Stable NVIDIA driver 180.53 released - please upgrade in Jaunty
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Jaunty |
Won't Fix
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Karmic |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
NVIDIA have released 180.51 as the latest stable driver - see http://
Current releases
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Current official release: 180.51 (x86 / x86_64)
Would be great if the package in Jaunty could be updated (although I realise with the release imminent this is unlikely, but perhaps if it could get pushed to jaunty-updates that'd be great).
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Version: 180.51
Operating System: Linux x64 (AMD64/EM64T)
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Release Highlights
* Added support for the following GPUs:
GeForce 9600 GSO 512
GeForce 9400 GT
GeForce GTS 250
GeForce GT 140
GeForce GT 130 Updated nvidia-
* * Addressed a problem that could lead to intermittent hangs and system crashes on some GeForce 9 and later GPUs.
* Fixed an X server crash when viewing the website www.tim.it.
* Fixed a DisplayPort interaction problem with power management suspend/resume events.
* Fixed rendering corruption in the OpenGL 16-bit RGB Workstation Overlay.
* Fixed a recent VDPAU regression that caused aborted playback >and hangs when decoding some H.264 clips on G84, G86, G92, G94, G96, and GT200 GPUs.
* Fixed occasional X driver memory management performance problems when a composite manager is running.
* Improved compatibility with recent Linux kernels.
* Reduced CPU usage of nvidia-smi utility for reporting Quadro Plex information.
* Fixed compatibility problem with LandMark GeoProbe.
* Fixed an interaction problem that could corrupt the EDID of the Fujitsu Technology Solutions Celsius H270 notebook's internal flatpanel.
* Fixed a bug that could interfere with the detection of display devices attached to secondary GPUs when first starting X after cold boots.
* Fixed a problem that could result in temporary stalls when moving OpenGL application windows on GeForce 8 and later GPUs.
* Fixed a bug that prevented VGA fonts from being saved/restored correctly on GeForce 8 and later GPUs.
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → albertomilone |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
milestone: | none → jaunty-updates |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu Jaunty): | |
assignee: | nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
milestone: | none → jaunty-updates |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu Karmic): | |
milestone: | jaunty-updates → none |
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu Karmic): | |
assignee: | Alberto Milone (albertomilone) → nobody |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
As mentioned in the release notes, this version fixes an issue where using the NVIDIA driver currently in Jaunty on a Fujitsu Celsius H270 netbook will result in a corrupt EDID, which will persist across reboots.
See: http:// www.nvnews. net/vbulletin/ showthread. php?t=131849