Forum: IT Professionals' Lounge  Mar 11th, 2008 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 1,318 Re: MS DOS install question
No, they don't. All flavors of Windows can, will, and do, at random and for no obvious reason, query the COM ports. Why, I have no idea. Maybe it thinks someone stole them while it wasn't... |
| Forum: IT Professionals' Lounge Mar 10th, 2008 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 1,318 Re: MS DOS install question
This was a fairly new install anyway, so I just went ahead and dumped everything and started over (and loaded DOS first, like I should've done to begin with). Thanks for the ideas! |
| Forum: Networking Hardware Configuration Mar 6th, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 708 Re: print server problems
Problem found! I was trying to over-complicate things (as usual). I simply moved the wireless router behind the switch and let it act as DHCP for all computers, instead of just for the laptops. My... |
| Forum: Networking Hardware Configuration Mar 2nd, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 708 print server problems
My current setup:
Two desktops and one laptop running WinXP, and one laptop running WinVista. There is a router where I connect to my ISP (local wireless system), that runs to an eight-port switch.... |
| Forum: IT Professionals' Lounge Feb 25th, 2008 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 1,318 Re: MS DOS install question
If I'm understanding correctly from the website linked to above, VirtualBox is a program that actually runs under Windows, or Linux, to allow another OS to be ran from within the "host" OS. If thats... |
| Forum: IT Professionals' Lounge Feb 24th, 2008 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 1,318 MS DOS install question
This may not be the correct place for this question, but I can't find anywhere it really seems to fit, and this seems like the best place overall.
I have a system with WindowsXP and Slackware Linux... |
| Forum: *nix Hardware Configuration Feb 22nd, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 1,057 Re: Soundcard drivers under Slackware
I'll have to check that later. I'm running Linux and WinXP dual-booted on the system in question, and I had to reload XP. That, of course, wiped out lilo, and I haven't had a chance to try to reload... |
| Forum: *nix Hardware Configuration Feb 18th, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 1,057 Soundcard drivers under Slackware
I've installed Slackware 12.0 to my Acer Aspire 5520, and the sound doesn't work. It recognizes the soundcard, and it appears that the drivers are installed, but I don't get any sound. Where should I... |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Feb 18th, 2008 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 1,666 |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Feb 17th, 2008 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 1,666 Re: problem with Slackware install
Ah, that's much better. I haven't tried yet to set the runlevel to make it start X automatically, but I did try typing "startx", and it did indeed start X. Thanks for the helping hand. I'll get the... |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Feb 17th, 2008 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 1,666 problem with Slackware install
I've just installed Slackware version 12.0 on an Acer Aspire 5520. When I boot to Linux, I just get a command line. Why am I not getting a GUI? I selected for X and KDE to be installed during setup,... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 30th, 2008 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 462 Re: WinXP Pro boot problems
UPDATE:
Problem solved! It was the video card. Most likely something to do with the screwy "MGP" slot on this strange mobo. Oh, well. I'm running a 64 MB ATI Radeon 7000 PCI card for the moment.... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 29th, 2008 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 462 Re: WinXP Pro boot problems
Moz, thats certainly an idea I didn't think about. Now that you mention it, that could very well be the problem. Instead of an AGP port, the mobo has an "MGP" (Mach Speed Graphics Port), which is... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 27th, 2008 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 462 WinXP Pro boot problems
I'm trying to install Windows XP Pro to a system with a Mach Speed MK8-939A mobo, AMD Athlon64 3200+ CPU @ 2.0 GHz, and 512 MB of RAM. I've tried this on three different HDDs now, with the same... |
| Forum: Storage Jan 18th, 2008 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 676 |
| Forum: Storage Jan 16th, 2008 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 676 Re: extracting info from a HD partition
You can install anything you want on a drive with no MBR, and reliably use the information without any problems, the drive just won't boot. I've done this several times before. I used to have a... |
| Forum: Storage Jan 15th, 2008 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 676 Re: extracting info from a HD partition
Umm, no. Why would "drive utilities" require almost 1 GB of space? Also, how could you reformat the partition containing the operating system, boot the system with a CD that has less than 150 MB of... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 1st, 2008 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 770 Windows files missing
I've searched for and found other instances of my problem on here, but the answers given weren't helpful to me, so here goes:
I have an install of Windows XP Pro that failed to boot, with an... |
| Forum: *nix Hardware Configuration Dec 25th, 2007 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,608 Re: Mouse configuration under Debian
Yeah, I'm just not that comfortable with Linux yet. I can usually handle Windows, and DOS is a piece of cake, but I'm more likely to screw up Linux. Remember the display resolution problem you helped... |
| Forum: *nix Hardware Configuration Dec 24th, 2007 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,608 Re: Mouse configuration under Debian
Thanks, James, I'll give it a try in a few days. My Windows machine is down right now, and I'm using my Linux server to handle web surfing and email. I'd hate to hose it and have nothing! Hopefully,... |
