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OpenBSD 7.2
- yabones 4y agoReally neat to see growing ARM processor support! Always impressed by the quality of OpenBSD releases.
- aliqot 4y agoAnybody running this on m1/m2 yet? Any issues?
- zxwrt 4y agoWhen will openbsd.org get ipv6 support?
- cauterize 4y agoIt has IPv6 support # uname -a OpenBSD xxx 7.1 GENERIC.MP#3 amd64 # ifconfig em0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 lladdr x:x:x:x:x description: xxx index 2 priority 0 llprio 3 media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT full-duplex) status: active inet x.x.x.x netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast x.x.x.x inet6 fe80::x:x:x%em0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 inet6 2601:x:x:x::1 prefixlen 64 pltime 301996 vltime 301996
- cauterize 4y agoThe SMP improvements look interesting. Anyone know of performance results from 7.1 to 7.2?
- miller_joe 4y agoi am also wondering about this and happen to be in the middle of testing some L2 tunneling (etherip mostly, might also test vxlan or egre) with ipsec and wireguard in a set of VM's on virtualbox. the SMP improvements in the networking stack caught my eye and i am in the process of trying to upgrade these vm's and re-test (iperf3). if i find anything interesting i'll report back
- UI_at_80x24 4y agoYes, I am most excited about SMP improvements with networking too. I run OBSD on all my edge devices so this could make life a lot cheaper. I've been a huge fan since v4.7 and I'm glad to see the constant improvements.
- nazgulsenpai 4y ago> Fixed luna88k MULTIPROCESSOR kernels booting with CPU modules installed in arbitrary slots. An OS release capable of running on the latest hardware in 2022 is still making optimizations for a niche system from the late 80s/early 90s. There's something very beautiful about that.
- jrumbut 4y agoI searched for this luna88k and was taken to a Wikipedia page that I read until I realized it was for a computer called LUNA but it had a 68k processor. The reason it came up was a tiny quote from the NetBSD announcement of Luna 68k support which mentions its "rare cousin" the 88k LUNA. Now that's niche!
- reaperducer 4y agoI thought I knew a lot about 68k processors, but "88k" is new to me. It turns out to be the Motorola 88100¹, which was used in Unisys servers running Unix. ¹https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_88100 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_88100
- BirAdam 4y agoThe BSDs are awesome. I have been considering moving to BSD from Slackware Linux on my PC at home, but haven't yet pulled the trigger. Mostly, I cannot decide which to use among NetBSD, OpenBSD, or NetBSD.
- nix23 4y agoTry FreeBSD first, more functions more ports/pkg, i had OBSD for a long time, but decided against it because of ZFS and Wine-Proton....and much more, but it's really about what you want and what you need.
- newZWhoDis 4y agoCan you elaborate? As an outsider I don’t know if you mean FreeBSD has ZFS or OBSD
- xcdzvyn 4y agoFreeBSD has very good ZFS support; and more software support in general (as OP alluded to with Wine-Proton)
- UI_at_80x24 4y agoIt totally depends on what you want to do/how you want to use your PC. For a 'general use' PC I'd suggest FreeBSD. There are more ports for newer programs that will offer more choices. NetBSD and OpenBSD also have their strengths, and EACH ONE can be used as a daily-driver. It just depends what you need/use. IMHO: FreeBSD = general purpose (Open|Net)BSD = more specialized
- nix23 4y agoWell that's what i wrote no? > but it's really about what you want and what you need.
- UI_at_80x24 4y ago
- boundchecked 4y ago>Direct Rendering Manager and graphics drivers >Updated drm(4) to Linux 5.15.69 >inteldrm(4): support for Alder Lake, Raptor Lake I have fond memory of booting OpenBSD the first time last year on an AMD RDNA GPU, after installation a simple "fw_update" got me a hardware accelerated graphic environment going. Very impressive in my book.
- ViceCitySage 4y agoBeen very interested in OpenBSD for a while. Planning on installing it onto PCEngines' APU + antenna and using it as a router. Following this guide: https://openbsdrouterguide.net/ https://openbsdrouterguide.net/ .
- UI_at_80x24 4y agoI use OBSD exclusively on my gateway devices. Currently using it at home on an HP730 with a quad-port GB Intel NIC. Total cost ~$200 (used) Keep you eyes open for sales. /r/homelabsales/ has great deals on these SFF devices sometimes. I've read that the PCEngines struggles to keep up with network traffic in excess of 100Mb/s. Although this update may have addressed that. That router guide is ok. but the official pages are better. https://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/example1.html https://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/example1.html Hit me up directly if you have any questions. o2kewl[at]gmail[dot]com
- ViceCitySage 4y agoThanks for the heads up and resources.
- JAlexoid 4y agoWhat's HP 730? Google tells me it's an ink cartridge....
- UI_at_80x24 4y agoAck, sorry. It's an: HP t730 Thin Client From dmesg: cpu0: AMD RX-427BB with AMD Radeon(tm) R7 Graphics, 2697.05 MHz, 15-30-01 4-cores total
- JAlexoid 4y agoIt would have been something amazing, if you actually ran it on that ink cartridge(there's some mcu in there, to my knowledge)
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- xcdzvyn 4y agoI wish there was more interest in getting acceptable WiFi and Bluetooth performance from any BSD. Even FreeBSD lacks anything but a half-baked 802.11n implementation :/ I truly adore BSD; using Linux is a chore comparatively. But I don't really have a choice.
