[mythtv-users] Any Debian / Mythtv / Nvidia users here?

[Zooka]

On 21/02/2011 06:53, stuart wrote:
> Hi...
>
> I've done a bad thing.  I updated my Debian Mythtv boxes with out
> checking if there were any Nvidia drivers available.  Now both mythtv
> boxes are broke.
>
> I'm not sure where the hold up is (maybe someone can say), but from
> mining the internet it appears this problem started about the 11th of
> February (2011) and is centred around not having proprietary Nvidia
> drivers available (yet).
>
> So, I'm asking here what people running Debian Mythtv boxes do.  (Other
> then avoid updates like the plague.)
>
> It's been suggested to wait until new Nvidia drivers float into the
> repositories (hum, been days w/o any TV in the house), try the
> experimental Debian repositories or load up the *real* Nvidia Linux Drivers.
>
> Well, that is what I used to do.  Load up the *real* Nvidia Linux
> drivers. Every time my Fedora box got a new kernel I just recompiled my
> already downloaded Nvidia drivers and off I went.  Simple as that.  But
> then I moved to Debian for more stability (ha, I mean humm).  Now, I
> understand, I am not suppose to install the *real* Nvidia drivers
> because Debian's package manager will have a fit (maybe I should say
> there is the possibility of the Debian packaging manager not working for
> future packaged Nvidia drivers).
>
> So, I'm just asking, what do people here usually do in such a case.

Howdy,

I'm running Squeeze with Nvidia 260.19.12 binary driver.

I've never had any problems using the binary drivers from Nvidia and 
Debian's package manager.  The are totally seperate software pieces, 
just don't install any nvidia stuff from apt and you shouldn't have a 
problem.

As a side note I have found Debian boxes to be the most stable to work 
with.. all my servers and mythtv boxes have been Debian.

- Zooka.