• FreeBSD ¹⁾
• 14.1 ^{2) 3)}
• Xfce ⁴⁾

• freebsd
• Joystick devd.conf
• Android adb (post)
• PC speaker beep at log-in (thread)
• Xfce theme sounds with libcar-something-gtk3
• Solo U2F key and Firefox
• ZFS repair notes/commands
• Wargus with GOG files (works; wine gog install, no xpac 2nd extract)
• 720p 1080p desktop res change desktop launchers
• Wine wine.bin kill desktop launcher
• Look into /dev/dsp magic (doesn't exist with ls, sometimes stuff complains about it not existing)
• Xfce Sticky Keys notification (thread)
• i915 GuC/HuC firmware (thread)

• https://download.freebsd.org/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/14.1/
• dvd1.iso can also be dd'd to USB drives according to Announcement ⁵⁾ and worked fine for installing

FreeBSD-14.1-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img

• 2024/09/09: openSUSE TW Xfce LiveUSB could mount UFS through command-line (not GNOME Disks/GUI) ⁶⁾
• 2024/09/09: openSUSE TW Xfce LiveUSB could not mount ZFS even after adding the filesystems repo and installing zfs ⁷⁾
• 2024/09/10: UFS (NVMe 512e/4K) doesn't appear faster than ZFS real-world testing

• Auto ZFS on Root
• Pool Type/Disks: stripe: 1 disk (nda0, 4k Sectors, wiped NVMe)
• Partition Scheme: GPT (UEFI) (defaults to BIOS+UEFI)

• [x] local_unbound
• sshd unchecked
• moused unchecked
• [x] ntpd
• [x] ntpd_sync_on_start
• powerd unchecked
• dumpdev unchecked

• 2024/09/13: Everything enabled

• [x] hide_uids
• [x] hide_gids
• [x] hide_jail
• [x] read_msgbuf
• [x] proc_debug
• [x] random_pid
• [x] clear_tmp
• [x] disable_syslogd
• [x] secure_console
• [x] disable_ddtrace

• Invite to other groups: wheel
• Shell: sh

• DHCP or Static on Ethernet (em0)
• DHCP on USB Tether (ue0)
• Wifi didn't seem to ask for a passcode after scan/select during install ⁸⁾
• 2024/09/12: Enabling IPv6 DHCP causes a long-pause during boot

• TODO: There's a command iirc to reset routing tables; netstart only seems to refresh and not replace the old tables
• 2024/09/10: NAS transfer speeds over 1Gbps Ethernet connected to a bridged AC router caps around 25MB/s; TODO: Windows got 40MB/s

su -l

/etc/netstart

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/network/#network-wireless
• AC speeds aren't supported ⁹⁾

su -l

ee /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

network={
 ssid="myssid" 
 psk="mypsk" 
}

• https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/usb-tethering-detected-and-up-but-no-internet.88441/
• May also be any USB network device if it shows under ue#

su -

sysrc ifconfig_ue0=SYNCDHCP

/etc/netstart

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/#freebsdupdate-security-patches

su -

freebsd-update fetch install

sync && reboot

su -

pkg update --force

pkg upgrade

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/x11/#x-install

su -

pkg install xorg drm-kmod

pw groupmod video -m espionage724

sysrc kld_list+=i915kms

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/desktop/#xfce-environment

su -

pkg install xfce

ee /etc/fstab

# Xfce
proc /proc procfs rw 0 0

sysrc dbus_enable="YES"

echo '. /usr/local/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc' > /home/espionage724/.xinitrc

chown espionage724:espionage724 /home/espionage724/.xinitrc

sync && reboot

• Username → Password → startx

startx

su -

pkg install firefox

pkg install evince-lite evolution filezilla foliate gbrainy gimp keepassxc libreoffice mate-calc mpv thunar-archive-plugin transmission-gtk xfce4-screensaver xfce4-screenshooter-plugin xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin android-tools aria2 cups en-freebsd-doc en-hunspell fluid-soundfont gnome-keyring gstreamer1-plugins-good gstreamer1-plugins-ugly gstreamer1-libav gtk-sharp30 htop icoutils libressl mesa-demos noto unar wget xarchiver xdg-user-dirs xrandr yt-dlp 

TODO

virtualbox-ose

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/wine/#installing-wine-on-freebsd

wine wine-gecko wine-mono winetricks

• libva-intel-media-driver is theoretically better but is mentioned to be unmaintained

libva-intel-driver

• DevilutionX
• Doomsday Engine
• TODO: Joystick fix for neverball

devilutionx doomsday neverball xonotic

• Sidewinder Precision Pro Joystick Bindings

• flightgear is launched with fgfs and has no desktop launcher
• fgfs can quick-check if game controllers are usable

flightgear flightgear-data

fgfs --launcher

fgjs

minecraft-client

tor-browser

• operator to allow general reboot/power-off and VirtualBox

su -l

pw groupmod 'operator' -m 'espionage724'

