On Tue, 14 May 2024 at 08:14, nia <n...@netbsd.org> wrote: > > The ThinkPad A485 looks pretty interesting for use with NetBSD. > > - 1st Gen AMD Ryzen Mobile > - 32 GiB DDR4 2400 MHz > - AMD Radeon Vega 6, 8 or 10 > > Usually I prefer the smaller X series, but they've made them > non-upgradable and harder to repair... > > ethernet is re0, this is different from the intel models that are > usually wm0. internal dev chatter would point to wm(4) being the > better driver, but probably not enough to matter for my purposes > (100mbit/s DSL). I usually use ethernet at home. > > WiFi may be Intel AX200/AX201/AX210/AX211 but it might depend. > We don't have a driver for this. Previous models had iwm(4) which > is a slow and buggy driver making a USB urtwn(4) the more compelling > option, or urndis(4) with a tether to a smartphone. > Another dmesg shows Intel Wireless AC 8265, which is iwm(4). > > Lenovo laptops have control freak firmware that doesn't allow changing > the card for a different model, but I wonder if it can be removed > to reduce power consumption and allow suspend to function. > > Anyone using amdgpu with a device like this? I'm sure llvmpipe > is okay(tm), would be nice to have the runtime configuration > advantages of modesetting though.
The ThinkPad T495 is probably relatively close: AMD Ryzen 3, 5 or 7 PRO, Vega 6, 8 or 10, re(4), and Intel Wireless AC 9260 https://dmesgd.nycbug.org/index.cgi?do=view&id=7159 (dmesg is from 10-BETA before riastradh@ fixed the issue affecting acpibat) It was fast enough, but I had to drop back to my T480 to be able to drive an external monitor David