If kernel updated and later driver installed, without reboot in-between. Then on subsequent reboots, the nvidia*.ko files are not auto-loaded on boot (insmod works). Another alternative is to create /etc/modules-load.d/nvidia.conf with list of modules to load.
These kernel modules are not loaded into initrd/initramfs, as per /usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/99-nvidia.conf
If kernel updated and later driver installed, without reboot in-between. Then on subsequent reboots, the nvidia*.ko files are not auto-loaded on boot (
insmodworks). Another alternative is to create/etc/modules-load.d/nvidia.confwith list of modules to load.These kernel modules are not loaded into initrd/initramfs, as per
/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/99-nvidia.conf