Recommended update for kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06, nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2023:4642-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06, nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed fixes the following issues:

Changes in kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06:

  • update firmware to version 545.29.02

Changes in nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed:

  • Update to 545.29.02
  • added fbdev=1 option for nvidia-drm module, which gives us a proper framebuffer console now ...
  • nosimplefb kernel option no longer needed with usage of nvidia-drm's fbdev=1 option
  • nvidia's NVreg_OpenRmEnableUnsupportedGpus=1 option no longer needed; GeForce and Workstation GPUs now officially supported
  • support added for H100/H800 GPUs (Hopper)
  • no longer try to overwrite NVreg_OpenRMEnableSupporteGpus driver option setting; apparently it's ignored by the driver (boo#1215981, comment#26)
  • use different modprobe.d config file to resolve conflict with older driver package (boo#1217370); overwrite NVreg_OpenRMEnableSupporteGpus driver option setting (disable it), since letting it enabled is supposed to break booting (boo#1215981, comment#23)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4642=1 SUSE-2023-4642=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2023-4642=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-4642=1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP5-2023-4642=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06-545.29.02-150500.11.12.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-azure-debuginfo-545.29.02_k5.14.21_150500.33.23-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-azure-devel-545.29.02-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-azure-545.29.02_k5.14.21_150500.33.23-150500.3.18.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-default-devel-545.29.02-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default-545.29.02_k5.14.21_150500.55.36-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default-debuginfo-545.29.02_k5.14.21_150500.55.36-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-debugsource-545.29.02-150500.3.18.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64)
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-64kb-devel-545.29.02-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-64kb-debuginfo-545.29.02_k5.14.21_150500.55.36-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-64kb-545.29.02_k5.14.21_150500.55.36-150500.3.18.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06-545.29.02-150500.11.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default-545.29.02_k5.14.21_150500.55.36-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default-debuginfo-545.29.02_k5.14.21_150500.55.36-150500.3.18.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06-545.29.02-150500.11.12.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64)
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-64kb-devel-545.29.02-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-64kb-debuginfo-545.29.02_k5.14.21_150500.55.36-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-64kb-545.29.02_k5.14.21_150500.55.36-150500.3.18.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-default-devel-545.29.02-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default-545.29.02_k5.14.21_150500.55.36-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default-debuginfo-545.29.02_k5.14.21_150500.55.36-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-debugsource-545.29.02-150500.3.18.1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP5 (x86_64)
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-azure-debuginfo-545.29.02_k5.14.21_150500.33.23-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-azure-devel-545.29.02-150500.3.18.1
    • nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-azure-545.29.02_k5.14.21_150500.33.23-150500.3.18.1

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