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I have a Sony Vaio that is not working properly. It used to work properly but it would occasionally freeze and I would need to hard reset it by holding onto the power button for around 5 seconds. Yesterday, the computer froze again and I hard reset it. For some …
I purchased a barebones computer and it works great! I want to use an old steering wheel with the racing car games (old), but this is a 15 pin socket. The Motherboard has a 9 pin game socket. I installed an old sound card which has a 15 pin socket …
Hello.I wanted to know if it is possible to create a new Operating System from linux OS
Is C# recommended for Kernel Programming or Device Driver programming ??? I have to make a project on Operating Systems. I have four topics: 1. Real Time OS 2. Device driver programming 3. Kernel Programming 4. File System Programming Should one program them in C# or stick only to C/C++ …
Hello, I am trying to remotely connect to my mac that is at home. It appears when I am on my network, I can ssh into it without any problems whatsoever. If I try and ssh outside of my network it displays an error saying "Connection failed" Is there a …
So what's wrong? Well a new tab tab keeps randomly opening up in the browser that I'm using. If I have no browser open then it just defaults to IE. At first the spacebar key opened a new tab. Then it would open a new tab by itself nonstop. Now …
Hi, Daniwebbers! From the Midlands of UK. Been into computers for 11+ years now and recently passed an HNC and HND in Applied IT. Enjoy building and repairing PC's mostly and would love to own/work in one of those little repair shops you see in films where folks bring everything …
Hi, I am having trouble opening popular websites such as hotmail, ebay or facebook. I can open most other sites without issue. They time out and internet explorer says it can not display the web page. I am operating Windows 7. I googled the problem and it looks like its …
I'm not sure if this is the right spot to put this. I was wondering how would you create and operating system like linux or windows or novell. What programs would you use. I've always wondered how it was done. I would love to learn to create my own.
Hello everybody.. I've been wondering whether the C language can copy files from the internet into the user's device, and whether it can process web pages and databases or not.. I think that ASP can do this. However, what should I do if my server's operating system is Linux?? Is …
Hi i'm reading the Silberschatz book about Operating system, 7th edition. Theory is good but there is no support for exercises, nor exhaustive explanation. I'm trying to do the exercise 5.4, calculate the average waiting time of round robin sheduling. [CODE] Process cpu-Burst priority p1 10 3 p2 1 1 …
Hi, We have purchased a few [URL="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/261514"]Acer Aspire M3920/URL]. As you can see, this machine comes with no Operating System. As we have our own Windows licenses, our intention is to use those. However, when I switch on the PC all it does is boot into a Bootmanager. Something like …
I have 3 hard drives on my computer. One hard drive named C is only used for my Win XP Pro SP3 operating system and nothing else. A second hard drive I use for all my data, video, files, folders etc. The third hard drive is used for the backup …
What is the maximum length of an argument in the command line? It is not the same under DOS and Linux?
Hey! I sorta, kinda want to make a REALLY simple OS that would be made in c/c++ (c++ hopefully). I realize that it would take a lot of effort, and I would need a lot of time. But I am willing to put forth the required effort and time, so, …
It's very interesting to read that the Playstation 3 [URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8478764.stm"]might at last have been hacked[/URL] by the same man who 'jailbroke' the iPhone for the first time. Interesting but not all that much use. I mean, who wants a hacked PS3 anyway? The report to which I've linked says there …
I'm thinking of using external HDD to test out PC-BSD and various Linux distros. Been looking on Google for pros and cons of this setup, but only seem to find pros...so I get nervous when I cannot find any downside to something. Can anyone think of any potential problems of …
Every time i turn on my laptop its says `operating system not found` when I put the recovery disk in the slot I can access the recovery options but it doesnt let me format the HD cuz it cant find the volumes. it doesn't even let me restore the pc …
I accidentally installed 2 xp's on my pc and now i want to replace one of them with linux operating system.... Someone please guide me....
