laptops

Laptops running FreeBSD

To improve FreeBSD support for various laptops, please share your experience with a particular laptop model you use daily or have occasional access to. This information can help users to decide if some model they want is worth buying to install FreeBSD and help interested developers to improve hardware support.

Testing and collecting technical information

If you see a nice laptop in some electronic shop or at your friend's, try to boot a -CURRENT image to perform some simple tests and collect basic technical information. Assuming you're booting from a USB flash drive, enter LiveCD mode and do the following at least: 

# mount -u -o rw /
# dmesg > /dmesg.out.txt
# pciconf -lv > /pciconf.out.txt
# devinfo -v > /devinfo.out.txt
# acpidump -dt > /acpidump.out.txt
# mount -u -o ro / ; sync
# zzz

The last command will send the laptop to sleep (suspend, S3). Try to resume it and see what happens. Don't forget to report it here and attach those gathered files. ;-)

Other things worth looking into: LCD brightness and multimedia keys, various LED indicators behavior, expected battery life per acpiconf -i0, CPU frequency scaling and fan control, correct reaction to shutdown -p now, to name a few.

NYC*BUG dmesgd

You may also consider sending a copy of /var/run/dmesg.boot to NYC*BUG dmesgd, which is a user-submitted repository of searchable BSD dmesgs.

Automated upload

Since 2020 we have sysutils/hw-probe to upload devices info (support status, active driver, etc.), dmesg, pciconf and other hardware related info of your computer automatically to https://bsd-hardware.info. However, your contribution to this wiki is still much appreciated: overview, setup tips, workarounds, experience with suspend/resume and external ports, any other comments, etc.

Laptop support

The table below lists the most popular laptops we have at least some support for and describes what does and does not work; see below this table for the legend that explains the icons and columns.

  • :!: Note: This table is maintained manually; it does not include some laptop models we have information about – feel free to add them. For the full list of laptops in this wiki, see the category search page.

✔ Please, use the template for laptop wiki pages if you wish add a new machine.

