Michael Jack
@mjack@mastodon.bsd.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

I've got a ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th, currently running OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. I want to try *BSD on this laptop.

Network controller is reported as "Intel Corporation Wireless 8265 / 8275 (rev 88)" under Linux.

FreeBSD installs OK, but wireless speed is not impressive, and my USB-C dock doesn't seem to be recognized.

I can live with using a wifi-dongle when out and about, but missing dock connectivity is not something I look forward to. I don't care about the built-in camera.

Is there anything else I should worry about? Sound, Bluetooth, sleep mode, battery life?

#FreeBSD#OpenBSD#ThinkPad
Michael Jack
@mjack@mastodon.bsd.cafe replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

I wasn't satisfied with wireless speed on FreeBSD, so now I'm taking OpenBSD for a spin.

OpenBSD 7.7 with Xorg and Xfce 4.20.

4) Built-in Intel 8265, reported as "iwm0 at pci2 dev 0 function 0 "Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265" rev 0x88, msi"

Speedtest (Mbps):

4) 224 down, 24 up

That's almost 10 x faster down than the same card on FreeBSD.