• Fixed a bug that caused the X server to crash when renderingoccurred while the X server was not on the active VT.
• Fixed a regression that caused the driver to fail to properly adjustthe GPU fan speed on some GPUs.
• Fixed a bug that prevented performance level transitions on recentGPUs with SDDR3 and GDDR5 memory.
• Added support for the following GPUs:
  
  Quadro FX 880M
  GeForce GTS 350M
  GeForce GTS 360M
• Added support for NVIDIA 3D Vision Stereo on Linux with Quadro GPUs. See the "Stereo" X configuration documentation in the README
  for details.
• Fixed a bug that caused screen corruption after an application released a GLX_NV_present_video device.
• Fixed an X server crash caused by starting nvidia-settings while X was not on the active VT.
• Fixed brightness control hotkeys on some laptops.
• Fixed an nvidia-settings bug that produced many "Bad argument" warning messages when running nvidia-settings --query all.
• Fixed an installer bug that produced the following message:
  WARNING: Unable to perform the runtime configuration check for library ''libGL.so.1'' (''/usr/lib/libGL.so.195.36.03''); assuming successful installation.
• Fixed a bug that caused G-Sync stereo synchronization to fail sometimes when enabling frame lock.
• Fixed a bug that caused OpenGL applications to occasionally crash with "double free or corruption" messages when exiting.
• On GPUs with VDPAU feature set A, enhanced VDPAU''s handling of some corrupted or incorrectly formatted MPEG-1/2 streams. This solves a reported issue with "0testbad.mpg".
• Fixed a bug in the VDPAU video mixer that caused chroma aberrations, and corruption in the right-hand few columns of pixels, when post- processing video surfaces with widths not an exact multiple of 4 pixels.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the GPUFanControlState attribute from being set on the nvidia-settings command line.
• Fixed a regression that made the "TVStandard" X configuration option cause system hangs with products from the GeForce 6 and 7 series.
• Worked around a bug in some AUO laptop flat panels where the native mode in the EDID is invalid, leading to a 640x480 desktop repeated six times
  across the screen.
• Increased the maximum number of slices supported by VDPAU for MPEG-2 streams, in order to cope with the region 1 DVD "A Christmas Story".
• Added unofficial preliminary support for xorg-server video driver ABI version 7, including xorg-server-1.7.99.2.
• Fix the soname of libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 and libvdpau_trace.so.1 to match their filenames.
• Fixed a performance regression with non-antialiased text in KDE4.
• Enabled GPU acceleration for many RENDER compositing operations that were previously processed in software, including conjoint and disjoint blending
  modes and component alpha blending.
• Added experimental GPU acceleration of the RENDER CompositeTrapezoids operation. This can be enabled at runtime by running:
  nvidia-settings -a AccelerateTrapezoids=1
  This is only supported on the GeForce GTX series or newer products.
• Fixed a bug in the VDPAU overlay-based presentation queue that caused high CPU usage during "put bits" operations when more than two surfaces
  were queued.
• Updated `nvidia-settings --query all` to report all available attributes queryable through all NV-CONTROL target types.
• Enhanced the VDPAU blit-based presentation queue to provide values of "first_presentation_time" that have less jitter.
• Add support for R16F and RG32F GLXFBConfigs when using GeForce 8 series and higher GPUs.
• Added support for A2BGR10 32-bit GLX visuals on 30-bit X screens. These allow some level of window transparency when using 30-bit visuals with GLX and Composite, but they may cause problems with older X servers and/or applications.ARGB GLX visuals can be disabled by adding:
  Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "False" to the X configuration file.
• Fixed a problem that caused DisplayPort devices to behave incorrectly when DPMS power saving mode was triggered.
• Updated VDPAU to improve thread concurrency.See the README for details.
• Altered NVIDIA X driver behavior in the case that no display devices are connected to the GPU.Previously, in this case, the NVIDIA X driver would pretend a CRT was connected to the GPU. Now, the NVIDIA X driver will not automatically pretend that any CRTs are connected.If the X driver does not detect any connected display devices, the X server will fail to start.
  To restore the old behavior, use the ConnectedMonitor X configuration option; e.g.,
  Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT"
  Alternatively, if display is not desired, Quadro and Tesla GPU users can enable "NoScanout" mode, which bypasses any mode timing validation or use of display devices; this is configured with:
  Option "UseDisplayDevice" "none"
• Disabled software cursors when the driver is operating in "no scanout" (UseDisplayDevice "none") mode.The software cursor image is not visible in remote desktop applications or screenshots anyway, so having software cursor enabled was unnecessary.
• Changed glXSwapBuffers() behavior for a pixmap such that it is now a no-op in the direct rendering case in order to match the indirect case and comply with the GLX spec. Previously, calling glXSwapBuffers() on pixmaps in the direct case would swap the pixmap''s buffers if the pixmap was double buffered.
• Modified the installation location and names of internal VDPAU libraries to conform to conventions and Debian packaging guidelines. New versions of libvdpau expect this layout. Compatibility with old versions of libvdpau is maintained with symlinks.
• Fixed a bug that could cause errors in graphical applications run after a previous application using VDPAU and OpenGL. This behaviour was observed when running Gwenole Beauchesne''s hwdecode-demos application.
• Modified vdpau.h to increment VDPAU_VERSION, to reflect the fact that new features have been added in the past. Also, add the new define VDPAU_INTERFACE_VERSION.
• Fixed a periodic temporary hang in the VDPAU blit-based presentation queue.
• Fixed a problem that caused resolution limitations or corruption on certain DisplayPort devices such as the Apple 24" Cinema display or some DisplayPort to VGA adapters.
• Disabled the UseEvents option for GeForce 8 series and higher GPUs due to a problem that causes occasional short hangs.It will be re-enabled when that bug has been tracked down and fixed.
• VDPAU now allows multiple streams to be decoded at once, without the need to set any environment variables.

