The official minimum software requirements for the NVIDIA FreeBSD Graphics Driver are as follows:
| Software Element | Min Requirement |
|---|---|
| Kernel | FreeBSD 5-STABLE (5.3 or later) |
| XFree86/X.Org | 4.2/6.7.0 |
Additionally, the kernel source tree must be installed in /usr/src/sys (package 'ssys' installed)
Note that FreeBSD -STABLE versions older than FreeBSD 5.3 and FreeBSD 6.x/7.x -CURRENT development snapshots are not supported.