Well the question is specifically about Asahi though. It’s a Linux distro that runs on the hardware, but almost none of the actual features work to the user’s benefit since only the basics of the SoC drivers have been reverse engineered.
That LED could mean anything. Just check and see if input is recognized during mapping setup. It doesn’t make sense that’s it’s showing as recognized but not working at all. I’d also check if BT is conflicting with wired connections.
SD cards get thrashed pretty quickly from high I/O usage. Install and setup log2ram to mitigate some of that issue, and put any heavy logging to wherever you set the log2ram mount (/var/log by default). Note this will extend the life of the SD card, but reduce your available RAM while running. Another option is getting an NVME hat or USB adapter to not run on off of SD.
Pretty sure the video mode is just being set wrong. Did you set the run level or something since you mentioned headless? Have you tried to SSH into it?
What happens if you boot the clean image, then reboot it without updating?
I’d be looking at a Framework Refurb. Affordable, upgradeable, and reconfigurable if you’re really looking to get the most bang for your buck.
Plenty of great build quality brands out there aside from Apple. I’d even say theirs is pretty low.
You’d get no benefit from it just running Asahi. If you want it for the features, you’d run MacOS.
The people saying these things are the C-level dipshits getting soft chubs hoping it happens. The reality is that “AI” (especially LLMs) is not a replacement for skilled workers. What it’s mostly used for is a tool to negate high wages for skilled workers, not a true tool to reduce a workforce.
The only people these kinds of tools will ever help are people at the top. The wealthy controlling access to the tools, and the scumbags doing their bidding.
Most of the things you listed require some very specific constraints to even work, let alone work well. If you’re working with just a few machines, no storage array or high bandwidth networking, I’d just stick with NFS.
“Boring”? I’d be more interested in what works without causing problems. NFS is bulletproof.
Did you try mapping the buttons?
Why do you think it’s NOT working if everything says it is?
At least private institutions are stepping up. Where’s the rest of the universities?
Title reads like a one-liner joke. I’m sure this will release when Metaverse finally takes off 🤣
That’s very specific to individual services
Had no idea anyone even still mined Chia. What a waste.
Well allow me to retort:
“Works” is not the same as “works well”. As you mentioned, the bare minimum of it working has been achieved…kudos I guess.
The hardware is proprietary, and without someone devoting a LOT of time to reverse engineering the drivers to a point of, let’s say, 90% functionality, there is literally no point except to say “I can run a Linux kernel on this thing”.
The point of even having the hardware to begin with is the battery lifetime with the power draw from the SoC. As you noted, you don’t get that benefit from Asahi. Not the full GPU power, or the audio hardware, or the networking, USB-C, external displays, Thunderbolt, or the onboard security features, or the network offloading…I can go on.
Why would anyone buy a machine that is designed to run a specific OS, just to run a different OS on it and lose all the benefits of running that hardware in the first place? Bragging rights?
It’s a stupid purchase if you just want a good Linux machine. Framework is a much better buy.