• FreeBSD ¹⁾
• Xfce ²⁾
• 15.1

• Spinesnap = Dell Latitude 5591 ³⁾
• 2026/03/05: hw-probe

uname -aKU

FreeBSD Spinesnap 15.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 15.1-PRERELEASE stable/15-n283067-e9d3512bb587 GENERIC amd64 1500507 1500507

• freebsd
• PC speaker beep at log-in (thread)
• Wine wine.bin kill desktop launcher
• Android adb (post)
• Android file transfers with MTP (mount_mtp)
• wifi
• Disable geoclue agent in Xfce start

• https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/15.0/

FreeBSD-15.0-STABLE-amd64-20260416-e4f02a72f7f6-283007-memstick.img

• Packages (Tech Preview)

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/bsdinstall/#bsdinstall-partitioning
• Auto (UFS)
• GPT

DEVICE         MAJ:MIN  SIZE TYPE                                    LABEL MOUNT
nda0             0:81   954G GPT                                         - -
  nda0p1         0:83   954G efi                                   gpt/efi /boot/efi
  nda0p2         0:85   954G freebsd-ufs                   gpt/freebsd-ufs /
  nda0p3         0:87   954G freebsd-swap                 gpt/freebsd-swap SWAP

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/bsdinstall/#bsdinstall-components
• [x] base
• [x] lib32
• [x] optional

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/bsdinstall/#bsdinstall-sysconf
• [ ] Everything (nothing checked)

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/bsdinstall/#bsdinstall-hardening
• [x] Everything

• [x] Everything

• Invite to other groups: wheel
• Shell: sh

• Manual Ethernet (em0)
• Static IPv4
• Auto IPv6 with SLAAC

• 2025/08/15
• Notes

• https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/usb-tethering-detected-and-up-but-no-internet.88441/
• Might apply to any type of USB network device that shows up under ue#

su -

sysrc ifconfig_ue0=SYNCDHCP

/etc/netstart

• Log-in as root

ntpd -g -q

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/#pkgbase

pkg update -f

pkg upgrade

fwget -v

• https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/x11/#x-install
• 2026/01/13: drm-latest-kmod crashed with Xfce randomly with xorg and failed to load at all when switched to xf86-video-intel

pkg install xorg 'drm-61-kmod'

pw groupmod video -m espionage724

sysrc kld_list+=i915kms

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

pkg install xfce

sysrc dbus_enable=YES

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

chown espionage724:espionage724 /home/espionage724/.xinitrc

• firefox-esr at end
• exit at end to log-into regular user before reboot

pkg install xdg-user-dirs filezilla firefox-esr

sync && exit

• Ctrl + Alt + Del to reboot

espionage724

xdg-user-dirs-update --force

sync && exit

• Username → Password → startx

startx

su -

pkg install evince-lite filezilla foliate gbrainy gimp keepassxc libreoffice mate-calc obs-studio viewnior thunar-archive-plugin thunderbird-esr transmission-gtk vlc 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 libressl mesa-demos mesa-dri mesa-devel mesa-libs noto unar wget xarchiver xrandr yt-dlp 

• hw-probe

fastfetch lsblk

clear && fastfetch && uname -aKU && date

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

wine-devel wine-gecko-devel wine-mono-devel winetricks icoutils

libva-intel-driver

neverball

• DevilutionX

devilutionX

• Doomsday Engine

doomsday

openvpn-devel

tor-browser

• malloc.conf

su -

echo 'abort:false,confirm_conf:false,abort_conf:false,percpu_arena:phycpu,dirty_decay_ms:-1,muzzy_decay_ms:-1,stats_print:false,junk:false,zero:false,utrace:false,xmalloc:false,zero_realloc:free,trust_madvise:true,retain:true' | tee '/etc/malloc.conf' > '/dev/null'

• operator to allow general reboot/power-off from xfce4-whiskermenu

su -

pw groupmod 'operator' -m 'espionage724'

pw groupmod 'u2f' -m 'espionage724'

• Done from regular user and not root

exit

'/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' --old -o 'ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=YES' update -f && '/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' --old upgrade

'/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' --old install -r FreeBSD-ports wine-devel mesa-dri mesa-libs gstreamer1-plugins-good gstreamer1-plugins-ugly gstreamer1-libav libressl

'/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' --old autoremove && '/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' --old clean -a -q -y

gio mime 'text/plain' 'org.xfce.mousepad.desktop'

gio mime 'image/jpeg' 'viewnior.desktop'

gio mime 'image/png' 'viewnior.desktop'

gio mime 'image/bmp' 'viewnior.desktop'

gio mime 'application/pdf' 'org.gnome.Evince.desktop'

gio mime 'application/epub+zip' 'com.github.johnfactotum.Foliate.desktop'

• Chicago95
• Install notes
• TODO: More conf (Debian), default notification delay 5s

