queued (/var/lib/omarchy/image/deferred-steps is gone)

SKIP setup.vendor-firmware not tested Vendor firmware, omarchy layer
```
mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s
```

hardware

PASS hardware.drivers works A driver for every hardware node, aurora layer

435 hardware nodes: 372 claimed by a driver, 35 with no device of their own, 5 that no driver binds by design (CPU frequency clusters, timer, SMBIOS), 23 disabled, 0 unclaimed

PASS hardware.firmware works Firmware for every driver that asks, omarchy layer
```
no firmware-load failures in this boot's kernel log
```

PASS hardware.probe-errors works A driver for every hardware node, aurora layer

7 deferred probe(s) pending early in this boot, bound to their drivers since (waiting for a module the initramfs didn't carry):
since bound: i2c 0-0038: deferred probe pending: (reason unknown)
since bound: i2c 0-003b: deferred probe pending: (reason unknown)
since bound: platform 289c00000.dcp: deferred probe pending: (reason unknown)
since bound: platform 315c00000.dcp: deferred probe pending: apple-dcp: /soc/dcp@315c00000/typec-routes/route@0: failed to get display crossbar
since bound: platform 48dc00000.dcp: deferred probe pending: apple-dcp: /soc/dcp@48dc00000/typec-routes/route@0: failed to get display crossbar
since bound: platform 50dc00000.dcp: deferred probe pending: apple-dcp: /soc/dcp@50dc00000/typec-routes/route@0: failed to get display crossbar
since bound: i2c 0-003f: deferred probe pending: (reason unknown)

PASS hardware.kernel-config works Kernel build options (compared with Asahi's), aurora layer

compared with Asahi's linux-asahi 7.1.13.asahi3-2 (asahi-alarm/PKGBUILDs@d585b07)
23 options differ: 5 built here but not by Asahi, 15 built by Asahi but not here, 3 set differently
CONFIG_APPLE_TUNABLE: Asahi m, this kernel y
CONFIG_BPF_LSM: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_BUILDTIME_MCOUNT_SORT: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_DIRECT_CALLS: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTRY: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_FUNCTION_ALIGNMENT: Asahi 8, this kernel 4
CONFIG_FUNCTION_ALIGNMENT_8B: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_GENERIC_TRACER: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_DIRECT_CALLS: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_RESET_APPLE_CIO: Asahi n, this kernel y
CONFIG_TASKS_RUDE_RCU: Asahi y, this kernel n
CONFIG_TRACE_SYSCALL_BUF_SIZE_DEFAULT: Asahi 63, this kernel n
CONFIG_TYPEC_SN201202X: Asahi n, this kernel m
CONFIG_USB4: Asahi n, this kernel m
CONFIG_USB4_APPLE_SOC: Asahi n, this kernel m
CONFIG_USB4_NET: Asahi n, this kernel m

gpu

PASS gpu.driver works GPU, asahi layer
```
asahi driver bound to 406400000.gpu
```

PASS gpu.vulkan works GPU, asahi layer

Asahi Vulkan driver installed (asahi_icd.json)
vulkaninfo (vulkan-tools) isn't installed, so the Vulkan version wasn't read

PASS gpu.opengl works GPU, asahi layer

renderer: Apple M2 Max (G14C B1)
OpenGL core profile version: 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 26.2.3-arch1.1
OpenGL ES profile version: OpenGL ES 3.2 Mesa 26.2.3-arch1.1
installed for this run, removed at its end: mesa-utils

video

PASS video.h264-on-screen works Video decoder, asahi layer

already installed: mpv grim ffmpeg
hardware decode as mpv is configured: hwdec=vaapi-copy (/etc/mpv/mpv.conf)
screen: eDP-1 (built-in), H.264 test card full screen, paused
mode (from mpv's log): hardware decode vaapi-copy (copy-back to memory), video output gpu, GPU context wayland
screenshot: 756x491, each bar's median colour in its middle, 64 levels allowed per channel
red bar: expected #ff0000, saw #ff0000
green bar: expected #00ff00, saw #00ff01
yellow bar: expected #ffff00, saw #feff00
blue bar: expected #0000ff, saw #0100ff
magenta bar: expected #ff00ff, saw #ff00fe
cyan bar: expected #00ffff, saw #00feff
on screen: every bar in its colour

