Hardware Configuration, Audio/Video
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Audio Selection
To check the information on which sound output is used type:
cat /dev/sndstat
Example of command to choose the soundcard, that can also be inserted into /etc/sysctl.conf:
sysctl hw.snd.default_unit=0
Radeon HDMI audio out
Partially supported Radeon video cards, linked to in the section "GPU Hardware" below, usually don't support HDMI audio out. Other Radeon cards require extra configuration.
To do this, edit the line int radeon_audio" /usr/src/sys/dev/drm2/radeon/radeon_drv.c to:
int radeon_audio=1
After this you may rebuild the modules only or whole kernel as typical:
/usr/src/sys/modules/make clean; make; make install
- Note: Enabling audio on HDMI may alter the tv setting. Nothing is wrong with the software implementation, just adjust the resolution or scan settings on the tv.
GPU Hardware
Here is a list of FreeBSD supported video cards, https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics .
AMD
Many Radeon cards are compatible with FreeBSD.
Nvidia
Nvidia cards haven't always been compatible with FreeBSD, but recently they are and have video card support.
Multiple monitors
Use the program xrandr to be able to use and configure multiple monitors. With this program, a basic video card can use both of it's HDMI and DVI outputs for dual configured monitors.
Example of command line that can be used in the file .xinitrc:
xrandr --output DVI-0 --right-of HDMI-0
To see the obsolete way of configuring dual monitors for Nvidia cards, see Dual Screen
