# FreeBSD 11.1 notes for Acer Aspire 5738

### Sound
mixer vol +8
mixer vol -8
mixer vol mute # equivalent to mixer vol 0. Does not save previous value.
mixer vol 56 # scales 0-100

Send audio to hdmi:
sysctl hw.snd.default_unit=2

### Video
For intel integrated graphics
pkg install xf86-video-intel

For screen brightness, check contents of  https://github.com/bgstack15/bgscripts/blob/master/usr/share/bgscripts/gui/hwset.sh

### Get hardware information
kenv
kenv | grep smbios.system
kenv smbios.system.maker
kenv smbios.system.product

### Packages
List available packages
pkg search \. > ~/pkg.search.$( date "+%Y-%m-%d" ).log

List installed packages
pkg info > ~/pkg.info.$( date "+%Y-%m-%d" ).log

### CPU temperature
sysctl hw.acpi.thermal.tz{0,1}.temperature

# Reference
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/17849/