# Problem making nvidia driver work on 9.3 on kernel 5.14.0-362.18.1.el9\_3.0.1.x86\_64

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**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Created:** [February 29, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/problem-making-nvidia-driver-work-on-9-3-on-kernel-5-14-0-362-18-1-el9-3-0-1-x86-64/13039 "2024-02-29T15:12:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/problem-making-nvidia-driver-work-on-9-3-on-kernel-5-14-0-362-18-1-el9-3-0-1-x86-64/13039/2 "2024-02-29T15:15:11Z")

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Unfortunately this is normal. Nvidia hard locks to specific kernel versions and doesn’t take advantage of weak modules. This means when we have to rebuild a kernel, the nvidia driver will stop working.

Consider the following options:

- Use rpmfusion for your driver
- If you wish to continue using nvidia as the source of your drivers, use dkms instead.

See the following post for more information: [Nvidia Drivers on Rocky Linux](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-drivers-on-rocky-linux/12366)

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