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As I said, Linux wouldn't load while it was turned on. Should I consider connecting it through ethernet instead?
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Posted: 2006-11-06 11:39:18
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Yes, it should be fine with ethernet, it's most likely a USB driver issue.
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Posted: 2006-11-06 13:09:56
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On 2006-11-04 16:13:20, Cycovision wrote:
Should be just the standard Nvidia nForce audio driver I think?
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
Click on 'platform / nForce drivers', then 'nForce audio driver' then 'windows xp / 2000' in the web form thingy.
Just a little thankyou for your excellent help, all sorted. (till the next time)
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Posted: 2006-11-06 14:20:13
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Yep ethernet sorted it out, I might try to figure it out later but for now I'm fine.
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Posted: 2006-11-06 16:54:31
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An interesting one for consideration......
Trying to get a MAC code from BT, in order to change providers. However, on contacting BT, although we pay for our phone line, they say that our Broadband service belongs to somebody else - very strange, as I'm posting via it!!! The person whom BT say owns the account has never inhabited this address(we've lived here for nearly two
decades, and also know the previous owners), yet they are adamant that this person is the only one whom can request the MAC code........
As I said, an interesting one(and typical for a Monday); sorry it's not a straight 'PC help' question, but of course, if life was straightforward, everyone would be permanently content(and most probably, bored)! All advice will be greatly appreciated, thanks!
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Posted: 2006-11-06 19:22:41
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i think theyve transferred you to LLU. which means that other ISP's use your line, its happened to me as well
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Posted: 2006-11-06 19:24:58
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LLU - sorry for the inexperience, can you elaborate?? Suerly another ISP using our line is illegal??
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Posted: 2006-11-06 19:27:31
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cyco...
one wee one for you im sure you can answer..
my iccle bro has a advent pc from good ol pc world....
since day one his VGA and sound drivers have been missing.. i cant find anyone anywhere, is there a free driver updater program on the about?
cheers
fatreg
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Posted: 2006-11-06 19:46:13
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Quite possibly, but
Belarc Advisor might tell you what's in the box. Also,
the formerly-named pcservicecall website might be of use with a bit of luck
@aware
It's not illegal
All the ISPs do is install their own routing gear into BT's exchanges. By routing gear, I mean the bits of kit and wiring within the the exchange only that your ADSL broadband connection needs to end up with a connection your ISPs servers.
You only get connected to this small part of the very long communications chain if you sign up with an ISP that offers LLU at your telephone exchange. Other than that, you use BT's stuff just as you always did.
It came about because, a few years ago, OFCOM decided that BT's competitors should have equal access to the wires that connect your home directly to the exchange, but pretty much nothing else.This meant that the competitors (broadband ISPs) have almost full access to BTs exchanges and can put their own stuff in. Like stuff to make your tinternet faster
Having said that, results of LLU have been variable to say the least, particularly during the upgrade process. Slow or non-existant connections for long periods of time, shoddy customer service from newly set up and, in some cases, inexperienced ISPs, even crashing computers after rushed-out driver updates were released for aging USB broadband modems
I'm all for LLU. If we wait for BT to upgrade their exchanges all by themselves then the middle of the bloody Congo will have faster broadband than the UK before us poor sods even get 16meg as standard!
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[ This Message was edited by: Cycovision on 2006-11-06 19:32 ]
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Posted: 2006-11-06 20:05:13
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@cyco
Right i have to retrieve some very important data off a laptop that wont power up or nothing... its dead as a door nail....
So what im asking is, could i strip it down and use the harddrive within my pc setup to get teh data? would i need any convertion cables etc?? sorry ive never looked inside a lappy before so i dont know if the cables are normal ide ones...
Any help would be grand mate
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Posted: 2006-11-07 15:16:18
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