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Category: Device support

Posted on 2025/05/21
hda updates in DragonFly

If you have an hda(4) sound device – and you probably do – it’s been updated.  This is not in the 6.4.2 release.

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Posted on 2025/05/07
Webcam driver progress

Michael Neumann posted a progress report on his webcam work for DragonFly.  The short description is: it’s recognizing hardware but not recording yet.  You can try it now.

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Posted on 2024/12/312024/12/27
Encrypted disk users needed

If you use TrueCrypt / tcplay, dm-crypt, or /dev/crypto on DragonFly, Michael Neumann wants to know.

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Posted on 2024/05/162024/05/14
Time service on DragonFly

Dan Cross is looking to set up a hardware time service on DragonFly.  It worked out, and there’s a patch coming to support this.

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Posted on 2024/04/24
Improved input device support for DragonFly

If you’ve had trouble with the touchpad on your laptop, this recent update may help.  Note that the commit lists some config changes needed to take advantage of the new features.

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Posted on 2024/04/032024/04/01
iwm(4) updates

iwm(4) on DragonFly has been updated, mostly with patches from the FreeBSD version of the network driver.

0 Comments - Categories: Committed Code, Device support, DragonFly
Posted on 2024/03/042024/03/02
Realtek E2600 support in DragonFly

The Realtek E2600 – “Killer Ethernet Adapter” – is now supported in DragonFly.  Or it’s an Intel product?  I’m not sure.

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Posted on 2023/12/052023/11/29
urtwn(4) update

If you have a TP-Link TL-WN722N v2 wireless adapter, you are in luck.

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Posted on 2023/11/282023/11/23
Mercusys MW150US support in DragonFly

This is mostly an ID change, but the Mercusys MW150US USB wifi adapter is now supported in DragonFly.

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Posted on 2023/10/072023/10/04
Shutting up about headless systems

If you are running a headless DragonFly system, you may find this new ‘ifexists’ option for ttys helpful.

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Posted on 2023/10/052023/10/04
Mercusys MW150US support

I may have missed this if it’s been committed, but if you have a Mercusys MW150US, aka a RealTek USB wifi dongle, there’s a patch to support it in Dragonfly.

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Posted on 2023/06/14
nvme(4) update you don’t want to see

the nvme(4) driver now prints a detailed message about I/O errors.  It’s great that it does that, hope you never see it.

2 Comments - Categories: Device support, DragonFly
Posted on 2023/06/02
Making smbios visible

For some reason smbios device support always gave me trouble on every laptop I worked on for the 2000s.  So, this support for smbios identification on EFI-only boots is good news to me.

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Posted on 2022/09/152022/09/15
uwtwn(4) update

If you are using urtwn(4) for your USB network connection, it now supports the Edimax EW-7811Un chipset?  model?.

0 Comments - Categories: Device support, DragonFly, Goings-on
Posted on 2022/08/232022/08/22
EFI firmware updates on DragonFly

It’s not possible right now, but there’s people looking to implement it.

1 Comment - Categories: Device support, DragonFly
Posted on 2022/06/28
Hetzner cloud and DragonFly

When you are setting up a DragonFly machine on Hetzner, pay attention to this bug report for dhcp setup.  The short answer is “use dhcpcd”.

1 Comment - Categories: Device support, DragonFly, Someday you will need this
Posted on 2022/05/30
Interface descriptions on DragonFly

You can now set a description for a network interface on DragonFly.   Don’t use ETH0, please.

0 Comments - Categories: Committed Code, Device support, DragonFly
Posted on 2022/02/01
amdgpu notes

If you are using AMD graphics on DragonFly, Aaron LI’s “how I set this up” post may be useful to you.

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Posted on 2022/01/042022/01/02
WhiskeyLake i915 support

If you have a WhiskeyLake Intel CPU, the i915 driver on DragonFly now recognizes it for hardware acceleration.  This will be in the upcoming release.

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Posted on 2021/12/292021/12/29
Lying NVMes and what to do with them

If you have a NVMe disk that happens to let’s say report inaccurate capabilities (i.e. lie cause it was built cheap), the NVMe driver in DragonFly can now attempt to survive the surprise.

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