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To play games or use 3D CAD software, you need to install Nvidia driver. | 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> | ||
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If you want to install the latest Nvidia driver, just enter: | 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> | ||
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| + | This will install the driver version, but there is a slightly different step is needed to set it up for GhostBSD. | ||
If you want to install an old Nvidia driver, just enter: | If you want to install an old Nvidia driver, just enter: | ||
| − | : <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-driver | + | : <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-driver</code> |
| − | + | 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]] | ||
