The panic log tells you it was a SEP Panic. What’s the SEP, and how is this different from any other panic? And what should you do about it?
Apple silicon
How to check there’s no hardware problem, then use Restore in DFU mode to completely wipe internal storage, including firmware, and reset the NVRAM.
How to check your Mac is booting in Full Security, and how to read its log to verify all the key steps involved in that process.
Gives the latest firmware versions for all Macs running the most recent supported version of macOS, and which are expected to change in the future.
Computing SHA-256 digests is a common and demanding task, particularly in security. A late Intel Mac is shown to be much slower at doing that than M-series Macs, and this considers why that might be.
How your Mac can use less energy and power, run its battery down less, generate less heat, and keep its P cores for the work you want it to do for you.
Apple silicon Macs (and iPhones and iPads) with AI enabled load 23 cryptexes to support that. This explains how that works, and how you might see an odd volume named Creedence….
Although Macs can resolve time to nanoseconds, this isn’t apparent from tests writing log entries very rapidly. This explains what is probably happening.
Although there are important differences between Intel and Apple silicon Macs, both can resolve time to nanoseconds. So can this new version of LogUI.
Will macOS 16 support Intel Macs? All T2 models, or just a few of them? What about the 5 year rule? It’s all down to demand and cost benefit, and maybe convincing those who have been sitting on the fence.
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