From nobody Sun Apr 17 11:09:26 2022 X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C9A75D1D84 for ; Sun, 17 Apr 2022 11:09:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from louis@bertrandtech.ca) Received: from mail-4317.proton.ch (mail-4317.proton.ch [185.70.43.17]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "protonmail.com", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Kh6lq0JxMz4rtg for ; Sun, 17 Apr 2022 11:09:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from louis@bertrandtech.ca) Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2022 11:09:26 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bertrandtech.ca; s=protonmail; t=1650193775; bh=3f++5/UnQ3whzg1nBZjV1UjBKaxx6VOLyH2XotecyRI=; h=Date:To:From:Reply-To:Subject:Message-ID:From:To:Cc:Date:Subject: Reply-To:Feedback-ID:Message-ID; b=obLg7a/wFEN73Uy3hLKdRcMtLaRBJ56nbbwWeH1MQnNsTrDPClG0Ch76/avmszDfB 0/ukVzuH/dmPNoYYyZmvmhC9a0uZpr0kTegSHysxBaigwfxz3ffUA8kbcfQUsyr6Ca zGrk3afKEkcCM19/96hfPjR+FVu4m+w+uqGeikDz/GTITJcpe7sjaj21vOPNtraiP+ Kr1p59L+BIMbLKdBca0Uc4M9z8gAq4AJDZfANperG2TrbreepXEvmj2yJuVfXTBw6W mPn+zl82W/BG+gQhrtrXdx18aRaiBxU82R69ioLoOC7j+VlGDG/vhvzuusv2GUubxt nbfsPLg/dtQFg== To: "freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org" From: Louis Bertrand Reply-To: Louis Bertrand Subject: ThinkPad A485 + AMD Radeon Vega suitable? Message-ID: <0803A12E-C9FD-4EE3-B216-32B6247CFC0A@bertrandtech.ca> List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-amd64 List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4Kh6lq0JxMz4rtg X-Spamd-Bar: / Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=bertrandtech.ca header.s=protonmail header.b="obLg7a/w"; dmarc=pass (policy=quarantine) header.from=bertrandtech.ca; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of louis@bertrandtech.ca designates 185.70.43.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=louis@bertrandtech.ca X-Spamd-Result: default: False [0.84 / 15.00]; HAS_REPLYTO(0.00)[louis@bertrandtech.ca]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[bertrandtech.ca:s=protonmail]; REPLYTO_EQ_FROM(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:185.70.43.0/24]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; NEURAL_SPAM_SHORT(0.83)[0.833]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.99)[-0.994]; NEURAL_SPAM_MEDIUM(1.00)[1.000]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; RWL_MAILSPIKE_EXCELLENT(0.00)[185.70.43.17:from]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[bertrandtech.ca:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[bertrandtech.ca,quarantine]; TO_DN_EQ_ADDR_ALL(0.00)[]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-amd64]; RCVD_COUNT_ZERO(0.00)[0]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:62371, ipnet:185.70.43.0/24, country:CH]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[] X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N Hello, I=E2=80=99m looking at getting a refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad A485 to make i= nto a daily use machine and wean myself from MacOS and Wintel. I=E2=80=99m already familiar with OpenBS= D and FreeBSD on servers. Similar to https://wiki.freebsd.org/Laptops/Thinkpad_A485 with Ryzen 7 Pro-= 2700U - Integrated AMD Radeon Vega graphics - Realtek RTL8111GUL Gigabit Ethernet - Wireless: either Realtek RTL8822BE or Intel Wireless-AC 9260 - Audio Realtek ALC3287 codec https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_A485/ThinkPad_A4= 85_Spec.PDF My concern are with: - AMD Radeon Vega graphics - binary-only drivers? Redistributable BLOBs? - Discrete TPM module - smells like special sauce. If this is not the right place to ask, please let me know if there is a bet= ter resource. Thanks =E2=80=94Louis