Why do I need the Nvidia feature branch drivers for HiveOS GPU mining?

When running the latest GPU miner under HiveOS, you may need Nvidia drivers from the feature branch rather than the latest stable release. HiveOS is a Linux-based operating system built for mining rigs, and the "latest stable" Nvidia driver is the one Nvidia considers fully tested for general use — but GPU miners sometimes depend on newer driver capabilities that only exist in the feature branch, which ships cutting-edge changes before they graduate to stable. The practical takeaway is that if your Kaspa GPU miner isn't working on HiveOS, checking and updating to the feature branch Nvidia driver is a key troubleshooting step, not just a routine update.