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 →
NVIDIA have released driver 460.67, and details are here: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-460-67-long-lived-branch-release/172742 The details mention ‘5.11 release candidates’ but they probably should have said ‘5.12 release candidates’, as the previous driver worked OK with kernel 5.11, and this new one works OK with 5.12 (tested with 5.12-rc3) In other news, I should mention that the KVM/USB crash problems I … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have released driver 460.39, and details are here: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-460-39-long-lived-branch-release/166842 This compiles/installs/runs OK with Kernel 5.11, without any patches.. (tested with 5.11-rc5) Robert Gadsdon. January 26th 2021.
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