Where are the GeForce GT 240 Linux drivers? - Page 6

**zander** · 02-28-10, 02:10 AM

195.36.08 is the most recent NVIDIA Linux graphics driver release with support for the GeForce GT 240 (see e.g. ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Li...rtedchips.html). It does not include the fix Aaron referred to. However, the next 195.36.xx BETA driver release should.

dura91 · 02-28-10, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by AaronP

I'm sorry, I mean the PowerMizer issue on certain DDR5-based board. I haven't yet been able to reproduce the WAIT issue.

Great!

It is quite frustating to replace a 8600GT card by a GT240 and have exactly the same 3D performance. I hope this new beta will come out soon.

Kurtosis · 02-28-10, 04:27 PM

Thanks Zander!k

Edit: got it installed and working. My writeup on how, in case anyone else finds it useful.

voidmage · 02-28-10, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dizzle7677

Set the Powermizer control to 'prefer maximum performance' instead of 'adaptive'. Or if you're using a pre-release of some software like Firefox 3.6.2pre it might cause troubles. But you never really know what the cause is until you debug X. See if that helps.
More info: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15473

This looks like it works, hasn't locked for me since I tried that.

ttsiodras · 03-03-10, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by zander

195.36.08 is the most recent NVIDIA Linux graphics driver release with support for the GeForce GT 240 (see e.g. ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Li...rtedchips.html). It does not include the fix Aaron referred to. However, the next 195.36.xx BETA driver release should.

Is there any ETA for the next beta (that will hopefully make my GT240/GDDR5 finally perform as it should)?

Zander? Aaron?

**zander** · 03-03-10, 10:03 AM

No, there's no ETA at this time. However, I hope a new BETA build will become available in the next few weeks.

ttsiodras · 03-17-10, 03:07 PM

Yes! :-)

The latest beta, 195.36.15 finally closes the huge performance hole that existed for GT240/GDDR5 cards...

I can verify that with the new driver, the difference between Windows and Linux is now negligible.

Thanks to everyone at NVIDIA that worked on this, and a thank you to the people that joined me in complaining about it :-)

dura91 · 03-17-10, 07:30 PM

With the new driver overclocking or downclocking of RAM with nvidia-settings does not seem to work whereas GPU Downclocking/Overclocking does. Is memory really running at 1700 Mhz ?
With 195.36.15 3D performance in games is better than with 195.36.08 but not as good as I was expecting for memory running at 1700Mhz instead of 324Mhz.
Come on we're close to a 100% working driver!

wvdgaast · 03-19-10, 05:04 PM

~100 fps in X-Plane now with the new driver (even with complicated scenes), awesome. I have all I need, thanks guys!

wmhobbes · 04-01-10, 03:36 PM

Any news about the fan control? It's only mine that's still spinning at 100%?

sfer · 04-27-10, 11:18 AM

I just bought a Palit GT 240 with GDDR5 and powermizer is not functioning in any useful way. Normally the performance level is stuck at maximum 550/1700 MHz GPU/memory despite using "adaptive" settings. The exception to this is when I resume from suspend to ram, it's stuck to the middle level settings of 405/324. I have to restart X to get back to the full clock speeds. As of right now, things would be better off without powermizer at all.

jonaster · 06-10-10, 04:11 PM

I got a GT240 with the fan running at 100% no change in speed at all. Driver is 195.36.24.

02-28-10, 02:10 AM	#61
zander NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,740	Re: Where are the GeForce GT 240 Linux drivers? 195.36.08 is the most recent NVIDIA Linux graphics driver release with support for the GeForce GT 240 (see e.g. ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Li...rtedchips.html). It does not include the fix Aaron referred to. However, the next 195.36.xx BETA driver release should.

02-28-10, 04:27 PM	#63
Kurtosis Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3	Re: Where are the GeForce GT 240 Linux drivers? Thanks Zander!k Edit: got it installed and working. My writeup on how, in case anyone else finds it useful.

03-03-10, 10:03 AM	#66
zander NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,740	Re: Where are the GeForce GT 240 Linux drivers? No, there's no ETA at this time. However, I hope a new BETA build will become available in the next few weeks.

03-17-10, 03:07 PM	#67
ttsiodras Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 11	Re: Where are the GeForce GT 240 Linux drivers? Yes! :-) The latest beta, 195.36.15 finally closes the huge performance hole that existed for GT240/GDDR5 cards... I can verify that with the new driver, the difference between Windows and Linux is now negligible. Thanks to everyone at NVIDIA that worked on this, and a thank you to the people that joined me in complaining about it :-)

03-17-10, 07:30 PM	#68
dura91 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Paris France Posts: 40	Re: Where are the GeForce GT 240 Linux drivers? With the new driver overclocking or downclocking of RAM with nvidia-settings does not seem to work whereas GPU Downclocking/Overclocking does. Is memory really running at 1700 Mhz ? With 195.36.15 3D performance in games is better than with 195.36.08 but not as good as I was expecting for memory running at 1700Mhz instead of 324Mhz. Come on we're close to a 100% working driver!

03-19-10, 05:04 PM	#69
wvdgaast Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6	Re: Where are the GeForce GT 240 Linux drivers? ~100 fps in X-Plane now with the new driver (even with complicated scenes), awesome. I have all I need, thanks guys!

04-01-10, 03:36 PM	#70
wmhobbes Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 10	Re: Where are the GeForce GT 240 Linux drivers? Any news about the fan control? It's only mine that's still spinning at 100%?

04-27-10, 11:18 AM	#71
sfer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 35	Re: Where are the GeForce GT 240 Linux drivers? I just bought a Palit GT 240 with GDDR5 and powermizer is not functioning in any useful way. Normally the performance level is stuck at maximum 550/1700 MHz GPU/memory despite using "adaptive" settings. The exception to this is when I resume from suspend to ram, it's stuck to the middle level settings of 405/324. I have to restart X to get back to the full clock speeds. As of right now, things would be better off without powermizer at all.

06-10-10, 04:11 PM	#72
jonaster Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 10	Re: Where are the GeForce GT 240 Linux drivers? I got a GT240 with the fan running at 100% no change in speed at all. Driver is 195.36.24.