Nvidia kernel module missing, falling back to nouveau” after 6.1.x kernel updates

[computersavvy (Jeff V)]

@moe007

My guess is that the upgrade procedure didn’t wait for the kernel modules to build before rebooting my system.

There is a topic in the “common issues” category about this. System upgrades occasionally do fail to allow time for the nvidia drivers to be properly built before the final reboot so it does happen.

Third-party modules (e.g. Nvidia) are not rebuilt during system upgrade

Problem If you use a third-party kernel module (the most common is the Nvidia closed driver, but this might also apply to some wireless card drivers, VirtualBox, etc), it won’t be rebuilt during a system upgrade to a newer Fedora version. That means your kernel module (and the affected hardware) might not work directly after the system upgrade. In case of Nvidia, that might mean using a slow fallback graphical driver, or even failing to boot to a graphical environment at all. Note: This proble…