GeForce 398.18 Hotfix driver download

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 06/07/2018 07:11 PM [ 77 comment(s) ]

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Download the Nvidia GeForce 398.18 driver as released by NVIDIA. This is GeForce Hot Fix driver version 398.18 that addresses the Black Screen issue when booting Windows after installing 397.93 display driver

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This is GeForce Hot Fix driver version 398.18 that addresses the following:

Black Screen when booting Windows after installing 397.93 display driver
R398.18 (r397_91-11) / 24.21.13.9818 (6-6-2018)

There is only a 64-bit driver available for Windows 10, ergo Windows 7 and 8 do not suffer from the issue.

Supported cards:

NVIDIA TITAN Series
NVIDIA TITAN V, NVIDIA TITAN Xp, NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal), GeForce GTX TITAN, GeForce GTX TITAN X, GeForce GTX TITAN Black, GeForce GTX TITAN Z

GeForce 10 Series
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, GeForce GTX 1080, GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, GeForce GTX 1070, GeForce GTX 1060, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, GeForce GTX 1050, GeForce GT 1030

GeForce 900 Series
GeForce GTX 980 Ti, GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 960, GeForce GTX 950

GeForce 700 Series
GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GeForce GTX 780, GeForce GTX 770, GeForce GTX 760, GeForce GTX 760 Ti (OEM), GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 745, GeForce GT 740, GeForce GT 730, GeForce GT 720, GeForce GT 710, GeForce GT 705

GeForce 600 Series
GeForce GTX 690, GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 670, GeForce GTX 660 Ti, GeForce GTX 660, GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST, GeForce GTX 650 Ti, GeForce GTX 650, GeForce GTX 645, GeForce GT 645, GeForce GT 640, GeForce GT 635, GeForce GT 630, GeForce GT 620, GeForce GT 610, GeForce 605

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cryohellinc
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#5554334 Posted on: 06/07/2018 07:56 AM

"397.93" Hotfix for a previous driver?

Vidik
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#5554340 Posted on: 06/07/2018 08:21 AM

"397.93" Hotfix for a previous driver?

Yeah that's a strange description from nVidia but this driver has a newer branch r397_91-11 (398.11 was r397_91-9) so one would assume that the fix wasn't included in 398.11

cryohellinc
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#5554359 Posted on: 06/07/2018 09:13 AM

Yeah that's a strange description from nVidia but this driver has a newer branch r397_91-11 (398.11 was r397_91-9) so one would assume that the fix wasn't included in 398.11

That's odd indeed.

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#5554390 Posted on: 06/07/2018 11:37 AM

And that shitty nvcontainer glitches??

EdKiefer
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#5554399 Posted on: 06/07/2018 12:24 PM

Maybe drivers 397.93 leave some files/settings behind that cause issues and this fixes.

Vidik
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#5554407 Posted on: 06/07/2018 12:36 PM

Maybe drivers 397.93 leave some files/settings behind that cause issues and this fixes.

Or maybe they had this hotfix ready or in testing for quite some time even before 398.11 was out and they simply forgot to change the release notes. Whatever. It works as good as any other driver so it doesn't really matter IMO

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#5554408 Posted on: 06/07/2018 12:44 PM

Yeh, we never get the full change list of fixes, does seem weird its only 1-2days from 398.11

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#5554475 Posted on: 06/07/2018 04:05 PM

Installed this one after 398.11 kept causing "CTXFIHLP" conflicts at shutdown/reboot.
Never had that issue before.
Did the DP firmware update as well and all looks good.
This hotfix doesn't give any process hang issues at shutdown, so far.
Firestrike and WD2 performance in line with previous 397.64

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#5554482 Posted on: 06/07/2018 04:20 PM

I had that black screen issue :-/ I ended up reinstalling windows because last known good config wouldn't work and safe mode also crashed when I tried to get rid of the driver. I'll be staying on 397.64 for a while.

