Post by @bkrawczyk@fosstodon.org

2026-10-08 09:02 UTC

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@bkrawczyk/111742345703335515 @netbsd@mastodon.sdf.org I can boot NetBSD on my desktop PC of course but my Radeon RX 6600 doesn't get a working driver so only software rendering is available. I bought 4 GPUs (even old ones) and couldn't get NetBSD to output my screen's 1440p resolution properly: - RX 6600 - HD 8570 - HD 7450 - HD 6670 I have a ThinkPad T480 and WiFi there rarely works and when it does, I can't get more than 54mbps. See kern/59922 - it was much better on 10.0 So yes. It is painful. And I do appreciate all the hard work.

Replies (4)

@netbsd@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-10-08 09:16

@bkrawczyk@fosstodon.org May I recommend a Nvidia GT 710? Always consult dmesgd to see what other people are using

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@bkrawczyk@fosstodon.org 2026-10-08 09:08

@netbsd@mastodon.sdf.org I would gladly donate the hardware if anybody is interested in working on it.

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@iamleot@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-10-11 09:49

@bkrawczyk@fosstodon.org @netbsd@mastodon.sdf.org Have you tried recently with NetBSD-current? I'm on 11.99.8 of 10 days ago and I have recently got a ThinkPad T480 with: iwm0 at pci2 dev 0 function 0: Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 8265 (rev. 0x78) iwm0: interrupting at msi1 vec 0 iwm0: hw rev 0x230, fw ver 22.361476.0, address xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx ...and the wifi is pretty stable, I have used it for hours and hours and I haven't noticed any problems.

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@syllopsium@peoplemaking.games 2026-10-13 20:34

@bkrawczyk@fosstodon.org @netbsd@mastodon.sdf.org Vega works - got 1440p working fine on a Vega 56 some time ago. Even got Displayport MST working fine if I remember correctly. However, yes, despite the fact I do like NetBSD I mostly find it a bit too painful for day to day use and compromised on FreeBSD. I'd use OpenBSD, but it's missing too much functionality for a desktop.

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