Since 4/25/2012 6:42:44 PM, capsthorne has written 5 articles and participated in 58 conversations. capsthorne signature: capsthorne
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PSU or MOBO failure?1129 (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 headsets231 (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 tracking112 (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 / recommendations822 (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 reboots1425 (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
Changing Linux-box hardware322 (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)
What does a firewall do?4220 (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)
pc freezes after a few minutes632 (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)
dmesg924 (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 PC8316 (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 headsets231 (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?1129 (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 linux2233 (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)