| Forum: *nix Hardware Configuration Dec 23rd, 2007 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,608 Mouse configuration under Debian
How do I get the functionality out of the rest of the buttons on my 5-button scroll mouse? I'm using a Microsoft trackball. The info on the label on the bottom is:
"Trackball Optical 1.0 PS2/USB... |
| Forum: Storage Nov 29th, 2007 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 676 extracting info from a HD partition
I'm working on an E Machines (not mine, I wouldn't own one), that I think has a hard drive issue. The drive is readable, but the MBR and boot sector are either bad or corrupt. What I want to know is,... |
| Forum: *nix Software Nov 28th, 2007 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 614 Re: package install under Debian
OK, I can now find it and run it from a console. Now I just need to figure out how to add it to the applications menu. Don't tell me how yet, let me beat my head against the wall a few times trying... |
| Forum: *nix Software Nov 27th, 2007 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 614 |
| Forum: *nix Software Nov 26th, 2007 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 614 package install under Debian
I've installed a package, "electric", which is an electrical/electronics CAD program, with Synaptic Package Manager. Now that its installed, where the heck is it? I can view the actual program files... |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Nov 24th, 2007 |
| Replies: 28 Views: 4,914 Re: display resolution under Debian
Ah, but he didn't suggest how to do it;) ! However, I did acknowledge and thank everyone who helped. Modesty's a good quality, but take credit where its due, James! |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Nov 23rd, 2007 |
| Replies: 28 Views: 4,914 Re: display resolution under Debian
SUCCESS!!!
I am now posting with Debian, and my screen resolution is 1024 X 768! Thanks to all for advice and suggestions, but credit for the "kill" has to go to jbennet, as I used his final... |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Nov 21st, 2007 |
| Replies: 28 Views: 4,914 Re: display resolution under Debian
Joe, I tried adding the "sudo" to the command, and got the same results as without it.
Sturm, I'd be glad to, if I had any clue how to retrieve it. I currently have no xserver support, so no GUI,... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Nov 21st, 2007 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 1,315 Re: WinXP boot problem
I thought the same thing (about using USB to connect it), but it once again gets really strange. With its plugged into a USB port on the system it came out of, the system hangs on boot, the same as... |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Nov 20th, 2007 |
| Replies: 28 Views: 4,914 Re: display resolution under Debian
"dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg (--configure):package xserver-xorg is already installed and configured
Errors were encountered while processing: xserver-xorg"
Do I have an odd-ball install, or... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Nov 20th, 2007 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 1,315 Re: WinXP boot problem
Um, I did the fresh install on a completely different drive, with the problem drive completely out of the system, and the problem is why I'm trying to run a virus scan in the first place.
As for the... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Nov 19th, 2007 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 1,315 Re: WinXP boot problem
Its not so much that I'm "enamored with my own method", just that, as I said, I've never had any luck with repair install, and don't know how to use recovery console, except "inside" Windows, which I... |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Nov 19th, 2007 |
| Replies: 28 Views: 4,914 Re: display resolution under Debian
When I try that with a space between "dpkg" and "--", I get the error message:
"dpgk: unknown option --reconfigure"
If I try it without the space, I get:
"-bash: dpkg--reconfigure: command not... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Nov 18th, 2007 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 1,315 Re: WinXP boot problem
Time consuming? How else would you suggest I do it when the affected system won't boot on its own? Plug it into my main system? I don't know what may be on it, and would rather not infect my main... |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Nov 18th, 2007 |
| Replies: 28 Views: 4,914 Re: display resolution under Debian
OK, now how do I use dpkg? When I said I'm new to Linux, I meant I'm new to Linux! I haven't yet figured out how to do anything more than the most basic commands from a command line in Linux. I think... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Nov 15th, 2007 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 1,315 WinXP boot problem
I'm trying to repair a computer for a friend, and have hit a snag. The computer is running WinXP Media Center, and I think it has a virus. When booted, it gets to the screen with the Windows logo and... |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Nov 15th, 2007 |
| Replies: 28 Views: 4,914 Re: display resolution under Debian
Well, I found out that my video card is an STB Systems, with a Cirrus chipset, but I can't find any Linux drivers for it. So I dug up an old ATI card I had laying around with a Rage 128 Pro chipset.... |
| Forum: *nix Software Nov 14th, 2007 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 586 Re: Debian on a server
Samba is already installed and working. I can view files on my Windows computers over the network. Now how do I make it work as a domain controller? |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Nov 13th, 2007 |
| Replies: 28 Views: 4,914 Re: display resolution under Debian
Thanks, Joe, thats what I was looking for. If only Windows had such a feature. No, wait, thats why I want to leave Microshaft and switch to Linux! |
| Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Nov 12th, 2007 |
| Replies: 28 Views: 4,914 Re: display resolution under Debian
OK, how about the "Device Manager"? Is there something comparable in Linux, or will I have to shut down and pull the card to find the manufacturer and model? |
