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OpenBSD laptop hardware verification
I used inxi to get hw info about my laptop. Below is the output. I am removing some networking information for obvious reasons.
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System: Host: jerry-je-S3-391 Kernel: 3.13.0-39-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2) Desktop: Gnome Distro: Ubuntu 14.04 trusty Machine: System: Acer (portable) product: Aspire S3-391 version: V2.14 Mobo: Acer model: Hummingbird2 version: V2.14 Bios: Insyde version: V2.14 date: 02/05/2013 CPU: Dual core Intel Core i3-2367M CPU (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 5587.5 Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 800.00 MHz 3: 800.00 MHz 4: 800.00 MHz Graphics: Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1366x768@60.0hz GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Mobile GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes Audio: Card: Intel 7 Series/C210 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.13.0-39-generic Network: Card: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter driver: ath9k bus-ID: 02:00.0 Drives: HDD Total Size: 340.1GB (9.8% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: Hitachi_HTS54323 size: 320.1GB temp: 35C 2: id: /dev/sdb model: SATA_SSD size: 20.0GB temp: 0C Partition: ID: / size: 290G used: 31G (12%) fs: ext4 ID: /boot size: 236M used: 45M (21%) fs: ext2 ID: swap-1 size: 4.10GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap RAID: No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0C mobo: 50.0C Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A Info: Processes: 238 Uptime: 4:25 Memory: 1284.5/3770.9MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2 Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11) inxi: 1.9.17 Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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This won't help very much. Hardware manufacturers -- of motherboards, or of underlying devices all frequently change underlying chipsets without changing model numbers. And the only thing that matters for driver support is the chipset.
The best test available is the system itself. If the platform will boot from USB mass storage devices, it only takes a few minutes to create a bootable USB stick. This can be done on the hardware itself, other hardware of the same architecture (amd64, macppc, i386, sparc64, etc.) or from a virtual machine. http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq14.html#flashmemLive |
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Testing Laptop hardware with OpenBSD 5.8 install on USB key
Installed OpenBSD 5.8 on a usb flash drive for testing of hardware, and apparently there are some issues with video and wireless firmware installation.
I received the message below in the mailbox. Code:
installing: iwm-firmware uvideo-firmware error from http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/5.8/ ftp: firmware.openbsd.org: no address associated with name http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/5.8 is empty can't find iwm-firmware can't find uvideo-firmware the firmware for wireless driver is iwm-3160-9 and is included in the iwm-firmware package. A section of man iwm(4). FILES The driver needs one of the following firmware files, which are loaded when an interface is brought up: /etc/firmware/iwm-3160-9 /etc/firmware/iwm-7260-9 /etc/firmware/iwm-7265-9 These firmware files are not free because Intel refuses to grant distribution rights without contractual obligations. As a result, even though OpenBSD includes the driver, the firmware files cannot be included and users have to download these files on their own. A prepackaged version of the firmware can be installed using fw_update(1). How do I place the firmware in the above directory? My fedora installation won't read the usb key where I installed OpenBSD. the uvideo-firmware package contains 12 different firmwares. I am not sure which one to install or how to do it. my laptop processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4030U CPU @ 1.90GHz according to intel's website, it appears that the video adapter is integrated with the processor? under graphics specifications (on intel's website) for my processor, it lists Intel® HD Graphics 4400. Any help would be appreciated. |
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Wired Ethernet is one way to obtain firmware files. But if you don't have this, you can use your Linux system, and a second USB stick. Format it as a single FAT filesystem (MS-DOS), as both operating systems can mount these.
The following "how to" is from memory, without testing anything. Please review the appropriate man pages just in case I've made a mistake. tail(1), mount(8), umount(8), and fw_update(1).
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That worked perfectly. The wireless and video firmwares were installed.
I have been involved with other things, but I am going to dedicate time to learning now. I kept all my old notes. thanks again. |
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