sgfxi :: latest features

[phantomlord]

:: techAdmin wrote ::

I'll create an sgfxi specific faqs page on [new user link] and add this to it as the first item.

It's a good point, and since the answer is so simple, it should be of some use.

I hope you don't mind if I quote your question largely verbatim, you put it very clearly.

No, I don't mind. Sorry for the late answer.

[techAdmin]

New preview/stable: nvidia 180.37
Release notes: [link]
Bug reports read this first: [link]

Also, I am moving sgfxi to sync with the new offiicial nvidia driver release methods, but I'll use stable/preview, whichever is latest, for current stable, and I'll use beta for beta.

This was just clarified by nvidia, and I've seen no real issues with users running the preview stuff, the beta will stay beta.

This puts all their latest drivers as current stable using this new method, with no current betas.

Unless someone has real issues with this, which I seriously doubt they will, this is how sgfxi will now do it, largely following nvidia's methods, except for putting previews as stables, which is what all 2.6.28 kernel users were using anyway for the last month or so without much issue.

Ok, that's it, have fun.

[techAdmin]

New stable legacy 3 (5xxx cards) nvidia: 173.14.18
New Beta standard non legacy: 185.13

Release thread: [link]
Bug reports: [link]

Should be basic, 173.14.18 is just the official stable version of the last one, no big differences.

sgfxi -cB
to install new beta, which is the only beta offered at the moment.

Blah blah... ok, have fun.

[techAdmin]

New stable/preview 180.41

Release notes: [link]
Bug reports: [link]

One person reported issues, but remember, bugs are only useful if posted in nvnews forums, unless it's an actual sgfxi installation issue.

I'm continuing to use previews for stables until feedback suggests not to do that.

[techAdmin]

Rolled back default nvidia 180.41 to 180.37 due to several people reporting x failing to start with 6 and 7xxx cards.

[techAdmin]

New nvidia 180.44
Release notes: [link]
Bug reports: [link]

Still with one beta, 185.13, all peaceful and happy.

This one I assume solves the 180.41 problems, which I had to pull right away because of failures to start x in some cases. Let me know if it doesn't, and I'll revert again, but I doubt that will happen.

[techAdmin]

Improved x kill feature to not use nohup unless x is running, ie, if DISPLAY is not null.

This should help make errors more readable I think.

[techAdmin]

New default standard driver for nvidia: 180.50

Release notes: [link]
Post bug reports after reading this thread: [link]

Note, one good feature of this driver is:

:: Quote ::

Updated nvidia-bug-report.sh to compress its log file; running `nvidia-bug-report.sh` now produces "nvidia-bug-report.log.gz".

That's very useful because the bug report file is too big to upload to nvnews.net forums, so that makes the process just that much easier.

The actual current stable, 180.44, is still installable if you have issues with: sgfxi -co 180.44

[techAdmin]

Because of technical issues, now to use 180.50, if the release stuff fixes some issue, do: sgfxi -co 180.50

180.44 is returned to be default.

[techAdmin]

Update: nvidia pulled 180.50 and replaced it with 180.51

this is installable with: sgfxi -c0 180.51

Release highlights: [link]

Bug reports: [link]

Please note, this is supposed to fix the issues with 180.50, but I'm leaving it as an optional install, with 180.44 remaining the stable until we get some feedback from people with 6xxx or 7xxx cards.