From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sun Nov 24 23:00:57 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 500541BECA9 for ; Sun, 24 Nov 2019 23:00:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from mail-io1-xd35.google.com (mail-io1-xd35.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::d35]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 47LlyJ1wvRz4bq5 for ; Sun, 24 Nov 2019 23:00:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: by mail-io1-xd35.google.com with SMTP id i11so3197043ioi.12 for ; Sun, 24 Nov 2019 15:00:55 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=Ps1E+ZQ/m8aaqlXv6+T/kOr5P2OIc4495lzXKL9+am4=; b=dRu0ceZJsI94g6mq6AzKJ14VxptiRhaAlGlWMd+xczq8qZl3O+BMHjbAebxTRHWPtr KHWbYqQza/mprhZJPpArSnkVQQobEdf7Y8QatF9T8CYX7JPSc8D37NblKTCBnXxz1iIS IX0CkyHOSv/WhlQgE6YZ3Wg+Xq7L49hryJAsM+DfURrEE04C/V+qs6XNg5qf5unJyUTv PC4TZsnpEyhBINb9BzF6gM7FM3P4sjWZ6dtVUuPPAKbGbOwwgsZztbe9gI5LXIX3XPsX B4u3dVGn8fNSxORPxUDIppPKnH+BhR211zPyBbak43QIXqG2ETzszGQsbawno82sYeTG /LQw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=Ps1E+ZQ/m8aaqlXv6+T/kOr5P2OIc4495lzXKL9+am4=; b=XQ6M/tmLqZEOJBKjV3MTC4cq8wokSNWJSF0JzblKxOehzg/jCqEK0xfLJJ+J7FFvn6 gTkgdA89vzIXZ54FLGCEcXsgRB8jccr+WrUVwIOXWEGx13pQuCTOEpSf4nxgbBRy2iex XMdXdr+tiDtv4AHmnwD9sZpm0OXrDnH3/KiE7wTbDVImwHmpEBU7T0sF09LO1dC0rBK/ f5hYRdtFhfawHK+6mMYauisxlmmL/fJMiAsvuch+N4sXtICNSmX3mOPiLwneYWrFPcyZ 5edFU2lWNgKpp4whACYm29iHIaFIYTWPUXg8dT7IPZMGPcAnil29hCoidGPmBSOv4P0A pkLw== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAWz6Nxjj1J74daIVPbI4rUHFv6gSoL1dRXeDomKGbHr4h3b3ogw flrtPpmyPVNGNKmyto0Cx2COeZDf07C6GSON0AE= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqzmTWKG/Ldnu6ex6cC3Q1NblTPbgXO/EJK0mee3afMPbsHnC1jL3n2kOD4epX8IL/63ukAU+9m4IVXUmJPQIBw= X-Received: by 2002:a6b:e701:: with SMTP id b1mr23036563ioh.119.1574636454782; Sun, 24 Nov 2019 15:00:54 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Aryeh Friedman Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 18:00:43 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Ports nvidia driver vs NVIDIA provided driver To: Patrick Mahan Cc: User Questions X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 47LlyJ1wvRz4bq5 X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=dRu0ceZJ; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of aryehfriedman@gmail.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::d35 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=aryehfriedman@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.00 / 15.00]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36:c]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[gmail.com]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; IP_SCORE(0.00)[ip: (-6.42), ipnet: 2607:f8b0::/32(-2.28), asn: 15169(-1.96), country: US(-0.05)]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com.dwl.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; IP_SCORE_FREEMAIL(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[5.3.d.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.4.6.8.4.0.b.8.f.7.0.6.2.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.29 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 23:00:57 -0000 On Sun, Nov 24, 2019 at 5:51 PM Patrick Mahan wrote: > I have an older GeForce GTS 450. For years after every OS upgrade I have > unpacked the latest tar file from NVIDIA that contains the driver > supporting my graphics card, built and installed and keep on going. > My GeForce GTS 750 works fine with the latest x11/nvidia-driver and it compiles with no issue at all on 12.1. If your not used to the newer driver you might want to read up on how to load it (you want to load modeset not the the raw driver for example).