- busterarm 4y agoYou need support from the chip manufacturers to get that done. Intel and Broadcomm hand you a binary firmware blob and tell you to go screw yourself for the most part. Atheros is one of the few helpful ones. The wifi support that we have now is the result of painstaking hard work. And to be honest, I use the wifi on OpenBSD fine without 802.11ac support
- brynet 4y ago> I use the wifi on OpenBSD fine without 802.11ac support But OpenBSD does have 802.11ac support*, since 7.1. :-) * On iwm(4)/iwx(4) only for now. https://www.openbsd.org/71.html https://www.openbsd.org/71.html
- busterarm 4y agoI'm still on 6.something sorry but that is my hardware. I should update. :-)
- jmclnx 4y agoupgrade time, yea!! Congrads to OpenBSD on a stable OS and how they plan their releases
- oktwtf 4y agoOpenBSD is my happy place. Install the OS, grab the src, subscribe to the lists and get to hacking! The IRC and Matrix chats are great spots to get the low down, communities are helpful and documented.
- nagyf 4y agoHow do you get into this sort of stuff? "grab the src, subscribe to the lists and get to hacking!" is good but as a newbie, I would definitely need more guidance :D Are there any good resources?
- jmclnx 4y agoGood ? :) OpenBSD has the best docs and really all you need to get up and going. Granted you may need to read some docs a few times, but it is all there. I got going with OpenBSD just by reading. The FAQ is your friend https://www.openbsd.org/faq/ https://www.openbsd.org/faq/
- dfc 4y agoWhat's the story behind: one diff two OKs commit blowfish
- kwooding 4y agoDr Seuss: One fish Two fish Red fish Blue fish.
- qbrass 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Fish,_Two_Fish,_Red_Fish,_Blue_Fish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Fish,_Two_Fish,_Red_Fish,_... plus https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/crypt/bcrypt.c https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/crypt...
- yellowapple 4y agoBut that's more than two OKs :)
- yakubin 4y agoIs Absolute OpenBSD (the book) still a good intro to this system?
- nix23 4y agoYes Absolutely ;)
- ixtenu 4y agoI found it helpful. Just be aware that portions of it are outdated, as summarized by this comment: https://old.reddit.com/r/openbsd/comments/q8lsiq/how_relevant_is_absolute_openbsd_2nd_edition_in/hgqfk2c/ https://old.reddit.com/r/openbsd/comments/q8lsiq/how_relevan...
- nix23 4y agoI think i read somewhere that Michal is working on a 3rd edition, maybe ask for a free/cheap digital upgrade if you buy the 2nd ed? https://mwl.io/ https://mwl.io/
- Panino 4y agoJust finished upgrading. Thank you OpenBSD! > Added support for Apple M2 > Added support for Lenovo ThinkPad x13s and other machines using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (SC8280XP) SoC. Given the current status and trajectory of ARM64 in phones and tablets, in SBCs, laptops, and even some servers, coupled with the deeply-held global interest in reducing energy usage, every year I get more confident in the belief that AMD64 has peaked and ARM64 is the upcoming top platform. I'm not sure if I'll ever buy another x86 machine for myself.
- LAC-Tech 4y agoTIL that there were ARM64 windows laptops.
- Cyberdog 4y agoMicrosoft sold ARM-powered versions of the Surface for a while (not sure if it was ARM64 at that point) and releases a version of Windows which runs on the Pi, so it's something they've showed interest in for a while. I'm guessing that they also see the writing on the wall in terms of ascendancy of the ARM platform and want to make sure they have software to sell which runs on it as it happens, but hardware vendors haven't been falling over themselves to bring ARM Windows devices to market just yet.
- shepherdjerred 4y agoI'm so excited about arm64. Regardless of your opinion of Apple, you have to appreciate that they've really pushed the consumer world forward with their switch to arm processors in laptops.
- pimeys 4y agoI was just reading the new ThinkPad Z13 with the latest Ryzen is faster and gets similar battery life than the M1 or M2, so I wouldn't call x86 dead yet. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Z13-laptop-review-AMD-s-premium-ThinkPad-with-long-battery-life.639685.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Z13-laptop-rev... And you do not need to switch the CPU arch.
- anthk 4y agoGL 2.1 support for my crappy Intel iGPU thanks to Gallium, instead of 1.4x. Good news. No modern gaming, but at least retrogaming and games like Trigger Rally will run fast. And, maybe, PSP emulation on an n270 Atom, but just as an experiment.
- mustermannBB 4y agoI like OpenBSD, but its very limited virtualization options means I cannot really use it full-time. Also the performance is not that great, but something I could live with.
- jkepler 4y agoDoes OpenBSD have any kind of cryptographically measured boot like Heads (which I believe can only boot to GNU/Linux)?
- midislack 4y agoOpenBSD upgrades are so much faster and more reliable than Linux. 3 minutes.
- seanw444 4y agoAre they though? With Arch, I download the new kernel, it installs, and I reboot. The bottleneck is the network speed for me.
- midislack 4y agoYeah, totally are though. For real. See you next thread!
- CyberDildonics 4y agoRepeating something is not the same as providing evidence.
- seanw444 4y agoSarcasm. Cute.