LXer: NVIDIA To Discontinue Linux Support For Some GPUs

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LXer: NVIDIA To Discontinue Linux Support For Some GPUs

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08-28-2012, 12:40 PM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 128,334 Rep:	LXer: NVIDIA To Discontinue Linux Support For Some GPUs Published at LXer: I have confirmed with NVIDIA that the current 304.xx Linux graphics driver series is "the last release branch for some cards, including GeForce 6/7." NVIDIA has previously said that their 306 Windows graphics driver will remove support for the GeForce 6 and GeForce 7 series graphics processors. With the largely shared code-base between Windows and Linux/Solaris/BSD, it could be presumed that they would be removing the support for all platforms. NVIDIA's Hardy Doelfel confirmed to me today that it's indeed the case. Read More...

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