Note that many Linux distributions provide their own packages of the NVIDIA Linux Graphics Driver in the distribution's native package management format. This may interact better with the rest of your distribution's framework, and you may want to use this rather than NVIDIA's official package.

Also note that SuSE users should read the SuSE NVIDIA Installer HOWTO before downloading the driver.

Installation instructions: Once you have downloaded the driver, change to the directory containing the driver package and install the driver by running, as root, sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-195.36.15-pkg1.run

One of the last installation steps will offer to update your X configuration file. Either accept that offer, edit your X configuration file manually so that the NVIDIA X driver will be used, or run nvidia-xconfig

See the README for more detailed instructions.

GeForce 200 Series:

GeForce GTX 295, GeForce GTX 285, GeForce GTX 280, GeForce GTX 275, GeForce GTX 260, GeForce GTS 250, GeForce GTS 240, GeForce GT 240, GeForce GT 220, GeForce G210, GeForce 210, GeForce 205

GeForce 200M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GTX 280M, GeForce GTX 260M, GeForce GT 240M, GeForce GT 230M, GeForce G210M

GeForce 100 Series:

GeForce GT 140, GeForce GT 130, GeForce GT 120, GeForce G100

GeForce 100M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GTS 160M, GeForce GT 130M, GeForce GT 120M, GeForce G 110M, GeForce G 105M, GeForce G 103M, GeForce G 102M

GeForce 9 Series:

GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce 9800 GTX/GTX+, GeForce 9800 GT, GeForce 9600 GT, GeForce 9600 GSO, GeForce 9600 GSO 512, GeForce 9600 GS, GeForce 9500 GT, GeForce 9500 GS, GeForce 9400 GT, GeForce 9400, GeForce 9300 GS, GeForce 9300 GE, GeForce 9300 SE, GeForce 9300, GeForce 9200, GeForce 9100

GeForce 9M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce 9800M GTX, GeForce 9800M GTS, GeForce 9800M GT, GeForce 9800M GS, GeForce 9700M GTS, GeForce 9700M GT, GeForce 9650M GT, GeForce 9650M GS, GeForce 9600M GT, GeForce 9600M GS, GeForce 9500M GS, GeForce 9500M G, GeForce 9400M G, GeForce 9400M, GeForce 9300M GS, GeForce 9300M G, GeForce 9200M GS, GeForce 9100M G

GeForce 8 Series:

