[mythtv-users] Problem w/ nVidia drivers 177.80???

[Harry Devine]

James Crow wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 20:59 -0500, Harry Devine wrote:
>   
>>>   
>>>       
>> Nope, no good.  I am SSH'd in right now, and ran "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm 
>> stop", but when I try to run the installer, I get that message saying 
>> "You appear to be running an X Server...".  I can't even get to a login 
>> screen using Ctrl-Alt-F1.  I do get alot of errors in my Xorg.0.log stating:
>>
>> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
>> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
>> [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.
>> [mi] mieqEnequeue: out-of-order valuator event; dropping.
>>
>>
>> I had previously used the Restricted Drivers Manager to tell the system 
>> to put on version 173 then changed xorg.conf to use "nvidia" as the 
>> driver rather than "nv".  I thought 177 was hosed so I thought I'd try that.
>>
>> Damn, this is frustrating!  Its this sort of BS that keeps Microsoft at 
>> the top!!!
>>
>> Any ideas?
>> Harry
>>     
>
> Harry,
>
>   When you try to stop X with /etc/init.d/gdm stop, do you see an error
> on screen? If the X server is locked up then it may not immediately
> stop. I would recommend going back to 8.10, but that is your choice. A
> couple of notes:
>
> 1) EnvyNG is software that downloads and builds the current nvidia
> driver for you. You must install it with Synaptic, apt-get, etc before
> you can use it.
>
> 2) If you want to run the installer that you download from nvidia then
> you must stop X. If you have logged into X and it is locked up then this
> will cause problems. Restart your computer. Before you login (or before
> you run any programs if you use auto login) do a Ctrl-Alt-F1 (or F2).
> Login at the console then stop gdm. Run 'ps -ef | grep X' to see if X is
> still running. If it is switch back to it with Alt-F7 (or maybe it is
> F8) and hit Ctrl-Alt-Bksp to kill X. With GDM stopped it should not
> start back up.
>
> For a point of reference I am running 8.10 with a GeFroce 7300GS PCI-E
> card and drivers 177.80.
>
> Cheers,
> James
>
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I tried to kill X using "sudo kill <pid>" (obtained from "ps -ef |grep 
X"), then ran the installer from an SSH session, and it still tells me 
"You appear to be running an X server" message.  So I tried rebooting an 
when it comes up, I press Ctrl-Alt-F1, and all I get is a blank screen.  
No login or text or anything.  Mythbuntu installs the XFCE desktop, so 
why would the GNOME desktop need to be stopped?  Or am I overthinking that?

Any ideas?
Harry