nvidia-all

This fork tracks upstream closely and adds some spice on top.

Note

New to nvidia-all? Start with the upstream project README to get familiar with the general concept, the available options and the build workflow. Come back here once you know the basics.

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Extra knobs in customization.cfg

All on top of what upstream already offers - knobs live in customization.cfg.

• nvidia-all
  • This fork tracks upstream closely and adds some spice on top.
  • Extra knobs in customization.cfg
    • _build_utils_package_only - build userspace/utility packages only (skip kernel module package)
    • _driver_version_tag - direct known-version selector (skip interactive version prompt)
    • _target_kernel - target a specific installed kernel pkgbase for non-DKMS builds
    • _module_signing - install post-transaction NVIDIA module signing hook (experimental)
  • Install procedure

_build_utils_package_only - build userspace/utility packages only (skip kernel module package)

Value	Description
"false"	Default behavior (build kernel module package and userspace packages)
"true"	Skip kernel module package and only build userspace/utility packages

Userspace/utility package set:

• opencl-nvidia-tkg
• nvidia-utils-tkg
• nvidia-settings-tkg
• lib32-opencl-nvidia-tkg (when _lib32="true")
• lib32-nvidia-utils-tkg (when _lib32="true")

Example:

_build_utils_package_only="true"

_driver_version_tag - direct known-version selector (skip interactive version prompt)

Value	Description
""	Default behavior (normal interactive driver selection)
"595.44.03"	Vulkan developer branch preset
"595.58.03"	595 regular branch preset
"580.142"	580 regular branch preset
any other string	Falls back to interactive prompt

Example:

_driver_version_tag="595.45.04"

_target_kernel - target a specific installed kernel pkgbase for non-DKMS builds

Value	Description
""	Default autodetection behavior
kernel pkgbase name (for example "linux-tkg")	Resolve that installed kernel and build/install modules for it

Only relevant when _dkms="false" or _dkms="full".

Examples:

_target_kernel="linux-tkg"

grep -r "" /usr/lib/modules/*/pkgbase

These options below were added for personal testing and are left in for anyone who might find it useful.

_module_signing - install post-transaction NVIDIA module signing hook (experimental)

_module_signing="false"

When set to "true", nvidia-all installs a root-run pacman hook that signs installed NVIDIA modules after package installation/upgrade.

Requirements:

• Kernel build tree must provide scripts/sign-file
• Key path from CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY must exist
• Certificate certs/signing_key.x509 must exist

Notes:

• No effect when _disable_libalpm_hook="true"
• For linux-tkg kernels, this typically requires building headers with _install_signing_keys="true"

Warning

The private key is stored on disk (root-readable). Anyone with root or physical access can extract it and sign arbitrary modules. If security is a concern, use full-disk encryption (for example LUKS).

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Install procedure

Tip

Recommended: Use tkginstaller for an interactive guided build experience with fzf menus, automatic dependency handling, and config management.

# install tkginstaller (AUR)
yay -S tkginstaller-git

# Use fzf-finder TUI mode, simply run
tkginstaller
# Use direct command with package name, for example
tkginstaller nvidia         # or shortcut n
tkginstaller linux-nvidia   # or shortcut ln

(Arch & derivatives)

git clone https://github.com/damachine/nvidia-all.git
cd nvidia-all
makepkg -si

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