NVIDIA have released driver 620.70.06, and details are here: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/283867/ I have just tested this with Kernel 7.4-rc1, which ‘tombstoned‘ with the previous driver version (see https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=3522 ) So far, this latest driver behaves correctly, without causing any errors, but – of course – more testing is required.. Robert Gadsdon. November 5th 2026.
Continue reading →NVIDIA have released the latest of the ‘new feature branch’ drivers – 615.71.09 – and details are here: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/278450/ I tested this with Fedora/Plasma/KDE and Kernel 7.2.4, and it failed, with a black screen with no background or toolbar, although I could still get a console with the right-button menu, but kwin-x11 crashed multiple times.. I … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have just released driver version 610.57.04, and details are here: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/274513/ This now works OK with Kernel 7.2 – tested with 7.2-rc6.. The install on my system (Fedora 44) took longer to run than normal, but eventually completed successfully.. Robert Gadsdon August 3rd 2026..
Continue reading →NVIDIA have released an updated driver 610.43.03, and details are here: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/274183 This still fails to compile with Kernel 7.2-rc2, but the existing fix still applies ( see https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=3479 ) for details and link.. Robert Gadsdon. July 7th 2026..
Continue reading →NVIDIA have released a new driver 580.82.09, and details etc. are here: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/254126/ This now compiles OK with Kernel 6.17 (tested with 6.17-rc6) and seems to have (again?) fixed the ‘blank screen’ issue on older DVI/HDMI systems.. Robert Gadsdon.. September 14th 2025..
Continue reading →NVIDIA have released driver 530.41.03, and details etc. are here: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/200481/en-us/ I have tested this with Kernel 6.3-rc3, and it compiles/loads/runs OK.. ………………………… ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux -x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-mode set/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have released driver 525.78.01, and brief details are here: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/198284/en-us/ Although it is not mentioned in the ‘Release Highlights’.. this version compiles OK and loads/runs with Kernel 6.2 (tested with 6.2-rc2): …………………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64 -525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread -q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC [M] … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have just released driver version 510.68.02, and the (very brief..) details are here: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-510-68-02-production-branch-release/212651 Although there is no mention in the notes, this version compiles/runs OK with Kernel 5.18 (tested with 5.18-rc4): …………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface .o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /ho me/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have released driver version 495.46, and details are here: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/184248/en-us This compiles OK with kernel 5.16 – with some ‘warnings’ – and loads/runs. Tested with Kernel 5.16-rc5. ………………….. /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-peermem.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-peermem.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have released driver 470.63.01, and (brief) details are here: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/179599/en-us What the ‘Release Highlights’ don’t mention – and they never seem to – is that this is now compatible with Kernel 5.14 (tested with 5.14-rc5): ………………………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface .o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /ho me/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD … Continue reading →