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lex0de

@lex0de@mastodon.bsd.cafe

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BSD pragmatist since ~2000. Former CyberArmy .com+net && RiSCiSO fiend.

Reverse Engineering, retro computing, UNIX, Slackware|Deb GNU/Linux, linguistics enthusiast. Amateur Radio operator.

Things I like:

#Thinkpad

OS: #OpenBSD, #FreeBSD, #NetBSD, #Tribblix, and {,Slackware, Debian} GNU/Linux.

CS languages: #C, #Pascal, #Perl, Zig, Go, x86 assembly.

Loc: /usr/share/zoneinfo/GB

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Joined August 14, 2026

Cryogenix:

https://www.cryogenix.org

CGX Network:

https://www.cgx.li

lex0de @lex0de@mastodon.bsd.cafe

· 2d ago

Initial port of OpenBSD's iwm(4) driver to #illumos (tested on a Thinkpad X260 running OmniTribblix). WPA2+CCMP work ongoing. Packet loss has been observed so it's not ready for use yet, just wanted to let it be known that some work has been started! Patch pre-release: https://github.com/lex0de/illumos-iwm/releases/tag/iwm-wpa2-pre-1 Tree: https://github.com/lex0de/illumos-iwm/tree/iwm-x260 #Tribblix #OpenIndiana

GitHub

Release Intel iwm / 8260 + WPA2 soft CCMP pre · lex0de/illumos-iwm

Native iwm driver ported from OpenBSD's iwm(4), tested on an 8260 (fw: iwm-8000C-36) in a Thinkpad X260. Open association and native WPA2-PSK/software CCMP controlled traffic, normal disconnect and...

lex0de @lex0de@mastodon.bsd.cafe

· 1mo ago

Love a desktop with a front vent blowing warm computer air on you (not so much in the summer!)... Somewhat unrelated, does anyone else disable all kinds of visual effects on Windows 98/2000/XP/etc and that repulsive Windows XP theme automatically? I hated it then and I hated it now - don't even think about it, my hands automatically make everything look like an early Windows Server (or NT4) desktop q_q #retrocomputing

lex0de @lex0de@mastodon.bsd.cafe

· 2w ago

Something us brewing

lex0de @lex0de@mastodon.bsd.cafe

· 1mo ago

Today's build is:

P5G-MX (Intel 945GC+ICH7)
Core 2 Duo E4600
Low profile Akasa LGA775 cooler
2 GB DDR2
GMA 950
Horrible Attadic/Atheros L2 Ethernet until I find a low-profile realtek or Intel NIC

Running ReactOS 0.4.16-x86-dev