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parent 9cace0982a14f4c8a83371c7edf2b2acfa3843cb
Author: Michał M. Sapka <michal@sapka.me>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2023 00:33:43 +0100
feat: article for 2023-03-04
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diff --git a/content/2023/freebsd-configuring-nvidia-and-xorg-on-thinkpad-x1-extreme-g2.md b/content/2023/freebsd-configuring-nvidia-and-xorg-on-thinkpad-x1-extreme-g2.md
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+---
+title: "FreeBSD: configuring NVIDIA and Xorg on Thinkpad X1 Extreme G2"
+category: "software"
+abstract: A tutorial for making Nvidia work on FreeBSD
+date: 2023-03-04T04:40:17+01:00
+year: 2023
+draft: false
+tags:
+- FreeBSD
+- NVIDIA
+- XOrg
+- tutorial
+---
+First, the bad news: I could not make FreeBSD work with Hybrid Graphics, so I use only the discrete one. To ensure this, open BIOS and
+
+Configuration
+Display
+Graphics Device
+select `Discrete Graphics`
+
+Then, log in as root and install the drivers:
+
+```
+# pkg install nvidia-driver nvidia-xconfig
+```
+
+The next step is to enable the drivers.
+
+```
+# sysrc kld_list+=nvidia
+# sysrc kld_list+=nvidia-modeset
+```
+
+Some people advise adding Linux (`# sysrc kld_list+=linux`) to kld_list, but I got my GPU working without that.
+
+After that, either load the drivers manually or give the computer an old, good reboot.
+
+Login as root again and use the NVIDIA configurator to get Xorg configured.
+
+```
+# nvidia-xconfig
+```
+
+Then try starting your desktop environment, windows manager, or startx. You may be done, but I got an error about `Screen not found`. Tell Xorg where the NVIDIA GPU is if you have the same problem. Try probing the system for GPUs
+
+```
+# pciconf -l | grep vga
+```
+
+You will see one on more elements on the list. The critical part is in the first column, for example:
+
+```
+vgapci0@pci0:1:0:0
+```
+
+Our GPU is available under BUS 1:0:0 (we skip the first 0). You may need to try different elements from the list.
+
+> For PCI/AGP cards, the bus−id string has the form PCI:bus:device:function (e.g., “PCI:1:0:0” might be appropriate for an AGP card).
+>
+> [xorg documentation](https://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.7/doc/man/man5/xorg.conf.5.xhtml#heading10)
+
+Open `/etc/X11/xorg.conf`, look for `Section "Device"` and add:
+
+```
+BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
+```
+
+For me everything worked fine after that.
+
+References:
+
+[Nude Systems](https://nudesystems.com/how-to-fix-no-screen-found-xorg-error-on-freebsd/)
+
diff --git a/content/2023/freebsd-on-thinkpad-x1-extreme-g2.md b/content/2023/freebsd-on-thinkpad-x1-extreme-g2.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Many things worked out of the box, but not all of them.
### Hardware
-Setting X-Org was a breeze. Nvidia drivers are [available and ready to go](https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/x11/#x-configuration-nvidia); no additional configuration is necessary.
+Setting X-Org was a breeze. Nvidia drivers are [available and ready to go](https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/x11/#x-configuration-nvidia); no additional configuration is necessary. (*[update: I was wrong, but it is fixed now](#updates)*)
Sound, of all things, work out of the box. Unfortunately, it doesn't auto-switch to headphone output, but there is [a known way to do this](https://freebsdfoundation.org/freebsd-project/resourcesold/audio-on-freebsd/) via device hints.
@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ For personal servers, however, I see no way of abandoning BSD.
### Updates
- 2023-02-27: [Fixing resume](/2023/fixing-resume-on-thinkpad-x1-extreme-g2-on-freebsd/)
+- 2023-02-04: [Configuring NVIDIA](/2023/freebsd-configuring-nvidia-and-xorg-on-thinkpad-x1-extreme-g2/)
