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Kernel Modules on CachyOS

CachyOS does provide Kernel Modules precompiled for every kernel from us.

ZFS Module

Since we are providing ZFS support directly in the installer, we want to ensure that the ZFS Module is all time compatible with our kernel version.

This can be archived, when we compile the module directly with the kernel and package the module into an own package. We are also pulling in upstream patches into the module to ensure compatibility with the latest kernel.

The ZFS Module is simply named as the installed kernel + “-zfs” as ending. Here some examples:

linux-cachyos (Base Kernel)
linux-cachyos-headers (Kernel Headers)
linux-cachyos-zfs (ZFS Module for it)


linux-cachyos-bore-lto (Base Kernel)
linux-cachyos-bore-lto-headers (Kernel Headers)
linux-cachyos-bore-lto-zfs (ZFS Module)

If youre installing an different kernel, when using the ZFS Filesystem, be sure to also install the zfs module with it.

NVIDIA Module

We are also providing a pre compiled NVIDIA Module, which makes “nvidia-dkms” not required anymore. This benefits to users, since they don’t need to compile the module on their own. This compilation can take some time at the update process, depending on the CPU Power.

Also we can ensure that the module is correctly compiling for the users. We are also pulling patches into the module, if required to ensure compatibility with the latest kernel version.

The NVIDIA Module is simply named as the installed kernel + “-zfs” as ending. Here some examples:

linux-cachyos:
linux-cachyos (Base Kernel)
linux-cachyos-headers (Kernel Headers)
linux-cachyos-nvidia (NVIDIA Module for it)


linux-cachyos-bore-lto:
linux-cachyos-bore-lto (Base Kernel)
linux-cachyos-bore-lto-headers (Kernel Headers)
linux-cachyos-bore-lto-nvidia (NVIDIA Module)

Other patched Modules in the CachyOS Kernel

Here you can find a list of external modules patched into the CachyOS Kernel:

  • OpenRGB
  • v4l2loopback