BSD on ThinkPad Tablet 3rd Gen
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[deleted] · 2019-09-20 22:49

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Kernigh · 2019-09-21 00:03

I don't know about your tablet, so I only have generic tips.

You might be able to start X using a generic but slow video driver,
like xf86-video-vesa or xf86-video-scfb, as in [Xorg Configuration,
FreeBSD Handbook](https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/x-config.html).
If you use EFI boot, try scfb in FreeBSD or wsfb in OpenBSD. If you
use BIOS boot, try vesa.

To boot OpenBSD's installer, you might need to disable Secure Boot in
the BIOS or firmware. Also, check that your USB has a [USB
image](https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#Download) (install65.fs
or miniroot65.fs). The \*.iso images don't work on USB.

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Software_Programmer · 2019-09-21 01:32

I tried FreeBSD on my Dell. It has endless messages about uhub and I
can't stop them.

I tried OpenBSD and it doesn't have the iwm drivers. I tried making
another partition with them but I can't mount it. Tried msdos, ext2,
nothing works. And the install media doesn't seem to have the sets to
continue without network.

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Software_Programmer · 2019-09-21 01:36

and I can't figure out how to mount the OpenBSD partition on Fedora.

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Shakaputra · 2019-09-21 16:07

If you're coming back to Freebsd after 20 years, I would personally
suggest trying out GhostBSD or trident os. In order to acquaint
yourself with BSD again.

I suspect that you may not have the necessary kernel modules loaded
for the Intel graphics. Try the distros I suggested as they're pre-
configured and see how you get on.

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Software_Programmer · 2019-09-21 17:58

Funny you mentioned Ghost. I installed that last night on my Dell.

I tried FreeBSD and I couldn't get past the UHUB errors. Tried OpenBSD
and couldn't get access to the WiFi drivers. Probably if I had another
USB drive I could have done it. The main install didn't have the file
sets for some reason. Maybe I did it wrong. I kept creating partitions
on the same USB but I could never mount them. MSDOS, EXT2, ... nothing
would work.

Took forever to get Ghost up and going. The Dell has a Nvidia card, so
got that all installed with the WIFI finally working since it's
included on the install. It's super slow though. I haven't figured out
how to get my USB-C port working yet. It's also Thunderbolt for
connecting a third screen. All this stuff just works out of the box on
Linux.

Need to figure out how to get the DRM stuff working. I installed it
but there is no /dev/drm so Sway (Wayland) won't work. I installed i3
in the meantime.

I'll give it a try on my Thinkpad after I figure things and and do a
backup. Maybe next weekend. It's my work system so I can't be offline
more than a day. That's why I have the backup Dell Precision...that I
like better than the Thinkpad but I broke the screen in a motorcycle
wreck.