From nobody Fri Apr 17 18:05:53 2026 X-Original-To: dev-commits-doc-all@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4fy2qp3Njxz6WmcT for ; Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:05:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R12" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4fy2qp2t5qz3s8Y for ; Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:05:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1776449158; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=+BVWfQHjzKfarQ98cIJKQ0x3d/zdbqNfDetPKsribLo=; b=DynBvkDjEK0zl9qNwjZZeo0qmllQRtY0P3DLAqyhaJIa3HOkQTZzO2K+vI0kKC1lTTKyCd ml9oco2pUXa/CpU3+zV41E9AypaYGJFxciskveXg20F3KTXm2fDVLKnWrTi0ZYfPen9diI 1+O5sGtEzMqosOt6kFE5nOgdyGYnthLcDY94XQotAqM7wNaj29RVOGjoO6Mx0OXvLEyfN/ gpMySmEpgUgmBKvzuifMmBbYiFLkYkPudZuyQIH0kbTUGE9JivY4VvDAtvfA5Spn2z2GDn XiYbfwYNFT8r2792g0odDQf+1O6HYhatROpU4qkF7fd1oQW/bjwt3OsyvxJj4g== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=dkim; d=freebsd.org; t=1776449158; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=dLDFmrlIhpGzYiRoMNSXPrAWI2xw/wZDEzz8EH+dQtB39oPux+j2BukLs+1FDpwHCPbYbN TC/nCpfHnDYOst0lxf9+8y9RaipvdQsAu/sF7aGO9FMWMqgEKuMB+zRIDyIp38W795aUIr NmLOBNGmfaH9O9wYfVGfQ+6Vt5RC1IqwWz7gOTDTfUnYGXR19PH8vtM1qaqtA2+2k281oq EhDthkwFoBiD5BRMwwLJJ3pePjACmvfmpULjX0boO2X3ZTNEjBzvhu8J+NOeKfyYzRohw+ rAFpRhpvZ88vcw2ONaMbp0XnQtqQ4hRe0Ru79mxsvff1jEkCdUj5jLpFScVYDQ== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx1.freebsd.org; none ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1776449158; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=+BVWfQHjzKfarQ98cIJKQ0x3d/zdbqNfDetPKsribLo=; b=Xj/whzd1sQeGuQrsSen+EWnEtSX++G/iNNCz9xkWwVSWt7bNqksAeKj/jwrHYhJLiKG9hO m1JU0uJQYLAEorFqjeYqBFo4cOPv9h1It8avZO9awxIlSiBqxnGGxx8dPwA4djf6zSVHRQ YbtP5cCvupY3QWZ7OjBELzFZHZdcxPWHH3veJBc/1vPsK7RKZeQ9AodIOwe5OeEIhl8Vdv 6vCmFf45ZvcmWeaAFMW4txbN8IkVm3WzInvkBe9F/dySyhVI9iXkgsLLFWXQuB6k+6NjRE /OmZkdFhccTu9tHw/F57J7FWtIy9fyZhFk3lhswCQXVN2QN6CwOqbWNWUK4TKA== Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org (gitrepo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:5]) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4fy2qp2TpBz144d for ; Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:05:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from git (uid 1279) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) id 39e06 by gitrepo.freebsd.org (DragonFly Mail Agent v0.13+ on gitrepo.freebsd.org); Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:05:53 +0000 To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org From: Fernando Apeste=?utf-8?Q?gu=C3=ADa?= Subject: git: 9077be2487 - main - [hb]: Add fwget information List-Id: Commit messages for all branches of the doc repository List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/dev-commits-doc-all List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: dev-commits-doc-all@freebsd.org Sender: owner-dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Git-Committer: fernape X-Git-Repository: doc X-Git-Refname: refs/heads/main X-Git-Reftype: branch X-Git-Commit: 9077be24875c8c76f91352ae14992b75ff5dad9c Auto-Submitted: auto-generated Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:05:53 +0000 Message-Id: <69e27681.39e06.17e9b43c@gitrepo.freebsd.org> The branch main has been updated by fernape: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=9077be24875c8c76f91352ae14992b75ff5dad9c commit 9077be24875c8c76f91352ae14992b75ff5dad9c Author: Fernando Apesteguía AuthorDate: 2025-10-25 18:13:38 +0000 Commit: Fernando Apesteguía CommitDate: 2026-04-17 18:05:43 +0000 [hb]: Add fwget information Add some information about how to install firmware for graphic cards. Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56428 Reviewed by: carlavilla@ --- documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc index b4806d5d3e..a9b5cb8f42 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc @@ -342,6 +342,14 @@ Enable them in [.filename]#/etc/rc.conf# with the following command: # sysrc kld_list+=nvidia .... +[[firmware]] +Some graphic cards will need special firmware that needs to be downloaded for +the device to work properly. +The man:fwget[8] utility can download and install the necessary files under +[.filename]#/boot/firmware#. +man:fwget[8] will scan the 'PCI' devices and download the firmware for those +devices that need it. + [[x-overview]] == X Window System Overview