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Date:      Tue, 18 Aug 2020 11:54:52 -0400
From:      Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com>
To:        Eric S Pulley <pulley@dabus.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Nvidia on FreeBSD
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On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 11:39 AM Eric S Pulley <pulley@dabus.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:43:54 -0400
> Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 2:14 PM James B. Byrne via freebsd-questions <
> > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > These are the installed packages relating to nvidia:
> > >
> > > [root@vhost01 ~ (master)]# pkg info -x drm
> > > libdrm-2.4.102,1
> > >
> > >
> > > [root@vhost01 ~ (master)]# pkg info -x nvidia
> > > nvidia-driver-390-390.138
> > >
> > > This is what I have in rc.conf:
> > >
> > > kld_list="cuse fuse linux nvidia nvidia-modeset"
> > >
> > >
> > > This is everything from dmesg that I can identify as being related
> > > to nvidia or
> > > video:
> > >
> > > VT(vga): resolution 640x480
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > vtvga0: <VT VGA driver> on motherboard
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > hdacc0: <NVIDIA (0x0051) HDA CODEC> at cad 0 on hdac0
> > > hdaa0: <NVIDIA (0x0051) Audio Function Group> at nid 1 on hdacc0
> > > pcm0: <NVIDIA (0x0051) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> at nid 4 on hdaa0
> > > pcm1: <NVIDIA (0x0051) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> at nid 5 on hdaa0
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > nvidia0: <GeForce GT 730> on vgapci0
> > > vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_io
> > > vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_io
> > > nvidia-modeset: Loading NVIDIA Kernel Mode Setting Driver for UNIX
> > > platforms
> > > 390.138  Thu May 14 04:04:42 PDT 2020
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > AMD-Vi: IVRS Info VAsize = 64 PAsize = 48 GVAsize = 2 flags:0
> > > driver bug: Unable to set devclass (class: ppc devname: (unknown))
> > > ivhd0: <AMD-Vi/IOMMU ivhd with EFR> on acpi0
> > > ivhd0: Flag:b0<IotlbSup,Coherent>
> > > ivhd0: Features(type:0x11) MsiNumPPR = 0 PNBanks= 2 PNCounters= 0
> > > ivhd0: Extended features[31:0]:22294ada<PPRSup,NXSup,GTSup,IASup>
> > > HATS = 0x2
> > > GATS = 0x0 GLXSup = 0x1 SmiFSup = 0x1 SmiFRC = 0x2 GAMSup = 0x1
> > > DualPortLogSup
> > > = 0x2 DualEventLogSup = 0x2
> > > ivhd0: Extended features[62:32]:f77ef<USSup> Max PASID: 0x2f
> > > DevTblSegSup = 0x3
> > > MarcSup = 0x1
> > > ivhd0: supported paging level:7, will use only: 4
> > > ivhd0: device range: 0x0 - 0xffff
> > > ivhd0: PCI cap 0x190b640f@0x40 feature:19<IOTLB,EFR,CapExt>
> > >
> > >
> > > I have two Ancore Communiucations Inc. 23" monitors that previously
> > > ran at 1920
> > > x 1080, 60 Hz.  One of these is presently attached to the DVI port
> > > of the Nvidia card.  It is considered unknow by mate and reporta a
> > > resolution of 1024
> > > x 768 but the display looks more like 800 x 600.
> > >
> > > What are the next steps to get this thing recognized.
> > >
> >
> > Steps:
> > 1. Remove all mention of DRM from your configs and delete the
> > kld_list line from /etc/rc.conf
> > 1. deinstall/delete *ALL* packages
> > 2. Get a copy of the /usr/ports directly that is recent
> > 3. Build /usr/ports/X11/nvidia-driver-390 from source as follows:
> >      (optional) cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portmaster
> >      cd /usr/ports
> >      rehash
> >      portmaster X11/nvidia-driver-390
> > 4. Add to /boot/loader.conf:
> >      nvidia-modeset_enable="YES"
> > 5. Reboot
> > 6. Reinstall whatever other X stuff you want (after verifying that
> > nvdia-modeset is loaded)
>
> Why such a drastic step as to have him remove everything? Nivida
> FreeBSD drivers usually just work. Seems over kill to have hem remove
> and hand compile everything.
>

You are usually correct but in some cases having drm stuff around
pollutes/corrupts things.   The problem is DRMisms go all the way down the
X stack and thus the need to get rid of them all (yes you could track down
ever last one of them and delete only those packages but their is over a
hundred to look through and if you miss one it gets really screwed up).
Case in point I decided to try DRM a while back on the machine that has the
gt510 on it because someone claimed nVidia now worked with DRM (it
doesn't!!) and had all kinds of problems until I did the steps I
recommended when it came to reinstalling nVidia-driver.


> Just remove anything nvidia then install:
> nvidia-driver-390
> nvidia-xconfig-440
> nvidia-settings-440
>
> make sure:
> nvidia-modeset_load="YES"
> is in loader.conf
> and:
> linux_enable="YES"
> is in rc.conf.
>
> reboot (or do the kldload commands but rebooting makes sure you
> got it right.) and run:
>
> nvidia-xconfig
>
> Start X. it should come up on both monitors. If it only comes up on one
> or it's mirrored or the wrong res run nvidia-settings and set it how you
> want. May want to just do startx and make sure it works with twm and
> get you res/monitor layout set before adding in any DE's
>

If it works good but if you previously had DRM installed it will likely not
work.


> Once that all works if you need additional fonts or other stuff added
> to you xconf add them in by hand. Remember to "Merge" the file if you
> ever need to save a xconf fron nvidia-settings again.
>

Again a strong reason to just repeat the install from scratch.


> Working fine for *long* time now with my gtx5xx-9xx cards here. All
> sorts of different window managers/DEs over the years.
>
> --
> esp
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Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer, http://www.PetiteCloud.org



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