GhostBSD on Laptops – Best Practices for Smooth Performance

michaelcarlos

Hi all,

I’ve recently switched to GhostBSD on my laptop (a 2019 Lenovo ThinkPad) and I’m loving the overall experience so far. However, I’m running into a few hiccups related to performance and power management, especially when it comes to battery life and occasional system freezes.

The laptop runs normally most of the time, but it seems like when in battery mode, the system hinders slightly slower than in charging mode. Second, the trackpad gestures no longer work smoothly as they did on my prior OS. I've done a little research on how to optimize FreeBSD-based systems for use in laptops, but I'd like to inquire if anyone has any particular advice or tweaks to get the best performance and battery life out of GhostBSD in a laptop?

I came across this website:https://forums.ghostbsd.org/d/187-uefi-what-is-chatgpt -bios-was-reset-and-ghostbsd-boot-option-is-gone-help/2 and need some help

And is there a suggested method to update system drivers for optimal compatibility, especially for ThinkPad systems?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

vimanuelt

michaelcarlos
Here is a script to help.

#!/bin/sh
# Filename: ghostbsd_power_setup.sh
# Purpose: Configure GhostBSD power management with powerd++ and tuned

# Exit immediately on error
set -e

# Function to print and exit on error
error_exit() {
  echo "ERROR: $1"
  exit 1
}

# Ensure script is run as root
if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
  error_exit "This script must be run as root. Use sudo."
fi

echo "Checking if 'powerd' is installed..."
if pkg info -e powerd; then
  echo "'powerd' is installed. Attempting to remove it..."

  echo "Stopping powerd service if running..."
  service powerd stop 2>/dev/null || echo "(No running powerd service found)"

  echo "Removing 'powerd_enable' from rc.conf if present..."
  sysrc -q -x powerd_enable || echo "(No 'powerd_enable' entry found)"

  echo "Uninstalling 'powerd' package..."
  pkg delete -y powerd || error_exit "Failed to uninstall powerd"
else
  echo "'powerd' is not installed. Continuing..."
fi

echo "Installing 'powerd++'..."
pkg install -y powerdxx || error_exit "Failed to install powerd++"

echo "Enabling 'powerd++' in rc.conf..."
sysrc powerdxx_enable="YES" || error_exit "Failed to enable powerd++"

echo "Starting 'powerd++' service..."
service powerdxx start || error_exit "Failed to start powerd++"

echo "Installing 'tuned'..."
pkg install -y tuned || error_exit "Failed to install tuned"

echo "Enabling 'tuned' in rc.conf..."
sysrc tuned_enable="YES" || error_exit "Failed to enable tuned"

echo "Starting 'tuned' service..."
service tuned start || error_exit "Failed to start tuned"

echo "Setting tuned profile to 'powersave'..."
tuned-adm profile powersave || error_exit "Failed to apply 'powersave' profile"

echo "All tasks completed successfully. System power management is now configured."