Re: versions of NVIDIA driver versus kmod in 15.0

Thanks for replying, Mario.

In that file, I do not have any "FreeBSD-kmods" section. I have 
"FreeBSD-ports", "FreeBSD-ports-kmods", and "FreeBSD-base" (disabled).

So, the way you're suggesting is already what I'm doing.

Is that file not correct?

Thanks again,

     Graham

On 22/12/2025 5:47 pm, Mario Marietto wrote:
> -> 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} 
> <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.