On Monday 15 August 2005 23:53, BandiPat wrote:
Both of these are done after booting to runlevel 3 Gil. Type 3 at the Grub screen, then after logging in as root, try the commands Carl suggested.
Lee
Thanks, Lee. Very succinct and clear. I have another suggestion to throw into the mix, but it depends on you, Gil, having another box to communicate with while you're working on the e-Machine. I use these locally for remote support, in addition to vnc: Skype (VOIP) and/or GAIM (Instant Messaging). There's a 'cousin' to GAIM available for the command line, too, in the event you need to Instant Message and X isn't available. I have it installed, but I need to look up the name... maybe get some practice on it first. Skype is great with a headset since the parties can communicate in real time while keeping their hands free. This makes it a lot easier for the person doing the hands-on troubleshooting, since he/she can use a mouse and type while discussing the process on-line. GAIM is great, too, but it helps if the person doing the hands-on troubleshooting can type reasonably quickly and clearly, for obvious reasons. I'm up to it if you are, Gil... Stan... Lee... sure would make things go a lot faster and it'd probably be a lot less frustrating, Gil. Of course, it's late now, so it would have to be tomorrow. Alright, I've thrown that out for discussion and now I'm off to bed. G'night! I'll catch up in the a.m. - Carl p.s.: Here's the relevant contact info. You need to drop me an e-mail, first, with a time frame (EST) since I don't keep these apps running all the time. Yahoo! Instant Messenger ID: carlh04426 AOL Instant Messenger ID: carlh04426 Skype ID: carlh04426