nVidia Linux Display Driver is the OpenGL nVidia support for graphic cards on Linux operating systems.

Installation:

Type "sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.08-pkg1.run" to install the driver. NVIDIA now provides a utility to assist you with configuration of your X config file.

What's New in This Release:

· Added support for the following new GPUs:

· Quadro FX 3600M
· GeForce 9800 GX2
· GeForce 9800 GTX
· GeForce 9600 GT
· GeForce 9500M GS
· GeForce 8400
· GeForce 8400 GS

· Added support for Quadro FX 5600/4600 SDI and Quadro G-Sync II.
· Fixed a problem that caused OpenGL to stop rendering to windows with origins at or beyond 4096 pixels (horizontally) on GeForce 8 and 9 GPUs.
· Fixed OpenGL rendering corruption with textures compressed using the DXT5 compression algorithm.
· Fixed a regression that caused invalid EDIDs to be detected for the internal display device on some notebooks.
· Improved hotkey switching and power management support on some GeForce 8 notebooks.
· Fixed a bug that prevented the console from being restored correctly in SLI mode on GeForce 6 and 7 GPUs.
· Fixed a problem that caused the synchronization signal polarity to always be positive for DVI devices on GeForce 8 and 9 GPUs.
· Fixed a problem that caused TV output on secondary TVs to be black and white on some GPUs.
· Restored compatibility with recent Linux 2.6 kernels.