winterschon , to random
@winterschon@hachyderm.io avatar

common linux-user FUD on FreeBSD forums:

> "modern wifi doesn't work!"
> "it won't run a desktop"

reality: user doesn't want to read docs/man/apropos

here's a Thinkpad X1 Nano:

  • KDE Plasma6 on FreeBSD 14.0R-p6
  • Intel AX201 wifi (basic wpa-supplicant params)
  • external travel monitor: plug-n-play, it just works

time required: 20 minutes of relaxed leisurely morning coffee sipping

haskman ,
@haskman@functional.cafe avatar

@winterschon I installed Neon on a P14s and everything worked out of the box including WiFi, power management, the printer, and the fingerprint reader. Fantastic experience

dekkzz76 , to retrocomputing
@dekkzz76@emacs.ch avatar

@retrocomputing

Just how old qualifies as retro computing?

dekkzz76 OP ,
@dekkzz76@emacs.ch avatar

@jmcunx

i've got a pentium-m thinkpad x32 running debian 12 with msata /root drive & a CF card /home, circa 2006

so it's officially retro ;)

dekkzz76 , to retrocomputing
@dekkzz76@emacs.ch avatar

@retrocomputing

Got bored so spent an our & got my X32 back working with Debian 12 took a while to build all the packages in just with 1 core

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