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KnoppMyth 5.5 released
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!It has been a long time since KnoppMyth was last updated (Spetember 2007), but now the new version is ready. R5.5 is also called “Bone Marrow” and you can read why here. Nice going, Cecil!
Here is a list of some [...]
NVIDIA 173.08 driver released
NVIDIA has released what they refer to as a beta release of their Linux driver.
The main points for MythTV users are:
Added support for the following new GPUs:
Quadro FX 3600M
GeForce 9800 GX2
GeForce 9800 GTX
GeForce 9600 GT
GeForce 9500M GS
GeForce 8400
GeForce 8400 GS
Fixed a problem that caused the synchronization signal polarity to always be positive for DVI devices [...]
LinuxMCE 0710 beta 3 released
Major changes:
Latest mythtv packages and fixes for lmce mythtv stuff
Integrated VDR to LMCE and added support for few DVB-S cards
Added support for 1080p resolution. It works great with masked UI2.
Added latest nVidia drivers (169.07)
Added support for amd64
Added support for mixed amd64/i386 md’s
Upgraded xine to latest version
Telecom [...]
New nVidia 169.07 Linux driver has better mode settings
nVidia has released a new stable version of their Linux driver - 169.07.
For MythTV users the most interesting part in the release note is this:
Improved support for interlaced DVI, HDMI, and HDTV modesetting.
What this actually means is being discussed on the MythTV users mailinglist.
Here are a couple of quotes:
Well, for me, this driver is definitely [...]
NVIDIA Linux driver 169.04 Beta released
From the NVIDIA web-site you can now download a new version of their Linux driver.
There are many bug-fixes and improvements. Check out Phoronix for the details.
Learn about the Linux graphics driver options
Phoronix has a great article if you want to learn about all the different open and closed source Linux graphics drivers available. The article covers Nvidia and ATI and tells you what drivers are available and how they differ.
LinuxMCE 7.10 scheduled for release end of November
This version will be based on Kubuntu 7.10 and the new features are:
Support for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray playback, as well as integration with MPlayer
1080p on the nVidia graphics platform
Better integration with MythTV
The inclusion of VDR, popular with the European Satellite users
Lots of bug fixes and tweaks
[Via linuxmce.org]
NVIDIA 100.14.23 Driver Released
Not a lot of interesting stuff for MythTV users, except maybe for this one:
Improved modesetting support on Quadro FX 370, Quadro FX 570, Quadro FX 1700, Quadro NVS 320M, Quadro FX 570M, Quadro FX 1600M, Quadro NVS 290, Quadro NVS 140M, Quadro NVS 130M, Quadro NVS 135M, and Quadro FX 360M
The release note and download [...]