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2OEH8eoCRo0 13 hours ago

Displayport alt mode? Thunderbolt?

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fainpul 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

At least for M1 they got it working. Seems to be in testing phase now. Promised to come soon.

https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-asahi-linux-porting-linux-to-app...

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michaelRostom 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

From that video "Our goal is to make this [dp-altmode] generally available to all people sometime early in the next year [2026]"

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gignico 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Is that display port over USB-C? That’s the main showstopper for me to use Asahi on my M1 Pro MBP.

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ZiiS 11 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, the test branch works fine for me, should be officially supported soon.

	▲	gignico 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's cool!

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someNameIG 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That's great. The only reason I haven't got it on my M1 Air yet.

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hamandcheese 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I wish it were possible to directly fund DP-alt mode support. It is the only thing remaining preventing me from adopting Asahi.

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ZiiS 11 hours ago | parent [-]

For me https://github.com/AsahiLinux/linux/tree/fairydust installed and worked without any tweeks. Don't think you can direct funding, but https://opencollective.com/asahilinux contributes to getting this fully officially supported.

	▲	hamandcheese 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		No idea what the fairydust kernel is. For more context, I gooled around and found this Phoronix article: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-EOY-2025-CCC > On the display side, Asahi Linux developers have been working on the DisplayPort connectivity. For that there are now experimental DisplayPort patches for Asahi Linux via their "fairydust" tree. That's great news!

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greenimpala 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

and ProMotion, then its a serious contender

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volemo 12 hours ago | parent [-]

Dunno, I don’t care about ProMotion (I’ve got it and I don’t see it), but sleep and battery life are very important to me.

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porkloin 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Are you sure you've actually used the higher refresh rate? It might not be enabled by default. I'd be surprised if you can't tell the difference comparing 60hz to 120hz back to back.

	▲	volemo 10 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Well, I have an M1 Pro MBP so I'm pretty sure. edit: ok, I've tried toggling ProMotion on and off, and I can see it. However, I still think the improvement is marginal.
	▲	robin_reala 10 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I use an M1 Macbook Pro for work and an M2 Macbook Air for home, and I basically don’t see any major difference.

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