Topic: No, I will not fix your computer. (Read 65305 times)

Thad · « **Reply #540 on:** November 09, 2012, 11:43:57 PM »

In a bit of GOOD news, Kubuntu not only booted but already had TestDisk installed. I'm currently 7% of the way through a cylinder-by-cylinder analysis; from what I've read NTFS keeps a backup superblock, so hopefully this thing'll find it in there somewhere. Dunno; no sense waiting around. This time I really AM going to bed.

If I'm lucky, when I get up tomorrow I'll only have ONE hosed OS to worry about.

Thad · « **Reply #541 on:** November 10, 2012, 08:55:34 AM »

...or maybe it just goes into fucking sleep mode halfway through.

(Remembered I've got fresh bank records and my log of all the jobs I've applied for on there, too. Both possible to reconstruct; the latter a bit more of a pain in the ass.)

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #542 on:** November 11, 2012, 08:51:15 AM »

Last night my router (Linksys WRT54G2) decided to crap out apparently. It detects a signal from the modem, but wont connect to the computer. I can't even connect to the router setup to try and mess with the firmware.

Anyone know what might have caused it or if there's a fix outside new router?

Brentai · « **Reply #543 on:** November 11, 2012, 09:10:42 AM »

Possibly stupid question: Have you tried using a different cable?

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #544 on:** November 11, 2012, 10:03:22 AM »

I'm using the cable that was running from the router to my computer from the modem now and had originally swapped it with the modem/router cable. It's also not communicating wirelessly, even though the laptops can detect it.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #545 on:** November 11, 2012, 11:15:40 AM »

There is a chance that your ISP has not shut off your internet, but is blocking it.

R^2 · « **Reply #546 on:** November 11, 2012, 11:24:49 AM »

Quote from: Thad on November 09, 2012, 11:07:04 PM

I formatted the one I have Windows installed on.

Worst-case, I don't think I've lost anything vital.

:obvious joke:

Brentai · « **Reply #547 on:** November 11, 2012, 12:01:29 PM »

If the laptops can detect but not connect to it it sounds like some sort of handshake problem. I've had a problem with mine before where the router refused to assign IPs to anything for some reason.

If you don't have any access to the firmware at all then the only solution to that is really "hit the little factory reset button and hope for the best".

(EDIT: If you do that, take it off the modem first.)

Royal☭ · « **Reply #548 on:** January 10, 2013, 11:18:03 AM »

Since my HDD is currently in its death-throes, I went out and purchased a new SSD and am getting ready to do some clean installs. My plan is to do a dual-boot with Windows 8* and Ubuntu. This is my first dual-boot, and I've been reading online about the recommended steps to do this. One thing that sticks out is that most sites recommend 15 gigs for both Windows and Ubuntu, with the rest to be shared. Now, since I plan to use the Windows installation for gaming and since I have an extra hard drive for media files and backups, I was wondering if it'd be better to split the SSD for more room for Windows to install programs. Is this necessary, or will putting applications and games in the shared space be sufficient? And if anyone has any tips for a first time dual-booter to make the experience more pleasant, I'd appreciate it.

* Since I can't locate my Windows 7 DVD anywhere, I have to pick up a new System Builder DVD. Windows 8 Pro is currently so much cheaper than Windows 7 that I'm hamstrung into getting it.

Mazian · « **Reply #549 on:** January 10, 2013, 11:26:52 AM »

Quote from: Constantine on January 10, 2013, 11:18:03 AM

Now, since I plan to use the Windows installation for gaming and since I have an extra hard drive for media files and backups, I was wondering if it'd be better to split the SSD for more room for Windows to install programs.

That's exactly what I do and it's working well. Also, in general, Windows apps seem to demand more space.

I also use Steam Mover to shuffle games between limited SSD space and capacious HDD space; it's not as vital now that Steam lets you create multiple libraries, but still handy for keeping everything you want installed all the time, then temporarily moving what you're playing right now onto the SSD.

Thad · « **Reply #550 on:** January 10, 2013, 12:17:44 PM »

Matter of priorities, I suppose -- I keep Windows on its own 1TB drive and have OpenSUSE on a 120GB SSD. Windows tends to take up more space (mostly because of games), while OpenSUSE is my primary OS; hence that choice.

