Hi @manuel
Just ran nvidia-inst --test with 580.119.02-1 already installed, and I am not receiving suggestion to update to 590.48.01-1 for my 5090 card:
Summary
$ nvidia-inst --test
2025-12-26 14:55:43: Info: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GB202 [GeForce RTX 5090] [10de:2b85] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
2025-12-26 14:55:43: Info: Currently installed packages related to Nvidia:
2025-12-26 14:55:43: egl-gbm 1.1.2.1-1
2025-12-26 14:55:43: egl-wayland 4:1.1.21-1
2025-12-26 14:55:43: egl-x11 1.0.4-1
2025-12-26 14:55:43: libvdpau 1.5-3
2025-12-26 14:55:43: linux-firmware-nvidia 20251125-2
2025-12-26 14:55:43: nvidia-hook 1.5.3-1
2025-12-26 14:55:43: nvidia-inst 25.12-1
2025-12-26 14:55:43: nvidia-open-dkms 580.119.02-1
2025-12-26 14:55:43: nvidia-utils 580.119.02-1
2025-12-26 14:55:43: Info: inxi -Gza
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GB202 [GeForce RTX 5090] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: nvidia v: 580.119.02 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm
non-free: 550-580.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-11) arch: Lovelace
code: AD1xx process: TSMC n4 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 5 speed: 32 GT/s ports:
active: DP-1 empty: DP-2,DP-3,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2b85
class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa gpu: nv_platform,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch
display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-1 model: MSI MPG341CX OLED built: 2023 res: mode: 3440x1440
hz: 240 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2 size: 800x337mm (31.5x13.27")
diag: 868mm (34.2") modes: max: 3440x1440 min: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland: drv: nvidia
x11: drv: nvidia inactive: device-1
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.119.02
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090/PCIe/SSE2
memory: 31.1 GiB display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.335 layers: 2 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 driver: nvidia v: 580.119.02
device-ID: 10de:2b85 surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
2025-12-26 14:55:44: Info: nvidia-inst version 25.12-1
2025-12-26 14:55:44: Info: Command line: nvidia-inst --test
2025-12-26 14:55:44: Info: Selected mode: nvidia (Nvidia’s open source)
2025-12-26 14:55:44: Note: Package nvidia-open-dkms is set for install but it is installed already.
2025-12-26 14:55:44: Note: Package nvidia-hook is set for install but it is installed already.
2025-12-26 14:55:44: Info: Installing packages: nvidia-settings
2025-12-26 14:55:44: Info: Removing packages: nvidia-utils
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COMMANDS TO RUN:
pacman -Rs --noconfirm --noprogressbar --nodeps nvidia-utils
pacman -Syuq --noconfirm --noprogressbar --needed nvidia-settings
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Is this the current expected behaviour?
Cheers
R