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  2. Computer Reboots Instead Of Shutdown

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

    Posted

    I was over at my girlfriend's house the other day and they were telling me about this old computer they had that they couldn't get to turn on. After some investigation, I discovered that the issue was just their power cord--a simple fix. Brought over a new power cord, and the thing booted immediately. Now however, something odd is occurring. They tell me that every time they shutdown the computer, it will reboot instead of turning off. :huh:

    I tried it myself, and this is exactly the case. Every time it just reboots. I'm not sure if this is a hardware issue or not.

    The computer is running Windows 98.

    Thanks,

    Matt

  5. Graduated.

    in Open Chat

    Posted

    Ok.. they haven't handed me my diploma yet, but yesterday was officially my last day of high school. :D I thought it would never come! I will be spending my summer still working (I'm a manager at the local Cold Stone Creamery--working there for two years now), and then I'm off to Miami University (that's in Ohio; not to be confused with the University of Miami) to major in computer science.

    People say that finishing high school is sad and you'll never be as carefree again... but I'm pumped!!

    Just thought I'd let you all know ;)

  13. Mount Remote Volume

    in Linux & Unix

    Posted

    I have a Laptop and Desktop both running Ubuntu (8.04) connected to my wireless router. I'd like to mount, over ssh or similar protocol, a volume on my desktop so that I can easily access the files while using my laptop. I've heard that this is easy, I just haven't found out how to exactly do it.

    Thanks,

    Matt

  15. Copy Files And Subfolders

    in Linux & Unix

    Posted

    I have a music collection which I want to back up. All of my mp3s are in a music folder, with subfolders of albums/artists/etc. I'd like a command that will copy only the mp3s (i.e. don't copy album art or anything like that) and preserve the subfolder structure.

    Thanks,

    Matt

  21. Debian & Wireless

    in Linux & Unix

    Posted

    Make sure you arnt typing in the wep passphrase and have selected the wep hex key. It took me a while when I first installed it to realize that.
    Lol, yes I'm doing that correctly.

    I have also confirmed that this is a WEP issue, as I can connect to open networks. When I send the WEP key, it attempts to join, staying at "waiting for key" and it fails, then asks for the key again.

  22. Debian & Wireless

    in Linux & Unix

    Posted

    Awesome naraku! I've now got the wireless options in the upper right corner. It can see my home network. Now, I'm having issues logging in. I've got WEP set up, and I enter the key (I've verified the key many times) yet it can't connect. Do I need to do anything else to enable WEP connectivity?

  23. Debian & Wireless

    in Linux & Unix

    Posted

    Ok, one more piece that might help anyone:

    debian:/proc# ndiswrapper

    install/manage Windows drivers for ndiswrapper

    usage: ndiswrapper OPTION

    -i inffile install driver described by 'inffile'

    -a devid driver use installed 'driver' for 'devid'

    -r driver remove 'driver'

    -l list installed drivers

    -m write configuration for modprobe

    -ma write module alias configuration for all devices

    -mi write module install configuration for all devices

    -v report version information

    where 'devid' is either PCIID or USBID of the form XXXX:XXXX,

    as reported by 'lspci -n' or 'lsusb' for the card

    debian:/proc# ndiswrapper -a 8086:1043 w70n501

    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2522:8086.5.conf" -

    installation may be incomplete

    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2523:8086.5.conf" -

    installation may be incomplete

    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2527:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2528:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2529:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:252B:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:252C:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:252D:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2551:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2553:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2554:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2555:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2561:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2565:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2566:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2567:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2570:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2581:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2585:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2586:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2587:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2591:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2593:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2596:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:2598:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043:25A0:8086.5.conf" -

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    couldn't create symlink for "8086:1043.5.conf" -

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    driver 'w70n501' is not installed (properly)!

  24. Debian & Wireless

    in Linux & Unix

    Posted

    I've attempted to follow this as a guide:

    http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/401

    But have had no luck. Maybe I installed the wrong driver? (Dell Wireless 1450)

    Edit:

    Ok, I think I had the wrong driver. Here's what I've got now:

    debian:/home/matt# ndiswrapper -l
    installed drivers:
    w70n501		 driver installed, hardware (8086:1043) present (alternate driver: ipw2100)

    ndiswrapper's site says:

    f you get “alternate driver†information, such as,

    bcmwl5 : driver installed

    device (14E4:4320) present (alternate driver: bcm43xx)

    then the kernel may load bcm43xx instead of ndiswrapper to initialize the device. If you want to use ndiswrapper, you must unload the alternate driver

  25. Debian & Wireless

    in Linux & Unix

    Posted

    I am trying to get my fresh debian install to work with my wireless connection. Here's my info:

    debian:/home/matt# lspci

    00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller (rev 03)

    00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller (rev 03)

    00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)

    00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)

    00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)

    00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)

    00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 81)

    00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)

    00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 01)

    00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)

    00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01)

    01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R250 [Mobility FireGL 9000] (rev 01)

    02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5702X Gigabit Ethernet (rev 02)

    02:01.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711EC1 SmartCardBus Controller (rev 20)02:01.1 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711EC1 SmartCardBus Controller (rev 20)02:03.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04)

    debian:/home/matt# lspci | grep Ethernet

    02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5702X Gigabit Ethernet (rev 02)

    debian:/home/matt# cat /etc/issue

    Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 \n \l

    I'm not sure how ti get and install the correct drivers.