[Bug 284537] graphics/linux-rl9: request for linux nvidia components and tools that work with FreeBSD nvidia-driver.

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=284537

            Bug ID: 284537
           Summary: graphics/linux-rl9: request for linux nvidia
                    components and tools that work with FreeBSD
                    nvidia-driver.
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Some People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Individual Port(s)
          Assignee: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: tomek@cedro.info

Hello world :-)

Due to stability issues (maybe only with my card) I switched from AMD (RX580)
to NVIDIA (GTX1060) GPU on 14.2-RELEASE AMD64 using binary driver version 550
and my debootstrapped Debian12 lost glx (Debian uses nvidia binaries for 535
version). I did not manage to build 535 driver on 14.2 to get components
working. Also I cannot use 3d slicer etc anymore.

I guess the best possible option would be having native ready-to-go packages
for nvidia components as part of linux-rl9?

From what I see, also OpenCL and CUDA on nvidia chips is only available via
Linuxlator. Nvidia did not release native components for FreeBSD for over 15
years so that will never happen. The only way to get things working are some
dirty hacks to hand pick selected versions that are then built and manual Linux
environment is updated. But some people report working stuff. There were some
C7 packages like x11/linux-nvidia-libs and that may be a good reference for RL9
too? :-)

https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/is-opencl-possible-with-the-current-nvidia-driver.78304

I don't know the details but folks on the forum seems to know a lot and have
things working :-)

Thank you :-)
Tomek

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