NVIDIA Issues New 302 Linux Beta

[phoronix]

Phoronix: NVIDIA Issues New 302 Linux Beta

Aside from releasing a stable Linux driver beta last week, NVIDIA also pushed out a new 302-series Linux driver beta...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTEwNDI

[cl333r]

Aside from releasing a stable Linux driver beta last week..

Typo, it was not "beta".

[bug77]

Afaik, nvidia drivers with RandR support require kernel 3.4. I think it's pretty important, maybe the article should mention this.

[LLStarks]

Yet it'll probably be another year until the 600M series works properly with Linux.

[uid313]

KMS

Nvidia, can I please have KMS (kernel mode setting) support?

[Gusar]

Afaik, nvidia drivers with RandR support require kernel 3.4. I think it's pretty important, maybe the article should mention this.

Where did you read that? I don't see why a specific kernel would be needed, modesetting is in nvidia's module and that one is kernel-agnostic.

Nvidia, can I please have KMS (kernel mode setting) support?

Here we go again... Why exactly?

[Hirager]

Here we go again... Why exactly?

Wayland support, probably?

[bug77]

Nvidia, can I please have KMS (kernel mode setting) support?

Should someone come up with a way to display animated pink elephants while booting, are you going to ask for that as well? These drivers (finally) give you RandR which is way more useful, yet your only thought is about KMS...

[Gusar]

Wayland support, probably?

You don't need KMS for that.

[bug77]

Where did you read that? I don't see why a specific kernel would be needed, modesetting is in nvidia's module and that one is kernel-agnostic.

Oops, my memory is playing tricks on me. I was referring to this one: http://askubuntu.com/questions/13090...realtime-kerne
It's not about a newer kernel, it's about a newer X server actually. My bad.