[mythtv-users] Any Debian / Mythtv / Nvidia users here?

[stuart]

Hi...

I've done a bad thing.  I updated my Debian Mythtv boxes with out 
checking if there were any Nvidia drivers available.  Now both mythtv 
boxes are broke.

I'm not sure where the hold up is (maybe someone can say), but from 
mining the internet it appears this problem started about the 11th of 
February (2011) and is centred around not having proprietary Nvidia 
drivers available (yet).

So, I'm asking here what people running Debian Mythtv boxes do.  (Other 
then avoid updates like the plague.)

It's been suggested to wait until new Nvidia drivers float into the 
repositories (hum, been days w/o any TV in the house), try the 
experimental Debian repositories or load up the *real* Nvidia Linux Drivers.

Well, that is what I used to do.  Load up the *real* Nvidia Linux 
drivers. Every time my Fedora box got a new kernel I just recompiled my 
already downloaded Nvidia drivers and off I went.  Simple as that.  But 
then I moved to Debian for more stability (ha, I mean humm).  Now, I 
understand, I am not suppose to install the *real* Nvidia drivers 
because Debian's package manager will have a fit (maybe I should say 
there is the possibility of the Debian packaging manager not working for 
future packaged Nvidia drivers).

So, I'm just asking, what do people here usually do in such a case.

-thanks