Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 19:01:46 -0500 From: Ultima <ultima1252@gmail.com> To: freebsd@dreamchaser.org Cc: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com>, "zekemotta7@gmail.com" <zekemotta7@gmail.com>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Hello - i5 processors and,Nvidia GPUs Message-ID: <CANJ8om4Mj5ZJwXxACHsqGvHXPtsyPrAX78k8OFmD_z5gQZ4iJA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <58a062c2-aef7-82e9-4474-2d87febb7912@dreamchaser.org> References: <mailman.115.1478952002.20198.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <VI1PR02MB0974D72A76519E15A7FA7626F6BA0@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <CANJ8om5Or-2ib8%2B%2BtyXq13ZGo5wR6x6SpcFOGiGezw0Un_A8Lg@mail.gmail.com> <58a062c2-aef7-82e9-4474-2d87febb7912@dreamchaser.org>
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On Sat, Nov 12, 2016 at 5:33 PM, Gary Aitken <freebsd@dreamchaser.org> wrote: > On 11/12/16 10:50, Ultima wrote: > > The newer version of nvidia requires a new module, nvidia-modeset. If > this > > isn't loaded while starting X, expect issues with nvidia cards. > > Which version are you running? > For the 375.10 beta version I just tested, nvidia-modeset was automatically > installed by the driver install process, and appropriate lines added to > /boot/loader.conf. However, I still had problems with the driver in some > apps. > There are two methods for installing the nvidia driver. The one mentioned in the post I was replying to is being installed via pkg. I believe you're using the other method, which is downloading via nvidia website and installing (without pkg). The nvidia install does add these entries to loader.conf automagically.
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