From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 16 01:58:34 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F2552799 for ; Mon, 16 Feb 2015 01:58:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from st11p00mm-asmtp004.mac.com (st11p00mm-asmtp004.mac.com [17.172.81.3]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C4035663 for ; Mon, 16 Feb 2015 01:58:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.10] (66-188-153-21.dhcp.stcd.mn.charter.com [66.188.153.21]) by st11p00mm-asmtp004.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.33.0 64bit (built Aug 27 2014)) with ESMTPSA id <0NJU00754APBGD80@st11p00mm-asmtp004.mac.com> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:58:24 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.13.68,1.0.33,0.0.0000 definitions=2015-02-16_01:2015-02-13,2015-02-15,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=1 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1412110000 definitions=main-1502160009 Message-id: <54E1412B.40405@icloud.com> Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2015 19:00:27 -0600 From: Brandon Schneider User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.4.0 MIME-version: 1.0 To: reg@dwf.com Subject: Re: Where is the source? References: <201502152242.t1FMgIeE003747@deneb.dwf.com> <54E139A1.50402@icloud.com> <201502160046.t1G0kF6c022473@deneb.dwf.com> In-reply-to: <201502160046.t1G0kF6c022473@deneb.dwf.com> Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 01:58:34 -0000 Right. Follow the handbook :) The link will help you sync the sources to your machine and the rest of the handbook has a section on compiling the kernel sources. It is very easy to do in FreeBSD land. On 2/15/2015 6:46 PM, reg@dwf.com wrote: > Thanks for the response, but the nvidia driver in freebsd does not > cover all nvidia cards. For my card, a 6200LE they recommend the 304.125 > Legacy driver, which you have to build, and it needs kernel sources > (I will assume just the include files). Im just not sure where > kernel sources are hiding in FreeBSD (I ran FreeBSD *years* ago, but > of late have run Redhat/Fedorda). > > >> From brandon.schneider@icloud.com Sun Feb 15 17:26:21 2015 >> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on deneb.dwf.com >> X-Spam-Level: >> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW >> autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 >> Received: from st11p00mm-asmtp001.mac.com (st11p00mm-asmtp001.mac.com [17.172.81.0]) >> by deneb.dwf.com (8.14.4/8.14.3) with ESMTP id t1G0QKFQ022298 >> for ; Sun, 15 Feb 2015 17:26:21 -0700 >> Received: from [192.168.1.10] >> (66-188-153-21.dhcp.stcd.mn.charter.com [66.188.153.21]) >> by st11p00mm-asmtp001.mac.com >> (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.35.0 64bit (built Dec 4 2014)) >> with ESMTPSA id <0NJU00N4197P0Y30@st11p00mm-asmtp001.mac.com> for reg@dwf.com; >> Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:26:14 +0000 (GMT) >> X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure >> engine=2.50.10432:5.13.68,1.0.33,0.0.0000 >> definitions=2015-02-16_01:2015-02-13,2015-02-15,1970-01-01 signatures=0 >> X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 >> suspectscore=1 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 >> reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1412110000 definitions=main-1502160003 >> Message-id: <54E139A1.50402@icloud.com> >> Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2015 18:28:17 -0600 >> From: Brandon Schneider >> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 >> Thunderbird/31.4.0 >> MIME-version: 1.0 >> To: reg@dwf.com >> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: Re: Where is the source? >> References: <201502152242.t1FMgIeE003747@deneb.dwf.com> >> In-reply-to: <201502152242.t1FMgIeE003747@deneb.dwf.com> >> Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed >> Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > >> Hi, >> >> PC-BSD is FreeBSD under the hood. Just different packages after install >> as Kris Moore has said. So I would recommend following the handbook : >> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/synching.html . >> >> Although I thought PC-BSD supplies an NVIDIA driver, I haven't used it >> for a while but I'd look at the repository first. >> >> On 2/15/2015 4:42 PM, reg@dwf.com wrote: >>> I am obviously missing something, but where is the source >>> for the PC-BSD kernel. I dont see it on the DVD release. >>> >>> I need it to build a NVIDIA driver for my video card. >>> >>> Mabe I just dont understand the wording of the descriptions >>> of the various files, but I dont see it. >