14 DAY TRIAL // The latest and greatest NVIDIA graphics card drivers for Linux are now available for those how must live on the cutting edge.
NVIDIA 256.53 display driver fixes several issues, some introduced in the previous release, NVIDIA 256.35, but also adds support for some upcoming features from Xorg-Server 1.9.
Highlights of NVIDIA 256.53 display driver:
· Fixed a bug that prevented XvMC from initializing in most cases; · Added support for xorg-server video driver ABI version 8, which will be included in the upcoming xorg-server-1.9 series of releases; · Fixed a bug that caused extremely slow rendering of OpenGL applications on X screens other than screen 0 when using a compositing manager; · Fixed a regression introduced after 256.35 that caused stability problems on GPUs such as GeForce GT 240; · Fixed a slow kernel virtual address space leak observed when starting and stopping OpenGL, CUDA, or VDPAU applications; · Fixed a bug that left the system susceptible to hangs when running two or more VDPAU applications simultaneously.
How to install the Nvidia 256.53 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-x86-256.53.run For 64-bit users: sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-256.53.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!
Nvidia Linux display driver 256.53 for the x86 architecture is available for download here.
Nvidia Linux display driver 256.53 for the AMD64/EM64T architectures is available for download here.
Nvidia FreeBSD display driver 256.53 for the x86/x64 architectures is available for download here.
Nvidia Solaris display driver 256.53 for the x86/x64 architectures is available for download here.