NVIDIA 495 Linux Beta Driver Released With GBM Support

[phoronix]

Phoronix: NVIDIA 495 Linux Beta Driver Released With GBM Support

NVIDIA 495.29.05 is out today as the first public Linux driver in the 495 series...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-495.29.05-Linux

[bple2137]

I'm curious if it can actually run well. I had no NVIDIA GPU to check that out myself, but I look forward to see some tests, especially when it comes to gaming with Xwayland.

[Alexmitter]

Now desktops can finally drop that horrendous EGLStreams backend.

[henrik]

GBM! Woohoo! :-)
After waiting for a decade watching this fragmented mess of a development, finally something is moving in the right consolidated direction...

[babali]

Sheeeeeeeeeeit!

Does it mean that Wayland will finally happen? ;-)

[Slartifartblast]

GBM! Woohoo! :-)
After waiting for a decade watching this fragmented mess of a development, finally something is moving in the right consolidated direction...

Darwin in action and evolutionary mistakes ruthlessly discarded.

[babali]

Darwin in action and evolutionary mistakes ruthlessly discarded.

Do you mean that EGLStreams was actually a better interface?

Edit: sorry I misread...

[adlerhn]

Are they really adding GBM support on the first version that doesn't support Kepler?

[vb_linux]

So, what is necessary to get Wayland working with GBM on Ubuntu 20.04?

- This Driver
- Latest Mesa through ppa???
- Latest x.org through ppa???

[henrik]

So, what is necessary to get Wayland working with GBM on Ubuntu 20.04?

- This Driver
- Latest Mesa through ppa???
- Latest x.org through ppa???

Found this, may help: https://www.if-not-true-then-false.c...vidia-guide/4/