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==Hard drives== | ==Hard drives== | ||
===GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB=== | ===GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB=== | ||
| − | Go into the BIOS, change the hard drive detection from auto to user, and change LBA to LARGE. dave says this works 90% of the time, and the remaining 10% might be able to be fixed with a BIOS upgrade but - who's got the time for that? ditch the hdd. we have more. --[[User: | + | Go into the BIOS, change the hard drive detection from auto to user, and change LBA to LARGE. dave says this works 90% of the time, and the remaining 10% might be able to be fixed with a BIOS upgrade but - who's got the time for that? ditch the hdd. we have more. --[[User:ideath]] 13:06, 12 May 2005 (PDT) |
===SMART warning=== | ===SMART warning=== | ||
| − | if the SMART utilities say the drive is gonna die, replace it. --[[User: | + | if the SMART utilities say the drive is gonna die, replace it. --[[User:ideath]] 13:06, 12 May 2005 (PDT) |
==Sound== | ==Sound== | ||
===not finding sound card=== | ===not finding sound card=== | ||
''symptoms'': message reading "/dev/dsp can't be found"; onboard sound; IRQ 5 has nothing on it; alsaconf doesn't detect a PCI or PNP soundcard. This happened on two Dell Optiplexes.<br> | ''symptoms'': message reading "/dev/dsp can't be found"; onboard sound; IRQ 5 has nothing on it; alsaconf doesn't detect a PCI or PNP soundcard. This happened on two Dell Optiplexes.<br> | ||
| − | ''solution'': Google says they use a Crystal ISA sound card, which was an option in alsaconf. --[[User: | + | ''solution'': Google says they use a Crystal ISA sound card, which was an option in alsaconf. --[[User:ideath]] 13:06, 12 May 2005 (PDT) |
==Video== | ==Video== | ||
===X tries to start & fails=== | ===X tries to start & fails=== | ||
''symptoms'': you get the grey screen as if kdm were starting, but it eventually blinks out and drops you to the text login.keyboard and mouse are PS/2<br> | ''symptoms'': you get the grey screen as if kdm were starting, but it eventually blinks out and drops you to the text login.keyboard and mouse are PS/2<br> | ||
| − | ''solution'': make sure the mouse is plugged in properly and in the correct port. X won't start if it doesn't think it has a mouse. --[[User: | + | ''solution'': make sure the mouse is plugged in properly and in the correct port. X won't start if it doesn't think it has a mouse. --[[User:ideath]] 13:06, 12 May 2005 (PDT) |
==Networking== | ==Networking== | ||
Revision as of 13:12, 12 May 2005
Hard drives
GRUB GRUB GRUB GRUB
Go into the BIOS, change the hard drive detection from auto to user, and change LBA to LARGE. dave says this works 90% of the time, and the remaining 10% might be able to be fixed with a BIOS upgrade but - who's got the time for that? ditch the hdd. we have more. --User:ideath 13:06, 12 May 2005 (PDT)
SMART warning
if the SMART utilities say the drive is gonna die, replace it. --User:ideath 13:06, 12 May 2005 (PDT)
Sound
not finding sound card
symptoms: message reading "/dev/dsp can't be found"; onboard sound; IRQ 5 has nothing on it; alsaconf doesn't detect a PCI or PNP soundcard. This happened on two Dell Optiplexes.
solution: Google says they use a Crystal ISA sound card, which was an option in alsaconf. --User:ideath 13:06, 12 May 2005 (PDT)
Video
X tries to start & fails
symptoms: you get the grey screen as if kdm were starting, but it eventually blinks out and drops you to the text login.keyboard and mouse are PS/2
solution: make sure the mouse is plugged in properly and in the correct port. X won't start if it doesn't think it has a mouse. --User:ideath 13:06, 12 May 2005 (PDT)