Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 13:15:03 +0000 From: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> To: "zekemotta7@gmail.com" <zekemotta7@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Hello - i5 processors and,Nvidia GPUs Message-ID: <VI1PR02MB0974D72A76519E15A7FA7626F6BA0@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <mailman.115.1478952002.20198.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> References: <mailman.115.1478952002.20198.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
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On 11/12/16 17:30, freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org wrote: > I have read in the handbook that FreeBSD 11 supports all i5 processors an= d > Nvidia GPUs. That much I know. I am contacting you just to make sure that= I > am not dishing $$$??? for something that will not work. I am a newbie not > just to FreeBSD but to all things IT. Hi, Your question is a bit too generic for anyone to offer any realistic=20 help. Generally, freebsd-questions is the most helpful forum on the web,=20 now, in the past and in the future - as long as you ask specific questions. a) Yes, i5 processors are supported out-of-the-box and most Nvidia=20 graphics cards are supported by the nvidia kernel module. But you=20 probably will find things easier with a Radeon R5 230 graphics card -=20 that works nicely, is easier to set up and produces better font rendering. For nvidia, remember to install system sources (the src tarball) when=20 installing FreeBSD. Then log in as root and use the following commands : =09 a) cd /root b) pkg install xorg c) pkg install nvidia-driver # (Omit this step for Radeon) d) kldload nvidia # (or 'kldload radeon' if your card is Radeon) e) Xorg -configure f) mv xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf Now test things with the command 'startx'. If you get bad results, post=20 to this forum with a detailed problem report and output. If you get good results (a couple of windows with xterm running nicely),=20 go ahead down the road further (assuming you want the K desktop=20 environment; for GNOME, use gnome3 instead of kde and gnome_enable in=20 place of kdm4_enable) : g) pkg install kde # (this will take a couple of hours) h) echo 'kldload nvidia' >> /etc/rc.local i) echo 'kdm4_enable=3D"YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf j) reboot With everything working nicely, you now have a shining new desktop under=20 FreeBSD. b) > PS > May I make a suggestion? why does not the FreeBSD project sell > computers that are fully compatible with FreeBSD. The proceeds would go > straight to the project to fund + r&d. Just an idea. I would certainly bu= y > a computer from you guys. The confusion surrounding compatibilities etc i= s > mind boggling. It does not have to be this way. It could be so much > simpler, I think. Well, i am not an expert so maybe I am talking nonsense= . Ah, FreeBSD is essentially a server. It works nicely as a desktop, but=20 this needs some time and user skills. For making available a new and=20 retailed computer that works out-of-the-box, I have set up a website=20 last month. You can have a look at my website. If you like my website, I=20 shall be delighted to honour you as my first customer. I offer free 24x7=20 support. Regards Manish Jain
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