Latest NVIDIA beta is out

[caf4926]

Display Driver (190.42) - Linux
NVIDIA Driver Downloads - Advanced Search

I'm using it without issue

[markcynt]

It's actually not considered beta.

It's "NVIDIA Recommended".

[Christophe_deR]

What's the interset of upgrading to this version ?

[caf4926]

Originally Posted by Christophe_deR

What's the interset of upgrading to this version ?

See the release notes.....

Otherwise, we're just geeks - we do it because we can

[Christophe_deR]

Sorry , made a typo, i meant 'interESt' .
I just wanted to know if it solved some bugs or anything else.
I'll look at the release notes if i have time.
Thanks.

[caf4926]

I'll save you the trouble, it took me 15 secs

• Added support for the following GPUs:
  • GeForce G102M
    GeForce GT 220
    GeForce G210
    GeForce G210M
    GeForce GT 230M
    GeForce GT 240M
    GeForce GTS 250M
    GeForce GTS 260M
• Added support for OpenGL 3.2.
• Updated the NVIDIA X driver to allow, on GeForce 8 or greater GPUs, more modes to validate on digital display devices whose EDIDs report very constrained HorizSync or VertRefresh ranges.
• Fixed a randomly occurring X server crash caused by the PixmapCache option.
• Increased the allowed amount of overscan compensation from 100 to 200.
• On GPUs with VDPAU feature set B, VDPAU's handling of some corrupted or incorrectly formatted H.264 and MPEG streams has been improved.
• Fixed a memory allocation problem with pre-GeForce 8 GPUs that caused GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap clients (e.g., Compiz, KDE 4) to display incorrect contents.
• Added support for X.Org xserver 1.6.99.901 (also known as 1.7.0 RC1). Add a new OverscanCompensation NV-CONTROL attribute, available on GeForce 8 and higher. This option specifies the amount of overscan compensation to apply to the current mode. It is measured in raster pixels, i.e. pixels as specified in the current mode's backend timings.
• Added GLX support for OpenGL 3.2 context profiles through the extension
• GLX_ARB_create_context_profile.
• Added support for IgnoreEDIDChecksum X configuration option, which can be used to force the X driver to accept the EDID of a display device even when the checksum is invalid. Please see the README IgnoreEDIDChecksum description for a caution and details of use.
• Added support for configuring the GPU's fan speed; see the "Coolbits" X configuration option in the README.
• Fixed a bug in VDPAU that could cause visible corruption near the bottom edge of the picture when decoding VC-1 simple/main profile clips whose heights are not exact multiples of 16 pixels, on GPUs with VDPAU feature set A.
• On GPUs with VDPAU feature set C, VDPAU now supports decoding MPEG-4 Part 2, DivX 4, and DivX 5 video. The VDPAU API has been enhanced to expose this feature.
• On GPUs with VDPAU feature set C, VDPAU now supports a higher quality video scaling algorithm. The VDPAU API has been enhanced to expose this feature.
• Added code to reject screen modes based on available DisplayPort link bandwidth. Fixes display corruption caused by allowing high bandwidth modes on display devices that can't handle them, such as certain DisplayPort-to-VGA adapters that only support 2 DisplayPort lanes.
• Fixed an initialization problem on some mobile GPUs.
• Worked around X.Org X server Bugzilla bug #22804. This bug allows X clients to send invalid XGetImage requests to the hardware, leading to screen corruption or hangs. This was most commonly triggered by running JDownloader in KDE 4.
• Fixed a crash in nvidia-settings displaying GPU information when in Xinerama.
• Added GLX protocol support (i.e., for GLX indirect rendering) for the following OpenGL extensions:
  • GL_ARB_draw_buffers
    GL_EXT_Cg_shader
    GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters
    GL_NV_fragment_program
    GL_NV_gpu_program4
    GL_NV_register_combiners
    GL_NV_vertex_program1_1
    GL_NV_vertex_program2
• Added unofficial GLX protocol support (i.e., for GLX indirect rendering) for the following OpenGL extensions:
  • GL_ARB_geometry_shader4
    GL_ARB_shader_objects
    GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object
    GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object
    GL_ARB_vertex_shader
    GL_EXT_bindable_uniform
    GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array
    GL_EXT_geometry_shader4
    GL_EXT_gpu_shader4
    GL_EXT_texture_buffer_object
    GL_NV_geometry_program4
    GL_NV_vertex_program
    GL_NV_parameter_buffer_object
    GL_NV_vertex_program4
  GLX protocol for GL_EXT_vertex_array was also updated to incorporate rendering using GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object. Use of these extensions with GLX indirect rendering requires the AllowUnofficialGLXProtocol X configuration option and the __GL_ALLOW_UNOFFICIAL_PROTOCOL environment variable.
• Fixed glXQueryVersion to report GLX version 1.4. NVIDIA's GLX version has been 1.4 for several releases, and was already reported as 1.4 in the GLX client and GLX server version strings.
• Fixed a problem that caused window border corruption when the screen is rotated.
• Added support for configuring the GPU PowerMizer Mode on GeForce 8 or later GPUs with multiple performance levels via nvidia-settings and NV-CONTROL.
• Added support for NVIDIA Quadro SDI Capture, part of the Quadro Digital Video Pipeline.
• Updated nvidia-installer to detect newer Debian distributions that use /usr/lib32 instead of /emul/ia32-linux as the 32-bit library path.

[Christophe_deR]

Thanks caf4926 .

Actually i have had the time to read the page. The informations about "coolbits", fan speed control and Powermizer are insteresting to me.
Will try these new drivers.... when i have time ;o)

[caprus]

Looks very good here (so far). In particular the desktop effects look 100% better. They worked OK w/ 180.22 - 185.18.36, but only OK. Now they look crisp and clean w/ 190.42.

Too early to say much more though.

cafe4926 wrote:

>
> *Display Driver* (190.42) - Linux
> 'NEVADA Driver Downloads - Advanced Search'
> (http://www.nvidia.co.uk/page/link_do...d_drivers.html)
>
> I'm using it without issue
>
>
I installed this release yesterday on 11.2 RC2. The only problem I have is
YaST has told me it has a dependency problem, I suspect its because its
compiled for the wrong kernel. Message is : nothing provides kernel-timing
xxxxx. As long as it works installed the hard way I'm happy.



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Russ
[openSUSE 11.2 (8 2.6.31.5-0.1-default x86_64] KDE 4.3.2 release 2, Intel
Core 2 Dual E7200. 4 GB DDR III GeForce 8400 GS, 320GB Disc (2)

[caprus]

followup: After a few hours of playing since updating to 190.42 I'm very happy with this version. A whole lot of annoying minor little video quirks that have plagued this system since I put OpenSUSE on it a year and a half ago now appear to be resolved. I recommend that anyone with a video card similar to the GeForce 8700M try it.

(I always install Nvidia drivers "the hard way". It takes less than two minutes and is easier than the so-called "easy" ways and a heck of a lot more reliable.)