[mythtv-users] The nvidia-settings tool and Myth (keeping overscan right)

[Ben Giddings]

On Mar 5, 2005, at 15:39, Will Dormann wrote:
> MythGame in SDL mode does cause the video modes to switch, and the 
> overscan is lost when I exit.  However, if I use mythgame in OpenGL 
> mode, the nvidia driver doesn't switch modes.  This means that under 
> normal usage, my MythTV machine always retains the proper overscan 
> settings.   Give OpenGL mode a shot.

What is OpenGL mode?  Is that a mode for MAME or MythGame itself?  
Would it apply to external applications like StepMania or TuxRacer?

> If I'm monkeying with the keyboard to swtich to a text terminal, then 
> it's not all that hard to hit Ctrl-Alt-Backspace and then Ctrl-D to 
> have  X start back up again in the proper mode.

I know Ctrl-Alt-Backspace is "kill X", but why Ctrl-D?

Ben