Software46 mOctober 4, 2026, 21:22

Linux 7.4 gets initial basic support for Apple M4 chips

Asahi Linux developer Sven Peter submitted pull requests adding very basic device tree support for Apple's M4 chips and the MacBook Neo. The support is only enough to install the kernel on those devices; further work, especially for GPU support, is needed to make the OS usable.

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Linux 7.4 gets initial basic support for Apple M4 chips

Pull requests for M4 and MacBook Neo target Linux 7.4
Support is only enough to install the kernel
GPU and other work still needed for usable OS

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