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| − | To play games or use 3D CAD software | + | To play games or use 3D CAD software you need to install Nvidia driver. |
| − | = Install using | + | == Install using ports == |
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| − | + | Download the GhostBSD 10.3 kernel source code for [ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/10.3-RELEASE/src.txz i386] or [ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/10.3-RELEASE/src.txz x86_64]. | |
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| − | + | Download the GhostBSD 11.0 kernel source code for [ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/11.0-RELEASE/src.txz i386] or [ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/11.0-RELEASE/src.txz x86_64]. | |
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| − | + | Unpack it in the directory {{file|/usr/src}}. | |
| − | + | Update you ports tree: | |
| − | : <code> | + | : <code> portsnap fetch update</code> |
| − | + | Get inside needed driver (ex. nvidia-drivers-304): | |
| − | : <code> | + | : <code>cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-drivers-304</code> |
| + | Compile it | ||
| + | : <code>make install clean</code> | ||
| − | + | Install nvidia-xconfig utility and create xorg.conf file with it | |
| − | + | : <code>cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-xconfig</code> | |
| − | : <code> | + | : <code>make install clean</code> |
| + | : <code>nvidia-xconfig</code> | ||
| − | == | + | == Install using package manager == |
| + | First you should search for available drivers packages: | ||
| + | : <code>pkg search nvidia</code> | ||
| + | you will get something like this: | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | nvidia-driver-367.44_3 NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering | ||
| + | nvidia-driver-304-304.131_4 NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering | ||
| + | nvidia-driver-340-340.96_4 NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering | ||
| + | nvidia-settings-375.26_3 Display Control Panel for X NVidia driver | ||
| + | nvidia-texture-tools-2.0.8.1_7 Texture Tools with support for DirectX 10 texture formats | ||
| + | nvidia-xconfig-375.26 Tool to manipulate X configuration files for the NVidia driver | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | Now choose driver and install it: | ||
| + | : <code>pkg install nvidia-driver-340-340.96_4</code> | ||
| + | If you want to install the latest nvidia driver just enter: | ||
| + | : <code>pkg install nvidia-driver</code> | ||
| + | this will install driver version 367.44_3 but there is a slightly different step needed to set it up for GhostBSD. See next section below. | ||
| − | + | Also we need to install two additional packages: | |
| − | : <code> | + | : <code>pkg install nvidia-settings</code> |
| − | + | : <code>pkg install nvidia-xconfig</code> | |
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| − | == | + | == Setting up GhostBSD to use nvidia == |
| + | If you use and AGP nvidia card run the next command. | ||
| + | : <code>echo 'hint.agp.0.disabled="1"' >> /boot/device.hints</code> | ||
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| + | '''Note:''' | ||
| + | # Using GhostBSD GRUB the driver must be loaded in /etc/rc.conf: | ||
| + | #: <code>echo 'kld_list="nvidia"' >> /etc/rc.conf</code> | ||
| + | # For nvidia drivers later than 367.35 this must be loaded in /etc/rc.conf: | ||
| + | #: <code>echo 'kld_list="nvidia-modeset"' >> /etc/rc.conf</code> | ||
| + | # Using BSD loader or Linux Grub the driver must be loaded in loader.conf: | ||
| + | #: <code>echo 'nvidia_load="YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf</code> | ||
| + | # For the latest nvivia driver (after 367.35) this must be loaded: | ||
| + | #: <code>echo 'nvidia-modeset_load="YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf</code> | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | Make X configuration file with nvidia-xconfig utility: | ||
| + | : <code>nvidia-xconfig</code> | ||
You can reboot your system now: | You can reboot your system now: | ||
| − | : <code> | + | : <code>reboot</code> |
[[category:Nvidia]] | [[category:Nvidia]] | ||
[[category:driver]] | [[category:driver]] | ||