My current space use for OpenSUSE is 7GB for the root partition (out of 40GB total) and 23GB for the home partition (out of 76GB).

Keep in mind, of course, that Ubuntu will be able to read your Windows partition but not the other way around.

Classic · « **Reply #551 on:** January 10, 2013, 12:30:14 PM »

But the only time I care about drive latency is when I'm playing games.

Thad · « **Reply #552 on:** January 10, 2013, 01:43:57 PM »

Right, a fair point. Like I said, it's down to priorities.

Kayma · « **Reply #553 on:** January 12, 2013, 09:23:40 AM »

Whatever you end up doing, install Windows first, then Ubuntu, which will handle Grub (the thing that handles booting into whichever OS). Just leave some unpartitioned space for Ubuntu when you install Windows.

Defenestration · « **Reply #554 on:** January 17, 2013, 12:57:36 AM »

<Defenestration> My computer makes no goddamn sense whatsoever lately.
<Defenestration> The start of all this was last night when my surge protector flipped off in the middle of applying a Win7 update during startup.
<Defenestration> It was so gone I couldn't even get it to boot in safe mode.
<Defenestration> So I decide to start over. I take my Win7 OEM dvd, pop it in, reboot. Only the 1 TB drive (1 TB and an SSD drive are what were installed) shows up, and states that Windows can't be installed to it. I can partition and format it, but deleting all the partitions has no effect.
<Defenestration> Checked the bios. Bios stated that both HDDs were not connected to any sata connector despite windows saying they were. The controller was enabled.
<Defenestration> I format the drives using another PC and disk manager. they both show up in the BIOS and the installer now. I install win7 and... well.
<Defenestration> There's all sorts of crazy bullshit. Drivers don't apply at random, then they do, I reboot after a glitch and it reads no boot drives except the DVD. I take a walk, come back, and with no changes at all it boots right to windows.
<Defenestration> etc.
<Defenestration> I'm thinking trash both of the HDDs, start over

Caithness · « **Reply #555 on:** January 17, 2013, 06:42:55 AM »

Before doing that you might want to test them in another computer/test another HDD in that one.

Thad · « **Reply #556 on:** January 17, 2013, 11:19:44 AM »

Yeah, could be an MB problem -- it's suspicious for two drives to go at once, even given a surge like that. (Some of the goofy and unpredictable behavior could suggest RAM, except that wouldn't explain the BIOS failing to recognize the drives.)

I guess the question is whether you've got a spare computer or a spare hard drive. If you can try the drives in a different machine, do it; if you can try different drives in the same machine, do that -- whichever you can do without having to spend money on new parts first. (And if you don't have any spare anything, see if you can find somebody who does?)

Mongrel · « **Reply #557 on:** January 17, 2013, 08:59:23 PM »

I must be the biggest goddamn moron. I just downloaded this cache management tool and I have spent twenty minutes on this guy's own page, the download page for the add-on, and on Google and I cannot figure out how to open the fucking app.

Mongrel · « **Reply #558 on:** January 17, 2013, 11:37:14 PM »

Welp. Looks like FF 18 is an unredeemed pile of dogshit. First I have the problem above, then my NoScript controls have simply VANISHED (i.e. there's no NoScript icon, nor can I right-click to allow a webpage - and yes it's installed. I even uninstalled/reinstalled), then it straight up refused to even navigate! I clicked on bookmarks or typed in the address bar and... nothing!

I mean there's errors with widgets or tools or shit, but Jesus hotboxing Christ it's been a while since I had to deal with ALL BASIC BROWSING FUNCTIONS just quitting. I don't even think IE was ever that bad.

The best part is how hostile Mozilla has become. They REAALLLLYY don't want people resetting back to previous versions of a given browser (I am seriously considering reversion to FF17). For any serious problems they suggest a reset. Well re-setting destroys basically everything but your bookmarks. I did it out of sheer necessity but damned if the naked FF wasn't so unwieldy that I un-did the reset. Luckily this fixed the unable-to-navigate problem at least.

Chrome is looking better all the time, Jesus, if only it had FF's add-on suite.

Friday · « **Reply #559 on:** January 18, 2013, 12:24:55 AM »

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Welp. Looks like FF 18 is an unredeemed pile of dogshit.

Well yeah. I'm sure at that point Cid himself will be a hallway.

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