Difference between revisions of "Nvidia driver installation"
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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> | + | : <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-driver-340</code> |
| − | + | If you want to use Linux Games and Steam install linux-nvidia-libs matching your driver. | |
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| + | There is additional tool to configure nvidia: | ||
| + | GUI | ||
: <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-settings</code> | : <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-settings</code> | ||
| + | CLI | ||
: <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-xconfig</code> | : <code>sudo pkg install nvidia-xconfig</code> | ||
== Setting up GhostBSD to use nvidia == | == Setting up GhostBSD to use nvidia == | ||
| − | If you use | + | If you use an 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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| + | The driver must be loaded in /etc/rc.conf. Add nvidia-modeset and nvidia to kld_list line. | ||
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| + | For nvivia driver after 367.35 nvidia-modeset must be loaded: | ||
| + | : <code>kldload_nvidia="nvidia-modeset"</code> | ||
| + | For the nvivia driver 304 or 340 nvidia must be loaded: | ||
| + | : <code>kldload_nvidia="nvidia"</code> | ||
Make X configuration file with nvidia-xconfig utility: | Make X configuration file with nvidia-xconfig utility: | ||
Revision as of 19:13, 14 June 2021
To play games or use 3D CAD software, you need to install Nvidia driver.
Install using package manager
First you should search for available drivers packages:
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pkg search nvidia
you will get something like this:
linux-nvidia-libs-460.80 NVidia graphics libraries and programs (Linux version) linux-nvidia-libs-304-304.137 NVidia graphics libraries and programs (Linux version) linux-nvidia-libs-340-340.108 NVidia graphics libraries and programs (Linux version) linux-nvidia-libs-390-390.143 NVidia graphics libraries and programs (Linux version) nvidia-driver-460.80 NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering nvidia-driver-304-304.137_8 NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering nvidia-driver-340-340.108_2 NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering nvidia-driver-390-390.143 NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering nvidia-settings-460.73.01 Display Control Panel for X NVidia driver nvidia-texture-tools-2.0.8.1_23 Texture Tools with support for DirectX 10 texture formats nvidia-xconfig-460.73.01 Tool to manipulate X configuration files for the NVidia driver nvidia_gpu_prometheus_exporter-g20181028_1 NVIDIA GPU Prometheus exporter
If you want to install the latest Nvidia driver, just enter:
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sudo pkg install nvidia-driver
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:
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sudo pkg install nvidia-driver-340
If you want to use Linux Games and Steam install linux-nvidia-libs matching your driver.
There is additional tool to configure nvidia: GUI
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sudo pkg install nvidia-settings
CLI
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sudo pkg install nvidia-xconfig
Setting up GhostBSD to use nvidia
If you use an AGP nvidia card run the next command.
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echo 'hint.agp.0.disabled="1"' >> /boot/device.hints
The driver must be loaded in /etc/rc.conf. Add nvidia-modeset and nvidia to kld_list line.
For nvivia driver after 367.35 nvidia-modeset must be loaded:
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kldload_nvidia="nvidia-modeset"
For the nvivia driver 304 or 340 nvidia must be loaded:
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kldload_nvidia="nvidia"
Make X configuration file with nvidia-xconfig utility:
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nvidia-xconfig
You can reboot your system now:
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reboot