PASS video.hevc-on-screen works Video decoder, asahi layer

already installed: mpv grim ffmpeg
hardware decode as mpv is configured: hwdec=vaapi-copy (/etc/mpv/mpv.conf)
screen: eDP-1 (built-in), HEVC test card full screen, paused
mode (from mpv's log): hardware decode vaapi-copy (copy-back to memory), video output gpu, GPU context wayland
screenshot: 756x491, each bar's median colour in its middle, 64 levels allowed per channel
red bar: expected #ff0000, saw #ff0000
green bar: expected #00ff00, saw #00ff01
yellow bar: expected #ffff00, saw #feff00
blue bar: expected #0000ff, saw #0100ff
magenta bar: expected #ff00ff, saw #ff00fe
cyan bar: expected #00ffff, saw #00feff
on screen: every bar in its colour

display

SKIP display.outputs not tested Built-in display, asahi layer
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mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s
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PASS display.controller works Display coprocessor (DCP), asahi layer
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ok - the display controller card exists
```
PASS display.backlight works Display brightness, asahi layer
```
ok - the panel backlight is apple-panel-bl
```
PASS display.notch-strip works Bar clear of the notch, omarchy layer
```
ok - appledrm is showing the notch strip
```

PASS display.notch-bar works Bar clear of the notch, omarchy layer

asked: Look at the top bar on the built-in screen: is every icon and label clear of the camera notch?
answer: yes
note: I had just restarted the shell; when the date and icons moved to the center (after experimenting with a new hyprland)

PASS display.brightness-steps works Display brightness, asahi layer

backlight apple-panel-bl: 340/500 at the start
stepped to 238 (read back 238), 153 (read back 153), 85 (read back 85)
put back to 340
asked: Did the built-in screen dim (or brighten) in three steps, then go back to how it was?
answer: yes

PASS display.cursor works Built-in display, asahi layer

asked: Move the pointer all over the built-in screen, over the top bar too: is it visible everywhere, without trails or flicker?
answer: yes

audio

SKIP audio.sound-cards not tested Audio interface (MCA), asahi layer
```
mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s
```

SKIP audio.default-sink not tested Speakers, asahi layer

mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s

SKIP audio.speaker-dsp not tested Speakers, asahi layer

apple-audio-check didn't run: apple-audio-check: timed out after 300s

SKIP audio.speaker-protection not tested Speaker protection, omarchy layer
```
mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s
```
SKIP audio.speaker-amps-unlocked not tested Speaker protection, omarchy layer
```
apple-audio-check didn't run: apple-audio-check: timed out after 300s
```
SKIP audio.microphone-mapping not tested Microphone mapping, omarchy layer
```
apple-audio-check didn't run: apple-audio-check: timed out after 300s
```
SKIP audio.microphone-signal not tested Microphones, asahi layer
```
skipped: pactl couldn't name the default input
```

SKIP audio.speaker-tone not tested Speakers, asahi layer

speakersafetyd: active
kernel log: Speaker volumes unlocked
default output: none (pactl couldn't say)
skipped: the default output isn't the speakers' protected DSP sink, so nothing was played

FAIL audio.headphone-detection doesn't work, but should on this Mac 3.5 mm headphone jack, asahi layer

asked: Plug headphones into the headphone jack now (s if you have none). Did the Mac switch its sound to them?
answer: no
note: I don't have any sound
default output after: none (pactl couldn't say)

network

SKIP network.wifi not tested Wi-Fi, asahi layer

mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s

SKIP network.wifi-backend not tested iwd Wi-Fi backend, omarchy layer
```
mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s
```

SKIP network.bluetooth not tested Bluetooth, asahi layer

mac-check didn't run: mac-check: timed out after 300s

SKIP network.bluetooth-pairing not tested Bluetooth, asahi layer

skipped: no powered Bluetooth controller (see network.bluetooth)

PASS network.wifi-first-join works First join to a 5 GHz Wi-Fi network, omarchy layer

before: associated on 5 GHz (5745 MHz) with an address, on a NetworkManager connection that connects automatically
reloaded the Wi-Fi driver (brcmfmac); watched the rejoin for 45 s
first join: associated 2.47 s after the driver loaded
first join: an address (traffic) arrived 3.09 s after the driver loaded, 0.62 s after associating
band: 5 GHz (5745 MHz)
joins: 1

sleep

