Have tried OpenBsd a few times and liked it, but what holds me back is lack of support for liba/vaapi etc. I find myself wondering why this is a hurdle for OpenBsd as all of the other BSD family have it implemented without issue? Maybe someone could throw some light onto what makes it an obstacle?

=> Posted in: s/OpenBSD | 🚀 mexon

2024-06-24 · 7 months ago

3 Comments ↓

=> 🐙 norayr · 2024-06-25 at 00:42:

do you really need vaapi? do you experience slowliness during video playback?

i played back videos with cpu on vesa cards in early linux times, vaapi did not exist, it was fine.

on why it is not supported in openbsd: too much work, not a big community, no business interest. who would do the work?

=> 🚀 decant_ · 2024-06-28 at 02:07:

I mean OpenBSD is no good for power constrained applications. I have a X1 carbon with i7-6500U, I'm getting over 8W idle with obsdfreqd enabled!

=> 🚀 mexon [OP] · 2024-06-28 at 09:40:

The reason I would rather use it is simple. Watch a video, either streaming or on a local disk, with vaapi enabled. Cpu Usage 2% Cpu Temp: Maybe a degree or so above idle. Fans: minimal to no rpm change. Without vaapi Cpu: 15% - or more Cpu Temp: 5-7 degree increase Fans: Noitceable increase in speed. To me its a no brainer. Even as far back as the GMA cards this has been available.