Questions tagged [apple-silicon]
Apple Silicon is a family of ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) for Macintosh computers. This tag relates to software compatibility with that chip rather than other processor families
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Does VirtualBox run on Apple Silicon?
I have a new M1 MacBook Air that I would like to use for Virtual Machine development.
Can Oracle VirtualBox VMs run on this new Apple Silicon architecture?
The documentation on the VirtualBox website ...
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zsh: bad CPU type in executable
I am using the terminal on an Apple M1 MacBook. I try to use a cli tool that is not build for aarm64, so I get this error message in the terminal:
zsh: bad CPU type in executable
Is there anything I ...
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Apple Silicon: port all Homebrew packages under /usr/local/opt/ to /opt/homebrew
I recently purchased a MacBook Pro 13" with the M1 chip and transferred all my data over using a Time Machine backup. Homebrew packages are currently installed in /usr/local/opt/ but it is my ...
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Does the 2020 Apple M1 MacBook Pro support 2x daisy chained Thunderbolt Displays?
The Apple Silicon based 2020 Apple M1 MacBook Pro supports Thunderbolt version 3 and I'm wondering if anyone has tried connection one to an Apple Thunderbolt Display?
Of course you'd need to use one ...
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My Macbook Pro M1 2020 is not starting up without being plugged in and battery icon shows a cross with fans turned on
My MacBook Pro 2020 M1 is showing some issues related to battery.
Earlier, its battery health started falling abnormally from 95 to 85 percent while charge cycle counts being 124 only.
Now it wont ...
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Run everything in Rosetta 2 on Silicon Mac
I've recently started using a Silicon MacBook Pro 13 (i.e. one with non-Intel processor).
I have found installing some software difficult, for example installing Python through Homebrew and installing ...
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From system_profile what does Kind mean
system_profiler SPApplicationsDataType provides a list of Applications that spotlight knows about. This is also available form the System Report in About this Mac
One of the fields for each ...
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Why is Homebrew installed in /opt/homebrew on Apple Silicon Macs?
The Homebrew installation page says:
This script installs Homebrew to its preferred prefix (/usr/local for
macOS Intel, /opt/homebrew for Apple Silicon and
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew for Linux) so ...
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How can I get the CPU temperature from the command line on Apple Silicon M1
I wanted to monitor handy temperature data like I did dozen times on Linux machines. No problem! I found a beautiful one-liner:
sudo powermetrics --samplers smc | grep -i "CPU die temperature&...
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How to use sshfs on Apple Silicon (M1)
I'm trying to get sshfs working on Apple Silicon (M1) and Big Sur.
I have hit a brick wall. I installed some version of macFUSE already. I also tried building what I think is the latest for January ...
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Mount Ext4 on M1 or M1Pro or M1Max
I know this question has been asked many times. Everyone finds their own solution. I used to mount Ext4 via FUSE. But with the move to Big Sur I had to mount Ext4 using VirtualBox. But VirtualBox ...
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Is there an equivalent to resetting NVRAM on an M1 mac?
I have an M1 Mac Mini that is exhibiting some strange issues that aren't going away after reinstalling macOS. I'd like to reset its NVRAM or whatever the nearest equivalent is for M1 macs, in case ...
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How can I adjust keyboard backlight on the new M1 MacBook Air?
The 2020 M1 Macbook Air lacks keys to adjust keyboard brightness and F5 and F6 don’t appear to have any effect.
Is there a way to adjust - especially to turn off - the keyboard backlight?
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M1 Mac clean install, getting stuck at "Create a computer account"
I wanted to do a clean install on my shiny new M1 MacBook Pro, running macOS 11.1. I booted into recovery mode and navigated to disk utility, click my Macintosh HD entry, erase, then erase volume ...
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M1 mac: mach-o file, but is an incompatible architecture (have 'x86_64', need 'arm64e') - python
When I try to run "scrapy startproject" in vscode, below error comes up.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/admin/Desktop/development/project/scrapyTutorial/venv/bin/...
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How to force a Terminal Command to run with the Performance Cores on Apple Silicon?
I recently had to reinstall the developer tools using xcode-select —install, but noticed that the install was completed with my efficiency cores rather than my performance cores. I know this because ...