PASS sleep.lid-suspend works Suspend and sleep, asahi layer

before: eDP-1 on
lid closed: the Mac went to sleep 12.14 s later (s2idle)
woke up after 75.7 s asleep, when the lid opened

SKIP sleep.clamshell not tested Clamshell mode (lid closed with an external display), omarchy layer
```
skipped: you chose not to close the lid
```

PASS sleep.wifi-after-resume works Wi-Fi, asahi layer

before sleeping: wlan0 connected with an IPv4 address
after waking up: an IPv4 address again 2.6 s after the Mac woke up

SKIP sleep.thunderbolt-after-resume not tested Thunderbolt, asahi layer

skipped: nothing was connected over Thunderbolt or USB4 before the Mac went to sleep

input

PASS input.ambient-light works Always-on processor (AOP: ambient light sensor, lid angle), aurora layer
```
ok - ALS and keyboard LED are available
```
PASS input.auto-keyboard-light works Automatic keyboard backlight, omarchy layer
```
ok - the ALS keyboard loop runs
```

PASS input.keyboard-light-follows-room works Automatic keyboard backlight, omarchy layer

before: ambient light 306 lux, keyboard light 193/255
asked: Keep it covered: did the keyboard light come on, or get brighter, within about 10 seconds?
answer: yes
while covered: ambient light 229 lux, keyboard light 0/255

FAIL input.function-keys doesn't work, but should on this Mac Keyboard, asahi layer

built-in keyboard (Hyprland): apple-mtp-keyboard
hid_apple fnmode: 3 (auto: media keys first, F-keys with Fn)
asked: On the built-in keyboard, press the brightness keys (F1, F2) and the volume keys (F10, F11, F12), with Fn if they need it: did each do what its key shows?
answer: no
note: Sound not working yet

PASS input.trackpad-gestures works Trackpad, asahi layer

built-in trackpad (Hyprland): apple-mtp-multi-touch
asked: On the built-in trackpad, try a click, a tap, a two-finger click (right-click), two-finger scrolling both ways and a three-finger swipe between workspaces: did each work smoothly?
answer: yes

camera

PASS camera.isp works Camera image signal processor (ISP), aurora layer

camera: /dev/video1, from the ISP driver (apple-isp)
other video devices: video0 (avd)

PASS camera.frames works Camera image signal processor (ISP), aurora layer

asked ffmpeg for 30 frames from /dev/video1 (read and discarded, none kept)
stream: 1280x720, nv12
frames: 30 of 30

PASS camera.image works Camera image signal processor (ISP), aurora layer

showed /dev/video1 live for 10 s (mpv)
asked: Did the camera window show you, live: the right way up, in focus, with natural colours and smooth movement?
answer: yes

ports

PASS ports.usb-c works USB3 on Thunderbolt ports, asahi layer

USB-C ports: 4 (USB-PD controller, /sys/class/typec), 1 with something plugged in
port 2: plugged in (data host, power sink)
USB controllers: 2 root hubs (480 Mbps, 10000 Mbps)
USB devices: 1: hub at 480 Mbps

FAIL ports.thunderbolt doesn't work, but should on this Mac Thunderbolt, asahi layer

no Thunderbolt/USB4 controller: no domain registered (thunderbolt-apple-acio, thunderbolt-apple-nhi)

PASS ports.external-displays works External displays over USB-C (DP alt mode and USB4), aurora layer
```
USB-C display connectors: 3 (USB-1, USB-2, USB-3)
USB-1: in use, 3840x2160 preferred
```

PASS ports.devices-work works USB3 on Thunderbolt ports, asahi layer

listed: 1 USB-C port(s) in use, 1 USB device(s), 0 Thunderbolt/USB4 link(s)
asked: Is everything you plugged into the USB-C ports listed above, and does it work (a stick's files open, a hub's or dock's ports work, a charger charges)?
answer: yes

PASS ports.external-display-picture works External displays over USB-C (DP alt mode and USB4), aurora layer

display on USB-C: USB-1 at 3840x2160
asked: Look at the display on USB-C: is the picture sharp and steady at its full resolution, and does the pointer move onto it?
answer: yes

power

PASS power.battery works Battery information, asahi layer
```
macsmc-battery: Full, 100% charged, charge limit 100%
```

PASS power.charge-limit works Battery information, asahi layer

charge limit before: 100% (charging restarts at 100%)
set 80%: the SMC reads back 80% (charging restarts at 75%)
cleared to 100%: the SMC reads back 100% (charging restarts at 100%)
put back to 100% afterwards

PASS power.charge-limit-kept works Battery charge limit kept across reboots, omarchy layer

`omarchy-battery-charge-limit` shows 100%, as the SMC has
omarchy-mac's udev rule and helper that restore a saved limit at boot are installed
nothing saved in /etc/udev/macsmc-battery.conf
`omarchy battery charge limit 80`: the SMC reads back 80% (charging restarts at 75%), 80% saved for the next boot
