[NVIDIA] GeForce Release 180.18 BETA

• Pilote Linux 32Bit
  
• Pilote Linux 64Bit

Release Highlights

• Added support for the following GPUs:
  
  
  • Quadro NVS 450
    
  • Quadro FX 370 LP
    
  • Quadro FX 5800
    
  • Quadro FX 4800
    
  • Quadro FX 470
    
  • Quadro CX
    
  • Quadro FX 2700M
    
  • GeForce 9400M G
    
  • GeForce 9400M
    
  • GeForce 9800 GT
    
  • GeForce 9800 GT
    
  • GeForce 8200M G
    
  • GeForce Go 7700
    
  • GeForce 9800M GTX
    
  • GeForce 9800M GT
    
  • GeForce 9800M GS
    
  • GeForce 9500 GT
    
  • GeForce 9700M GT
    
  • GeForce 9650M GT
    
  • GeForce 9500 GT
  
  
• Added preliminary support for OpenGL 3.0.
  
• Fixed a problem with the SDI sync skew controls in nvidia-settings.
  
• Fixed a problem that caused some SDI applications to hang or crash.
  
• Fixed an nvidia-settings crash when xorg.conf contains Device and Screen sections but no ServerLayout section.
  
• Fixed font corruption on GeForce 6 and 7 series GPUs when the GlyphCache setting is enabled.
  
• Fixed a memory leak problem when the GlyphCache setting is enabled.
  
• Added support for SDI full-range color.
  
• Fixed a problem parsing the monitor sync range X config file options.
  
• Improved VDPAU error recovery on some GPUs.
  
• Improved VDPAU error detection and reporting.
  
• Improved VDPAU support for some video bitstreams.
  
• Updated VDPAU:
  
  • VdpDecoderCreate API has changed incompatibly. All client applications must be rebuilt because of this change.
    
  • For H.264, require the application to tell VDPAU how many reference frames to allow. This allows the application to request more than 4 reference frames.VDPAU should now support level 4.1 reference frame limits on all GPUs (or very close to this limit). The application now has control over this aspect of VDPAU's memory usage.
    
  • Fix corruption decoding some H.264 streams on some GPUs.
    
  • Fix a bug that prevented VC-1/WMV3 decode from being allowed on some GPUs.
    
  • Documentation enhancements and cleanups to vdpau.h.
    
  • Don't paint the color key to presentation queue targets until the first frame is presented. This should reduce or remove the time the key is displayed before the presented frame is visible.

STEP 1: Review the NVIDIA Software License.

You will need to accept this license prior to downloading any files.

STEP 2: Download the Driver File

Download - NVIDIA-Pilote.run

SuSE users: please read the SuSE NVIDIA Installer HOWTO before downloading the driver.

STEP 3: Install
Type "sh NVIDIA-Pilote.run" to install the driver. NVIDIA now provides a utility to assist you with configuration of your X server configuration file. Please see Chapter 3 of the README or run 'man nvidia-xconfig' for details on usage. Instructions for those wishing to edit their X config file by hand can also be found in the README.