I’ve been trying to test out my 5060ti but can’t figure the driver install out. I followed the existing guide but cannot get past “-bash: install-nvidia-kernel-open: command not found”
Is there a new solution for this?
I think the confusion comes from an older guide that mentioned a script which isn’t included in the public ZimaOS builds. That’s why your system shows “install-nvidia-kernel-open: command not found”.
The good news is that the actual driver package for the RTX 50-series does exist. It’s the same one other users (including MrPantsDragon) installed successfully to run a 5060 Ti on ZimaOS. The modules are provided as a .raw overlay that ZimaOS loads automatically through systemd-sysext.
The correct method is exactly the one Zima-Jerry posted. His command is valid and is the intended way to install the Nvidia open-kernel module on current ZimaOS builds:
cd /var/lib/extensions/
rm -rf nvidia-open-kernel-575.51.02-linux-6.12.25.raw
wget https://github.com/jerrykuku/staff/releases/download/v0.1.3/nvidia-open-kernel-580.105.08-linux-6.12.25.raw -O nvidia-open-kernel-580.105.08-linux-6.12.25.raw
systemd-sysext refresh
There is no separate “install-nvidia-kernel-open” script on public releases. That script existed only in a test build and is not part of the production images. Once you refresh the sysext, ZimaOS automatically merges the Nvidia driver modules (nvidia.ko, nvidia-uvm.ko, nvidia-modeset.ko, nvidia-drm.ko) into the active filesystem.
If your 5060 Ti is detected correctly on the PCI bus, the modules will load during boot and the driver will initialise. If the GPU isn’t present or isn’t powered/seated, ZimaOS won’t load the modules — which is why testing on hardware without the card always shows “driver not loaded”.
So in short:
• The NVIDIA 50-series driver is available
• Zima-Jerry’s command is the correct installation method
• The old install script doesn’t exist on public builds
• After systemd-sysext refresh, ZimaOS loads the driver automatically when the GPU is present
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Thanks for your input! It is detected now and functioning perfectly.
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