Hi Etharp > > typo... should da been. "video" > > On Wednesday 28 August 2002 05:29 pm, you wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of etharp > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 5:16 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] HardDrake not liking nForce? > > > > > > On Wednesday 28 August 2002 02:18 pm, you wrote: > > > > It just gets worse and worse... > > > > > > > > I just fired up HardDrake to see what kind of disks it thought > > > > > > I was using > > > > > > > and it killed X. Tried it in single user mode without X and > hung until > > > > I hit ctrl-alt-del and rebooted. This is happening with or > > > > > > without the nForce > > > > > > > drivers installed. > > > > > > > > This is with my Abit NV7-133R, an nForce 420-D board. Anyone else > > > > having any problems with an nForce board? > > > > > > > > I know civileme had mostly good luck with a little Asus > > > > > > A7N266-VM which is > > > > > > > an nForce 220- D board. Any other positive experiences? > > > > > > > > cheers, > > > > > > > > ::mark > > > > > > have you tried (when you reach "I just fired up HardDrake to see > > > what kind > > > of disks it thought I was using and it killed X") Ctrl+Alt+f7? or > > > any of the > > > other fx (x=<8) keys? when harddrake kills my ideo, I > > > Ctrl+Alt+f7, and wow... > > > right back where I was... maybe X is not realllllllllllly killed? > > > > Hmm. I'll try that. > > > > HardDrake is killing your ide0? When Ctrl+Alt+F7 makes X reappear is > > HardDrake running or...? > >
Tried Ctrl+Alt+F7 and voila! there's X windows again and HardDrake sitting there like nothing ever happened. Thanks _very_ much. I was really beginning to think I'd gotten a lemon... cheers, ::mark
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