• Requires xdg-user-dirs

xdg-user-dirs-update --force

• Needs done as regular user running Wine apps and not from su - ¹⁰⁾

'/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' install wine mesa-dri gstreamer1-plugins-good gstreamer1-plugins-ugly gstreamer1-libav libressl

'/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' update --force

'/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' upgrade

• TODO: https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95/blob/master/INSTALL.md#install_theme

• Style → Greybird
• Icons → elementary Xfce
• Fonts → Enable anti-aliasing → Uncheck and re-check for full check-mark
• Fonts → Rendering → Hinting: None
• Fonts → Rendering → Sub-pixel order: None
• Fonts → DPI → Uncheck Custom DPI setting

• Items → Add → Whisker Menu (move to beginning of Items and remove Applications Menu) ¹¹⁾
• Items → Window Buttons → Settings Wrench → Uncheck Group windows by application

• General → [x] Unlimited Scrollback
• Appearance → [x] Use system font ¹²⁾
• Appearance → Background → Transparent Background 0.80

• Style → Theme → Greybird-dark-accessibility

• Last updated: 2024/09/14

su -

ee '/boot/loader.conf'

ecurity.bsd.allow_destructive_dtrace=0
kern.geom.label.disk_ident.enable="0"
kern.geom.label.gptid.enable="0"
cryptodev_load="YES"
zfs_load="YES"
autoboot_delay="2"
hw.usb.usbhid.enable="1"

hw.acpi.osname="Windows 2017"

exec="gop set 0"

• TODO: Under misc

boot

gop list

• Last updated: 2024/09/13

su -

ee '/etc/rc.conf'

clear_tmp_enable="YES"
syslogd_flags="-ss"
hostname="Spinesnap"
ifconfig_em0="inet 192.168.1.150 netmask 255.255.255.0"
defaultrouter="192.168.1.1"
local_unbound_enable="YES"
ntpd_enable="YES"
ntpd_sync_on_start="YES"
moused_nondefault_enable="NO"
# Set dumpdev to "AUTO" to enable crash dumps, "NO" to disable
dumpdev="NO"
zfs_enable="YES"
kld_list="i915kms"
dbus_enable="YES"
cupsd_enable="YES"

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/config/#hwpstate_intel
• TODO: Device hint or devd.conf to change the epp state on AC/BAT states?

• Last updated: 2024/09/14

su -

ee '/etc/sysctl.conf'

security.bsd.see_other_uids=0
security.bsd.see_other_gids=0
security.bsd.see_jail_proc=0
security.bsd.unprivileged_read_msgbuf=0
security.bsd.unprivileged_proc_debug=0
kern.randompid=1
vfs.zfs.min_auto_ashift=12
dev.hwpstate_intel.0.epp=0

• Uncomment

su -l

ee '/etc/syslog.conf'

#*.*                                            /var/log/all.log

su -l

touch '/var/log/all.log' && chmod '600' '/var/log/all.log'

su -l

ee '/var/log/all.log'

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/multimedia/#sound-mixer
• https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/thinkpad-x270-audio-device-hints-for-headphones.74193/

• For built-in speaker and 3.5mm headphone jack auto-switch
• Last updated: 2024/09/09

su -

ee '/boot/device.hints'

hint.hdac.0.cad0.nid20.config="as=1 seq=0"
hint.hdac.0.cad0.nid33.config="as=1 seq=15 device=Headphones"

bash -c "secret-tool lookup 'keepass' 'default' | keepassxc --pw-stdin ~/'Documents/keepass.kdbx'"

xfce4-terminal --title='FreeBSD Updater' --command "su -l 'root' -c 'pkg update --force && pkg upgrade && freebsd-update fetch install && sync && echo 'Done' && sleep '3''"

xfce4-popup-whiskermenu

mixer 'vol'='+5%' >> /dev/null 2>&1

mixer 'vol'='-5%' >> /dev/null 2>&1

mixer 'vol'='mute=toggle' >> /dev/null 2>&1

• Listed respectively to above

• Ctrl + Alt + Z
• F6
• Super/Windows Key
• mixer commands bound to AudioRaiseVolume, AudioLowerVolume, and Audio Mute ¹³⁾

