Omarchy on MBP 2017 laptop?

[srdjanpavlovic]

I have MBP from 2017 (Intel i5, 8gb ram, 250gb ssd...)

Did someone try Omarchy on that model? I would like to use it instead of MacOS... if it is possible,
and all of MBP hardware is supported.

[iamobservable]

Unsure of that mbp version. I've tested this model, sounds similar.

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
2.9 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5
8 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
250 GB SSD
Intel Iris Graphcis 550 1536 MB

The answer to your question is no not really. This is what is/isn't supported out of the box.

Omarchy installs just fine. You can boot into the machine with no additional issues. Omarchy automated install using the ISO overwrites and re-partitions the whole drive. This is NOT OPTIMAL, as the touchbar, videocam, and sound are only accessible via the iBridge (T1 chip device) and the iBridge reports as in recovery when you boot into Omarchy.

If you dual boot the operating system starting with macOS, then creating the necessary Linux partitions using archinstall, and finally manually installing Omarchy after arch is on the drive, it is possible to access the iBridge. Having the efi boot loader for Apple on the machine allows the hardware to be "turned on" so it can be used. Removing the Apple partitions from the drive does not allow the hardware to "turn on" correctly.

• Arch and Omarchy on the device
• Regular keyboard works via applespi kernel module driver

• Video camera does not work - drivers/configurations are available if you hunt online
• Touchbar does not work (thus no function or escape keys) - fun fact, escape is the same as " [" - drivers/configurations are available if you hunt online
• Sound does not work - drivers/configurations are available if you hunt online

You may have some luck talking with the people on the Omarchy Mac Discord. They are focused on T2 chip devices 2018+, and they have limited people using T1 chip devices 2016-2017, but you might ask around.

I'm working on a kernel module to support my device. I have the Touchbar working and am working on the sound. Stay tuned if you are interested.