Re: [LDWG] NVIDIA driver installation for FreeBSD 15: PKG & KMOD repository version mixup.

    The installation of  FreeBSD 15.0-Release onto a  laptop or Desktop  
computer is expected to work  as described  in the Handbook.
    Presently it does not,  and the Novice User has to investigate why.  
  This raises the BAR  unnecessarily  for FreeBSD adoption.

         //L.


Den 2025-12-14 kl. 13:32, skrev Mario Marietto:
>
> ---> After disabling  the KMOD  repo   PKG  fetches all  NVIDIA 
> drivers  at version 580.95.05.  and the installation  succeeds.
>
>
> What's the downside ?
>
> On Sun, Dec 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM Lars Tunkrans <drsnx60@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>      HI
>
>       Im  sending this  email  to  raise awareness of below KMOD  repo
>     issue.
>
>     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>     the Default PKG, KMODs REPOS are mixed up and provide non-working
>     set of NVIDIA drivers for a clean from scratch installation .
>     as shown in the transcript below , the REPOS provide mixed up
>     versions of NVIDIA driver that does not work together.
>      The KMOD REPO is not in synk with the quarterly PKG repo and
>     prevents a new user from installing a Desktop based on NVIDIA GPU.
>
>     n*vidia-driver: 580.95.05 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     nvidia-drm-66-kmod: 580.95.05.1500068 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     nvidia-drm-kmod: 580.95.05_1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     nvidia-kmod: 580.105.08.1500068 [FreeBSD-ports-kmods]/_This KMOD s
>     newer that the other packages ._/ [wrong version] *
>
>     A unsuspecting new user of FreeBSD will not succeed in setting up
>     a Graphics environment because the REPOS are inconsistent.
>     Inorder  to create  a working NVIDIA Driver installation on  a
>     NEW  default   installation  of  FreeBSD 15..0-Release
>     its nessesary to  disable  the KMOD repo.
>
>     # cat /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf
>     .
>     .
>     FreeBSD-ports-kmods: {
>     url:
>     "pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/kmods_quarterly_${VERSION_MINOR}",
>     mirror_type: "srv",
>     signature_type: "fingerprints",
>     fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
>     *enabled: no*
>
>
>     After disabling  the KMOD  repo   PKG  fetches  all NVIDIA
>     drivers  at version 580.95.05.  and the installation  succeeds.
>
>
>
>     --------------------------------------------
>
>     root@alderan:~ # uname -a
>     FreeBSD alderan 15.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE alderan amd64
>     root@alderan:~ # pciconf -lv | grep -B3 display
>     vgapci0@pci0:1:0:0: class=0x030000 rev=0xa1 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x10de
>     device=0x1c30 subvendor=0x10de subdevice=0x11b3
>     vendor = 'NVIDIA Corporation'
>     device = 'GP106GL [Quadro P2000]'
>     class = display
>     root@alderan:~ # pkg install nvidia-drm-kmod
>     Updating FreeBSD-ports repository catalogue...
>     FreeBSD-ports repository is up to date.
>     Updating FreeBSD-ports-kmods repository catalogue...
>     FreeBSD-ports-kmods repository is up to date.
>     All repositories are up to date.
>     The following 46 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):
>
>     New packages to be INSTALLED:
>     drm-66-kmod: 6.6.25.1500068_6 [FreeBSD-ports-kmods]
>     egl-wayland: 1.1.20 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     freetype2: 2.13.3 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     hwdata: 0.399,1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libX11: 1.8.12,1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libXau: 1.0.12 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libXdamage: 1.1.6 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libXdmcp: 1.1.5 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libXext: 1.3.6,1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libXfixes: 6.0.1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libXfont2: 2.0.6 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libXrandr: 1.5.4 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libXrender: 0.9.12 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libXv: 1.0.13,1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libXxf86vm: 1.1.6 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libdrm: 2.4.123,1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libedit: 3.1.20250104,1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libepoll-shim: 0.0.20240608 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libepoxy: 1.5.10 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libfontenc: 1.1.8 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libglvnd: 1.7.0 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libpciaccess: 0.18.1_1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libudev-devd: 0.6.0 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libunwind: 20250904 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libxcb: 1.17.0 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libxcvt: 0.1.3 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libxkbfile: 1.1.3 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libxml2: 2.14.5 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     libxshmfence: 1.3.3 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     llvm19: 19.1.7_1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     lua53: 5.3.6_1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     mesa-dri: 24.1.7_9 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     mesa-libs: 24.1.7_1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     n*vidia-driver: 580.95.05 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     nvidia-drm-66-kmod: 580.95.05.1500068 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     nvidia-drm-kmod: 580.95.05_1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     nvidia-kmod: 580.105.08.1500068 [FreeBSD-ports-kmods]*
>     pixman: 0.46.2 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     png: 1.6.52 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     spirv-llvm-translator-llvm19: 19.1.12 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     spirv-tools: 2025.4 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     wayland: 1.24.0_2 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     xkbcomp: 1.4.7 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     xkeyboard-config: 2.41_4 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     xorg-server: 21.1.20,1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>     xorgproto: 2024.1 [FreeBSD-ports]
>
>     Number of packages to be installed: 46
>
>     The process will require 2 GiB more space.
>     537 MiB to be downloaded.
>
>     Proceed with this action? [y/N]:
>
>
>     -- 
>     -------------------------
>     Lars Tunkrans
>     Oracle SPARC/Solaris System Administrator
>     Fujitsu M12 SPARC Specilaist
>
>
>
> -- 
> Mario.

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Lars Tunkrans
Oracle SPARC/Solaris System Administrator
Fujitsu M12 SPARC Specilaist