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I thought virtualization doesn't work with M1? Like docker and such... did something change?

by Exuma 6y ago

stu2b50 6y ago
No, that was never the case. Even Docker is running, albeit still in WIP status (https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/apple-m1/ https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/apple-m1/).
saagarjha 6y ago
A12Z didn’t do virtualization. M1 does it fine.
eyelidlessness 6y ago
It's understandable you may have missed some information, so to correct the record (and ensure other readers are aware), Apple highlighted virtualization in their announcement of M1, specifically highlighting Linux. It's been supported from the moment it was public.
- Exuma 6y ago
  Well WTF... I know 100% for a fact I saw this somewhere, that's why I didn't buy one............. can you think of what the article I read might have been referencing? It might have even been a huge thread on HN how developers/programmers were waiting a year+ to buy it until certain things were supported.
  - eyelidlessness 6y ago
    I think maybe you saw a bunch of FUD? I’ve seen a ton on here. There was also a lot of speculation that Apple would quash booting other OSes, and maybe that got into the mix? FWIW I’m a lifelong Apple user and even if I had the budget I’d hold off a year on ARM Macs, because I’ve learned to avoid first revision models in general.
  - acdha 6y ago
    There were two common misunderstandings which were widely promulgated people whose confidence exceeded their actual knowledge: 1. The developer preview systems didn't support it, but that was because they used the older A12X chip. Lots of people spread that on social media as this not working on ARM at all. 2. Docker for Mac did not have ARM support at launch. Docker does have full ARM support so this was just a function of needing time to develop the desktop app (and not having access to the M1 hardware much ahead of anyone else) but some people panicked and portrayed this as something which would require a huge amount of work. There's a preview release out now: https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/apple-m1/ https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/apple-m1/
    - Exuma 6y ago
      Well fuck me, that was the entire point of buying this current mac... thanks for the info.

I thought virtualization doesn't work with M1? Like docker and such... did something change?

by Exuma 6y ago

I thought virtualization doesn't work with M1? Like docker and such... did something change?

No, that was never the case. Even Docker is running, albeit still in WIP status (https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/apple-m1/ https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/apple-m1/).

saagarjha 6y ago

A12Z didn’t do virtualization. M1 does it fine.

eyelidlessness 6y ago

It's understandable you may have missed some information, so to correct the record (and ensure other readers are aware), Apple highlighted virtualization in their announcement of M1, specifically highlighting Linux. It's been supported from the moment it was public.

Exuma 6y ago
Well WTF... I know 100% for a fact I saw this somewhere, that's why I didn't buy one............. can you think of what the article I read might have been referencing? It might have even been a huge thread on HN how developers/programmers were waiting a year+ to buy it until certain things were supported.
- eyelidlessness 6y ago
  I think maybe you saw a bunch of FUD? I’ve seen a ton on here. There was also a lot of speculation that Apple would quash booting other OSes, and maybe that got into the mix? FWIW I’m a lifelong Apple user and even if I had the budget I’d hold off a year on ARM Macs, because I’ve learned to avoid first revision models in general.
- acdha 6y ago
  There were two common misunderstandings which were widely promulgated people whose confidence exceeded their actual knowledge: 1. The developer preview systems didn't support it, but that was because they used the older A12X chip. Lots of people spread that on social media as this not working on ARM at all. 2. Docker for Mac did not have ARM support at launch. Docker does have full ARM support so this was just a function of needing time to develop the desktop app (and not having access to the M1 hardware much ahead of anyone else) but some people panicked and portrayed this as something which would require a huge amount of work. There's a preview release out now: https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/apple-m1/ https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/apple-m1/
  - Exuma 6y ago
    Well fuck me, that was the entire point of buying this current mac... thanks for the info.