This was originally an online upgrade, IIRC from 15.2, many weeks ago. Today was first attempt to dup since repos were refreshed. After the dup: # zypper --no-refresh se -s kernel | grep 18-45 | sort | kernel-debug | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS | kernel-debug-devel | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS | kernel-default-base | package | 5.3.18-45.2.14.27 | x86_64 | OSS | kernel-default-base-rebuild | package | 5.3.18-45.2.14.27 | x86_64 | OSS | kernel-default-devel | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS | kernel-default-extra | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS | kernel-default-optional | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS | kernel-devel | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | noarch | OSS | kernel-docs | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | noarch | OSS | kernel-docs-html | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | noarch | OSS | kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-45-default | package | 1-1.57 | x86_64 | OSS | kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-45-preempt | package | 1-1.57 | x86_64 | OSS | kernel-macros | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | noarch | OSS | kernel-obs-build | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS | kernel-obs-qa | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS l | kernel-kvmsmall | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS l | kernel-kvmsmall-devel | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS l | kernel-preempt | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS l | kernel-preempt-devel | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS l | kernel-preempt-extra | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS l | kernel-preempt-optional | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS l | kernel-source | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | noarch | OSS l | kernel-source-vanilla | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | noarch | OSS l | kernel-syms | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS i+ | kernel-default | package | 5.3.18-45.2 | x86_64 | OSS Is one of these not installed packages needed in order for KMS to work for NVidia GPUs with competent FOSS DDX drivers? If so, which? zypper ve reports kernel deps satisfied. Is this answer going to parallel one for AMD graphics? Intel too? Booting now to 5.3.18-45 vtty comes in 1024x768 instead of display's native mode, and so does Xorg, on FBDEV instead of modesetting DDX. # grep \(EE\) /var/log/Xorg.0.log (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. [ 104.758] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) [ 104.781] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0) [ 104.939] (EE) [drm] Failed to open DRM device for pci:0000:01:00.0: -19 [ 104.939] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory [ 104.941] (EE) Unable to find a valid framebuffer device [ 104.942] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section. # rpm -qa | grep nouveau libdrm_nouveau2-2.4.104-1.3.x86_64 libvdpau_nouveau-20.2.4-57.3.x86_64 xf86-video-nouveau-1.0.15-5.26.x86_64 # zypper se -s l-firmware | grep nvidia i+ | kernel-firmware-nvidia | package | 20201218-1.7 | noarch | OSS PS: Initrd for 5.3.18-45 is 118% the size of that for 5.3.18-22. :( -- Evolution as taught in public schools, like religion, is based on faith, not on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/