r/archlinux • u/tlreddit • 1d 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/forbiddenlake 1d ago

Where exactly did you get 580.173.02 and why aren't you updating it? If you're using the nvidia-580xx-dkms AUR package (580.178.04 atm), then update it and rebuild it, it will work with kernel 7.2.

today's update

what did you update?

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u/tlreddit 1d ago

Ooops I see now.

I did pacman -Syu but did not update the AUR package.

Thanks

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u/abbidabbi 1d 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 Your version 580.173.02 is outdated and is from 2026-06-28.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.