{"id":795,"date":"2024-06-05T00:10:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T00:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/nvidia-releases-550-90-07-linux-graphics-driver-update-featuring-multiple-bug-fixes\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T05:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T05:00:22","slug":"nvidia-releases-550-90-07-linux-graphics-driver-update-featuring-multiple-bug-fixes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/nvidia-releases-550-90-07-linux-graphics-driver-update-featuring-multiple-bug-fixes\/","title":{"rendered":"NVIDIA Releases 550.90.07 Linux Graphics Driver Update Featuring Multiple Bug Fixes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>While awaiting the highly anticipated <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/nvidia-555-beta-linux-graphics-driver-released-with-explicit-sync-support\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NVIDIA 555<\/a><\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>NVIDIA 550.90.07 highlights include an enhancement in the <code>nvidia-modprobe<\/code> command&#8217;s capability to ascertain if kernel modules are pre-loaded, remedying an issue that obstructed <code>nvidia-persistenced<\/code> from activating persistence mode on select systems, applicable to Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>The current release also rectifies an error leading to X server crashes when graphic applications demanded single-buffered drawables with certain functionalities like Vulkan sharpening activated, addresses a race condition that could cause crashes following Xid errors appearing simultaneously across multiple GPUs, and resolves a problem potentially triggering a kernel panic due to an unhandled spinlock release. These improvements affect Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems as well.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Moreover, for all compatible systems, this update mends an issue where additional X screens inappropriately claimed displays assigned to an earlier X screen in the configuration.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>For Linux systems, the update fixes an issue that could lead to data corruption when utilizing the GLX_EXT_buffer_age OpenGL extension on X.Org with PRIME render offloading. Additionally, it temporarily blocks the use of the GLX_EXT_buffer_age OpenGL extension on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/explicit-gpu-synchronization-for-xwayland-is-now-finally-merged-into-xorg-server\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Xwayland<\/a> to circumvent a bug that could cause corruption.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>In the case of FreeBSD systems, the NVIDIA 550.90.07 update resolves a glitch that caused a failure during driver installation if the manual page installation directory was missing. For users on Solaris systems, it addresses an issue that could trigger a kernel panic on machines where the system console is not powered by an NVIDIA GPU. Further information can be found in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/Download\/driverResults.aspx\/226768\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">release notes<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>The NVIDIA 550.90.07 graphics driver is available for download for 64-bit or ARM64 (AArch64) Linux platforms, as well as for 64-bit FreeBSD and 32-bit\/64-bit Solaris systems. Visit the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/drivers\/unix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">official website<\/a><\/em> to download. This driver is part of a production branch and its use is recommended for all users.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><em>Image credits: NVIDIA Corporation<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><i>Last updated 1 hour ago<\/i><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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