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Update proprietary Nvidia Linux driver from 367.18 to 367.57 #183

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  1. nvidia_current: Add version 367.57

    Version 367.18 doesn’t detect the second graphics card in orpheus.
    
    ```
    pmenzel@orpheus:~> lspci -nn -s 3:00
    03:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:1b00] (rev a1)
    03:00.1 Audio device [0403]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:10ef] (rev a1)
    pmenzel@orpheus:~> lspci -nn -s 81:00
    81:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:1b00] (rev a1)
    81:00.1 Audio device [0403]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:10ef] (rev a1)
    ```
    
    So let’s try the latest long lived branch version.
    
    Release highlights [1]:
    
    > *   Fixed a bug that could prevent systems with GPUs configured in SLI
    > from resuming correctly from ACPI S3/S4 sleep/hibernate states.
    >
    > * Added support for NVIDIA 3D Vision 2 Stereo on Linux. This IR
    > emitter can be used with stereo mode "10" set in the X configuration
    > file.
    >
    > *   Fixed a bug in nvidia-persistenced that caused it to incorrectly
    > delete the PID file if a second instance of the daemon is started.
    >
    > *   Fixed a bug that allowed nvidia-installer to attempt loading
    > kernel modules that were built against non-running kernels.
    
    [1] http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/108586/en-us
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Commits on Nov 7, 2016

  1. nvidia_linux: Build 367.57 for Linux 4.8.6

    Remove the patches used in Linux 367.18, as the current version builds
    fine against Linux 4.8.6.
    
    Tested on *orpheus*.
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  3. nvidia_current: Remove superseded version 367.18

    The version 367.18 is replaced by 367.57.
    pmenzel committed Nov 7, 2016
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