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PSU or MOBO failure? 11 29 (9/27/2008 2:29:26 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware Hello, I have an old machine (self-assembled, with an Asus VP6 mobo dual PIII processors), which is now only used for backup, but is quite useful in that role. It is refusing to boot. No POST, no beeps. The... Geoff

Logitech USB headsets 2 31 (6/4/2006 7:40:20 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware Hi, I am setting up for voip. Does anyone have experience of Logitech USB headsets (250 or 350), under 2.6 kernels? Do they work? Any gotchas? Is the 350 worth the extra price? Thanks, Geoff ... Geoff

Closed ports and connection tracking 1 12 (1/21/2005 4:13:33 PM) comp.security.firewalls OK, I am taking baby-steps in trying to get a better understanding of protocols and firewalls. At present it is more important that I learn than that I get a "recipe". Say I want to block new tcp connections ... Geoff

Scanner woes / recommendations 8 22 (10/31/2004 2:01:12 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware The only scanner I ever bought, an ancient scsi/Umax Vista s6e which I had from new, has broken down. Using xsane I never had to use anything other than the default settings and the colours were, to my eye, ju... Geoff

Random reboots 14 25 (9/19/2003 9:39:41 AM) comp.os.linux.hardware Hi, Can a graphics card force a random reboot? I am experiencing occasional reboots since I switched to an nVidia MX 440-based board in June. I am using the most recent nVida driver - the same fault was pres... Geoff

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Changing Linux-box hardware 3 22 (11/26/2004 9:58:38 AM) comp.os.linux.hardware Hi, After I have completed an installation of Vector Linux 4.0 and did hard work configuring everything to work properly, is it possible to upgrade motherboard and a CPU without need to reinstall? Do I need to ... jaakkochan (1)

VIA ApploPro 133A AGP 4x Mode 12 53 (1/4/2005 2:01:19 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware So how to make it work in linux ? Video GeForse 440 MX X.org ... 2h31d (6)

What does a firewall do? 42 20 (1/19/2005 6:14:19 AM) comp.security.firewalls I'll be as brief as possible. I am leading a project that is writing a new operating system (yes, really), and naturally it will have an IP stack. This entire stack will be written from scratch, and it will be ... nick.roberts (263)

hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC } 4 64 (1/20/2005 4:56:35 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware I have dual boot WIN Me + Mandrake 9.0 on a Compaq Presario PC with 2 harddrives. Since last week I am unable to boot my PC (with "boot record not found on IDE0" message). I used the MDK 9.0 disk to boot in res... rr_raghupathy (2)

pc freezes after a few minutes 6 32 (2/2/2005 9:21:32 AM) comp.os.linux.hardware it's a very unspecific problem: the pc freezes totaly after a few minutes. It's unpredictable, when it will happen. I don't know where to look for further information. Any suggestions? There is a SuSE 9.1 i... wersonst (4)

dmesg 9 24 (2/16/2005 9:53:11 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware Hello, I am new to LINUX and I want to dmesg my computer to see its hardware components (hard disk). The problem is that I can not see the whole message. I tried the option of the command but did not find anyt... gabriella481 (6)

How to prevent malware from running on your PC 83 16 (9/16/2005 2:40:23 PM) comp.security.firewalls Hi, because I was mentioning this as a good topic some times already, I want to start the discussion ;-) I think, to prevent malware running on your PC, you should close the attack vectors, with which malware... bumens (2117)

Logitech USB headsets 2 31 (6/4/2006 7:40:20 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware Hi, I am setting up for voip. Does anyone have experience of Logitech USB headsets (250 or 350), under 2.6 kernels? Do they work? Any gotchas? Is the 350 worth the extra price? Thanks, Geoff ... capsthorne (63)

PSU or MOBO failure? 11 29 (9/27/2008 2:29:26 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware Hello, I have an old machine (self-assembled, with an Asus VP6 mobo dual PIII processors), which is now only used for backup, but is quite useful in that role. It is refusing to boot. No POST, no beeps. The... capsthorne (63)

gps receiver with linux 22 33 (11/3/2004 12:56:52 AM) comp.os.linux.hardware I am interested in getting started in gps navigation. I am looking for a cheap gps receiver that uses NMEA interface to use with my linux laptop. I remember reading in the past that those with a serial interf... JiggaHertz (17)