Download Driver For Nvidia Linux Display Driver 180.22

Yesterday Nvidia released new *nix display drivers with version number 180.22. They are available for Linux (32-bit), Linux (AMD64/EM64T), Solaris (x64/x86) and FreeBSD. Specific installation instructions can be found on the individual pages. In this release we find support for various new video cards, the first tentative steps have been taken to support OpenGL 3.0 and PureVideo-like capabilities via the new vdpau-api and of course several problems have been solved. Below is the full changelog of version 180.22:

Release Highlights

• Added support for the following GPUs:
  • Quadro FX 2700M
  • GeForce 9400M G
  • GeForce 9400M
  • GeForce 9800 GT
  • GeForce 8200M G
  • GeForce Go 7700
  • GeForce 9800M GTX
  • GeForce 9800M GT
  • GeForce 9800M GS
  • GeForce 9500 GT
  • GeForce 9700M GT
  • GeForce 9650M GT
  • GeForce 9500 GT
• Added initial support for PureVideo-like features via the new VDPAU API (see the vdpau.h header file installed with the driver).
• Added support for CUDA 2.1.
• Added preliminary support for OpenGL 3.0.
• Added new OpenGL workstation performance optimizations.
• Enabled the glyph cache by default and extended its support to all supported GPUs.
• Disabled shared memory X pixmaps by default; see the “AllowSHMPixmaps” option.
• Improved X pixmap placement on GeForce 8 series and later GPUs.
• Improved stability on some GeForce 8 series and newer GPUs.
• Fixed a regression that could result in window decoration corruption when running Compiz using Geforce 6 and 7 series GPUs.
• Fixed an nvidia-settings crash when xorg.conf contains Device and Screen sections but no ServerLayout section.
• Fixed a problem parsing the monitor sync range X config file options.
• Fixed a problem with the SDI sync skew controls in nvidia-settings.
• Fixed a problem that caused some SDI applications to hang or crash.
• Added support for SDI full-range color.
• Improved compatibility with recent Linux kernels.

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