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To play games or use 3D CAD software, you need to install Nvidia  driver.
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To play games or use 3D CAD software you need to install Nvidia driver.
  
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= Install using package manager =
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== Install using ports ==
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First you should search for available drivers packages:
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: <code>pkg search nvidia</code>
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you will get something like this:
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<pre>
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linux-nvidia-libs-460.80      NVidia graphics libraries and programs (Linux version)
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linux-nvidia-libs-304-304.137  NVidia graphics libraries and programs (Linux version)
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linux-nvidia-libs-340-340.108  NVidia graphics libraries and programs (Linux version)
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linux-nvidia-libs-390-390.143  NVidia graphics libraries and programs (Linux version)
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nvidia-driver-460.80          NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
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nvidia-driver-304-304.137_8    NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
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nvidia-driver-340-340.108_2    NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
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nvidia-driver-390-390.143      NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
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nvidia-settings-460.73.01      Display Control Panel for X NVidia driver
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nvidia-texture-tools-2.0.8.1_23 Texture Tools with support for DirectX 10 texture formats
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nvidia-xconfig-460.73.01      Tool to manipulate X configuration files for the NVidia driver
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nvidia_gpu_prometheus_exporter-g20181028_1 NVIDIA GPU Prometheus exporter
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</pre>
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If you want to install the latest Nvidia driver, just enter:
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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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: <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-driver</code>
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If you want to install an old Nvidia driver, just enter:
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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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: <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-driver-340</code>
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If you want to use Linux Games and Steam, install '''linux-nvidia-libs''' matching your driver.
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Download the GhostBSD 11.1 kernel source code for [ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/11.1-RELEASE/src.txz i386] or [ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/11.1-RELEASE/src.txz x86_64].
  
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There is additional tool to configure nvidia:
 
  
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GUI
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Unpack it in the directory {{file|/usr/src}}.
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: <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-settings</code>
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CLI
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: <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-xconfig</code>
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= Setting up GhostBSD to use Nvidia =
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Update you ports tree:
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If you use an AGP nvidia card run the next command.
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: <code> portsnap fetch update</code>
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: <code>echo 'hint.agp.0.disabled="1"' >> /boot/device.hints</code>
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Get inside needed driver (ex. nvidia-drivers-304):
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: <code>cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-drivers-304</code>
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Compile it
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: <code>make install clean</code>
  
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== Autoload the Nvidia driver in /etc/rc.conf ==
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Install nvidia-xconfig utility and create xorg.conf file with it
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: <code>cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-xconfig</code>
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: <code>make install clean</code>
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: <code>nvidia-xconfig</code>
  
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For nvivia driver after 367.35 nvidia-modeset must be loaded:
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== Install using package manager ==
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: <code>sysrc -f /etc/rc.conf kldload_nvidia="nvidia-modeset"</code>
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First you should search for available drivers packages:
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For the nvivia driver 304 or 340 nvidia must be loaded:
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: <code>pkg search nvidia</code>
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: <code>kldload_nvidia="nvidia"</code>
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you will get something like this:
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<pre>
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nvidia-driver-367.44_3        NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
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nvidia-driver-304-304.131_4    NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
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nvidia-driver-340-340.96_4    NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
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nvidia-settings-375.26_3      Display Control Panel for X NVidia driver
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nvidia-texture-tools-2.0.8.1_7 Texture Tools with support for DirectX 10 texture formats
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nvidia-xconfig-375.26          Tool to manipulate X configuration files for the NVidia driver
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</pre>
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Now choose driver and install it:
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: <code>pkg install nvidia-driver-340-340.96_4</code>
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If you want to install the latest nvidia driver just enter:
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: <code>pkg install nvidia-driver</code>
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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.
  
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== Adding /etc/X11/xorg.conf ==
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Also we need to install two additional packages:
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: <code>pkg install nvidia-settings</code>
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: <code>pkg install nvidia-xconfig</code>
  
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Using nvidia-xconfig utility:
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== Setting up GhostBSD to use nvidia ==
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: <code>nvidia-xconfig</code>
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If you use and AGP nvidia card run the next command.
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: <code>echo 'hint.agp.0.disabled="1"' >> /boot/device.hints</code>
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{| style="color:black; background-color:#f3f8fd;" class="wikitable"
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'''Note:'''
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# Using GhostBSD GRUB the driver must be loaded in /etc/rc.conf:
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#: <code>echo 'kld_list="nvidia"' >> /etc/rc.conf</code>
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# For nvidia drivers later than 367.35 this must be loaded in /etc/rc.conf:
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#: <code>echo 'kld_list="nvidia-modeset"' >> /etc/rc.conf</code>
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# Using BSD loader or Linux Grub the driver must be loaded in loader.conf:
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#: <code>echo 'nvidia_load="YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf</code>
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# For the latest nvivia driver (after 367.35) this must be loaded:
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#: <code>echo 'nvidia-modeset_load="YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf</code>
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|}
  
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Make X configuration file with nvidia-xconfig utility:
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: <code>nvidia-xconfig</code>
 
You can reboot your system now:
 
You can reboot your system now:
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: <code>shutdown -r now</code>
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: <code>reboot</code>
  
 
[[category:Nvidia]]
 
[[category:Nvidia]]
 
[[category:driver]]
 
[[category:driver]]

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