On Fri, 10 Jul 2026 at 12:38, Van Ly <[email protected]> wrote: > > David Brownlee <[email protected]> writes: > > > On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 at 12:11, Van Ly <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> P14s gen 7 with 16GB:512GB on Ultra 7 366H vPro processor and 3K display > >> is what I'm looking at to run NetBSD 11. > [snip] > >>From my experience on NetBSD with any kind of recent ThinkPad (think > > anything after a T480 or probably T490) you will probably be using a > > USB Wi-Fi dongle, so Intel vs AMD doesn't really play there. > > > > The Intel specific DRM driver probably maxes out around Intel Raptor > > Lake Graphics (So ThinkPad T14gen1), but the generic modesetting > > *should* work on recent onboard Intel and AMD (just without external > > display support). > > The E14 model offers three Wi-Fi options: 6, 6E, and 7. The AI summary > says they all are unlikely to work.
I think that is a safe assumption. There is a new-wifi branch in NetBSD, but it is unlikely to land soon, so I would plan for a urtwn or similar Wi-Fi dongle in the near future. > If I go the T14s Gen 7 X2 Snapdragon ARM and I am out of luck with > driver availability, how involved is the process to source datasheets > and roll your own driver? Is the situation impossible if the datasheets > are not available? Now that is a more interesting question - I know jmcneill@ made some Snapdragon related changes in NetBSD (efiboot fixes, X Elite GPIO and I2C controllers and X1E battery and charger sensors), but I don't know how much likely remains to get a P14s gen 7 to boot (ccing him here in case he has time to comment :) Thanks David
