TOtoast0·Oct 17, 2023
Give this a try:
https://github.com/freebsd/drm-kmod/issues/187#issuecomment-...
If there's been changes in the meantime, you'll need to adjust the patch.
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6 sourcesIt's not Lenovo.
FreeBSD's unstable as of yet iwlwifi[1] driver can use T14-built-in intel AX200/201/210 card but there's still no 5GHz speeds achievable. Personally, I'm waiting for LinuxKPI[2] emulation to allow using Linux drivers for WiFi adapters, like it allows me to use Linux drm-kmod[3] driver for graphics acceleration in Xorg.
For now, there's only 802.11n and some very limited support for establishing 802.11ac connections but still not speeds higher than 2.4GHz.
[1] https://wiki.freebsd.org/WiFi/Iwlwifi
[2] https://wiki.freebsd.org/LinuxKPI
[3] https://github.com/freebsd/drm-kmod
In FreeBSD 13.2 on ThinkPad T14 (GEN1)> Graphics - you're limited to Nvidia and whatever Linux 5.4 supported.
There's full Xorg GPU acceleration on AMD cards with drm-kmod[1]
> Wi-Fi - 802.11g is as fast as you can go without wifibox.
Some 5GHz 80211n cards will work. There's no support for ac/ax but at least you're not limited to overcrowded 2.4GHz.
[1] https://github.com/freebsd/drm-kmod
In FreeBSD on the Framework LaptopThis is exactly what is happening right now: https://github.com/freebsd/drm-kmod
In FreeBSD on the Framework LaptopThanks for the very detailed response!
I'm using the "stock" x11-drivers/xf86-video-amdgpu from ports, currently 19.1.0_2. It's a smooth ride on FreeBSD 13.1-STABLE since 5.5-wip branch of https://github.com/freebsd/drm-kmod (I haven't yet tested 5.10-lts you mentioned).
I remember vaguely that something had to be compiled against kernel sources; most likely drm-kmod.
> Those were fixed pretty recently and not released yet, i.e. you have to manually apply a patch, compile and install.
If you're on FreeBSD RELEASE, the "STABLE" branch is a little more cutting edge. I'm using amdgpu Xorg acceleration with it for close to a year now.
> With all these updates I'm pretty much happy with FreeBSD right now.
Give me modern WiFi and I'll be, too! That's the only piece missing from a fully functional FreeBSD laptop. 2.4GHz is hell in urban areas.
In Is FreeBSD a Real Unix?First, ChipID = 0x1638 was not supported (listed). Support for it was added in Linux DRM driver 5.7.19, but FreeBSD's drm-kmod lags far behind. The support has been added recently, but you have to manually clone drm-kmod from the repo, checkout branch 5.10-lts, compile and install.
Second, there were a couple of bugs in xf86-video-amdgpu which made Xorg to crash soon as it accesses AMDGPU device. Those were fixed pretty recently and not released yet, i.e. you have to manually apply a patch, compile and install.
Links to issues:
https://github.com/freebsd/drm-kmod/issues/118
https://github.com/freebsd/drm-kmod/issues/167
With all these updates I'm pretty much happy with FreeBSD right now. All GLE software is now working on my Lenovo Ideapad. I'm heavy user of KiCAD, FreeCAD and other engineering graphics software. Even some proprietary win
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dows CADs are working under wine32, though you have to dedicate quite some of your time to make it. ;-)
Support for mixed win32/win64 code (WoW64) is missing in FreeBSD Wine, so you cannot run Fusion 360 at the moment. Adding support for it would be one more great step towards making FreeBSD even better ;-).