• Style → Chicago95
• Icons → Chicago95

• Menus → Desktop Menu → [ ] Include applications menu on desktop right click
• Menus → Window List Menu → [ ] Show window list menu on desktop middle click
• Toggle Background → Color to Horizontal gradient and back to Solid color

• Measurements → Row size (pixels): 30

• Whisker Menu
• Window Buttons
• Separator (Transparent/Expand)
• Workspace Switcher
• Separator (Transparent)
• Status Tray Plugin (Fixed icon size: 16, [ ] Square items)
• Power Manager Plugin (No label)
• Clock

• Show as list
• [ ] Show generic application names
• [x] Show category names
• [x] Show application tooltips
• [ ] Show application descriptions
• Application icon size: Small
• Category icon size: Smaller
• General → Menu width: 425
• General → Menu height: 525

• [ ] Position categories horizontally
• [ ] Position categories on left
• [ ] Position profile on bottom
• [x] Position search entry on bottom
• [x] Position commands next to search entry
• Profile: Hidden
• Display: Icon and title
• Title: Start

• Commands → [x] Lock Screen, Log Out (top/--fast), Restart, Shut Down (uncheck rest)

• [x] Show button labels
• [ ] Show flat buttons
• [ ] Show handle
• [ ] Show tooltips
• Sorting order: None, allow drag-and-drop

• Middle click action: Nothing
• [ ] Group windows by application
• [ ] Restore minimized windows to current workspace
• [ ] Draw window frame when hovering a button
• [ ] Switch windows using the mouse wheel

• Tooptip format: MM/DD/YY
• Date/Time: Custom Format (respectively)

America/New_York

%a, %b %d

%l:%M %P

• Display → Blank after and Put to sleep after: Never
• Display → Switch off after: 5 minutes

• Scrollback: 10000
• [x] Cursor blinks
• [x] Use system font

• Style → Theme → Chicago95

• Accessibility → Key used to grab and move windows ⁴⁾
• Accessibility → [ ] Use mouse wheel on the title bar to roll up the window
• Accessibility → [x] Notify of urgency by making window's decoration blink
• Workspaces → [ ] Use the mouse wheel on the desktop to switch workspaces
• Compositor → [ ] Enable display compositing

• TODO

• vblank_mode

xfconf-query --channel 'xfwm4' --property '/general/vblank_mode' --type 'string' --set 'off' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-session' --property '/general/SaveOnExit' --type 'bool' --set 'false' --create && rm -Rf ~/'.cache/sessions'

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/Antialias' --type 'int' --set '1' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/HintStyle' --type 'string' --set 'hintnone' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/RGBA' --type 'string' --set 'none' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/DPI' --type 'int' --set '96' --create

xfce4-keyboard-settings

• Repeat delay: 400
• Repeat speed: 30

• Ctrl + Alt + Z
• F6

'/bin/sh' -c "'/usr/local/bin/secret-tool' lookup 'keepass' 'default' | '/usr/local/bin/keepassxc' --pw-stdin ~/'Documents/keepass.kdbx'"

'/bin/sh' -c "'/usr/local/bin/xfce4-terminal' -T 'FreeBSD Updater' -x su 'root' -c ~/'.local/scripts/freebsd-updater.sh'"

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/Super_L' --type 'string' --set 'xfce4-popup-whiskermenu' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/MonBrightnessUp' --type 'string' --set "backlight incr '10'" --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/MonBrightnessDown' --type 'string' --set "backlight decr '10'" --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioRaiseVolume' --type 'string' --set "'/usr/sbin/mixer' 'vol'='+5%'" --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioLowerVolume' --type 'string' --set "'/usr/sbin/mixer' 'vol'='-5%'" --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioMute' --type 'string' --set "'/usr/sbin/mixer' 'vol'.'mute'='toggle'" --create

su -

ee '/boot/loader.conf'

autoboot_delay="2"
efi_max_resolution="1600x900"
hw.acpi.video.lcd0.fullpower="100"
hw.em.enable_aim="0"
hw.em.eee_setting="0"
hw.i915kms.modeset="1"
hw.i915kms.nuclear_pageflip="1"
hw.i915kms.fastboot="1"
hw.i915kms.enable_psr="0"
hw.i915kms.enable_psr2_sel_fetch="0"
hw.i915kms.panel_use_ssc="0"
hw.i915kms.enable_ips="0"
hw.i915kms.enable_fbc="0"
hw.i915kms.enable_dc="0"
hw.i915kms.disable_power_well="0"
hw.i915kms.enable_guc="0"
hw.i915kms.guc_log_level="0"
hw.i915kms.verbose_state_checks="0"
hw.i915kms.error_capture="0"
compat.linuxkpi.iwlwifi_mvm_power_scheme="1"

speaker_load="YES"
kern.vt.enable_bell="1"

security.bsd.allow_destructive_dtrace=0

su -

sysrc ifconfig_em0+="tso"

