So I have this Acer Nitro 5 running FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE (fresh install), and I'm wondering if it's possible to get nvidia-driver to work on it. The BIOS has no option to disable the onboard graphics. If I startx with nvidia.ko loaded and 'device "nvidida"' in the config, I get "no screens found". If I load 'amdgpu.ko' and remove the 'device' config, then X works just fine. Is it possible to get the nvidia driver working? Also, I apologize for my ignorance, but if I were to use the integrated graphics, I'm a bit confused as to whether I need the xf86-video-ati pkg as well (in addition to the loaded kernel module). I obviously have X working without xf86-video-ati, but will it make any difference if I install it?
One side question, out of curiosity, is there any architectural barrier in X11's design that prevents the use of multi-GPU setups? You always hear about how you can't get the dedicated GPU to work on Optimus systems, but what's the technical reason behind it if the manufacturer (Nvidia in this case) is releasing drivers for it (even if it's a blob)?
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My touchpad/mouse isn't working either, but I'll start another thread for that once I have the "correct" graphics setup.
One side question, out of curiosity, is there any architectural barrier in X11's design that prevents the use of multi-GPU setups? You always hear about how you can't get the dedicated GPU to work on Optimus systems, but what's the technical reason behind it if the manufacturer (Nvidia in this case) is releasing drivers for it (even if it's a blob)?
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My touchpad/mouse isn't working either, but I'll start another thread for that once I have the "correct" graphics setup.