GeForce 8800 Ultra, GeForce 8800 GTX, GeForce 8800 GTS 512, GeForce 8800 GTS, GeForce 8800 GT, GeForce 8800 GS, GeForce 8600 GTS, GeForce 8600 GT, GeForce 8600 GS, GeForce 8500 GT, GeForce 8400 GS, GeForce 8400 SE, GeForce 8400, GeForce 8300 GS, GeForce 8300, GeForce 8200, GeForce 8200 /nForce 730a, GeForce 8100 /nForce 720a

GeForce 8M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce 8800M GTX, GeForce 8800M GS, GeForce 8700M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce 8400M GT, GeForce 8400M GS, GeForce 8400M G, GeForce 8200M G

GeForce 7 Series:

GeForce 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a, GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a, GeForce 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 610i, GeForce 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 620i, GeForce 7100 GS, GeForce 7150 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, GeForce 7300 SE / 7200 GS, GeForce 7300 LE, GeForce 7300 GS, GeForce 7300 GT, GeForce 7350 LE, GeForce 7500 LE, GeForce 7550 LE, GeForce 7600 LE, GeForce 7600 GS, GeForce 7600 GT, GeForce 7650 GS, GeForce 7800 GS, GeForce 7800 GTX, GeForce 7800 SLI, GeForce 7900 GS, GeForce 7900 GT/GTO, GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7950 GT, GeForce 7950 GX2

GeForce Go 7 Series (Notebooks):

GeForce Go 7950 GTX, GeForce Go 7900 GTX, GeForce Go 7900 GS, GeForce Go 7800 GTX, GeForce Go 7800, GeForce Go 7700, GeForce Go 7600, GeForce Go 7400, GeForce Go 7300, GeForce Go 7200, GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M, GeForce 7000M / nForce 610M

GeForce 6 Series:

GeForce 6100, GeForce 6100 nForce 400, GeForce 6100 nForce 405, GeForce 6100 nForce 420, GeForce 6150, GeForce 6150 LE, GeForce 6150LE / Quadro NVS 210S , GeForce 6150SE nForce 430, GeForce 6200, GeForce 6200 A-LE, GeForce 6200 LE, GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM), GeForce 6200SE TurboCache(TM), GeForce 6250, GeForce 6500, GeForce 6600, GeForce 6600 GT, GeForce 6600 LE, GeForce 6600 VE, GeForce 6610 XL, GeForce 6700 XL, GeForce 6800, GeForce 6800 GS, GeForce 6800 GS/XT, GeForce 6800 GT, GeForce 6800 LE, GeForce 6800 Ultra, GeForce 6800 XE, GeForce 6800 XT

Quadro FX Series:

Quadro CX, Quadro FX 350, Quadro FX 370, Quadro FX 370 Low Profile, Quadro FX 380, Quadro FX 380 Low Profile, Quadro FX 470, Quadro FX 540, Quadro FX 550, Quadro FX 560, Quadro FX 570, Quadro FX 580, Quadro FX 1400, Quadro FX 1700, Quadro FX 1500, Quadro FX 1800, Quadro FX 3400/4400, Quadro FX 3450, Quadro FX 3500, Quadro FX 3700, Quadro FX 3800, Quadro FX 4000, Quadro FX 4500, Quadro FX 4500 X2, Quadro FX 4600, Quadro FX 4700 X2, Quadro FX 4800, Quadro FX 5500, Quadro FX 5600, Quadro FX 5800

Quadro FX Series (Notebooks):

Quadro FX 3700M, Quadro FX 3600M, Quadro FX 2700M, Quadro FX 1700M, Quadro FX 1600M, Quadro FX 770M, Quadro FX 570M, Quadro FX 370M, Quadro FX 360M

Quadro NVS Series:

Quadro NVS 210, Quadro NVS 280, Quadro NVS 285, Quadro NVS 290, Quadro NVS 295, Quadro NVS 420, Quadro NVS 440, Quadro NVS 450

C-Class:

Tesla C1060, Tesla C870

M-Class:

M1060

S-Class:

S1070, S870

NVS Series:

Quadro NVS 210, Quadro NVS 280, Quadro NVS 285, Quadro NVS 290, Quadro NVS 295, Quadro NVS 420, Quadro NVS 440, Quadro NVS 450

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