The MacBook Air XXX
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2024 3:50 am
Hi! This will be a blog post about the MacBook Air XXX (aka known as the J415AP DVT, MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023)) that i've been mentioning a a few times on various platforms, which in my eyes is something truly special.
But what even is this device?
Well... this device is a prototype board of the 15 inch M2 MacBook Air, and is of the DVT (late stage) (according to the diags image atleast), and runs one of the few known NonUI builds of macOS (RomeETarus, 22E11940k)
Where the fuck did you get this?
I get my devices by praying to Al-ahmar, greater lord rukkedvata, orabashi, and the everlasting lord of arcane wisdom
nah, I got this from a special someone who brought it from idlefish and shipped it to me
What are diferences between this board and a production board?
One quick look does not show that many differences, however it has:
What is the OS like?
Tl;dr: macOS but:
- without various apps and features
- includes tons of test apps
- requires an AppleConnect to install alternative OSes
Here are some screenshots:
What are my plans for this device?
At the moment, I'm unsure, possibly a so-called "ARM64 Virt Server" where I can run ARM64 VMs off of it, but part of me just wants to keep it as is.
But what even is this device?
Well... this device is a prototype board of the 15 inch M2 MacBook Air, and is of the DVT (late stage) (according to the diags image atleast), and runs one of the few known NonUI builds of macOS (RomeETarus, 22E11940k)
Where the fuck did you get this?
I get my devices by praying to Al-ahmar, greater lord rukkedvata, orabashi, and the everlasting lord of arcane wisdom
nah, I got this from a special someone who brought it from idlefish and shipped it to me
What are diferences between this board and a production board?
One quick look does not show that many differences, however it has:
- An SoC with no Apple logo on it (unlike production models)
- Debug LEDs and buttons
- 22E11940k_board.JPG (2.31 MiB) Viewed 1286 times
Tl;dr: macOS but:
- without various apps and features
- includes tons of test apps
- requires an AppleConnect to install alternative OSes
Here are some screenshots:
- 22E11940k_Desktop.png (240.48 KiB) Viewed 1286 times
- 22E11940k_Page1.png (1.26 MiB) Viewed 1286 times
- 22E11940k_SysInfo.png (867.47 KiB) Viewed 1286 times
- 22E11940k_Kernel.png (359.72 KiB) Viewed 1286 times
- 22E11940k_About.png (313.99 KiB) Viewed 1286 times
At the moment, I'm unsure, possibly a so-called "ARM64 Virt Server" where I can run ARM64 VMs off of it, but part of me just wants to keep it as is.