handan2002

Hi, I have a problem with my Mandrake 10.1 box. Since earlier today, I haven't been able to get it running- it would go through the boot cycle, and then turn itself off about 1 minute later, leaving me with about 20 seconds where I could actually tunnel in with SSH. The box has no monitor attached to it, and therefore SSH is the only solution to me seeing what's going on. Since it only spares me with those precious 20 seconds, I can't really see much at all. Would any of you guys have any idea as to what is going on? Absolutely any ideas are welcomed. Thanks

Oh, sorry, forgot to tell you that MySQL was compiled by myself and "mysql" was a symbolic link I set up to start the thing. It definitely links back to the MySQL start file OK, as the command does cause the "Starting MySQL" message to appear.

Hi again guys, I've just compiled MySQL on my linux box, and have been trying to start it. However, when I do try and start it, all that happens is: There is no error code, so I'm not sure what's stopping it from starting. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

That's no good :( Thanks anyway Bob!

Just out of curiosity, have you actually posted this problem in any of the categories?

You could also run the command chkntfs <drive letter>: or fsutil dirty query <drive letter>: This checks to see if there is a "dirty bit". If this command returns with a message saying "dirty bit is set", you'd probably want to run the recovery console off your XP CD or make a boot disk and use chkdsk <drive letter>: /r.

Hi all, I have a CD drive that's causing me a bit of a headache- it only reads some sectors from a disk. I was installing mandrakelinux onto a machine I bought off ebay, only to realise that some packages couldn't be read. Thinking it was a problem with the CD-ROM, i burnt the OS again, but to no avail. I then tried FC3, and the cd I inserted failed the disk check that occurs before installation. I know that the IDE slots on the motherboard works- i've tried it with other drives before. So, my immediate guess is that there is something wrong with the cd drive itself. Would my assumption be correct? Thanks!

I've finally worked it out- it was the F1 key. :D Thank you for your help anyway!

I've tried all those combinations as well now, still no go :(

Oh the CMOS battrey seems to be just fine. How would i go abouts getting into the BIOS though? Thank you!

Hi guys, I just bought an old IBM PC300GL so I could play around with it. However, I'm having trouble getting into the BIOS to change the settings. I've tried all the F keys, the delete key, and the esc key, but nothing works. There's no OS installed so it doesn't exactly help if I can't get into the BIOS to allow for a CD-ROM boot. So, please help! Any suggestions are welcomed! Thanks!

Well, I'm happy to say it's finally working now. However, I didn't have to go through what ShY5TR told me. In fact, I didn't do anything at all! About 1 week back, the chip just started working after I turned my computer on. The "add new hardware" wizard didn't pop up, and the PROset program read the chip without a problem. So, for this problem, all that I did was give the computer a lot of affection :D

Oh, cool. I might try that some time then

well, if he/she really likes it that much, can't they just switch to the "classic windows" theme? that theme doesn't make it too different from the win98 one

If it's pop-ups, chances are they're just malware that you picked up from on the internet by accident. Anyway, if you want to install a new OS, say, WinXP, just buy a copy, insert the CD, and follow prompts. When you get to a screen asking you what data format you would like to use, just choose the option that says "use NTFS file system (system will be formatted)" or an option along those lines. Everything else is basicallly step by step. If you want to do this in 2 steps, you can also run "fdisk" using a boot floppy, and then formatting your computer in a command line interface.