`omarchy battery charge limit 100`: the SMC reads back 100% (charging restarts at 100%)
the saved limit put back as it was (no /etc/udev/macsmc-battery.conf)

PASS power.idle-draw works Battery information, asahi layer

idle on battery for 30 s: 12.2 W average (lowest 11.2 W, highest 15.2 W), from power_now

SKIP power.sleep-drain not tested Suspend and sleep, asahi layer
```
skipped: you chose not to (it takes about ten minutes)
```

cpu

PASS cpu.frequency-scaling works CPU frequency scaling, asahi layer

policy0: CPUs 0-3, apple-cpufreq, 912-2424 MHz, schedutil
policy4: CPUs 4-7, apple-cpufreq, 702-3264 MHz, schedutil
policy8: CPUs 8-11, apple-cpufreq, 702-3264 MHz, schedutil

benchmark

PASS benchmark.opengl works GPU, asahi layer score 2,486 points (glmark2 2023.01, suite 1) · compare

installed for this run, removed at its end: glmark2 assimp vkmark
already installed: ffmpeg
glmark2-wayland --off-screen at 1920x1080, 8 scenes of 3 s (suite 1)
renderer: Apple M2 Max (G14C B1), OpenGL 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 26.2.3-arch1.1
[build] use-vbo=true: 3477 fps (0.288 ms a frame)
[texture] texture-filter=linear: 3369 fps (0.297 ms a frame)
[shading] shading=phong: 3058 fps (0.327 ms a frame)
[bump] bump-render=high-poly: 2818 fps (0.355 ms a frame)
[effect2d] kernel=0,1,0;1,-4,1;0,1,0;: 2720 fps (0.368 ms a frame)
[desktop] blur-radius=5:effect=blur:passes=1:separable=true:windows=4: 1047 fps (0.956 ms a frame)
[jellyfish] <default>: 2699 fps (0.371 ms a frame)
[terrain] <default>: 715 fps (1.399 ms a frame)
glmark2 score: 2486

PASS benchmark.vulkan works GPU, asahi layer score 5,786 points (vkmark 2025.01, suite 1) · compare

installed for this run, removed at its end: glmark2 assimp vkmark
already installed: ffmpeg
vkmark --winsys headless at 1920x1080, 7 scenes of 3 s (suite 1)
device: Apple M2 Max (G14C B1)
[vertex] device-local=true: 6269 fps (0.160 ms a frame)
[texture] anisotropy=16: 6749 fps (0.148 ms a frame)
[shading] shading=phong: 5260 fps (0.190 ms a frame)
[shading] shading=cel: 5260 fps (0.190 ms a frame)
[effect2d] kernel=blur: 4360 fps (0.229 ms a frame)
[desktop] <default>: 5881 fps (0.170 ms a frame)
[cube] <default>: 6728 fps (0.149 ms a frame)
vkmark score: 5786

PASS benchmark.h264-decode works Video decoder, asahi layer score 449 frames/s (ffmpeg n9.0.2, suite 1) · compare

installed for this run, removed at its end: glmark2 assimp vkmark
already installed: ffmpeg
clip: H.264 1920x1080, 150 frames (testsrc2, libx264 veryfast), decoded 4 times to a null output (suite 1)
software decode: 600 frames in 0.33 s, 1840.5 fps
hardware decode (VA-API): 600 frames in 1.33 s, 449.4 fps
hardware decode is 0.24x software decode
ffmpeg n9.0.2

PASS benchmark.hevc-decode works Video decoder, asahi layer score 763 frames/s (ffmpeg n9.0.2, suite 1) · compare

installed for this run, removed at its end: glmark2 assimp vkmark
already installed: ffmpeg
clip: HEVC 1920x1080, 150 frames (testsrc2, libx265 ultrafast), decoded 4 times to a null output (suite 1)
software decode: 600 frames in 0.37 s, 1639.3 fps
hardware decode (VA-API): 600 frames in 0.79 s, 763.4 fps
hardware decode is 0.47x software decode
ffmpeg n9.0.2

hardware inventory

435 hardware nodes: 372 claimed by a driver, 35 with no device of their own, 5 bus or register containers with no driver of their own, 23 disabled, 0 unclaimed.

Unknown hardware

None: every node on this Mac is either claimed by a driver or known to the feature catalogue.

Kernel build options

23 options differ from Asahi's linux-asahi 7.1.13.asahi3-2 (asahi-alarm/PKGBUILDs@d585b07).

option	Asahi	this kernel
`CONFIG_APPLE_TUNABLE`	m	y
`CONFIG_BPF_LSM`	y	n
`CONFIG_BUILDTIME_MCOUNT_SORT`	y	n
`CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE`	y	n
`CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS`	y	n
`CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS`	y	n
`CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_DIRECT_CALLS`	y	n
`CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTRY`	y	n
`CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS`	y	n
`CONFIG_FUNCTION_ALIGNMENT`	8	4
`CONFIG_FUNCTION_ALIGNMENT_8B`	y	n
`CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER`	y	n
`CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER`	y	n
`CONFIG_GENERIC_TRACER`	y	n
`CONFIG_HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS`	y	n
`CONFIG_HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_DIRECT_CALLS`	y	n
`CONFIG_RESET_APPLE_CIO`	n	y
`CONFIG_TASKS_RUDE_RCU`	y	n
`CONFIG_TRACE_SYSCALL_BUF_SIZE_DEFAULT`	63	n
`CONFIG_TYPEC_SN201202X`	n	m
`CONFIG_USB4`	n	m
`CONFIG_USB4_APPLE_SOC`	n	m
`CONFIG_USB4_NET`	n	m