NVIDIA Accelerated FreeBSD Graphics Driver README and Installation Guide

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Table of Contents

I. Installation and Configuration Instructions
1. Introduction
A. Minimum Software Requirements
2. Installing the NVIDIA Driver
B. Installed Components
3. Linux Compatibility Support
4. Configuring X for the NVIDIA Driver
Using nvidia-xconfig to configure the X server
Manually Editing the Configuration File
5. Frequently Asked Questions
6. Common Problems
7. Known Issues
8. OpenGL Environment Variable Settings
9. Configuring AGP
10. Configuring TwinView
11. Support for GLX in Xinerama
12. Configuring Multiple X Screens on One Card
13. Configuring TV-Out
14. The XRandR Extension
15. Configuring a Notebook
16. Programming Modes
17. Flipping and UBB
C. The Sysctl Interface
D. Configuring Low-level Parameters
18. The X Composite Extension
19. The nvidia-settings Utility
20. SLI and MultiGPU FrameRendering
21. Frame Lock and Genlock
22. NVIDIA Contact Info and Additional Resources
23. Credits
24. Acknowledgements
II. Appendices
E. Supported NVIDIA GPU Products
F. X Config Options
G. Display Device Names
H. GLX Support
I. Dots Per Inch
J. Tips for New FreeBSD Users