spacejam / m1-panic

Minimum requirements for triggering an M1 CPU panic

Dependencies

brew install fish node entr

Triggering the panic

make panic

Wait for the CSS to be compiled. You should see output similar to:

npx --yes tailwindcss --jit -i temp.css -o app.css -w & \
        echo temp.css | entr -s 'echo "New files"'
New files
fish returned exit code 0

warn - You have enabled the JIT engine which is currently in preview.
warn - Preview features are not covered by semver, may introduce breaking changes, and can change at any time.

Rebuilding...
Done in 69ms.

Press ctrl c. This should trigger the CPU panic and freeze your Mac device.

What I'm experiencing on my M1 MacBook Pro 2020:

• System freeze (can't move the mouse, trackpad doesn't click, keyboard does nothing)
• Fans start spinning to maximum speed
• After a few seconds I see a pink screen flash for half a second
• The MacBook restarts automatically
• I see the login screen and I can login and use the device normally again