Category: Graphics Driver
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NVIDIA 560 Linux Graphics Driver Embraces Full Integration of Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules
NVIDIA announced their plans to fully transition to the open-source GPU kernel modules with the upcoming NVIDIA 560 graphics driver for Linux-based operating systems. It’s been two years since NVIDIA released the first Linux graphics driver with open-source GPU kernel modules, which will eventually replace the proprietary, closed-source driver when these mature. During this time,…
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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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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…