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#5554513 Posted on: 06/07/2018 05:52 PM

Dj_ALeX
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#5554545 Posted on: 06/07/2018 07:35 PM

Is this one WHQL certified? I think it is only a hotfix..

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#5554551 Posted on: 06/07/2018 07:57 PM

Is this one WHQL certified? I think it is only a hotfix..

No, Its listed in GPU-Z as Beta.

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#5554605 Posted on: 06/07/2018 10:46 PM

This driver and the last changed something. My nvidia inspector multi-display power saver was working good at 174hz p8 low power state. 398.11 and this hotfix 398.18 looks like the voltage isn't the same value on p8 state it keeps changing every time I look at it. Up and down anywhere from 0.825v to 0.874v

EdKiefer
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#5554608 Posted on: 06/07/2018 10:53 PM

Voltage is nice an smooth here 0.850v with GTX970.

jdc2389
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#5554644 Posted on: 06/08/2018 01:11 AM

Voltage is nice an smooth here 0.850v with GTX970.

Voltage aside, have you used really high hz on these past couple drivers in p8 state? -.-

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#5554645 Posted on: 06/08/2018 01:13 AM

I'm so confused. Does Windows 10 suffer from this or not? It says it's only for Windows 10 and then says Windows 10 doesn't have this issue.

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#5554654 Posted on: 06/08/2018 01:40 AM

if i remember right... ctxfihlp are creative file and you can disable this from initialization without problems

that file is responsible for auto headphone detection, although I never had a issue with it.. Ok except one time when I upgraded from win8.1 to win10? but that turned out to be windows glitch.. It didn't work as intended and never detected when I connected my headphones.

Made a thread here once, the only fix was to refresh windows back then.

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#5554655 Posted on: 06/08/2018 01:47 AM

Voltage aside, have you used really high hz on these past couple drivers in p8 state? -.-

no, I am on a 60hz Dell display, so maybe that is it.
I remember at one point above 120hz would crank up the clock, not sure now.

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#5554656 Posted on: 06/08/2018 01:49 AM

So far no nvcontainer bug yet, will see how it goes now with this set..

EDIT: ok nvm, spoke too soon.,

Watched vlc player, closed it then wanted to turn off pc and ....?!!

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#5554671 Posted on: 06/08/2018 04:04 AM

Hotfix stands metaphorically for something like fix, but that was a real hot... fix.. the other day i was trying to open my windows laptop, to work with few other programm and get my work done.. when suddenly i realise that the first inhales of my laptop where like dragon's breath.. Damn hot. Laptop crashed hundreds of times while i was drawing in my deadline and had to figure out what is going on.. getting out my screws to take out, and rescue my hard drive, it was like magma stroke.. hitting the heart of my data.. So while i was preparing for my laptop farewell, or crossing fingers for the least, happened that i try for safe mode and worked.. god bless the fancy packages! Just an experience of that hotfix-like issue

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#5554682 Posted on: 06/08/2018 05:23 AM

@-Tj- So far I don't see the NvContainer bug.

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#5554689 Posted on: 06/08/2018 06:39 AM

Is this post a meme?

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#5554692 Posted on: 06/08/2018 07:23 AM

if i remember right... ctxfihlp are creative file and you can disable this from initialization without problems

Ok thanks!

These don't seem as good as I first thought.Got 3 crashes playing WD2 "nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered"...even on lowered gpu oc...going back to 397.64.

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#5554694 Posted on: 06/08/2018 07:55 AM

i'm on 398.11, and they are good for me, didn't have this black screen after installing 397.93.

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#5554728 Posted on: 06/08/2018 10:14 AM

I did experience a black screen today on booting on 398.11 but the Hotfix specifically states "Black Screen when booting Windows after installing 397.93 display driver" so I don't know if it was the same thing.

Yeah that's a strange description from nVidia but this driver has a newer branch r397_91-11 (398.11 was r397_91-9) so one would assume that the fix wasn't included in 398.11

Would that mean this fix includes the Vampyr profile etc?

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