Nvidia module stopped working (again)

I checked the old topics about it there were no solutions on then.

From my /var/log/messages

2026-08-14T11:01:11.672049-03:00 lightsaber nvidia-powerd: nvidia-powerd version:2.0 (build 1)
2026-08-14T11:01:11.672089-03:00 lightsaber nvidia-powerd: ERROR! Allocate Root client failed 0x59
2026-08-14T11:01:11.672111-03:00 lightsaber systemd[1]: nvidia-powerd.service: Deactivated successfully.
2026-08-14T11:01:27.047917-03:00 lightsaber nvidia-settings[2897]: ERROR: NVIDIA driver is not loaded

Tried previous nvidia driver with no sucess.

As usual…
inxi -GSaz
zypper se -si nvidia

inxi -GSaz
System:
  Kernel: 6.12.0-160000.37-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
    v: 13.4.0 clocksource: hpet avail: acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12.0-160000.37-default
    root=UUID=d4a78e68-ebad-461a-b035-e6c70c06cbde splash=silent
    resume=/dev/disk/by-uuid/f1331fad-6385-42e3-bd63-15717f1c0a3a
    preempt=full quiet security=apparmor mitigations=auto
    rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau
  Console: pty pts/0 wm: kwin_wayland DM: SDDM Distro: openSUSE Leap 16.0
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] driver: N/A alternate: nouveau
    non-free: 550.xx+ status: current (as of 2024-09; 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:1c82 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Logitech Webcam C270 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-1:2 chip-ID: 046d:0825
    class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  Display: unspecified server: X.org v: 1.21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: vesa
    failed: nvidia alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv gpu: N/A display-ID: :1
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x286mm (20.00x11.26")
    s-diag: 583mm (22.95")
  Monitor-1: Unknown-1 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 96
    size: 508x285mm (20x11.22") modes: 1920x1080
  API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: swrast
    x11: drv: swrast inactive: gbm,wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 24.3.3 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes
    renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 19.1.7 256 bits) device-ID: ffffffff:ffffffff
    memory: 30.41 GiB unified: yes
  API: Vulkan Message: No Vulkan data available.

LANG=C zypper se -si nvidia
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S  | Name                       | Type    | Version                    | Arch   | Repository
---+----------------------------+---------+----------------------------+--------+---------------------
i  | kernel-firmware-nvidia     | package | 20250516-160000.2.2        | noarch | repo-oss (16.0)
i+ | libnvidia-cfg              | package | 595.84-lp160.8.1           | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i+ | libnvidia-egl-gbm1         | package | 1.1.3-lp160.10.1           | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i  | libnvidia-egl-wayland1     | package | 1.1.22-lp160.56.1          | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i  | libnvidia-egl-x111         | package | 1.0.5-lp160.24.1           | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i+ | libnvidia-gpucomp          | package | 595.58.03-lp160.5.1        | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i+ | libnvidia-gpucomp-G06      | package | 580.159.03-lp160.60.1      | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i+ | libnvidia-ml               | package | 595.84-lp160.8.1           | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i+ | nvidia-common-G06          | package | 580.159.03-lp160.60.1      | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i+ | nvidia-compute-G06         | package | 580.159.03-lp160.60.1      | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i+ | nvidia-compute-utils-G06   | package | 580.159.03-lp160.60.1      | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i+ | nvidia-gl-G06              | package | 580.159.03-lp160.60.1      | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i+ | nvidia-libXNVCtrl          | package | 595.84-lp160.2.1           | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i+ | nvidia-modprobe            | package | 580.159.03-lp160.26.1      | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i+ | nvidia-persistenced        | package | 580.159.03-lp160.2.1       | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i+ | nvidia-settings            | package | 595.84-lp160.2.1           | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i+ | nvidia-userspace-meta-G06  | package | 580.159.03-lp160.53.1      | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i+ | nvidia-video-G06           | package | 580.159.03-lp160.60.1      | x86_64 | repo-non-free (16.0)
i  | openSUSE-repos-Leap-NVIDIA | package | 20260218.3c95c01-lp160.1.1 | x86_64 | repo-oss (16.0)

That is kind of a mess. Besides the version mix, you are missing the kernel kmp package.

