Linux Display Driver (IA32) 1.0-7167

syngod

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Release Highlights:

  • Support for GeForce 6200 with TurboCache™ GPUs
  • Improved OpenGL workstation performance.
  • Added support for XRandR rotation; see Appendix W in the text README.
  • Added ExactModeTimingsDVI X config option to give explicit control over the mode timings used on Flat Panels.
  • Added Xorg dlloader support.
  • Changed driver behavior such that PAT (Page Attribute Table) is used where possible instead of MTRRs.
  • Added a workaround for an X server bug with PCI-E GeForce 6800 and GeForce 6600; a fix has been provided to XFree86 and XOrg.
  • Fixed stability problems on x86_64 PCI-E systems.
  • Fixed 2D rendering corruption on certain older GPUs.
  • Improved compatibility with Linux 2.6 kernels.
  • Fixed compatibility problems with some SWIOTLB em64t systems.
  • Fixed a bug that triggered error messages of the form: "ioctl32(doom.x86:6747): Unknown cmd fd(16) cmd(c0384642){00} arg(ffffc75c) on /dev/nvidiactl"
  • Fixed NvAGP incompatibility with recent Linux 2.6 kernels.
  • Improved interaction with the udev filesystem.
  • Improved performance of PCI cards on Linux 2.6 systems.
  • Updated documentation. Please see the text README file.

Get it from nVIDIA. | Readme File
 
So it's pretty good? If it's really worth it, my friend has offered a FX 5200 AGP 128mb card for $10, and will probably swap it out with this this voodoo5 so I can do some expirementing on linux and games!
 
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