Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD driver 331.38 (long-lived branch release)

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Release highlights since 331.20:

  • Added support for the following GPUs:
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    • GeForce GTX 760 (192-bit)
    • GeForce 820M
    • Tesla K40m
    • Tesla K40c
    • Tesla K40st
    • Tesla K40s
  • Fixed a bug that caused the X server to crash if video memory is exhausted and the GPU does not support rendering to system memory.
  • Updated nvidia-installer to make the --multiple-kernel-modules option imply the --no-unified-memory option: Unified memory is incompatible with multiple kernel modules.
  • Updated the behavior of the nvidia-settings PowerMizer Preferred Mode drop-down menu, to make the setting apply consistently across all GPUs in an SLI group.
  • Improved the robustness of the NVIDIA X driver in scenarios where GPU-accessible memory for allocating pixmaps was exhausted.
  • Added NV-CONTROL attributes to control the brightness of the illuminated logos on certain graphics boards. For example, to turn off the illumination of the "GEFORCE GTX" lettering on the GeForce GTX 780, use 
     nvidia-settings --assign GPULogoBrightness=0
  • Fixed a bug that prevented screen transformations from being applied properly when starting X.
  • GLX protocol for the following OpenGL extensions from OpenGL 2.1 and OpenGL 3.0 have been promoted from unofficial to ARB approved official status:

    GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object
    GL_NV_conditional_render
    GL_ARB_map_buffer_range
    GL_EXT_texture_integer
    GL_ARB_vertex_array_object

    GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object was the last piece of protocol needed to have official support for indirect rendering with all OpenGL 2.1 commands.

  • GLX Protocol for the miscellaneous OpenGL 3.0 commands not associated with specific extensions has also been promoted from unofficial to ARB approved status.
  • Deprecated display mask related configuration of display devices via NV-CONTROL and nvidia-settings. Display target specifications should be used instead - A display target is one of the display's valid names, with an optional GPU or X screen qualifier.
  • Deprecated the following NV-CONTROL attributes:

    NV_CTRL_CONNECTED_DISPLAYS
    NV_CTRL_ENABLED_DISPLAYS
    NV_CTRL_ASSOCIATED_DISPLAYS
    NV_CTRL_NOTEBOOK_INTERNAL_LCD
    NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_MASTER
    NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_SLAVES
    NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_MASTERABLE
    NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_SLAVEABLE

    Also, although NV_CTRL_PROBE_DISPLAYS is still operational, the return value has been deprecated and should not be used.

  • Added deprecation warning messages in nvidia-settings when deprecated attributes are used. This also includes display mask usage.
  • Added support for X.org xserver ABI 15 (xorg-server 1.15).

README: http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/331.38/README/index.html
Linux x86: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/72249/en-us
Linux x86_64: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/72250/en-us
Linux ARM: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/72248/en-us
Solaris: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/72251/en-us
FreeBSD x86: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/72252/en-us
FreeBSD x86_64: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/72253/en-us