[mythtv-users] Nvidia help

[Yan Seiner]

Matthias Thyroff wrote:

>Hi Yan,
>
>that sounds like a real mess! Not the most geeky suggestion, but: Have
>you tried it in Windows? (There is a product called "BartPE"
>www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ with it you can build a windows xp that boots from
>CD).
>
>Have you tried to start X with SVGA driver?
>
>Remove all PCI cards and try again: some IRQ conflict? Also disable
>onboard periphery.
>
>Try to boot with the kernel parameters "apci=off noapci".
>
>Try to start memtest: maybe a memory problem? (remove a ram module, try,
>try with the other one).
>
>Maybe it is a defective MoBo. Is it new? Warranty?
>  
>

Well, the system runs just fine with the xorg nv driver.  It's an issue 
with the evil nvidia binary driver for sure.....

It's been my main home workstation for a couple of months with no 
problems (except the above) so I don't think it's hardware....

I've tried with acpi=off noapic and all that.  Same result.

I suspect it's some weird interaction between kernel and nvidia 
drivers.....  My next step will be to downgrade kernels to something 
older than the 2.6.18 I am running....

--Yan