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This package was not working for me for the newer Kernels (6.17 and 6.18), so I asked AI to create a patch for me (lmao).

To my surprise, it worked: https://github.com/Boux/nvidia-550xx-dkms

It got the patch from a 470xx repo and it just worked for 550xx as well.

Feel free to use it if you have no issue with my use of AI.

I am expecting it to break once 6.19 releases, but since 6.18 is going to be the new LTS version, it should last a while

sound missing after upgrading linux-lts to 6.12.56-1

Thanks for the suggestion jadespace, I gave it a shot, but it still didn't work (the 580 line) - what happens is playing a game like Diablo 4 via lutris/wine, it works fine for awhile, and then if I minimize/swap from the game's workspace and come back, it will have a total lock (audio will still play, but the FPS is stuck to 0).

Adding the NVreg setting made no difference in behavior.

Since some others are reporting using the old driver series to keep their laptop/notebook working, I'd like to mention that I've successfully upgraded to 6.16 and now 6.17 with no issues. I tried the advice from the new note in the Arch Wiki about setting the module parameter nvidia.NVreg_EnableGpuFirmware=0 and explicitly still using the proprietary nvidia package instead of nvidia-open.

My laptop with a 3050 Mobile has been stable since making that change weeks ago. I now run my laptop in discrete graphics mode with the most up-to-date driver and kernel.

Hope this helps any others that have been waiting on upstream to become stable again.

@fl4tisjustice thanks a ton for the fix, you saved me a lot of time.

hopefully failsafe65 or someone else is able to repackage/maintain, as this is the only driver that works well on the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme (which just happens to be my machine) :)

After looking around for a bit, I found this comment, which this patch is based upon. Then, after reading some of the relevant Linux kernel and NVIDIA driver source code, and tweaking the patch accordingly, I managed to get it to work.

You can find the relevant .patch file here. (I couldn't get everything to fit in one comment.)

And for the PKGBUILD patch:

diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index ede204f..40134a5 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 pkgbase=nvidia-550xx-dkms
 pkgname=('nvidia-550xx-utils' 'opencl-nvidia-550xx' 'nvidia-550xx-dkms')
 pkgver=550.163.01
-pkgrel=3
+pkgrel=4
 pkgdesc="NVIDIA drivers for Linux, 550 branch"
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="http://www.nvidia.com/"
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ source=('nvidia-drm-outputclass.conf'
        '0002-CFLAGS-Set-std-gnu17-for-all-compilation-flags.patch'
        '0003-Workaround-nv_vm_flags_-calling-GPL-only-code.patch'
        '0004-kernel-open-nvidia-Use-new-timer-functions-for-6.15.patch'
+       '0005-kernel-nvidia-Fulfill-6.17-fb_create-contract.patch'
        "https://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/${pkgver}/${_pkg}.run")
 sha512sums=('de7116c09f282a27920a1382df84aa86f559e537664bb30689605177ce37dc5067748acf9afd66a3269a6e323461356592fdfc624c86523bf105ff8fe47d3770'
            '4b3ad73f5076ba90fe0b3a2e712ac9cde76f469cd8070280f960c3ce7dc502d1927f525ae18d008075c8f08ea432f7be0a6c3a7a6b49c361126dcf42f97ec499'
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ sha512sums=('de7116c09f282a27920a1382df84aa86f559e537664bb30689605177ce37dc50677
            '6814990f8046759d35f724ac9114d7fa284710fd1ad8cca7e1a861ea54a72fe4f67b5614f157a911f5ecfa0c964fa989edc61c85b1cfef6428e0cd7cdeea856e'
            '21c964b4d0ceda23d543485cb285becf111849313da3ff9cc9c7bed241de83fd826d72f196d071e4f53790b8fd5d1e3dab9319c0ca08b37c9c841f45d3afd041'
            'eb5cfdb4ccaea5aee8626009b66c9024929fd921784080fb34b6db0f222c2908ea7c4932e492c24afb570de79c78489d67e4e07312dc67ce6415ad0b5f38e008'
+           'f3161d7796546e68122998c4c03aa153631db6ffbdf67720b2ca7d068fae4a1519b8cb88df184b52eaa25a2ea2025013f3bd0e0569f72197d0615e9ab40d3845'
            '676b1de35d21e80091528a49080c114e0870ea90b3f3721265ae8071abbc2183c851e6f11ba96a332c743fedfaf4ec9a014ad6ceed586fdbb03d94d33405e356')


@@ -50,14 +52,17 @@ prepare() {
    cd "${_pkg}"
    bsdtar -xf nvidia-persistenced-init.tar.bz2

-    # GCC 15
-    patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0002-CFLAGS-Set-std-gnu17-for-all-compilation-flags.patch" -d "${srcdir}/${_pkg}/kernel"
+   # GCC 15
+   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0002-CFLAGS-Set-std-gnu17-for-all-compilation-flags.patch" -d "${srcdir}/${_pkg}/kernel"

    # Linux 6.15
    sed -i 's/EXTRA_CFLAGS/ccflags-y/' ${srcdir}/${_pkg}/kernel{,-open}/Kbuild
-    patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0003-Workaround-nv_vm_flags_-calling-GPL-only-code.patch" -d "${srcdir}/${_pkg}/kernel"
-    patch -Np2 -i "${srcdir}/0004-kernel-open-nvidia-Use-new-timer-functions-for-6.15.patch" -d "${srcdir}/${_pkg}/kernel"
-
+   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0003-Workaround-nv_vm_flags_-calling-GPL-only-code.patch" -d "${srcdir}/${_pkg}/kernel"
+   patch -Np2 -i "${srcdir}/0004-kernel-open-nvidia-Use-new-timer-functions-for-6.15.patch" -d "${srcdir}/${_pkg}/kernel"
+   
+   # Linux 6.17
+   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0005-kernel-nvidia-Fulfill-6.17-fb_create-contract.patch" -d "${srcdir}/${_pkg}"
+   
    cd kernel

TL;DR: Download this patch into the nvidia-500xx-dkms package folder, apply the above patch to the PKGBUILD, and run makepkg.

Edit 1: Had uploaded an older attempt by mistake.

Edit 2: Update checksum in PKGBUILD accordingly.

Edit 3: Text formatting.

Kernel module fails to build with kernel 6.17.x

I've followed instructions from @fl4tisjustice and @Philanche, and simplified packaging, here is the result: https://github.com/Niluge-KiWi/aur-nvidia-550xx-dkms/commit/531accd274b1d6f3f88e8f4ede0c1e2bc5eac656#diff-c13dbcca92f9ff12cd26ecce958be3f9ee8563baace04f7a463a6d2dd4252e0b

Subject: [PATCH] aggregate random patches to make it work on linux 6.15

- patches taken from https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nvidia-550xx-dkms#comment-1028266
  - I don't know what they do
- more instructions from https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nvidia-550xx-dkms#comment-1028583

packaging improvement:
- replaced broken 0003-Kbuild-Convert-EXTRA_CFLAGS-to-ccflags-y by a
  simple sed (no risk of future conflict, or patch of patch depending
  on previous patches)
- adjust patch path striping to patch kernel/ and not kernel-open/ in 0004-kernel-open-nvidia-Use-new-timer-functions-for-6.15.patch
- get patches from pinned commits from actual upstream
---

diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 7c66522..677669b 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 pkgbase=nvidia-550xx-dkms
 pkgname=('nvidia-550xx-utils' 'opencl-nvidia-550xx' 'nvidia-550xx-dkms')
 pkgver=550.163.01
-pkgrel=2
+pkgrel=3
 pkgdesc="NVIDIA drivers for Linux, 550 branch"
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="http://www.nvidia.com/"
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ source=('nvidia-drm-outputclass.conf'
                'systemd-homed-override.conf'
                'systemd-suspend-override.conf'
                '0002-CFLAGS-Set-std-gnu17-for-all-compilation-flags.patch'
+               'https://github.com/CachyOS/CachyOS-PKGBUILDS/raw/0b700e574f7769e5db4b846b4e9d559f4e4f6b38/nvidia/nvidia-utils/0003-Workaround-nv_vm_flags_-calling-GPL-only-code.patch'
+               'https://github.com/CachyOS/CachyOS-PKGBUILDS/raw/0b700e574f7769e5db4b846b4e9d559f4e4f6b38/nvidia/nvidia-utils/0004-kernel-open-nvidia-Use-new-timer-functions-for-6.15.patch'
                "https://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/${pkgver}/${_pkg}.run")
 sha512sums=('de7116c09f282a27920a1382df84aa86f559e537664bb30689605177ce37dc5067748acf9afd66a3269a6e323461356592fdfc624c86523bf105ff8fe47d3770'
                        '4b3ad73f5076ba90fe0b3a2e712ac9cde76f469cd8070280f960c3ce7dc502d1927f525ae18d008075c8f08ea432f7be0a6c3a7a6b49c361126dcf42f97ec499'
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ sha512sums=('de7116c09f282a27920a1382df84aa86f559e537664bb30689605177ce37dc50677
                        'a0183adce78e40853edf7e6b73867e7a8ea5dabac8e8164e42781f64d5232fbe869f850ab0697c3718ebced5cde760d0e807c05da50a982071dfe1157c31d6b8'
                        '55def6319f6abb1a4ccd28a89cd60f1933d155c10ba775b8dfa60a2dc5696b4b472c14b252dc0891f956e70264be87c3d5d4271e929a4fc4b1a68a6902814cee'
                        '6814990f8046759d35f724ac9114d7fa284710fd1ad8cca7e1a861ea54a72fe4f67b5614f157a911f5ecfa0c964fa989edc61c85b1cfef6428e0cd7cdeea856e'
+                       '21c964b4d0ceda23d543485cb285becf111849313da3ff9cc9c7bed241de83fd826d72f196d071e4f53790b8fd5d1e3dab9319c0ca08b37c9c841f45d3afd041'
+                       'eb5cfdb4ccaea5aee8626009b66c9024929fd921784080fb34b6db0f222c2908ea7c4932e492c24afb570de79c78489d67e4e07312dc67ce6415ad0b5f38e008'
                        '676b1de35d21e80091528a49080c114e0870ea90b3f3721265ae8071abbc2183c851e6f11ba96a332c743fedfaf4ec9a014ad6ceed586fdbb03d94d33405e356'
                        )

@@ -50,6 +54,11 @@ prepare() {
     # GCC 15
     patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0002-CFLAGS-Set-std-gnu17-for-all-compilation-flags.patch" -d "${srcdir}/${_pkg}/kernel"

+    # linux 6.15, from https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nvidia-550xx-dkms#comment-1028583 and https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nvidia-550xx-dkms#comment-1028266
+    sed -i "s/EXTRA_CFLAGS/ccflags-y/" "${srcdir}/${_pkg}/kernel/Kbuild"
+    patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0003-Workaround-nv_vm_flags_-calling-GPL-only-code.patch" -d "${srcdir}/${_pkg}/kernel"
+    patch -Np2 -i "${srcdir}/0004-kernel-open-nvidia-Use-new-timer-functions-for-6.15.patch" -d "${srcdir}/${_pkg}/kernel"
+
        cd kernel

        sed -i "s/__VERSION_STRING/${pkgver}/" dkms.conf
-- 
2.50.1

tested with linux 6.15.7.arch1-1

As this driver does not build with the current kernel at the moment I was looking for alternatives. The AUR package for the 525 driver (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nvidia-525xx-dkms) has been updated recently and builds fine with kernel 6.15.3. This might be an option for people who are in need of an older NVIDIA driver, until this one gets updated.

+1 to needing this package to stay maintained. I tried updating to 575 (nvidia-open) + 6.15.2 to see if my 3050 Mobile was finally stable yet with the newer drivers, but every version past 550 is still dysfunctional for me. Past 550, I can't keep the laptop in discrete graphics mode without the laptop constantly freezing from the GPU hard crashing:

kernel: NVRM: GPU at PCI:0000:01:00: GPU-1d3e636f-6ffd-9532-60af-bcc87b1a453d
kernel: NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:01:00): 79, GPU has fallen off the bus.
kernel: NVRM: GPU 0000:01:00.0: GPU has fallen off the bus.

Pinning linux, etc. to 6.14 for now and hoping this package gets updated.