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[Ran OpenBSD for quite some time on a MBP M2. What doesn't work is GPU acceleration and DisplayPort over USB-C (Thunderbolt).
The former one can be a major issue when daily driving it. Does make a very mean SSH machine however.
Battery life was mind-blowing. Touchpad works, keyboard works, built-in WiFi works, display works, ethernet dongle works, etc.
WiFi might have some issues while roaming. My MBP M2 didn't have that issue, but seen others report it on Apple Silicon hardware.
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@hi @h3artbl33d it sounds like asahi linux is on the cusp of getting displayport/tb working. dunno how long that'll take to filter to openbsd after that though
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@lproven @hi oh hey! I use -current on all my desktop machines because that is a little more development friendly but I think last release vs current shouldn't make a huge difference in terms of feature support.
One thing to keep in mind is that OpenBSD doesn't have GPU acceleration on Apple Silicon. You can of course still use a graphical desktop but it will use software rendering. Webcam also doesn't work yet and some people report occasional wifi problems.
I recommend to just give it a try. The asahi installer that we also use for OpenBSD sets up dual boot by default so it is easily reversible if you don't like it.
EDIT: in terms of hardware m1 and m2 should work, m3 onwards doesn't. Also worth mentioning power consumption, in particular during suspend, will be worse than macos
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@hi It works, hardware support is pretty decent, but it's worth tempering expectations. OpenBSD has a DCP driver and supports basic KMS modesetting, but no GPU acceleration (that's the Rust kernel part in Asahi).
That said, I've had fun with it. 