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As a recommended driver it means "This driver meets the quality levels applied to Windows drivers that pass testing in Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL), therefore providing the same attention to driver reliability, robustness, and performance for non-Windows operating systems (e.g., Linux)" according to NVIDIA.
Only a few changes for version 580.142 which are:
- Fixed a bug that caused adaptive sync displays to go blank when connected with an active USB-C-to-HDMI adapter.
- Fixed a bug that could cause Vulkan swapchains to stop presenting new frames on X11.
- Fixed a regression, introduced after the 470.xx release series, that could cause four 4k monitors, driven as separate X11 X screens on one GPU, to fail modeset.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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hmm but any news on the totally broken XFCE desktop compositor...? Anything later than 570 completely borks it.
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As a recommended driver it means "This driver meets the quality levels applied to Windows drivers that pass testing in Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL), therefore providing the same attention to driver reliability, robustness, and performance for non-Windows operating systems (e.g., Linux)" according to NVIDIA.So we need to wait a bit more so it gets to the bare Linux quality levels to actually pay it any attention
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Quoting: skaplonHere's some very fresh examples of that WHQL quality:As a recommended driver it means "This driver meets the quality levels applied to Windows drivers that pass testing in Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL), therefore providing the same attention to driver reliability, robustness, and performance for non-Windows operating systems (e.g., Linux)" according to NVIDIA.So we need to wait a bit more so it gets to the bare Linux quality levels to actually pay it any attention
https://www.techpowerup.com/346802/nvidia-releases-geforce-595-59-whql-game-ready-drivers
https://www.techpowerup.com/346977/nvidia-geforce-v595-71-drivers-reportedly-restricts-voltage-on-rtx-50-series-gpus
All issues got fixed in an emergency release they dumped outside of their regular release channels, and without bothering with WHQL.
Nvidia drivers are so bad that you should not be touching them until you know it's safe to do so.
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hardpenguin 50 minutes ago
Quoting: princechmm but any news on the totally broken XFCE desktop compositor...? Anything later than 570 completely borks it.I sympathize, I love XFCE although I don't use it anymore. Maybe you can use an alternative compositor like compton instead?
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hardpenguin 49 minutes ago
Hmmmmmm Debian Sid has only 550, the Experimental repository has 555, and the official NVIDIA apt repository has... 590.
I think I'll stick to the older driver as long as everything works. Although jumping on the bleeding edge is tempting, as always.
I think I'll stick to the older driver as long as everything works. Although jumping on the bleeding edge is tempting, as always.
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Quoting: hardpenguinHmmmmmm Debian Sid has only 550, the Experimental repository has 555, and the official NVIDIA apt repository has... 590.I've tried drivers up to 585 and always returned to 550 because of too many issues. So sticking with the older driver definitely not the worst idea.
I think I'll stick to the older driver as long as everything works. Although jumping on the bleeding edge is tempting, as always.
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