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Re:A Brief Look at FreeBSD by doublerabbit on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @04:16PM (#45906829)
I daily drive FreeBSD with IceWM, four screens 2@4k, 2@1080p running with Xorg on a Sapphire 5600XT, I can't fault any issues.
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Re:A Brief Look at FreeBSD by clan on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @04:49PM (#45907246)
Exactly. When it works it is great.

I stick with a single 43" 4K@60 but it was a bit of a challenge to get on the happy path:

https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/intermittent-scanline-fli...

All systems can have issues. But the more widely used systems are at an advantage.

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Re:A Brief Look at FreeBSD by BLKNSLVR on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @08:39PM (#45909400)
Are the screens directly connected or do you use a docking station? If docking station, does it require DisplayLink drivers to drive the monitors?
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Re:A Brief Look at FreeBSD by doublerabbit on Thursday November 13, 2025 @07:53AM (#45914321)
No docking station.

Although the 2x4k monitors are daisy chained. I was surprised when it worked first time.

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