macOS Sonoma Has a Boot Failure Problem

Affected users will not lose data but must perform DFU recovery from another Mac.

hey note that the bugs affect all Mac users, not just Asahi Linux users.)

Machines that upgrade to macOS Sonoma or macOS Ventura 13.6 use the previously installed OS for System Recovery.

All Macs are vulnerable to the recoveryOS bug.

The ProMotion display bug poses an additional threat to Asahi Linux users.

This is due to the fact that Asahi Linux behaves like older versions of macOS.

Those who have already updated must wait for a fix.

Those who encounter boot failure should attempt toboot into recoveryOSbefore performing a DFU recovery from another Mac.

We’ve reached out to Apple for additional information.

We’ll update this article with any response that Apple is willing to provide.