Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 15:12:16 -0700 From: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trying to install FreeBSD 12.1 on Librem laptop Message-ID: <c47b2951-5a42-d180-14f3-a99a95f35fb9@holgerdanske.com> In-Reply-To: <11544df2-e8e4-d02c-ce64-9ffbf7ff792e@cisek.email> References: <b0977dd7-1b12-3286-0069-7fa03461e5c3@cisek.email> <90d59a0b-4399-ccd7-5c6e-af6463ba43ad@holgerdanske.com> <11544df2-e8e4-d02c-ce64-9ffbf7ff792e@cisek.email>
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On 2020-07-14 10:42, Patryk Cisek wrote: > > > On 2020-07-13 11:33 a.m., David Christensen wrote: >> What is the intended purpose of the laptop? > > Are you asking about how I want to use FreeBSD on this laptop? If so, I > want to learn FreeBSD. I suspect, I'll really like it, so very possibly > will also be contributing to it. I've been Debian Developer since around > 2006 and I'd like to broaden my expertise and also get to know FreeBSD > really well. >> What is the model number and/or part number of the laptop? > > Librem 13v4 >> What are the hardware specifications -- CPU, memory, storage, graphics >> chip, display, Ethernet, WiFi, etc.? > > CPU is: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz > 4 cores. > > Got 32 gig DDR4 memory > > Storage: > Got 2 drives. 1TB NVMe (fully dedicated to Debian Testing installation) > 0.5TB SATA SSD (dedicated fully for my FreeBSD installation) > > Graphics: > $ lspci | grep VGA > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 620 > (rev 02) > 00:1f.5 Non-VGA unclassified device: Intel Corporation Device 9d24 (rev 21) > > There's no ethernet. WiFi: > $ lspci | grep Wireless > 02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless Network > Adapter (rev 01) >> Do you want to do multi-boot or FreeBSD only? > > Yes, but I'll have a separate SATA SSD dedicated to FreeBSD, so I'll be > deciding at BIOS stage, which system to boot (another words, from which > drive to boot). Choosing the drive to boot from is really the only > choice, SeaBIOS gives you. :) > >> Please post the partition table for the primary storage device. If the >> laptop has additional storage devices and you want to use them with >> FreeBSD (e.g. ZFS mirror, raidz), please post their partition tables. >> Please post /etc/crypttab and/or /etc/fstab if you have a PureOS or >> Linux installation and want to do multi-boot. > > Didn't get to the partitioning phase yet, so the drive is not > partitioned yet. > >> As an alternative, is there a hypervisor available for PureOS? > > As I mentioned in my 1st email, I installed FreeBSD successfully a > number of times in a VM -- that is not a problem. I just wanted to also > get a bare metal experience. If your motherboard firmware is current, there are no configurable CMOS settings, and the 12.1-RELEASE installer does not work, I suggest that you get a (used) server with ECC memory and several drive adapters/ bays/ racks, install FreeBSD, install services that you need and use, and run it 24x7. This will give you the best "real world" FreeBSD experience. After that, you will be in a much better position to do development on or for FreeBSD. David
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