[pkg-nvidia-devel] Bug#501668: nvidia-kernel-source: New upstream version available -- 177.80, improves support for current cards

[Mihnea-Costin Grigore]

Package: nvidia-kernel-source
Version: 173.14.09-5
Severity: wishlist


A new "stable" version was just released, available here:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_177.80.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_amd64_177.80.html

Please package this new version, it finally adds official support for new GPU's and improves existing support for the 8xxx and 9xxx series of cards (especially relating to bad 2D performance).

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US.UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-source depends on:
ii  debhelper                     7.0.17     helper programs for debian/rules
ii  dpatch                        2.0.30     patch maintenance system for Debia
ii  make                          3.81-5     The GNU version of the "make" util
ii  sed                           4.1.5-8    The GNU sed stream editor

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-source recommends:
ii  devscripts                   2.10.38     scripts to make the life of a Debi
ii  kernel-package               11.001-0.1  A utility for building Linux kerne
ii  nvidia-glx                   173.14.09-5 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver

nvidia-kernel-source suggests no packages.

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