[GH-ISSUE #13008] ollama loads nearly the entire model on CPU after unloading from GPU #55125

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opened 2026-04-29 08:22:54 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 8 comments
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Originally created by @codebam on GitHub (Nov 8, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/13008

ollama.log

What is the issue?

I left journalctl from the past boot cycle. It has happened nearly every time I've used open webui which automatically unloads models after 5 mins or so.

Relevant log output

https://p.seanbehan.ca/aaddb

log was too long to paste

OS

Linux

GPU

AMD

CPU

AMD

Ollama version

0.12.9

Originally created by @codebam on GitHub (Nov 8, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/13008 [ollama.log](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/23427444/ollama.log) ### What is the issue? I left journalctl from the past boot cycle. It has happened nearly every time I've used open webui which automatically unloads models after 5 mins or so. ### Relevant log output ```shell https://p.seanbehan.ca/aaddb log was too long to paste ``` ### OS Linux ### GPU AMD ### CPU AMD ### Ollama version 0.12.9
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2026-04-29 08:22:54 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2025):

Please attach the log to the issue.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3505465620 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2025): Please attach the log to the issue.
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@codebam commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2025):

It doesn't fit in the box. It said it was over 65k characters

<!-- gh-comment-id:3505468393 --> @codebam commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2025): It doesn't fit in the box. It said it was over 65k characters
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@codebam commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2025):

Sorry. I figured it out

<!-- gh-comment-id:3505469939 --> @codebam commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2025): Sorry. I figured it out
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@pdevine commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2025):

Going to go ahead and close.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3505597170 --> @pdevine commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2025): Going to go ahead and close.
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@codebam commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2025):

was this already fixed?

<!-- gh-comment-id:3506884063 --> @codebam commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2025): was this already fixed?
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2025):

I believe pdevine thought that your "figured it out" comment meant that you had resolved the issue.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3506885775 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2025): I believe pdevine thought that your "figured it out" comment meant that you had resolved the issue.
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@pdevine commented on GitHub (Nov 9, 2025):

Yep, sorry about that.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3507220211 --> @pdevine commented on GitHub (Nov 9, 2025): Yep, sorry about that.
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@codebam commented on GitHub (Nov 9, 2025):

All good np :)

<!-- gh-comment-id:3507252468 --> @codebam commented on GitHub (Nov 9, 2025): All good np :)
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#55125