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The nvidia driver was unistalled.
When I try to install it again, it asks to downgrade kernel-devel anda kernel-default-devel

the third I see with this problem.

Yes because it needs:

rpm -q --requires https://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/leap/16.0/x86_64/nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-default-580.159.03_k6.12.0_160000.35-lp160.60.1.x86_64.rpm | grep -i kernel
kernel-default
kernel-default-devel = 6.12.0-160000.35
suse-kernel-rpm-scriptlets
suse-kernel-rpm-scriptlets
suse-kernel-rpm-scriptlets
suse-kernel-rpm-scriptlets
suse-kernel-rpm-scriptlets

The proprietary kmp module seems to fail to build on the users machine.

Thats the problem, kernel-default-devel was updated to 37.

Got my nvidia driver back after reinstalling it.
It did not downgrade de kernel-default-devel, but also installed the previous version.
I guess the currente nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-default is not built against the latest kernel
(6.12.0-160000.37-default) since nvidia driver asks the previous version. Seems to be a dependence problem.

I guess the nvidia driver was de installed on the latest kernel update.

The mixed versions are caused by my old video card, it uses nvidia G06 driver.

That is wrong. By using the meta package, a correct set of versions without any mix gets installed:

leaptest:~ # LANG=C zypper in nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-meta
Refreshing service 'openSUSE'.
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Resolving package dependencies...

The following 6 recommended packages were automatically selected:
  gcc make nvidia-common-G06 nvidia-gl-G06 nvidia-video-G06 pesign-systemd

The following 51 NEW packages are going to be installed:
  binutils clinfo cpp13 dwarves fipscheck gcc gcc13 gcc13-locale gcc15 gcc15-locale glibc-devel kernel-default-devel kernel-devel kernel-macros libOpenCL1
  libasan8 libctf-nobfd0 libctf0 libdwarves1 libelf-devel libfipscheck1 libhwasan0 libitm1 liblsan0 libnvidia-egl-gbm1 libnvidia-egl-wayland1
  libnvidia-egl-x111 libnvidia-gpucomp-G06 libsframe2 libtsan2 libxcrypt-devel libz-ng-compat1 libzstd-devel linux-glibc-devel make make-lang
  nvidia-common-G06 nvidia-compute-G06 nvidia-compute-utils-G06 nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-default nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-meta nvidia-gl-G06 nvidia-modprobe
  nvidia-persistenced nvidia-userspace-meta-G06 nvidia-video-G06 pesign pesign-obs-integration pesign-systemd site-config zlib-ng-compat-devel

51 new packages to install.

Package download size:   526.8 MiB

Package install size change:
              |      1.70 GiB  required by packages that will be installed
    1.70 GiB  |  -      0 B    released by packages that will be removed

