I remembered moments after I sent this that the repo contains a couple of pinning debs you can just install before 'sudo apt-get install -y cuda-drivers-580' to configure pinning for 580, but I didn't test it at the time.
Thanks, Nathan On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 1:50 AM Nate McKay <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I have an older card [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] that is no longer supported > with the 590 and 595 drivers as was noted by Forrest Cahoon. The 580 > series still does support these older cards (maybe yours is one). The > nVidia repo referenced above no longer has the 580 version drivers > available, but I found them referenced here: > > https://developer.nvidia.com/datacenter-driver-580-downloads?target_os=Linux&target_arch=x86_64&Distribution=Debian&target_version=12&target_type=deb_local > > This installs a local repo on your machine containing the 580.159.04 > series drivers and userspace libraries that can then be > installed/upgraded by apt. > > #Installation Instructions: > wget > https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/nvidia-driver/580.159.04/local_installers/nvidia-driver-local-repo-debian12-580.159.04_1.0-1_amd64.deb > sudo dpkg -i nvidia-driver-local-repo-debian12-580.159.04_1.0-1_amd64.deb > sudo cp > /var/nvidia-driver-local-repo-debian12-580.159.04/nvidia-driver-*-keyring.gpg > /usr/share/keyrings/ > sudo apt-get update > > #NVIDIA Driver Instructions (choose one option) > #To install the open kernel module flavor: > #sudo apt-get install -y nvidia-open-580 > #To install the proprietary kernel module flavor: > sudo apt-get install -y cuda-drivers-580 > #To switch between NVIDIA Driver kernel module flavors see here: > #https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/tesla/driver-installation-guide/#switching-between-driver-module-flavors > > I had the main NVIDIA repo added at the time (as you do), I tested > this and needed to pin the nvidia-driver and all relevant dependencies > to 580.159.04-1, which you are probably going to need to do anyway if > your card is no longer supported from 590 onward. I have attached the > pin files for your convenience (the amd64 one I built out by hand, the > i386 version uses wildcards once I knew what all the deps were - > sorry, I was tired). > > With the 580 repo package and pins set up, 'sudo apt-get install -y > cuda-drivers-580' ran normally and set up the 580 driver DKMS for all > installed kernels, including the 7.0.x versions I had installed. I saw > somewhere the 580 driver was updated against linux 7.1.x at least. > > $ apt list --installed | grep -i nvidia > firmware-nvidia-graphics/unstable,unstable,now 20260410-1 all [installed] > firmware-nvidia-gsp/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libegl-nvidia0/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libegl-nvidia0/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > libgles-nvidia1/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libgles-nvidia1/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > libgles-nvidia2/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libgles-nvidia2/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > libglx-nvidia0/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libglx-nvidia0/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-allocator1/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-allocator1/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-api1/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-cfg1/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-egl-gbm1/unknown,now 1.1.3-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-egl-gbm1/unknown,now 1.1.3-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-egl-wayland1/unknown,now 1:1.1.21-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-egl-wayland1/unknown,now 1:1.1.21-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-egl-xcb1/unknown,now 1:1.0.5-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-egl-xcb1/unknown,now 1:1.0.5-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-egl-xlib1/unknown,now 1:1.0.5-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-egl-xlib1/unknown,now 1:1.0.5-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-eglcore/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-eglcore/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-encode1/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-fbc1/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-glcore/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-glcore/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-glvkspirv/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-glvkspirv/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-gpucomp/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-gpucomp/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-ml1/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-ml1/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-ngx1/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-nvvm4/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-nvvm704/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-opticalflow1/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-pkcs11-openssl3/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-present/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-ptxjitcompiler1/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-rtcore/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-sandboxutils/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libnvidia-vksc-core/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > nvidia-driver-cuda/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > nvidia-driver-libs/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > nvidia-driver-libs/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 