To maintain full hardware acceleration and system stability on older graphics cards, PikaOS provides a specialized Nvidia 580 legacy package.
Installing this driver automatically pulls in the legacy kernel to ensure future kernel compatibility.
This driver package is officially required for the following legacy Nvidia GPU series and architectures (including desktop and mobile variants) supported by the 580 driver branch:
- GeForce GTX 10 Series: GTX 1080 Ti, GTX 1080, GTX 1070 Ti, GTX 1070, GTX 1060, GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 1050, GT 1030
- GeForce GTX 10 Series (Mobile / Max-Q): GTX 1080 Mobile, GTX 1080 Max-Q, GTX 1070 Mobile, GTX 1070 Max-Q, GTX 1060 Mobile, GTX 1060 Max-Q, GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, GTX 1050 Mobile
- GeForce MX Series (Pascal): MX350, MX330, MX250, MX230, MX150
- TITAN Series (Pascal): TITAN X / Xp
- NVIDIA RTX / Quadro (Pascal): Quadro P6000, P5000, P4000, P3200, P3000, P2200, P2000, P1000, P620, P600, P520, P500
- GeForce 900 Series: GTX 980 Ti, GTX 980, GTX 970, GTX 960, GTX 950
- GeForce 900M & Mobile Series: GTX 980 (Mobile), GTX 980M, GTX 970M, GTX 965M, GTX 960M, GTX 950M, 945M, 940MX, 940M, 930MX, 930M, 920MX, 920M, 910M
- GeForce 800M Series: GTX 860M, GTX 850M, GTX 845M, GTX 840M, GTX 830M
- GeForce 700 Series (Maxwell variants only): GTX 750 Ti, GTX 750
- GeForce MX Series (Maxwell): 940MX, 930MX, MX130, MX110
- TITAN Series (Maxwell): GeForce GTX TITAN X
- NVIDIA RTX / Quadro (Maxwell): Quadro M6000, M5000, M4000, M2000, M1200, M620, M520, Quadro K620 (Maxwell variant)
- TITAN Series (Volta): TITAN V
The setup is bundled into a single installation step:
Both packages will be installed in the next step
pika-nvidia-driver: The Nvidia 580 legacy graphics driver.pika-legacy-kernel: The customized kernel patch (automatically installed as a dependency).
Open your terminal and execute the following pikman commands to install the driver and kernel.
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pikman upgrade
pikman i pika-nvidia-driver
Note: The pika-legacy-kernel is automatically configured as a dependency and will install alongside the driver.
Apply the changes and boot into the new legacy Nvidia driver by restarting your computer.
After rebooting, verify that the correct driver is active.
- Check Nvidia driver status:
nvidia-smi
The output should display driver version 580.xx.