I'll try it when I get the mac (it still hasn't arrived). Also, since the pcitree script is a sh file, I can prob run it on a m1 mac. Yes, there is a version of linux that is made for arm, at least for Ubuntu ( ). I think your method only allows VMWare to use the GPU to help accelerate its virtual GPU? The GPU can't do that without working macOS drivers. Posted by: won't work unless your method involves enabling GPU pass through. Is there an ARM version of Linux that can boot on the M1 Macs yet? That might be the first way that eGPUs could work on the M1 Macs. You can run Ubuntu ARM64 on a bare metal or Natively on an M1 or M2 Mac. That probably won't help solve the problem, but it may be informative. Install Ubuntu On Any Compatible MAC W/ Apple Silicon. I suppose you should try to get a version of pciutils to work in macOS first on the M1 Mac. The GPUs may have not had resources assigned though (at least they have a bus number?). There are a couple screenshots in two eGPU.io threads related to M1 Macs showing this. MacOS on M1 Macs already detect the GPU as PCIe device. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.This won't work unless your method involves enabling GPU pass through. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back.

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