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AngelGraves13
08-03-09, 01:34 PM
Windows drivers version 190.56 and Linux drivers version 190.18.03 provide beta support for OpenGL 3.2 and GLSL 1.50 (as well as full OpenGL 3.0/3.1 and GLSL 1.30/1.40 support). The driver download links are at the bottom of this page.
OpenGL 3.2 Driver Release Notes

You will need one of the following graphics cards to get access to the OpenGL 3.2 and GLSL 1.50 functionality:

Desktop

* Quadro FX 370, 570, 1700, 3700, 4600, 4700x2, 4800, 5600, 5800, Quadro VX200, Quadro CX
* GeForce 8000 series or higher; Geforce G100, GT120, 130, 220, GTS 150, Geforce GTS 250, GeForce GTX 260, 280, 285 and 295, any ION based products.

Notebook

* Quadro FX 360M, 370M, 570M, 770M, 1600M, 1700M, 2700M, 3600M, 3700M
* GeForce 8000 series or higher

This driver supports all of OpenGL 3.2 and GLSL 1.50, except for the following:

* Geometry shaders as part of the core. You can use the ARB_geometry_shader extension instead
* glXCreateContextAttribsARB() does not yet support the GLX_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK_ARB attribute value. In order to create a Core profile context, call glXCreateContextAttribsARB(), request OpenGL 3.2 as the version, and leave the GLX_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK_ARB attribute out. In order to create an OpenGL 3.2 Compatibility profile context, call the "old" glXCreateContext() entrypoint. Note: wglCreateContextAttribsARB() does support WGL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK_ARB.

This driver exposes the following new extensions:

For OpenGL 2.1 capable hardware:

* ARB_fragment_coord_conventions
* ARB_provoking_vertex
* ARB_vertex_array_bgra
* ARB_depth_clamp

For OpenGL 3 capable hardware:

* WGL_ARB_create_context (updated to create profiles)
* GLX_ARB_create_context (updated to create profiles)
* GL_EXT_separate_shader_objects
* GL_NV_parameter_buffer_object2
* GL_NV_copy_image.txt

Source: NVIDIA Developer Zone (http://developer.nvidia.com/object/opengl_3_driver.html)

* Download for Windows XP (32-bit) (http://developer.download.nvidia.com/opengl/3.2/windows/190.56_desktop_winxp_international.exe)
* Download for Windows XP (64-bit) (http://developer.download.nvidia.com/opengl/3.2/windows/190.56_desktop_winxp_64bit_international.exe)
* Download for Windows 7 and Vista (32-bit) (http://developer.download.nvidia.com/opengl/3.2/windows/190.56_desktop_win7_winvista_32bit_international.e xe)
* Download for Windows 7 and Vista (64-bit) (http://developer.download.nvidia.com/opengl/3.2/windows/190.56_desktop_win7_winvista_64bit_international.e xe)
BelligerentBill
08-03-09, 02:36 PM
Awesome, thanks downloading now.
nekrosoft13
08-03-09, 05:58 PM
attached is a fixed nvapps.xml file for nhancer

after you install the driver, put the file in

C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA
and
C:\Windows\System32

there are two game profiles preventing nhancer to read the profile correctly: Battlefield 1943 and Anno 1404
LitHiuM
08-03-09, 07:35 PM
Downloading. Not expecting much, but hoping they are better than previous 190's :)
betterdan
08-03-09, 08:12 PM
attached is a fixed nvapps.xml file for nhancer

after you install the driver, put the file in

C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA
and
C:\Windows\System32

there are two game profiles preventing nhancer to read the profile correctly: Battlefield 1943 and Anno 1404

What exactly is nhancer and what does that .xml file do?
nekrosoft13
08-03-09, 09:19 PM
What exactly is nhancer and what does that .xml file do?

its a better control panel for nvidia profiles

http://www.nhancer.com/

nvapps.xml is the file that holds the profile settings, in new .56 driver nvidia added some new bs to two game profiles. this change is totally unnecesary.

mistake is on line 846 (around there) and 2575.

more details here
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=2060778&postcount=408
compuguy1088
08-04-09, 12:25 AM
attached is a fixed nvapps.xml file for nhancer

after you install the driver, put the file in

C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA
and
C:\Windows\System32

there are two game profiles preventing nhancer to read the profile correctly: Battlefield 1943 and Anno 1404

Thats not working, copied it to those areas, and it still doesn't like the xml....
LitHiuM
08-04-09, 04:27 AM
As feared. Frame rates in WoW *still* suck. :(
AngelGraves13
08-04-09, 09:36 AM
This is the first 190 beta driver that allows me to force 120Hz in all games.

It's right under Performance mode.

"Preferred refresh rate"
shilk
08-04-09, 11:46 AM
These gave me 2 bsods in less than 10 minutes. /sigh
nekrosoft13
08-04-09, 02:19 PM
This is the first 190 beta driver that allows me to force 120Hz in all games.

It's right under Performance mode.

"Preferred refresh rate"

seems to only show up for 120hz screens
nekrosoft13
08-04-09, 02:21 PM
Thats not working, copied it to those areas, and it still doesn't like the xml....

what error does it give you?

it should mention a line in xml, something like (2575,40)

you have to then open XML file in an editor that can go to line, HTML editors work well.

find the line, look for Itemtype="predefined" and remove it
compuguy1088
08-04-09, 03:53 PM
what error does it give you?

it should mention a line in xml, something like (2575,40)

you have to then open XML file in an editor that can go to line, HTML editors work well.

find the line, look for Itemtype="predefined" and remove it

Tried that, and even tried removing Battlefield 1943 profile, it still keeps complaining about line (846,47).......
nekrosoft13
08-04-09, 04:51 PM
846 was the battlefield profile, did you save?

you can't perform save action or copy when that error is present, or when trying to run nhancer.

save won't work. you have to copy the file to desktop and then copy from desktop to those two locations.

its 846 and 2575 lines, once you fix 846 line, it will complain about 2575 line. And since it still complains for you, then you somehow managed not to copy the files correctly

also note, once nhancer runs successfully profile order in nvapps.xml might get re-organized.
compuguy1088
08-05-09, 01:59 PM
846 was the battlefield profile, did you save?

you can't perform save action or copy when that error is present, or when trying to run nhancer.

save won't work. you have to copy the file to desktop and then copy from desktop to those two locations.

its 846 and 2575 lines, once you fix 846 line, it will complain about 2575 line. And since it still complains for you, then you somehow managed not to copy the files correctly

also note, once nhancer runs successfully profile order in nvapps.xml might get re-organized.

I did try to attempt to fix the file, but it kept complaining about line 846.
nekrosoft13
08-05-09, 02:14 PM
you sure you are editing the right file?

when the error shows up it also mentions the location of the file, check to make sure you are editing the right file.
lduguay
08-05-09, 04:20 PM
Stuck to 16 bit color with this set
gstanford
08-06-09, 05:33 AM
nekrosoft13, would it be possible for you to compress the fixed nvapps.xml (with mscompress I think) and host that file?

Then all people would need to do is download the drivers, download the compressed nvapps.xm_, decompress the drivers from the executable using 7zip or similar, replace the broken nvapps.xm_ with the new one and run setup.exe to install the driver.