Hello,
since the latest tumbleweed upgrade, my system doesn’t load the nvidia drivers and I only get 640x480 resolution. It seems to be a different bug then the other one that is being reported. The nvida module is installed, and force re-installing it completes without error.
It works when I boot kernel 6.16 with no other changes.
Looking at the syslog I see no error message, It looks like the system never even tries to load the drivers.
inxi -GSaz
System:
Kernel: 6.17.0-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.0
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.17.0-1-default
root=UUID=77bd9463-d963-40f8-bd5d-8451e63fafe4
resume=/dev/disk/by-uuid/b254aba6-8168-4c19-842b-2ca1476d6097 quiet
security=apparmor rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau mitigations=auto
Console: tty 1 DM: SDDM Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20251002
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1070] vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: N/A
alternate: nouveau non-free: 550-580.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-08;
EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Pascal code: GP10x process: TSMC 16nm
built: 2016-2021 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:1b81 class-ID: 0300
Display: unspecified server: X.org v: 1.21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: vesa failed: nvidia
alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv gpu: N/A tty: 80x30
Monitor-1: Unknown-1 size-res: N/A in console modes: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: swrast
inactive: gbm,wayland,x11
API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 25.2.4 note: console (EGL sourced)
renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.2 256 bits)
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.321 layers: 7 device: 0 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
21.1.2 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.2.4 (LLVM 21.1.2)
device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: kscreen-console,
kscreen-doctor, xfce4-display-settings gpu: nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
zypper se -si nvidia:
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S | Name | Type | Version | Arch | Repository
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i+ | kernel-firmware-nvidia | package | 20250516-4.1 | noarch | openSUSE:Tumbleweed
i+ | kernel-firmware-nvidia | package | 20250516-4.1 | noarch | openSUSE:Tumbleweed (20251001)
i+ | kernel-firmware-nvidia | package | 20250516-4.1 | noarch | repo-oss
i | libnvidia-egl-gbm1 | package | 1.1.2-7.15 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-gbm1-32bit | package | 1.1.2-7.10 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | libnvidia-egl-wayland1 | package | 1.1.20-1.1 | x86_64 | openSUSE:Tumbleweed
i+ | libnvidia-egl-wayland1 | package | 1.1.20-1.1 | x86_64 | openSUSE:Tumbleweed (20251001)
i+ | libnvidia-egl-wayland1 | package | 1.1.20-1.1 | x86_64 | repo-oss
i | libnvidia-egl-wayland1-32bit | package | 1.1.20-52.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-x111 | package | 1.0.3-21.2 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-x111-32bit | package | 1.0.3-21.2 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-gpucomp | package | 580.95.05-40.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-gpucomp-32bit | package | 580.95.05-40.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-common-G06 | package | 580.95.05-40.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-compute-G06 | package | 580.95.05-40.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-compute-G06-32bit | package | 580.95.05-40.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-compute-utils-G06 | package | 580.95.05-40.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-default | package | 580.95.05_k6.16.8_1-40.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-longterm | package | 580.95.05_k6.12.48_1-40.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-meta | package | 580.95.05-17.1 | noarch | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-meta | package | 580.95.05-17.1 | noarch | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-gl-G06 | package | 580.95.05-40.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-gl-G06-32bit | package | 580.95.05-40.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-libXNVCtrl | package | 580.95.05-45.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-modprobe | package | 580.95.05-19.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-persistenced | package | 580.95.05-2.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-userspace-meta-G06 | package | 580.95.05-17.1 | noarch | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-userspace-meta-G06 | package | 580.95.05-17.1 | noarch | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-video-G06 | package | 580.95.05-40.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-video-G06-32bit | package | 580.95.05-40.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | openSUSE-repos-Tumbleweed-NVIDIA | package | 20250728.9adc675-1.1 | x86_64 | openSUSE:Tumbleweed
i+ | openSUSE-repos-Tumbleweed-NVIDIA | package | 20250728.9adc675-1.1 | x86_64 | openSUSE:Tumbleweed (20251001)
i+ | openSUSE-repos-Tumbleweed-NVIDIA | package | 20250728.9adc675-1.1 | x86_64 | repo-oss
on the 6.16. boot:
inxi -GSaz 13:04
System:
Kernel: 6.16.8-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.0
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.16.8-1-default
root=UUID=77bd9463-d963-40f8-bd5d-8451e63fafe4
resume=/dev/disk/by-uuid/b254aba6-8168-4c19-842b-2ca1476d6097 quiet
security=apparmor rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau mitigations=auto
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.4.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.18.0
wm: kwin_wayland tools: avail: xscreensaver vt: 3 dm: SDDM Distro: openSUSE
Tumbleweed 20251002
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1070] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: nvidia v: 580.82.07 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm
non-free: 550-580.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-08; EOL~2026-12-xx)
arch: Pascal code: GP10x process: TSMC 16nm built: 2016-2021 pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s ports:
active: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-2,DP-3,DVI-D-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:1b81 class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: vesa
failed: nvidia alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch
d-rect: 3840x1080 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-1 pos: primary,left model: Philips FTV serial: <filter>
built: 2007 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 76 gamma: 1.2
size: 640x360mm (25.2x14.17") diag: 734mm (28.9") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 pos: right model: Samsung C27F390 serial: <filter>
built: 2019 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 82 gamma: 1.2
size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23") diag: 686mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 1 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: swrast
wayland: drv: swrast x11: drv: swrast inactive: gbm,device-0
API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 25.2.4 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes
renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.2 256 bits) device-ID: ffffffff:ffffffff
memory: 22.86 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.321 layers: 7 device: 0 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
21.1.2 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.2.4 (LLVM 21.1.2)
device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: kscreen-console,
kscreen-doctor, xfce4-display-settings gpu: nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr