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NVIDIA released version 180.22 of its Linux/Unix display drivers on January, 8th, 2009.

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.