173.14.17 (legacy, BETA) for Linux x86/x86-64 released

[AaronP]

Release Highlights:

• Improved compatibility with recent Linux kernels.
• Fixed a bug that could trigger kernel BUG() failures when stress testing setup/teardown paths.

The 173.14.17 NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver Set for Linux/x86 is available for download via FTP.
The 173.14.17 NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver Set for Linux/x86-64 is available for download via FTP.

Please see the README (x86, x86-64) for more information about this release.

Please note: This NVIDIA Linux graphics driver release supports GeForceFX and newer NVIDIA GPUs, GeForce4 and older GPUs are supported through the 96.43.xx and 71.86.xx NVIDIA legacy graphics drivers.

Please also note: If you encounter any problems with the 173.14.17 NVIDIA Linux graphics driver release, please start a new thread and include a detailed description of the problem, reproduction steps and generate/attach an nvidia-bug-report.log file (please see http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46678 for details).