FreeBSD Experimenting With A Port Of NVIDIA’s Linux Open DRM Kernel Driver
The brand new nvidia-drm-kmod is a FreeBSD port of Linux’s nvidia-drm.ko open-source kernel module.
FreeBSD builders are utilizing the open-source NVIDIA kernel driver being developed by NVIDIA as an open-source Direct Rendering Supervisor driver that’s out-of-tree, however to not be confused with Nouveau.
With that kernel driver they can present this nvidia-drm-kmod driver on their very own and inside the ports assortment for higher integration with the kernel and people wanting one much less kernel binary blob.
NVIDIA graphics on FreeBSD generally have been the very best for years because of the high quality NVIDIA Linux driver stack that gives comparable options and efficiency to the NVIDIA proprietary driver on Linux and Home windows. The Intel and AMD Radeon graphics assist on FreeBSD has improved over the previous variety of years because of the continuing porting of Linux DRM drivers to FreeBSD, however by way of general expertise and assist/options the NVIDIA Linux graphics on FreeBSD tends to be most popular for FreeBSD programs with displays connected. This unofficial nvidia-drm-kmod providing as soon as matured may additional improve the expertise, similar to higher Wayland assist.
Extra particulars through the FreeBSD Graphics Wiki and the nvidia-drm-kmod FreshPorts page.