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/network/#configuring-nameserver
• Already done during install by local_unbound

su -

ee '/etc/rc.conf'

local_unbound_enable="YES"

ee '/etc/resolv.conf'

nameserver 127.0.0.1
options edns0

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/printing/

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/cups/

su -

ee '/etc/rc.conf'

cupsd_enable="YES"

service 'cupsd' start

• http://localhost:631/

• Log-in as regular user
• Internet Printing Protocol (ipps) → HP → IPP Everywhere
• Output Mode: DeviceGray
• Duplex: DuplexNoTumble ¹⁴⁾
• Administration → Set As Server Default
• TODO: Test

ipp://192.168.1.164/ipp/print

• See Joystick

• 2024/09/09: SDL_SOUNDFONTS was needed for Doomsday Engine

su -

ee '/usr/local/etc/profile.d/SDL-tweaks.sh'

# SDL
export SDL_SOUNDFONTS='/usr/local/share/sounds/sf2/FluidR3_GM.sf2'
export SDL_AUDIODRIVER='dsp'

# End

• Requires src for kmod
• https://wiki.freebsd.org/VirtualBox
• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/virtualization/#virtualization-host-virtualbox
• Reboot after doing everything

su -l

ee '/boot/loader.conf'

vboxdrv_load="YES"

ee '/etc/rc.conf'

vboxnet_enable="YES"
devfs_system_ruleset="system"

pw groupmod vboxusers -m 'espionage724'

ee '/etc/devfs.conf'

# VirtualBox

own vboxnetctl root:vboxusers
perm vboxnetctl 0660

[system=10]
add path 'usb/*' mode 0660 group operator

perm cd* 0660
perm xpt0 0660
perm pass* 0660

# End

Running VirtualBox as non-root user may fail with a fatal error
NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED. In this case delete /tmp/.vbox-*-ipc file.

If you experience "Network: write Failed: Cannot allocate memory" errors
try to increase net.graph.maxdata in /boot/loader.conf

vm.max_user_wired
https://bugs.freebsd.org/252227

("RAM in GB" - max(1, "RAM in GB" / 32)) * 1024*1024*1024 / PAGE_SIZE
PAGE_SIZE on x86 is 4096.

https://bugs.freebsd.org/259399

• General → [ ] Load previous databases on startup
• Security → [x] Use DuckDuckGo service to download website icons

secret-tool store --label='KeePass' 'keepass' 'default'

mkdir -p ~/'.config/mpv' && ee ~/'.config/mpv/mpv.conf'

save-position-on-quit
sub-auto=fuzzy
force-window=yes
profile=gpu-hq
scale=ewa_lanczossharp
cscale=ewa_lanczossharp
video-sync=display-resample
interpolation
tscale=oversample
hwdec=vaapi
hwdec-codecs=all

• TODO

• TODO

• See Wine

• xorg.conf Snippets

• xrandr lines go above xfce4/xinitrc

ee ~/'.xinitrc'

xrandr --output HDMI-1 --set "Broadcast RGB" Full
xrandr --output HDMI-1 --set "content type" Game
. /usr/local/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc

• See Firefox

gpart show

gpart destroy -F 'da0'

camcontrol devlist

usbconfig -d '/dev/ugen0.6' power_off

awk -F":" '{print $1}' /etc/passwd

awk -F":" '{print $1}' /etc/group

• x is package name

pkg info -l x

pkg autoremove

pkg info -l 'en-freebsd-doc'

gio open '/usr/local/share/doc/freebsd/en/books/handbook'

su -l root -c "sysctl 'dev.cpu.0.freq' 'dev.cpu.1.freq' 'dev.cpu.2.freq' 'dev.cpu.3.freq' 'dev.cpu.4.freq' 'dev.cpu.5.freq' 'dev.cpu.6.freq' 'dev.cpu.7.freq'"

su -l

/etc/netstart

• https://bsd-hardware.info/
• https://bsd-hardware.info/?view=howto
• 2024/09/13: Spinesnap

su -l

pkg install 'hw-probe'

hw-probe -all -upload

rm -fv ~/*'.core'

rm -fv ~/'.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml'

gio open ~/'.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml'

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/multimedia/#sound-mixer
• https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mixer

mixer -a

echo ' Headphones ' && mixer -d 'pcm1' -f '/dev/mixer1'

echo ' Onboard ' && mixer -d 'pcm0' -f '/dev/mixer0'

newsyslog -v -CC -N

cat '/dev/null' > '/var/log/all.log'

cat '/dev/null' > '/var/log/Xorg.0.log'

gio open '/var/log'

ls -la '/var/log'

• TODO