FreeBSD complex graphics driver trickery from xmj and irixuser

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A rough overview of using NVIDIA Optimus on FreeBSD.
 
Make sure nVIDIA Optimus is enabled in BIOS.
 
Install x11/virtualgl and x11/nvidia-driver-optimus
 
Now you must configure a /etc/X11/xorg.conf.nv. Mine looks a little like this:
 
Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "Layout0"
    Option "AutoAddDevices" "false"
    Option "AllowEmptyInput" "False"
    InputDevice "fake" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    ModulePath    "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/.nvidia_optimus"
    ModulePath    "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "Device1"
    Driver "nvidia"
    VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BusID "PCI:01:00:0"
    Option "NoLogo" "true"
    Option "UseEDID" "false"
    Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
EndSection
 
Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "fake"
    Driver ""
EndSection
 
Modify xmj's turn_off_nvidia.sh replacing all _OFF/DOFF/SDOF and so on to read
ON instead. Execute it. Now `kldload nvidia`
 
We can test this now. Run `X -conf xorg.conf.nv -sharevts -noreset :8` in bg.
Now run `/usr/local/VirtualGL/bin/vglrun -ld /usr/local/lib/.nvidia_optimus/ -d ":8" glxgears`
Did it work? Congratulations!
 
And to turn off nVIDIA, simply end the running X server on the nVIDIA card,
`kldunload nvidia`, and execute turn_off_nvidia.sh


#### turn_on_nvidia.sh ####
#!/bin/sh

usage() {
	printf "Usage:\t$0\n"
	printf "\tMust be run as root\n"
}

[ "`whoami`" != "root" ] && usage && exit 1

kldstat -q -n acpi_call.ko
MODULE_LOADED=$?

if [ $MODULE_LOADED != "0" ]; then
	echo "The acpi_call module is not loaded, try running `kldload acpi_call` as root"
	exit 1
fi


if [ -f ~/.gpu_method ]; then
echo "Using previously stored method, as it was previously successful..."
. ~/.gpu_method
else
methods="
\_SB.PCI0.P0P1.VGA._ON
\_SB.PCI0.P0P2.VGA._ON
\_SB_.PCI0.OVGA.ATPX
\_SB_.PCI0.OVGA.XTPX
\_SB.PCI0.P0P3.PEGP._ON
\_SB.PCI0.P0P2.PEGP._ON
\_SB.PCI0.P0P1.PEGP._ON
\_SB.PCI0.MXR0.MXM0._ON
\_SB.PCI0.PEG1.GFX0._ON
\_SB.PCI0.PEG0.GFX0.DON
\_SB.PCI0.PEG1.GFX0.DON
\_SB.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._ON
\_SB.PCI0.XVR0.Z01I.DGOF
\_SB.PCI0.PEGR.GFX0._ON
\_SB.PCI0.PEG.VID._ON
\_SB.PCI0.PEG0.VID._ON
\_SB.PCI0.P0P2.DGPU._ON
\_SB.PCI0.P0P4.DGPU.DON
\_SB.PCI0.IXVE.IGPU.DGON
\_SB.PCI0.RP00.VGA._PS3
\_SB.PCI0.RP00.VGA.P3MO
\_SB.PCI0.GFX0.DSM._T_0
\_SB.PCI0.LPC.EC.PUBS._ON
\_SB.PCI0.P0P2.NVID._ON
\_SB.PCI0.P0P2.VGA.PX02
\_SB_.PCI0.PEGP.DGFX._ON
\_SB_.PCI0.VGA.PX02
\_SB.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP.SGON
\_SB.PCI0.AGP.VGA.PX02
"
fi

for m in $methods; do
echo -n "Trying $m: "
	/usr/local/sbin/acpi_call -p $m -o i
	result=$?
	case "$result" in
	0)
		echo "Call succeeded!"
		if [ ! -f ~/.gpu_method ];
		then
			echo "Storing $m in ~/.gpu_method for reusal"
			echo "export methods=\"$m\"" > ~/.gpu_method
		fi
		break
		;;
	*)
		echo "failed, continuing"
	;;
	esac
done