14 DAY TRIAL // Last night, Nvidia released a new version of its video driver for the Linux operating system. Besides the fact that this release contains support for some interesting GPUs, it also comes with improved GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap out-of-memory handling for every Linux customer that uses Compiz Fusion or Beryl on his/her desktop. Without any further introduction, let's have a look at the highlights:
￭ Added support for new GPUs:
- Quadro FX 290 - Quadro FX 370 - Quadro FX 570 - Quadro FX 1700
￭ Improved GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap out-of-memory handling. ￭ Fixed performance regression on GeForce 8 GPUs. ￭ Added support for a 'NoScanout' mode to the X driver, useful for high performance computing environments and remote graphics; please see the 'UseDisplayDevice' option description for details. ￭ Improved power management support with GeForce 8 and older GPUs. ￭ Improved compatibility with recent X.Org X servers. ￭ Improved G-Sync support with Quadro FX 4600 and Quadro FX 5600. ￭ Added XV brightness and contrast controls to the GeForce 8 video texture adapter implementation. ￭ Further improved interaction with ATi RS480/482 based mainboards. ￭ Fixed stability problems with some GeForce 8 GPUs. ￭ Fixed XvMC support on GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a GPUs with PureVideo support. ￭ Added support for bridgeless SLI with GeForce 8 GPUs. ￭ Fixed rotation support on some GeForce 8 GPUs. ￭ Fixed problem causing X to render incorrectly after VT switches with composited desktops. ￭ Fixed a RENDER acceleration bug that was causing 2D rendering corruption in Eclipse with GeForce 8 GPUs. ￭ Improved VGA console restoration with DFPs and TVs. ￭ Fixed bug that resulted in the generation of incorrect EDIDs on some notebooks. ￭ Fixed flickering corruption with SLIAA on GeForce 8 GPUs. ￭ Improved compatibility with recent Linux 2.6 kernels. ￭ Fixed compatibility problem with some Linux 2.4 kernels. ￭ Improved hotkey switching support. ￭ Fixed 'nvidia-installer' bug that was causing the installer to treat some of its temporary files as conflicting. ￭ Fixed several problems causing crashes if /dev is mounted with the 'noexec' option. ￭ Reduced kernel virtual memory usage with some GeForce 8 GPUs
As you've probably noticed from the above highlights, the new video driver from Nvidia brings improved support for X.Org 7.3 and for the Linux kernel 2.6.23.
You can download the latest Nvidia video driver for Linux operating systems for IA32 architecture and AMD64/EM64T from Softpedia.