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macOS only runs on compatible hardware. If you buy compatible Linux hardware then Linux "just works" too. It won't work with just random stuff you found in a b

by izacus 5y ago

macOS only runs on compatible hardware. If you buy compatible Linux hardware then Linux "just works" too. It won't work with just random stuff you found in a basement the same way hackintoshes don't "just work" either. Also, after the trash fire that's M1 Mac external monitor support I'd strongly dispute the "just works" tag for macOS too.

vosper 5y ago
Everything external display I’ve plugged my M1 Mac into has worked well. Monitors of various dimensions and a TV. It’s just-worked for me. What’s the trash for you’re referring to?
- MichaelBurge 5y ago
  Not sure about him, but I notice 2 issues with external monitors: * Only 2 hardware-rendered displays maximum. I use 3, so the 3rd one has to be software-rendered. * There's a delay when switching my KVM to the Mac and it emitting a video signal, that's longer than the delay when switching to Linux and activating the same monitors.
- ihateolives 5y ago
  > Everything external display I’ve plugged my M1 Mac into has worked well. Ever tried 1440p? It looks like crap. There's a reason BetterDummy is a thing.
  - vosper 5y ago
    I have a 1440p monitor as my main screen. What am I missing out on?
- izacus 5y ago
  I have a sample of thousands of machines in my company and there's been a massive regression in external monitor compatibility with switch to Apple GPUs. There are many external monitors that outright don't work via USB-C on M1. macOS 12.3.1 tried to address some things but it's nowhere near as compatible as Intel Macs. But I believe you when you say that it works on the exact monitor models you own (it works with my home monitors too). But that's kinda beside the point in these debates.
aspenmayer 5y ago
> macOS only runs on compatible hardware You’re not even wrong, but fortunately we don’t have to run on bare metal, although we can do that too. Running modern, up-to-date macOS on bare metal x86 is possible. I know because I’ve done it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackintosh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackintosh https://khronokernel.github.io/apple/silicon/2021/01/17/QEMU-AS.html https://khronokernel.github.io/apple/silicon/2021/01/17/QEMU... https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/ https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/ https://hackintosh.com/ https://hackintosh.com/

by izacus 5y ago

vosper 5y ago

Everything external display I’ve plugged my M1 Mac into has worked well. Monitors of various dimensions and a TV. It’s just-worked for me. What’s the trash for you’re referring to?

MichaelBurge 5y ago
Not sure about him, but I notice 2 issues with external monitors: * Only 2 hardware-rendered displays maximum. I use 3, so the 3rd one has to be software-rendered. * There's a delay when switching my KVM to the Mac and it emitting a video signal, that's longer than the delay when switching to Linux and activating the same monitors.
ihateolives 5y ago
> Everything external display I’ve plugged my M1 Mac into has worked well. Ever tried 1440p? It looks like crap. There's a reason BetterDummy is a thing.
- vosper 5y ago
  I have a 1440p monitor as my main screen. What am I missing out on?
izacus 5y ago
I have a sample of thousands of machines in my company and there's been a massive regression in external monitor compatibility with switch to Apple GPUs. There are many external monitors that outright don't work via USB-C on M1. macOS 12.3.1 tried to address some things but it's nowhere near as compatible as Intel Macs. But I believe you when you say that it works on the exact monitor models you own (it works with my home monitors too). But that's kinda beside the point in these debates.

aspenmayer 5y ago

> macOS only runs on compatible hardware You’re not even wrong, but fortunately we don’t have to run on bare metal, although we can do that too. Running modern, up-to-date macOS on bare metal x86 is possible. I know because I’ve done it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackintosh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackintosh https://khronokernel.github.io/apple/silicon/2021/01/17/QEMU-AS.html https://khronokernel.github.io/apple/silicon/2021/01/17/QEMU... https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/ https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/ https://hackintosh.com/ https://hackintosh.com/