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

From: matti k <mattik_at_gwsit.com.au>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:27:45 UTC 
On Fri, 22 Jul 2022 12:11:07 +0200
Rocky Hotas <rockyhotas@post.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
> 

Hi All

Just did an upgrade of an old laptop with old nvidia driver

There was a slight bump doing it via ssh but otherwise all went well

pkg-static[2415]: nvidia-driver-340 reinstalled: 340.108_3 -> 340.108_3

This is the oldest laptop I have and it is working well,   good luck
getting this to work on any recent Linux kernels!

Cheers