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MacBook Pro 14-inch M1 Pro battery drain while sleeping
My new 14-inch MacBook Pro (M1 Chip macOS Monterey 12.0.1) uses a lot of battery during sleep mode. I have tried the following potential solution with no luck:
Restarting the Mac
Erasing the Mac
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How to execute terminal command on energy efficient cores on M1 chip?
I want to run nodejs process on E cores, but when I run it I see that it uses P cores even if there is a 0.3 second task.
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Get MacBook Pro M1 to consistently order 2 identical monitors
I have an M1 MacBook Pro. I have two 27" HP E27u G4 monitors each connected directly to it via USB-C cables.
Every time the Mac sleeps (turns off the displays?), when I wake it up it will ...
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How to enable hibernation on M1 Mac
I am trying to enable Windows-like hibernation (powering off the device) on an M1 Mac mini. Current power mode configuration of any Mac can be displayed with pmset -g command, and this command's ...
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Can Apple Silicon-based Mac boot from *unauthorized* external drive?
Can one boot M1 MacBook from a unauthorized bootable external drive: i.e. the external drive that was prepared on some other Mac, and the user not having admin password of the MacBook he is trying to ...
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What is this qemu-system-aarch64 process and why is it using almost 3 GB of RAM on my M1 Mac
I am on my M1 Mac mini (Big Sur 11.3.1). I got a message that I am running out of RAM and should close some apps. I saw this process called qemu-system-aarch64 that takes up to 3GB of RAM. I don't ...
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On Apple M1 with Rosetta, how to open entire Terminal / iTerm in x86_64 architecture? [duplicate]
As a developer, I have experienced major issues with installing languages, libraries and development tools from the command-line as Apple M1 has migrated over to using arm64 instead of x86_64 ...
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Spotlight Indexing of Google Drive File Stream Disabled on Restart
I recently got issued a Macbook Air M1, 2020 running macOS Big Sur 11.2.3. I rely on Google Drive file stream for my work and I have so far managed to successfully install the program. However, it ...
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Tell if running process is running under Rosetta or is M1-native by Command Line
If you have an M1-based Macbook you can tell if a process running on the machine is Apple/M1 or Intel/Rosetta in Activity Monitor, but is there a way to get this information on the command line?
I'd ...
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Sleep keyboard shortcut on M1 MacBook Pro
The Ctrl + Shift + Power shortcut to put the computer to sleep does not work on the M1 MacBook Pro (assuming that the Touch ID button replaces the power button).
What is the keyboard shortcut to put ...
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View big.LITTLE cores on htop or similar utility
Is there a utility in which I can see which of the cores are running at which frequencies? Or, even better, that shows whether a core is big or LITTLE? For example, neither htop (on Rosetta 2, ...
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How does Rosetta 2 work?
I'd love to understand more about how Rosetta 2 works. The Apple Developer article is brief. Has anyone done a deep analysis on how Rosetta 2 works, how it is invoked and whether it's possible to use ...
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Conditionally run program using Rosetta 2 on M1 Mac
Is it possible to start a program using the command line in a way that has it run by Rosetta 2, without having the application setting that forces the program to always be running under Rosetta 2.
e.g....
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WindowServer high CPU usage, spikes when moving cursor on M1 MacBook Big Sur
The "WindowServer" process uses excessive CPU time on my 2020 M1 MacBook Pro running Big Sur 11.2.1. At idle it will sit at 15-25% CPU time. When moving the mouse cursor it jumps to 30-50% ...
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Is there a way to run a macOS guest virtual machine on an M1 / Apple Silicon host?
On an Intel Mac it was possible and legal to run a "Mac-on-Mac" VM, i.e. to run macOS within a virtual machine hypervisor running on macOS. Does any product or demonstration exist for the ...
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X86 emulation on M1, M1 Pro and M1 Max
I plan to buy an M1 macOS computer.
I do not know what to choose between M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max.
I need to run an x86 64-bit Windows. This is not for gaming or graphics purposes.
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M1 Mac Kernel Panic on reboot: no checkins from watchdogd
On my main Intel MBP I've had this same issue since Catalina.
I just got a new M1 MBP, without all the Intel baggage, and still I have the issue.
On Big Sur 11.2 (just released as of Feb 1 2021), on ...
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Is it possible to compile UNIX command line program for Apple Silicon architecture on Intel-based Mac?
