https://playingtux.com/en/tags/nvidia/ Recent content in Nvidia on PlayingTux Hugo -- gohugo.io en-US Sun, 13 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://playingtux.com/en/articles/2015/12/valve-proprietary-beta-nvidia-driver-358x-linux-crashes-steam-client-often/ Sun, 13 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://playingtux.com/en/articles/2015/12/valve-proprietary-beta-nvidia-driver-358x-linux-crashes-steam-client-often/ <img src="https://playingtux.com/images/field/image/nvidia-logo.png" alt="Featured image of post Valve: proprietary Beta-Nvidia-Driver 358.x for Linux crashes Steam-Client often" /><p><strong>Valve</strong> confirmed to the makers of the <a class="link" href="https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/&#43;archive/ubuntu/ppa" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >nvidia-PPAs for Ubuntu</a>, what users of the current <strong>Beta-Nvidia-Driver 358.x</strong> for Linux do already know: the Beta-Driver is responsible for an <strong>unusual hight count of crashes</strong> when used within the <strong>Steam-Client</strong>. Many users reported this already also on the <a class="link" href="https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/4144" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >Steam-Client Bug-Tracker</a>, at <a class="link" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/3tr1yo/nvidia358_steam_anyone_else_getting_crashes_when/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >Reddit</a> and also at the <a class="link" href="https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/899924/linux/steam-random-crash-nvidia-358-16-related-/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >Nvidia Linux-Forum</a>. Here is the official note from the <strong>Ubuntu “Graphics Drivers Team” team</strong>:</p> <blockquote> <h2 id="attention-steam-gamers">ATTENTION STEAM GAMERS: </h2><p>Valve has reported lots of crashers with <code>nvidia-358</code> and the steam client; we strongly recommend you use <code>nvidia-355</code> until Nvidia publishes new drivers.</p>