[GH-ISSUE #15180] qwen3.5:35b-a3b-mlx-bf16 posts 500: mlx runner failed: Error: failed to read config.json: #56231

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opened 2026-04-29 10:27:28 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @charlesdrakon-cmyk on GitHub (Mar 31, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/15180

What is the issue?

Reproduced on Apple Silicon with Ollama 0.19.0.

Model:
qwen3.5:35b-a3b-mlx-bf16

Pull succeeds, but run fails with:
500: mlx runner failed: Error: failed to read config.json:
config "config.json" not found in manifest

Observed on macOS / Apple Silicon. The model also did not appear to pull the usual supporting artifacts compared with standard Qwen pulls.

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Originally created by @charlesdrakon-cmyk on GitHub (Mar 31, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/15180 ### What is the issue? Reproduced on Apple Silicon with Ollama 0.19.0. Model: qwen3.5:35b-a3b-mlx-bf16 Pull succeeds, but run fails with: 500: mlx runner failed: Error: failed to read config.json: config "config.json" not found in manifest Observed on macOS / Apple Silicon. The model also did not appear to pull the usual supporting artifacts compared with standard Qwen pulls. ### Relevant log output ```shell ``` ### OS _No response_ ### GPU _No response_ ### CPU _No response_ ### Ollama version _No response_
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2026-04-29 10:27:28 -05:00
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@Dio94 commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2026):

Same issue on other mlx variants qwen3.5:2b-mlx-bf16 & qwen3.5:4b-mlx-bf16 i tried
on my Mac Mini M1 16GB

<!-- gh-comment-id:4165403904 --> @Dio94 commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2026): Same issue on other mlx variants `qwen3.5:2b-mlx-bf16` & `qwen3.5:4b-mlx-bf16` i tried on my Mac Mini M1 16GB
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#56231