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by finnjohnsen2 432 days ago
Is the driver support fit for using FreeBSD as a desktop OS these days?

Last I tried (~10 years ago) I gave up and I assumed FreeBSD was a Server OS, because I couldn't for the life of me get Nvidia drivers working in native resolution. I don't recall specifics but Bluetooth was problematic also.

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I don't think so. Here's a report from this month: https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/february-2025-laptop-supp...

Looks like (some) laptops might sleep and wifi is on the way! (with help from Linux drivers)