Comment by 💀 requiem
Re: "OpenBSD/GabeDeck part II"
IF it has USB you don't need Ethernet for firmware download, you can put the fw on a USB thumbdrive. I've done it before:
`fw_update -p /mnt/usbdrive`
I think you might need to replicate the usual directory structures and put the fw files in sg like found at http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/. I would just grab the entire 7.6 folder. I think you also need to have the index.txt file, if I remember correctly.
2024-12-11 · 1 year ago
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😎 decant [OP] · 2024-12-13 at 08:02:
yeah, I defo need a urtwn dongle, the qwx driver is very green atm (first commited a year ago), it will only support up to 802.11g even if it works.
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OpenBSD/GabeDeck part II — Carrying on from my previous post, I tested OpenBSD on the steamdeck. Preliminary result: Mostly good! Test conditions: OS: FuguIta 7.6 with the latest patch as of today HW: Steamdeck OLED PCB version 5, type-c hub, 64G USB drive, keyboard and mice. Result: OpenBSD boots normally. From OS’s perspective the hardware is unremarkable. The only funny hardware is 28de:1205, the build in Valve controller. The hardware is otherwise a normal APU based microPC. At Idle...