Version: 96.43.11
Operating System: FreeBSD x86
Release Date: March 09, 2009

Release Highlights:

• Added support for X.Org server 1.5 and 1.6.
• Fixed the subpicture component order reported by the NVIDIA X driver's XvMC implementation.
• Fixed a text corruption problem on X.Org 1.5 and newer X.Org servers.
• Worked around an X server bug that caused text to disappear when a composite manager is enabled on X.Org 1.5 and newer X.Org servers.
• Fixed a texture corruption problem seen when running GoogleEarth on some GeForce 4 MX GPUs.
• Fixed a server crash triggered by Kopete's 'new message' popup dialog when a composite manager is enabled.
• Fixed an X server crash with multiple server generations when GLX is disabled.
• Fixed a bug that caused window decorations to be corrupted in Compiz.

Pre-Installation Notes

• If you are using FreeBSD 6.x, you will need to make sure that the 'compat5x' package is installed.
• The 'nvidia-settings' utility can be built from source (available from http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/nvidia-settings/nvidia-settings/nvidia-settings-96.43.11.tar.gz) if the binary included in the 96.43.11.tar.gz package doesn't work (e.g. due to a ports/ library version conflict).

To download and install the drivers, follow the steps below:

STEP 1: Review the NVIDIA Software License.
You will need to accept this license prior to downloading any files.

STEP 2: Review Documentation
README - FreeBSD installation and configuration information.

STEP 3: Download the driver
NVIDIA-FreeBSD-x86-96.43.11.tar.gz

STEP 4: Check dependencies
The dependencies are listed in the README.

STEP 5: Install
See the README for detailed installation instructions. If you have any questions or problems, please check the NVIDIA FreeBSD discussion forum. If you don't find an answer to your question there, you can send email to freebsd-gfx-bugs@nvidia.com.