A-F

Laptop Graphics External DP/HDMI/VGA Sound WiFi Ethernet USB Suspend / Resume Needs config Year introduced
ASUS_A3L ✘ Not tested ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ Not tested no 2004
ASUS_FM200 ✔ :!: ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ no
ASUS_GL552V ✔ i915km: Not tested ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ yes 2017
ASUS_S510U ✔ drm-next ✔ ✔ ✔ none ✔ ✔ no 2017
ASUS_UX31E ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes
ASUS_UX32VD ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes
Laptops/ASUS_UX430U ✔ drm-next Not tested :!: ✔ none ✔ ✔ yes 2017
ASUS_X71SL :?: Not tested ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Not tested no 2008
Acer_AspireOne_D250 ✔ :?: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: ?
Acer_AspireOne_ZG5 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes
Acer_Aspire_4730Z ✔ :!: ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes 2009?
Acer_Aspire_5742G ✔ i915kms, ✔ Nvidia Optimus ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes 2011
Acer_Aspire_A515_43 ✔ drm-kmod ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ with drm-kmod yes (trackpad) 2020?
Acer_Aspire_E5_773G_78RN i915kms: ✔ i915kms: ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ screen fails resume yes (Xorg) 2015Q4
Acer_Aspire_V3_771G ✔ ✔ :?: ✔ ✔ ✔ ? 2012
Acer_Aspire_V5_171 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘
Apple_MacBookAir4,2 ✔ :!: ✔ ✔ none ✔ ✘ ? 2011
Apple MacBook Pro Retina ✔ :!: ✘ ✘ :!: :!: ✘ yes Mid 2015
Apple_MacBookProRetina ✔ :!: ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ? Early 2015
Apple_MacBookPro9,2 ✔ drm-kmod :!: :?: ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes (trackpad,sound) Mid 2012
Dell_Alienware_17R4 ✔ Nvidia ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ :!: yes (NVMe does not work) 2020
Dell_Inspiron_15-3521 ✘ ✘ :!: ✘ ✔ :!: ✘ ?
Dell_Inspiron_5579 ✔ drm ✔ ✔ ✘ ath10k none ✔ ✔ ?
Dell_Inspiron_7537 :!: :!: ✔ ✘ ✔ :!: :!: ?
Dell_Inspiron_N4050 :!: :!: ✔ ✘ ✔ :!: :!: ?
Dell_Inspiron_N4120
Dell_Latitude_3550 vesa: ✔ :!: :!: ✔ ✔ ✔ :!: ? 2015
Dell_Latitude_5550 i915kms: ✔ Not tested ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ yes 2019
Laptops/Dell_Latitude_D630 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ no 2007
Dell_Latitude_E5420
Dell_Latitude_E5430 ✔ drm :!: ✔ ✔ ✔ :?: ✔ no ? FreeBSD 12 Fn Keys for brightness not recognized
Dell_Latitude_E5440 ✔ ✔ :?: ✔ ✔ ✔ :!: yes 2015?
Dell_Latitude_E5500 ✔ ✔ ✔
Dell_Latitude_E6410 ✔ drm :!: ✔ ✔ ✔ :!: ✔ no ? FreeBSD 12
Dell_Latitude_E6420
Dell_Latitude_E6520
Dell_Latitude_E6530 ✔ Not tested ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Not tested no 2013
Dell_Latitude_E7240 2013
Dell_Latitude_E7240_i5-4310U ✔ on 11.x ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2013
Dell_Latitude_E7390 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2018
Dell_Latitude_E7440 ✔ on 11.x ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2014
Dell_Latitude_E7470 ✔ drm-next ✔ drm-next ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ :!: yes 2016
Dell_Precision_M4800 2007
Dell_Vostro_1014 2009
Dell_Vostro_1450
Dell_XPS_L702X ✔ :!: ✔ :!: :!: ✔ :!: yes 2011
Dell_XPS13_9300 ✔ ✔ :!: ✔ ✔ :!: yes 2020
Dell_XPS15_9570 ✔ ✔ ✘ N/A ✔ 2018
Dell_XPS17_L702X ✔ :!: ✔ :!: detected iwn0 ✔ ✔ ✔ yes 2020 - 12.1-RELEASE
Evolve_III_Maestro_E-Book ✔ i915kms :!: ✘ / :!: ✘ rtl8723du N/A ✔ :!: no ?
13_intel_11th_gen ✔ drm ✔ ✔ ✔ iwlwifi ✔ ✔ ✔ See laptop's page 2021
Laptop Graphics External DP/HDMI/VGA Sound WiFi Ethernet USB Suspend / Resume Needs config Year introduced

