Driver update SUCCESSFUL! (after jumping some hoops)
First I unlocked G06 packages, installed G07 from Yast, but forgetting the meta packages hui posted (yeah, I’m becoming slightly forgetful…).
Weirdly, I couldn’t remove libnvidia-gpucomp-G06, as Yast Software manager wouldn’t let me untick it. After reboot, the same 1600x1200 77 Hz res in a 4K 60 Hz monitor, but I could then remove libnvidia-gpucomp-G06 in Yast, although apparently there’s no G07 version. Reboot, same low res, checked hui’s post again, added the meta package in Yast, that pulled in two others. Most unusually, as soon as the packages finished installing, without even exiting Yast, the screen went off. My blood pressure increased, but moving the mouse brought in a correct ratio lock screen, an logging into the desktop again all was as all should be. Blood pressure dropped, the sun started shining again, happiness is back. Yast sw management again to install Steam, it brought in a gazillion -32 bit packages, nvidia, X11 and others, and seem to be working.
Thanks to all that replied, you’ve been great!
And just for the record, the installed nvidia package list is now:
:~> LANG=C zypper se -si nvidia
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
S | Name | Type | Version | Arch | Repository
---+-------------------------------------------+---------+---------------------------------------------+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------
i | kernel-firmware-nvidia | package | 20250205-150600.3.15.1 | noarch | update-sle (15.6)
i | kernel-firmware-nvidia | package | 20250205-150600.3.15.1 | noarch | Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
i | libnvidia-cfg | package | 595.58.03-lp156.11.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i | libnvidia-egl-gbm1 | package | 1.1.3-lp156.10.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i+ | libnvidia-gpucomp | package | 595.58.03-lp156.11.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i+ | libnvidia-ml | package | 595.58.03-lp156.11.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i+ | nvidia-common-G07 | package | 595.58.03-lp156.11.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i+ | nvidia-compute-G07 | package | 595.58.03-lp156.11.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i+ | nvidia-compute-utils-G07 | package | 595.58.03-lp156.11.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i | nvidia-gl-G07 | package | 595.58.03-lp156.11.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i+ | nvidia-libXNVCtrl | package | 595.58.03-lp156.2.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i+ | nvidia-modprobe | package | 595.58.03-lp156.3.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i | nvidia-open-driver-G07-signed-kmp-default | package | 595.58.03_k6.4.0_150600.23.92-150600.13.6.1 | x86_64 | update-sle (15.6)
i | nvidia-open-driver-G07-signed-kmp-default | package | 595.58.03_k6.4.0_150600.23.92-150600.13.6.1 | x86_64 | Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
i+ | nvidia-open-driver-G07-signed-kmp-meta | package | 595.58.03-lp156.11.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i+ | nvidia-persistenced | package | 595.58.03-lp156.2.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i+ | nvidia-settings | package | 595.58.03-lp156.2.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i | nvidia-userspace-meta-G07 | package | 595.58.03-lp156.11.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i+ | nvidia-video-G07 | package | 595.58.03-lp156.11.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free (15.6)
i | openSUSE-repos-Leap-NVIDIA | package | 20250604.94835c9-lp156.2.9.1 | x86_64 | update-oss (15.6)
i | openSUSE-repos-Leap-NVIDIA | package | 20250604.94835c9-lp156.2.9.1 | x86_64 | Repositório principal de atualização
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