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  6. How To Maintain A Windows Computer

    in Linux & Unix

    Posted

    is a harddrive install an option(you mentioned mandriva), I though I read your dad will not allow you to mess with oyour windows install.

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    Its awesome because a few days ago, we payed a visit to fry's electronics, and there was a 200GB HD for sale for $50, we bought one so i am messing with this one now :D.

    I think i got the solution, i'm going to try it out in a few minutes, and i'll post what the results are....

    EDIT: It didn't work, but i'm feeling lucky, maybe it will turn up....

  7. How To Maintain A Windows Computer

    in Linux & Unix

    Posted

    Well, after a bunch of testing and other forum posting, I figured a few things out...:

    1)My capture card, an old ATI 3d rage all in wonder, is not compatible with KnoppMyth.

    2)There is something wrong with a config file.

    The first one i figured out at KnoppMyth's forums, and same with the second one. I moved my HD to a different computer, and that computer had an Nvidia Geforce4 MX420 in there. Something a bit different took place, the screen wouldn't shut off, but it would say that x-server was not working properly, and it would dump me at a DOS-like bash screen. I learned from my posts at KM's forums that i needed to edit the XF86Config-4 file, to make it work with Nvidia. Now, i can't use this second computer, the one with the MX420 in it, and i can't move it to my primary computer (physical limitations with the case, I hate that they are different companies and different proprietary formats for desktop versions!!!). So, i am back to the same problem, how to I get it to work with the agp ATI 3drage pro card i have in there? Hopefully someone here'll know, or maybe it'll hit me from the sky...:D

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    Man, that's a drag!

    I think you've got a few options.

    1. Go to the Knoppix forums like shanenin suggested and see if anyone has figured out how to make your graphics card work. However, it's not a good sign if you've heard that it isn't compatible.

    2. Find a version of Linux that is compatible with your hardware. I've had to do this on many occasions when the distro I want to use does not work with my sound card, cd rom drive, etc. Many distros post hardware compatibility lists at their websites. Don't be discouraged by this! You learn the most about Linux when things break, to quote my buddy shanenin:-)

    3. Swap out the ATI card and find another graphics card that will work with your distro. If it's an older computer the card may not be that costly.

    Good luck with this :D

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    Well, to answer:

    1)I'm getting help at KnoppMyth's Forums, and if they can't figure it out, i'll probably have to go with a different distro (probably Mandriva, since i heard it has good hardware compatibility/detection, and easy to use) and then install MythTV from there. Though, i'm getting ahead of myself; I am going to exhaust every single option before that comes!

    2)As I said, not until I use every single option!

    3)That is REALLY difficult, as the computer I am using right now for this project only has a small opening for the VGA port. Since this card is in a different format than a regular card (I think it is custom for this Compaq desktop), I would have to do some metal work before I could use a different card, or get a cheap PCI card....I'll figure it out, i guess....

    If you guys have any information that you think i could use, PLEASE help! Thanks!

  8. How To Maintain A Windows Computer

    in Linux & Unix

    Posted

    Well, after a bunch of testing and other forum posting, I figured a few things out...:

    1)My capture card, an old ATI 3d rage all in wonder, is not compatible with KnoppMyth.

    2)There is something wrong with a config file.

    The first one i figured out at KnoppMyth's forums, and same with the second one. I moved my HD to a different computer, and that computer had an Nvidia Geforce4 MX420 in there. Something a bit different took place, the screen wouldn't shut off, but it would say that x-server was not working properly, and it would dump me at a DOS-like bash screen. I learned from my posts at KM's forums that i needed to edit the XF86Config-4 file, to make it work with Nvidia. Now, i can't use this second computer, the one with the MX420 in it, and i can't move it to my primary computer (physical limitations with the case, I hate that they are different companies and different proprietary formats for desktop versions!!!). So, i am back to the same problem, how to I get it to work with the agp ATI 3drage pro card i have in there? Hopefully someone here'll know, or maybe it'll hit me from the sky...:D

  16. How To Maintain A Windows Computer

    in Linux & Unix

    Posted

    Actually, today my father and I payed a visit to Fry's Electronics (to return something), and there seemed to be a deal going on for harddrives, so I bought one. $50 for a 200GB....My dad was kinda against it, but seeing as I'll need a large harddrive to store all those recordings, why not buy it now for a cheap price? He said if it didn't work we would just return it....I'll try the install once more today with the new harddrive, hopefully it'll work...

    One thing, this computer is kinda old (P3 old), and i'm not sure if the motherboard will recognize all 200GB. Will it, and more importantly, with KnoppMyth recognize it?

    EDIT: I just got through the install, and i'm out a VERY odd problem. Whenever I boot up the machine, KnoppMyth begins mounting the drives, doing all the system checks, etc., listing them all through text. However, right when its done, the monitor just shuts off. It doesn't power off, but the screen looks as if i have turned it off, and the screen just stays black, when the little light still green. However, i'm pretty sure that KnoppMyth does keep on running after this happens. Right now, my monitor is connected through my capture card, but i have also tried my AGP card (my capture card is PCI) but neither work. Its really disappointing to see that right when i get it installed, i hit another problem :(:(:(. Anyone have any idea?

    Also, just to add, when KnoppMyth goes through all the system check, it did say "no multimedia cards were found" or something of the sort. That kinda scared me, and it might be related to the problem....Thanks in advance....

  17. Explorer Restartin Again N Again!

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    hey i forgot to ask.my explorer.exe got renamed to explorer.EXE in the task manager????is it normal????just let me know?????

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    Just to answer your question, explorer.EXE is the legit file, it appears like that in hijackThis to differentiate it from malware under the same name.

    Also, if you want you log to be check (if you think malware is behind it) I think a better place to post it would be here, the HijackThis board.

  22. How To Maintain A Windows Computer

    in Linux & Unix

    Posted

    Actually, i have a similar problem as yours, but not the same. I want to make one of my computers a PVR (using KnoppMyth) but my dad doesn't want me messing with our Windows partition (or harddrive for that matter) so he told me to try installing it on an old computers HD (Quantum 4GB). I swapped the harddrives, then tried going through first the auto install (said some error when it was formatting then just went to bash) and then manual install (same problem). So I just re-swapped the HDs and looked for a different route. You see, some computers are just so messed up, you can't even install linux to fix them :D :D :D.

  24. Question & Answer Thread

    in Open Chat

    Posted

    Nope, but countless times something great happens; when i'm working on something crazy with the computer/some other project, and something great happens in the dream, I get really excited, but when i wake up I remember it was just a dream, then i curse my luck :D :D. Yeah, i know i'm weird :lol:.

    What would you do for a Klondike bar?