nVidia drivers 180.51
nVidia drivers 180.51
Release / nVidia drivers 180.51
Release Highlights:
* Added support for the following GPUs:
o GeForce 9600 GSO 512
o GeForce 9400 GT
o GeForce GTS 250
o GeForce GT 130
o GeForce GT 140
* Updated nvidia-bug-report.sh to compress its log file; running `nvidia-bug-report.sh` now produces "nvidia-bug-report.log.gz".
* Addressed a problem that could lead to intermittent hangs and system crashes on some GeForce 9 and later GPUs.
* Fixed an X server crash when viewing the website www.tim.it.
* Fixed a DisplayPort interaction problem with power management suspend/resume events.
* Fixed rendering corruption in the OpenGL 16-bit RGB Workstation Overlay.
* Fixed a recent VDPAU regression that caused aborted playback and hangs when decoding some H.264 clips on G84, G86, G92, G94, G96, and GT200 GPUs.
* Fixed an interaction problem that could corrupt the EDID of the Fujitsu Technology Solutions Celsius H270 notebook's internal flatpanel.
* Fixed occasional X driver memory management performance problems when a composite manager is running.
* Fixed a bug that could interfere with the detection of display devices attached to secondary GPUs when first starting X after cold boots.
* Fixed a problem that could result in temporary stalls when moving OpenGL application windows on GeForce 8 and later GPUs.
* Fixed a bug that prevented VGA fonts from being saved/restored correctly on GeForce 8 and later GPUs.
* Improved compatibility with recent Linux kernels.
* Reduced CPU usage of nvidia-smi utility for reporting Quadro Plex information.
* Fixed compatibility problem with LandMark GeoProbe..
Saturday, 18 April 2009