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Re: [Wlug] Local service/repair recommendations

by donald vitkus

Jeff Kinz wrote: >On Wed, Sep 15, 2004 at 07:21:44PM -0400, track(a)trackspace.com wrote: > > >>After unpacking my computer during a recent move, I have been having >>serious hardware issues. Basically, the computer won't boot up and the >>only output I get is a burning red LED on the motherboard when I turn it >>on. I've checked all the connections, Googled my symptoms and even >>reinstalled all hardware, piece by piece. Luckily, everything but the >>processor is under warranty and I don't have a problems RMA'ing something >>back to NewEgg. I just need to narrow the problem equipment down and I'm >>the first to admit my lack of hardware knowledge. >> >>Can someone recommend a local shop that can at least diagnose the issue >>and maybe run some hardware tests? Hell, I'd even be glad to pay someone >>local on this mailing list to diagnose my problem. >> >>Anyways, I'm all ears... Thanks! >> >> > >Hi Track. I don't know of any local shops in Worcester, out here in >Hudson the shops charge you by the hour for hardware diagnostic work. > >However - The ONLY output you get is a red LED on the MB? > >Not even a blinking cursor on the monitor? >(Does the monitor work?, invoke the built in monitor menues, or >hook it to another machine to find out) > >Assuming an energystar monitor, does the power on led turn from >amber/orange to green when you power on the MB? > > >Before you go that route can I suggest... > > 1. What do the POST codes say? > (POST = Power On Self Test, usually, when a mother baord > is first powered on, it runs on-board diagnostics and then tries > to find external devices. It will/or won't beep based on what > it finds. the number and type of beeps you hear at power up > can clue you in on the level of problem you are having. You > will need to find the manual for your motherboard in order to > decode the beeps, or even to learn how to enable them in the > cmos > > 2. if you have any other working machines, you can swap > components in one at a time to test them > > > > > > > > did you reset the cmos on the motherboard?

Sept. 16, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Local service/repair recommendations

by Jeff Kinz

On Wed, Sep 15, 2004 at 07:21:44PM -0400, track(a)trackspace.com wrote: > After unpacking my computer during a recent move, I have been having > serious hardware issues. Basically, the computer won't boot up and the > only output I get is a burning red LED on the motherboard when I turn it > on. I've checked all the connections, Googled my symptoms and even > reinstalled all hardware, piece by piece. Luckily, everything but the > processor is under warranty and I don't have a problems RMA'ing something > back to NewEgg. I just need to narrow the problem equipment down and I'm > the first to admit my lack of hardware knowledge. > > Can someone recommend a local shop that can at least diagnose the issue > and maybe run some hardware tests? Hell, I'd even be glad to pay someone > local on this mailing list to diagnose my problem. > > Anyways, I'm all ears... Thanks! Hi Track. I don't know of any local shops in Worcester, out here in Hudson the shops charge you by the hour for hardware diagnostic work. However - The ONLY output you get is a red LED on the MB? Not even a blinking cursor on the monitor? (Does the monitor work?, invoke the built in monitor menues, or hook it to another machine to find out) Assuming an energystar monitor, does the power on led turn from amber/orange to green when you power on the MB? Before you go that route can I suggest... 1. What do the POST codes say? (POST = Power On Self Test, usually, when a mother baord is first powered on, it runs on-board diagnostics and then tries to find external devices. It will/or won't beep based on what it finds. the number and type of beeps you hear at power up can clue you in on the level of problem you are having. You will need to find the manual for your motherboard in order to decode the beeps, or even to learn how to enable them in the cmos 2. if you have any other working machines, you can swap components in one at a time to test them -- Linux/Open Source. Now all your base belongs to you, for free. ============================================================ Idealism: "Realism applied over a longer time period" Jeff Kinz, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA.

Sept. 16, 2004

Re: [Wlug] gmail invites

by Chuck Haines

Yea, I got 8 of them. Chuck On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 18:42:12 -0400, Mike Frysinger <vapier(a)gentoo.org> wrote: > On Wednesday 15 September 2004 06:35 pm, Brett Russ wrote: > > I have some to distribute. FCFS, serious inquiries only :-) > > yeah, i got 6 spare ones too > -mike > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- Chuck Haines chaines(a)gmail.com ------------------------------------------- Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity WPI Class of 2005 ------------------------------------------- AIM: CyberGrex YIM: CyberGrex_27 ICQ: 3707881 -------------------------------------------

