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

• freebsd
• Joystick devd.conf
• PC speaker beep at log-in (thread)
• Solo U2F key and Firefox (thread)
• 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
• Xfce Sticky Keys notification (thread)
• i915 GuC/HuC firmware (thread)
• Android adb (post)
• Git tiny/lite differences

• 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

• TODO: UFS instead

• Auto ZFS on Root
• Pool Type/Disks: stripe: 1 disk (nda0, 512e Sectors, wiped NVMe)
• NO Force 4K Sectors

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

• [x] clear_tmp
• [x] disable_syslogd

• 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 ⁶⁾

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/network/#network-wireless
• AC speeds aren't supported ⁷⁾

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 -l

sysrc ifconfig_ue0=SYNCDHCP

/etc/netstart

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

su -l

freebsd-update fetch install

sync && reboot

su -l

pkg update --force

pkg upgrade

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

su -l

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 -l

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 -l

pkg install filezilla firefox xdg-user-dirs

• Done from regular user and not su

exit

xdg-user-dirs-update --force

su -l

pkg install evince-lite evolution 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 gnome-keyring gstreamer1-plugins-good gstreamer1-plugins-ugly gstreamer1-libav gtk-sharp30 htop icoutils libressl mesa-demos noto unar wget xarchiver xrandr yt-dlp 

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

wine wine-gecko wine-mono winetricks

libva-intel-driver

• TODO: Joystick fix for neverball

neverball xonotic

• DevilutionX

devilutionx

• Doomsday Engine

doomsday fluid-soundfont

• FlightGear
• Sidewinder Precision Pro Joystick Bindings

flightgear flightgear-data

minecraft-client

tor-browser

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

su -l

pw groupmod 'operator' -m 'espionage724'

• Needs done as regular user running Wine apps and not from su ⁸⁾

'/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

• 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) ⁹⁾
• Items → Window Buttons → Settings Wrench → Uncheck Group windows by application

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

• Style → Theme → Greybird-dark

su -l

ee '/boot/loader.conf'

autoboot_delay="2"
hw.usb.usbhid.enable="1"

hw.acpi.osname="Windows 2017"

exec="gop set 0"

• TODO: Under misc

boot

gop list

su -l

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"
ifconfig_em0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv"
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?

su -l

ee '/etc/sysctl.conf'

dev.hwpstate_intel.0.epp=0

• 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 -l

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 'freebsd-update fetch install && pkg update --force && pkg upgrade && 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 ¹⁰⁾

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

cat '/etc/rc.conf' | grep 'local_unbound_enable'

su -l

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 -l

sysrc cupsd_enable="YES"

service 'cupsd' start

• http://localhost:631/admin
• Log-in as regular user (not root)

• Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
• HP
• IPP Everywhere ™
• Output Mode: DeviceGray
• Duplex: DuplexNoTumble ¹¹⁾

ipp://192.168.1.164/ipp/print

Kole

• See Joystick

su -l

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

# Mesa
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='1'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='1'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_COMBINE_RW_WITH_RO_FOZ='1'
export VAAPI_MPEG4_ENABLED='1'
export mesa_glthread='true'
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'

# End

su -l

ee '/etc/fstab'

# OpenJDK
fdesc /dev/fd fdescfs rw 0 0

mount | grep 'fdesc'

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

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

• TODO

su -l

fsck_ufs -E -f -y -z '/dev/nda0p2'

• See Wine

• xorg.conf Snippets (75Hz, evdev)

• xrandr lines go above xfce4/xinitrc

ee ~/'.xinitrc'

xrandr --output HDMI-1 --set "Broadcast RGB" Full
xrandr --output HDMI-1 --set "content type" Game

• See Firefox

fc-cache -r -v

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

pw userdel 'x' -r

pw groupdel 'x'

• 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'

gio open ~/'.config/xfce4/xfconf'

• 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'

• 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'

• TODO