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    Sorry for the delay in getting back - Xinit or...

    Sorry for the delay in getting back -

    Xinit or startX should fire up the GUI, so if that works we at least know X itself isn't the problem. The question is where to go from here, to be honest I...
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    hmmm...

    I am by no means an expert - so this might be out of my league, but a few things to check.

    Log into the terminal and type "top" or ps -A to see what programs are running.

    dcopserver is needed...
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    more info?

    On my Slackware 10 system runlevel 5 is unsed by configured the same as runlevel 3, which is no gui/multiuser (the default).

    So what distro/version are you running and is the problem with your...
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    hardware RAID and Linux support...

    Any recommendations for a chipset or specific motherboard with RAID suppport that is linux friendly? I've got a friend who needs to replace an aging home fileserver with a rather crotchety RAID card...
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    hmmm

    I had to install the Sony USB driver as well, once I did that the camera shows up as a device but you have to have it set up in USB mode. Sony makes this a little hard IMHO. :confused:

    Sounds...
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    1 question

    I have a A64 3000+ and a lanparty board (UT nf250gb) and windvd works fine for me (winXP pro sp2/non-64). I can't get the stupid farcry game I got with it to work but that's material for another...
  7. Thread: Beep codes?

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    hmmm....

    Well, based on those links it seems to indicate the CPU is bad - I am guessing it ran for a while sans fan because we noticed the burning smell from across the house. The board has a feature called...
  8. Thread: Beep codes?

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    Beep codes?

    Hi All -

    I've got a situation where I think a power supply, board, and CPU are toast but wanted to verify. Not sure what failed first but the fan popped off of the heatsink! I'll be shocked and...
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    I am offically stupid...

    It is an XP1600+ which runs at 1400Mhz. So I guess that means the pencil trick is not an option. Don't think I want to risk the other....
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    Try something CPU intensive...

    Aside from a much faster boot; I did not notice too much difference for day to day stuff going from a 1.4 Ghz Athlon to a 2.8 Ghz A64 chip, until I started working with music files (converting files...
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    I'm getting old....

    whoops - I have been using the terms XP and t-bird interchangably. (maybe in 2 years my dumb self will be calling my A64 an operton...sigh) The processor shows up at boot time as an XP 1400+ by...
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    unlock multiplier on XP1400

    Hi everyone-

    I've got a athlon XP 1400 chip in my sandbox PC, when it was new I was too chicken to try and unlock the multiplier. I am seriously considering it now, but I can't seem to find the...
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    Can you use offline files or is that only...

    Can you use offline files or is that only available if the share is on a 2000/2003 server? (don't run server service on my laptop, can't check :) )

    I wrote a perl script to sync directories...
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    Console Rec for an eight year old?

    Hi all-

    My Inlaws are wanting to get my niece an X-box for her birthday. I was thinking the Nintendo game cube might be more kid friendly. I am speaking not only as far as games available but...
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    CNR ? Another option...

    I've never seen any CNR cards for sale but if you have a slot on your board maybe you could track down a CNR sound card or network adapter. Like I said never even seen one so you'll want to research...
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    Got another floppy you could test with?

    I had an "always on green light" on an old floppy I stuck in my new sandbox PC, replaced it with another and all was fine - I assumed the first one was bad so you may want to see if you can borrow a...
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    Thanks

    TechZ,

    You are the man! The link you supplied appears to match the camera perfectly - it looks like a 4 to 6 is what I need.

    thanks for your help.
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    firewire cables...which one do I need?

    What type of Firewire cable is equal to Sony's iLink cable? I would like to hook my Sony DV camera to my PC but would rather not spend 40 bucks or so on a sony branded cable. I looked at newegg but...
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    How'd they do that?

    How did they prevent the original graphic from coming through? Since many phishers are now pulling images from the actual webpages it seems like this would be SOP in the financial services biz but I...
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    Depends....

    I worked all through college as an electrician and one thing I've never regretted was buying a good set of tools (http://www.klein-tools.com/ ) - especially screwdrivers and side cutting pliers.
    ...
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    Pgp

    I think I would choose a PGP type solution. I'm using the free open source Winpt (windows privacy tray http://www.winpt.org ) which is an open source PGP compatible prodcut (they call it GPG - gnu...
  22. Thread: Ipod Issue

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    Ipod USB

    Make sure you're using USB2 ports on your PC. The "do not disconnect" is an "undocumented feature" ;) of the Ipod on a PC. You can safely eject it using the Eject icon in itunes or by using...
  23. Thread: good site

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    good site

    Hi All:

    someone posted this link on a mailing list I belong to - thought y'all might like it. Tells you how to fix/protect your pc from spyware/virus/etc problems in layman's terms. The steps...
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    Anyone using DFS?

    Hi all:

    I am reading the MS propaganda (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/dfs.mspx ) on the Distributed file system and it sounds very good. Currently I have to access...
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    Update...

    Hi All-

    I got my parts in Friday and installed them Friday night.

    1. I removed all of the devices in device manager and then shut down. Installed the new stuff, and powered back on. PC came...
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