I will leave this issu open since it sounds like there may be additional possible work outstanding. However, it is fixed for me. I have created #1228595 for missing nvram option: https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1228595 Felix per your comment, FYI: "Anytime I wish to boot prior kernel, it's a simple matter to edit the applicable Grub stanza." Refind requires no configuration for kernels, and when presented on the menu, a function key will bring up all older kernels found in the directory as an option to boot. Saves a lot of time when testing something that requires kernel changes.