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Re: "How sucky is OpenBSD installation for the first time? I..."
also run pcidump(8) and pcidevs(8) after installation to see what hardware you have. intel and full MAC broadcom wifi cards are better supported. athn(4) works ok too. I did use urtwn(4) for a while, not very stable. nvdia cards are big no no, amdgpu(4) is a massive driver. I run intel(4) which runs flawlessly. oh, turn off intel rapid storage and try poke TPM setting if you have problem booting/installing
May 15 · 12 days ago
💀 requiem [OP] · May 15 at 06:32:
Thank you! These are great pointers. It seems like a familiar but slightly different ecosystem, it will be an interesting learning experience!
Oh no! I made some typos! patch follows --.xession ++.xsession --pcidevs(8) ++usbdevs(8)
💀 requiem [OP] · May 18 at 11:28:
So I gave it a go. I got really stuck with what seems to be some bug with `radeondrm` — it boots fine but as soon as it loads the video driver the display just crashes. I can get FreeBSD to run fine with what I assume to be just vesa. But I really would prefer OpenBSD, it seems more ... "elegant" somehow? Any tips on what I could do to overcome the `radeondrm` problem?
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How sucky is OpenBSD installation for the first time? I managed to boot up my old laptop (An 1.8ghz Acer from 2008-ish?), and I thought I’d give OpenBSD a crack on it. What do I need to be looking out for, coming from a MacOS / Linux background?