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To have an ability 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.
  
 
== Install using ports ==
 
== Install using ports ==
  
Download the 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  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].
  
Unpack it in the directory ''/usr/src''.
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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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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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Download the GhostBSD 19.09 kernel source code for [ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/12.0-RELEASE/src.txz i386] or [ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/12.0-RELEASE/src.txz x86_64].
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Unpack it in the directory {{file|/usr/src}}.
  
 
Update you ports tree:
 
Update you ports tree:
 
: <code> portsnap fetch update</code>
 
: <code> portsnap fetch update</code>
Get inside needed driver (ex. nvidia-drivers-304):
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Get inside needed driver (ex. nvidia-drivers-340):
: <code>cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-drivers-304</code>
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: <code>cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-drivers-340</code>
 
Compile it  
 
Compile it  
 
: <code>make install clean</code>
 
: <code>make install clean</code>
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: <code>cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-xconfig</code>
 
: <code>cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-xconfig</code>
 
: <code>make install clean</code>
 
: <code>make install clean</code>
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: <code>nvidia-xconfig</code>
  
 
== Install using package manager ==
 
== Install using package manager ==
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you will get something like this:
 
you will get something like this:
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
nvidia-driver-346.47
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nvidia-driver-390.87_3        NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
nvidia-driver-304-304.125
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nvidia-driver-304-304.137_4    NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
nvidia-driver-340-340.76
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nvidia-driver-340-340.107_4    NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
nvidia-settings-340.24_1
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nvidia-settings-430.14        Display Control Panel for X NVidia driver
nvidia-texture-tools-2.0.8.1_7
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nvidia-texture-tools-2.0.8.1_13 Texture Tools with support for DirectX 10 texture formats
nvidia-xconfig-310.14
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nvidia-xconfig-430.14         Tool to manipulate X configuration files for the NVidia driver
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nvidia_gpu_prometheus_exporter-g20181028  NVIDIA GPU Prometheus exporter
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
 
Now choose driver and install it:
 
Now choose driver and install it:
: <code>pkg install nvidia-driver-304-304.125</code>
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: <code>pkg install nvidia-driver-340-340.107_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 390.87_3 but there is a slightly different step needed to set it up for GhostBSD. See next section below.
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Also we need to install two additional packages:
 
Also we need to install two additional packages:
: <code>pkg install nvidia-settings-340.24_1</code>
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: <code>pkg install nvidia-settings</code>
: <code>pkg install nvidia-xconfig-310.14</code>
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: <code>pkg install nvidia-xconfig</code>
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== Setting up GhostBSD to use nvidia ==
 
== Setting up GhostBSD to use nvidia ==
If you use and AGP nvidia card add the next line.
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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>
 
 
{| style="color:black; background-color:#f3f8fd;" class="wikitable"
 
{| style="color:black; background-color:#f3f8fd;" class="wikitable"
 
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'''Note:'''
 
'''Note:'''
# If you are using GRUB boot loader then you '''must''' load driver with rc.conf:
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# Using GhostBSD GRUB the driver must be loaded in /etc/rc.conf:
 
#: <code>echo 'kld_list="nvidia"' >> /etc/rc.conf</code>
 
#: <code>echo 'kld_list="nvidia"' >> /etc/rc.conf</code>
# If you are using BSD loader you may use loader.conf:
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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:
 
#: <code>echo 'nvidia_load="YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf</code>
 
#: <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>
 
|}
 
|}
  

Revision as of 02:55, 2 October 2019

To play games or use 3D CAD software you need to install Nvidia driver.

Install using ports

Download the GhostBSD 10.3 kernel source code for i386 or x86_64.

Download the GhostBSD 11.0 kernel source code for i386 or x86_64.

Download the GhostBSD 11.1 kernel source code for i386 or x86_64.

Download the GhostBSD 19.09 kernel source code for i386 or x86_64.


Unpack it in the directory /usr/src.

Update you ports tree:

portsnap fetch update

Get inside needed driver (ex. nvidia-drivers-340):

cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-drivers-340

Compile it

make install clean

Install nvidia-xconfig utility and create xorg.conf file with it

cd /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-xconfig
make install clean
nvidia-xconfig

Install using package manager

First you should search for available drivers packages:

pkg search nvidia

you will get something like this:

nvidia-driver-390.87_3         NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
nvidia-driver-304-304.137_4    NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
nvidia-driver-340-340.107_4    NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
nvidia-settings-430.14         Display Control Panel for X NVidia driver
nvidia-texture-tools-2.0.8.1_13 Texture Tools with support for DirectX 10 texture formats
nvidia-xconfig-430.14          Tool to manipulate X configuration files for the NVidia driver
nvidia_gpu_prometheus_exporter-g20181028  NVIDIA GPU Prometheus exporter

Now choose driver and install it:

pkg install nvidia-driver-340-340.107_4

If you want to install the latest nvidia driver just enter:

pkg install nvidia-driver

this will install driver version 390.87_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:

pkg install nvidia-settings
pkg install nvidia-xconfig

Setting up GhostBSD to use nvidia

If you use and AGP nvidia card run the next command.

echo 'hint.agp.0.disabled="1"' >> /boot/device.hints

Note:

  1. Using GhostBSD GRUB the driver must be loaded in /etc/rc.conf:
    echo 'kld_list="nvidia"' >> /etc/rc.conf
  2. For nvidia drivers later than 367.35 this must be loaded in /etc/rc.conf:
    echo 'kld_list="nvidia-modeset"' >> /etc/rc.conf
  3. Using BSD loader or Linux Grub the driver must be loaded in loader.conf:
    echo 'nvidia_load="YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf
  4. For the latest nvivia driver (after 367.35) this must be loaded:
    echo 'nvidia-modeset_load="YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf


Make X configuration file with nvidia-xconfig utility:

nvidia-xconfig

You can reboot your system now:

reboot