-- Ronny Machado IT Consultant +56 9 7519 9262
On Thu, Oct 05, 2023 at 03:48:25PM +0000, 0x1eef wrote: > > Hi list, my first post ever... > > > > I'm a *BSD user since 98 I think, mostly freebsd...now I'm totally > > hooked on OpenBSD for a couple years now, not in my servers yet, > > but in my office pc and my laptop...that's my question, this laptop > > is a little Lenovo IdeaPad 14w, which I use mainly for pentesting... > > or VkQuake once in a while :D > > > > Ok...let's get serious...I've no real problem with this thing, works > > almost everything out of the box, except the Wifi (Atheros QCA6174 > > 802.11ac), which doesn't work on FreeBSD either...so I don't really > > care, I can connect to my cell phone or an USB wifi...the only thing > > that I miss is the touchpad, can not getiing that thing working... > > > > I suppose "synaptics" is loaded by X, at least under xorg.conf.d a > > 70-synaptics.conf exist (dunno if that's the right driver anyway). > > > > Attached Xorg.0.log and dmesg.out > > > > I'd much appreciate any clues... > > > > Thanx and hugs from Chile. > > > > PD: "Everything works in linux" (I don't give a shit 'coz I don't use > > linux :P ) > > I had an Lenovo IdeaPad that was shipped with Linux pre-installed. > Must have been a different model. The trackpad did not ever work > except on Windows. I tried Linux, and (Free|Net|Open)BSD. IIRC > OpenBSD was diffilcult to get past post-install boot, and when > it did there were so many CPU interrupts it was impossible to use. > > I don't think it is the best Lenovo laptop to run BSD (or even Linux), > but maybe you will get lucky. > > > Let's agree to disagree :) Laptop works nice with a little or mostly no extra config...little slower than FBSD, but absolutely capable...except for the touchpad ;)
