Here is the work around I used to resolve the problem.

If you use grub2 then edit

/etc/default/grub

then add

nouveau.modeset=0

to the end of the line that reads

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet”

(“quiet” seems a typical default option), so that that line now reads

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet nouveau.modeset=0″

run

update-grub2

and reboot.

Now go through and install you nVidia drivers as per normal.

One thing you need to find out for this script to work is the service number for the account you want to get the usage for. That can be easily obtained by pointing your web browser to https://customer-webtools-api.internode.on.net/api/v1.5/ and logging in.

This is old code please refer to http://quail.southernvaleslug.org/pub/node-usage/

On the page is the number you need to add to ’service=XXXXXXX’ in the scipt below


#!/bin/bash
## node-usage.sh
## Author:
## Quail http://quail.southernvaleslug.org
## Created on 8th April 2010.
## Licensed under the GPL version 3.

## Get usage information from Internode's web page.
## requires: curl and gawk

# Set the username, password and service number
service=XXXXXXX
id=XXXXXXX
pw=XXXXXXX

# Grab the details
curl -s -u $id:$pw https://customer-webtools-api.internode.on.net/api/v1.5/$service/usage >/tmp/usage.xml

# Process the usage.xml
rollover=`cat /tmp/usage.xml |sed -n 2p|cut -d"=" -f5|cut -d'"' -f2`
quota=`cat /tmp/usage.xml |sed -n 2p|cut -d"=" -f7|cut -d'"' -f2`
used=`cat /tmp/usage.xml |sed -n 2p|cut -d">" -f6|cut -d"< " -f1`

# Break up the values into their respective parts
echo "$used $quota" > /tmp/node-text.txt
echo "Used: `cat /tmp/node-text.txt | gawk '{print $1/1000/1000}'` MB Quota: `cat /tmp/node-text.txt | gawk '{print $2/1000/1000}'` MB Period Ends: $rollover" > /tmp/node-usage.txt

# Generate the percent used.
cat /tmp/node-text.txt | gawk '{print $1/$2*100}' > /tmp/node-graph.txt
percent=`cat /tmp/node-graph.txt`
echo $(printf %.0f $percent) > /tmp/node-percent.txt

exit


Now make the script executable and run it from cron.

This how I have display the info in Conky


${color #5b6dad}Internode Usage: ${hr 1}
${color #7f8ed3} ${execi 900 cat /tmp/node-percent.txt}% ${execibar 900 cat /tmp/node-graph.txt}
${color #7f8ed3} ${execi 900 cat /tmp/node-usage.txt}


INX is a “Live CD” distribution of GNU/Linux, derived from Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS, but using “ubuntu-minimal” and “ubuntu-standard” as a base. It is console only, without any graphical “X” programs.

INX is intended as a “tutorial” and introduction to the Bash command line, but is a fully capable, portable GNU/Linux system in its own right. It has a collection of easy-to-use menus, colour themes, easy configuration tools, music (and video on the frame buffer), some games, and several surprises for those who are not aware of what can be done in a console/tty.

INX is fun, and not intimidating for console beginners.

INX 1.0 also includes new features; you can now set up wireless with the “Ceni” tool from the INX “Net & Web” menu. You can use your mouse with programs like xlinks2, elinks, mc, and the jed text editor. In addition to the powerful GNU Screen program, INX now sports the “Dvtm” Dynamic Virtual Terminal Manager, a “tiled terminal manager”.

To get further info and download the ISO visit here

ALT Key Bound
Alt + < – Move to the first line in the history
Alt + > – Move to the last line in the history
Alt + ? – Show current completion list
Alt + * – Insert all possible completions
Alt + / – Attempt to complete filename
Alt + . – Yank last argument to previous command
Alt + b – Move backward
Alt + c – Capitalize the word
Alt + d – Delete word
Alt + f – Move forward
Alt + l – Make word lowercase
Alt + n – Search the history forwards non-incremental
Alt + p – Search the history backwards non-incremental
Alt + r – Recall command
Alt + t – Move words around
Alt + u – Make word uppercase
Alt + backspace – Delete backward from cursor

Special Keybindings
Here “2T” means Press TAB twice

$ 2T – All available commands(common)
$ (string)2T – All available commands starting with (string)
$ /2T – Entire directory structure including Hidden one
$ 2T – Only Sub Dirs inside including Hidden one
$ *2T – Only Sub Dirs inside without Hidden one
$ ~2T – All Present Users on system from “/etc/passwd”
$ $2T – All Sys variables
$ @2T – Entries from “/etc/hosts”
$ =2T – Output like ls or dir

Example :

$ mount

Readability can be improved by piping “mount” into the command “column”

$ mount | column -t