EndingPop
July 15th, 2008, 03:23 PM
I'd like to know if anyone knows how to turn on and off the proprietary video drivers (nVidia in my case) from the command line. I currently get major instability when they're on (video/audio freezes after a short but random interval beyond boot). It is usable and stable when they're off, but then I have no 3D video support.
That problem is for another thread (or many others, judging by a couple of searches). I'd like to know how to use the command line to turn them on and off so I can get my computer back to stable after attempting to troubleshoot this problem. Often the thing freezes before the drivers are fully turned off, and that causes all sorts of problems on reboot. If I could do this from the command line in a lower init level, then I could troubleshoot this issue better.
[Edit: Sorry, forgot to mention I'm running Hardy Heron, in case it matters.]
That problem is for another thread (or many others, judging by a couple of searches). I'd like to know how to use the command line to turn them on and off so I can get my computer back to stable after attempting to troubleshoot this problem. Often the thing freezes before the drivers are fully turned off, and that causes all sorts of problems on reboot. If I could do this from the command line in a lower init level, then I could troubleshoot this issue better.
[Edit: Sorry, forgot to mention I'm running Hardy Heron, in case it matters.]