The initial install was “fun”… So much so, that I would have probably abandoned Arch altogether if I did not have a vested interest in it. Installation: I have gone for a pure x86_64 install this time. The basic specs of my MacBook Pro 8.1 (13″) are: Do you have the same issue as well? I thought it could be related to the queue depth-related workaround from which is in place for the MacBook8,1, but not yet for the MacBookPro13,x, but I haven't tried it out yet.My earlier post about installing Arch Linux on a MacBook Pro 5.5 is one of the most accessed posts on my site, so I figured I should write an update for the newer model. I have the problem from time to time that NVMe isn't properly working at boot and I have to restart to get it working. But in KDE I can easily change it via the power management settings. The UX isn't that nice, as there are no dedicated keys for doing it, as the Touch Bar isn't working yet and the integrated ambient light sensor isn't working either yet. Settings the screen brightness works also out of the box with Debian. I did a quick try with 0ad and that runs really smooth with >50fps with the highest graphical details and native screen resolution. I just had to force Xorg to pick the intel driver (with Debian). Hardware accelerated graphics output is also no problem with the integrated intel graphics card on the MacBookPro13,2. It could also be that the displays have a higher resolution as advertised, but as Xorg correctly probes the right resolution I suspect it is a bug. Regarding the screen resolution issue: That appears to be a bug in the EDID data provided by the display. You can reference the bug list and solution on the various linked articles. This repository the state of Linux on MacBook 2016 & 2017 contains various problems encountered with installing and running Linux on MBP.
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