256.52 (pre-release) for FreeBSD x86/x86_64 released

**zander** · 08-29-10, 01:13 PM

Release highlights:

Fixed a bug that prevented XvMC from initializing in most cases.
Added support for xorg-server video driver ABI version 8, which will be included in the xorg-server-1.9 series of releases.
Fixed a bug that caused extremely slow rendering of OpenGL applications on X screens other than screen 0 when using a compositing manager.
Fixed a regression introduced after 256.35 that caused stability problems on GPUs such as GeForce GT 240.
Fixed a slow kernel virtual address space leak observed when starting and stopping OpenGL, CUDA, or VDPAU applications.
Fixed a bug that left the system susceptible to hangs when running two or more VDPAU applications simultaneously.

Please note: this driver requires at least FreeBSD 7.3 or FreeBSD 8.0; more recent FreeBSD 7-STABLE and FreeBSD 8-STABLE releases are also supported.

The 256.52 NVIDIA Accelerated FreeBSD Graphics Driver Set for FreeBSD/x86 is available for download via FTP.
The 256.52 NVIDIA Accelerated FreeBSD Graphics Driver Set for FreeBSD/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 FreeBSD graphics driver release supports GeForce 6 series and newer NVIDIA GPUs. GeForce FX GPUs are supported through the 173.14.xx driver series, while 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 256.52 NVIDIA FreeBSD 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).

08-29-10, 01:13 PM	#1
zander NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,740	256.52 (pre-release) for FreeBSD x86/x86_64 released Release highlights: Fixed a bug that prevented XvMC from initializing in most cases. Added support for xorg-server video driver ABI version 8, which will be included in the xorg-server-1.9 series of releases. Fixed a bug that caused extremely slow rendering of OpenGL applications on X screens other than screen 0 when using a compositing manager. Fixed a regression introduced after 256.35 that caused stability problems on GPUs such as GeForce GT 240. Fixed a slow kernel virtual address space leak observed when starting and stopping OpenGL, CUDA, or VDPAU applications. Fixed a bug that left the system susceptible to hangs when running two or more VDPAU applications simultaneously. Please note: this driver requires at least FreeBSD 7.3 or FreeBSD 8.0; more recent FreeBSD 7-STABLE and FreeBSD 8-STABLE releases are also supported. The 256.52 NVIDIA Accelerated FreeBSD Graphics Driver Set for FreeBSD/x86 is available for download via FTP. The 256.52 NVIDIA Accelerated FreeBSD Graphics Driver Set for FreeBSD/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 FreeBSD graphics driver release supports GeForce 6 series and newer NVIDIA GPUs. GeForce FX GPUs are supported through the 173.14.xx driver series, while 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 256.52 NVIDIA FreeBSD 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).