Re: versions of NVIDIA driver versus kmod in 15.0

-> I just upgraded my server from 14.3 to 15.0. It went mostly
-> successfully, but I can't get my NVIDIA video working.

Hello.

can you try this method :

Before to start upgrading packages,locate /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf and be sure
that :

FreeBSD-kmods: {
  url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_latest_${VERSION_MINOR}",
  mirror_type: "srv",
  signature_type: "fingerprints",
  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
  enabled: no
}

is disabled. Then upgrade them and when finished,try to re-enable it.

On Mon, Dec 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM Graham Menhennitt <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I just upgraded my server from 14.3 to 15.0. It went mostly
> successfully, but I can't get my NVIDIA video working.
>
> When I install the driver, it also installs the kernel module. But they
> aren't the same version. When I try to run Xorg, it spits out an error
> because of this.
>
> Any clues, please.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>    Graham
>
> # pkg install nvidia-driver
> ...
> New packages to be INSTALLED:
>          egl-wayland: 1.1.20 [FreeBSD-ports]
>          nvidia-driver: 580.95.05 [FreeBSD-ports]
>          nvidia-kmod: 580.105.08.1500068 [FreeBSD-ports-kmods]
>
> Then on reboot (excuse any errors as this is manually typed):
> NVRM: API mismatch: the client Xorg (pid 3302)
> NVRM: has the version 580.95.05, but this kernel module has
> NVRM: the version 580.105.08. Please make sure that this
> NVRM: kernel module and all NVIDIA driver components
> NVRM: have the same version.
>
>  From dmesg:
> nvidia0: <NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM> on vgapci0
> vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_io
> vgapci0: child nvidia0 requested pci_enable_io
> nvidia-modeset: Loading NVIDIA Kernel Mode Setting Driver for UNIX
> platforms  580.105.08  Wed Oct 29 22:04:36 UTC 2025
>
>
>

-- 
Mario.