Hello, I'm trying to write a vector that has a list of installed program names to a text file. When I go to do this, the program shows the names of the installed applications, but in the text file it just repeats the number 52428. Any ideas? Here's the code: …
Hey guys I'm really new to this forum, i signed up to see if anyone has any idea what could be wrong with my PC that i built, generally i'm not that inexperienced with this kind of thing but i wanted confirmation before i go out and buy new parts. …
is this "process" or "processor scheduling?(what is the reason for your answer) This is done by OS or processor? also what is context switching? thanks
Hi... At some point I would like to create an operating system. I am quite familiar with C, and I know some basic assembly. Can anyone give me ideas of applications to create to learn more about OS Design. I would buy a book, but I don't have an extraordinary …
Hi, Have a Sony Vaio laptop running windows 7 that wont boot, comes up with an error message bad_windows_config then a whole heap of zeros with 74 (and other numbers but flashes too quick to see them) Specs are: Sony Vaio laptop F Series - VPCF115FG Intel Core i5-520M Processor …
Hi guys, I have a windows form frm1 that calls another form frm2 by the following code: [CODE] this.hide(); frm2 new_frm2 = new frm2(); new_frm2.ShowDialog(); this.Close(); [/CODE] it takes about 5 sec for the frm2 to show so I'd like to use waitcursor. I found that the waitcursor can only …
[CODE][Boot Loader] Timeout=5 Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT [Operating Systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup"[/CODE] This is my current boot.ini and it has some history. Once I was trying to re-install xp from desktop (while desktop is open) by clicking and running the cd. It performed necessary steps …
Hi All, I have a hp probook 4515s, I forgot to shut my computer down on sunday, when I attempted to start my l/top, it gives me the message windows did not start sucessfully, when I attempt to go in to safe mode, i get this long list of programs …
The Kogan Agora 7 inch Android tablet has been kicking up something of a storm even before it has actually shipped. Not least because of the pricing. The Australian company is attempting to break into the UK market and is marketing the device as [URL="http://www.kogan.co.uk/shop/7-inch-tablet-pc-android/"]the best value Android tablet[/URL] in …
Dear Sir/Madam, My computer is restarting sometimes automatically, when i double clicking on media file or run a program etc (But not every time). Earlier, i thought, it was because of some strong virus. So, i formatted the c drive and try to installed OS(XP Prof SP-II) on my PC. …
Hi linux users, After i installed Ubuntu Server 10. It restarted and boot with command line mode. I dont know how to run what sudo command to get graphic mode? And how to enable telnet for root user . Thanks
Dear Sir/Madam, Recently, i got a problem on loading OS XP professional SP-II. I have installed the OS bringing my Hard Disk into another computer where with my Hard Disk's OS is running smoothly. But when i installing the same Hard Disk into my computer it is not loading the …
Time to enter the Wayback ([URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WABAC_machine"]WABAC[/URL]) Machine to an experience I had with a new Linux user and compare it to today's more tech savvy audience. The year was 1997 and I had settled in for the evening with my [URL="http://www.guinness.com/"]favorite beverage[/URL] and a bit of channel flipping, when I …
Hello all I recently bought a new computer and quite a dandy for the price. I havn't really pushed it hard yet but I'm sure I'll get a chance at some point. Anyway it came with some 3rd party software for overclocking the graphics card, after about a month of …
Hi i'm using Mac Os X 10.3.9 G4. It freezes on start-up and doesn't go beyond the blue screen. I started up and run fsck and realised i have a mal-formed library. I lost the install disk and don't have an Apple shop in my country. Is there any other …
Its possible to install any Operating System using the pen drive.??
I really want to build an operating system. Can somebody out there help me?
Hi, I have a desktop, and a laptop. I want to use a single keyboard, a mouse, and a monitor with both of these using a KVM switch. When I am using my laptop, I also want to make use of laptop screen. I was wondering is there is way …
My laptop..any time rate from ...maybe 30 mins to 3 hours..or so. random time it'll freeze..for like 10 seconds..then it goes black..all black..programs still running..but my screen is black. I can't do nothing but only press power button off then back on..then it keep doing it over and over again. …
I'm preparing to have custom-build shop do PC to my specs (I will supply most of the components). I'm intending to have three dedicated hard disk drives (one for PC-BSD, one for Linux Mint, and one for XP Pro). Been told on other forum that its most important to pick …
I have several questions regarding OS programming. 1 - How do they write Operating systems? 2 - Do you know what compilers is used to do that (or library)? 3 - Do they have to burn it to a CD and reboot the computer every time they test it? 4 …
I dont understand how the C/C++ language is portable? 1.) What makes a program compilable on 2 different O/S's? 2.) Doesn't this depend on the O/S manufacturer? How does Microsoft do this? 3.) What determines wether a language is portable or will only work on one operating system?
Well, i'm thinking there is many OS Server out there like Win**** Server, Ubuntu Server, Red Hat, Centos, etc. What i want to ask is the difference between all of OS Server that would make you want to use it, example for me Free and Easy to use is very …
Returning back to asm and coding in general, got an issue with what's probably an obvious mistake but I'm stumped non-the-less. [CODE='c']kputs("Testing");[/CODE] [CODE]; ; Print a single character to screen ; kputchar: ; assumes the register ax will contain the character to print mov edx, [SCREEN] ; edx = screen …
how to known whether system is available or not at the time of start up of operating system in unix systems
This is my OS that I've been working on for almost 3 months now (not all at once.. in periods of a few days each time). Would anyone skilled in NASM mind looking at parts of it and give me their opinion on my code? Note that there are many …
Maybe you can help me here triumph, or anyone else for that matter. I have users running my program on various operating systems, and am running into two common problems. The window\game window my program sends messages to and gets pixels from is an older direct x game coded in …
Hi all, I've got a total n00b question to ask. I need to install Windows Server 2008 R2 but I [I]think[/I] I need to run in it in a virtual machine (or as a dual boot maybe?) as I need to run Windows 7 too. I had a look at …
Hi all, I've setup a class within my software package to read generic text files. For this, I'm using the getline( ) function and then parsing each line for specific types of files. In setting this up, I've come across the ACSII incompatibilities between Windows systems and Unix systems. I …
I have a PS2 Compaq MX-11800 combination keyboard with trackball mouse. The keyboard/TB mouse work find on my HP xw6000 PC running XP Pro SP3 and will work OK in combination with a USB mouse (not that I want both). When the keyboard/TB mouse are connected to my HP Pavilion …
Hi there I was wandering how a virtual Os exactly works and if it is classed as easier or harder then building a kernel for a normal OS? I have read briefly about having virtual hardware and having to create additional files etc. I have also read about creating one …
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