Download Driver For Nvidia Linux Display Driver 304.51

Nvidia has released new *nix display drivers, with version number 304.51. The drivers are available for Linux (32 bit), Linux (AMD64/EM64T), Solaris (x64/x86), FreeBSD (x86) and FreeBSD (x64). Specific installation instructions can be found on the individual pages. The changelog for version 304.51 this time shows a limited collection of bug fixes and minor improvements.

Release Highlights

• Added support for the new Quadro Sync board for Quadro Kepler GPUs. See the “Configuring Frame Lock and Genlock” chapter in the README for details.
• Fixed an X server crash on X.Org xserver 1.13 when it is compiled without support for DRI2.
• Fixed a regression that broke color controls on older X servers.
• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the display layout area of ​​the nvidia-settings control panel to be laid out incorrectly.
• Fixed a bug that prevented panning from working correctly after a modeswitch on some X servers with support for cursor constraining.
• Gamma ramp and colormap adjustments now apply correctly when screen transformations such as rotation and keystone correction are in use.
• Fixed RandR per-CRTC gamma persistence across mode switches and VT switches.
• Fixed a bug that caused the X server to sometimes hang in response to input events.
• Fixed a reduction in rendering performance for core X11 rendering on certain GPUs that occurred in the 290.series of releases.
• Fixed a bug that prevented PowerMizer from working correctly on some boards with GDDR5 memory, such as some GeForce GT 240 SKUs.
• Fixed a bug that caused OpenGL applications to not animate properly when a rotation or a transformation was applied on some older X server versions.
• Enabled FXAA with Unified Back Buffers.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the “Reset Hardware Defaults” button in the Display Settings page of nvidia-settings from being activated.

The following downloads are available:
Linux Display Driver – x86
Linux x64 (AMD64/EM64T) Display Driver
Solaris Display Driver – x64/x86
FreeBSD Display Driver – x86
FreeBSD Display Driver – x64