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| author | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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| committer | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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diff --git a/articles/2026/Ghostbsd-installation.html b/articles/2026/Ghostbsd-installation.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cf3314e --- /dev/null +++ b/articles/2026/Ghostbsd-installation.html @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +<!doctype html> +<html lang="en"> + <head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> + <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" /> + <title>Ghostbsd installation</title> + </head> + <body> + <header> + <h1>Bloggings</h1> + <a href="/index.php">Back</a> + </header> + <main> + <article> + <h2>Ghostbsd installation</h2> + <h3>2026-06-14</h3> + <h4>messing around on a sunday</h4> + <p> + So now we have Microsoft delivering Linux, and the Arch based AUR + getting wrecked by people who should be locked into a public pillory, + and I have some free time. Well in fact a lot of free time now that + I'm retired. + </p> + <p> + So. I downloaded the latest #Ghostbsd Mate and cut a usb key, then + plugged it into my Thinkpad X220. + </p> + <p> + The installation was simple and uneventful, and it booted without + problem. Everything worked out of the box. Mate seems pretty and + unobfuscated, just like me. + </p> + <p>So far I've done just two things:</p> + <p> + (1) to get some thinkpad function keys to work I've added in + /boot/loader.conf + </p> + <pre> +acpi_ibm_load="YES" +</pre + > + <p> + Printscreen works, brightness and volume controls work, vol mute + works, lid led works, but the MICMUTE button doesn't work.<br /> + For the X220 MICMUTE key, which is F20 or 0xBE (190), unfortunately + Ghostbsd's acpi_ibm doesn't pass on the event, so any script for it in + /etc/devd won't be fired. Checking the source code, acpi_ibm only accepts + a subset of events accepted by Linux's thinkpad_acpi, which appears to + cover them all. It's unfortunate as I'm a bit pedantic about keys but I + guess I'll have to live with it as the code is 20 years old and I + doubt it will change anytime soon. + </p> + + <p>FYI, acpi_ibm accepts only these keyboard events:</p> + <PRE> + LCD_BACKLIGHT + SUSPEND_TO_RAM + BLUETOOTH + SCREEN_EXPAND + SUSPEND_TO_DISK + BRIGHTNESS_UP + BRIGHTNESS_DOWN + THINKLIGHT + ZOOM + VOLUME_UP + VOLUME_DOWN + MUTE + ACCESS_IBM_BUTTON + </pre> + <p>(2) to enable the automounting of usb storage media:</p> + <pre> +sudo pkg install automount +</pre + > + <p> + I've replaced the default Firefox with Librewolf, and I'm not too sure + about zsh instead of bash, and why not doas instead of sudo? + </p> + <p> + Ghostbsd is a very nice BSD distribution that's been around since + 2010. + </p> + <p><a href="https://www.ghostbsd.org/">https://www.ghostbsd.org</a></p> + </article> + </main> + <footer> + <p>ยง</p> + </footer> + </body> +</html> |