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Re:Apple GPU drivers now in Asahi Linux by mre on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @05:08AM (#33892635)
Apparently they still do [1], even though I have an M1 and never experienced any of the "micro vibrations" that I had on the old Intel Macs.

[1]: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macbook-pro-m1-max-almo...

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Re:Apple GPU drivers now in Asahi Linux by trarmp on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @06:21AM (#33893127)
Oh, I finally have something of value to add to a HN thread!

I was always bothered by this and managed to fix it a few months ago. I had grounded my power-plug-box to the central heating system with some copper (don’t ask), but was wondering why I still got those vibrations whenever I was charging the MacBook.

Turns out, charging through just the monitor (via Thunderbolt) solved this: the monitor was grounded. The default MacBook charger (EU) plug just has just two prongs; a third one for grounding exists, but has to be attached separately.

Edit: indeed, this was on a 14” 2021 MBP. They definitely still get the vibrations when connected to a power source without grounding.

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