Install script and xorg.conf to enable Xorg on Nvidia on FreeBSD

nvidia_installfix.sh

#!/bin/csh

# nvidia-driver uses libmap to divert libgl; do not allow this
rm /usr/local/etc/libmap.d/nvidia.conf
# copy xorg modules with nvidia drivers and glx to new dir
rm -r /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules_nvidia/
cp -r /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules{,_nvidia}
# nvidia-driver moves mesa's libglx, put it back
cp /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/{.xorg/,}libglx.so

rm -rf /usr/local/lib/nvidia
mkdir /usr/local/lib/nvidia
cp /usr/local/lib/libGL-NVIDIA.so.1 /usr/local/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1
ln -s /usr/local/lib/nvidia/libGL.so{.1,}
cp /usr/local/lib/libGLESv2-NVIDIA.so.2 /usr/local/lib/nvidia/libGLESv2.so.2
ln -s /usr/local/lib/nvidia/libGLESv2.so{.2,}
cp /usr/local/lib/libEGL-NVIDIA.so.1 /usr/local/lib/nvidia/libEGL.so.1
ln -s /usr/local/lib/nvidia/libEGL.so{.1,}

nvidia_xorg.conf

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "nvidia"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
	Option "AutoAddDevices" "false"
	InputDevice    "fake" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
	ModulePath   "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules_nvidia"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load        "dri3"
	Disable     "efifb"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "fake"
	Driver      ""
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Monitor0"
	VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
	ModelName    "Monitor Model"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz",
        ### <percent>: "<f>%"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "ShadowFB"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "DefaultRefresh"     	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ModeSetClearScreen" 	# [<bool>]

	Identifier  "Card0"
	Driver      "nvidia"
	Option      "DRI" "3"
	VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
	Option "NoLogo" "true"
	Option "UseEDID" "false"
	Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Card0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     1
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     4
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     8
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     15
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     16
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Hey, is it possible to get this working on FreeBSD 12? Some of the paths look like they've changed since you put the scripts up.

Hey, is it possible to get this working on FreeBSD 12? Some of the paths look like they've changed since you put the scripts up.

I am working on this again, as a proper port rather than a fixup script, see https://github.com/therontarigo/freebsd-gpu-headless/