[mythtv-users] Graphics problem

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Scott & Nicole Harris wrote:
>>> I noticed the exact same issue some time back.  Exactly as you 
>>> describe, if
>>> MythTV is closed “ungracefully” while in the middle of displaying 
>>> live TV or
>>> a recording, “remnants” of the video display litter the Desktop.  When
>>> MythTV is re-launched, it’s almost like there are “holes” in the picture
>>> anywhere black would otherwise be displayed.
> 
>> The issue is in nvidia drivers 260.x
> 
>> Got down to anything before that (like 256.x) and this issue is gone.
> 
>> nvidia really screwed up with those 260 drivers
> 
> Is there an easy way to get to the 256 drivers (and stay there) with 
> Mythbuntu 10.04?  nvidia-current tops out at 195.  For a while I used 
> the x-swat ppa to get the newer drivers, but that pushes me to 260.  Any 
> time I;ve ventured from allowing an install through a repository like 
> Ubuntu or x-swat, it's been too much of an adventure.  The one time I 
> did succeed, as soon as the kernel updated, I lost it.

'Easy' is a relative term. *g*

On my Ubuntu 10.04 master BE/FE and slave I went the route of 
blacklisting that useless nouveau swill and installing the nvidia binary.
Mine are extra special since after a kernel upgrade I lose all video... 
tty's and all.
I keep the binary blob in ~/ so I can ssh into the box and run it 
remotely... Then I drag out a keyboard and update the slave from the master.

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