Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:27:17 -0400 From: Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> To: "Steve O'Hara-Smith" <steve@sohara.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need for the nVidia Driver Message-ID: <CAGBxaXnQutU=yo_SbhrotE2bYeWA2B9mDWU9pnvxxq7HtCHw6A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20220621103306.8d71a86a89a6291b63f7b329@sohara.org> References: <20220620183304.00004aaa@seibercom.net> <20220621103306.8d71a86a89a6291b63f7b329@sohara.org>
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On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 5:33 AM Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:33:04 -0400
> 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?
>
> If you do it will probably switch the console mode to a high
> resolution one with lots of tiny text which you can change but 80x25 isn't
> coming back. It will also provide access to the CUDA APIs if you want to
> use
> the DSP for anything.
>
All of the above is 100% false:
* I have nvidia-driver installed since I use X
* It does not change the text/console mode resolution
* CUDA is not directly available by decision of nVidia (something
about not mixing closed source code with open source code)
> You don't need it otherwise and won't miss it.
>
It does absolutely nothing useful outside of X.
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Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer, http://www.PetiteCloud.org
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 5:33 AM Steve=
O'Hara-Smith <<a href=3D"mailto:steve@sohara.org">steve@sohara.org<=
/a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">O=
n Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:33:04 -0400<br>
Jerry <<a href=3D"mailto:jerry@seibercom.net" target=3D"_blank">jerry@se=
ibercom.net</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Probably 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 an=
y "GUI",<br>
> does it make any sense to install the NVIDIA driver?<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 If you do it will probably switch the console m=
ode to a high<br>
resolution one with lots of tiny text which you can change but 80x25 isn=
9;t<br>
coming back. It will also provide access to the CUDA APIs if you want to us=
e<br>
the DSP for anything.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>All of the above =
is 100% false:</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 * I have nvidia-driver instal=
led since I use X</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 * It does not change the t=
ext/console mode resolution <br></div><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 *=
CUDA is not directly available by decision of nVidia (something about not =
mixing closed source code with open source code)<br></div><div>=C2=A0</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">
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 You don't need it otherwise and won't m=
iss it.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It does absolutely nothing usef=
ul outside of X.<br clear=3D"all"></div></div><br>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" c=
lass=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer=
, <a href=3D"http://www.PetiteCloud.org" target=3D"_blank">http://www.Petit=
eCloud.org</a><br></div></div></div>
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