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schimpfj

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From: Frankfurt, Germany

Registered: 2007-08-15

Posts: 53

nvidia versions

Just a day or two before the new kernel 2.26.24 was released I managed to install archlinux on my brand new laptop. I also had nvidia driver installed for my GeForce 8400M GS. At that time pacman installed kernel nvidia 100.14.19-6 and nvidia-utils 100.14.19-2.

When I now try to install something new via pacman it forces me to install the new kernel & nvidia first. I am a bit concerned. aAl of a sudden nvidia is reported as nvidia-169.09-2 and nvidia-utils-169.09-1. Does anyone know why there is such a jump in the version? Do you think it save to proceed? I searched on the nvidia Website, but have not found information about the version differences, just the drivers themselves.

Thku,
Jochen

Bestiapeluda

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From: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Registered: 2007-10-16

Posts: 181

Re: nvidia versions

* Added support for GeForce 8800 GT, GeForce 8800 GTS 512 and GeForce 8800M.
    * Added CUDA driver to .run file.
    * Improved modesetting support on Quadro/GeForce 8 series GPUs.
    * Fixed several X rendering issues.
    * Fixed problems scrolling ARGB X drawables in Qt.
    * Improved support for interlaced DVI, HDMI, and HDTV modesetting.
    * Fixed stability problems with some GeForce 8 series GPUs.
    * Fixed stability problems with some GeForce 6200/7200/7300 GPUs multi-core/SMP systems.
    * Improved hotkey switching support for some Lenovo notebooks.
    * Fixed a problem with Compiz after VT-switching.
    * Improved RENDER performance.
    * Improved interaction with Barco and Chi Mei 56" DFPs, as well as with some Gateway 19" DFPs.
    * Added an interface to monitor PowerMizer state information.
    * Fixed rendering corruption in Maya's Graph Editor.
    * Improved interaction between SLI AFR and swap groups on certain Quadro FX GPUs.
    * Fixed a bug that caused corruption with redirected XV on GPUs without TurboCache support.
    * Improved display device detection on GeForce 8 series GPUs.
    * Improved usability of NVIDIA-settings at lower resolutions like 1024x768 and 800x600.
    * Improved GLX visual consolidation when using Xinerama with Quadro/GeForce 8 series and older GPUs.
    * Added experimental support for running the X server at Depth 30 (10 bits per component) on Quadro G8x and later GPUs.
    * Worked around a Linux kernel/toolchain bug that caused soft lockup errors when suspending on some Intel systems.

schimpfj

Member

From: Frankfurt, Germany

Registered: 2007-08-15

Posts: 53

Re: nvidia versions

Thx. I would expect this to explain the diff of a minor version change, e.g. from 169.08 to 169.09, maybe 168 to 169 at the most, but not from 100 to 169...