[pkg-nvidia-devel] Bug#527003: nvidia-kernel-source: Versions < 180.53 are crashy on some multi-core/SMP machines for GeForce 6200/7200/7300 GPUs

[Andrew Ruthven]

Package: nvidia-kernel-source
Version: 180.44-2
Severity: important

Hi,

There are some stability issues with the 180.44 driver which affects
some GeForce 6200/7200/7300 GPUs on multi-core/SMP systems.  These
issues are supposedly resolved in 180.53.  Please see [0] for more
information about this.

Cheers!

[0] http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=1989407


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.29-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=POSIX (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-source depends on:
ii  debhelper                     7.2.8      helper programs for debian/rules
ii  dpatch                        2.0.31     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                    2.10.49    scripts to make the life of a Debi
ii  kernel-package                12.013     A utility for building Linux kerne
ii  nvidia-glx                    180.44-2   NVIDIA binary Xorg driver

nvidia-kernel-source suggests no packages.

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