Backend:  classic_rpmtrans
Continue? [y/n/v/...? shows all options] (y): 
Preloading: nvidia-compute-utils-G06-580.159.03-lp160.60.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-meta-580.159.03-lp160.53.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: libnvidia-egl-gbm1-1.1.3-lp160.10.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: nvidia-userspace-meta-G06-580.159.03-lp160.53.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: nvidia-persistenced-580.159.03-lp160.2.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: libOpenCL1-2.3.4-lp160.65.3.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: libnvidia-egl-wayland1-1.1.22-lp160.56.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: nvidia-video-G06-580.159.03-lp160.60.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: libnvidia-egl-x111-1.0.5-lp160.24.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: nvidia-modprobe-580.159.03-lp160.26.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-default-580.159.03_k6.12.0_160000.35-lp160.60.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: libctf-nobfd0-2.45-160000.3.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: libdwarves1-1.27-160000.2.2.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: nvidia-compute-G06-580.159.03-lp160.60.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: glibc-devel-2.40-160000.6.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: make-lang-4.4.1-160000.3.2.noarch.rpm [done]
Preloading: pesign-obs-integration-10.2+git20250219.c99462c-160000.3.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: dwarves-1.27-160000.2.2.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: libctf0-2.45-160000.3.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
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Preloading: libzstd-devel-1.5.7-160000.2.2.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: cpp13-13.4.0+git9739-160000.2.2.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: gcc15-locale-15.3.0+git11272-160000.1.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: nvidia-common-G06-580.159.03-lp160.60.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: gcc13-locale-13.4.0+git9739-160000.2.2.x86_64.rpm [done]
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Preloading: libz-ng-compat1-2.2.4-bp160.1.2.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: libfipscheck1-1.7.0-160000.2.2.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: kernel-macros-6.12.0-160000.37.1.noarch.rpm [done]
Preloading: kernel-default-devel-6.12.0-160000.35.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: libasan8-15.3.0+git11272-160000.1.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: libitm1-15.3.0+git11272-160000.1.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: liblsan0-15.3.0+git11272-160000.1.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: libnvidia-gpucomp-G06-580.159.03-lp160.60.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: libsframe2-2.45-160000.3.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: libxcrypt-devel-4.4.38-160000.3.2.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: fipscheck-1.7.0-160000.2.2.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: libtsan2-15.3.0+git11272-160000.1.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: make-4.4.1-160000.3.2.x86_64.rpm [done]
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Preloading: libhwasan0-15.3.0+git11272-160000.1.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: pesign-systemd-116-160000.3.1.noarch.rpm [done]
Preloading: site-config-0.2-bp160.1.9.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: clinfo-3.0.23.01.25-bp160.1.12.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: zlib-ng-compat-devel-2.2.4-bp160.1.2.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: linux-glibc-devel-6.12-160000.3.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: gcc13-13.4.0+git9739-160000.2.2.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preloading: kernel-devel-6.12.0-160000.35.1.noarch.rpm [done]
Preloading: nvidia-gl-G06-580.159.03-lp160.60.1.x86_64.rpm [done]
Preload finished. [success (11.9 MiB/s) ] .............................................................................................................[done]
Retrieving: libOpenCL1-2.3.4-lp160.65.3.x86_64 (nVidia)                                                                                 (1/51),  67.2 KiB    
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(51/51) Installing: nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-meta-580.159.03-lp160.53.1.x86_64 ...........................................................................[done]
Running post-transaction scripts ......................................................................................................................[done]
leaptest:~ # LANG=C zypper se -si nvidia
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S  | Name                          | Type    | Version                                 | Arch   | Repository
---+-------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------
i  | kernel-firmware-nvidia        | package | 20250516-160000.2.2                     | noarch | repo-oss (16.0)
i  | libnvidia-egl-gbm1            | package | 1.1.3-lp160.10.1                        | x86_64 | nVidia
i  | libnvidia-egl-wayland1        | package | 1.1.22-lp160.56.1                       | x86_64 | nVidia
i  | libnvidia-egl-x111            | package | 1.0.5-lp160.24.1                        | x86_64 | nVidia
i  | libnvidia-gpucomp-G06         | package | 580.159.03-lp160.60.1                   | x86_64 | nVidia
i  | nvidia-common-G06             | package | 580.159.03-lp160.60.1                   | x86_64 | nVidia
i  | nvidia-compute-G06            | package | 580.159.03-lp160.60.1                   | x86_64 | nVidia
i  | nvidia-compute-utils-G06      | package | 580.159.03-lp160.60.1                   | x86_64 | nVidia
i  | nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-default | package | 580.159.03_k6.12.0_160000.35-lp160.60.1 | x86_64 | nVidia
i+ | nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-meta    | package | 580.159.03-lp160.53.1                   | x86_64 | nVidia
i  | nvidia-gl-G06                 | package | 580.159.03-lp160.60.1                   | x86_64 | nVidia
i  | nvidia-modprobe               | package | 580.159.03-lp160.26.1                   | x86_64 | nVidia
i  | nvidia-persistenced           | package | 580.159.03-lp160.2.1                    | x86_64 | nVidia
i  | nvidia-userspace-meta-G06     | package | 580.159.03-lp160.53.1                   | x86_64 | nVidia
i  | nvidia-video-G06              | package | 580.159.03-lp160.60.1                   | x86_64 | nVidia

    Note: For an extended search including not yet activated remote resources please use 'zypper
    search-packages'.
leaptest:~ # 

This is an old system that is being upgraded in the last 15 years :sweat_smile:
The meta package caused my problems in the past and I am not using it.
I will give it another try.
Thanks for the help :slight_smile: