OpenBSD on BLANK
This is another one of those discussions regarding content ideas.
I found a series of posts that I liked and thought I’d join in on the fun. Joshua Stein has a fantastic series named OpenBSD on Laptops. This is where he focuses on making different laptops work on OpenBSD as opposed to one. To see if it will be of benefit.
I will do the same. Though, this will be done on not just laptops. But, any hardware that I can find. Basically, if it can run Windows 10 or Linux. I will attempt to run OpenBSD on it. I may not be able to provide the same value. But, I’ll know what has worked and what fixes I’ve used in the future.
Note that none of this is intended to completely copy. But, to follow his lead. Need more of this stuff. I haven’t seen seen a whole lot of it for other laptops or at least not in the details that he’s provided.
Outlined here will be what the posts will include.
- Hardware specs for the device:
- Make/Model
- Hardware Specifications
- Ports
- etc.
- Installation: Document the installation on the device. Doesn’t have to be in full. Just that it was successful, issues, etc. No dmesg output will be provided. But I’ll provide any issues that dmesg finds.
- Support log: If there are any issues. They’ll be logged. May also log other things relate to maintaining the device.
- Third-Party Support Log: Will also document issues others have with the same/similar device. Especially if that’s what was used to fix it.
- Support Summary: Date in time as to what is working with notes on what hardware is working and what isn’t.
Lot of this is included on his series. Although, there aren’t going to be any pictures related to the hardware in mine. Will strictly be working on the hardware I own. Fixes will be documented as issues present themselves.
Resources that can be used to provide context for this article are below.
This may be something that I do with other OSs also. Just because I believe in the value this data provides to people that are starting out and even those vetted within the community. It’s an awesome idea overall. Kudos to him. He’s part of what inspired these projects.