diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 171d24cc..1ef3dd39 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Please see the documentation and guide below to get started. ## Documentation * [Release Notes](docs/release-notes.md) -* [Setup, Installation, and Maintenance Guide (2024-01-17)](docs/uefi-standalone.md) +* [Setup, Installation, and Maintenance Guide (2024-02-26)](docs/uefi-standalone.md) ## Credits diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md index 089017dd..251fe6cc 100644 --- a/docs/release-notes.md +++ b/docs/release-notes.md @@ -2,6 +2,25 @@ This file contains important information for each release. +## 2024-02-26 + +This release updates nixpkgs, the kernel, and Mesa. Thanks to oliverbestmann for +the updates. + +This release also includes a patch to fix random boot hangs with recent versions +of nixpkgs. + +The kernel and Mesa are now upgraded to OpenGL 4.6 compatibility. Restructurings +and upgrades have been made in the sound support as well (in particular an +upgrade to the `bankstown-lv2` bass enhancer), and quality should be improved. + +The GPU acceleration and sound upgrades require packages and features present +only in the latest nixpkgs unstable releases. If you are using NixOS 23.11, +please remain on an older release. This may be addressed in the future; +contributions are welcome. + +Upgrading nixpkgs brings GCC 13.2 as the default system compiler. + ## 2024-01-17 This release updates nixpkgs. diff --git a/docs/uefi-standalone.md b/docs/uefi-standalone.md index 28ed8f51..20d926e1 100644 --- a/docs/uefi-standalone.md +++ b/docs/uefi-standalone.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ -# UEFI Boot Standalone NixOS (2024-01-17) +# UEFI Boot Standalone NixOS (2024-02-26) This guide will build and was tested with the following software: -* Asahi Linux kernel version 6.6.0-asahi14 -* Asahi Linux's Mesa version 24.0.0_asahi-20231213-1 +* Asahi Linux kernel version 6.6.0-asahi15 +* Asahi Linux's Mesa version 24.1.0_asahi-20240218-1 * m1n1 version v1.4.11 * Asahi Linux's U-Boot version 2023.07.02.asahi4-1 -* Nixpkgs, as of 2024-01-15 +* Nixpkgs, as of 2024-02-26 * macOS stub 12.3 NOTE: The latest version of this guide will always be [at its home](https://github.com/tpwrules/nixos-apple-silicon/blob/main/docs/uefi-standalone.md). For more general information about Linux on Apple Silicon Macs, refer to the [Asahi Linux project](https://asahilinux.org/) and [alpha installer release](https://asahilinux.org/2022/03/asahi-linux-alpha-release/).