nVIDIA GeForce6/GeForce7/GeForce8/GeForce9 ForceWare Driver 173.08 Beta Linux x64

Driver Brief

Version: 173.08 Beta
Release: 04/10/08
Update: 04/12/08
License:Free Driver
File Name: NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.08-pkg2.run
File Size: 17.10 Mb
Environment: Linux x64
Category:Display And Video Driver Download
Vendor:nVIDIA
Subcategory:NVIDIA Display And Video Driver Download

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nVIDIA GeForceFX/GeForce6/GeForce7/GeForce8/GeForce9 ForceWare Driver 173.08 Beta Linux x64.

Release Highlights:

  • Added support for the following new GPUs: Quadro FX 3600M, GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce 9800 GTX, GeForce 9600 GT, GeForce 9500M GS, GeForce 8400, GeForce 8400 GS.
  • Added support for Quadro FX 5600/4600 SDI and Quadro G-Sync II.
  • Fixed a problem that caused OpenGL to stop rendering to windows with origins at or beyond 4096 pixels (horizontally) on GeForce 8 and 9 GPUs.
  • Fixed OpenGL rendering corruption with textures compressed using the DXT5 compression algorithm.
  • Fixed a regression that caused invalid EDIDs to be detected for the internal display device on some notebooks.
  • Improved hotkey switching and power management support on some GeForce 8 notebooks.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the console from being restored correctly in SLI mode on GeForce 6 and 7 GPUs.
  • Fixed a problem that caused the synchronization signal polarity to always be positive for DVI devices on GeForce 8 and 9 GPUs.
  • Fixed a problem that caused TV output on secondary TVs to be black and white on some GPUs.
  • Restored compatibility with recent Linux 2.6 kernels.

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