# strix-890m-macos: investigating Radeon 890M display bring-up

> strix-890m-macos investigates Radeon 890M display bring-up on an ASUS GA403WM running macOS. Trace notes, IOAccelerator ABI data, Metal and Vulkan probes, and experimental kexts cover framebuffer adoption, OLED brightness and WindowServer attachment; accelerated graphics remain unfinished.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Firmware
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/thanhnndev/strix-890m-macos>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/thanhnndev/strix-890m-macos/blob/03c67c0621ee79e1f39ee8264468fc779a2e1e79/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/strix-890m-macos-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/strix-890m-macos-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/strix-890m-macos-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WM with Radeon 890M for the documented hardware work.
- **Prerequisites:** macOS and Xcode command line tools to build the kexts; the install scripts generally expect an OpenCore ESP and a reboot.
- **Limits:** Accelerated Radeon 890M graphics are unfinished.
- **License:** Repository-authored code uses the Clear BSD License; the NullMoth patch has separate PolyForm Noncommercial terms.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/thanhnndev/strix-890m-macos/blob/03c67c0621ee79e1f39ee8264468fc779a2e1e79/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/thanhnndev/strix-890m-macos/blob/03c67c0621ee79e1f39ee8264468fc779a2e1e79/NOTICE.md>

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