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

[Jonny B]

>>>>> I'll try that later when I get home.  I actually saw that nVidia has a
>>>>> new 177.82 driver out, so I downloaded that, but when I run it, it tells
>>>>> me that I have an X-Server running and to disable X and then run it.  I
>>>>> can't get X to close and have just a command prompt.  I'm using
>>>>> Mythbuntu 8.10.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the suggestion!
>>>>> Harry
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Harry to kill X completely under Mythbuntu you have to stop the gdm
>>>> service. You can use Ctrl-Alt-F1 (or F2, F3, etc.) to switch to a real
>>>> console (ssh should also work for this). Log in and then do a
>>>> 'sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop'. That will stop the X server and you can
>>>> then install the Nvidia driver.
>>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>

open up a terminal on the system you're working on and as root run
"init 3" without the quotes. This will switch runlevels to terminal
mode. Install your drivers, setup your xorg.conf, and then once all
complete, again as root, run "init 5" this will bring you back to X.