G-S

Laptop Graphics External DP/HDMI/VGA Sound WiFi Ethernet USB Suspend / Resume Needs config Year introduced
Gigabyte_Aero_15X ✔ drm-next :!: :?: ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes 2017
GPD_MicroPC ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes 2019
Hasee_Q540S ✔ :!: :!: none :!: ✔ ✘ yes 2008
HP_Compaq_nx6320 ✔ drm-kmod ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ yes
HP_Compaq_6715b ✔ scfb :?: ✔ :?: bwn(4) ✔ ✔ ✔ yes
HP_EliteBook_1040_G3 ✔ drm-next ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes 2016
HP_EliteBook_840_G2
HP_EliteBook_8570p ✔ radeon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ not hibernate 2013?
HP_Envy_6Z-1100 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ yes 2012
HP_Envy_TouchSmart_m6 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ yes
HP_Envy_x360_13-ay0021nr ✔ :!: ✔ ✘ none ✔ ✘ yes 2020
HP_ProBook_430_G1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes 2013Q3 sound workaround after resume
Laptops/HP_ProBook_5310m ✔ :!: ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ no 2009Q3
HP_Spectre_x360_13-ap0053dx ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ none ✔ ✘ yes 2018
HP_Spectre_x360_13t-aw200 ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ none ✔ ✘ yes 2020
HP_Spectre_x360_14-ea0023dx ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ none ✔ ✘ yes 2020
HP_550 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ no 2009, 10.3-RELEASE-p17
Ideapad_S300 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ no 2012
Ideapad_Y570 ✔ Intel HD ✔ HDMI/VGA ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ no 2011
Ideapad_Y580
Lenovo_Flex_10
Lenovo_G480 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ no 2013
Lenovo_G500s
Lenovo_G570 ✔ Not tested ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Not tested no 2011
Lenovo_R61 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ no
Lenovo_Yoga_3_14 ✔ :!: ✔ ✔ none ✔ ✔ no 2015
Lenovo_z50_70 ✔ drm-kmod :!: ✔ ✔ ✔ :!: ✘ no 2014 or earlier (NOTE: tested with FreeBSD13-based Trident 19.05 to 19.10 and straight FreeBSD12)
Microsoft_Surface_Pro_3
Motile_M141 ✔ drm-devel-kmod ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ with amdgpu possibly 2019
MSI_GE62VR_7RF_Apache_Pro ✔ drm-next ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2017
MSI_U100 :!: :!: :!: ✔ ✔ :!: ✘ no 2008
Panasonic_Lets_Note_CF-RZ6 ✔ drm-kmod ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ with drm-kmod Needs INITAFTERSUSPEND in /boot/loader.conf for working mouse after resume 2016
Purism_Librem ✔ ✔ ✔ none ✔ ✔ (with drm-stable-kmod) no 2015
RazerStealth scfb: ✔
Laptops/Samsung_700Z3A yes not tested yes yes with BWN_GPL_PHY kernel option Not tested yes yes for wifi 2011
Sony_SVE1713S1RW ✔ Not tested ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Not tested no 2012
Sony_Vaio_VPCCB
Steam_Deck ✔ drm-5.15 none ✔ 2022
System76_Galago_Pro drm-next: ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Needs to have the iwm 8265 firmware loaded in loader.conf 2017
Laptop Graphics External DP/HDMI/VGA Sound WiFi Ethernet USB Suspend / Resume Needs config Year introduced

