Whats New and Changed in NVIDIA Linux Display Driver 100.14.19

Whats New and changed in NVIDIA Linux Display Driver release 100.14.19?

  • Added support for new GPUs: Quadro FX 290, Quadro FX 370, Quadro FX 570, Quadro FX 1700
  • Improved GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap out-of-memory handling.
  • Fixed a performance regression on GeForce 8 GPUs.
  • Added support for a 'NoScanout' mode to the X driver, useful for high performance computing environments and remote graphics.
  • Improved power management support with GeForce 8 and older GPUs.
  • Improved compatibility with recent X.Org X servers.
  • Improved G-Sync support with Quadro FX 4600 and Quadro FX 5600.
  • Added XV brightness and contrast controls to the GeForce 8 video texture adapter implementation.
  • Further improved interaction with ATi RS480/482 based mainboards.
  • Fixed stability problems with some GeForce 8 GPUs.
  • Fixed XvMC support on GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a GPUs with PureVideo support.
  • Added support for bridgeless SLI with GeForce 8 GPUs.
  • Fixed rotation support on some GeForce 8 GPUs.
  • Fixed a problem causing X to render incorrectly after VT switches with composited desktops.
  • Fixed a RENDER acceleration bug that was causing 2D rendering corruption in Eclipse with GeForce 8 GPUs.
  • Improved VGA console restoration with DFPs and TVs.
  • Fixed a bug that resulted in the generation of incorrect EDIDs on some notebooks.
  • Fixed flickering corruption with SLIAA on GeForce 8 GPUs.
  • Improved compatibility with recent Linux 2.6 kernels.
  • Fixed a compatibility problem with some Linux 2.4 kernels.
  • Improved hotkey switching support.
  • Fixed an 'nvidia-installer' bug that was causing the installer to treat some of its temporary files as conflicting.
  • Fixed several problems causing crashes if /dev is mounted with the 'noexec' option.
  • Reduced kernel virtual memory usage with some GeForce 8 GPUs.

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