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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 package manager = | + | == Install using package manager == |
First you should search for available drivers packages: | First you should search for available drivers packages: | ||
: <code>pkg search nvidia</code> | : <code>pkg search nvidia</code> | ||
you will get something like this: | you will get something like this: | ||
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| − | linux-nvidia-libs- | + | linux-nvidia-libs-440.100 NVidia graphics libraries and programs (Linux version) |
| − | + | linux-nvidia-libs-390-390.138 NVidia graphics libraries and programs (Linux version) | |
| − | + | nvidia-driver-440.100 NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering | |
| − | linux-nvidia-libs-390-390. | + | nvidia-driver-390-390.138 NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering |
| − | nvidia-driver- | + | nvidia-settings-440.100 Display Control Panel for X NVidia driver |
| − | + | nvidia-texture-tools-2.0.8.1_18 Texture Tools with support for DirectX 10 texture formats | |
| − | + | nvidia-xconfig-440.100 Tool to manipulate X configuration files for the NVidia driver | |
| − | nvidia-driver-390-390. | + | |
| − | nvidia-settings- | + | |
| − | nvidia-texture-tools-2.0.8. | + | |
| − | nvidia-xconfig- | + | |
nvidia_gpu_prometheus_exporter-g20181028_1 NVIDIA GPU Prometheus exporter | nvidia_gpu_prometheus_exporter-g20181028_1 NVIDIA GPU Prometheus exporter | ||
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| − | + | Now choose driver and install it: | |
| − | If you want to install the latest | + | : <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-driver-440.100</code> |
| + | If you want to install the latest nvidia driver just enter: | ||
: <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-driver</code> | : <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-driver</code> | ||
| + | this will install driver version 440.100 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: | |
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: <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-settings</code> | : <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-settings</code> | ||
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: <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-xconfig</code> | : <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-xconfig</code> | ||
| − | = Setting up GhostBSD to use | + | == Setting up GhostBSD to use nvidia == |
| − | If you use | + | If you use and AGP nvidia card run the next command. |
: <code>echo 'hint.agp.0.disabled="1"' >> /boot/device.hints</code> | : <code>echo 'hint.agp.0.disabled="1"' >> /boot/device.hints</code> | ||
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| + | '''Note:''' | ||
| + | # The driver must be loaded in /etc/rc.conf. Add nvidia-modeset and nvidia to kld_list line. | ||
| + | #: <code>'kld_list="nvidia-modeset nvidia"'</code> | ||
| + | # 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: | |
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: <code>nvidia-xconfig</code> | : <code>nvidia-xconfig</code> | ||
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You can reboot your system now: | You can reboot your system now: | ||
| − | : <code> | + | : <code>reboot</code> |
[[category:Nvidia]] | [[category:Nvidia]] | ||
[[category:driver]] | [[category:driver]] | ||
