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Framework 13 AMD Setup with FreeBSD

by hggh on 3/25/25, 1:34 PM with 32 comments

  • by mcflubbins on 3/25/25, 1:43 PM

    I finally pulled the trigger and bought a Framework 13 AMD this year due to two things:

    This repo: https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/freebsd-on-framework

    And this: https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/laptop-support-and-usabil...

    Sadly, I'm running Windows on the thing at the moment, due to needing a reliable laptop for a long-distance work trip last month. But will definitely be putting FreeBSD on it in the next month or so.

    Also, I've had zero regrets on the purchase its a very nice laptop!

  • by qchris on 3/28/25, 10:25 PM

    If anyone's interested, there's a slightly more recent update on this work at the link below, dated about a week after this post (23 March vs. 16 March 2025 on the main link).

    [1] https://euroquis.nl/freebsd/2025/03/23/framework.html

  • by returningfory2 on 3/28/25, 8:25 PM

    If anyone from Framework is reading, I've noticed something weird about your website which I think would be worth fixing. When I go to the Framework Laptop 13 page [1] the only buttons I see are "pre-order now" which makes me think I can't buy one today. But when I click "pre-order now" and go to the shop, I can choose older version of the 13 and buy them today.

    Context is I've a friend who told me last night he wants one of these laptops but that they're not currently available...overall seems the website is a bit misleading on current availability.

    [1] https://frame.work/laptop13

  • by pcdoodle on 3/28/25, 11:25 PM

    Cool, I hope efforts like these help make framework the goto laptop for power users.

  • by mrbonner on 3/28/25, 9:50 PM

    Could someone with a Framework desktop let us know the situation of:

    1. Running Linux 2. Inference speed of any of the LLMs

    I'm thinking about getting the 128GB one.

  • by 42772827 on 3/27/25, 8:20 AM

    Is anyone here using Framework with GNU/Linux and not with a big list of caveats? That means suspend working, battery life above 6 hours, palm rejection working, wifi working, fractional scaling working?