Amongst the reported issues…
nvidia-persistenced failed to initialize. Check syslog for more details.
Run
sudo journalctl -u nvidia-persistenced.service
Is this the issue?
Failed to query NVIDIA devices. Please ensure that the NVIDIA device files (/dev/nvidia*) exist, and that user 455 has read and write permissions for those files.
The only file relating to nvidia in that directory is nvidiactl.
Yes, speculating the SELinux might be involved here? As a test, boot up in multi-user.target mode (runlevel 3), and do
sudo setenforce 0
then change to runlevel 5. Does that work?
When I try to switch to multi-user.target, I get a screen stating NVRM: GPU 0000:01:00.0 is already bound to nouveau and can’t type any commands.
Did you boot to non-graphical mode via grub boot?
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Making_Temporary_Changes_to_a_GRUB_2_Menu
Re SELinux, what does sestatus report? (This was speculation on m ypart.)
I’m using systemd-boot.
Ok. Can you reboot to a non-graphical mode (so no graphics drivers loaded)?
Ok, I booted into runlevel 3, ran sudo setenforce 0, then changed over to runlevel 5. I checked the kernel log and it has the same errors regarding failing to query Nvidia devices.
taf@Pooter ~> sestatus
SELinux status: enabled
SELinuxfs mount: /sys/fs/selinux
SELinux root directory: /etc/selinux
Loaded policy name: targeted
Current mode: permissive
Mode from config file: enforcing
Policy MLS status: enabled
Policy deny_unknown status: allowed
Memory protection checking: actual (secure)
Max kernel policy version: 33
Let’s see what others can suggest here. (I haven’t come across the issue you’re encountering previously.)
@deano_ferrari @malcolmlewis Thanks for the help so far!
These drivers came out about two weeks ago. Maybe I should try an older driver and see if that’s the issue? I don’t know how to force download an older version though.
@TheSoldier Well it works here, not the rpms but the run file… I’m waiting for some ram to arrive tomorrow and setup a test system with just a Quadro T400 card…
Update: I changed to the closed source drivers and no longer have issues with nouveau!
Was getting terrible performance on Steam games than realized I had to run sudo flatpak update to update the drivers for the Flatpak. Now everything runs as expected.
Thanks for everyone’s help.
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@TheSoldier The fix is sdbootutil mkinitrd to use the open driver…
zypper se -i nvidia
S | Name | Summary | Type
---+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
i | kernel-firmware-nvidia | Kernel firmware files for Nvidia Tegra and graphics drivers | package
i+ | libnvidia-egl-wayland1 | The EGLStream-based Wayland external platform | package
i | nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default | NVIDIA open kernel module driver for GeForce 16 series (GTX 16xx) and newer | package
System:
Kernel: 6.13.5-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: initrd=\opensuse-tumbleweed\6.13.5-1-default\initrd-8f08d36ab85a5c25a6312b814f7b52f0d737bba5
root=UUID=4ae5ce93-2b7e-442b-8b6e-2f8baad29a27 splash=silent quiet
security=selinux selinux=1 enforcing=1 mitigations=auto
rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau rootflags=subvol=@/.snapshots/1/snapshot
systemd.machine_id=9d74a22b1a804a94a3e861eacc67f281
Desktop: GNOME v: 47.5 tk: GTK v: 3.24.48 wm: gnome-shell
tools: gsd-screensaver-proxy avail: xscreensaver dm: GDM v: 47.0
Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250308
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA TU117GLM [Quadro T400 Mobile] driver: nvidia v: 570.124.04
alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550/565.xx+ status: current (as of
2025-01; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Turing code: TUxxx process: TSMC 12nm FF
built: 2018-2022 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1fb2 class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
compositor: gnome-shell driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: vesa
alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,nvidia gpu: nvidia display-ID: 0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-size: <missing: xdpyinfo>
Monitor-1: Unknown-1 mapped: None-1 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60
scale: 100% (1) dpi: 96 size: 508x285mm (20x11.22") modes: 1920x1080
API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: swrast
wayland: drv: swrast x11: drv: swrast inactive: gbm
API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 25.0.1 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes
renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 19.1.7 256 bits) device-ID: ffffffff:ffffffff
memory: 15.21 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :0.0
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo x11: xprop,xrandr
Perhaps this can help.
Read this to install nvidia driver.