Kwin problem after last update to kernel 7.0.2-1

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After last update to kernel 7.0.2-1, (yes, i had big problems with the previous update !), al works perfectly, except kwin : this message appears all to3 or 5 seconds "The desktop effects have been reset following a reset of the graphics module ".

Furthermore, the taskbar is no longer accessible: clicking on the icons has no effect.

Only open windows can be accessed.

If they have been minimised to an icon on the taskbar, these windows can no longer be accessed.

Here, the result of inxi -b :

inxi -b
System:
  Host: zlinux.home Kernel: 7.0.2-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.6.4 Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20260430
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: ROG STRIX B760-F GAMING WIFI v: Rev 1.xx
    serial: <superuser required> Firmware: BIOS vendor: American Megatrends
    v: 1825 date: 10/09/2025
CPU:
  Info: 16-core (8-mt/8-st) 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900K [MST AMCP]
    speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/5100:5200:3900
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GB206 [GeForce RTX 5060 Ti] driver: nvidia v: 580.159.03
  Device-2: Logitech C920 HD Pro Webcam driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    type: USB
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.11
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia
    unloaded: modesetting,vesa gpu: nv_platform,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch
    resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.159.03
    renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
    de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info
    x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 700 Series CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi
  Device-2: Intel Ethernet I226-V driver: igc
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 3.7 TiB used: 28.35 GiB (0.7%)
Info:
  Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est. available: 31.09 GiB used: 4.21 GiB (13.5%)
  Processes: 471 Uptime: 1h 29m Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.40


sudo zypper se -si nvidia kernel-default
Chargement des données du dépôt...
Lecture des paquets installés...

S  | Name                                      | Type   | Version                 | Arch   | Repository
---+-------------------------------------------+--------+-------------------------+--------+------------------
i+ | gkrellm-nvidia                            | paquet | 1.3.2-1.2               | x86_64 | repo-oss
i+ | kernel-default                            | paquet | 7.0.1-1.1               | x86_64 | (Paquets système)
i+ | kernel-default                            | paquet | 7.0.2-1.1               | x86_64 | repo-oss
i  | kernel-firmware-nvidia                    | paquet | 20260408-1.1            | noarch | repo-oss
i  | libnvidia-egl-gbm1                        | paquet | 1.1.3-1.3               | x86_64 | repo-oss
i  | libnvidia-egl-wayland1                    | paquet | 1.1.22-1.4              | x86_64 | repo-oss
i  | libnvidia-egl-x111                        | paquet | 1.0.5-26.1              | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | libnvidia-gpucomp-G06                     | paquet | 580.159.03-48.1         | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-common-G06                         | paquet | 580.159.03-48.1         | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-compute-G06                        | paquet | 580.159.03-48.1         | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-compute-utils-G06                  | paquet | 580.159.03-48.1         | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-gl-G06                             | paquet | 580.159.03-48.1         | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-modprobe                           | paquet | 580.159.03-26.1         | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default | paquet | 580.159.03_k7.0.2_1-1.1 | x86_64 | repo-oss
i+ | nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-meta    | paquet | 580.126.18-50.1         | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-persistenced                       | paquet | 580.159.03-2.1          | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-userspace-meta-G06                 | paquet | 580.159.03-48.1         | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-video-G06                          | paquet | 580.159.03-48.1         | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | openSUSE-repos-MicroOS-NVIDIA             | paquet | 20260423.1a6a0f3-2.1    | x86_64 | repo-oss

Do i wait on the next update, or what can i do ?

I’m new on Opensue Tumbleweed.

Thanks in advance

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Hiya. At the moment Nvidia drivers are extremely unpredictable on kernel 7.0. 20260428 and newer snapshots are affected for time being. You can read more in this thread if you want. For now what you can do is rollback kernel to 6.19.12 and use appropriate Nvidia KMP package. Do you need help with that?

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Hello Lioli7k
Thanks for your answer.
Rollback to 6.19.12 and use the last Nvidia driver that work, no i can’t.
I have never downgraded a system.
If you can give all the correct command line, that would be appreciate.

For the moment, i can login but i’m no able to make a boot with init 3.
I had used the recovery mode, the entered this command with no success.
I had enter this command the 30/04/2026, but this was refused (not correct !?).
My previous OS was PCLinuxos, where this command work.

As you see, yes, i need your help

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@Zlinux1 Hi and welcome to the Forum :smile:
All SysVinit stuff has been removed from Tumbleweed, to get to runlevel 3/init 3 is systemctl isolate multi-user.target to get back to runlevel 5/init 5 is systemctl isolate graphical.target

You can use the systemctl set-default {multi-user.target or graphical.target} to set the default runlevel.

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Hi Malcolmlewis
Many thanks for your explanation.
Your commands are noted (in a text file).

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To rollback do the following:
Run sudo snapper list and look for number at the left on the bottom line.
Then run sudo snapper rollback <that number>.
After command is finished reboot your PC.

You should get a working system when you boot. For now it’s better not to update for a bit until that Nvidia bug is fixed.

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Noted all your command lines.

Will be made tomorrow !

Many thanks

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Correction. Look for number at the left on the second to last bottom line that has pre next to it. Pre is snapshot of system made before update. Last line is probably a post update snapshot and restoring it won’t change anything.

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Hello

I on anothe post, i have asked how tho change sddm to gdm.
I have received the answer from Sauerland and this works.

But i have noted one thing.
Before change to gdm, sddm was enabled.
I had kwin problems till yet.

After change to gdm and reboot, no problem with kwin.

Could SDDM be the cause of the problems with KWin?

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It’s probably neither. Today I managed to confirm that Nvidia GPUs have initialisation issue on 7.0.x kernel. It looks like a race condition in kernel itself. I highly recommend switching to kernel-longterm or staying on older 6.19.x kernel until this issue is fixed.

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Oh, that’s not very good news!

At the moment, my system is running on kernel 7.0.3.

So I’d say that, apart from the fact that the system won’t reboot or shut down, it’s still working fine for me.

I’m not making any other changes for the time being.

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From my testing 7.0.1, 7.0.2 and 7.0.3 are affected and cause Nvidia GPUs to behave unpredictably. It may work, it might not work or it might cause random crashes, like you’re experiencing.

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I completely agree with you, at least as far as kernels 7.0.1 and 7.0.2 are concerned.

Since I installed kernel 7.0.3 and removed sddm, I haven’t had any stability issues.

Kwin no longer crashes and I haven’t experienced any unexpected crashes.

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