{
 "id": "nvml-librm-version-mismatch-after-driver-update-reboot",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Fix for NVMLError_LibRmVersionMismatch / nvidia-smi 'Driver/library version mismatch' after an apt driver update \u2014 reboot; modprobe -r won't work with a display session, and curses apps bury the real error",
 "symptom": "mymon dies with a confusing curses traceback ('cbreak() returned ERR' / 'nocbreak() returned ERR'); nvidia-smi fails with 'Driver/library version mismatch'; every NVML-based tool is broken",
 "hw": [
  "homegpu",
  "rtx-pro-5000"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "nvidia-driver@580.173.02",
  "pynvml"
 ],
 "intent": "monitor GPU usage with a curses tool after routine apt updates",
 "date": "2026-07-26",
 "status": "working",
 "confidence": "high",
 "cost": "time spent debugging the tool instead of the driver \u2014 the curses teardown noise masked the real NVML exception",
 "author": "sarg",
 "refs": [
  "nvml-driver-library-mismatch-breaks-nvidia-smi-not-cuda"
 ],
 "handle": "sarg",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "body"
 ],
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}