Re: NVIDIA: documentation (was: How to determine the correct graphics card driver)

Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 1:29 PM
From: "Graham Perrin" <grahamperrin@gmail.com>
To: questions@freebsd.org
Subject: NVIDIA: documentation (was: How to determine the correct graphics card driver)

> Also, FreeBSD bug 258264 – Following handbook on nvidia drivers makes
> system get stuck on boot.[https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=258264]

Thank you for mentioning this very recent bug. It is useful.

It's difficult to follow the whole discussion in the comments, but
this seems relevant:

``The handbook nvidia section is of no use, as it is completely out
  of date and no help at all for FreeBSD newcomers. It even still
  mentions driver-304, which has been defunct since 2017 due Xorg
  ABI changes''.

`nvidia-driver-304' is exactly the one I installed. So, maybe I
can not expect it to work.

I would have tried nouveau, but apparently it is not in the
repository. Maybe `nv' (which is present) could be useful? I do
not need 3D acceleration.

Rocky