git: 9077be2487 - main - [hb]: Add fwget information
Fernando Apesteguía <[email protected]>
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The branch main has been updated by fernape: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=9077be24875c8c76f91352ae14992b75ff5dad9c commit 9077be24875c8c76f91352ae14992b75ff5dad9c Author: Fernando Apesteguía <[email protected]> AuthorDate: 2025-10-25 18:13:38 +0000 Commit: Fernando Apesteguía <[email protected]> CommitDate: 2026-04-17 18:05:43 +0000 [hb]: Add fwget information Add some information about how to install firmware for graphic cards. Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56428 Reviewed by: carlavilla@ --- documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc index b4806d5d3e..a9b5cb8f42 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/x11/_index.adoc @@ -342,6 +342,14 @@ Enable them in [.filename]#/etc/rc.conf# with the following command: # sysrc kld_list+=nvidia .... +[[firmware]] +Some graphic cards will need special firmware that needs to be downloaded for +the device to work properly. +The man:fwget[8] utility can download and install the necessary files under +[.filename]#/boot/firmware#. +man:fwget[8] will scan the 'PCI' devices and download the firmware for those +devices that need it. + [[x-overview]] == X Window System Overview