Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 09:38:15 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Carmel NY <carmel_ny@outlook.com> Cc: 'FreeBSD' <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Need for video driver Message-ID: <44fu8ibqco.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> In-Reply-To: <BN6PR2001MB1730908BA5F40F9B1EB9BE7080360@BN6PR2001MB1730.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> (Carmel NY's message of "Sun, 10 Dec 2017 12:08:23 %2B0000") References: <BN6PR2001MB1730C219D29063E2D05D29B980360@BN6PR2001MB1730.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <CALM2mEn0TU4ZWmXsD5gSSgK2MEfQrMc6eRWREAXHqhe2eWT41w@mail.gmail.com> <BN6PR2001MB1730908BA5F40F9B1EB9BE7080360@BN6PR2001MB1730.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>
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Carmel NY <carmel_ny@outlook.com> writes: > On Sunday, December 10, 2017 6:33 AM, blubee blubeeme <gurenchan@gmail.com> stated: >> On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 7:25 PM, Carmel NY <carmel_ny@outlook.com> wrote: >> >> > I have an older system that has an NVIDIA video card. The system is >> > mainly used for storage and as a mail server. Is there any advantage >> > to installing the "x11/nvidia-driver" port? >> > >> > vgapci0@pci0:1:0:0: class=0x030000 card=0x13023842 chip=0x10c310de >> > rev=0xa2 hdr=0x00 >> > vendor = 'NVIDIA Corporation' >> > device = 'GT218 [GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3]' >> > class = display >> > subclass = VGA >> > >> > -- >> > Carmel >> > >> >> If you're only going to be using the console, I wouldn't see the need to install >> graphics drivers. >> Will you be using anything other than ssh to manage that server? > > I have access to the server and usually access it directly. I am just not sure if the NVIDIA driver > does anything outside of an x11 environment. No, it's specifically an X driver. Even within X, it doesn't improve on the generic driver much unless you're running games, watching movies, or something like that.
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