Re: Blank TTYs using the nvidia binary driver
Steve Kreyer said:
> Hi *,
>
> thank you all for your help on this issue. With Justins advice on the
> nvnews forum thread I was able to fix it using the
>
> $ cat /etc/modprobe.d/options
> options nvidia NVreg_UseVBios=0
>
> workaround. I wonder that I didn't stumbled over this thread during
> research. However, now it's time to challenge luck with the vesafb
> graphic driver turned on.
>
> Again, thanks very much, you've rescued me from getting mad about blank
> tty's.
Nice catch. I was going to try it, but the wise men at Ubuntu have
dropped /etc/modprobe.d/options
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1117102
This seems like a strange thing to do.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Steve
>
> Justin The Cynical wrote:
>> Steve Kreyer wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have a problem using my TTYs in conjunction with the nvidia binary
>>> driver: When I want to switch to any tty using Ctrl+Alt+FX, the
>>> graphic card doesn't want to output anything, and my monitor turns
>>> off.
>>
>> This is an old issue with the NVidia binary blog drivers. I've had
>> this problem as well on my laptop, but not an older AGP card.
>>
>> This thread on the nvidia forums may have your fix:
>>
>> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=126534&highlight=black
+tty
>>
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Best,
Marc
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