nVidia Linux Display Driver 1.0-8756

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nVidia has released new Linux display drivers for i386 and x86_64.

Release Highlights

Adds support for GeForce 7300, GeForce 7400 Go, GeForce 7600 and GeForce 7900 GPUs. Added support for running OpenGL applications while the Composite X extension is enabled; see "The X Composite Extension" appendix for details. Enabled hardware acceleration of the Render X extension by default. Added "AddARGBGLXVisuals" X configuration option, so that OpenGL applications can render to X Windows' alpha channel. Added Linux/i2c support to the NVIDIA kernel module; see the "i2c Bus Support" appendix for details. Improved power management support with Linux >= 2.6.14 and added support for suspend-to-disk. Added new "nvidia-auto-select" mode entry for use in the X configuration file; see description in the "Programming Modes" appendix. Added support for GLX 1.4. Added ability for OpenGL applications to span greater than 4096 pixels when in Xinerama. Improved G-Sync support. Fixed interlaced modes on CRTs. Improved compatibility with the latest Linux 2.6 kernels.