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NVIDIA 0.9-7 Drivers Released

Mar 14, 2001, 07:35 (11 Talkback[s])

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Version 0.9-7 of NVIDIA's Linux XFree86 4 drivers have been released. Here is the Changelog:

Fixed bios-posting problems with GeForce2 Ulta's (performance regression)
Added support for X Render extension
Tweeked TwinView support
Fixed problem with video apps displaying on TNT2's
Fixed problem with cursor hangs in X
Fixed problem with text console not restoring on some monitors
Fixed problem with fork() and OpenGL rendering.
Fixed problem with X driver module, nvidia_drv.o, being stripped when the RPM was rebuilt.
Fixed problem with leaking drawables with certain apps.
Added missing pci device ids for some tnt2 variants.

Note: At this time the NVIDIA download page still shows the 0.9-6 drivers. By scrolling down and clicking on the FTP link, you will find a link to the 0.9-7 drivers. lt-ed. ]

NVIDIA Driver Download