Shutting down [k|g]dm for a short while?

[Mac Mason]

I run kdm on ttyv8, as recommended by the handbook.

  % grep kdm /etc/ttys
  ttyv8   "/usr/local/bin/kdm -nodaemon"    xterm   on secure

I'm also using the closed-source nvidia drivers. To upgrade them requires that
I unload nvidia.ko.

Which I can't do with kdm running, because it needs that module.

The only solution I can come up with it to edit /etc/ttys, reboot, upgrade the
drivers, change /etc/ttys back, and boot again.

Is there a cleaner way of doing this?

Thanks!

    --Mac

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