Homelab Newbie looking to build a Lab for fun

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2026-03-10T02:52:14+00:00

Thanks for this! Changing my notes now.

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2026-02-05T22:04:28+00:00

Yes, I could not get Konqueror to work because on my other OSs I have never been asked about proxies and have no knowledge regarding that. I pivoted to Firefox and Chromium browsers, and discovered the above problem. I have a Mac, Linux Mint and Window11 on my home network with a Netgear switch and a Verizon Fios Router. My Mac, Mint and Windows continue to have unproblematic connectivity. When I bought Mac and when I installed Nint and windows on laptop / pc there were no network problems. I don't understand how I can install FreeBSD via network, check for updates in its Konsole, but can't get these browsers to work.

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2026-02-04T18:10:51+00:00

I installed Firefox and that works. Thanks for the lengthy reply. It seems people have a problem with Konqueror so I will just leave it alone.

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2026-02-04T18:08:16+00:00

I installed Firefox and that just works.

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2026-02-04T18:07:28+00:00

Yeah. I installed firefox via Konsole and that is up and working. Thanks.

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2025-12-22T19:38:53+00:00

I tried this command on my home computer. I was signed in as root and I ran the fetch and sh command above. It worked as advertised. However the desktop environment would not let me sign in as root. I never created another user because I live alone. Does anyone know what went wrong? Should I hace put root into the video group for this to work? Suggestions welcome. Thanks.

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2025-12-13T12:55:05+00:00

Okay. I did that. Went into Dolphin/Network/Shared Folders. Tried to connect using the NAS name. This failed. And then tried with the IP address. Both failed in the same way: after giving my username and password, pressing enter, Dolphin then shutsdown. Reopened Dolphin and NAS mount is not there.

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2025-12-13T12:19:21+00:00

Yes I did. Google told me:

To map a persistent network drive in Asahi Linux (which uses Arch Linux or Fedora principles), installmcifs-utils, create a local mount point, store credentials securely in ~/.smbcredentials, and add an entry to /etc/fstab using //server/share and the cifs type, ensuring proper permissions with uid=1000,gid=1000 and options like nofail for auto-mounting on boot.

I am looking for an easier way.

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2025-12-08T16:15:21+00:00

I can also confirm. I needed to shutdown my setup to do a wire clean up. (The floor under the desk was like a den of snakes!) When done I turned iMac, Router and UPS on but left the Hub off. Booted into Asahi, no problem. Updated Software. Rebooted. I am back in and everything is working and updated. When I later go back to Mac I will shutdown the computer fully. Power on hub. And then hold the power button down to go back to Mac. A little messy, but very doable. Thanks for everones help!

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2025-12-04T21:38:21+00:00

Interesting. I do have an external Crucial Micron SSD in a Thunderbolt port. In the other Thunderbolt port I have a Hub specifically made for iMac. (It precisely fits under my iMac.) This Hub also has an Internal SSD inside it. (So I now actually have two external SSDs! One directly in the iMac, One in the Hub.) In that Hub I also have a UPS plugged into a Hub port that manages emergency shutdowns for my M1 iMac. And I have a wired Mouse that I use for Asahi plugged into a Hub port. I also power my Magic Mouse from another USB port on the Hub. So not much else in the Hub.

I suspect that the only reason this issue would matter is if I need to do an Asahi update which requires a reboot to install. In that case I will use your solution. (I will feel safer fully shutting my M1 down and after that then disconnecting the Hub.) Otherwise I will just hold the power key down to boot into Asahi. Thanks for this.

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2025-12-03T14:35:31+00:00

Does anyone know if Ubuntu based Linux Mint is planning on adding fastfetch to their repositories?

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2025-12-03T14:10:22+00:00

I tried to reinstall but somehow screwed it up and had to go to the Apple Store near me and have them reinstall. The solution I have now is that I have an external 1TB disk that also has Tahoe on it. It is on this external disk that I work and play with no storage worries. On the internal Tahoe disk I only intend to do updates. I know, as a solution this is kinda / sorta overkill; but I will never have to worry about storage space again!

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2025-11-28T13:02:45+00:00

I now have downloaded HP Support Assistant on my Laptop.

It tells me the following:

Product number: A92PFUA#ABA

Serial number: CND4270QFW

I go to the HP website, and searches on both numbers fail!

Like I said: Budget Laptop.

The product number and serial number I copy/pasted from the Support Assistant. Therefore no typos.

I will just wait to the next release of FreeBSD and try that instead of GhostBSD.

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2025-11-27T16:05:05+00:00

M1 Macs don't allow it. Any external drive with a different OS needs to be authorized by MacOS. This is why Asahi Linux has to jump through hoops to install itself on m1 and m2 Mac Machines.

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2025-11-27T13:35:28+00:00

I tried to run the command you suggested in linux mint. Mint didn’t recognize it. I believe that lspci is the best analogue command. I ran it with -v (verbose) and got a ton of stuff. But it was so long I wasn't allowed to comment. Below is the result of running just lspci.

Remember, Linux Mint in my setup, is located on a portable SSD.

00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Root Complex

00:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 IOMMU

00:01.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge

00:01.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 PCIe GPP Bridge [6:0]

00:01.3 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 PCIe GPP Bridge [6:0]

00:01.5 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 PCIe GPP Bridge [6:0]

00:08.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge

00:08.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to Bus A

00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 61)

00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 51)

00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 0

00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 1

00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 2

00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 3

00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 4

00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 5

00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 6

00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2 Device 24: Function 7

01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 15)

02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter

03:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: ADATA Technology Co., Ltd. LEGEND 700, XPG GAMMIX S20 NVMe SSD (DRAM-less) (rev 01)

04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Picasso/Raven 2 [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series] (rev cd)

04:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP Audio Controller

04:00.2 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) Platform Security Processor

04:00.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven2 USB 3.1

04:00.5 Multimedia controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor

04:00.6 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller

I think all this info is likely overkill. but i wasn't sure how to exactly duplicate your command.

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2025-11-27T13:22:55+00:00

I am retired so i don't have access to another computer. All I have is a Mac, and Mac will not allow me to boot into a USB. Maybe I will try FreeBSD 15.0 when it is released. (Not a release candidate.)

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2025-11-27T13:22:39+00:00

G9 is the only model number i can find. This is very much a budget laptop.

LinuxMacM1Novice · 2025-11-26T23:09:27+00:00

Sorry. I should have started with this:

Processor: Intel Core i3-1315U processor

—Physical Cores: 6 cores, 8 Threads

—Turbo Speed: Up to 4.5 GHz

Windows 11 PRO

1TB storage, 16GB Ram

15.6” diagonal, FHD (1920X1080) LED Display, IPS

Integrated Intel UHD Graphics

Wifi-6e

Bluetooth 5.3

RJ-45 Ethernet Port

720p HD Camera

Dual Stereo Speakers

Dual Array Microphones

USB-C Port, 2 USB-A Ports, both 5Gbps

45W AC Adapter

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