Driver update: nVidia driver for Linux

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Deinum informs us via submit that the XFree86 drivers can be downloaded from the nVidia site. The drivers are optimized for hardware support of OpenGL. Below is a quote from the page where to download the different versions:

Version: 1.0-1512 | Post Date: 9/5/2001

These XFree86 binary drivers provide optimized hardware acceleration of OpenGL applications via a direct-rendering X Server and support for the following NVIDIA graphics chips:

  • TNT
  • TNT2
  • GeForce 256
  • GeForce2 GTS
  • GeForce2 MX
  • GeForce2 Pro
  • GeForce2 GTS
  • GeForce 2 Ultra
  • GeForce2 Go
  • GeForce3
  • quadro
  • Quadro2 MXR
  • Quadro2 Pro
  • Quadro2 EX
  • Quadro DCC
  • Quadro2 Go

    Release Highlights for 1.0-1512:

    More robust GeForce2 Go support with support for hot key switching
    Improved support for TNT2 as second head
    Optimized multi-thread support for multi-processor systems
    Support for Toshiba 3000 series laptops.

  • Version number 1.0-1512
    Operating systems Linux, Linux x86
    Website nVidia
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