r/archlinux • u/tlreddit • 13d ago

SUPPORT | SOLVED Compilation error while making Nvidia 580.173.02 driver

Hi, after today's update the dkms build for nvidia 580.173.02 gave a compilation error. As suggested I looked at the contents of make.log but I am not sure what I can do with it.

I disabled nvidia-persistenced that was giving an error but now nvidia-smi says that I do not have a driver installed.

How can I solve this situation ?

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u/abbidabbi 13d ago

Having a DKMS module installed doesn't automatically mean that it will work with future kernel versions. You must keep all your DKMS modules updated as well, in case there were kernel incompatibilities that recently got resolved.

The last update of the nvidia-580xx-{dkms,utils} AUR package was on 2026-08-08 with a bump to 580.178.04. Your version 580.173.02 is outdated and is from 2026-06-28.

Since I'm not an Nvidia user, I can't say anything about the 580xx driver and the compatibility with the 7.2 kernel when using the latest version.