NVIDIA 384.90 Linux Driver Brings Fixes, Quadro P5200 Support

[phoronix]

Phoronix: NVIDIA 384.90 Linux Driver Brings Fixes, Quadro P5200 Support

One day after releasing updated GeForce Linux legacy drivers, NVIDIA is now out with an update to their long-lived 384 branch...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-384.90-Released

[kernelOfTruth]

• "Fixed a regression that caused display flickering at lower PowerMizer performance levels on some GPUs."

Those changes aren't so mundane if your card is affected by this show-stopper,
glad my brain isn't affected with epilepsy

this applied to Palit & Gainward gk104 cards

[andre30correia]

like always say, they support linux, waiting for this reach the repos

[bug77]

• "Fixed a regression that caused display flickering at lower PowerMizer performance levels on some GPUs."

Those changes aren't so mundane if your card is affected by this show-stopper,
glad my brain isn't affected with epilepsy

this applied to Palit & Gainward gk104 cards

It's a regression which means it was working fine in previous drivers. If you're affected, you're probably using an older driver instead. Still annoying, but certainly not a show stopper

[timofonic]

What about proper Optimus support? The users of Linux laptops with Optimus are suffering a lot, it's time to give us a relief...

[muncrief]

I couldn't be happier since switching from AMD to NVIDIA. Having graphics drivers that actually work, even with a GUI for adjusting settings for goodness sake, is just awesome! It's only a lowly GT 710 but it's great for video and light gaming. And I still use my expensive R9 390 in a KVM W10 machine for heavy gaming. For the first time in over a year I have a fully functioning system and, as I said, it's awesome!

[hax0r]

I hope the VDPAU blank screen playback regression introduced in 384.69 was fixed.

[mlau]

I hope the VDPAU blank screen playback regression introduced in 384.69 was fixed.

VDPAU looks to be on borrowed time. The new hot thing is "nvdec"..

[arunsivaraman]

What about proper Optimus support? The users of Linux laptops with Optimus are suffering a lot, it's time to give us a relief...

Nvidia Prime just works fine if you are Ok logging out and logging in back if not bumblebee is just fine..

[arunsivaraman]

What about proper Optimus support? The users of Linux laptops with Optimus are suffering a lot, it's time to give us a relief...

Nvidia Prime works fine if you are Ok with logging out and logging in if not bumblebee should just do...