As proof of this nvidia continuing to fix bugs.... Change log on the oldest cards supported.
Legacy releases for Riva TNT, TNT2, GeForce, and some GeForce 2 GPUs
Current official release: 71.86.13 (x86 / x86_64)
Legacy releases for Riva TNT, TNT2, GeForce, and some GeForce 2 GPUs
Current official release: 71.86.13 (x86 / x86_64)
71.86.13
* Improved compatibility with recent Linux kernels.
* Updated nvidia-installer to detect newer Debian distributions
that use /usr/lib32 instead of /emul/ia32-linux as the
32-bit library path.
2009-06-26 vertion 71.86.11
* Restored compatibility with recent Linux kernels.
2009-06-21 version 71.86.10
* Updated nvidia-bug-report.sh to automatically compress its log
file; running `nvidia-bug-report.sh` now produces
"nvidia-bug-report.log.gz".
Linux specific changes:
* Improved compatibility with recent Linux kernels.
* Fixed miscellaneous nvidia-installer bugs.
2009-03-09 version 71.86.09
* Fixed the subpicture component order reported by the NVIDIA
X driver's XvMC implementation.
* Fixed a server crash triggered by Kopete's 'new message' popup
dialog when a composite manager is enabled.
Linux specific changes:
* Improved compatibility with recent Linux 2.6 kernels.
* Fixed a bug that resulted in AGP FW/SBA settings and overrides
being applied incorrectly when using the Linux kernel's
AGP GART driver.
* Fixed a bug that could trigger kernel BUG() failures when
stress testing setup/teardown paths.
* Added the ability to run distribution provided pre- and post-
installation hooks to 'nvidia-installer'; please see the
'nvidia-installer' manual page for details.
* Fixed a problem that caused nvidia-installer to remove Compiz's
libglx.so.
* Added 'nvidia-uninstall' as a shortcut for `nvidia-installer
--uninstall`.
* Improved compatibility with recent Linux kernels.
* Updated nvidia-installer to detect newer Debian distributions
that use /usr/lib32 instead of /emul/ia32-linux as the
32-bit library path.
2009-06-26 vertion 71.86.11
* Restored compatibility with recent Linux kernels.
2009-06-21 version 71.86.10
* Updated nvidia-bug-report.sh to automatically compress its log
file; running `nvidia-bug-report.sh` now produces
"nvidia-bug-report.log.gz".
Linux specific changes:
* Improved compatibility with recent Linux kernels.
* Fixed miscellaneous nvidia-installer bugs.
2009-03-09 version 71.86.09
* Fixed the subpicture component order reported by the NVIDIA
X driver's XvMC implementation.
* Fixed a server crash triggered by Kopete's 'new message' popup
dialog when a composite manager is enabled.
Linux specific changes:
* Improved compatibility with recent Linux 2.6 kernels.
* Fixed a bug that resulted in AGP FW/SBA settings and overrides
being applied incorrectly when using the Linux kernel's
AGP GART driver.
* Fixed a bug that could trigger kernel BUG() failures when
stress testing setup/teardown paths.
* Added the ability to run distribution provided pre- and post-
installation hooks to 'nvidia-installer'; please see the
'nvidia-installer' manual page for details.
* Fixed a problem that caused nvidia-installer to remove Compiz's
libglx.so.
* Added 'nvidia-uninstall' as a shortcut for `nvidia-installer
--uninstall`.
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