[Eug-lug] Using a Live CD to unscrew yourself

[Mr O]

Have you tried "nvidia" instead of "nv"? If you're in X when you
change "nv" to "nvidia" hit Control+Alt+Backspace to kill X and
it'll forcefully restart.


--- alan <alan at clueserver.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007, erock23175 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > Well as many of you know I am embarking on the adventure of
> trying to install an accelerated graphics card. Well yesterday
> I tried to do just that after coming home (had to extract it
> blah blah blah...
>  ction, restarted without the CD, got a command prompt and
> entered the correct info into the "Device" line of my existing
> xorg.conf file. Success!  Now that I know it works with my
> current card, I'm left to wonder, would the same work for my
> Nvidia card?
>
> -- 
> Refrigerator Rule #1: If you don't remember when you bought
> it, Don't eat it.

Refrigerator Rule #2: Buy food with "Best if used by" dates if
you lack a spouse to monitor said refrigerator. 


       
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