I have a GUI wrapper of UNIX command line program. I noticed that Apple announced Apple Silicon Mac. Sooner or later I need to build Universal Binary of my GUI wrapper. But at first, I need to ...
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Is nested virtualization is supported by Apple Silicon chips (M2/M3)?
I'm trying to find if the latest Apple Silicon chips support fully nested virtualization.
Namely the ability for it to run a VM inside another VM.
Its really hard to find definitive answers. Most ...
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Custom macOS application bundle requires Rosetta even through it shouldn't
Since there is currently no DrJava application bundle for macOS, I thought I could be the one to make it because I want to use it anyway. From just searching on the internet I made the following ...
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How does macOS decide when to use M1's performance vs. efficiency cores?
I haven't found the answer by googling. I'm wondering because I can't make sense of what I see on my M1 MacBook Air when giving it a heavy load of BOINC jobs when on battery vs. plugged in. ...
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Can a MacBook safely handle chargers that fluctuate maximum power?
I have a MacBook Pro M1 16”. Can it safely charge when the charger (with multiple USB-C ports) will fluctuate between 45 watts and 100 watts, based on number of cables plugged into it?
Can the ...
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kernel panics on sleep, M1 Macbook Air Big Sur
The new M1 Macbook Air with latest and greatest Big Sur 11.0.1, 11.1 and now 11.2 has kernel panics with high regularity.
Any suggestions on a remedy, or things to try? Much thanks.
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Does the MacBook Pro M2 2023 charge >100W (140W, FastCharge) via the USB-C ports?
On the M1 MacBook Pros charging via the USB-C ports if only up to 100W (USB PowerDevlivery 20V 5A)
Hwr, did they improve it on the MBP M2 2023, so you could also FastCharge (140W - USB PD 28V 5A) via ...
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macOS Ventura 13.0 does not show .Trash folder in my Home directory
In Finder, .Trash does not appear.
But on Terminal, I can see the directory.
I'd like to add Trash on the sidebar.
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Cannot install macOS Sonoma to an external SSD on MacBook
I want to install macOS Sonoma from my M3 MacBook Air which runs Sonoma as well on the internal storage. (Specifically macOS version 14.5 on both internal and the one I try to install.)
My goal is to ...
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CoreServicesUIAgent stealing/ taking Window-focus
Since updating my MBP with M1-Chip to Ventura 13.3.1 the apps I currently work with are not in focus anymore after a random time.
I found out with a python-script which prints out the name of the ...
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WindowServer high on Macbook M1 Pro [closed]
My WindowServer usage seems unusually high. I only have two chrome tabs open. I have a Macbook M1 Pro running Monterey.
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Is it recommended to use old Macbook charger with M1?
I got a 16" 2019 MBP and 16" 2021 M1.
MBP came with 96W charger with usb-c=>usb-c
M1 came with 140W charger with usb-c=>magsafe
Is it safe and recommended to charge my M1 with the ...
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Does MacOS on M1 prioritise arm binaries later on path?
I'm trying to nix my new M1 Mac with home-manager and I'm thinking I might wanna skip xcode devtools altogether.
I've installed nix and home-manager and built a generation with git, but:
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External iSight camera with Apple Silicon Mac?
I'm attempting to use a 2003-era external Apple iSight Camera with an M1 Mac mini via adapters:
iSight > FireWire 400 > FireWire 800 > Thunderbolt 2 > Thunderbolt 3
This same adapter ...
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MacBook Air M1 battery drain when sleeping
My new Macbook Air(M1 Chip, Big Sur 11.1) uses a lot of the battery during sleep mode I talked with apple support regarding this issue and I have been told to reinstall macOS. I reinstalled macOS and ...
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Memory bandwidth (200GB/s vs 400GB/s) on a M1X Macbook Pro: usage scenarios where it makes difference?
I'm struggling to choose between M1max and M1pro for my MacBook 2021. The only difference that could be relevant for me is 2x memory bandwidth.
Are there any real-world usage scenarios where 200GB/s ...
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Memory Pressure in yellow with new MacBook Pro M1 Pro (14 inch / 16GB RAM )
I recently purchased a new MacBook Pro 14 inch model (16GB RAM and 8 core CPU).
The new laptop is running just fine. It's super fast. However, memory pressure is usually in the yellow. On my old ...
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