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   From: Seaside Peter    
   Subject: Re: A basic gnome problem   
   Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 19:37:19 +0000   
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   On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 08:29:54 -0500, Steve Thompson wrote:   
      
   > On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:02:12 +0000, Seaside Peter wrote:   
   >    
   >> I've googled this, but can't find a solution.   
   >>    
   >> Using Edgy with Gnome. I want to stop the X server to install the nvidia   
   >> drivers. If I do ctrl-alt-backspace I am presented with a black screen   
   >> and a flashing cursor - no login prompt. And no keyboard input is   
   >> accepted. The same if I do sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop.   
   >>    
   >> Am I making a basic error in terminology, or is something wrong with my   
   >> installation? And how else do I stop X and get into a terminal through   
   >> which I can install the nvidia drivers?   
   >>    
   >> Help appreciated as always.   
   >    
   >    
   > I gooled on "ubuntu nvidia" without the quotes and got these and many   
   > others.   
   >    
   > Go here...   
   >    
   > http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Latest_Nvidia_Edgy   
   >    
   > or   
   >    
   > http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy#Graphics_Card   
   >    
   >    
   > There are many other sites that describe this as well.   
   >    
      
   Yes, I understand how and where to google howtos for installing nvidia   
   drivers.My point was that my edgy installation doesn't allow me to kill   
   X,enter cli and perform the necessary commands.   
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