Nvidia releases Linux driver version 180.22 - 11/01/2009 by Andrew Release highlights taken from Nvidia: * Added support for the following GPUs: o Quadro FX 2700M o GeForce 9400M G o GeForce 9400M o GeForce 9800 GT o GeForce 8200M G o GeForce Go 7700 o GeForce 9800M GTX o GeForce 9800M GT o GeForce 9800M GS o GeForce 9500 GT o GeForce 9700M GT o GeForce 9650M GT o GeForce 9500 GT * Added initial support for PureVideo-like features via the new VDPAU API (see the vdpau.h header file installed with the driver). * Added support for CUDA 2.1. * Added preliminary support for OpenGL 3.0. * Added new OpenGL workstation performance optimizations. * Enabled the glyph cache by default and extended its support to all supported GPUs. * Disabled shared memory X pixmaps by default; see the "AllowSHMPixmaps" option. * Improved X pixmap placement on GeForce 8 series and later GPUs. * Improved stability on some GeForce 8 series and newer GPUs. * Fixed a regression that could result in window decoration corruption when running Compiz using Geforce 6 and 7 series GPUs. * Fixed an nvidia-settings crash when xorg.conf contains Device and Screen sections but no ServerLayout section. * Fixed a problem parsing the monitor sync range X config file options. * Fixed a problem with the SDI sync skew controls in nvidia-settings. * Fixed a problem that caused some SDI applications to hang or crash. * Added support for SDI full-range color. * Improved compatibility with recent Linux kernels.
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