Sept. 15, 2004

Local service/repair recommendations

by track＠trackspace.com

After unpacking my computer during a recent move, I have been having serious hardware issues. Basically, the computer won't boot up and the only output I get is a burning red LED on the motherboard when I turn it on. I've checked all the connections, Googled my symptoms and even reinstalled all hardware, piece by piece. Luckily, everything but the processor is under warranty and I don't have a problems RMA'ing something back to NewEgg. I just need to narrow the problem equipment down and I'm the first to admit my lack of hardware knowledge. Can someone recommend a local shop that can at least diagnose the issue and maybe run some hardware tests? Hell, I'd even be glad to pay someone local on this mailing list to diagnose my problem. Anyways, I'm all ears... Thanks! --Track

Sept. 15, 2004

Re: [Wlug] gmail invites

by Mike Frysinger

On Wednesday 15 September 2004 06:35 pm, Brett Russ wrote: > I have some to distribute. FCFS, serious inquiries only :-) yeah, i got 6 spare ones too -mike

Sept. 15, 2004

gmail invites

by Brett Russ

I have some to distribute. FCFS, serious inquiries only :-) BR

Sept. 15, 2004

RE: [Wlug] Upcoming meeting

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI Everybody, I just came home from work feeling rather ill, thus I'll miss this evening's WLUG meeting. :-( Please carry on without me and have a great time! Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBSJ7xHl0iXDssISsRAlb2AJ9+NHfwfaCGMLRqCBz3i6Sgwbo3agCfbziO S7vIFyLX498J5jHGSlzfndw= =b37R -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Sept. 15, 2004

RE: [Wlug] Upcoming meeting

by Martin, Eric

I'll give a go if its gonna be round table as well -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Caron [mailto:rcaron@WPI.EDU] Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 11:46 AM To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] Upcoming meeting I too will talk about Gentoo in this round table format. Some lessons learned from my experience with Gentoo over the past year could prevent people from making the same mistakes that I did. Ryan Caron > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:58:28 -0400 > From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> > Subject: [Wlug] Upcoming meeting > To: "Worcester Linux Users' Group" <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Message-ID: <200409122058.37105.andystewart(a)comcast.net> > Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > HI Everybody, > > Our next WLUG meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 15th at 7:00 PM > in the > Access Grid room at WPI. Directions can be found on the WLUG website. > > This meeting's topic will be "Gentoo". You can find more info here: > http://www.gentoo.org/ > > We have a couple of people who have volunteered to bring in their > Gentoo > machines. I would encourage anybody who has used Gentoo to come and teach > those of us who are less familiar. > > Since nobody has (yet) volunteered to give a talk, I hope that enough > people > with Gentoo experience will be at the meeting, and we can have sort of a > "round table" (as it were) discussion. > > See ya there! > > Andy > - -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group > Worcester, MA USA > http://www.wlug.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFBRPC7Hl0iXDssISsRApOWAJ9wCT4gnoBL7ILSCba6DvjGf102ogCfbdKi > p3V/9ZylvDoWJTrSCRa9DPg= > =SI01 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Sept. 15, 2004

Re: [Wlug] linux vpn client?

by Mike Leo

my understanding is that it is free as in beer. I believe you can even go to the cisco web site, sign up for free, and download all the clients you want. I will bring it to the meeting and ya'll can decide for yourselves. --- Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Monday 13 September 2004 6:19 pm, Mike Leo wrote: > > my understanding is that the client is free...but > i am > > not 100% positive. > > I think Tim would want to know if the client comes > with source code and/or if > it is free of cost. Is it free as in beer ? Is it > free as in speech ? > > Andy > > - -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group > Worcester, MA USA > http://www.wlug.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFBRjH7Hl0iXDssISsRAhwgAJ0bVp+2bki9ZVTgLA7Y2GfPifPkuwCeMyLQ > LHBMGJN9PdfYVOZwxR0K9C8= > =6tPJ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

Sept. 14, 2004

Re: [Wlug] linux vpn client?

by Brian J. Conway

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 20:49:48 -0400 Mike Frysinger <vapier(a)gentoo.org> wrote: > On Monday 13 September 2004 07:49 pm, Andy Stewart wrote: > > I think Tim would want to know if the client comes with source code > > and/or if it is free of cost. Is it free as in beer ? Is it free as > > in speech ? > > http://cco.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps2308/index.html > it is not free, does require a license of sorts, but you can cheat and > google for the tarball if you know it by name (a bunch of sites show up) > > i know it is distributed as partial source and partial binary, kind of > like the nvidia driver ... open up some parts but keep the IP hidden in > compiled form > -mike It's probably worth mentioning that the client won't do you much good unless you're connecting to Cisco's Concatenator or other VPN hardware (I believe). I don't recall the original poster saying what he wanted the client to do, but I don't think it's a generic VPN client. Brian J. Conway bconway(at)alum.wpi.edu "LINUX is obsolete" - Andrew S. Tanenbaum, creator of Minix - Jan 29, 1992

Sept. 14, 2004