[mythtv-users] New Mythbuntu 14.04 battle with nvidia boot up

[Craig Huff]

I know I've battled this problem before, but I either stumbled on to
the solution and didn't really know how I fixed it or the rules have
changed and I don't know the new solution. :-(

I have a system that works perfectly fine with the old Mythbuntu
image, but when I swap out the system disk and use another one that
I'm installing Mythbuntu 14.04 on, it gets hung up on boot 99% of the
time.  I reboot into the recovery mode and hit enter a couple of times
and voila! the system comes up successfully.

I've tried a variety of settings for /etc/default/grub entries
"GRUB_GFXMODE" and "GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX" with and without the file
/etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash containing the single line
"FRAMEBUFFER=y".

Each time I make a change I go through the magic incantations:
    update-initramfs -u -k all
    update-grub
before I try a reboot to see whether that works.

I've been trying to work with the nvidia-304 package which supports
the GeForce 7300 GS video card I have installed, in case that affects
any advice you might offer.

At the moment, I've removed the nvidia-304 and nvidia-settings
packages, rebooted with the nvidia driver uninstalled.  I have created
the aforementioned /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash file, set both
GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768 and GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1024x768, and
reinstalled the nvidia packages again.  I expect that when I reboot,
this will still lock up on boot and leave me with a blank screen as
usual.  Barring any brilliant inspiration (or words of wisdom from the
list), I think it's time to call it a day and go watch some recorded
shows. ;-)

This is driving me mad.  I would greatly appreciate any advice on how
to get out of this trap.

--
Craig.