14 DAY TRIAL // After a short development period, the Nvidia Corporation announced on December 16 a brand-new and improved version of its video driver for Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris systems. The new Nvidia 190.53 graphics driver comes only with improvements and fixes, especially to VDPAU. Without further introduction, let's have a look at the changes brought by Nvidia 190.53 certified display driver:
· The installation location and the names of the internal VDPAU libraries were changed to conform with the Debian packaging guidelines; · Fixed an OpenGL and VDPAU bug in applications that were executed after a previous one; · In order to increment VDPAU_VERSION, vdpau.h was modified; · Added VDPAU_INTERFACE_VERSION; · Fixed an issue with the blit-based VDPAU presentation queue; · Fixed Apple 24" Cinema display resolution limitations issues; · On GeForce 8 graphics cards, the UseEvents option was disabled, because of short hangs; · Multiple streams can be decoded at once by VDPAU.
How to install the Nvidia video drivers on your Linux box
Log out of your current session and hit the CTRL+ALT+F1 key combination in order to enter a text-mode session. Log in as root (System Administrator), go to the folder where you've downloaded the Nvidia driver installer for your architecture (see below for links), and type the following corresponding command:
For 32-bit users:
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-190.53-pkg1.run
For 64-bit users:
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-190.53-pkg2.run.
Then, follow the on-screen instructions to install the Nvidia video driver. Please note that the Linux kernel headers and a GCC compiler will be required to complete the installation!
Download the Nvidia Linux display driver 190.53 for the x86 architecture right now from Softpedia.
Download the Nvidia Linux display driver 190.53 for the AMD64/EM64T architectures right now from Softpedia.
Download the Nvidia FreeBSD display driver 190.53 for the x86 architectures right now from Softpedia.
Download the Nvidia Solaris display driver 190.53 for the x86 architectures right now from Softpedia.