[mythtv-users] Exithing X hangs my machine

[J. Donavan Stanley]

Martina Walter wrote:

>On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 09:13, Gerald Schepens wrote:
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>>When I try to shut down X (either by "init 6" or "init 0" or by 
>>ctrl-alt-backspace), or when I attempt to switch to a virtual console 
>>after X is running (i.e. ctrl-alt-f1), my monitor goes blank, my TV just 
>>flashes spastic colours, and the PC hangs.  Nothing will sort it out -- 
>>ctrl-alt-del won't make it shut down, etc.  I eventually have to hit the 
>>reset button, which I hate doing.
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>Sounds like the wrong set of Nvidia drivers to me. I had that problem
>too. Bootup and X worked just fine but switching to console gave me a
>blackish screen and stayed that way. 
>Solution: upgrade to 5536 drivers. They do even work with 2.6.x kernels
>on the machine I'm writing from.
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And then lose overscan and the proper sync signals for TV output...