The driver adds new X11 configuration options

Oct 21, 2016 20:40 GMT  ·  By

On October 20, 2016, Nvidia published a new Beta graphics driver for the Linux platform, adding support for some new GPUs the company launched recently, as well as various improvements and bug fixes.

The Nvidia 375.10 Beta is now available for early adopters, but we don't recommend installing it just yet if you're looking for a stable and reliable gaming experience, adding support for Nvidia's recently announced Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti graphics cards, as well as Nvidia Quadro P6000 and Nvidia Quadro P5000 GPUs.

Another interesting change implemented in the new Beta video driver, which should hit the stable channels next month, is the addition of two new X11 configuration options, namely ForceCompositionPipeline and ForceFullCompositionPipeline, overriding the MetaMode tokens with the same names.

RandR 1.5 now supports the RandR TILE property

Other enhancements include RandR TILE property support in the RandR 1.5 component, as well as better handling of console restores on GNU/Linux distributions that use the UEFI Graphics Output Protocol and vesafb modes. Moreover, Nvidia 375.10 Beta addresses a bug that caused long delays when attempting to disable display devices or exit the virtual console while an OpenGL app was running.

Last but not least, Nvidia 375.10 Beta no longer allows the nvidia-installer to load Linux kernel modules that have not been built against non-running kernels, adds better support for finding appropriate messages in Linux kernel log files to nvidia-bug-report.sh, and patches a cursor and panning issue when attempting to mix PRIME-driven displays with native ones.

You can download the Nvidia 375.10 Beta driver for GNU/Linux distros right now, but please try to keep in mind that this is a pre-release version, not suitable for use in production environments.