[mythtv-users] nVidia drivers 185.18.14 now out, ubuntu mythtv packages update ...

Clay nt4usb at yahoo.com
Wed Jun 10 19:48:00 UTC 2009




--- On Wed, 6/10/09, Glenn Harris <gharris+list+mythtv at eklo.com> wrote:

> From: Glenn Harris <gharris+list+mythtv at eklo.com>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] nVidia drivers 185.18.14 now out, ubuntu mythtv  packages update ...
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 11:56 AM
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 2:36 PM,
> Clay<nt4usb at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > btw, do you (or anyone?) know how to disable that
> hateful 'bulletprof' x that forces a vga display whenever x
> breaks?
> > It makes it impossible to configure x remotely since
> the stupid 'low graphics mode' message prevents gdm from
> stopping and/or restarting.
> > Of all the irritating 'Windows like' niggles the
> developers are adding to Ubuntu, this one has to be tops.
> > More than once, (and once for real) I've wanted to
> smash my keyboard over my knee, fighting that 'feature'...
> > If I wanted 'idiot proof', I'd use Windows. *g*
> 
> I run kubuntu (kdm) which doesn't support failsafe (so I
> can't test),
> but this might be of use:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/14320
> 
> It was posted on 10/2007 so it might be out of date.
> 
> There might be something of use here too:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BulletProofX
> 
> > Thanks again for your contributions, JYA!
> 
> Indeed!  My frontend runs substantially cooler now and
> doesn't
> complain nearly as much in warm weather! :-)
> 
>

Sweet!
Hours of googling didn't find these for me.
Can't wait to get home and try them tonight.
Thanks!


      


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