OpenBSD on Lenovo ThinkPad X270

January 7, 2024

Again, not a tutorial but rather some personal notes for future self consumption.

Post Installation Configuration

x270# syspatch
x270# sysmerge -d
x270# echo 'permit username' > /etc/doas.conf
x270# echo 'permit nopass keepenv root as root' >> /etc/doas.conf
x270# echo 'record.adc-0:1_source=mic' > /etc/mixerctl.conf
x270# pkg_add cmixer
x270# pkg_add obsdfreqd
x270# rcctl enable apmd
x270# rcctl set apmd flags -L
x270# rcctl start apmd
x270# rcctl enable obsdfreqd
x270# rcctl set obsdfreqd flags -T 75,55
x270# rcctl start obsdfreqd
x270# usermod -G _shutdown matthias
x270# usermod -L staff matthias
# /etc/login.conf
staff:\
        :datasize-cur=6144M:\
        :datasize-max=infinity:\
        :maxproc-max=512:\
        :maxproc-cur=256:\
        :ignorenologin:\
        :requirehome@:\
        :tc=default:
# /etc/hostname.iwm0
join "SSID" wpakey "PASSWORD"
inet autoconf
# /etc/sysctl.conf
kern.audio.record=1
kern.video.record=1  

TODO

• cwm

Resources

• Stephan’s notes on installing OpenBSD 7.4 on a ThinkPad X270
  
• Patrick’s “OpenBSD on the Desktop (Part I), Basic Setup with Xorg and dwm”
  
• OpenBSD Amsterdam’s “Finishing Touches” for onboarding
  
• Krzysztof’s practical guide to setup a productive [OpenBSD] working environment on Thinkpad
  
• Roman’s guides on OpenBSD as a desktop
  
• OpenBSD’s CWM: An Underrated Window Manager (Plus a Comfy Config)
  
• OpenBSD on a Laptop

TO BE CONTINUED…