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NVIDIA Releases Updated 2D "NV" Driver

Written by Michael Larabel in NVIDIA on 23 October 2007 at 05:31 PM EDT. Add A Comment

NVIDIA's Aaron Plattner has pushed out a new update for their open-source 2D "nv" driver. This driver, not to be confused with Nouveau or their binary blob, removes unused headers and fixes two GeForce 8 series (G80) bugs. The first G80 bug corrected is for un-wedging hardware if the BIOS left it stuck and the second one fixes LVDS detection on certain laptops. This new version is xf86-video-nv and is at version 2.1.6. The release announcement for this 2D driver is available on the X.Org mailing list.

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