i386 [installed] > nvidia-driver-local-repo-debian12-580.159.04/now 1.0-1 amd64 [installed,local] > nvidia-driver/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > nvidia-egl-icd/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > nvidia-kernel-dkms/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > nvidia-kernel-support/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > nvidia-modprobe/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > nvidia-opencl-icd/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > nvidia-persistenced/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > nvidia-settings/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > nvidia-vdpau-driver/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > nvidia-vulkan-icd/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > nvidia-vulkan-icd/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 i386 [installed,automatic] > nvidia-xconfig/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > xserver-xorg-video-nvidia/unknown,now 580.159.04-1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > $ > > $ uname -r > 7.0.9+deb14-amd64 > > nvidia-smi > Sun May 24 23:24:21 2026 > +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | NVIDIA-SMI 580.159.04 Driver Version: 580.159.04 > CUDA Version: 13.0 | > +-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+ > | GPU Name Persistence-M | Bus-Id Disp.A | > Volatile Uncorr. ECC | > | Fan Temp Perf Pwr:Usage/Cap | Memory-Usage | > GPU-Util Compute M. | > | | | > MIG M. | > |=========================================+========================+======================| > | 0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti On | 00000000:01:00.0 Off | > N/A | > | 30% 26C P8 N/A / 75W | 751MiB / 4096MiB | > 0% Default | > | | | > N/A | > +-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+ > > > Thanks, > Nathan > > On Sun, 24 May 2026 12:55:22 -0500 Tim McConnell > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Package: nvidia-kernel-dkms > > Version: 595.71.05-1 > > Followup-For: Bug #1135362 > > X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected] > > Control: tags -1 ftbfs > > > > Dear Maintainer, > > > > I followed these steps: > > 1.ran $ wget > > https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/debian13/x86_64/cuda- > > keyring_1.1-1_all.deb > > 2. Then ran dpkg -i /path/to/cuda-keyring_1.1-1_all.deb > > 3. Then ran apt update && apt upgrade > > and it installed both just fine. HOWEVER the drivers are not recognized, if > > I > > run > > nvidia-smi NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the > > NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and > > running. > > dpkg -l > > rc nvidia-alternative 550.163.01-5 > > amd64 allows the selection of NVIDIA as GLX provider > > ii nvidia-driver 595.71.05-1 > > amd64 NVIDIA metapackage > > ii nvidia-driver-cuda 595.71.05-1 > > amd64 NVIDIA driver CUDA integration components > > ii nvidia-driver-libs:amd64 595.71.05-1 > > amd64 NVIDIA metapackage (OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES libraries) > > ii nvidia-egl-icd 595.71.05-1 > > amd64 NVIDIA EGL installable client driver (ICD) > > rc nvidia-installer-cleanup 20240109+1 > > amd64 cleanup after driver installation with the nvidia-installer > > rc nvidia-kernel-common 20240109+1 > > amd64 NVIDIA binary kernel module support files > > ii nvidia-kernel-dkms 595.71.05-1 > > amd64 NVIDIA binary kernel module DKMS source > > ii nvidia-kernel-support 595.71.05-1 > > amd64 NVIDIA binary kernel module support files > > ii nvidia-modprobe 595.71.05-1 > > amd64 utility to load NVIDIA kernel modules and create device nodes > > ii nvidia-opencl-icd:amd64 595.71.05-1 > > amd64 NVIDIA OpenCL installable client driver (ICD) > > ii nvidia-persistenced 595.71.05-1 > > amd64 daemon to maintain persistent software state in the NVIDIA > > driver > > ii nvidia-settings 595.71.05-1 > > amd64 Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver > > rc nvidia-support 20240109+1 > > amd64 NVIDIA binary graphics driver support files > > ii nvidia-vdpau-driver:amd64 595.71.05-1 > > amd64 Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix - NVIDIA driver > > ii nvidia-vulkan-icd:amd64 595.71.05-1 > > amd64 NVIDIA Vulkan installable client driver (ICD) > > ii nvidia-xconfig > > > > lspci | grep VGA > > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP104 [GeForce GTX > > 1080] > > (rev a1) 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP104 > > [GeForce > > GTX 1080] (rev a1) > > > > To ensure DKMS and the nvidia driver installed I ran:
