Post #4358554
2026-08-03 15:42 UTC
with some light weekend kernel hacking, i was able to port OpenBSD's driver for Apple Silicon SPI keyboard/trackpad to Intel and get it working on my 2015 12" MacBook, making OpenBSD the first alternative OS i've been able to get the trifecta of ssd/keyboard/wifi working in
(linux has drivers for everything but they don't work, freebsd has the keyboard driver, but no wifi, and nvme needs hacking)
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@slava@mathstodon.xyz 2026-08-03 16:56
@joe@f.duriansoftware.com Excellent window manager too
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@atax1a@infosec.exchange 2026-08-03 17:00
@joe@f.duriansoftware.com oh shit! that would make our last-gen macbook that twitter never got back into a useful machine
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@joe@f.duriansoftware.com 2026-08-04 00:53
looks like @jcs also did this a while back, but it hasn't been accepted yet: https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=176365665219942&w=2 (edit: for the MacBook8,1 you'll also need this patch to add support for its version of the SPI controller chipset https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=178118755792445&w=2)