Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 08:52:10 -0700 From: Ultima <ultima1252@gmail.com> To: questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Need for the nVidia Driver Message-ID: <CANJ8om6b7ptz9g=qHJcEe-VZNg_4d0Dy0_mgPhHGN5-AFZYjEA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20220620183304.00004aaa@seibercom.net> References: <20220620183304.00004aaa@seibercom.net>
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--000000000000c158b205e1f7346c Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" If you don't use it, why is it installed? The GPU can be used for used for more than just a graphical interface. Depending on model, you can also use it for encoding video or mining crypto if you are in that sort of thing. They would require the kernel module installed as well. Best regards, Richard Gallamore On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 1:58 AM Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> wrote: > Probably a dumb question, but I will ask it anyway. I have a NVIDIA > graphics card install on my system. If I never run "X" or any "GUI", > does it make any sense to install the NVIDIA driver? > > Thanks! > > -- > Jerry > --000000000000c158b205e1f7346c Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>If you don't use it, why is it installed? The GPU= can be used for</div><div>used for more than just a graphical interface. D= epending on model,</div><div>you can also use it for encoding video or mini= ng crypto if you are</div><div>in that sort of thing. They would require th= e kernel module installed</div><div>as well.</div><div><br></div><div>Best = regards,</div><div>Richard Gallamore<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail= _quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 1:58 = AM Jerry <<a href=3D"mailto:jerry@seibercom.net">jerry@seibercom.net</a>= > wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px = 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Prob= ably a dumb question, but I will ask it anyway. I have a NVIDIA<br> graphics card install on my system. If I never run "X" or any &qu= ot;GUI",<br> does it make any sense to install the NVIDIA driver?<br> <br> Thanks!<br> <br> -- <br> Jerry<br> </blockquote></div> --000000000000c158b205e1f7346c--
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