[AMD] macOS 10.12.x (Sierra) Kernel Testing & Release (for help use the Help Topic)

[Mr. Xtreme 260]

Well, Spakk, and Gils83 know what this topic is for, get to it you wizards!
  In all seriousness, remember the following;

1.  It's just a computer, they don't always never do what you know they should do,
2. macOS Sierra is called "Beta" for a reason, bugs might not be AMD specific,
3. And last of all, remember that we do this for fun, not to break our brains trying to figure stuff out about bug x, or y.

Have fun.

[MattsCreative 341]

Well, Spakk, and Gils83 know what this topic is for, get to it you wizards!

  In all seriousness, remember the following;

1.  It's just a computer, they don't always never do what you know they should do,
2. macOS Sierra is called "Beta" for a reason, bugs might not be AMD specific,
3. And last of all, remember that we do this for fun, not to break our brains trying to figure stuff out about bug x, or y.

Have fun.

rename it AMD CPU tests 

[Duran Keeley 599]

Unfortunately this section will only become really active when the kernel source comes out.

[Mr. Xtreme 260]

Unfortunately this section will only become really active when the kernel source comes out.

Yep, I hope it isn't near as long as we waited for El Capitan.

[gils83 1,339]

 

je pense que Bronya l'a déjà

 

I think the Bronya already  

[Bronya 1,529]

lol )))

[Shaneee 1,620]

I've already tried to hack it to boot but no luck. Probably end of the year beginning of next we might get the sources.

 

[gils83 1,339]

 

no kernel 

 

 

Hello Bronya ,

 

one kernel !! 

 

works very good for Intel , ARM ? 

 

boot flag -f

boot.zip

[v-volodi 5]

hi, when the test kernels sierra for  AMD procesors?

[Shaneee 1,620]

hi, when the test kernels sierra for  AMD procesors?

 

Whenever Apple release the sources.

[fantomas 3,895]

Whenever Apple release the sources.

http://opensource.apple.com//source/xnu/xnu-3789.1.32/

 

Download link

 

http://opensource.apple.com/tarballs/xnu/xnu-3789.1.32.tar.gz

[pico joe 203]

http://opensource.apple.com//source/xnu/xnu-3789.1.32/

 

Download link

 

http://opensource.apple.com/tarballs/xnu/xnu-3789.1.32.tar.gz

 

Can't wait .. The magic Bronya , AnV, Duran Keeley, Shanee and all of  kernel dev ...   

[v-volodi 5]

Let's go 

[Shaneee 1,620]

There seems to be a missing file in the source. Once that's been sorted we can build for AMD.

[CherryCream1 2]

So is patching kernels basically using the source code and changing values until it works for a certain processor?

[v-volodi 5]

We waiting files ))

[tucano2000 1]

+1

[MattsCreative 341]

yay can't wait for progress

[pepitillo 10]

I don't know what apple is doing. Looking at the makefile it seems that can be compiled for ARM. Has anyone know something about this?

[Shaneee 1,620]

It is possible.

 

/osfmk/mach/machine.h

/*
 *	ARM subtypes
 */
#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_ALL             ((cpu_subtype_t) 0)
#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_V4T             ((cpu_subtype_t) 5)
#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_V6              ((cpu_subtype_t) 6)
#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_V5TEJ           ((cpu_subtype_t) 7)
#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_XSCALE		((cpu_subtype_t) 8)
#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_V7		((cpu_subtype_t) 9)
#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_V7F		((cpu_subtype_t) 10) /* Cortex A9 */
#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_V7S		((cpu_subtype_t) 11) /* Swift */
#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_V7K		((cpu_subtype_t) 12)
#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_V6M		((cpu_subtype_t) 14) /* Not meant to be run under xnu */
#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_V7M		((cpu_subtype_t) 15) /* Not meant to be run under xnu */
#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_V7EM		((cpu_subtype_t) 16) /* Not meant to be run under xnu */

#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_V8		((cpu_subtype_t) 13)

/*
 *  ARM64 subtypes
 */
#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM64_ALL           ((cpu_subtype_t) 0)
#define CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM64_V8            ((cpu_subtype_t) 1)

/*
 *	CPU families (sysctl hw.cpufamily)
 *
 * These are meant to identify the CPU's marketing name - an
 * application can map these to (possibly) localized strings.
 * NB: the encodings of the CPU families are intentionally arbitrary.
 * There is no ordering, and you should never try to deduce whether
 * or not some feature is available based on the family.
 * Use feature flags (eg, hw.optional.altivec) to test for optional
 * functionality.
 */
#define CPUFAMILY_UNKNOWN   		0
#define CPUFAMILY_POWERPC_G3		0xcee41549
#define CPUFAMILY_POWERPC_G4		0x77c184ae
#define CPUFAMILY_POWERPC_G5		0xed76d8aa
#define CPUFAMILY_INTEL_6_13		0xaa33392b
#define CPUFAMILY_INTEL_PENRYN		0x78ea4fbc
#define CPUFAMILY_INTEL_NEHALEM		0x6b5a4cd2
#define CPUFAMILY_INTEL_WESTMERE	0x573b5eec
#define CPUFAMILY_INTEL_SANDYBRIDGE	0x5490b78c
#define CPUFAMILY_INTEL_IVYBRIDGE	0x1f65e835
#define CPUFAMILY_INTEL_HASWELL		0x10b282dc
#define CPUFAMILY_INTEL_BROADWELL	0x582ed09c
#define CPUFAMILY_INTEL_SKYLAKE		0x37fc219f
#define CPUFAMILY_ARM_9			0xe73283ae
#define CPUFAMILY_ARM_11		0x8ff620d8
#define CPUFAMILY_ARM_XSCALE		0x53b005f5
#define CPUFAMILY_ARM_12                0xbd1b0ae9
#define CPUFAMILY_ARM_13		0x0cc90e64
#define CPUFAMILY_ARM_14		0x96077ef1
#define CPUFAMILY_ARM_15		0xa8511bca
#define CPUFAMILY_ARM_SWIFT 		0x1e2d6381
#define CPUFAMILY_ARM_CYCLONE		0x37a09642
#define CPUFAMILY_ARM_TYPHOON		0x2c91a47e
#define CPUFAMILY_ARM_TWISTER		0x92fb37c8
#define CPUFAMILY_ARM_HURRICANE		0x67ceee93

Can't build the source yet. Need to wait on updated dependencies.

[Duran Keeley 599]

I don't know what apple is doing. Looking at the makefile it seems that can be compiled for ARM. Has anyone know something about this?

iPhones/iPads are ARM architecture.

[Mr. Xtreme 260]

iPhones/iPads are ARM architecture.

I hope this doesn't mean that Apple will be switching to ARM CPUs, otherwise hacknitshes are gonna be, dead.

[Duran Keeley 599]

I hope this doesn't mean that Apple will be switching to ARM CPUs, otherwise hacknitshes are gonna be, dead.

Most likely not, since the first iPhone they have been ARM

[spakk 1,819]

It may be helpful for us, if some one can check the kernels, for the first time on Intel hackintosh or real mac.

[pico joe 203]

Hi spakk .. try to boot in my intel machine with your kernel