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 tso"
defaultrouter="192.168.1.1"
moused_nondefault_enable="NO"
# Set dumpdev to "AUTO" to enable crash dumps, "NO" to disable
dumpdev="NO"
kld_list="i915kms acpi_video"
dbus_enable="YES"
webcamd_enable="YES"

wlans_iwlwifi0="wlan0"
ifconfig_wlan0="WPA inet 192.168.1.150 netmask 255.255.255.0"

• securelevel
• hwpstate_intel
• hw.snd.default_unit=2 sets HDMI audio default ⁵⁾

su -

ee '/etc/sysctl.conf'

machdep.idle="hlt"
machdep.idle_mwait="0"
dev.hwpstate_intel.0.epp="0"
machdep.mitigations.flush_rsb_ctxsw="0"
machdep.mitigations.rngds.enable="0"
kern.elf64.aslr.shared_page="0"
kern.elf64.aslr.stack="0"
kern.elf64.aslr.pie_enable="0"
kern.elf64.aslr.enable="0"

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

• 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

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"

su -

sysrc kld_list+="acpi_video"

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

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

su - root -c 'service cupsd onestart'

su - root -c 'service cupsd onestop'

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

• Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
• HP
• IPP Everywhere ™
• Output Mode: DeviceGray
• Duplex: DuplexNoTumble ⁶⁾

ipp://192.168.1.164/ipp/print

Kole

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

• For Keyboard Shortcut

'/usr/local/bin/secret-tool' store --label='KeePass' 'keepass' 'default'

• -p pauses scrub

zpool status 'zroot'

su 'root' -c "zpool scrub 'zroot'"

su 'root' -c "zpool scrub -p 'zroot'"

• xorg.conf Snippets

su -

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

# General
export LD_BIND_NOW='1'

# GTK
export GDK_DEBUG='gl-prefer-gl'
export GDK_RENDERING='image'
export GSK_RENDERER='cairo'
export GTK_A11Y='none'
export GTK_OVERLAY_SCROLLING='0'

# Intel
export ANV_NO_GPL='1'
export anv_disable_link_time_optimization='true'
export force_guc_low_latency='false'
export allow_compressed_fallback='true'

# Mesa
export vblank_mode='0'
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'
export mesa_glthread='false'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='0'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='0'
export allow_higher_compat_version='true'
export block_on_depleted_buffers='true'
export disable_throttling='true'
export force_integer_tex_nearest='true'
export vk_wsi_force_bgra8_unorm_first='true'
export vk_x11_ignore_suboptimal='true'
export vk_xwayland_wait_ready='false'

# End

• Notes
• Thunderbird uses some settings too ⁷⁾

• Green

A9D158

• Red

EA4335

• Blue

0078D4

• Keyboard Shortcut

mkdir -p ~/'.local/scripts' && ee ~/'.local/scripts/freebsd-updater.sh' && chmod +x ~/'.local/scripts/freebsd-updater.sh'

#!/bin/sh

'/usr/sbin/ntpd' -g -q > '/dev/null'

'/usr/sbin/pkg' update -f
'/usr/sbin/pkg' upgrade
'/usr/sbin/pkg' autoremove
'/usr/sbin/pkg' clean -a -q -y

'/usr/bin/su' $USER -c "'/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' --old -o 'ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=YES' update -f"
'/usr/bin/su' $USER -c "'/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' --old upgrade"
'/usr/bin/su' $USER -c "'/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' --old autoremove"
'/usr/bin/su' $USER -c "'/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' --old clean -a -q -y"

'/usr/bin/su' $USER -c "'/bin/rm' -Rf ~/'.cache/mesa_shader_cache/'* ~/'.cache/thumbnails/'* ~/'.cache/mozilla/firefox/'* ~/'.cache/thunderbird/'*"

'/bin/sync'

read -p 'Done. Press Enter to exit.' 'x'
'/bin/sleep' '2'

# End

mkdir -p ~/'.local/scripts' && ee ~/'.local/scripts/xrandr-HDMI.sh' && chmod +x ~/'.local/scripts/xrandr-HDMI.sh'

#!/bin/sh

'/usr/local/bin/xrandr' --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'Broadcast RGB' 'Full'
'/usr/local/bin/xrandr' --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'content type' 'Game'
'/usr/local/bin/xrandr' --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'Colorspace' 'opRGB'
'/usr/local/bin/xrandr' --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'max bpc' '8'
'/usr/local/bin/xrandr' --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'audio' 'force-dvi'

# End

• Trigger: on login

xfce4-session-settings

'/bin/sh' -c "~/'.local/scripts/xrandr-HDMI.sh'"

• See misc