Category: Graphics Driver
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NVIDIA 560 Beta Linux Driver Debuts with Default Open GPU Kernel Modules
NVIDIA released today the beta version of the upcoming NVIDIA 560 graphics driver series for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems, the first release to default to the open-source GPU kernel modules. NVIDIA 560 promises an updated nvidia-installer that features the NVIDIA Open-Source GPU kernel modules by default on systems with NVIDIA GPUs that support both…
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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…
