MacBookPro 13 (2016) test results

[narqo]

Summary

Run make on my testing MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016)

System information

Laptop make/model: MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016), 8GB, no touch bar
uname -a output:

FreeBSD v6rmbp.16 15.0-RELEASE-p5 FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE-p5 releng/15.0-n281018-0730d5233286 GENERIC amd64

Tests Completed

Installation

• I can install FreeBSD easily as a new user and jump into a graphical desktop environment on the next boot.
  Fully functional installer for a usable Desktop config proj-laptop#25

Note: I didn't test desktop environment due to broken hardware (see comments.md)

Wireless

• The laptop has Wi-Fi 5 support (802.11ac)
  Add WiFi 5 support (802.11ac) proj-laptop#33

Note: custom if_brcmfmac.ko driver from https://github.com/narqo/freebsd-brcmfmac (see comments.md)

• The laptop has Wi-Fi 6/6E support (802.11ax), with observed speeds of 1Gbps+.
  Add WiFi 6 support (802.11ax) proj-laptop#34

• The laptop automatically connects to known Wi-Fi networks without requiring me to manually reconnect each time.
  Easy connect to WiFi proj-laptop#4

• I can connect my laptop to the internet by tethering with my mobile phone.

• There is a built-in tool to identify available WiFi networks, choose one to connect to, and provide a passphrase.
  Automatically connect to known Wi-Fi networks proj-laptop#3

Only tested with CLI tools:

ifconfig wlan0 up
ifconfig wlan0 scan
wpa_supplicant -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -B
dhclient wlan0

Audio/Video

• Sound seamlessly switches to headphones when plugged in, and back to speakers when plugged out.
  Automatically switch to headphones proj-laptop#15

• Graphical applications (such as games and media content creation tools) run smoothly on the laptop at the screen refresh rate or higher.
  Modern game support proj-laptop#11
  Good quality video playback proj-laptop#13

• I can share my screen on all popular browsers and other applications that request the webcam.
  Screen sharing proj-laptop#14

• I can stay connected in a virtual meeting for an hour or longer on all popular video conferencing software with no disruptions.

Power

• The laptop lasts through an 8-hour workday on a single charge
  8 hour working time proj-laptop#6

• I can close the lid to enter sleep mode, then open the lid hours later to resume working.
  Low power consumption when closed proj-laptop#7

• The laptop can enter and resume from hibernation mode with no change to its operating state.
  Put a specific laptop model into S4 hibernation proj-laptop#29

User Experience

• I can change the keyboard backlight and display backlight to view at a comfortable brightness.

• I can use multi-finger touchpad gestures in my desktop environment.
  Multi-finger touchpad proj-laptop#18

• All of the laptop's specialty keyboard buttons (e.g. brightness, volume, etc.) work correctly and can be customized in my desktop environment.
  Make specialty buttons work proj-laptop#19

• I can connect to an external monitor or projector using HDMI while using my desktop environment's display settings manager to configure it.
  HDMI support proj-laptop#27

Virtualization

• Suspending the laptop while a VM is running does not affect the VM's state upon resume.
  Put a VM into hibernation proj-laptop#9

• I can run Windows VMs on the laptop.
  Windows VMs on FreeBSD proj-laptop#21

Additional Info

I don't know how the provided details are useful for the broader laptop testing project. My original interest in installing FreeBSD on this 2016 MacBook was to repurpose hardware, that the vendor (Apple) no longer supports.

[shreeney]

I think it'd be helpful if you put some instructions in comments.md for how you configured the nic. You'll also have to lower the score to 1/2 instead of 2/2 since it required extra configuration.

[narqo]

Note: I've manually lowered the scope to 1/2 as per review comment

[shreeney]

Merged, thank you.