T-Z

Laptop Graphics External DP/HDMI/VGA Sound WiFi Ethernet USB Suspend / Resume Needs config Year introduced
Thinkpad_A485 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 13-Current Q1
Laptops/Thinkpad E14 ✔ drm 5.7-wip ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ (./}
Thinkpad_E540
Thinkpad_L440
Thinkpad_L450
Thinkpad_L470
Laptops/Thinkpad_P15GEN1 ✔ drm-kmod Not tested ✘ iwlwifi ✔ Not tested ✔ yes 2020/10
Thinkpad_P14sGEN1 (Intel) ✔ ✔ ThunderBolt3 Ok ✔ ✔ ✔ TB3 Ok ✔ TB3 Ok ✘ Yes (BlueTooth Ok) 2020
ThinkPad_S440 ✔ :?: ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ yes 2013Q3
Thinkpad_T400
Thinkpad_T420 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ?
Thinkpad_T420s ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes 2011
Thinkpad_T430s ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes 2012
Thinkpad_T440p ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2013
Thinkpad_T440s ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2019Q3
Thinkpad_T450s ✔ drm-next ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ :!: no 2015
Thinkpad_T460p ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ :!: yes 13-Current Q1
Thinkpad_T470 ✔ drm-next ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ :!: yes 2018
Thinkpad_T470s ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes 2017
Thinkpad_T480 ✔ drm-next ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2018
Thinkpad_T480s ✔ :!: :?: audio/virtual_oss :!: :!: :!: :!: May need rEFInd, can't disable clicktapping on trackpad Unknown
Laptops/Thinkpad_T490 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ (12-STABLE) ✔ ✔ ✔ 2019
Thinkpad_T490s ✔ drm-fbsd12.0 ✔ ✔ ✔ (-CURRENT) ✔ ✔ ✔ no (12.1-RC1) 2019
Laptops/Thinkpad_T495 ✔ drm-next ✔ ✔ ✔ (-CURRENT) ✔ ✔ ✔ no 2019
Laptops/Thinkpad_T14 GEN1 (AMD) Not tested Not tested Not tested ✘ iwlwifi ✔ Not tested Not tested no 2020
Thinkpad_T14 GEN1 (Intel) ✔ drm-next ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ no 2021
Thinkpad_T530
Thinkpad_T540p :!: :!: ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ :!: yes
Thinkpad_T550 and W550s ✔ drm-next ✔ drm-next ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ no 2015
Thinkpad_T580 ✔ drm-next ✔ :!: ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2018
Thinkpad_T60
Thinkpad_T61 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ?
Thinkpad_W520 ✔ graphics/drm-fbsd13-kmod ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes 2011
Thinkpad_W530 ✔ graphics/drm-fbsd13-kmod ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ yes 2012
Thinkpad_X1_Carbon 3rd Gen ✔ drm-fbsd>=12.0 {./} ✔ ✔ (-CURRENT) ✔ ✔ ✔ 2015
Thinkpad_X1_Carbon 6th Gen ✔ drm-next ✔ :!: ✔ ✔ Requires dongle ✔ ✔ no 2018
Thinkpad_X1_Carbon 7th Gen ✔ drm-next ✔ :!: ✔ (-CURRENT) ✔ Requires dongle ✔ ✔ no 2018
Thinkpad_X1_Yoga 4th Gen :!: :!: :?: ✘ :!: Requires dongle ✔ :!: 2019
Thinkpad_X200 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ no
Laptops/Thinkpad_X201 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ no 2010Q2
Thinkpad_X201i ✔ :!: ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ no 2010, 11.0-RELEASE-p9
Thinkpad_X220 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ no
Thinkpad_X230 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ no 2012, 11.1-RELEASE
Thinkpad_X240 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ no 2013
Laptops/Thinkpad_X250 scfb: ✔ ✔ ✔
Thinkpad_X260 ✔ drm-kmod ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ no 2016Q1
Thinkpad_X270 ✔ drm-next ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ no 2017Q1
Laptops/Thinkpad_X395 ✔ drm-next ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ hint.uart.0.at=0 helps booting
Thinkpad_X61s ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Tuxedo_InfinityBook_Pro16_Gen7_MK1 ✔ ✘ likely 2022Q4
Laptop Graphics External DP/HDMI/VGA Sound WiFi Ethernet USB Suspend / Resume Needs config Year introduced

Tablet support

Tablet Graphics External DP/HDMI/VGA Sound WiFi Ethernet USB Suspend / Resume Needs config Year introduced
Medion_P10356 ✔ :!: have, but didnt test :!: have, but didnt test ✔ none ✔ :!: 13-Current 2019Q3
Terra_Pad_1051 ✔ :!: have, but didnt test :!: have, but didnt test :!: none ✔ :!: 12.1-RELEASE - Boot Freezes 2020Q1
Tablet Graphics External DP/HDMI/VGA Sound WiFi Ethernet USB Suspend / Resume Needs config Year introduced

Legend

Symbol Meaning
✔ Works out of the box
:?: Needs special configuration
:!: Untested/unknown
✘ Does not work
Column Meaning
Graphics X11 server works
External DP/HDMI/VGA Plugging in an external VGA/HDMI/DisplayPort works (you can do presentations)
Sound Bleep boop blop (you can play audio files)
WiFi Onboard wireless works
Ethernet Onboard Ethernet (if available) works
USB USB works
Suspend / Resume Power saving and suspend/resume work
Needs config May need changes to boot loader scripts or other startup scripts to work
Year introduced Helpful to know when a laptop was originally released so that old entries can be skipped
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