New Nvidia drivers packages

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Hi everyone I have been wondering what the some of the Nvidia packages are.
I am interested in installing the open source kernel drivers if possible.

These are for the 550.107 driver while I have the 550.100
kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default

And these are if you installed the drivers from here I think?
kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06-cuda
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-cuda-kmp-default

And lastly if I can update the drivers with these is there anything to keep in mind. (like kernel updates or secure boot)

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@Excalidrake they should rebuild for the running kernel after a kernel update. If not use zypper to force the re-install and see if they rebuild.

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I am pretty new to Linux as a whole can you explain it in more detail.
I don’t have the packages I listed above installed yet forgot to mention.
Because of the mismatch in versions I don’t know how I should update the NVIDIA drivers to either the cuda or the default above.
Is there maybe any documentation I can look at for installing the newer drivers?

Just so you know.
My current Nvidia packages are:
nvidia-compute-G06
nvidia-compute-G06-32bit
nvidia-compute-utils-G06
nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-default
nvidia-drivers-G06
nvidia-gl-G06
nvidia-gl-G06-32bit
nvidia-utils-G06
nvidia-video-G06
nvidia-video-G06-32bit

Just some more information for if it helps
From Nvidia settings
NVIDIA Driver Version: 550.100
NVML Version: 12.550.100

And kernel version: Linux 6.10.7-1-default

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@Excalidrake Those are from the Nvidia repository…

zypper se -is nvidia*

That will show what rpm versions and the repository they are from.

You would need to uninstall all of those, remove the Nvidia repository service zypper rm openSUSE-repos-Tumbleweed-NVIDIA, add a lock zypper al opensuse-*-NVIDIA and install the open driver and firmware from the OSS repository for your requirements shown with zypper se -s nvidia-open kernel-firmware-nvidia-*

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Nvidia open drivers are available only for newer chips:

For older GPUs from the Maxwell, Pascal, or Volta architectures, the open-source GPU kernel modules are not compatible with your platform. Continue to use the NVIDIA proprietary driver.

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I’m using an older computer because I mishandled the lock on the kernel on my main machine. The link above seems to say I can update the driver to make kernel 6.10 finally work. The command for openSUSE has bracketed text at the end of the command.

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zypper install nvidia-open{-azure,-64k}

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or alternatively

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zypper install nvidia-open-560{-azure,-64k}

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Do I need that extra text? If so, how do I determine which one?
As background, I locked the kernel to preserve 6.9 but unlocked 6.10 to see if driver updates fixed the problem. I didn’t realize that would make 6.9 disappear. Barring any other solution for the driver, can I get that kernel back? Also, on my dual monitor setup, the hdmi monitor was blank and the vga worked but was not adjustable.

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Sorry for the poor formatting. That was my second attempt at highlighting the quotes.

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When you read the chapter above the cited one, you will see it. You don’t have a SLES azure or 64kb kernel. You have the default one, so

sudo zypper install nvidia-open
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This seems incomplete am I wrong?
It doesn’t install any video drivers so I would just boot into a terminal.

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Would you need to keep nvidia-compute-utils for commands like nvidia-settings and nvidia-smi (taking G06 as a concrete example):

% rpm -q -f /usr/bin/nvidia-smi /usr/bin/nvidia-smi
nvidia-compute-utils-G06-550.100-25.1.x86_64
nvidia-compute-utils-G06-550.100-25.1.x86_64

I suppose the hard-way G06 installable might include the utilities or maybe there is a separate installable?

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@mchnz yes they would be needed, run file provides everything as in the cuda run file…

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a simple way

put your card

start PC

launch yast software

automatically nvidia repo is installed and all the necessary packages are selected.

just “accept”

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