diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_extension.cpp b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_extension.cpp
index 41483b832..482740c2c 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_extension.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_extension.cpp
@@ -444,6 +444,9 @@ PFNWGLGETEXTENSIONSSTRINGARBPROC				nwglGetExtensionsStringARB;
 #elif defined(NL_OS_MAC)
 #elif defined(NL_OS_UNIX)
 
+NEL_PFNGLXLALLOCATEMEMORYNVPROC					nglXAllocateMemoryNV;
+NEL_PFNGLXFREEMEMORYNVPROC						nglXFreeMemoryNV;
+
 // Swap control extensions
 NEL_PFNGLXSWAPINTERVALEXTPROC					nglXSwapIntervalEXT;
 
@@ -562,9 +565,6 @@ static bool	setupARBTextureNonPowerOfTwo(const char	*glext)
 static bool	setupNVVertexArrayRange(const char	*glext)
 {
 	H_AUTO_OGL(setupNVVertexArrayRange);
-#ifndef NL_OS_WINDOWS
-	return false;
-#endif
 
 	// Test if VAR is present.
 	CHECK_EXT("GL_NV_vertex_array_range");
@@ -575,9 +575,13 @@ static bool	setupNVVertexArrayRange(const char	*glext)
 	// Get VAR address.
 	CHECK_ADDRESS(NEL_PFNGLFLUSHVERTEXARRAYRANGENVPROC, glFlushVertexArrayRangeNV);
 	CHECK_ADDRESS(NEL_PFNGLVERTEXARRAYRANGENVPROC, glVertexArrayRangeNV);
+
 #ifdef NL_OS_WINDOWS
 	CHECK_ADDRESS(PFNWGLALLOCATEMEMORYNVPROC, wglAllocateMemoryNV);
 	CHECK_ADDRESS(PFNWGLFREEMEMORYNVPROC, wglFreeMemoryNV);
+#elif defined(NL_OS_UNIX) && !defined(NL_OS_MAC)
+	CHECK_ADDRESS(NEL_PFNGLXLALLOCATEMEMORYNVPROC, glXAllocateMemoryNV);
+	CHECK_ADDRESS(NEL_PFNGLXFREEMEMORYNVPROC, glXFreeMemoryNV);
 #endif
 
 	// Get fence address.
diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_extension.h b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_extension.h
index 39df658ff..1c9cc0967 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_extension.h
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_extension.h
@@ -332,6 +332,9 @@ extern NEL_PFNGLVERTEXARRAYRANGENVPROC			nglVertexArrayRangeNV;
 #ifdef NL_OS_WINDOWS
 extern PFNWGLALLOCATEMEMORYNVPROC				nwglAllocateMemoryNV;
 extern PFNWGLFREEMEMORYNVPROC					nwglFreeMemoryNV;
+#elif defined(NL_OS_UNIX) && !defined(NL_OS_MAC)
+extern NEL_PFNGLXLALLOCATEMEMORYNVPROC			nglXAllocateMemoryNV;
+extern NEL_PFNGLXFREEMEMORYNVPROC				nglXFreeMemoryNV;
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_extension_def.h b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_extension_def.h
index a8d46ec83..906970dae 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_extension_def.h
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_extension_def.h
@@ -403,6 +403,12 @@ typedef GLint (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLXGETSWAPINTERVALMESAPROC) ();
 
 #endif // NL_GLX_MESA_swap_control
 
+#ifndef NL_GLX_NV_vertex_array_range
+#define NL_GLX_NV_vertex_array_range 1
+typedef void* (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLXALLOCATEMEMORYNVPROC) (GLsizei size, GLfloat readfreq, GLfloat writefreq, GLfloat priority);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLXFREEMEMORYNVPROC) (void *pointer);
+#endif // NL_GLX_NV_vertex_array_range
+
 #endif // NL_OS_MAC
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_vertex_buffer_hard.cpp b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_vertex_buffer_hard.cpp
index ef22eb508..0d6daae3d 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_vertex_buffer_hard.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_vertex_buffer_hard.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,20 @@ bool			CVertexArrayRangeNVidia::allocate(uint32 size, CVertexBuffer::TPreferredM
 		else
 			_VertexArrayPtr= nwglAllocateMemoryNV(size, 0, 0, 0.5f);
 		break;
-	};
+	}
+#elif defined(NL_OS_UNIX) && !defined(NL_OS_MAC)
+	switch(vbType)
+	{
+	case CVertexBuffer::AGPPreferred:
+		_VertexArrayPtr= nglXAllocateMemoryNV(size, 0, 0, 0.5f);
+		break;
+	case CVertexBuffer::StaticPreferred:
+		if (_Driver->getStaticMemoryToVRAM())
+			_VertexArrayPtr= nglXAllocateMemoryNV(size, 0, 0, 1.0f);
+		else
+			_VertexArrayPtr= nglXAllocateMemoryNV(size, 0, 0, 0.5f);
+		break;
+	}
 #endif	// NL_OS_WINDOWS
 
 
@@ -158,6 +171,8 @@ void			CVertexArrayRangeNVidia::free()
 #ifdef	NL_OS_WINDOWS
 		// Free special memory.
 		nwglFreeMemoryNV(_VertexArrayPtr);
+#elif defined(NL_OS_UNIX) && !defined(NL_OS_MAC)
+		nglXFreeMemoryNV(_VertexArrayPtr);
 #endif	// NL_OS_WINDOWS
 
 		_VertexArrayPtr= NULL;