Confused with new Nvidia Driver

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I see that a new Nvidia driver has been added to the nvidia repo at:

https://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/tumbleweed/x86_64/

I was using the 580-106-08 driver and am trying to upgrade to 580-119-02.

All the rpm’s install fine, my problem is that I can’t find the open nvidia driver. The installed:
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default-580.105.08_k6.17.7_1-2.2.x86_64.rpm was removed as part of the upgrade

and there does not appear to be an equivelent nvidia-open driver - G07 that matches. The published rpm’s seem to numbered 590.44.01.

My graphic card is a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. Am I missing something or is it a case of just waiting? Many thanks.

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It was probably replaced by the closed source driver but with so scarce information it is hard to guess.

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Thanks very much for posting.

I show below a inxi -Gsaz report. Does this help:-

Device-1: NVIDIA AD107 [GeForce RTX 4060] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: nvidia v: 590.44.01 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm
    non-free: 550-580.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-11) arch: Lovelace
    code: AD1xx process: TSMC n4 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 4
    speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 8 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2882 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: vesa
    failed: nvidia alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv gpu: nvidia display-ID: :0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1024x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 270x203mm (10.63x7.99")
    s-diag: 338mm (13.3")
  Monitor-1: Unknown-1 mapped: None-1 res: mode: 1024x768 hz: 60
    scale: 100% (1) size: N/A modes: 1024x768
  API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: swrast
    x11: drv: swrast inactive: gbm,wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 25.3.1 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes
    renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.6 256 bits) device-ID: ffffffff:ffffffff
    memory: 30.42 GiB unified: yes
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.335 layers: 3 device: 0 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
    21.1.6 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.3.1 (LLVM 21.1.6)
    device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
    de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
    wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 44.5 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
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@dth2 what does /sbin/modinfo nvidia | grep license: show?

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This shows:

license: Dual MIT/GPL

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You must be using one of the nvidia-open-driver-G07-xxx drivers, the only type available with 590.44.xx version.
Check zypper se -si nvidia and post the result here if you need help.

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@dth2 So that is the open source driver…

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Many thanks for posting.

I have been using the open nvidia driver for a few years as it it saves messing about with registering the mok but have just installed the closed driver as the easier option.

Thanks again.

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