Category: Driver
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NVIDIA Releases 550.90.07 Linux Graphics Driver Update Featuring Multiple Bug Fixes
While awaiting the highly anticipated NVIDIA 555 release featuring explicit GPU synchronization and numerous other enhancements, NVIDIA has provided a minor update to the 550 series today, designated NVIDIA 550.90.07, which encompasses various bug resolutions. NVIDIA 550.90.07 highlights include an enhancement in the nvidia-modprobe command’s capability to ascertain if kernel modules are pre-loaded, remedying an…
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Mesa 24.1 Linux Graphics Stack: New Release with Vulkan Explicit Sync Support
The Mesa 24.1 open-source graphics stack for Linux-based operating systems is now ready for download. It’s a significant update which includes new features for supported drivers and numerous enhancements for many games. The major highlight in the Mesa 24.1 graphics stack release is the establishment of explicit sync for Vulkan X11 WSI. This feature has…
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Successful Integration of Explicit GPU Synchronization for Xwayland into XOrg Server
Today, NVIDIA’s year-long plea to incorporate explicit GPU synchronization support into the DRI3 and Present extensions, as well as the Xwayland implementation, has been granted, significantly advancing explicit GPU synchronization efforts. In an interview we conducted last week, KDE Developer Xaver Hugl explained why explicit sync is such a crucial development. He detailed how it…
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How Explicit Sync Could Be the Solution to NVIDIA/Wayland Issues: A Developer’s Explanation
If you’ve ever questioned why NVIDIA GPU issues on Wayland affect some Linux users but not you, the recent writings of KDE developer Xaver Hugl can shine some light. He offers an insightful blog post explaining how the explicit sync protocol will level the playing field for all. You may have noted the news about…
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Nova: Red Hat’s New Rust-Based GSP-Only Driver for NVIDIA GPUs – Latest Announcement
Red Hat announced earlier this week that the company has begun work on a new open-source graphics driver for NVIDIA GPUs written in Rust, referred to as Nova. The Nova graphics driver is planed to be the successor to the Nouveau open-source driver for GSP-firmware-based NVIDIA graphics cards. It’s a GSP (GPU System Processor) exclusive…
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Unveiling GStreamer 1.24: A Multimedia Framework with Vulkan H.264 and H.265 Video Decoders
GStreamer 1.24 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download as a significant update introducing various new features and refinements. New features introduced in the GStreamer 1.24 release encompass Vulkan H.264 and H.265 video decoders, an innovative unixfd plugin for proficient 1:N inter-process communication on Linux, new GstMeta for SMPTE ST-291M HANC/VANC Ancillary Data, a…
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Mesa’s NVK Open-Source Vulkan Driver for NVIDIA Hardware Achieves Stability
Collabora has updated 9to5Linux.com that their NVK open-source Vulkan graphics driver for NVIDIA hardware in the Mesa graphics stack is now stable and ready for widespread use, no longer being considered experimental. As Faith Ekstrand of Collabora describes in a blog post, a new merge request was accepted into the Mesa graphics stack that removes…
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Libreboot’s Open-Source BIOS/UEFI Firmware Enhances Hardware Support
Today, Leah Rowe launched a fresh version (20240225) of Libreboot, a free and open-source alternative to BIOS/UEFI firmware. This version introduces support for additional hardware and incorporates various enhancements. The current release, Libreboot 20240225, follows approximately one month after its preceding version. This is another “testing” release and is recommended for adventurous users willing to…
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Libreboot’s Latest Open Source Firmware 20240126 Update: Now Supports More Hardware
The Libreboot project announced today the general availability of a new Libreboot release, version 20240126, which introduces support for new hardware, as well as several improvements and new features. After more than two and a half months in the works, Libreboot 20240126 is here to introduce support for new mainboards including Dell Latitude E6530, HP…