Bug 9690

Summary:	Update NVidia driver to 319.12 beta version
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Adrien D <email>
Component:	New RPM package request	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	anssi.hannula, arnaud, email, mageia, thierry.rouillon, tmb
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.nvidia.fr/object/linux-display-amd64-319.12-driver-fr.html
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:		CVE:
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Description Adrien D 2013-04-10 18:59:59 CEST

Hi team Mageia,

is it possible, before release freeze, to make an RPM package named for example nvidia-beta with the latest version of NVidia driver (319.12) ?

Why ? Because this beta driver works with Optimus NVidia cards.

Thanks

Reproducible: 

Steps to Reproduce:

Adrien D 2013-04-10 19:00:09 CEST

CC: (none) => adrien_d

Adrien D 2013-04-10 19:01:16 CEST

URL: (none) => http://www.nvidia.fr/object/linux-display-amd64-319.12-driver-fr.html

Arnaud Vacquier 2013-04-10 20:44:22 CEST

CC: (none) => inster.css

Manuel Hiebel 2013-04-10 21:14:31 CEST

CC: (none) => anssi.hannula, tmb

Comment 1 thierry rouillon 2013-04-10 21:51:39 CEST

+1 thanks

CC: (none) => thierry.rouillon

Comment 2 Arnaud Vacquier 2013-04-10 21:54:15 CEST

i hop to, but release date is close the 7 April.

Comment 3 Thomas Backlund 2013-04-10 22:12:04 CEST

Well, it requires 3 things to work:

1. x11-server 1.13.3 wich provides RandR 1.4
   - OK, we have that.

2. XRandR 1.4
   - OK, we have that.

3. Kernel 3.9
   - NOPE. we dont have that.


Then it's not a full optimus support, just a hybrid setup.

It also needs to use non-accelerated x11-driver-video-modesetting instead of x11-driver-video-intel for the intel part. It also pushes most of GPU work from the modesetting driver through RandR to nVidia GPU so wether it acctually can save any power compared to running the stable nvidia-current driver remains to be seen.

Comment 4 Adrien D 2013-04-10 22:16:46 CEST

It's possible to include this when the kernel 3.9 will be released ?

Comment 5 Sander Lepik 2013-04-10 22:33:02 CEST

Not in Mageia 3. But we have quite some time to test it before Mageia 4 :)

CC: (none) => sander.lepik

Comment 6 Adrien D 2013-04-30 18:07:29 CEST

Kernel 3.9 is released.

On core update testing Mageia3 is it possible?

Comment 7 Sander Lepik 2013-04-30 19:03:24 CEST

Kernel version for Mageia 3 will be 3.8.

Comment 8 Adrien D 2013-04-30 19:06:03 CEST

6 months ago, Mageia 2 had kernel 3.3.8.
Now, Mageia 2 has 3.4.x

Kernel 3.4x had had on core/update_testing for a long moment.

Same thing for Mageia 3 ? Or keep it on update_testing and no release it ?

Comment 9 Sander Lepik 2013-04-30 19:09:33 CEST

Mageia 2 got 3.4 as it's LTS, 3.9 is not.

Comment 10 Thomas Backlund 2013-05-03 19:32:12 CEST

We'we just pushed final nvidia-current 319.17 as 319.xx  is the new upstream long-lived maintenance driver..., so it's a good base for mga3

The release kernel for Mageia 3 will be 3.8.x

we _might_ provide a newer kernel later, but _no_ promises yet....

Comment 11 Thomas Backlund 2013-05-03 19:39:15 CEST

So closing as fixed :)

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED

Comment 12 Adrien D 2013-05-03 20:47:06 CEST

OK, Thanks TMB for the answer.

Comment 13 Adrien D 2013-05-03 20:52:52 CEST

Can I install the latest nvidia driver on a Optimus Configuration with the last kernel (3.8.11) or not ?

It will be works ?