Advisories » MGAA-2021-0217

Updated nvidia-current packages fixes bugs and supports more GPUs

Publication date: 20 Nov 2021
Type: bugfix
Affected Mageia releases : 8

Description

This update provides the 470.86 driver from the R470 production branch,
adding support for more GPUs, and fixes various bugs:

* Adds support for the following GPUs:
  * RTX A2000 12GB
  * RTX A4500
  * T400 4GB
  * T1000 8GB
  * Matrox D-Series D2450
  * Matrox D-Series D2480
  * NVIDIA A2

* Fixed a regression which prevented DisplayPort and HDMI 2.1 variable
  refresh rate (VRR) G-SYNC Compatible monitors from functioning correctly
  in variable refresh rate mode, resulting in issues such as flickering.

* Fixed a bug that can cause a kernel crash in SLI Mosaic configurations.

* Added support for the EGL_NV_robustness_video_memory_purge extension
                

References

• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29648
• https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/183575/en-us

SRPMS

8/core

• ldetect-lst-0.6.26.8-1.mga8

8/nonfree

• nvidia-current-470.86-1.mga8.nonfree